Toronto Mayor Denies Cocaine Video Claims
Sky News - Sat, May 18, 2013Toronto's mayor has denied allegations he has been caught on video smoking crack cocaine. More »Toronto Mayor Denies Cocaine Video Claims
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VIEW:Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women's law
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013By Miriam Arghandiwal and Ibrahimi Aziz KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women's rights in the conservative Muslim country since the Islamist Taliban was toppled over a decade ago. President Hamid Karzai approved the law by decree in 2009 and parliament's endorsement was required. But a rift between conservative and more secular members of the assembly resulted in debate being deferred to a later date. ... More »Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women's law
Aide to Japanese PM returns from North Korea
AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013An aide to the Japanese premier returned home from a controversial trip to North Korea on Saturday, reportedly saying he had demanded Pyongyang's act swiftly on its kidnapping of Japanese nationals. More »Aide to Japanese PM returns from North Korea
Sri Lanka Tamils defy ban on rebel memorial
AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013Sri Lanka's main opposition Tamil party Saturday defied a military ban and staged a commemoration of their war dead as the government celebrated the fourth anniversary of defeating Tamil Tiger rebels. More »Sri Lanka Tamils defy ban on rebel memorial
North Korea Fires Three More Missiles
Sky News - Sat, May 18, 2013North Korea has fired three short-range missiles from its east coast, according to the South's defence ministry. More »North Korea Fires Three More Missiles
Enraged by kidnapping, Egyptian police block Gaza border
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police angered by the kidnapping of seven colleagues by Islamist gunmen kept a crossing into the Gaza Strip closed again on Saturday, stranding hundreds of Palestinian travellers, witnesses said. The protest began on Friday when police strung barbed wire across the Rafah border post and chained up the gates, local residents said, a day after the abductions. Gunmen demanding the release of jailed Islamist militants had seized seven policemen and soldiers on a road between the Sinai towns of el-Arish and Rafah. ... More »Enraged by kidnapping, Egyptian police block Gaza border
Philippines rejects Taiwan 'murder' claims
AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013The Philippines Saturday rejected Taiwan's allegations that Filipino coastguards had intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman whose death has triggered a major diplomatic spat. More »Philippines rejects Taiwan 'murder' claims
Turkey 'softens opposition' to Syria conference
AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013Turkey has softened its opposition toward a Russia-US brokered international conference on Syria following Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's trip to the United States, local media said Saturday. More »Turkey 'softens opposition' to Syria conference
Gunmen mass at Iraq security command HQ
AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013Hundreds of gunmen gathered near the headquarters of a provincial security command in Iraq on Saturday, while others ambushed a patrol and kidnapped 10 security force personnel, police said. More »Gunmen mass at Iraq security command HQ
Tourists Abandon Syria Amid Ongoing Conflict
Sky News - Sat, May 18, 2013At the ancient Syrian archaeological site of Ugarit staff are preparing for the summer tourist season in the knowledge that no one will be coming to visit this year. More »Tourists Abandon Syria Amid Ongoing Conflict
Trains Collide In Connecticut: Dozens Hurt
Sky News - Sat, May 18, 2013Up to 60 people were taken to hospital after a collision between two US commuter trains serving New York City. More »Trains Collide In Connecticut: Dozens Hurt
Crusaders slap down upstart Blues in soggy Christchurch
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013(Reuters) - Canterbury Crusaders put the Auckland Blues firmly in their place with a convincing 23-3 victory over their fierce rivals at a rain-soaked Christchurch Stadium on Saturday to move into second place in the New Zealand Super Rugby conference. A slow start to the season had left the seven-times champions trailing the resurgent Blues by three points in the standings but tries from centre Ryan Crotty and prop Owen Franks either side of halftime put their season right back on track. ... More »Crusaders slap down upstart Blues in soggy Christchurch
France's Hollande signs gay marriage law
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalize gay weddings. France's official journal announced on Saturday the bill had become law after the Constitutional Council gave it the go-ahead on Friday. The bill, a campaign pledge by the Socialist president, has been for months hotly contested by many conservatives in France, where allowing gay marriage is one of the biggest social reforms since abolition of the death penalty in 1981. ... More »France's Hollande signs gay marriage law
Backpacker Dies After Drinking 'Poison Gin'
Sky News - Sat, May 18, 2013A British backpacker has died after apparently drinking poisoned gin during a trip around south-east Asia. More »Backpacker Dies After Drinking 'Poison Gin'
Colombia Thief Hit By Bus Has Miracle Escape
Sky News - Sat, May 18, 2013A Colombian thief botched his getaway by running into the path of a bus after stealing a woman's mobile phone at a station. More »Colombia Thief Hit By Bus Has Miracle Escape
Polish conservative opposition leads opinion poll
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party has overtaken the ruling Civic Platform in an opinion poll released on Saturday, showing the government may be increasingly vulnerable to the economic downturn. The centre-right Civic Platform, led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk won 40 percent of the vote at the 2011 election, but its support was down to 23 percent in the survey carried out by CBOS, one of Poland's biggest polling organizations. ... More »Polish conservative opposition leads opinion poll
EU To Ban Olive Oil Bottles From Restaurants
Sky News - Sat, May 18, 2013Traditional olive oil jugs are to be banned from restaurants across Europe following a decision in Brussels. More »EU To Ban Olive Oil Bottles From Restaurants
Suspected Islamist gunmen assassinate Yemeni colonel
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013ADEN (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead a senior Yemeni military intelligence officer who had been targeted for assassination by al Qaeda-linked militants, a local security official said. Colonel Abdullah al-Rabaki was walking home in the city of Mukalla in Hadramawt Province late on Friday when the gunmen shot him six times with a revolver fitted with a silencer, the official said. They escaped on a motorbike. Leaflets from Islamist militants allied to al Qaeda had previously been circulated in the city on Yemen's south coast, calling for Rabaki's assassination, the official said. ... More »Suspected Islamist gunmen assassinate Yemeni colonel
Bulgarian truck drivers end blockade of traffic to Turkey
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian truck drivers lifted their traffic blockades at two major border checkpoints with Turkey late on Friday, saying a deal had been struck to end Turkish restrictions on their operations. The disgruntled drivers had blocked traffic for two days, causing a 12 km (7-mile) queue at the Kapitan Andreevo crossing and a 5.5 km tailback at the Lesovo checkpoint. They accused Turkish officials of trying to push them out of the Turkish and Arab transport markets by subjecting them to lengthy customs checks which could last hours and even days. ... More »Bulgarian truck drivers end blockade of traffic to Turkey
Hopes fade for those still trapped in Freeport Indonesia mine
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013JAKARTA (Reuters) - Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc said on Saturday that rockfalls were hampering rescue efforts after a tunnel collapse four days ago at its giant Indonesian copper mine, with hopes fading of finding alive any of the 23 still missing. Freeport closed the world's second largest copper mine on Wednesday, a day after a tunnel fell in on 38 workers undergoing training. Five are known to have died. Several of the 10 rescued are still in hospital. The Grasberg mine in West Papua is in one of the most remote regions of the Indonesian archipelago. ... More »Hopes fade for those still trapped in Freeport Indonesia mine
Northeast Japan jolted by magnitude 5.9 quake, no tsunami warning
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Tokyo Electric Power Co's two nuclear plants in Fukushima reported no new irregularities after the quake, Kyodo news agency said. Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi prefecture further north also detected no irregularities, operator Tohoku Electric Power Co said. In Miyagi prefecture, where the shaking was the strongest, there were no information on injuries, Kyodo added. ... More »Northeast Japan jolted by magnitude 5.9 quake, no tsunami warning
Cannes Festival rocked as Chopard jewels stolen
AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013Jewellery worth $1.4 million due to be loaned to stars at the Cannes Film Festival was stolen from a local hotel in a pre-dawn heist but the coveted Palme d'Or trophy was safe, officials said. More »Cannes Festival rocked as Chopard jewels stolen
Mexico violence claims hundreds of US lives
AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013When Malcolm X's grandson was beaten to death in a seedy Mexico City bar last week his name joined the hundreds of US citizens who have been murdered in this country in recent years. More »Mexico violence claims hundreds of US lives
World Cup 2014 To Use Bomb-Detecting Robots
Sky News - Sat, May 18, 2013Battle-tested robots have become the latest addition to Brazil's tough security line-up for next year's World Cup. More »World Cup 2014 To Use Bomb-Detecting Robots
France legalises same-sex marriage
AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed it into law following months of bitter political debate. More »France legalises same-sex marriage
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