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Change looms for Ethiopia's ancient salt trade
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
By Siegfried Modola HAMAD-ILE, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Abdu Ibrahim Mohammed was 15 years old when he began trekking with caravans of camels to collect salt in a sun-blasted desert basin of north Ethiopia that is one of the hottest places on earth. Now 51 and retired, he has passed his camels to his son to pursue this centuries-old trade in "white gold" from the Danakil Depression, where rain almost never falls and the average temperature is 94 degrees Fahrenheit (34.4 Celsius). ... More »Change looms for Ethiopia's ancient salt trade
'Hatchet Hitchhiker' Hero Held Over Killing
Sky News - Fri, May 17, 2013
A hitchhiker who became an internet celebrity after intervening in a California street attack has been charged with beating another man to death. More »'Hatchet Hitchhiker' Hero Held Over Killing
Italy PM Letta says housing tax to be reformed by end August
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian government will reform an unpopular housing tax, IMU, by the end of August, Prime Minister Enrico Letta said on Friday, saying that the changes would be fully funded and would respect European Union deficit limits. "We are setting a time until August 31 within which the government and its supporting majority will reform IMU," Letta told a news conference, confirming that payments would be suspended in June. Letta, who has emphasised the need for pro-growth policies to stimulate a moribund economy, also said the government had set aside 1 billion euros (846. ... More »Italy PM Letta says housing tax to be reformed by end August
Driver Survives 20m Fall From Dangling Truck
Sky News - Fri, May 17, 2013
A truck driver may have swerved to avoid a Melbourne motorway collision before his lorry twisted and flipped, throwing him into a 20-metre fall onto another road below. More »Driver Survives 20m Fall From Dangling Truck
"God is a gangster" play gets police protection in Romania
AFP - Fri, May 17, 2013
A play entitled "God is a gangster" will be performed under police protection in Romania after the theatre hosting it received threats, police said Friday. More »"God is a gangster" play gets police protection in Romania
Turkey detains prime suspect in car bombings near Syrian border
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish police have detained a man they believe to be one of the main perpetrators of car bombings that killed more than 50 people near the Syrian border, officials said on Friday. Turkey has accused Syria of involvement in the two bombings last weekend in the town of Reyhanli, which fanned fears that Syria's civil war is dragging in neighbouring states. Damascus denies any role. Local governor Celalettin Lekesiz said police had detained a man identified only by the initials M.G. ... More »Turkey detains prime suspect in car bombings near Syrian border
Australian Suitcase Sex Killer Is Jailed
Sky News - Fri, May 17, 2013
A man who raped and strangled his student neighbour and threw her body into a canal in a suitcase has been jailed for 45 years. More »Australian Suitcase Sex Killer Is Jailed
Boyfriend 'Tricked' Girlfriend Into Abortion
Sky News - Fri, May 17, 2013
A Florida man has been accused of tricking his girlfriend into taking a pill used to induce labour to murder her unborn baby. More »Boyfriend 'Tricked' Girlfriend Into Abortion
Myanmar frees political prisoners before president goes to U.S.
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's government has freed 23 political prisoners, a senior interior ministry official said on Friday, the day President Thein Sein was due to leave for a landmark visit to the United States. The official declined to be identified and would not provide the names of those released or give further details. A member of the 88 Generation Open Society, a pro-democracy activist group, said 10 prisoners had been released from Insein Prison in Yangon, notorious for the harsh treatment of detainees under the military regime that ruled Myanmar almost for half a century. ... More »Myanmar frees political prisoners before president goes to U.S.
American Idol: Third Time Lucky For Winner
Sky News - Fri, May 17, 2013
This year's American Idol has been crowned - after she twice failed to get beyond the audition stages of talent show. More »American Idol: Third Time Lucky For Winner
Japan PM sets targets in latest growth strategy tranche
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - The latest tranche of Japan's growth strategy will aim to triple infrastructure exports and double farm exports by 2020, as well as boost private investment, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday. The government will set a target for domestic private-sector investment of 70 trillion yen (450 billion pounds) annually, Abe said in a speech to business executives and academics, the level before the 2008 financial crisis and up about 10 percent from the current figure. ... More »Japan PM sets targets in latest growth strategy tranche
Most gays in Europe 'still afraid to show sexuality'
AFP - Fri, May 17, 2013
Two-thirds of Europe's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are still afraid to show their sexuality in public and a quarter have been victims of physical or verbal attacks, an EU report said Friday, on the International Day Against Homophobia. More »Most gays in Europe 'still afraid to show sexuality'
Factbox - Rising Syrian death toll, refugee wave
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
(Reuters) - Here is a look at the rising human cost of Syria's civil war: DEATH TOLL IN SYRIA - The United Nations said on May 15 the death toll in Syria from the two-year-old civil war is at least 80,000, an increase of about 10,000 from February 2013. - The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on May 13 at least 94,000 people have been killed but the death toll is likely to be as high as 120,000. - The Syrian Revolution Martyr toll is 65,834 as of May 2. REFUGEES FROM SYRIA - The U.N. ... More »Factbox - Rising Syrian death toll, refugee wave
Gunmen attack police station beyond Nigeria emergency zone
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
By Augustine Madu KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen stormed a police station and a bank in a town in Nigeria's northwest, beyond a region covered by a military crackdown on a Islamist insurgency, a sign the offensive could provoke violence by smaller militant cells across the north. It was not clear who carried out the attack. Several gunmen were killed during a clash with police in the remote town in Katsina state, army spokesman Ikedichi Iweha told Reuters, without giving specific figures or police casualties. ... More »Gunmen attack police station beyond Nigeria emergency zone
Number of Syrian refugees tops 1.5 million - UNHCR
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 1.5 million people have fled Syria as conditions there deteriorate rapidly, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday. The exodus has accelerated over the past four months and the agency estimates that nearly 1 million refugees have registered since January, U.N. officials said. "The fact that more than 1.5 million have registered or have appointments with UNHCR sadly means the actual number is much higher," UNHCR said in a statement, without giving an estimate for the total. ... More »Number of Syrian refugees tops 1.5 million - UNHCR
Ai Weiwei creates giant map of China from baby formula
AFP - Fri, May 17, 2013
A map of China made from more than 1,800 cans of baby formula created by dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei went on show in Hong Kong Friday, reflecting the controversy over mainland demand for milk powder. More »Ai Weiwei creates giant map of China from baby formula
South African Police Accused Of Using Torture
Sky News - Fri, May 17, 2013
One of South Africa's leading anti-apartheid stalwarts has lambasted his country's police force after a string of accusations about their brutal methods - including torture. More »South African Police Accused Of Using Torture
U.N. chief Ban says must not lose momentum on Syria conference
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday a proposed international conference on Syria should be held as soon as possible, but that no date had yet been agreed. "We should not lose the momentum," Ban said of a U.S.-Russian proposal to bring the Syrian government and opposition representatives to a peace conference. "There is a high expectation that this meeting should be held as soon as possible," he said after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Lavrov agreed. ... More »U.N. chief Ban says must not lose momentum on Syria conference
Pakistan approves 100,000 tonnes of wheat for Iran to pay for power
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
By Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Islamabad has authorised the export of 100,000 tonnes of wheat to Iran in trade not jeopardised by Western sanctions, to settle dues for electricity supplied to Pakistan's energy-starved border areas, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday. The shipment of 100,000 tonnes was to have been delivered to Iran in mid-February but was delayed by preparations for Pakistan's May 11 election. ... More »Pakistan approves 100,000 tonnes of wheat for Iran to pay for power
Angry Egyptian policemen close crossing with Gaza
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
GAZA (Reuters) - Egyptian policemen blocked the crossing into the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest against the kidnapping of Egyptian security forces in the Sinai, witnesses and sources said. Locals said police had placed barbed wire across the entrance to the border and closed the gates with chains, leaving hundreds of Palestinians stranded on both sides of the fence. Islamist gunmen abducted seven Egyptian security forces on Thursday and have demanded the release of imprisoned militants in exchange for the men. Three of those abducted have worked at the Rafah crossing, sources said. ... More »Angry Egyptian policemen close crossing with Gaza
Fearing Afghanistan instability, Russia mulls border troops
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
By Amie Ferris-Rotman KABUL (Reuters) - Russia, predicting instability once NATO-led troops withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of next year, is considering deploying border guards on the Tajik-Afghan border, Moscow's envoy to Kabul told Reuters in an interview. Moscow, still sore from its disastrous, decade-long war in Afghanistan in the 1980s, is increasingly concerned by what it describes as the combined threat of narcotics and terrorism reaching Russia through former Soviet Central Asian countries. ... More »Fearing Afghanistan instability, Russia mulls border troops
Golan peacekeeping force suffers third abduction
AFP - Fri, May 17, 2013
Syrian rebels seized three UN peacekeepers in the Golan Heights in the third abduction in two months in the ceasefire zone between Syria and Israel, the UN said Thursday. More »Golan peacekeeping force suffers third abduction
N. Korea leader removes high-profile military figure
AFP - Fri, May 17, 2013
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has pushed out a high-profile military figure who once played a key role under his late father -- the latest in a series of top-level personnel changes. More »N. Korea leader removes high-profile military figure
'Nanny Stabbing': Couple Expecting Baby
Sky News - Fri, May 17, 2013
The parents of two children allegedly stabbed to death by their nanny in the family's Manhattan apartment have announced they are expecting a baby. More »'Nanny Stabbing': Couple Expecting Baby
Mum Rams Suspect's Car After Girl Abducted
Sky News - Fri, May 17, 2013
A mother whose daughter was being abducted helped police catch the suspect by chasing him down and crashing her vehicle into his car. More »Mum Rams Suspect's Car After Girl Abducted

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