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Senator warns US lack of foreign policies may lead to modern-day Hitler invasion
A senior US Senator has posted on Twitter that the country is not working on its foreign policies as of now, remembering that last time when the country had no foreign policies Hitler had started the World War II. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa is known for his unusual Twitter feeds referring history, the Huffington Post reports. Grassley has warned that a modern-day Hitler invasion is ...
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DPR Koreans win mixed doubles at table tennis worlds
DPR Korea's Kim Hyok Bong and Kim Jong claimed the mixed doubles title at the World Table Tennis Championships here. This is the first individual title at the world championships that was won by a non-Chinese player or pair since it was last held here 10 years ago. China has cleans wept all titles since, reports Xinhua. The two Kims defeated Lee Sangsu and Park Yongsook of South Korea in the ...
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Belgian golfer loses Bulgarian competition after forced to tee from toilet
A Belgian golfer had crashed out of the World Match Play Championship in Bulgaria after he was forced to play out of a toilet. Defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts was beaten by Ryder Cup colleague Graeme McDowell 2 and 1 in the quarterfinals on the Thracian Cliffs course after his tee shot flew into a public toilet close to the green, The Age reports. The report further said Colsaerts was ...
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UN chief calls on North Korea to return to talks
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Sunday said he was concerned over North Korea's latest short-range missile launches and called on Pyongyang to return to the six-party talks on its controversial nuclear programme. The communist regime broke off talks with South Korea, China, the US, Japan and Russia on its nuclear programme in 2009, after the UN Security Council passed a resolution condemning ...
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Graeme McDowell sure McIlroy will part company with management
Northern Irish golfer Graeme McDowell has defended his slip about World No.2 Rory McIlroy leaving his management company, saying that although the move is not yet confirmed, it is already being much talked about in the golfing world. For weeks there have been whispers at big events in America that McIlroy is about to leave Horizon, the Dublin-based management agency that negotiated his 20 ...
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Suicide bomber kills 8 at Afghan province council
KABUL, Afghanistan -; Afghan officials say a suicide bomber has struck outside a provincial council building in the country's north. A lawmaker says the council chief and at least seven others were ...
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5 dead 20 missing in China factory explosion
The official Xinhua News Agency said rescue work was continuing at the site of Monday morning's explosion in Shandong province's Caofan township. It said 34 people were inside the factory at the time of the blast, and only 14 of them have been found so ...
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Afghanistan Suicide bomber hits council building
KABUL, Afghanistan -; Afghan officials say a suicide bomber has struck outside a provincial council building in the country's north, causing ...
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At least 16 dead after Iraq bombings
Iraqi officials say five car bombs have gone off in Shia neighbourhoods of Baghdad, killing 16 people and wounding 75. Police officials say the blasts struck bus stations and outdoor markets. Hospital officials confirmed the casualty tolls. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to the media. Earlier in the day, two car bombings in the southern ...
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Russian winemakers to present products at London International Wine Fair
LONDON, May 20 (Itar-Tass) - Russian wine companies will present their products at the London International Wine Fair 2013 that is opening on Monday. It will last until May ...
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Students accused of desecrating Qur’an
Amman - A Jordanian military tribunal on Sunday acquitted five university students of incitement charges levelled over accusations they had engaged in ';devil worship'; and desecrated the Qur’an, a court official ...
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FBI duo killed in training accident
The FBI's national press office said in a statement on Sunday that the accident happened off the coast of Virginia Beach on Friday. No other details were given and the cause is under ...
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Train collision damaged 600m of track
Metro-North railroad employees work at the scene of the train derailment in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Saturday. Photo: AP and The Connecticut ...
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Gearing for world without PCs
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Syria gunfire hits Israel-occupied Golan army
Shots fired from Syria hit the central Israeli-occupied Golan Heights overnight, a military spokeswoman said Monday morning, causing no harm or ...
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Car bombs in Iraq kill 16
Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad, killing 16 people and wounding 75. Police officials say the blasts struck bus stations and outdoor markets on Monday morning. Hospital officials confirmed the casualty tolls. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to the media. Earlier in the day, two car bombings in the southern city of Basra killed at least 10 ...
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Hot air balloon crash in Turkey kills 1 injures 24
A hot air balloon flies over the Cappadocia area of central Turkey in 2006. A balloon flying over the popular tourist spot crashed on Monday, killing one person. (Associated ...
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Series of car bomb blasts kill 26 in Iraq say officials
Baghdad: Iraqi officials say five car bombs have gone off in Shiite neighbourhoods of Baghdad, killing 16 people and wounding 75.Police officials say the blasts struck bus stations and outdoor markets on Monday morning. Hospital officials confirmed the casualty tolls. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorised to talk to the media.Earlier in the day, two car ...
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Bombs kill at least 20 in mainly Shiite areas of Iraq capital police medics
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Eight car bomb blasts in mainly Shi'ite districts of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killed at least 20 people on Monday, police and medics said. Earlier, at least 10 people were killed in two car bomb explosions in the predominantly Shi'ite southern city of Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of ...
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Europe stocks extend rally track U.S. Asia gains
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets on Monday tracked another record close for U.S. stocks last week and an overnight rally in Asia, with banks leading most indexes higher. The Stoxx Europe 600 ...
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Chinese Premier Li seeks trust in India border issue irks
1 of 4. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang inspects a guard of honour during his ceremonial reception at the forecourt of India's presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi May 20, ...
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Twister kills 1 in Oklahoma
>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. (CNN) -- A rash of tornadoes wreaked havoc in Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and Monday, destroying homes and tossing trees around like toothpicks. But the destructive weather isn't ...
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Pakistan Gunmen attack polio team kill policeman
Local government administrator Faramosh Khan says the gunmen attacked the team on Monday in the town of Mamound in the Bajur tribal area, just as it had started a vaccination ...
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Chinese premier Peace requires India-China trust
Chinese Premiere Li Keqiang, right, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wave during Li's ceremonial reception at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 20, 2013. Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign three-day trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old ...
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Aid group Syrian refugees face dire health risks
In this Saturday, May 18, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Qusair Lens which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrians inspecting the rubble of damaged buildings due to government airstrikes, in Qusair, Homs province, Syria. The town of Qusair has been besieged for weeks by regime troops and pro-government gunmen backed by the Lebanese militant ...
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