Jodi Arias: Jury Fails To Agree On Sentence
Sky News - 14 minutes agoA new jury will be picked to decide the fate of boyfriend killer Jodi Arias as jurors say they have cannot agree on her sentence. More »Jodi Arias: Jury Fails To Agree On Sentence
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VIEW:Canadian businessman goes on trial in Cuba for corruption
Reuters - 18 minutes agoBy Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - A Cuban court on Thursday wrapped up the first day of testimony in the graft trial of a Canadian businessman whose prosecution is part of a corruption crackdown that has shaken the country's foreign business community. The trial of Sarkis Yacoubian, originally from Armenia and the owner of import firm Tri-Star Caribbean, was expected to end on Friday. An associate of Yacoubian, Lebanese citizen Krikor Bayassalian, is a co-defendant. Canada's ambassador to Cuba, Matthew Levin, attended the trial but did not speak to reporters. ... More »Canadian businessman goes on trial in Cuba for corruption
U.S. drone guidelines could reduce 'signature strikes'
Reuters - 26 minutes agoBy Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. guidelines for conducting armed drone operations overseas set a higher bar for attacking non-Americans and could reduce controversial "signature strikes" targeted at suspicious groups rather than individuals. But the drone guidelines announced by President Barack Obama on Thursday still include vague language and loopholes that officials could use to conduct more expansive operations. ... More »U.S. drone guidelines could reduce 'signature strikes'
Obama shifts U.S. from 'perpetual war-footing,' limits drone strikes
Reuters - 31 minutes agoBy Matt Spetalnick and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday shifted the United States away from a "boundless global war on terror," restricting deadly drone strikes abroad and signalling that America's long struggle against al Qaeda will one day end. In a major policy speech, Obama narrowed the scope of the U.S. targeted-killing campaign against al Qaeda and its allies and took new steps toward closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison - controversial elements of the U.S. counterterrorism fight that have drawn condemnation at home and abroad. ... More »Obama shifts U.S. from 'perpetual war-footing,' limits drone strikes
Google To Add Galapagos Islands To Street View
Sky News - 41 minutes agoFew have explored the most remote areas of the Galapagos Islands - but soon it will take just a click of a mouse to explore the place that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. More »Google To Add Galapagos Islands To Street View
William Hague: Israel Losing Support In UK
Sky News - 1 hour 3 minutes agoBritain's Foreign Secretary has brushed aside an Israeli minister's allegation that anti-Israeli sentiment was growing in the United Kingdom - by agreeing with him. More »William Hague: Israel Losing Support In UK
US: Boy Scouts Vote To Admit Openly Gay Youths
Sky News - 1 hour 38 minutes agoThe National Council of the Boy Scouts of America has approved a plan to allow openly gay boys to join the organisation. More »US: Boy Scouts Vote To Admit Openly Gay Youths
Jihadist Belmokhtar 'supervised' Niger bombings
AFP - 1 hour 39 minutes agoAlgerian commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar "supervised" twin suicide bombings that killed at least 20 people in Niger, the Mauritanian news agency Al-Akhbar reported. More »Jihadist Belmokhtar 'supervised' Niger bombings
New theft rocks Cannes film festival
AFP - 1 hour 42 minutes agoThieves have made off with a diamond necklace worth 2 million euros ($2.6 million) made by Switzerland's De Grisogono in the second jewellery theft at this year's Cannes Film Festival, the company said. More »New theft rocks Cannes film festival
One killed in Brazil giant fuel depot blaze
AFP - 1 hour 51 minutes agoOne person was killed in a spectacular fire that broke out in a fuel depot on the northern edge of Rio de Janeiro and spread to nearby homes, officials said. More »One killed in Brazil giant fuel depot blaze
Repatriating detainees to Yemen key to closing Guantanamo
Reuters - 2 hours 4 minutes agoBy Susan Cornwell and Jane Sutton WASHINGTON/MIAMI (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pledge on Thursday to lift a ban on transfers of detainees to Yemen from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, addresses one of the core obstacles to clearing out the detention camp. Of the 86 detainees who have been cleared for transfer or release, 56 are from Yemen, where al Qaeda has a dangerous presence. There are 80 more prisoners who are not cleared and an unknown number of those are Yemeni as well. Most of the Yemeni prisoners were captured more than a decade ago. ... More »Repatriating detainees to Yemen key to closing Guantanamo
Obama: Guantanamo Policies Must Change
Sky News - 2 hours 10 minutes agoIn a wide-ranging, impassioned speech to define US foreign policies on terrorism, President Barack Obama has outlined new policies governing the use of unmanned drones overseas. More »Obama: Guantanamo Policies Must Change
One dead, about 10 injured in Guinea opposition protest
Reuters - 2 hours 38 minutes agoBy Saliou Samb CONAKRY (Reuters) - One person was killed and about were 10 injured when security forces and supporters of Guinea's president clashed with protesters marching in the capital on Thursday against planned legislative elections. President Alpha Conde's opponents say he plans to rig the long-delayed polls due to take place on June 30. Conde took office in 2010 following the first democratic transfer of power in the mineral-rich nation since independence in 1958. ... More »One dead, about 10 injured in Guinea opposition protest
Islamists kill 21 in suicide attacks in Niger
Reuters - 2 hours 47 minutes agoBy Abdoulaye Massalatchi NIAMEY (Reuters) - Islamist suicide bombers struck an army barracks and a French-run uranium mine in Niger on Thursday, officials said, killing 21 people and wounding dozens more in attacks that showed militant violence spreading in West Africa. The coordinated dawn assaults on Areva's mine at Arlit and the military base in Agadez were claimed by the MUJWA militant group in retaliation for a French-led offensive this year against Islamist insurgents in neighbouring Mali. ... More »Islamists kill 21 in suicide attacks in Niger
Google Boss Fears 'Digital Ethnic Cleansing'
Sky News - 2 hours 52 minutes agoTwo of Google's most senior executives have used a lecture in London to press their belief in the transparency of the internet and warned of the dangers of "digital ethnic cleansing". More »Google Boss Fears 'Digital Ethnic Cleansing'
In deeply religious Oklahoma, prayer brings solace after tornado
Reuters - 3 hours agoBy Alice Mannette MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - In deeply religious Moore, Oklahoma, God and prayer are frequently mentioned as sources of strength for residents reeling from the fourth damaging tornado in 15 years. "My family and God is what's helping us through this," said Vickie Myers, 39, whose husband Brent, a disabled military veteran, is now recovering after he was pulled unconscious from the rubble of their home on Monday. ... More »In deeply religious Oklahoma, prayer brings solace after tornado
Obama orders review of guidelines for probing journalists
Reuters - 3 hours agoBy Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he directed Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a review of Department of Justice guidelines for investigations that involve journalists and report back by early July. Obama has come under criticism for his administration's pursuit of journalists who have reported leaked material. In recent weeks, it emerged that the Justice Department seized Associated Press phone records as part of a probe into leaks about a 2012 Yemen-based plot to bomb a U.S. ... More »Obama orders review of guidelines for probing journalists
Obama tackles drones, Guantanamo in reset of war on terror
AFP - 3 hours agoPresident Barack Obama Thursday laid out new guidelines for drone strikes and launched a new bid to close Guantanamo Bay, warning that a "perpetual" US war on terror would be self defeating. More »Obama tackles drones, Guantanamo in reset of war on terror
Star Wars Lego Model Is 'World's Largest'
Sky News - 4 hours agoThe unveiling of a massive Lego model in Times Square has brought new meaning to the saying that everything is bigger in New York City. More »Star Wars Lego Model Is 'World's Largest'
Polish PM wants early party leadership election - media
Reuters - 4 hours agoWARSAW (Reuters) - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to bring forward an election for the leadership for his party so he can face down rivals emboldened by the worsening state of the economy, local media said on Thursday. Tusk's Civic Platform was expected to hold an election early next year for the post of party leader, currently held by the prime minister, but Tusk said at a party meeting he wanted them in July, the TVN24 broadcaster quoted party sources as saying. Members of Civic Platform's executive were not immediately available to comment. ... More »Polish PM wants early party leadership election - media
Syrian opposition scrambles to save credibility ahead of peace talks
Reuters - 4 hours agoBy Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Syrian opposition in exile met on Thursday to decide whether to attend a peace conference that the United States and Russia see as a crucial path to ending two years of civil war. Under international pressure to swiftly resolve internal divisions, the Syrian National Coalition began talks in Istanbul to elect a coherent leadership and decide on the conference which could take place in Geneva in the coming weeks. ... More »Syrian opposition scrambles to save credibility ahead of peace talks
Islamist bombers kill 20 in Niger attacks
AFP - 4 hours agoIslamist militants staged twin suicide car bombings on an army base and a French-run uranium mine in Niger on Thursday, killing at least 20 people in retaliation for the country's military involvement in neighbouring Mali. More »Islamist bombers kill 20 in Niger attacks
In Indonesia, football is kicked around by political parties
Reuters - 4 hours agoBy Janeman Latul JAKARTA (Reuters) - As monsoon rains swept the stadium, the chanting grew louder. "Indonesia! Indonesia!" More than 60,000 people packed into Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on a recent Saturday night to see the national football team play. Another 100 million tuned in to television to watch the match, underlining the appeal of football in Indonesia where attendance rivals the top English and German football leagues. Among the fans are two of Indonesia's most powerful people - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and politically ambitious businessman Aburizal Bakrie. ... More »In Indonesia, football is kicked around by political parties
Psy Imposter Crashes Cannes VIP Parties
Sky News - 4 hours agoA man pretending to be South Korean pop star Psy has blagged his way into some of the biggest parties at the Cannes film festival, it has emerged. More »Psy Imposter Crashes Cannes VIP Parties
Stockholm police call in reinforcements as cars torched
AFP - 5 hours agoAt least six cars were torched in Stockholm Thursday evening as police called in reinforcements bracing for a fifth night of riots in the Swedish capital's immigrant-dominated suburbs. More »Stockholm police call in reinforcements as cars torched
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