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UN condemns Assad forces, but unease grows about rebels
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Michelle Nichols and Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces and praised the opposition on Wednesday, but a decline in support for the resolution suggested growing unease about extremism among Syria's fractious rebels. While the non-binding text has no legal force, resolutions of the 193-nation assembly can carry significant moral and political weight. ... More »UN condemns Assad forces, but unease grows about rebels
Lady Antebellum trumps 'Gatsby' soundtrack for Billboard No.1
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country group Lady Antebellum scored its third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, staving off competition from Jay-Z's soundtrack for "The Great Gatsby" film. "Golden," the fourth studio album from the Nashville trio, sold more than 167,000 copies in its first week, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan, securing the top position on the weekly Billboard chart, which measures album sales across both digital and physical formats. ... More »Lady Antebellum trumps 'Gatsby' soundtrack for Billboard No.1
Improved form, not ranking, the focus for Oosthuizen
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
(Reuters) - World number seven Louis Oosthuizen may be the highest-ranked player at this week's Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas but the South African says he would happily trade that lofty status for better form. The former British Open champion clinched his sixth European Tour title at the Volvo Golf Champions in his homeland in January but since then he has mainly struggled with his game while competing across the globe. "It's been a bit of a struggle," Oosthuizen told reporters while preparing for Thursday's opening round at the TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas. ... More »Improved form, not ranking, the focus for Oosthuizen
Rights groups condemn Azerbaijan over Internet defamation bill
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Margarita Antidze TBILISI (Reuters) - Human rights groups criticised Azerbaijan on Wednesday for legislation that will make defamation over the Internet a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment ahead of a presidential election in the tightly controlled nation. Amnesty International and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) accused the oil-producing former Soviet state of tightening curbs on free expression before October's vote. ... More »Rights groups condemn Azerbaijan over Internet defamation bill
Cameron survives humbling EU revolt in parliament
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron suffered an embarrassing blow in parliament on Wednesday when more than a third of his Conservative MPs voted against him in protest at his stance on Britain's membership of the European Union. Though the revolt was defeated, it could undermine Cameron's leadership, as scores of his own party's MPs took the highly unusual step of voting to criticise his government's legislative plans, a week after they were first put before parliament. ... More »Cameron survives humbling EU revolt in parliament
Thousands of Palestinians mark 65 years since displacement
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Noah Browning RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when the creation of Israel's caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. A shell fired from Gaza, which is ruled by the Islamist movement Hamas, exploded in an open area of Israel but caused no injuries, according to an Israeli military spokesman. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. U.S. ... More »Thousands of Palestinians mark 65 years since displacement
Gurkiren Kaur's Parents Demand Probe
Sky News - Wed, May 15, 2013
The family of a British girl who died suddenly in India while being treated for dehydration have called for a full investigation into her death - and why her body was repatriated to the UK with her organs missing. More »Gurkiren Kaur's Parents Demand Probe
'Angry Birds' to invade screens in new Sony Pictures 3D film
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The popular video game "Angry Birds" is jumping off smart phones and onto the big screen in a new animated 3D film due to be released in 2016, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced on Wednesday. The film will be a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Finnish game-maker Rovio, and follows the game's foray into television with an animated weekly series that began in March this year. "Sony impressed us with their great attitude, determination, and professionalism. ... More »'Angry Birds' to invade screens in new Sony Pictures 3D film
Daimler unveils make-or-break S-Class flagship
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Christiaan Hetzner HAMBURG (Reuters) - Germany's Daimler pulled the covers off its new flagship Mercedes-Benz S-Class luxury saloon on Wednesday, a critical product launch for a company struggling to make a dent in the lead that rivals BMW and Audi enjoy in sales and profit. Hosting over 500 international journalists in the cavernous halls of an Airbus jet plant in Hamburg and flanked by Alicia Keyes and the city's symphony orchestra, Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche revealed the first glimpses of a Mercedes that for decades has served the well-heeled. ... More »Daimler unveils make-or-break S-Class flagship
Delhi rape accused in hospital after jail beating - lawyer
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - One of the men on trial for the fatal gang rape of a student on a bus in India has been beaten and poisoned by prison inmates and is unconscious in hospital, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Prison authorities denied any mistreatment of Vinya Sharma, who has been at New Delhi's Tihar Jail since he was arrested on suspicion of attack on the woman in December that stunned India and brought thousands of protesters onto the streets. One of Sharma's co-accused, Ram Singh, the alleged ringleader, was found hanged from a ceiling grille inside his cell in March. ... More »Delhi rape accused in hospital after jail beating - lawyer
EU to step up security involvement in Somalia
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Drazen Jorgic MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The European Union is to move military training of Somali soldiers from Uganda to Mogadishu in a show of confidence in Somalia's growing stability after two decades of turmoil, the EU special envoy to Somalia said on Wednesday. Western donor countries have been unwilling to deploy soldiers inside the Horn of Africa state, but instead fund the African Union's Amisom peacekeeping troops, which have driven Islamist al Shabaab rebels out of Mogadishu and many other strongholds in central and southern Somalia. ... More »EU to step up security involvement in Somalia
Seeking retrial, OJ Simpson recounts Vegas robbery
AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
Jailed sports star O.J. Simpson insisted Wednesday he did nothing illegal on the night of a September 2007 casino hotel robbery, and had no idea men with him had guns, as he sought a retrial. More »Seeking retrial, OJ Simpson recounts Vegas robbery
Music's Dr. Dre, Iovine give $70 million to USC academic program
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Dr. Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine have donated $70 million (46 million pounds) to establish an entrepreneurial undergraduate program at the University of Southern California, the Los Angeles school said on Wednesday. The gift will create a new degree pulling faculty members from the university's business, fine arts, music and engineering departments. The Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation will begin in the fall of 2014 and enrol a first class of 25 students, USC said. Dr. ... More »Music's Dr. Dre, Iovine give $70 million to USC academic program
Jolie's mastectomy spotlights battle over genes
AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
Movie star Angelina Jolie tested positive for a "faulty gene" at the center of a high-profile legal battle in the United States that challenges whether human genes can belong to a corporation. More »Jolie's mastectomy spotlights battle over genes
Scores of rebels defy Cameron in EU vote
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - Around a third of the MPs in Prime Minister David Cameron's ruling Conservative Party voted against him in parliament on Wednesday to protest against his stance on Britain's membership of the European Union. In a humiliating blow for Cameron, MPs punished him for failing to promise a law guaranteeing a referendum on British membership when his government unveiled its new legislative programme last week. A total of 130 MPs voted against the government. More than 100 of them were expected to be confirmed as Conservatives when the full voting figures were released later. ... More »Scores of rebels defy Cameron in EU vote
First proof of patient-to-nurse infection of coronavirus: WHO
AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
Two Saudi health workers have contracted the deadly coronavirus from patients, marking the first evidence of transmission in a hospital setting, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. More »First proof of patient-to-nurse infection of coronavirus: WHO
Stem Cells Made From Cloned Human Embryos
Sky News - Wed, May 15, 2013
Scientists in the United States have hailed a major breakthrough after recovering stem cells from cloned human embryos for the first time. More »Stem Cells Made From Cloned Human Embryos
Hackers masterminded global attacks
Press Association - Wed, May 15, 2013
A group of young British computer hackers who considered themselves to be "latter-day pirates" masterminded sophisticated cyber attacks on major global institutions including the CIA, Sony, the FBI and Nintendo from their bedrooms, a court has heard. More »Hackers masterminded global attacks
Turks see art as good investment but also path to prestige
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Asli Kandemir ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's contemporary art scene is buzzing. Collectors pay millions for the hottest works at exclusive auctions, high-end galleries are springing up by the dozen, and more and more Turkish artists are holding exhibitions abroad. The clients are the usual family magnates and super-rich - Istanbul ranks fifth in the world on the Forbes list of billionaires. But they also include an expanding class of young professionals looking for investment opportunities and a touch of prestige. ... More »Turks see art as good investment but also path to prestige
Boxer Floyd Mayweather tops highest-paid U.S. athletes' list
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the highest-paid professional athlete in the United States with expected earnings of at least $90 million (59 million pounds) this year from just two bouts, according to Sports Illustrated magazine. The 36-year-old welterweight - considered the best defensive boxer of his generation - topped the magazine's Fortunate 50 list, issued on Wednesday. Mayweather also took the top spot last year, earning an estimated $85 million, again from just two fights, the magazine reported. ... More »Boxer Floyd Mayweather tops highest-paid U.S. athletes' list
Man 'critical' after gym shooting
Press Association - Wed, May 15, 2013
A man has been left fighting for his life after being shot four times in an attack at a gym on an industrial estate. More »Man 'critical' after gym shooting
Swedish prosecutor asks court to block file-sharer Pirate Bay
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors have launched a new attempt to close down the popular file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, asking a court to block internet addresses used to access the site. The Pirate Bay, one of the world's biggest file-sharing sites, allows individuals to download movies, music and games without paying. The global entertainment industry has repeatedly tried to block its activities. Swedish prosecutors have asked the court to de-register the domain names "piratebay.se" and "thepiratebay.se". ... More »Swedish prosecutor asks court to block file-sharer Pirate Bay
Stem cell 'milestone' revealed
Press Association - Wed, May 15, 2013
One of the obstacles to human cloning has been cleared by scientists who successfully used skin to generate embryonic stem cells. More »Stem cell 'milestone' revealed
Turkish court sees conspiracy behind Armenian editor's murder
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish appeals court on Wednesday ruled that the killers of Armenian journalist Hrant Dink did not act alone but were part of a criminal conspiracy, paving the way for a retrial of the case that has gripped the nation for years. Judges in Ankara overturned a lower criminal court's 2012 judgment that only two people, now serving prison sentences, were behind the 2007 murder, Fethiye Cetin, a lawyer for the Dink family, told Reuters. "We have strong evidence that state officials were involved in the conspiracy, and that evidence is even in the prosecutor's report... ... More »Turkish court sees conspiracy behind Armenian editor's murder
Exterminate! Police called after Doctor Who fans 'gatecrash' Stars Wars sci-fi convention
Yahoo! News - Wed, May 15, 2013
Sci-fi fans had to be separated by 'The Force' after a tense stand-off at the Norwich Star Wars Club. More »Exterminate! Police called after Doctor Who fans 'gatecrash' Stars Wars sci-fi convention

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