Hopes fade for those still trapped in Freeport Indonesia mine

Hopes fade for those still trapped in Freeport Indonesia mine

Hopes fade for those still trapped in Freeport Indonesia mine

Posted: 18 May 2013 12:10 AM PDT

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc said on Saturday that rockfalls were hampering rescue efforts after a tunnel collapse four days ago at its giant Indonesian copper mine, with hopes fading of finding alive any of the 23 still missing.

Northeast Japan jolted by magnitude 5.9 quake, no tsunami warning

Posted: 18 May 2013 12:02 AM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

N. Korea fires short-range missiles

Posted: 18 May 2013 12:53 AM PDT

North Korea on Saturday launched three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan, apparently as part of a military drill, South Korea's defence ministry said.

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Taiwan leader calls for calm amid outrage at Philippines

Posted: 18 May 2013 12:38 AM PDT

Taiwan's leader on Friday called for calm and promised to protect Filipinos on the island amid widespread anger at the Philippines over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman.

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Philippines rejects Taiwan 'murder' claims

Posted: 18 May 2013 12:06 AM PDT

The Philippines Saturday rejected Taiwan's allegations that its coastguards had intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman whose death has triggered a major diplomatic spat.

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Samsung to address Galaxy SIV's storage issues

Posted: 18 May 2013 12:03 AM PDT

An investigation by BBC consumer affairs show "Watchdog" has forced Samsung to reverse its initial position and address the storage shortcomings in its latest smartphone.

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The Surface Pro will arrive in Europe and Asia Pacific regions in May

Posted: 18 May 2013 12:02 AM PDT

The wait is over, Microsoft's post-PC PC is set to go on sale in 23 more countries in time for the summer.

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VIDEO: Many hurt in train crash near NYC

Posted: 18 May 2013 12:55 AM PDT

At least 60 people have been injured after a commuter train derailed and collided with another just outside New York City.

Yahoo! adds tweets to online news pages

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:58 PM PDT

Yahoo! on Thursday began spicing up its online news pages with real-time comments fired off at the globally popular messaging service Twitter.

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Facebook and Twitter jump on Google glasses

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:56 PM PDT

Facebook and Twitter launched applications Thursday for Google glasses as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the Internet-linked eyewear yet to hit the market.

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Domino's Pizza Brazil creates DVD movies that smell like pizza

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:53 PM PDT

Pizza restaurant chains are turning up the heat when it comes to innovative marketing campaigns, with the latest pitch out of Domino's selling DVD discs that emerge out of the player smelling like pizza.

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$4.85 mln lotto ticket found in US cookie jar

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:50 PM PDT

A US man who dug a handful of old lottery tickets out of his cookie jar was shocked to find out one of them was worth $4.85 million, officials said.

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Prague plans subway 'Love Train' for singles

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:50 PM PDT

Prague underground commuters looking for love will soon be able to try their luck at romance in designated dating cars, a transport spokesman said Friday.

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'Lazy' Italian postman hoarded 400 kilos of mail

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:49 PM PDT

A hard-partying village postman on the Italian island of Sardinia was too "lazy" to deliver post in the morning and instead hoarded some 400 kilos (882 pounds) of it in his home, local residents and the police said.

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Bangladeshi baby born in storm shelter named after cyclone

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:49 PM PDT

A baby boy who was born in a Bangladeshi storm shelter was named after an impending cyclone by villagers who hoped the gesture would protect them from the storm's wrath, an official said Friday.

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Moscow metro auctions off vintage carriages

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:32 PM PDT

Moscow metro is set to auction off more than a hundred of its iconic blue carriages after updating its rolling stock, a spokesman told AFP on Thursday.

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Qantas enlists authors to write books that match flight times

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:29 PM PDT

Calling the airplane the final bastion for the old-fashioned paperback novel, Aussie airline Qantas is launching a series of specially written books that can be read from start to finish within the duration of the flight.

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Karpal: No need for senate

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:23 PM PDT

The DAP chairman, Karpal Singh today said the federal constitution should be amended to abolish the senate.

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Hong Kong launches first electric taxis

Posted: 17 May 2013 10:42 PM PDT

Hong Kong saw its first electric taxis hit the streets on Saturday in a step towards reducing the city's high levels of roadside pollution.

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France legalises same-sex marriage

Posted: 17 May 2013 10:42 PM PDT

France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed it into law following months of bitter political debate.

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Litvinenko inquest suffers setback

Litvinenko inquest suffers setback

Litvinenko inquest suffers setback

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:03 PM PDT

Official leading probe into death of ex-Russian spy in London upholds government request to withhold crucial evidence.

Several killed in China rainstorms

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:10 PM PDT

Landslides brought on by heavy rains along the southern coast cause 55 deaths and affect more than a million people.

Somaliland hopes for independence

Posted: 17 May 2013 05:36 PM PDT

Citizens and leaders in the autonomous region of Somalia say they are historically and politically a separate country.

US scolds Russia for sending arms to Syria

Posted: 17 May 2013 10:51 PM PDT

Senior military officer says weapons transfer will "prolong suffering" amid push for international peace conference.

France legalises same-sex marriage

Posted: 17 May 2013 10:15 PM PDT

President Hollande signs bill into law after Constitutional Council dismisses legal challenge by opposition party.

U.S. chides Russia over missiles as peace plans suffer

Posted: 17 May 2013 10:06 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States chided Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government as plans for a peace conference promoted by Washington and Moscow were hit by diplomatic rifts over its scope and purpose.

Does LinkedIn have a prostitution problem?

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:27 PM PDT

New user agreement says the network is not for sex work.

IRS And 501(c)(4) Damned If They Do Damned If They Don't

Posted: 17 May 2013 09:05 PM PDT

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.  While heads role at the IRS for allegedly picking on Tea Party groups, the agency is being sued by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)  for generally being too easy on 501(c)(4) organizations engaging in politics.  The suit, Gill v. Department of Treasury focuses on the unsuccessful campaign of Dr. David Gill for the Illinois 13th Congressional District.  According to CREW, Doctor Gill was favored to win the race.  Then along came the American Action Network which spent $1.5 million dollars on advertising attacking him, falsely accusing him of opposing Medicare.

France set to legalise same-sex marriage

Posted: 17 May 2013 08:58 PM PDT

French President Francois Hollande to sign bill into law, after constitutional court dismisses challenges.

World Digest: May 17, 2013

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:32 PM PDT

Two bombs hidden in a motorcycle and a car exploded Friday evening inside an elite gated community linked to the family of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, killing at least nine people and wounding more than 70 near the southern city of Kandahar, an official said.

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South Sudan town 'trashed by army'

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:37 PM PDT

UN says town of Pibor has been destroyed, between fighting and looting, by rebels and army soldiers alike.

Scores injured after US trains collide

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:31 PM PDT

At least 49 injured after derailed train from New York City strikes another train in US state of Connecticut.

VIDEO: Would-be robber struck by bus

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:33 PM PDT

A would-be robber had a lucky escape after he was struck by a bus, moments after he snatched a woman's mobile phone in Bogota, Colombia.

VIDEO: Would-be robber struck by bus

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:33 PM PDT

A would-be robber had a lucky escape after he was struck by a bus, moments after he snatched a woman's mobile phone in Bogota, Colombia.

VIDEO: Need to Know: Iran's leadership

Posted: 17 May 2013 05:28 PM PDT

BBC Persian's Rana Rahimpour explains how Iran's leadership structure works and what could happen in the upcoming presidential elections.

VIDEO: Dozens injured as US train derails

Posted: 17 May 2013 06:02 PM PDT

Dozens of people have been injured after two trains collided in the US state of Connecticut.

Venezuela frees opposition activist jailed over post-vote violence

Posted: 17 May 2013 06:45 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Friday released an opposition activist who had been jailed on accusations of inciting violence in the wake of President Nicolas Maduro's narrow election victory in April.

VIDEO: Dozens injured as US train derails

Posted: 17 May 2013 06:02 PM PDT

Dozens of people have been injured after two trains collided in the US state of Connecticut.

VIDEO: Need to Know: Iran's leadership

Posted: 17 May 2013 05:28 PM PDT

BBC Persian's Rana Rahimpour explains how Iran's leadership structure works and what could happen in the upcoming presidential elections.

At trade talks, U.S., E.U. ready for fight on genetically modified crops

Posted: 17 May 2013 06:14 PM PDT

LENNEWITZ, Germany — Many Europeans see American farming and its reliance on genetically modified crops as more Frankenstein than Farmer in the Dell.

Now, the opposition here to U.S. agricultural practices is threatening to become a major battle in discussions starting next month that could sweep away trade barriers between the United States and Europe.

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Crowds break up gay rights rallies in Georgia, Russia

Crowds break up gay rights rallies in Georgia, Russia

Crowds break up gay rights rallies in Georgia, Russia

Posted: 17 May 2013 12:28 PM PDT

TBILISI/ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Large crowds of anti-gay protesters broke up homosexual rights rallies in Georgia and Russia on Friday, underlining deep hostility in the former Soviet bloc.

Argentine military leader Videla dies at 87

Posted: 17 May 2013 12:12 PM PDT

Jailed architect of repressive system that left at least 9,000 people dead in nation's "Dirty War" remained unrepentant.

Photos of the Day: May 17

Posted: 17 May 2013 12:25 PM PDT

In today's pictures, performers drape themselves in white in Hong Kong, park workers count puffins in Britain, students graduate from college in Maryland, and more.

Slovenia struggles to avoid EU bailout

Posted: 17 May 2013 12:08 PM PDT

Slovenia pushed by markets and voters to mend economy

Mexico Grows at Slowest Pace in Three Years

Posted: 17 May 2013 12:13 PM PDT

Mexico cut its growth forecast on Friday after the national statistics agency reported the economy had expanded at its slowest pace in three years, clouding optimism surrounding the president's introduction of an aggressive reform agenda.

Nigeria Steps Up Assaults on Militants in Northeast

Posted: 17 May 2013 12:06 PM PDT

Military officials said attacks were launched against the Boko Haram Islamist group in border areas in a forest south of the city of Maiduguri.
    

Common Sense: As Hollywood Leans on Blockbusters, the Flop Looms

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:31 AM PDT

Hollywood, increasingly reliant on big-budget spectacles that make hundreds of millions of dollars, may be headed over a blockbuster cliff.
    

Mosque Bombings in Pakistan Kill at Least 13

Posted: 17 May 2013 12:00 PM PDT

Officials called the explosions in the restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province the first major terrorist attack since the general election.
    

Mosque Bombings in Pakistan Kill at Least 13

Posted: 17 May 2013 12:00 PM PDT

Officials called the explosions in the restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province the first major terrorist attack since the general election.
    

Court Extends Detentions in Brussels Diamond Heist

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:33 AM PDT

A court extended the detention of six people arrested in connection with the brazen diamond robbery last February at Brussels Airport.

Roadside bomb kills 19 in west Baghdad: police, medics

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:47 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Nineteen people were killed on Friday when a roadside bomb exploded near a commercial complex in the Amiriya district in the west of Baghdad, police and medics said.

'More than 1.5m' Syrian refugees

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:38 AM PDT

The UN's refugee agency says that more than 1.5m people have fled the conflict in Syria, and warns the total is likely to be far higher.

Syria chemical weapons allegations

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:33 AM PDT

What we know about claims of chemical weapons use in Syria

Sudans defuse row over rebel support, promise more talks

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:37 AM PDT

JUBA (Reuters) - Sudan's foreign minister said on Friday neighbor South Sudan had promised him it would not let rebels operate across their shared border, defusing a row that had threatened a key oil deal.

Syria hackers breach Financial Times accounts

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:20 AM PDT

Pro-Assad hackers publish video content of alleged executions by rebels on newspaper's social media accounts and blogs.

Your Money: Standing Out From the Crowd

Posted: 17 May 2013 09:45 AM PDT

Young writers show an appetite for risk in college-application essays about money, class and the economy, submitted at a columnist's invitation.
    

India Ink: Image of the Day: May 17

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:05 AM PDT

A group of men removing a high-voltage underground electric cable in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
    

New Zealand hold edge over England

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:06 AM PDT

New Zealand hold the advantage in the first Test despite James Anderson taking his 300th Test wicket for England.

Thein Sein set for landmark US visit

Posted: 17 May 2013 08:59 AM PDT

Burma's President Thein Sein heads to the US to meet President Obama - in the first US state visit by Burmese leader since 1966.

U.S. Weighs Tougher Line on Bangladesh Trade

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:00 AM PDT

The Obama administration is considering removing tariff breaks on certain goods imported from Bangladesh, stepping up pressure on the government there to improve safety standards after a deadly building collapse.
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