S&P warns India could face junk status
18/05/2013 - AFP

S&P warns India could face junk status

India faces at least "a one-in-three" chance of losing its prized sovereign grade rating, global ratings agency Standard and Poor's has warned, in another blow to the scandal-tainted Congress government.The announcement late Friday comes after ...
Despair over spread of spot-fixing 'cancer'
18/05/2013 - AFP

Despair over spread of spot-fixing 'cancer'

The arrest of three Indian cricketers for spot-fixing has prompted new fears over the growing influence of betting mafias on the game in the subcontinent and despair about the "cancer" of corruption.Police behind the arrests say the trio were acting ...
Mexico violence claims hundreds of US lives
18/05/2013 - AFP

Mexico violence claims hundreds of US lives

When 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.Excluding terror attacks and US soldiers killed in action, Mexico ...
Hong Kong launches first electric taxis
18/05/2013 - AFP

Hong Kong launches first electric taxis

Hong Kong saw its first electric taxis hit the streets on Saturday in a step towards reducing the city's high levels of roadside pollution.The 45 bright red cars were launched by Chinese electric vehicle producer BYD, which is partly backed by US ...
Three new suicides at Foxconn China factory
18/05/2013 - AFP

Three new suicides at Foxconn China factory

Three Foxconn workers have committed suicide at a factory in China in the past three weeks, state media and a labour rights group said Saturday.All three jumped to their deaths at a plant in the central city of Zhengzhou run by the Taiwanese ...
France legalises same-sex marriage
18/05/2013 - AFP

France legalises same-sex marriage

France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of bitter political debate.Hollande acted a day after the Constitutional Council threw out a legal ...
China 'will not accept' carbon tax on EU flights: report
18/05/2013 - AFP

China 'will not accept' carbon tax on EU flights: report

China will not pay for CO2 emissions by its airlines on flights within Europe, a top civil aviation official reportedly said after the European Commission warned eight Chinese firms face fines for nonpayment.The world's second largest economy "will ...
Clashes at Cairo demo calling on Morsi to resign
18/05/2013 - AFP

Clashes at Cairo demo calling on Morsi to resign

Demonstrators calling for Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to resign and demanding early elections clashed with riot police in Cairo.Hundreds of people had marched on Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday for the protest, called by a number of ...
US train accident injures 60 people
18/05/2013 - AFP

US train accident injures 60 people

A rush-hour collision between two commuter trains in a suburb north of New York City Friday injured 60 passengers, five of them seriously.A spokesman for the Metro North commuter train line said the incident involved a train headed into the city and ...
French president signs gay marriage into law
18/05/2013 - AFP

French president signs gay marriage into law

France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed it into law following months of bitter political debate.Hollande acted a day after the Constitutional Council threw out a legal challenge ...
Yahoo Japan suspects 22 million IDs stolen
18/05/2013 - AFP

Yahoo Japan suspects 22 million IDs stolen

Yahoo Japan Corp. has said it suspects up to 22 million user IDs may have been stolen during an unauthorised attempt to access the administrative system of its Yahoo!
New Yorkers unnerved by neighbor's voyeuristic photos
18/05/2013 - AFP

New Yorkers unnerved by neighbor's voyeuristic photos

Residents of a New York City apartment building are up in arms over an exhibition of candid photographs one of their neighbors took of them, without their knowledge or permission.A gallery show -- "The Neighbors" -- of the pictures taken ...
Brit athletics hero faces 'biggest challenge' since London
18/05/2013 - AFP

Brit athletics hero faces 'biggest challenge' since London

British long jump hero Greg Rutherford said he's facing his "biggest challenge" since taking London Olympics gold when he goes up against his two predecessors at Shanghai's Diamond League meet.Rutherford, one of seven current Olympic champions in ...
Becks prepares to sign off, Euro fight intensifies
18/05/2013 - AFP

Becks prepares to sign off, Euro fight intensifies

David Beckham stole many of the headlines in Ligue 1 before the weekend as he prepares to make the penultimate appearance of his glittering career for Paris Saint-Germain, while elsewhere the battle for France's final Champions League qualifying ...
All-French European Cup rugby final an international affair
18/05/2013 - AFP

All-French European Cup rugby final an international affair

Iconic English fly-half Jonny Wilkinson will seek to add a continental crown to his honours when his Toulon club take on French rivals Clermont in the European Cup final on Saturday.The match at Dublin's Aviva Stadium might be between two French Top ...
Bayern eye more records in league finale
18/05/2013 - AFP

Bayern eye more records in league finale

Bayern Munich wrap up their record-breaking Bundesliga season on Saturday at Borussia Moenchengladbach with 20 records in their sights and with coach Jupp Heynckes to end his German league career at the club where he began in 1963.While Bayern's ...
Korda seizes lead at Mobile Bay LPGA
18/05/2013 - AFP

Korda seizes lead at Mobile Bay LPGA

Jessica Korda had seven birdies in her seven-under par 65 to seize a one-shot second-round lead over surging Hall of Famer Karrie Webb in the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.Korda on Friday built a 36-hole total of 13-under 131, while Australia's Webb ...
Bradley maintains PGA Byron Nelson lead
18/05/2013 - AFP

Bradley maintains PGA Byron Nelson lead

Keegan Bradley followed up his stellar 10-under par first round with a one-under 69 to maintain a three-stroke lead in the US PGA Tour Byron Nelson Championship.Former PGA Championship winner Bradley on Friday couldn't match his opening-round ...
Leader Van Garderen wins Tour of California time trial
18/05/2013 - AFP

Leader Van Garderen wins Tour of California time trial

American BMC rider Tejay van Garderen strengthened his grip on the overall lead in the Tour of California on Friday with a victory in the individual time trial, sixth stage.The 24-year-old was the only rider to break 49 minutes on the 31.6-kilometer ...
US psychiatry gets makeover in new manual
18/05/2013 - AFP

US psychiatry gets makeover in new manual

The latest makeover to a massive psychiatric tome honored by some, reviled by others and even called the "Bible" of mental disorders is being released Saturday with a host of new changes.The first major revamp in more than 20 years of the Diagnostic ...
Italians want lower wind speed caps at America's Cup
18/05/2013 - AFP

Italians want lower wind speed caps at America's Cup

The head of Italian team Luna Rossa said he wanted lower wind speed caps for the America's Cup yacht races, or to be allowed to sit out the event without being penalized.Luna Rossa Challenge boss Patrizio Bertelli on Friday called for the changes, ...
Litvinenko UK inquest in doubt after evidence excluded
18/05/2013 - AFP

Litvinenko UK inquest in doubt after evidence excluded

The inquest into the death in Britain of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko was close to collapse Saturday after the coroner ruled he could not hear evidence about the alleged role of the Kremlin in his poisoning.Litvinenko's widow Marina said ...
'Ugly' film about Mumbai dark side
18/05/2013 - AFP

'Ugly' film about Mumbai dark side

A decades-old rivalry between a Bollywood wannabe and a brutal police chief shines a light on Mumbai's dark side, in Indian director Anurag Kashyap's fast-moving psychological thriller "Ugly" about the kidnapping of a young girl.Enthusiastically ...
Latin American states weigh legalizing pot
18/05/2013 - AFP

Latin American states weigh legalizing pot

An Organization of American States report published called for taking a closer look at possibly legalizing marijuana in Latin America.The report examined an issue that until recently was a taboo topic in the region.
Sweden keeps Eurovision glitz factor high
18/05/2013 - AFP

Sweden keeps Eurovision glitz factor high

From Bonnie Tyler via a Ukrainian giant to a barefoot Dane, this year's Eurovision Song Contest, hosted by Sweden, promises to deliver the type of glitzy spectacle that unites Europe like nothing else, short of the love of football.Sweden will pay ...
'Persons of interest' identified in Madeleine McCann case
18/05/2013 - AFP

'Persons of interest' identified in Madeleine McCann case

British detectives said they had identified a number of "people of interest" in connection with the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, who went missing on holiday in Portugal in 2007.But Scotland Yard said it had not asked Portuguese police to make ...
Russian security services name CIA Moscow chief
18/05/2013 - AFP

Russian security services name CIA Moscow chief

Russia's security services openly named the US intelligence agency's Moscow station chief in a rare breach of protocol after arresting an alleged CIA agent working undercover at the US embassy.Russia announced this week that it had caught alleged ...
Litvinenko UK inquest in doubt after evidence excluded
18/05/2013 - AFP

Litvinenko UK inquest in doubt after evidence excluded

The inquest into the death in Britain of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko is close to being scrapped after the coroner ruled he could not hear evidence about the alleged role of the Kremlin in his poisoning.Litvinenko's widow Marina said she ...
Cannes Festival rocked as Chopard jewels stolen
18/05/2013 - AFP

Cannes Festival rocked as Chopard jewels stolen

Jewellery 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.The robbery took place in the hotel room of an American ...
I told O.J. to go to police, lawyer testifies
18/05/2013 - AFP

I told O.J. to go to police, lawyer testifies

The lawyer accused of bungling O.J.
NY auction houses toast staggering billion dollar week
18/05/2013 - AFP

NY auction houses toast staggering billion dollar week

Two of New York's leading auction houses combined for the art world's richest sales week ever, with works going under the hammer for a breathtaking total of more than one billion dollars.Christie's reaped in more than $638 million dollars at its ...
Purdy's title bid fails before it starts
18/05/2013 - AFP

Purdy's title bid fails before it starts

England's Lee Purdy failed to make weight for Saturday's planned welterweight world title fight against champion Devon Alexander, squandering his chance for the crown.Purdy tipped the scales on Friday at 147.8 pounds, just over the 147-pound limit, ...
Chinese, Indian airlines face EU pollution fines
17/05/2013 - AFP

Chinese, Indian airlines face EU pollution fines

Eight Chinese and two Indian airlines face fines of up to several million euros for not paying for their greenhouse gas emissions during flights within the bloc, the European Commission said on Friday.It said member states could fine the firms, ...
US seizes Bitcoin operator accounts
17/05/2013 - AFP

US seizes Bitcoin operator accounts

US authorities seized the accounts of a Bitcoin digital currency exchange operator, claiming it was functioning as an "unlicensed money service business," court documents showed Friday.A warrant revealed by the Department of Homeland Security showed ...
'Hatchet-wielding' Internet star arrested for murder
17/05/2013 - AFP

'Hatchet-wielding' Internet star arrested for murder

An unemployed drifter who became an Internet sensation in February after he brandished a hatchet to stop an assault has been charged with murder following his arrest in Philadelphia, police said.Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, 24, was detained at a bus ...
Peru cracks down on junk food in schools
17/05/2013 - AFP

Peru cracks down on junk food in schools

Peru's president signed a new law Thursday designed to reduce child obesity by encouraging healthier eating habits in schools.The law regulates advertising for fatty foods and fizzy soft drinks in schools, the first step in a plan to ban some junk ...
Stormy Copa del Rey final goes to extra-time
17/05/2013 - AFP

Stormy Copa del Rey final goes to extra-time

The 109th Copa del Rey final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid was forced into extra time after both sides were locked at 1-1 after 90 minutes at the Santiago Bernabeu on Friday.Cristiano Ronaldo had headed Real into a 13th minute lead, but ...
High hopes for Palestinian 3D animated 'Scarecrow' film
17/05/2013 - AFP

High hopes for Palestinian 3D animated 'Scarecrow' film

Filmmakers in Gaza have finished making what is believed to be the first Palestinian animated feature in 3D in a bid to show a fresh perspective on life through a child's eyes.Called "The Scarecrow", the 40-minute production tells the story of a ...
Leinster win European Challenge Cup
17/05/2013 - AFP

Leinster win European Challenge Cup

Leinster defeated Stade Francais 34-13 to win the European Challenge Cup on Friday.The victory added to the Irish side's three European Cup triumphs in 2009, 2011 and 2012.
Tribal violence hits Jordan university system
17/05/2013 - AFP

Tribal violence hits Jordan university system

Unprecedented and sometimes deadly tribal violence at university campuses in Jordan threatens the country's ambitions to build a solid system of higher education, experts warn.The latest unrest broke out in the restive southern city of Maan last ...
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