Iran's next president, in speech: 'I will try to improve peace in the world by engagement'

Iran's next president, in speech: 'I will try to improve peace in the world by engagement'

Iran's next president, in speech: 'I will try to improve peace in the world by engagement'

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:31 PM PDT

Hassan Rouhani, the political moderate who was announced Saturday as the winner of Iran's presidential election, gave a victory speech in Tehran that offered an early hint of diplomatic engagement. A former nuclear negotiator who agreed to halt uranium enrichment in 2004, Rouhani is seen as much more predisposed toward pragmatism and diplomacy than his predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Some Iran analysts are hopeful that he may be willing to compromise with the West over Iran's controversial nuclear program.

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Defiance toward more U.S. help of rebels

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 01:52 PM PDT

In this government stronghold city, Syrians moved with an air of confidence Friday, defiantly dismissive of how the United States will raise the stakes of the country's bloody two-year civil war by stepping up support to the rebels.

Paul Soros, Shipping Innovator, Dies at 87

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:47 PM PDT

Mr. Soros built Soros Associates, which has dominated the port-building industry and shifted international trade and production patterns through its shipping innovations.
    

EgyptAir plane diverted after threatening note found

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:48 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - An EgyptAir jet heading to New York from Cairo was diverted and landed in Scotland on Saturday after a passenger found a note in a toilet containing a threat to set the plane on fire, the Egyptian airline told Reuters.

Mortar attack on Iranian dissident camp in Iraq kills three

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:43 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A mortar attack on an Iranian dissident camp killed three people in Baghdad on Saturday, police sources said, and the Mujahidin-e-Khalq (MEK) group said Iran was probably to blame, with Iraqi complicity.

Egypt cuts diplomatic ties with Syria

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:30 PM PDT

President Mohamed Morsi announces closure of embassies in Damascus and Cairo, and calls for imposition of no-fly zone.

India cruise to win over Pakistan

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 11:49 AM PDT

India maintain their 100% Champions Trophy record with an eight-wicket win over Pakistan at Edgbaston.

Bulgaria to replace new security chief after public backlash

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:27 PM PDT

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's Socialist-led government said on Saturday it would reverse its appointment of a powerful media figure as head of state security just a day after rushing it through parliament, bowing to public outrage two weeks after taking power.

Ex-president gets 7 years in prison for arms smuggling

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 04:40 AM PDT

An Argentine court has sentenced former President Carlos Menem to seven years in prison for his role in illegally smuggling weapons to Ecuador and Croatia.

Egypt detains man suspected of spying for Israel

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:14 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Authorities in Egypt have detained an Egyptian man suspected of spying for Israel, the state news agency said on Saturday.

Turkish police begin to clear Istanbul’s Taksim Square

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:30 PM PDT

ISTANBUL — Turkish police began clearing a central Istanbul square of protesters on Saturday, using water cannons and tear gas to clear away a two-week-old encampment that has turned into the biggest challenge to the 10-year rule of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Murray battles into Queen's final

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:03 PM PDT

India cruise to win over Pakistan

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 11:49 AM PDT

India maintain their 100% Champions Trophy record with an eight-wicket win over Pakistan at Edgbaston.

A Staggering Migration

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 11:48 AM PDT

The Chinese government plans to move 250 million people from farms to cities over the next twelve to fifteen years.
    

Live Updates: Third Round of the U.S. Open Is Under Way

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:00 PM PDT

Weather woes in the past, the United States Open gets serious on Saturday with a crowded leader board chasing Phil Mickelson and Billy Horschel.
    

Police clear Istanbul's Gezi Park

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:56 PM PDT

Riot police move to clear Istanbul's Gezi Park, using tear gas and water cannon, after PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan warns protesters to leave.

Campbell-Brown fails drugs test

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:01 PM PDT

Current World 200m champion and three-time Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown tests positive for a banned substance.

Southern African leaders urge Zimbabwe to postpone election

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:33 PM PDT

MAPUTO (Reuters) - Southern African leaders on Saturday told Zimbabwe to ask its courts to extend a July 31 deadline to hold elections, amid high tension between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over the timing of the vote.

Video: Young Iranians fill streets in celebration of their new president, Hossan Rouhani

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 11:16 AM PDT

This video, uploaded by a popular Persian-language YouTube channel and circulated by the Iran news site Tehran Bureau, purports to show young Iranians celebrating in the streets of Shiraz, a city in the country's south. They are said to have gathered spontaneously in support of Hassan Rouhani, the moderate former nuclear negotiator, who has won Iran's election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president.

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Iran's next president, Hassan Rouhani, seen as best hope for ending nuclear standoff with West

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 11:10 AM PDT

Almost a day after polls closed, Iranian authorities have announced that the race's leading moderate, a cleric and former nuclear negotiator named Hassan Rouhani, has won the election outright to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the president of Iran.

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Tablets, smartphones steal scene at Tokyo toy show

Tablets, smartphones steal scene at Tokyo toy show

Tablets, smartphones steal scene at Tokyo toy show

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:11 AM PDT

A toy helicopter created from cannibalised smartphones was among the main attractions at a huge toy show in Tokyo on Friday, where producers were targeting the young and the young-at-heart.

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Lower trade surplus not a cause for concern: MITI

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:21 PM PDT

The reduction in trade surplus recorded in early 2013 is not a cause for concern as adjustment is taking place, said Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) Secretary-General Datuk Dr Rebecca Sta Maria.

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Five Libyan soldiers killed in Benghazi violence

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:35 AM PDT

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Five soldiers were killed in clashes between Libyan special forces and armed protesters in the eastern city of Benghazi, an military official said on Saturday.

Pregnancy and air travel: new guidelines

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:11 AM PDT

New advice from UK experts at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) says air travel during pregnancy, even at advanced stages of pregnancy, isn't risky to mom or her baby.

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Ministry to fulfill pledge on affordable housing

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:10 AM PDT

The Ministry of Federal Territories will fulfil the promise to build 80,000 affordable homes in the Federal Territories within five years made by the Barisan Nasional.

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Twitter opens analytics tools to the public

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:08 AM PDT

The Twitter microblogging network is gradually and discreetly opening up its analytics platform to the general public, according to US tech site The Next Web. Accessible from the Twitter Ads dashboard, these features are currently only available to certain accounts in English and based in the US, but the service is expected to develop.

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Initiative takes aim at smartphone theft

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:06 AM PDT

Law enforcement officials from New York and San Francisco launched a nationwide campaign Thursday to curb smartphone theft with the help of the companies that make the coveted devices.

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Office finally comes to the iPhone

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:05 AM PDT

Microsoft has launched an app that brings word processing, spreadsheets and presentations to Apple smartphone screens.

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Lost in translation: South Korea to spell check all its signs

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:02 AM PDT

South Korea is launching a massive, nationwide spell check operation of its signposts to bring more clarity to foreign visitors, particularly among English and Chinese speakers.

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Flash mob of 11,000 picnickers in white descend on Paris

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 12:00 AM PDT

(Relaxnews) - To mark their silver anniversary, organizers of the oldest, largest and most exclusive outdoor dinner party in Paris sent 11,000 guests to two of the most iconic landmarks in Paris: the courtyard of the Louvre and Trocadéro where guests dined against the twinkling lights of the Eiffel Tower.

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Video: Will flying bikes take off?

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:12 PM PDT

A group of designers from the Czech Republic have found a novel way for cyclists to beat the rush hour traffic -- flying over it.

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Ukrainian teen prostitutes find way back into society

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:02 PM PDT

Sasha, 17, hides her face under the brim of her baseball cap as she recounts how a lack of food and clothing in her boarding school three years ago forced her to turn to prostitution.

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Environmentalists warn of Nicaragua canal disaster

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 10:56 PM PDT

A proposed Nicaraguan waterway rivaling the Panama Canal would cause an environmental disaster threatening drinking water supplies and fragile ecosystems, conservationists said Friday.

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Record

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 10:54 PM PDT

At least 1,200 prisoners dressed in multicoloured uniforms stage an aerobic 'full body' dance show at Lurigancho high security prison in Lima, Peru. Inmates from Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia, armed their steps (small wooden platforms), practicsd for more than three months and danced to rock music and reggaton meringues, to beat the world record for the number of people dancing in jail.

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Thousands paddle up to celebrate Hong Kong dragon boat festival

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 10:31 PM PDT

(People's Republic of China-AFP) - Paddles up and fancy dress on for the annual dragon boat festival in Hong Kong, which sees some 5,000 people competing in 240 teams. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Pakatan MPs will take their oath: Karpal

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 10:22 PM PDT

Pakatan Rakyat Member of Parliament (MP) will not boycott the 13th parliament sitting, said DAP Chairman Karpal Singh.

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Bursa to stabilise next week on follow-through buying

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 09:12 PM PDT

The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) is expected to stabilise and stage a mild rebound next week on stronger bargain hunting activity.

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Moderate Rohani on course for outright Iran election win

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 10:21 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Moderate Iranian cleric Hassan Rohani looked to be heading towards an outright victory over his conservative rivals in the presidential election, initial results showed on Saturday.

World Bank, U.N. join hands in conflict zones but face hurdles

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 10:12 PM PDT

(Reuters) - When the heads of the World Bank and the United Nations flew into the violence-wracked African city of Goma on a cloudy day last month, it was the first time the giants of international development had joined forces in the struggle to help the world's most fragile regions.

6.1% Indian infants do not live to 5 years old

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 10:00 PM PDT

An average 61 out of 1,000 infants in India do not survive until their fifth birthday with 80 percent of deaths occurring in the first two years of life, a survey has said.

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World Bank, U.N. join hands in conflict zones but face hurdles

World Bank, U.N. join hands in conflict zones but face hurdles

World Bank, U.N. join hands in conflict zones but face hurdles

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 10:10 PM PDT

U.N. peacekeeper escorts U.N. Secretary-General Ban and World Bank President Kim during their joint trip to GomaBy Anna Yukhananov (Reuters) - When the heads of the World Bank and the United Nations flew into the violence-wracked African city of Goma on a cloudy day last month, it was the first time the giants of international development had joined forces in the struggle to help the world's most fragile regions. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon traveled to three countries in the Great Lakes region in East Africa to cement a new partnership, tying $1 billion in bank money to the U.N. peacekeeping efforts in the region. ...

Apple Loop: Cook Unveils Mission Statement, iOS 7 Gets Colorful, New iPhone In The Fall

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 10:12 PM PDT

Keeping you in the loop about some of the things that happened around Apple this week.

World Bank, U.N. join hands in conflict zones but face hurdles

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 10:10 PM PDT

(Reuters) - When the heads of the World Bank and the United Nations flew into the violence-wracked African city of Goma on a cloudy day last month, it was the first time the giants of international development had joined forces in the struggle to help the world's most fragile regions.

Rockets kill one, gut historic building in Baluchistan

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 09:50 PM PDT

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A rocket attack by unknown people killed a policeman on Saturday and gutted an historic summer retreat used by Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the resource-rich province of Baluchistan, only days after a new government vowed to end a guerrilla war there. Three rocket propelled grenades slammed into the heritage Quaid Azam Residency in the hill town of Ziarat in the early hours of the morning, district commissioner Nadeem Tahir said. A policeman died and the ensuing blaze tore through the two-storey wooden building, damaging several other houses nearby. ...

VIDEO: 'A red line that has been crossed'

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 09:30 PM PDT

The US has delivered a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon providing its latest assessment of chemical weapons use in Syria.

Rockets kill one, gut historic building in Baluchistan

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 09:50 PM PDT

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A rocket attack by unknown people killed a policeman on Saturday and gutted an historic summer retreat used by Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the resource-rich province of Baluchistan, only days after a new government vowed to end a guerrilla war there.

Moderate Rohani on course for outright Iran election win

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 10:21 PM PDT

Presidential candidate Hassan Rohani casts his ballot during the Iranian presidential election in TehranBy Marcus George and Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI (Reuters) - Moderate Iranian cleric Hassan Rohani looked to be heading towards an outright victory over his conservative rivals in the presidential election, initial results showed on Saturday. The vote is unlikely to radically alter ties between Tehran and the West, but if Rohani wins he has indicated he would pursue a less confrontational foreign policy than current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and enact a "civil rights charter" at home. With more than 5.2 million votes counted from the 50 million electorate, Rohani had 52. ...

Erdogan makes conciliatory move to end Turkish protests

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 09:06 PM PDT

ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told protesters on Friday he would put redevelopment plans for an Istanbul park on hold until a court rules, striking a markedly more conciliatory tone after two weeks of fierce anti-government demonstrations.

VIDEO: Working for food, not money

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 08:31 PM PDT

A restaurant in Spain is offering unemployed people unpaid work, in exchange for free meals.

The Battle For Your Energy Bill

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 08:11 PM PDT

One of the most commonly cited barriers to investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy in the built environment is that the payback is too long. Private‐sector capital commonly chases investments with paybacks between three and five years in the commercial property space and financing terms rarely exceed 10 years. Building owners on average prefer a 3.4-year payback time on energy efficiency investments when investing their own capital, according to Johnson Controls. On-bill financing and property assessed clean energy (PACE) are two prevalent program strategies for expanding access to long-term financing for clean energy investments in the built environment. The secret sauce for both strategies is the collection mechanism. In both cases, the strategies strike to "de-risk" the investment by recovering the capital on bills customers almost always pay: utility bills and property tax bills. An emerging battle in the energy efficiency space is about which bill is "better." On‐bill financing allows customers to pay back the capital costs of an energy efficiency retrofit as part of their monthly electric bill. Utilities have offered customers on-bill financing programs for various energy efficiency retrofits for years. The utilities use their capital to cover the upfront costs of projects. Customers then pay back the cost of these projects over time through a charge on their utility bills. More recently, the on-bill financing vehicle has migrated from traditional utilities to third party capital providers. For example, in January, Constellation Energy rolled out the so-called "In-Electric Rate Funding" program, which bakes the cost of energy efficiency investments into a power contract. Like on-bill financing, PACE programs recover the capital investment in energy efficiency as part of an existing payment stream. Rather than the utility bill, PACE programs rely on the property tax bills as the principal collection mechanism. One of the advantages of PACE financing is that it is not treated as a loan. If the property is sold or transferred, the tax payment obligation may be transferred with the property to the new owner. The first PACE programs were established in 2008 in Berkeley and Palm Desert, CA and focused primarily on the residential sector. In 2010, the collapse of the housing market and concerns about the PACE lien seniority over mortgages brought residential PACE programs to an abrupt halt. During the same time that residential PACE stalled, commercial PACE programs did the opposite. As of February 2013, 16 commercial PACE programs in seven states are accepting applications to finance building efficiency projects. Ygrene Energy Fund, the Santa Rosa, CA-based pioneer of privately-funded PACE programs, provides low-risk capital for commercial and residential property owners to upgrade their facilities without high upfront costs. The capital investment in these energy efficiency retrofits are repaid through annual property assessments over a period as long as 20 years. Ygrene recently launched Florida's the first PACE program in Florida and is actively pursuing similar programs for property owners in California and Georgia.

VIDEO: Working for food, not money

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 08:31 PM PDT

A restaurant in Spain is offering unemployed people unpaid work, in exchange for free meals.

Iran's Rowhani seeks 'constructive interaction'

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 07:34 PM PDT

Iranian presidential candidate Hasan Rowhani, the country's former top nuclear negotiator, casts his ballot in the presidential election at a polling station in downtown Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Just weeks after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election victory in 2005, Iran's top nuclear negotiator Hasan Rowhani stepped down from the post after quarrelsome meetings with the new president.

Latest results put Rouhani ahead in Iran poll

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 10:40 PM PDT

Figures show moderate cleric with lead of more than 50 percent in presidential election based on early results.

Some Belgians Opt for the Euthanasia Escape

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 08:04 PM PDT

The case of two Belgian twins who were euthanized last year at their request highlights an emotional battle over expanding Belgium's euthanasia law, and is reverberating in the end-of-life debate in the U.S.

In This Kind of Bowling, the Lanes Have Cars

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 07:36 PM PDT

Irish Road Bowling—a low-tech cross between golf and bowling—has been played in Ireland since the 1600s. Much more recently the sport has popped up around the U.S.

Facebook and Microsoft reveal data requests

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 08:52 PM PDT

Facebook says US requests related to 18,000 to 19,000 user accounts and covered criminal and national security issues.

Venezuela frees judge from house arrest

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 07:33 PM PDT

Maria Lourdes Afiuni was arrested in 2009 after then-President Hugo Chavez objected to one of her rulings.

Moderate cleric Rohani leads early Iran election results

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 08:38 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani took a commanding lead ahead of conservative rivals in Iran's presidential election, according to initial results, but his tally appeared narrowly insufficient to avoid a second round run-off on June 21. With about 5 percent of the votes counted, the former nuclear negotiator appeared to have benefited from a late surge in support among liberal Iranians attracted by his progressive policies. Under the election rules, a candidate has to win more than 50 percent of the total votes cast to win outright. ...

Facebook and Microsoft Release Numbers on Government Information Requests

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 07:11 PM PDT

Updated at 1:40 AM ET with Microsoft numbers

Social Entrepreneur Peter Thum Is Converting Guns Into Jewelry

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 07:06 PM PDT

While University of Texas student Cody Wilson has raised controversy by creating the world's first 3D printable gun, social entrepreneur Peter Thum is taking the opposite tack. Thum has created a company that works with municipalities and law enforcement leaders to repurpose the illegal guns they seize  into jewelry. The resulting pieces include two bracelets, a necklace and a ring in a unisex spike design from Philip and Courtney Crangi, the brother and sister team of Giles & Brother. Each piece of jewelry carries the serial number of a gun taken out of commission.
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