Waters Creep Higher in Budapest

Waters Creep Higher in Budapest


Waters Creep Higher in Budapest

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 12:14 PM PDT

Hungarians rushed to fill sandbags as the Danube spilled over its banks. The city was the latest victim of record floods in Central and Eastern Europe.
    

Thousands of Germans evacuate as dam on Elbe river breaks

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 12:43 PM PDT

MAGDEBURG/GROSS ROSENBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Thousands of people left their homes in eastern Germany on Sunday as a dam burst on the swollen River Elbe and swathes of farmland were flooded in an attempt to spare towns, with meteorologists forecasting more rain.

Former C.I.A. Worker Says He Leaked Surveillance Data

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 12:05 PM PDT

A British newspaper identified its source as Edward Snowden, a former C.I.A. employee who has worked at the National Security Agency as a contractor.
    


US surveillance leak source revealed

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 12:46 PM PDT

A former technical worker for the CIA is revealed as the source of a series of leaks about US phone and internet surveillance.

Former C.I.A. Worker Says He Leaked Surveillance Data

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 12:17 PM PDT

A British newspaper identified its source as Edward Snowden, a former C.I.A. employee who has worked at the National Security Agency as a contractor.
    


Syrian rebels 'execute teenager' in Aleppo

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 11:45 AM PDT

Fighters reportedly shot dead a boy they accused of committing blasphemy in the northern city of Aleppo.

Islamic sites patrolled after fires

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 12:40 PM PDT

Police say there will be 24-hour patrols at certain Islamic sites in London after two suspicious fires, and urge Londoners not to let the murder of Lee Rigby divide them.

At Universal Park, a V.I.P. Pass to Help Lift Revenue

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 11:25 AM PDT

Universal and other parks including Six Flags are offering special perks and access for those willing to pay.
    


Disruptions: Celebrities’ Product Plugs on Social Media Draw Scrutiny

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 09:15 AM PDT

The Federal Trade Commission wants to better distinguish the blurred line between celebrity endorsements and mere appreciation on social media.
    

Scientists map key memory protein

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 11:18 AM PDT

Scientists have discovered more about the role of an important brain protein which is instrumental in translating learning into long-term memories.

Record floods reach Budapest, Suzuki halts plant

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 11:17 AM PDT

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The river Danube was set to reach record levels in Budapest on Sunday night and dikes have been strengthened at critical points to protect the capital from flooding, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

Test of U.S.-China Summit in a Month

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 11:54 AM PDT

High-level talks between the U.S. and China in four weeks will be the first real test of the mutual understanding and personal chemistry both sides claimed to have forged during an unusually informal summit.

Mandela's Return to Hospital Sparks Outpouring of Support

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:39 AM PDT

Former South African president Nelson Mandela's return to hospital over the weekend prompted an outpouring of support and calls from some of his associates from the struggle against apartheid to leave the revered and increasingly frail statesman in peace.

Tanks in Beirut as Syria protest leaves one dead

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 12:13 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese troops blocked streets in Beirut with tanks and barbed wire for several hours on Sunday after the killing of a protester outside the Iranian embassy raised factional tensions already inflamed by the war in Syria.

German dam breaks as floods rise

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 11:53 AM PDT

A dam breaks on the flood-swollen River Elbe in eastern Germany but in the Hungarian capital Budapest flood defences have held off the water.

The Caucus: Lawmaker Calls for Renewed Debate Over Patriot Act

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 12:20 PM PDT

An outspoken critic of the government's electronic surveillance programs, Senator Mark Udall of Colorado, said on Sunday that he was not convinced that a program to collect huge amounts of information about Americans' phone calls had led to the foiling of any terror plots.
    


Bolshoi Ends Contract With Star Dancer Tsiskaridze

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:10 AM PDT

Nikolai Tsiskaridze, the company's most prominent dancer, is an outspoken critic of the Bolshoi leadership.
    


Sudan edges back from oil showdown with South

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 11:24 AM PDT

KHARTOUM/JUBA (Reuters) - Sudan edged back from a day-old order to block all oil exports from South Sudan on Sunday, saying it could reverse its decision if its neighbor stopped backing rebels, and bringing the countries back from the brink of confrontation.

Libyan army chief quits after deadly clashes

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 09:59 AM PDT

Army chief of staff Yussef al-Mangoush resigns after clashes in Benghazi on Saturday killed at least 31 people.

'Intruders started' school fire

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 09:21 AM PDT

A school says intruders started a fire at an Islamic boarding school in south east London.

Government supporters rally in Cambodia as election tension rises

Government supporters rally in Cambodia as election tension rises


Government supporters rally in Cambodia as election tension rises

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 12:38 AM PDT

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Thousands of government supporters rallied in Cambodia on Sunday against comments allegedly made by an opposition leader about atrocities during the "Killing Fields" era, as the United States denounced moves to expel opposition lawmakers from parliament.

High heels don't cause bunions: study

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 12:17 AM PDT

High-heeled shoes are known to shorten calf muscles, cause pain, and even trigger migraines, but according to new research, they won't lead to bunions. For that, you can thank your parents.

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Summit opens new chapter in trans-Pacific cooperation

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 12:08 AM PDT

During their first summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Barrack Obama increased mutual trust, reached consensus on an array of issues and mapped out a blueprint for China-U.S. ties, and these achievements signal the opening of a new chapter in cooperation across the Pacific Ocean, Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi said Saturday.

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Hungary defences hold firm as Danube flood nears Budapest

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 11:58 PM PDT

Hungary's flood defences held firm Sunday morning as central Europe's worst floods in a decade moved through the northwest of the country toward the capital Budapest.

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Malaysia to outperform wealth creation forecast

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 11:47 PM PDT

Together with Indonesia, Malaysia is among growth leaders in the Asean community with fixed investment and consumption the two main pillars of this growth, but given its much smaller population the scale is less than in Indonesia, according to the Julius Baer Lifestyle Index.

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Consumers in crisis-hit Spain put brakes on spending

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 11:42 PM PDT

Spaniards are buying fewer cars, fewer clothes and even cutting back on smoking as a grinding recession and rising unemployment force them to slash spending, dealing a severe blow to manufacturers and shops.

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Cambodians hold mass protest over KRouge prison denial

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 11:39 PM PDT

About 10,000 Cambodians protested in the capital on Sunday to show their anger at an opposition leader who allegedly described a notorious Khmer Rouge prison as a Vietnamese invention.

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Economy, nuclear top agenda as Iran elects president

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 11:26 PM PDT

Iran elects on Friday a successor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose eight years in office have been marked by stiff Western sanctions over Tehran's controversial nuclear drive and the economic turmoil they have caused.

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London's Royal Academy presents Summer Exhibition

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 11:23 PM PDT

(United Kingdom, London-AFP) - Next week London's Royal Academy of Arts opens the doors of its Summer Exhibition, the world's largest show of open-submission contemporary art. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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China ex-railways minister tried for graft

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 10:46 PM PDT

China's former railways minister went on trial on Sunday charged with accepting millions of dollars in bribes, state media reported, in the first high-profile corruption case under President Xi Jinping.

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A new wave of gesture computing

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 11:16 PM PDT

WiSee could bring full gesture control to every appliance in every room of the home and all from the comfort of the living room.

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Parts of the internet set to disappear for Windows XP PCs

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 09:56 PM PDT

oogle's upcoming changes to the way that computers recognize and validate some websites could cause problems for Windows XP users.

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Turn content development into major industry: Najib

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 09:10 PM PDT

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has asked broadcasters to turn content development into a major industry, in line with the country's aspirations to be a developed nation by 2020.

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Redelineation study to begin year-end

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 08:52 PM PDT

An electoral boundary re-delineation study will begin at the end of the year, said Election Commission (EC) deputy chairman Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar.

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Najib wishes Mandela speedy recovery

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 08:29 PM PDT

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak wishes former South African president Nelson Mandela, who is hospitalised again, will have a speedy recovery.

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Brother-in-law of Chinese Nobel winner jailed for 11 years

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 09:48 PM PDT

HUAIROU (China), June 9 — A Chinese court today sentenced the brother-in-law of jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo to 11 years in prison on charges of fraud in a case that rights activists have called another example of official retribution on the Liu family. Supporters of Liu Hui say his case was trumped up, aimed at thwarting the ...
    


Two Koreas in first talks in over two years ‘without argument’

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 09:33 PM PDT

PAJU (South Korea), June 9 — North and South Korea opened their first official talks in two years today at a border village "without argument", the South said, building on an easing in tensions from nearly daily threats two months ago of impending nuclear war. The meeting in Pammunjon, where the armistice was signed in the 1950-53 Korean War, was ...
    


Bloggers rally against Singapore ruling

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 10:10 PM PDT

me 2,500 Singaporeans led by local bloggers staged a protest at the Speakers' Corner in Hong Lim Park Saturday, seeking the government to withdraw its new licensing requirement imposed on local news websites.

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Abe hints at possible tax hike delay

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 09:37 PM PDT

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday an upper house election will take place on July 21 and voiced the possibility of delaying a consumption tax hike scheduled for next year if the economy remains weak.

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98,700 affected by extreme weather in NW China

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 09:32 PM PDT

Torrential rain, hail and floods have affected about 98,717 residents in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region since Tuesday, local authorities said on Sunday.

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