• Beckham brand built to withstand retirement

    Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013

    By Keith Weir LONDON (Reuters) - David Beckham's easy charm and image as a family man will ensure the brand built up by Britain's richest sportsman will prosper long after the end of his playing days. The former England captain, 38, said on Thursday he was retiring from professional football after a brief encore in Europe with Qatari-owned Paris St Germain, the French champions. A study by the Sunday Times newspaper last month estimated Beckham's fortune at 165 million pounds ($253 million), not counting the sums earned by wife Victoria, a pop star turned fashion designer. ... More »Beckham brand built to withstand retirement

  • Topless protest disrupts opening of Barbie house in Berlin

    Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013

    BERLIN (Reuters) - Women's rights protesters disrupted the opening of a giant pink doll's house in Berlin on Thursday, saying the Barbie "Dreamhouse Experience" objectified women. Promoting the doll made by Mattel Inc, the house allows paying visitors to try on Barbie's clothes, play in her kitchen and have a go on her pink piano. The exhibition will be open until August 25. A handful of protesters gathered outside the shocking pink house that has been erected in one of central Berlin's greyest areas. ... More »Topless protest disrupts opening of Barbie house in Berlin

  • Soldier who killed fellow U.S. troops in Iraq gets life sentence

    Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013

    By Eric M. Johnson TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A U.S. Army sergeant was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Thursday for killing five fellow servicemen in a shooting spree in Iraq, one of the worst cases of violence by an American soldier against other U.S. troops. In a deal that spared him the death penalty, Sergeant John Russell pleaded guilty last month to killing two medical staff officers and three soldiers at the Camp Liberty combat stress clinic, near Baghdad's airport. The military has said the 2009 shooting might have been triggered by combat stress. ... More »Soldier who killed fellow U.S. troops in Iraq gets life sentence

  • Beckham bows out on a high

    Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013

    By Sonia Oxley MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - England's best known footballer David Beckham announced his retirement on Thursday after a career laden with trophies and glamour that had a worldwide impact that went way beyond football. The 38-year-old former England captain, who this month helped Paris St Germain to the French league title to add to titles won in England, Spain and the United States, will hang up his boots at the end of a successful season. ... More »Beckham bows out on a high

  • Tory MP Backs Cherie Blair Healthcare Firm

    Sky News - Thu, May 16, 2013

    A prominent Conservative MP is among a clutch of investors who have committed funds to a controversial healthcare venture established by Cherie Blair. More »Tory MP Backs Cherie Blair Healthcare Firm

  • Over 20 South African boys die in circumcision rituals - police

    Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013

    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - More than 20 South African boys have died over the past week during coming of age rituals, police said on Thursday, and they blamed botched circumcisions as the likely cause of death. Northern Mpumalanga province's police department has opened 22 murder cases but no arrests have been made so far, spokesman Colonel Leonard Hlathi said. Every year in South Africa, boys aged 10 to 15 years from several of the country's tribal groups are circumcised in traditional "initiation rituals". The ceremonies usually take place over a number of weeks in remote rural areas. ... More »Over 20 South African boys die in circumcision rituals - police

  • Heart Attack Inquest: 'Failure Of Care'

    Sky News - Thu, May 16, 2013

    A coroner has said there was a failure in care by an ambulance trust over the death of a 999 patient, after a Sky News investigation found the NHS had kept details of his care secret. More »Heart Attack Inquest: 'Failure Of Care'

  • Emma Watson turns to crime in celebrity-obsessed film at Cannes

    Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013

    By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES (Reuters) - Actress Emma Watson has turned to crime in her latest role as part of a celebrity-obsessed teenage gang robbing their Hollywood idols' homes in a film that made its debut at the Cannes film festival on Thursday. "The Bling Ring", written and directed by Sofia Coppola, is based on a real-life gang fixated by glamour who tracked their targets' whereabouts online and stole $3 million (1 million pounds) of luxury goods from celebrities including Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan. ... More »Emma Watson turns to crime in celebrity-obsessed film at Cannes

  • Libor floors stripped from U.S. leveraged loans

    Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013

    By Natalie Wright NEW YORK (Reuters) - Massive demand from investors has pushed yields on U.S. leveraged loans to 2004 levels and aggressive market conditions continue to strip protection from new deals, including removing Libor floors that guarantee minimum yields for investors. Rapid refinancing and repricing in 2013 has pushed U.S. leveraged loan yields below 5 percent. The bells and whistles that were added to deals to make them more attractive to investors after the 2008 financial crisis are now quickly disappearing. ... More »Libor floors stripped from U.S. leveraged loans

  • Beckham to bow out in east London? Sorry, wrong Orient

    Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013

    LONDON (Reuters) - The chances of French champions Paris St Germain ever playing third tier English club Leyton Orient are remote in the extreme but some fans of the east London club still think David Beckham could be heading their way. The former England captain, born in Leytonstone near Orient's ground, announced on Thursday that he was retiring at the end of the season after PSG's final match at FC Lorient in north-west France on May 26. Leyton Orient, who once gave Beckham a trial as a schoolboy, moved quickly to prevent any confusion. ... More »Beckham to bow out in east London? Sorry, wrong Orient

  • Cameron tells EU rebels to back referendum law

    Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013

    By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron ordered rebellious MPs on Thursday to back his plan for a law guaranteeing a vote on Britain's European Union membership as he sought shore up his party, his leadership and the coalition. Conservative rebels have been pushing him to take a hard line on Europe, resurrecting party splits that contributed to the downfall of former prime ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major in the 1990s. An election is due in 2015. ... More »Cameron tells EU rebels to back referendum law

  • Humanitarian crisis could sink Yemen transition: UN

    AFP - Thu, May 16, 2013

    Yemen's near-forgotten humanitarian crisis could sink its Arab Spring political transition, with a new constitution and elections expected by next year, a senior United Nations aid official warned Thursday. More »Humanitarian crisis could sink Yemen transition: UN

  • David Beckham's statement in full

    Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013

    LONDON (Reuters) - David Beckham will retire at the end of the season. The most capped England outfield player will be hanging up his boots after a career in which he won 19 trophies. He is the first English player to win league titles in four different countries, with Manchester United (England), Real Madrid (Spain), LA Galaxy (United States) and Paris St Germain (France). Following is his statement in full: "I'm thankful to PSG for giving me the opportunity to continue but I feel now is the right time to finish my career, playing at the highest level. ... More »David Beckham's statement in full

  • LulzSec members jailed over hacking

    Press Association - Thu, May 16, 2013

    Members of a group of young British computer hackers who masterminded sophisticated cyber attacks on major global institutions from their bedrooms have been jailed. More »LulzSec members jailed over hacking

  • Niger villagers take mass public vow to end female genital mutilation

    Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013

    By Abdoulaye Massalatchi MAKALONDI, Niger (Reuters) - About 14,000 villagers from 20 communities in Niger took a public vow to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced under-age marriage as the West African country's government steps up its fight against such abuses. Though Niger outlawed the practice in 2003, FGM and other violent treatment of young women remain prevalent among some ethnic groups in the impoverished Sahel nation, which ranks bottom of the United Nations' world development index. ... More »Niger villagers take mass public vow to end female genital mutilation

  • Von Trier's hotly-awaited Nymphomaniac film gets December launch

    Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013

    CANNES (Reuters) - Danish filmmaker Lars Von Trier's "Nymphomaniac", one of the most hotly anticipated movies of 2013 for its erotic content and all-star cast, will open in theatres on Christmas Day, the producers said on Thursday. The provocative director, expelled from the Cannes film festival in 2011 for joking that he sympathised with Hitler, cast Charlotte Gainsbourg as the self-diagnosed nymphomaniac of the title, alongside rising Hollywood star Shia LaBeouf. ... More »Von Trier's hotly-awaited Nymphomaniac film gets December launch

  • Turkey's Gul says global response to Syria just talk

    Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013

    By Jonathon Burch REYHANLI, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkey's President Abdullah Gul criticised the world's response to the Syria conflict on Thursday as limited to "rhetoric", saying his country had received little help in coping with a huge influx of Syrian refugees. Speaking in the border town of Reyhanli where car bombs killed more than 50 people at the weekend, Gul also called for calm after the incident, which has sparked anti-government protests and a backlash against Syrian refugees in the town. ... More »Turkey's Gul says global response to Syria just talk

  • Carroll earns England recall for friendlies

    Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013

    (Reuters) - England manager Roy Hodgson recalled Andy Carroll to his squad on Thursday for friendlies against Ireland and Brazil after the striker's recent good club form. The 24-year-old, who has not been involved in the national set-up since October's World Cup qualifier in Poland when he was an unused substitute, has recently scored four goals in six games for West Ham United where he is on loan from Liverpool. ... More »Carroll earns England recall for friendlies

  • Boston bombing suspect wrote message in boat - CBS News report

    Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was found hiding in a boat days after the blasts, left a handwritten message describing the attack as retribution for U.S. wars in Muslim countries, CBS News reported on Thursday. The CBS News report, citing anonymous sources, said that Tsarnaev used a pen to write the message on an interior wall of the boat, where police found him bleeding from gunshot wounds four days after the April 15 bombing. The note summed up with the idea that "when you attack one Muslim, you attack all Muslims," CBS News reported. ... More »Boston bombing suspect wrote message in boat - CBS News report

  • Computer Sciences settles lawsuit over accounting for $97.5 million

    Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013

    (Reuters) - Computer Sciences Corp agreed to pay $97.5 million (63.7 million pounds) to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defrauding shareholders by hiding a variety of accounting problems. The settlement averts a trial that had been scheduled to begin on May 21, and was disclosed on Wednesday both in Computer Sciences' annual report and in papers filed with the U.S. district court in Alexandria, Virginia. Computer Sciences is based in nearby Falls Church, Virginia, and the technology services company said it reserved for the settlement in its fiscal year ended March 29. ... More »Computer Sciences settles lawsuit over accounting for $97.5 million

  • New mum told she was too fat to conceive loses 12 STONE - and gives birth to triplets

    Yahoo! News - Thu, May 16, 2013

    Kelly Hoyles, 36, tipped the scales at a whopping 29 stone in 2003, but ignored doctors' warnings she was too obese to conceive. More »New mum told she was too fat to conceive loses 12 STONE - and gives birth to triplets

  • Brutal scenes kick off Cannes film contest

    Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013

    By Alexandria Sage PARIS (Reuters) - A man stripped to his underwear, his mouth covered with duct tape, hangs from an overpass - the brutal opening scenes of the movie kick-starting the main competition for the Cannes film festival. True to the variety on offer at the influential jamboree, the second picture on Thursday began with a shot of a nubile young woman sunbathing topless on a beach, watched by a voyeur. "Heli" by Mexican director Amat Escalante and "Jeune & Jolie" by France's Francois Ozon were the first two of 20 films competing for the event's coveted Palme D'Or award. ... More »Brutal scenes kick off Cannes film contest

  • McCarthy, Carroll get England call-ups

    AFP - Thu, May 16, 2013

    England manager Roy Hodgson on Thursday recalled striker Andy Carroll and awarded a first call-up to Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy for the forthcoming friendlies with the Republic of Ireland and Brazil. More »McCarthy, Carroll get England call-ups

  • Politician sues for defamation in high-profile Twitter case

    Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013

    By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - A retired British politician sued the wife of the House of Commons Speaker for defamation on Thursday, accusing her of implying in a tweet that he was a paedophile guilty of sexually abusing boys living in a care home. Alistair McAlpine, an associate of the late former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, is seeking damages from Sally Bercow in Britain's most high-profile Twitter defamation case to date. ... More »Politician sues for defamation in high-profile Twitter case

  • UK sci-fi fans turn to the dark side at convention

    AFP - Thu, May 16, 2013

    Police officers were called to sort out a bust-up at a British science-fiction convention as rival groups of "Star Wars" and other sci-fi fans rowed, reports said Thursday. More »UK sci-fi fans turn to the dark side at convention

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