Casino Referendum Planned by New York Leaders

Casino Referendum Planned by New York Leaders

Casino Referendum Planned by New York Leaders

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:10 PM PDT

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and top legislators have agreed to ask voters in November to amend the State Constitution to allow seven nontribal casinos.
    

Congo attacks over arrests in India

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:46 PM PDT

Shops belonging to Asians are targeted in a violent protest in DR Congo's capital over the arrest of Congolese students in India over the weekend.

Iran says appeals for 'jihad' in Syria fuel radicalism

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:34 PM PDT

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Calls by Sunni Muslim clerics for a holy war against the Syrian government and its Shi'ite allies are fuelling radicalism in the region, a senior Iranian official said on Wednesday.

US denies talks planned with Taliban

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:33 PM PDT

State Department denies scheduled meeting hours after Afghan president threatened to boycott peace talks with Taliban.

Before-and-after satellite photos from Darfur show entire villages wiped off the map

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:12 PM PDT

On April 8, one of Sudan's most infamous militia leaders, a man who fights under the name of Ali Kushayb, descended on the the town of Abu Jeradil, in Darfur. He was traveling with a convoy of khaki-uniformed men, some of them armed with anti-aircraft weapons and rocket-propelled grenades, according to survivors who spoke to Human Right Watch. The men opened fire shortly after arriving, firing indiscriminately. Then they set houses and fields on fire. After looting some of the livestock, they left.

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Kerry calls Karzai to defuse tension

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:35 PM PDT

The US Secretary of State John Kerry calls the Afghan leader to defuse tension over the opening of a Taliban office, an Afghan official tells the BBC.

Brazil protests proceed as smaller cities join the fray

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:54 PM PDT

SAO PAULO/FORTALEZA (Reuters) - Protesters blocked roads in Sao Paulo and marched toward a stadium hosting a major international soccer game in Brazil's northeast on Wednesday in a growing wave of nationwide demonstrations against poor public services, inflation and other woes in Latin America's biggest country.

China completes monitoring scheme for Tibet

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 11:43 AM PDT

Beijing rolls out campaign to crack down on what officials term "rumours" in the remote western region.

Greek party leaders to meet Thursday over ERT impasse

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 11:55 AM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's ruling coalition leaders will meet again on Thursday to resolve an impasse over last week's closure of state broadcaster ERT after failing to reach agreement during talks on Wednesday, PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos said.

Britain fails to get EU backing for Hezbollah blacklisting

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 11:46 AM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A British drive to put Hezbollah's armed wing on the EU's terror list again ran into resistance on Wednesday from governments concerned it would fuel instability in the Middle East, diplomats said.

State of the Art: Microsoft Office for the iPhone Is Here. Yawn.

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 11:30 AM PDT

Microsoft's application falls short of duplicating the everyday functions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Some outside apps do it better.
    

Financier Leon Black Buys $48 Million Raphael Drawing

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:39 PM PDT

New York financier Leon Black was the mystery buyer of a $47.9 million Raphael drawing auctioned by Sotheby's London last December, according to several people familiar with the matter.

New clashes in Brazil before match

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 11:45 AM PDT

Police fire tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza, ahead of a football match against Mexico.

Gyula Horn, the man who tore the Iron Curtain, dies at 80

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:07 PM PDT

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Gyula Horn, who as Hungary's last communist foreign minister ripped a hole in the Iron Curtain in 1989, has died at the age of 80 after long illness, the government said on Wednesday.

VIDEO: Afghanistan to boycott Taliban talks

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 11:16 AM PDT

The Afghan government will not take part in peace talks with the Taliban unless the process is "Afghan-led", President Hamid Karzai has said

Kerry calls Karzai to defuse tension

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:35 PM PDT

The US Secretary of State John Kerry calls the Afghan leader to defuse tension over the opening of a Taliban office, an Afghan official tells the BBC.

Kosovo's first envoy to Serbia quits after two days

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 11:25 AM PDT

PRISTINA (Reuters) - Independent Kosovo's first envoy to Serbia resigned on Wednesday, pre-empting his dismissal just two days into the job for exceeding his powers and making remarks likely to irritate Belgrade.

Michael Hastings, Award-Winning Journalist, Dies at 33

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 11:03 AM PDT

Mr. Hastings, an intrepid war zone reporter in Afghanistan and Iraq, won a Polk Award in 2010 for his Rolling Stone magazine cover story, "The Runaway General."
    

UAE charges 30 over 'Muslim Brotherhood ties'

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 11:13 AM PDT

Gulf state charges group of Egyptians and Emiratis for setting up illegal branch of Egyptian Islamist group.

Fed Outlines Timeline for Winding Down Stimulus

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:28 PM PDT

Federal Reserve policy makers, more confident about the economic recovery, said they intended to reduce their monetary stimulus program later this year if unemployment continues to decline.
    
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Three people killed in northern Yemen bombing - official

Three people killed in northern Yemen bombing - official

Three people killed in northern Yemen bombing - official

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:56 AM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Three people were killed and eight wounded in a town in northern Yemen on Wednesday when a suicide bomber riding a motorbike blew himself up in a busy market, a security official said.

Afghanistan suspends security pact talks with U.S. amid Taliban peace process

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:44 AM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has decided to suspend talks on a security pact with the United States, accusing Washington of mixed messages regarding peace talks with the Taliban, his spokesman said on Wednesday.

Germany's ruling coalition on course for re-election - poll

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:37 AM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and their junior coalition partner, the Free Democrats (FDP), are on course to win enough votes to form a narrow majority, a poll showed on Wednesday, before an election on September 22.

WikiLeaks' Assange fears US, says will stay in embassy

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:33 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will not leave the sanctuary of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London even if Sweden stops pursuing sexual assault claims against him because he fears arrest on the order of the United States.

Immediate ban on open burning in 3 states

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 01:10 AM PDT

The Department of Environment (DOE) has announced an immediate ban against open burning activities in Selangor, Melaka and Johor until a date to be specified later.

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Worsening haze angers Singaporeans, tourists

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 01:09 AM PDT

Singapore's smog problem from forest fires in Indonesia worsened Wednesday as air pollutant levels reached a 16-year high.

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DuckDuckGo making a splash

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:40 AM PDT

DuckDuckGo, the search engine dedicated to protecting users' privacy has seen its popularity rocket over recent days.

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China's Huawei launches world's slimmest smartphone in London

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:39 AM PDT

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on Tuesday launched what it said was the world's thinnest smartphone, which it hopes will take on high-end rivals like Apple and Samsung in the global market.

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Microsoft bringing big improvements to speech recognition on Windows Phones

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:37 AM PDT

Handset owners in the US may have already noticed the difference in terms of the speed and accuracy with which voice commands are understood.

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Samsung developing yet another version of the Galaxy SIV

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:35 AM PDT

Don't panic, the company may well be preparing a sixth variant of its flagship phone but it won't make existing versions obsolete or any less useful.

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Skype rolls out video messaging service to all users

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:31 AM PDT

The VoIP service Skype has rolled out its video messaging service, which enables users to send recorded video messages to contacts who are not online, to nearly all users of the service.

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Google in Chromebook retail push

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:29 AM PDT

Partnerships with a number of bricks-and-mortar stores in the US and beyond are designed to help Google move its Chromebook computers into the mainstream.

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Thousands evacuated after blasts at Russian arms depot

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:27 AM PDT

More than six thousand people were evacuated overnight in central Russia after a series of massive explosions at an arms depot blew out windows and sparked a fire, the emergency situations ministry said Wednesday.

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Samoan airline introduces 'XL' class

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:23 AM PDT

A tiny Samoan airline says it will introduce an "XL" class for super-sized passengers, featuring extra-wide rows and special ramps to help them reach their seats.

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Lew's signature on US greenback less loopy

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:23 AM PDT

It's not bubbly-cute any more, but Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew's new official signature, to go on all new US banknotes, should meet boss President Barack Obama's admonition not to debase the currency.

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Cameron says morning swim helped with G8 Syria talks

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:21 AM PDT

A dip in the icy waters of a Northern Irish lake proved the ideal tonic before a day of tough talks with G8 leaders on tax evasion and the Syria crisis, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday.

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Several people killed in northern Yemen bombing - ministry

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 11:59 PM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Several people were killed and wounded in Yemen's northern Saada town on Wednesday when a suicide bomber riding a motorbike blew himself up in a busy market, a defence ministry statement said.

WikiLeaks' Assange fears U.S., says will stay in London embassy

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 11:55 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will not leave the sanctuary of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London even if Sweden stops pursuing sexual assault claims against him because he fears arrest on the order of the United States.

Obama to set nuclear arms cut goal in Berlin speech

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 12:59 AM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will unveil plans for a sharp reduction in nuclear warheads in a landmark speech at the Brandenburg Gate on Wednesday that comes 50 years after John F. Kennedy declared "Ich bin ein Berliner" in a defiant Cold War address.

VIDEO: Violence erupts at Sao Paulo protest

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 11:27 PM PDT

There were disturbances across Brazil's biggest city on Tuesday, with protesters targeting shops, banks and the opera house.
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Obama to set new goals to cut nuclear weapons: senior official

Obama to set new goals to cut nuclear weapons: senior official

Obama to set new goals to cut nuclear weapons: senior official

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 11:09 PM PDT

Obama meets with Vladimir Putin during the G8 Summit at Lough Erne in EnniskillenBy Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton BERLIN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will say on Wednesday he will pursue a new reduction in deployed nuclear weapons by up to a third below the level achieved in the "New START" treaty with Russia, a senior administration official said. "The President will also articulate the goal of reducing U.S. and Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Europe, pledging to work with NATO allies to develop proposals that can be explored with Russia to achieve this goal," the official said. The "New START" treaty was signed in 2010. ...

North Korean envoy in Beijing seeking to mend ties: experts

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 11:07 PM PDT

North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister and envoy to the six-party talks Kim Kye-gwan enters a hotel in BeijingBy Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) - A North Korean envoy held talks with Chinese officials on Wednesday that experts said were unlikely to yield concessions from Pyongyang on its nuclear program but were more aimed at repairing ties with Beijing. First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gwan, who has represented Pyongyang at previous international talks to get North Korea to halt its nuclear program, was meeting Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui in Beijing. ...

Afghan Taliban claim they killed 4 US troops

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:51 PM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have claimed responsibility for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four U.S. troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the Americans on finding a political solution to ending the nearly 12-year war.

Turkey's 'standing man' joins ranks of icons

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:57 PM PDT

FILE - This is a June 11, 1963 file photo of Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk, burns himself to death on a Saigon street South Vietnam to protest alleged persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government. (AP Photo/Malcolm Browne, File)The image was stark — a silent, solitary figure standing in passive defiance to the Turkish prime minister's demand for protesters to clear Taksim Square in central Istanbul.

One of US FBI's most wanted nabbed in Mexico

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:57 PM PDT

This 2011 image provided by the FBI shows Walter Lee Williams, 65, one of the U.S. FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives has been arrested in the resort city of Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Tuesday June 18, 2013. Prosecutor Gaspar Armando Garcia Torres says Williams is wanted on charges of sexual exploitation of children and traveling abroad for the purpose of engaging in sexual acts with children. (AP Photo/FBI)CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities have arrested a former university professor who was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in the resort city of Playa del Carmen.

Analysis: French EU-wariness complicates life for Hollande

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:36 PM PDT

France's President Francois Hollande gives a news conference after the G8 summit in Lough Erne, Northern IrelandBy Mark John PARIS (Reuters) - A feeling in France that the European Union no longer works in its interest is fueling tensions between Paris and Brussels and adding pressure on President Francois Hollande to be more assertive in Europe. Successive Europe-wide polls show that disenchantment with the EU is rising fastest in France, a founder member whose battle to reform its ailing economy has now become the top preoccupation of the 27-nation bloc. ...

North Korean envoy in Beijing seeking to mend ties: experts

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 11:07 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - A North Korean envoy held talks with Chinese officials on Wednesday that experts said were unlikely to yield concessions from Pyongyang on its nuclear program but were more aimed at repairing ties with Beijing.

Dozens held in Turkey, silent protester goes viral

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:55 PM PDT

ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - A lone, silent vigil by a man in Istanbul inspired copycat protests on Tuesday, as police detained dozens of people across Turkey in an operation linked to three weeks of often violent demonstrations against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan.

Flood death toll in hilly Indian states climb

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:51 PM PDT

At least 130 people killed and thousands displaced after torrential rains devastate two states in northern India.

You Know What's Cool? 1 Million Advertisers On Facebook

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 07:25 PM PDT

Facebook just hit 1 million advertisers, a milestone signaling that it has become a mainstream advertising channel for small and medium-sized businesses.

Taliban 'kill US troops' after peace moves

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:37 PM PDT

Group claims responsibility for attack in Afghanistan, hours after Washington said it would start direct talks.

Obama to set new goals to cut nuclear weapons: senior official

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 11:09 PM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will say on Wednesday he will pursue a new reduction in deployed nuclear weapons by up to a third below the level achieved in the "New START" treaty with Russia, a senior administration official said.

Analysis: French EU-wariness complicates life for Hollande

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:36 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - A feeling in France that the European Union no longer works in its interest is fueling tensions between Paris and Brussels and adding pressure on President Francois Hollande to be more assertive in Europe.

Obama to renew calls for nuclear reductions

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:50 PM PDT

President Barack Obama listens to French President Francois Hollande during the G-8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. The final day of the G-8 summit of wealthy nations is ending with discussions on globe-trotting corporate tax dodgers, a lunch with leaders from Africa, and suspense over whether Russia and Western leaders can avoid diplomatic fireworks over their deadlock on Syria's civil war. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)BERLIN (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday will renew his call to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, including a proposed one-third reduction in U.S. and Russian arsenals, a senior administration official said.

Rohani once spoke approvingly of hiding Iran atomic work

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:13 PM PDT

Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani speaks with the media during a news conference in TehranBy Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Years before he became Iran's president-elect, Hassan Rohani spoke approvingly about concealing his nation's nuclear program and said that when Pakistan got atomic bombs and Brazil began enriching uranium, "the world started to work with them. ...

Is the NBA Going to Sell Obamcare?

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 09:54 PM PDT

As the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs battle for the O'Brien Trophy in the NBA Finals, there is another NBA related story with a healthcare twist that deserves to be explored. During a recent presentation before the Massachusetts Connector Board, an interesting behind-closed-doors discussion regarding Obamacare's roll-out came to light: the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is actively engaging with the NBA (National Basketball Association) about sponsoring outreach efforts to help educate the public on the ACA. This appears to be the next round of controversial outreach by the federal government. Building off past efforts by Secretary Sebelius to solicit donations to Enroll America (a group close to President Obama) from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, H&R Block, Johnson & Johnson, Kaiser Permanente, and Ascension Health .

Rohani once spoke approvingly of hiding Iran atomic work

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:13 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Years before he became Iran's president-elect, Hassan Rohani spoke approvingly about concealing his nation's nuclear program and said that when Pakistan got atomic bombs and Brazil began enriching uranium, "the world started to work with them."

Australian jailed for life for rape, murder

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 09:02 PM PDT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A serial sex offender was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for raping and murdering an Irish woman while he was free on parole after previous convictions for raping five women.

Asia Markets mostly down as investors eye Fed

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 10:01 PM PDT

A worker stretches on a chair during a morning trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Monday, June 17, 2013. Asian stocks edged up Monday amid hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will put off plans to wind down its stimulus program. Tokyo's Nikkei 225, the regional heavyweight, jumped 2.2 percent to 12,960.81, extending Friday's 2.4 percent gain. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian markets were mostly lower Wednesday as investors waited for an update on the U.S. economy from the U.S. Federal Reserve.

World Digest: June 18, 2013

Posted: 18 Jun 2013 07:36 PM PDT

Two suicide bombers targeted a Shiite mosque in Baghdad on Tuesday, one blowing himself up at a nearby checkpoint while the other slipped inside during prayers. The blasts killed 29 people, Iraqi officials said.

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