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Regional force boosts troop numbers in Central African Republic
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - African military chiefs agreed on Saturday to more than double the size of a regional peacekeeping force deployed in Central African Republic, where authorities have struggled to contain violence after a rebel takeover. Thousands of fighters from the Seleka rebel coalition led by Michel Djotodia marched into the capital Bangui on March 24, forcing President Francois Bozize to flee to neighbouring Cameroon. Djotodia, a former civil servant, was later named interim president by parliament and asked to lead the country to elections within 18 months. ... More »Regional force boosts troop numbers in Central African Republic
Thousands join anti-austerity march in Rome
AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013
Demonstrators applaud during the left-wing Italian metalworkers' union FIOM rally in downtown Rome's Piazza San Giovanni on May 18, 2013. Tens of thousands of people joined a union-organised march in Rome ... More »Thousands join anti-austerity march in Rome
Tories bid to smooth 'loons' furore
Press Association - Sat, May 18, 2013
The Conservative leadership has moved to head off a damaging rift with grassroots activists after an ally of David Cameron reportedly described them as "mad, swivel-eyed loons". More »Tories bid to smooth 'loons' furore
Myanmar leader starts landmark US visit
AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013
Myanmar President Thein Sein began Saturday the first visit to Washington by a leader of his country in nearly 50 years as the United States throws its support behind his reforms. More »Myanmar leader starts landmark US visit
Cameron 'losing control' of party
Press Association - Sat, May 18, 2013
Former foreign secretary Lord Geoffrey Howe has claimed David Cameron is losing control of his party as the Conservatives' "long, nervous breakdown" over Europe continues. More »Cameron 'losing control' of party
France detains suspect in Toulouse killings investigation
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013
PARIS (Reuters) - French anti-terror judges ordered the detention on Saturday of a man on suspicions he aided an al Qaeda-inspired gunman prepare for a shooting spree last year, a judicial source said. Mohamed Merah killed four Jews and three soldiers in and around the southern city of Toulouse in March 2012 before he was shot dead by police. Anti-terror judges have put the unnamed 25-year-old detained man under formal investigation to determine whether he helped Merah steal a scooter that was used in the shootings. ... More »France detains suspect in Toulouse killings investigation
Factbox - The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013
(Reuters) - Malmo in Sweden was hosting the grand final of the 58th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday. Here are some facts about the contest: * The first contest took place in 1956. It was originally conceived in Monaco by Marcel Bezencon and based on the Italian Sanremo Festival, held since 1951. Switzerland won the first contest. EUROVISION RECORDS: * Ireland's Johnny Logan won the contest three times. In 1980 and 1987 he sang the Irish entry, and in 1992 he wrote the winning entry for his compatriot, Linda Martin. ... More »Factbox - The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest
Assad insists he will not quit, car bomb hits Damascus
AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad insisted he will not resign before the end of his mandate in 2014 as a car bomb exploded in the capital Damascus on Saturday killing at least three people. More »Assad insists he will not quit, car bomb hits Damascus
Eurovision fever hits the land of ABBA
AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013
The Eurovision Song Contest returned to Sweden Saturday with pageantry fit for an Olympic ceremony, as flag bearers entered on stage to a special hymn by pop icon ABBA's song-writing duo. More »Eurovision fever hits the land of ABBA
Israel warns against Russian arms supply to Syria
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Saturday that advanced weapons supplied by Russia to war-torn Syria could end up in the wrong hands and be used against the Jewish state. A Russian shipment of Yakhont anti-ship missiles to Syria was condemned by the United States on Friday and Israel is also alarmed by the prospect of Russia supplying S-300 advanced air defence missile systems to Damascus. ... More »Israel warns against Russian arms supply to Syria
Slovenia says reforms on track despite ratings downgrade
AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013
Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek gives a press conference to present reforms and financial stabilisation programs in Ljubljana on May 9, 2013. Slovenia on Saturday said it was confident its newly-adopted ... More »Slovenia says reforms on track despite ratings downgrade
At least four suspected militants killed in Yemen drone strike
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013
ADEN (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and a number of others wounded in a drone strike on a vehicle carrying suspected al Qaeda members in southern Yemen, a local official said on Saturday. The official said the strike took place at dawn on Saturday on a road to the north of Jaar in Abyan Governorate, near Aden. He did not say who was behind the strike, but previous drone strikes have been carried out by the United States. Washington does not usually comment on drone strikes. ... More »At least four suspected militants killed in Yemen drone strike
Nigeria imposes curfew in campaign against Islamists
AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013
Nigeria's military on Saturday imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of a northeastern city as soldiers pressed on with a campaign against Boko Haram Islamists that has sent people fleeing from their homes. More »Nigeria imposes curfew in campaign against Islamists
Thirteen killed, 10 police kidnapped in Iraq violence
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013
RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq on Saturday, security sources said, apparently viewing them as collaborators with the Shi'ite-led government of a nation plagued by sectarian hatred. Sunni-Shi'ite tensions in Iraq have been amplified by the conflict between mostly Sunni rebels and President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite-dominated forces in neighbouring Syria. ... More »Thirteen killed, 10 police kidnapped in Iraq violence
Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013
By Tim Cocks LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa's top oil producer. President Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian southerner, had been accused of not taking seriously enough the violence in the largely Muslim north where some fear Islamist insurgents allied to al Qaeda could take over large swathes of territory as they did in Mali before French-led troops ejected them this year. ... More »Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested
Ivory Coast arrests militia chief accused over massacre
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013
By Joe Bavier ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Authorities in Ivory Coast on Saturday arrested a militia leader accused of participating in one of the worst massacres committed during the West African nation's post-election violence in 2011, a military official and witness said. Some 3,000 people were killed in the brief armed conflict that broke out after incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo refused to acknowledge defeat at the hands of his rival Alassane Ouattara in a run-off poll in late 2010. ... More »Ivory Coast arrests militia chief accused over massacre
Tory Peer Denies Calling Activists 'Loons'
Sky News - Sat, May 18, 2013
The co-chairman of the Conservative Party has denied calling grassroots activists "mad swivel-eyed loons". More »Tory Peer Denies Calling Activists 'Loons'
Assad tells Argentine newspaper he won't step down
AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Saturday he welcomed a US-Russian peace initiative to end Syria's civil war but had no plans to resign, in an interview with an Argentine newspaper. More »Assad tells Argentine newspaper he won't step down
Taxes on some wealthy French top 100 percent of income - paper
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013
PARIS (Reuters) - More than 8,000 French households' tax bills topped 100 percent of their income last year, the business newspaper Les Echos reported on Saturday, citing Finance Ministry data. The newspaper said that the exceptionally high level of taxation was due to a one-off levy last year on 2011 incomes for households with assets of more than 1.3 million euros (£1.10 million). ... More »Taxes on some wealthy French top 100 percent of income - paper
French president signs gay marriage bill into law
AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013
France on Saturday became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of bitter debate and demonstrations. More »French president signs gay marriage bill into law
Iraq violence kills 11, police kidnapped
AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013
Violence in Iraq killed 11 people on Saturday including a police officer, his wife and two children, while gunmen kidnapped up to 10 people, among them police, officials said. More »Iraq violence kills 11, police kidnapped
Headteachers cross swords with Gove
Press Association - Sat, May 18, 2013
Michael Gove has faced the wrath of headteachers over the state of the education system, just hours after they passed a landmark vote of no confidence in the Government's school reforms. More »Headteachers cross swords with Gove
Drone strikes kills 'Qaeda militants' in Yemen
AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013
An apparent US drone attack has killed four suspected Al-Qaeda militants in southern Yemen and destroyed an explosives-packed truck, tribal sources said on Saturday. More »Drone strikes kills 'Qaeda militants' in Yemen
Bernanke, in commencement address, upbeat on innovation outlook
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted an upbeat picture on Saturday for the potential of innovation to lift living standards, delivering a sweeping look at the last 100 years that included memories of his 1963 South Carolina home. Bernanke made no reference to monetary policy or the immediate outlook for the U.S. economy in prepared remarks to graduates of Bard College at Simon's Rock, Massachusetts. But the die-hard baseball fan did manage to work in a reference to one of the sport's greats. ... More »Bernanke, in commencement address, upbeat on innovation outlook
Germany's Merkel visits Pope, urges tougher market controls
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013
By James Mackenzie VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis on Saturday and, apparently responding to his criticism of a heartless "dictatorship of the economy", called for stronger regulation of financial markets. On Thursday, Francis appealed in a speech for world financial reform, saying the global economic crisis had made life worse for millions in rich and poor countries. Merkel visited Rome for a few hours specifically to meet the pontiff and spoke with him privately in his library for 45 minutes, unusually long for a private papal audience. ... More »Germany's Merkel visits Pope, urges tougher market controls

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