Dangerous Dog Law 'Does Not Go Far Enough'
Sky News - Thu, May 16, 2013Plans to tackle the growing problem of out-of-control dogs do not go far enough, according to a group of MPs. More »Dangerous Dog Law 'Does Not Go Far Enough'
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Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Yemeni tribesmen released three kidnapped employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the humanitarian agency and a Yemeni security source said on Thursday. The men - a Swiss, a Kenyan and a Yemeni national - were kidnapped on Monday in the southern province of Abyan. They had been freed late on Wednesday and were in good health, the source said. The ICRC, which did not disclose the workers' nationalities, said they were safely back in Aden. They had been stopped in an ICRC-marked vehicle on their way back from a field trip by armed men, the ICRC said. ... More »Three kidnapped Red Cross workers freed in Yemen
Chinese Girl 'Recovering' After Horrific Abuse
Sky News - Thu, May 16, 2013An 11-year-old Chinese girl is recovering well in hospital after years of appalling abuse by her father. (Warning: this story contains content some may find distressing.) More »Chinese Girl 'Recovering' After Horrific Abuse
OJ Simpson Takes Stand In Retrial Hearing
Sky News - Thu, May 16, 2013OJ Simpson has taken the stand in a bid to secure a retrial over his armed robbery conviction - and avoid spending the rest of his life in jail. More »OJ Simpson Takes Stand In Retrial Hearing
Costa Rica spokesman resigns amid Chinchilla flight scandal
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013By Isabella Cota SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rica's communications chief resigned on Wednesday amid a scandal engulfing President Laura Chinchilla, saying he failed to properly screen a man who arranged for her to use a private jet and is under suspicion of using a false identity. The attorney general's office is now investigating flights Chinchilla made to Peru and to Caracas for the funeral of late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez. Costa Rica has no presidential plane so Chinchilla usually flies on commercial airlines or uses aircraft provided by other governments when making state visits. ... More »Costa Rica spokesman resigns amid Chinchilla flight scandal
Japan PM's "Third Arrow" reforms seen short of overhaul
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013By Linda Sieg and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - Anyone expecting a broad overhaul of Japan's economy that would remove barriers to competition will likely be disappointed when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launches his "Third Arrow" policy next month, but those with more modest expectations may be pleased. Abe has promised to make structural reform and deregulation a key part of his growth strategy, the third tranche of his "Abenomics" prescription after hyper-easy monetary policy and big spending. ... More »Japan PM's "Third Arrow" reforms seen short of overhaul
Christie's contemporary sale is biggest auction in history
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013By Chris Michaud NEW YORK (Reuters) - The spring auctions ended on a record-shattering high on Wednesday as Christie's contemporary art sale achieved the highest total - $495 million - in the history of art auctions. Artists' records fell one after another, led by Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose works each soared to anywhere from about $49 million to $58 million. ... More »Christie's contemporary sale is biggest auction in history
Cambodia shoe factory collapse kills two
AFP - Thu, May 16, 2013A ceiling collapsed at a shoe factory in Cambodia on Thursday killing at least two workers, police said, stoking concerns about industrial safety after last month's disaster in Bangladesh. More »Cambodia shoe factory collapse kills two
Country, soul singers battle in all-female 'American Idol' finale
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013By Patricia Reaney (Reuters) - Soul singer Candice Glover vied with country crooner Kree Harrison on Wednesday in an all-female finale of "American Idol" to become the first woman to win the TV singing competition since 2007. In a finale that judge Randy Jackson described as "so close," Glover, the 23-year-old former travel agent from St. Helena, South Carolina, brought the judges and the audience to their feet after belting out Tom Jones' "I Who Have Nothing." "You are such a powerhouse singer," judge Keith Urban said. "The song is like a planet exploding. ... More »Country, soul singers battle in all-female 'American Idol' finale
U.S. tax chief forced out in IRS scandal
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013By Matt Spetalnick and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington's top tax official was fired on Wednesday as President Barack Obama sought to stem a rising tide of criticism over the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of conservative groups for special scrutiny. With three congressional probes of the IRS looming and Republicans' calls for firings at the agency growing louder, Obama said he told Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to demand the resignation of Steven Miller, the acting IRS commissioner. Lew had done so, the president said. ... More »U.S. tax chief forced out in IRS scandal
Seeking retrial, OJ Simpson says didn't break law
AFP - Thu, May 16, 2013Jailed sports star O.J. Simpson insisted 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 says didn't break law
Inquest into heart attack death
Press Association - Thu, May 16, 2013An inquest is to be held into the death of a marketing manager from a heart attack after a paramedic refused to administer drugs. More »Inquest into heart attack death
China bird flu devastates Shanghai family
AFP - Thu, May 16, 2013The virus has already killed her mother, and Kelly Gu's father lies critically ill with H7N9 bird flu in a Shanghai hospital bed -- the only couple both infected in China's outbreak of the disease. More »China bird flu devastates Shanghai family
U.N. condemns Assad forces, but unease grows about rebels
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013By 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 »U.N. condemns Assad forces, but unease grows about rebels
Angelina Jolie caps journey from wild child to doting mother
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013By Belinda Goldsmith and Piya Sinha-Roy CANNES/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As a tattooed wild child wearing her husband's blood in a locket and luring Brad Pitt away from Hollywood rival Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie was dream fodder for the tabloid press. But her transformation into a humanitarian campaigner and now poster girl for the fight against breast cancer with her revelation that, faced with a high cancer risk, she had undergone a double mastectomy has elevated her to heroine status in the media. ... More »Angelina Jolie caps journey from wild child to doting mother
Putting woes make laidback Dufner boil on the inside
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013(Reuters) - Because of his unflappable and ultra-laidback persona, you would never guess it but Jason Dufner has been seething inwardly for much of this year while continually struggling with his putting. The American world number 20, who defends his title at the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas, this week, has not recorded a single top-10 finish in 11 starts on the U.S. circuit this season, mainly because of his poor form on the greens. ... More »Putting woes make laidback Dufner boil on the inside
British diplomats reveal world of weird requests
AFP - Thu, May 16, 2013British embassies were asked if they could silence a cockerel and order an unfit husband to shape up, among other "bizarre" requests for help in the last 12 months, the Foreign Office said Thursday. More »British diplomats reveal world of weird requests
Coca-Cola 'recipe' finds teen buyer -- at $15 million
AFP - Thu, May 16, 2013What could be a World War II era recipe for Coca-Cola's secret formula found a buyer on eBay -- a 15-year-old who now has three days to come up with $15 million to pay for it. More »Coca-Cola 'recipe' finds teen buyer -- at $15 million
Health workers attacked in 22 nations in 2012: Red Cross
AFP - Thu, May 16, 2013Health care workers and institutions came under violent attack in 22 countries last year, including 150 killings, the Red Cross said, lamenting that such violence deprives millions of people in need of care. More »Health workers attacked in 22 nations in 2012: Red Cross
U.S. tax chief fired over scandal, Obama announces
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013By Kim Dixon and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington's top tax official was fired on Wednesday as President Barack Obama sought to stem a rising tide of criticism in a scandal over the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for special scrutiny. Seeking to regain the initiative amid a series of controversies that have threatened his second-term agenda, Obama said new leadership was needed to restore public confidence in the IRS, whose reputation for political independence has suffered a major blow. ... More »U.S. tax chief fired over scandal, Obama announces
Tighter dog ownership laws urged
Press Association - Thu, May 16, 2013The Government's moves to tackle irresponsible dog ownership do not go far enough, a committee of MPs has warned. More »Tighter dog ownership laws urged
U.N. nuclear talks with Iran fail to end deadlock
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013By Fredrik Dahl and Parisa Hafezi VIENNA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The United Nations' nuclear agency failed to persuade Iran on Wednesday to let it resume an investigation into suspected atomic bomb research, leaving the high-stakes diplomacy in deadlock. With Iran focused on a presidential election next month, expectations had been low for the meeting between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which has been trying for more than a year to reopen an inquiry into "possible military dimensions" of Tehran's nuclear work. ... More »U.N. nuclear talks with Iran fail to end deadlock
WHO reports first patient-to-nurse spread of new SARS-like virus
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Two health workers in Saudi Arabia have become infected with a potentially fatal new SARS-like virus after catching it from patients in their care - the first evidence of such transmission within a hospital, the World Health Organization said. The new virus, known as novel coronavirus, or nCoV, is from the same family of viruses as those that cause common colds and the one that caused the deadly outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) that emerged in Asia in 2003. ... More »WHO reports first patient-to-nurse spread of new SARS-like virus
Parking meter 'Robin Hoods' provoke New Hampshire city's ire
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013By Jason McLure LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - In December James Cleaveland made an unusual New Year's resolution: to do all he could to keep police in the city of Keene, New Hampshire, from issuing parking tickets. Cleaveland and a group of friends took to the streets with pocketfuls of change and began shadowing the city's three parking enforcement officers, stuffing coins in expired meters before they could issue $5 tickets. ... More »Parking meter 'Robin Hoods' provoke New Hampshire city's ire
Singer Shakira will leave NBC's 'The Voice' after season
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer Shakira will leave NBC's television singing competition program "The Voice" after only one season as a judge in order to spend more time with her family. The Colombian singer told entertainment news outlet "Access Hollywood" after Tuesday's episode of "The Voice" that she wanted to spend more time with her infant child and finish up a new album. "Not for next season," Shakira, 36, said when asked if she was coming back. "I was really struggling with the fact that I had to leave my nest with my little baby," she added. ... More »Singer Shakira will leave NBC's 'The Voice' after season
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