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Saudi princes lose battle to keep UK lawsuit secret
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - Two Saudi princes will not be able to keep details of an international commercial dispute a secret, a British court ruled on Thursday, despite lawyers arguing that the case could damage Saudi relations with Britain and the United States. The appeal was made by Prince Mishal bin Abdulaziz al Saud, a former defence minister, and his son Prince Abdulaziz bin Mishal, who are locked in a legal business tussle with Jordanian businessman Faisal Almhairat. ... More »Saudi princes lose battle to keep UK lawsuit secret
Suicide bomber hits Shi'ite mosque in north Iraq
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber detonated his explosives inside a Shi'ite mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Thursday, killing at least eight people as they attended a mourning ceremony, police said. The bombing followed a series of blasts on Shi'ite neighbourhoods in Baghdad hours earlier, part of a surge in violence over the last four weeks stirring worries Iraq may slide back into widespread sectarian confrontation. (Reporting by Mustafa Mahmoud; writing by Patrick Markey) More »Suicide bomber hits Shi'ite mosque in north Iraq
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
Egyptians gloomier as country struggles after revolt -poll
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians are getting gloomier about their country's future more than two years after an uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak, but most retain a favourable view of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood, according to a poll released on Thursday. Egypt's economy has been hammered by political turmoil and spasms of violence since the long-ruling autocrat's downfall, and has continued to deteriorate since President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood was elected last June. Facing currency and budget crises, the government has been struggling to secure a $4. ... More »Egyptians gloomier as country struggles after revolt -poll
Berlin, Paris not 'bosom' buddies but get on fine, Merkel says
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013
By Stephen Brown BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel may not have a "bosom friendship" with her French counterpart, she said on Thursday, but her working relationship with Francois Hollande was strong and crucial for Europe. With her foreign minister saying Germany must not act with "Teutonic arrogance" towards its euro zone neighbours, Merkel played down criticism she has received from France's ruling Socialists. "Living in an open society we must have nuances between conflict and bosom friendship. ... More »Berlin, Paris not 'bosom' buddies but get on fine, Merkel says
The cost of no sweatshops: South Africa struggles not to be Bangladesh
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013
By Jon Herskovitz NEWCASTLE, South Africa (Reuters) - It's not luxurious, but Goldfinch Garments, the Chinese-owned South African factory where Sindisizwe Zwane works nine hours a day, is far from a sweatshop: the ventilation is decent, the lighting is good and basic safety measures are in place. South Africa says its garment industry is better regulated and workers are better paid than in ultra low-cost Asian producers like Bangladesh, where the collapse of a factory killed more than 1,100 people last month. ... More »The cost of no sweatshops: South Africa struggles not to be Bangladesh
Miners union threatens strike at South Africa's Amplats
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013
By Helen Nyambura-Mwaura and Sherilee Lakmidas JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Miners at South Africa's Anglo American Platinum will down tools late Thursday or Friday, labour leaders said, in an escalation of unrest that sent the company's shares lower and the rand to a four-year low. The threatened action is to protest Amplats' plans to cut as many as 6,000 jobs in a bid to return to profit, down from the 14,000 it initially proposed, and come just as a two-day wildcat strike ends at platinum producer Lonmin. ... More »Miners union threatens strike at South Africa's Amplats
'Julian Assange Sex Assault Accuser' Speaks
Sky News - Thu, May 16, 2013
A person thought to be one of the two Swedish women who accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of sex crimes has spoken out publicly about her ordeal. More »'Julian Assange Sex Assault Accuser' Speaks
Nigeria set for air strikes against Islamists
AFP - Thu, May 16, 2013
Nigeria's military said Thursday that it was ready to launch air strikes against Boko Haram Islamists as several thousand troops moved to the remote northeast to retake territory seized by the insurgents. More »Nigeria set for air strikes against Islamists
Greek teachers back down and call off 24-hour strike
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek high-school teachers called off a planned 24-hour walkout for Friday, yielding to government threats of arrest and dismissal if they failed to show up for work. In a sign of growing strike fatigue among austerity-hit Greeks and widening rifts within labour unions, teachers said they cancelled the walkout because they did not receive enough support from other workers. "The majority of teachers' unions said conditions were not appropriate for the strike to go ahead," said Nikos Papachristos, head of high-school teachers' union OLME. ... More »Greek teachers back down and call off 24-hour strike
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
Snorkel Tragedy: Children Left On Oz Beach
Sky News - Thu, May 16, 2013
Two children found alone on a remote Australian beach are in the care of the authorities after their mother was washed up dead and their father remains missing in a snorkelling trip that went tragically wrong. More »Snorkel Tragedy: Children Left On Oz Beach
Syria jihadists executed regime supporters: video
AFP - Thu, May 16, 2013
A video distributed Thursday by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights shows a jihadist in the east of the country executing supporters of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. More »Syria jihadists executed regime supporters: video
Video shows Islamist rebels executing 11 Syrian soldiers
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A video published on Thursday showed fighters of the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front in Syria executed 11 men they accused of taking part in massacres by President Bashar al-Assad's forces. The film is believed to be from eastern Deir al-Zor province and dates from some time in 2012, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition monitoring group. The Observatory's head, Rami Abdelrahman, said the Nusra Front has recently been releasing several videos of their past operations. ... More »Video shows Islamist rebels executing 11 Syrian soldiers
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
Bulgaria's leading party demands vote rerun after 'violation'
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013
By Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's GERB party is demanding a rerun of Sunday's election, blaming illegal campaigning for its failure to win more support and prolonging a political vacuum that would further undermine the European Union's poorest economy. Centre-right GERB, which won 97 of 240 parliamentary seats and cannot form a majority coalition, was swept from office in February by street protests over living standards, corruption and organised crime. ... More »Bulgaria's leading party demands vote rerun after 'violation'
Russian 'hid dead babies in store freezer for 5 years'
AFP - Thu, May 16, 2013
Russian police said Thursday they have detained a woman suspected of killing her newborn twins and hiding their bodies for five years in the walk-in freezer of a food store where she worked. More »Russian 'hid dead babies in store freezer for 5 years'
Czech 'Velvet Revolution' leader Komarek dead at 82
AFP - Thu, May 16, 2013
Czech economist and politician Valtr Komarek, a leading figure in the 1989 "Velvet Revolution" that brought down the communist regime, has died at age 82 after a long illness, his family said Thursday. More »Czech 'Velvet Revolution' leader Komarek dead at 82
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
Austrian hostage says feared execution in Yemen
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013
VIENNA/HELSINKI (Reuters) - An Austrian man held hostage for five months in Yemen said he was kept in permanent darkness in a room too small to stand in and was forced to convert to Islam at gunpoint. Weeks into his captivity, Dominik Neubaur told Austrian magazine News, he was taken out for what he thought would be his execution - but he believed he was spared after he recited verses from the Koran. "I heard a weapon being loaded and felt its muzzle on the back of my head," Neubaur said in his first interview since his release a week ago. ... More »Austrian hostage says feared execution in Yemen
Putin's plan for helicopter commute divides Russians
AFP - Thu, May 16, 2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin is to switch from car to helicopter for short hops from the Kremlin, his spokesman said Thursday, delighting drivers weary of his motorcade causing huge jams but raising concerns about damage to the historic buildings. More »Putin's plan for helicopter commute divides Russians
Jets join offensive in northeast Nigeria, opinion split
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013
By Imma Ande YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria sent fighter jets in support of troops fighting increasingly powerful Islamist insurgents in its northeast on Thursday, the second day of a military offensive that has divided opinion over how best to tackle the rebellion. A Reuters reporter saw two Alpha jets land in the city of Yola, in Adamawa state, one of three over which President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, the other two being Borno and Yobe. ... More »Jets join offensive in northeast Nigeria, opinion split
Cyclone Mahasen buffets Bangladesh coast, six dead
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013
By Andrew Biraj CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Cyclone Mahasen buffeted Bangladesh's low-lying coast on Thursday, killing six people after forcing many thousands into emergency shelters, but authorities downgraded warnings later in the day as the storm lost strength. A storm surge did cause some flooding along the coast at high tide and thousands of rickety huts were destroyed by torrential rain and wind, but the devastation was not as bad as had been feared. ... More »Cyclone Mahasen buffets Bangladesh coast, six dead
Bomber in Afghanistan kills 15, including six Americans
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013
By Miriam Arghandiwal KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in a car attacked a convoy of foreign troops in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 15 people including six Americans, Afghan and foreign officials said, in one of the worst attacks in the Afghan capital in months. Forty people were wounded in the blast at around 8 a.m. (0430 British) during the morning rush-hour. The Hezb-e-Islami insurgent group, which is allied with the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack on the two-vehicle convoy. ... More »Bomber in Afghanistan kills 15, including six Americans
Six dead, seven missing in Texas tornadoes - county spokesman
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013
(Reuters) - Six people were killed and seven are missing after tornadoes slammed into north-central Texas after dark, Hood County spokesman Tye Bell said on Thursday. About 30 people were taken to Hood County hospitals and 15 to hospitals in Fort Worth, Bell said. He added that 250 people were evacuated from the area hit by the storms and described damage as "extensive." (Reporting by Ian Simpson; Editing by Scott Malone) More »Six dead, seven missing in Texas tornadoes - county spokesman

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