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Upmarket Pakistan district votes again as Imran Khan decries killing
Reuters - 13 minutes ago
By Katharine Houreld and Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An upmarket constituency of Pakistan's violence-plagued city of Karachi voted again under tight security on Sunday, a day after gunmen killed a senior politician from a reformist party in the district and a week after general elections. It was not immediately clear who killed Zara Shahid Hussain, a senior member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party of former cricket hero Imran Khan, who accused the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) party, which has a stranglehold on the city. ... More »Upmarket Pakistan district votes again as Imran Khan decries killing
Angola's skewed lending said to stifle economy
AFP - 20 minutes ago
There is no shortage of cash or credit in Angola -- Africa's second oil producer -- but the struggle small businesses face to get loans is stimying efforts to diversify the economy. More »Angola's skewed lending said to stifle economy
Saudi woman tops Everest as country warms to women in sports
AFP - 37 minutes ago
Saudi woman Raha Moharrak reached the summit of Nepal's Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, in a first for the conservative Muslim kingdom where women's sports are severely restricted, tourism officials said on Sunday. More »Saudi woman tops Everest as country warms to women in sports
India's weakened Congress wondering if early elections will help
Reuters - 1 hour 52 minutes ago
By Satarupa Bhattacharjya and Ross Colvin NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Congress party is debating holding a general election in November, six months ahead of schedule, senior party leaders said, reflecting an internal discussion over whether to pull the plug on the shaky ruling coalition or have it serve a full term. Officially, the Congress party says the government - which has been battered by a series of corruption scandals and now governs as a minority after two allies withdrew from the ruling coalition - will limp on until elections are due in May 2014. ... More »India's weakened Congress wondering if early elections will help
Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older
Reuters - 2 hours 15 minutes ago
By Li Hui and Maxim Duncan QIANTUN, China (Reuters) - Two years short of 70, Zhang Guosheng spends his days caring for an 81-year-old fellow villager - washing his clothes, bringing meals to his bed, and keeping him company - a routine he'll keep up until he himself needs the type of care he is now giving. "Living here is better than staying at home alone. We help each other and have a common language," said the spritely Zhang, an enthusiastic dancer. "We are very happy here. ... More »Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older
Lotto fever strikes US as jackpot swells
AFP - 2 hours 16 minutes ago
Americans have lined up in droves across the country to buy Powerball Lottery tickets in the hopes of winning the record $600 million jackpot, the largest in the 21-year history of the game. More »Lotto fever strikes US as jackpot swells
Despite arrest, Zimbabwe's top rights lawyer won't relent
AFP - 2 hours 26 minutes ago
As Zimbabwe approaches watershed elections, a renowned lawyer at the forefront of defending human rights activists, vowed never to give up -- even after her own arrest earlier this year. More »Despite arrest, Zimbabwe's top rights lawyer won't relent
Internet in 'coma' as Iran election looms
AFP - 3 hours ago
Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time around over claims of fraud, users and experts say. More »Internet in 'coma' as Iran election looms
Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest
AFP - 4 hours ago
Denmark won this year's Eurovision Song Contest in the Swedish city of Malmo early Sunday with the song "Only Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest. More »Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest
Probe opened into US train crash, major disruption seen
AFP - 5 hours ago
Officials have opened an investigation into a rush-hour collision between two commuter trains that injured 70 passengers and severed a key rail link in the northeastern United States. More »Probe opened into US train crash, major disruption seen
BoE governor King warns of risks in UK mortgage scheme
Reuters - 5 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - A flagship British government scheme to boost mortgage lending must not become permanent like in the United States, outgoing Bank Governor Mervyn King said on Saturday. King's warning follows criticism that the plan will encourage the kind of risky lending that precipitated the 2008 financial crisis. "We do not want what the United States have, which is a government-guaranteed mortgage market, and they are desperately trying to find a way out of that position," King told Sky news. "So, we mustn't let this scheme turn into a permanent scheme. ... More »BoE governor King warns of risks in UK mortgage scheme
Two men charged with killing Malcolm X grandson
Reuters - 5 hours ago
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two men arrested in the fatal beating of the grandson of U.S. civil rights activist Malcolm X were sent to prison on Saturday to await trial, a Mexico City court spokesman said. David Hernandez and Manuel Perez, waiters at the Palace nightclub near Mexico City's popular Garibaldi Square, face charges of murder and robbery, the official said. Malcolm Shabazz, who police have said was 29, died May 9 at the Palace after a dispute over a $1,200 bill. Hernandez and Perez were arrested on Monday. ... More »Two men charged with killing Malcolm X grandson
Gunmen kill senior woman member of Pakistani party led by Imran Khan
Reuters - 6 hours ago
By Katharine Houreld ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a senior female politician from a reformist party in Pakistan on Saturday night, the latest violent incident in a bloody election campaign and one that set off a war of words between two major opposition parties. Around 150 people were killed in the run-up to national elections held last week, which handed a landslide victory to opposition leader Nawaz Sharif and his PML-N party. It marked the first time an elected government replaced another one in a nation that has been run by military leaders for more than half its history. ... More »Gunmen kill senior woman member of Pakistani party led by Imran Khan
Militia chief suspected in I.Coast killings arrested: army
AFP - 7 hours ago
A militia chief in Ivory Coast, suspected of taking part in deadly post-election violence in 2011, was arrested Saturday in his western stronghold, a military source said. More »Militia chief suspected in I.Coast killings arrested: army
Regional force boosts troop numbers in Central African Republic
Reuters - 8 hours ago
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - African military chiefs agreed on Saturday to more than double the size of a regional peacekeeping force deployed in Central African Republic, where authorities have struggled to contain violence after a rebel takeover. Thousands of fighters from the Seleka rebel coalition led by Michel Djotodia marched into the capital Bangui on March 24, forcing President Francois Bozize to flee to neighbouring Cameroon. Djotodia, a former civil servant, was later named interim president by parliament and asked to lead the country to elections within 18 months. ... More »Regional force boosts troop numbers in Central African Republic
Syria's Assad - Little chance peace talks would succeed -newspaper
Reuters - 8 hours ago
LIMA (Reuters) - Proposed peace talks for Syria would not curb "terrorism" in the country and it is unrealistic to think they would succeed, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published in an Argentine newspaper on Saturday. Speaking in Syria with the newspaper Clarin, Assad said he was doubtful that mediation the United States and Russia have proposed could settle a deadly conflict that has convulsed the country for two years. "There is confusion in the world between a political solution and terrorism. They think a political conference will halt terrorists in the country. ... More »Syria's Assad - Little chance peace talks would succeed -newspaper
Church must help the poorest, not dissect theology, pope says
Reuters - 8 hours ago
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis shared personal moments with 200,000 people on Saturday, telling them he sometimes nods off while praying at the end of a long day and that it "breaks my heart" that the death of a homeless person is not news. Francis, who has made straight talk and simplicity a hallmark of his papacy, made his unscripted comments in answers to questions by four people at a huge international gathering of Catholic associations in St. Peter's Square. ... More »Church must help the poorest, not dissect theology, pope says
Argentina ex-dictator takes secrets to the grave
AFP - 8 hours ago
Late Argentine dictator General Jorge Videla will be buried without revealing what happened to the tens of thousands who "disappeared" during his rule, rights groups said Saturday. More »Argentina ex-dictator takes secrets to the grave
Myanmar leader starts landmark US visit
AFP - 9 hours ago
Myanmar President Thein Sein began Saturday the first visit to Washington by a leader of his country in nearly 50 years as the United States throws its support behind his reforms. More »Myanmar leader starts landmark US visit
Gunmen kill Khan party woman politician in Pakistan
AFP - 9 hours ago
Gunmen on Saturday killed a Pakistani woman politician from cricket star Imran Khan's Movement for Justice (PTI) party in the southern port city of Karachi on the eve of partial election re-polling. More »Gunmen kill Khan party woman politician in Pakistan
Two-try Van Zyl stars as Cheetahs triumph
AFP - 10 hours ago
A brace of opportunist tries from scrum-half Piet van Zyl set up Central Cheetahs for a brave 27-13 Super 15 win over Queensland Reds Saturday. More »Two-try Van Zyl stars as Cheetahs triumph
France detains suspect in Toulouse killings investigation
Reuters - 10 hours ago
PARIS (Reuters) - French anti-terror judges ordered the detention on Saturday of a man on suspicions he aided an al Qaeda-inspired gunman prepare for a shooting spree last year, a judicial source said. Mohamed Merah killed four Jews and three soldiers in and around the southern city of Toulouse in March 2012 before he was shot dead by police. Anti-terror judges have put the unnamed 25-year-old detained man under formal investigation to determine whether he helped Merah steal a scooter that was used in the shootings. ... More »France detains suspect in Toulouse killings investigation
EU military chief 'confident' about Mali troop training
AFP - 11 hours ago
The head of the EU military committee said on Saturday he was "confident" in the ability of the first Mali battalion being trained by Europe to battle the Islamist insurgency raging in the north. More »EU military chief 'confident' about Mali troop training
Damascus car bomb kills three, wounds five: state TV
AFP - 11 hours ago
A car bomb exploded on Saturday in a northern district of the Syrian capital killing at least three people and wounding five others, state television reported. More »Damascus car bomb kills three, wounds five: state TV
Israel warns against Russian arms supply to Syria
Reuters - 11 hours ago
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Saturday that advanced weapons supplied by Russia to war-torn Syria could end up in the wrong hands and be used against the Jewish state. A Russian shipment of Yakhont anti-ship missiles to Syria was condemned by the United States on Friday and Israel is also alarmed by the prospect of Russia supplying S-300 advanced air defence missile systems to Damascus. ... More »Israel warns against Russian arms supply to Syria

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Upmarket Pakistan district votes again as Imran Khan decries killing

Angola's skewed lending said to stifle economy

Saudi woman tops Everest as country warms to women in sports

India's weakened Congress wondering if early elections will help

Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older

Lotto fever strikes US as jackpot swells

Despite arrest, Zimbabwe's top rights lawyer won't relent

Internet in 'coma' as Iran election looms

Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest

Probe opened into US train crash, major disruption seen

BoE governor King warns of risks in UK mortgage scheme

Two men charged with killing Malcolm X grandson

Gunmen kill senior woman member of Pakistani party led by Imran Khan

Militia chief suspected in I.Coast killings arrested: army

Regional force boosts troop numbers in Central African Republic

Syria's Assad - Little chance peace talks would succeed -newspaper

Church must help the poorest, not dissect theology, pope says

Argentina ex-dictator takes secrets to the grave

Myanmar leader starts landmark US visit

Gunmen kill Khan party woman politician in Pakistan

Two-try Van Zyl stars as Cheetahs triumph

France detains suspect in Toulouse killings investigation

EU military chief 'confident' about Mali troop training

Damascus car bomb kills three, wounds five: state TV

Israel warns against Russian arms supply to Syria

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