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22 killed in nine car bombings in Iraq
At least 22 people were killed and more than 130 others injured in a string of nine car bombings Monday in the Iraqi capital and in the southern oil hub of Basra, police said. Two car bombs went off almost simultaneously in Basra, 550 km south of Baghdad, killing at least 11 people and wounding 35 others, police told Xinhua. In Baghdad, seven car bombs ripped through different parts of the ...
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Imphal observes 30th International AIDS Candle Light Memorial Day
Imphal observed the 30th International AIDS Candle Light Memorial Day in memory of AIDS victims. This special day is observed across the globe, on the third Sunday of the month of May since many years. The objective of the movement is to mobilize public opinion and generate awareness in the world. It is about time that barriers of stigma and discrimination against those infected with HIV, are ...
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Indian womens football team gears up for AFC qualifiers
High on confidence after notching up a double-win over Bahrain in two international friendlies in the latter's own backyard, the Indian women's football team will look to carrying on the good form for the AFC Asian Cup (Qualifiers) starting here Tuesday. The 23-member squad and officials reached here Sunday afternoon. A large posse of local journalists and photographers mobbed the team upon ...
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North Korea fires two more short-range missiles
North Korea Monday fired two more short-range missiles, a day after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged the regime to return to talks on its controversial nuclear programme. "North Korea fired one KN-02 short-range missile between 11 a.m. and 12 noon and a second one between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday. The second missile is the same type as the KN-02 short-range missile launched on Monday ...
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Wave of Violence Continues in Iraq
New attacks in three Iraqi cities have killed at least seven people and wounded more than 60 others. Officials say a suicide bombing followed by clashes between militants and Iraqi troops left three soldiers dead Tuesday in Tarmiyah, north of the capital, Baghdad. Farther north, two car bombs exploded in Tuz Khormato, killing three people, while car bombs in Kirkuk killed at least one ...
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In pictures Dubai in top 10 fastest rising property markets in the world
Number 4: Vehicles zip down Umm Amara Road with the night time Dubai skyline in the background. Prices in the emirate rose 18.3% from March 2012 to March 2013. Sarah Dea/The ...
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Syria Israel exchange fire over border
DAMASCUS, Syria -; Syria said Tuesday it destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed the ceasefire line in the Golan Heights overnight, while the Israeli military said gunfire from Syria had hit an Israeli patrol, damaging a vehicle and prompting its troops to fire ...
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World stocks mixed ahead of Fed statements
BANGKOK -; World stock markets were mixed Tuesday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve to telegraph what it plans to do next with its economic stimulus ...
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Does France have right plan to revive its economy
Unionists employees of Arkema Kem One chemical company and employees of other petrochemical sites, burn flares as they block the Arkema plant in Marseille, southern France, Tuesday, May 14 , 2013. Kem One, the maker of vinyl products announced last July it may cuts jobs. CGT stands for General Work Confederation. (AP Photo/Claude ...
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Joel Skousen Obama Creating A Third World America
May 21, 2013 Alex continues with author Joel Scousan discussing the ongoing globalist agenda to topple the American way of life and the Public’s necessity to prepare themselves for ...
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Chile worlds third largest mining investment destination report
Chile is the world's third largest mining investment destination, said a report.Chile trails only Canada and Australia in attracting mining investment, according to a report release by the state-owned Chilean Copper Commission on Monday.Mining Minister Hernan de Solminihac said he was aware of the challenges from developed mining countries in areas of skilled laborers and business ...
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World Cup Infrastructure Inadequate - Deputy CEO
ST. PETERSBURG, May 21 (R-Sport) – Russia is struggling to beef up its hospitality infrastructure ahead of the 2018 World Cup, with seven of the 11 host cities lagging behind in the number of hotel rooms on offer, World Cup deputy CEO Alexander Djordjadze said Tuesday. Only Moscow, Sochi, St. Petersburg and Kazan meet the FIFA requirement of 60,000 hotel rooms for host cities, Djordjadze ...
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Tornado followed path of 1999 storm
More than 90 people are feared dead, including 20 children, after a huge tornado ripped through an Oklahoma town destroying scores of homes and a primary ...
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Oklahoma tornado rescue crews work through night
Updated Rescue crews work through the night Death toll at 51 is expected to rise Tornado was EF4, second-most powerful twister on enhanced Fujita scale Downed power lines, open gas lines pose risk in storm's ...
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Keith Boag Have you heard about the murderous abortion doctor
Kermit Gosnell, a Philadelphia abortion provider, led away after being convicted of first degree murder in the deaths of three babies on May 13. (Yong Kim / Associated ...
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PMs South America trip turns focus from turmoil to trade
Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads to Peru and then to Colombia for trade talks this week - after he speaks to his caucus about a growing Senate expense scandal that claimed his chief of staff over the weekend. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian ...
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Security guards fire rubber bullets at South Africa strikers
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Security guards at a South African chrome mine owned by chemicals group Lanxess fired rubber bullets at stone-throwing workers on an illegal strike, a spokeswoman for the company said on ...
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Vodafone reports first ever fall in revenues as southern Europe slumps
Europe saw its takings there fall by almost 17%.With its finances under pressure, the British mobile phone giant said it would reinvest next month's 2.1bn dividend from US subsidiary Verizon Wireless in the business, rather than returning cash to shareholders.Overall revenues at the British mobile phone company fell by 4.2% to 44.4bn, marking the first such contraction in the company's ...
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Israel extends Palestinians Gaza fishing zone
Palestinian fishermen riding fishing boats take part in a protest calling for an increased fishing zone, at the seaport of Gaza City April 7, ...
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Officials New attacks in Iraq kill 7 people wound dozens in different parts of country
BAGHDAD - Officials say new attacks in Iraq have killed seven people and wounded dozens. A police officer says a suicide blast at a checkpoint, followed by militants who opened fire at Iraqi troops, has killed three soldiers in Tarmiyah. The town is 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of Baghdad. A medical official confirmed the causality figure. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity ...
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Official expecting 40 more bodies
>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO, KOKH, KOKI. Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Clinging to the hope of finding more survivors, rescue workers scoured mountains of rubble Tuesday where houses and schools once ...
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Syria says it destroys Israeli vehicle in Golan
A statement issued by the Syrian Armed Forces says its troops destroyed the vehicle "with those in it." It did not elaborate, but said any attempt to infiltrate Syria's sovereignty will face "immediate and firm retaliation. ...
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Philippines protests China warships presence
CAVITE, Philippines (AP) -- The Philippines has protested the presence of a Chinese warship and other vessels off a Filipino military-occupied shoal in the disputed Spratly ...
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Attacks Kill 7 in Iraq
Officials say a suicide bombing followed by clashes between militants and Iraqi troops left three soldiers dead Tuesday in Tarmiyah, north of the capital, Baghdad. Farther north, two car bombs exploded in Tuz Khormato, killing three people, while car bombs in Kirkuk killed at least one person. Both cities are in an area that Iraq's Kurds want to incorporate into their autonomous ...
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Anti-Semitism on the rise - Kerry
American Secretary of State John Kerry, at the launch of a State Department report on religious freedom worldwide, voiced concern on Monday over rising anti-Semitism and laws used to target religious ...
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