Teams preview the Monaco GP
PlanetF1 - 3 minutes 18 seconds agoThe Formula One teams look ahead to the Monaco GP which takes place on the streets of Monte Carlo... More »Teams preview the Monaco GP
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VIEW:Morocco to harness the wind in energy hunt
AFP - 3 minutes 45 seconds agoMorocco is ploughing ahead with a programme to boost wind energy production, particularly in the southern Tarfaya region, where Africa's largest wind farm is set to open in 2014. More »Morocco to harness the wind in energy hunt
Gunmen mass at Iraq security command HQ
AFP - 9 minutes agoHundreds 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
Iraq violence kills eight
AFP - 11 minutes agoViolence in Iraq killed eight people, including a police officer, his wife and two children, on Saturday, while gunmen kidnapped 10 security force personnel, officials said. More »Iraq violence kills eight
N. Korea fires short-range missiles
AFP - 12 minutes agoNorth Korea on Saturday launched three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan, apparently as part of a military drill, South Korea's defence ministry said. More »N. Korea fires short-range missiles
Enraged by kidnapping, Egyptian police block Gaza border
Reuters - 16 minutes agoCAIRO (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
Kings bat first in Gilchrist's final game
PlanetSport - 23 minutes agoThe Kings XI Punjab lost the toss and were put in to bat by the Mumbai Indians, with Adam Gilchrist playing his final game for the Kings as they are out of the tournament. More »Kings bat first in Gilchrist's final game
Memorial Day Countdown: Will the Jersey Shore Be Ready?
LiveScience.com - 32 minutes agoSometimes, numbers are the only way to tell the true tale of a disaster incomprehensible in scale and indescribable in words. For the victims of Hurricane Sandy, those numbers paint a bleak picture. The storm is estimated to have caused between $50 billion and $71 billion in damage along the Eastern Seaboard over the course of a few days. More »Memorial Day Countdown: Will the Jersey Shore Be Ready?
5 Salary Negotiation Mistakes to Avoid
LiveScience.com - 32 minutes agoJob seekers shouldn’t be so quick to accept the first job offer that comes their way, new research shows. More »5 Salary Negotiation Mistakes to Avoid
Depardieu compares Putin to Pope John Paul II
AFP - 1 hour 15 minutes agoFrench actor and newly-minted Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu on Saturday compared President Vladimir Putin to the late Pope John Paul II and said the ex-KGB agent is what Russia needs as a leader. More »Depardieu compares Putin to Pope John Paul II
Workers on illegal strike at chrome mine in S.Africa-union
Reuters - 1 hour 21 minutes agoBy Agnieszka Flak JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Operations at a chrome mine in South Africa owned by chemicals group LANXESS have been suspended since Thursday after workers started an illegal strike over bonus payments, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Saturday. The dispute at the mine in Rustenburg, 120 km (70 miles) northwest of Johannesburg, adds to growing labour tensions around South Africa's platinum belt, which are set to intensify over looming job cuts and wage talks in the sector. ... More »Workers on illegal strike at chrome mine in S.Africa-union
Horner non-committal on Webber's future
PlanetF1 - 1 hour 23 minutes agoMark Webber is facing a period of pressure and opportunity should he want to extend his stay at Red Bull, according to Christian Horner... More »Horner non-committal on Webber's future
Crusaders slap down upstart Blues in soggy Christchurch
Reuters - 1 hour 32 minutes ago(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
Outraged by kidnapping, Egyptian police block Gaza crossing
Reuters - 1 hour 37 minutes agoCAIRO (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 »Outraged by kidnapping, Egyptian police block Gaza crossing
Sharks end losing run
PlanetRugby - 1 hour 42 minutes agoThe Sharks ended a five-game losing run on Friday after recording a hard-fought 23-13 victory over the Western Force at nib Stadium. More »Sharks end losing run
France's Hollande signs gay marriage law
Reuters - 1 hour 48 minutes agoPARIS (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
New case of SARS-like virus in Saudi: ministry
AFP - 1 hour 50 minutes agoA new case of the deadly coronavirus has been detected in Saudi Arabia where 15 people have already died after contracting it, the health ministry announced on Saturday on its Internet website. More »New case of SARS-like virus in Saudi: ministry
Tyred and Emotional
PlanetF1 - 1 hour 53 minutes agoAndrew Davies sticks his big fat oar into the tyre debate and notes how much the FIA have changed... More »Tyred and Emotional
UN chief appoints former Dutch minister to head Mali mission
Reuters - 2 hours 12 minutes agoUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appointed former Dutch development minister Albert Gerard Koenders as U.N. special envoy for Mali and head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the West African country. Ban said Aichatou Mindaoudou Souleymane of Niger would replace Koenders as head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast. Souleymane is currently deputy envoy for the African Union and U.N. peacekeeping mission in Darfur. Koenders was the Dutch minister for development cooperation between 2007 and 2010 before he took up the Ivory Coast role in 2011. ... More »UN chief appoints former Dutch minister to head Mali mission
Alguersuari: I don't see the drama
PlanetF1 - 2 hours 13 minutes agoJaime Alguersuari has hit out at Red Bull criticising the Pirelli tyres, saying it's only because they aren't dominating... More »Alguersuari: I don't see the drama
Comedian Trevor Noah kills it on David Letterman Show
Mail & Guardian Online - 2 hours 21 minutes agoComedian Trevor Noah has impressed yet again on the international stage, this time on the David Letterman show. More »Comedian Trevor Noah kills it on David Letterman Show
Polish conservative opposition leads opinion poll
Reuters - 2 hours 23 minutes agoWARSAW (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
Libyan soldier wounded by bomb in Benghazi
AFP - 2 hours 23 minutes agoA drive-by bomb attack on a checkpoint in the heart of Libya's restive second city of Benghazi slightly wounded a soldier early on Saturday, a security official told AFP. More »Libyan soldier wounded by bomb in Benghazi
Japan to provide $2 bln to Africa resources projects
Reuters - 2 hours 39 minutes agoTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will provide $2 billion worth of financial support over five years to back Japanese firms' resources development projects in Africa, media reported on Saturday. Japan's Trade Minister Toshimitsu Motegi made the announcement at the Africa-Japan Ministerial Meeting for Resources Development held in Tokyo on Saturday, Japanese news agencies Kyodo and Jiji said. The financial support is to be channelled through state-run Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp (JOGMEC), reports said. ... More »Japan to provide $2 bln to Africa resources projects
Lotus preview the Monaco GP
PlanetF1 - 2 hours 43 minutes agoKimi Raikkonen says he won't be happy until he's first while Romain Grosjean is chasing a top three result... More »Lotus preview the Monaco GP