World gone cold on global warming

Asia News Network - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

People on Earth learnt the other week that the heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air they breathe had crossed the 400 parts per million (ppm) mark, which could possibly be a life-changing level. Scientists have warned that a tipping point could be reached at the existing rate of gas increase caused by industry, agriculture and applications of technology, like vehicle use and air travel. ...

Disaster city sends expert help

Belfast Telegraph - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The Joplin tornado killed 158 people and injured hundreds more.On Monday Joplin put together a team of about a dozen police and firefighters to assist rescue efforts in Moore.Joplin city manager Mark Rohr said his community remembered the help it received in 2011 and felt an obligation to lend a hand in Moore.The team from Joplin will help determine areas in which Moore needs further help and ...

Court orders Rios Montt retrial

Belfast Telegraph - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Constitutional Court secretary Martin Guzman said the trial needed to go back to where it stood on April 19 to solve several appeal issues.The ruling came 10 days after a three-judge panel convicted Rios Montt, 86, of genocide and crimes against humanity for his role in massacres of Mayans during Guatemala's civil war.It found he knew about the slaughter of at least 1,771 Ixil Mayans in the ...

Father in court for killing his children

Belfast Telegraph - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

BY JOHN LICHFIELD - 21 May 2013 A divorced British father with a history of drunkenness and domestic violence has been formally accused of killing his two children, found with their throats cut in his flat in southern ...

Douglas Todd Ecstatic Christian charismatic movement is powerful in Metro Vancouver around world

Vancouver Sun - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

"God's movin' in this place. I am undone. I've got tears flowin.' I've got snot comin' out of my nose. God, we can be undignified with you. Knowin' our indignity is all for you."Pastor Rico Galindez is shaking in front of about 500 people who are praying and swaying in the near-dark sanctuary of Cedar Grove Baptist Church in north Surrey.It's ...

Dubai aims to become top destination for health tourism in the Middle East

eTN - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Medical tourism has been brought to the fore with renewed optimism and a host of projects as announced by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) on Sunday. The projects are part of the authority's strategy for 2013-2025, which build on His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai's long-term sustainable development ...

Kenya Snapp Announces Sponsorship of the Miss World Kenya 2013

All Africa - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

East African Breweries Limited (EABL), through the Snapp brand, recently unveiled Miss World Kenya 2013 beauty pageant, of which Snapp is the title sponsor. The Miss World Kenya pageant is held every year as part of the Miss World competition. The lady crowned as Miss World Kenya 2013 will represent Kenya in the global contest that will be held in September at the Sentul International ...

Ethiopia Ethiopia Becomes Worlds Fourth Largest Flower Exporter

All Africa - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Indian-owned firms in Ethiopia are making flowers the country's third-largest export earner. This is according to www.deccanherald.com. In the last five years, the Ethiopian floriculture industry has become the second largest flower exporter in Africa after Kenya and fourth largest flower exporter in the world. According to one estimate, the export value earned by the country is expected ...

Kerry travels to Middle East Will face time help Syria

Christian Science Monitor - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Oman and Jordan in hopes that in-person meetings can rally support for peace talks in Syria, despite uncertain support from ...

U.S. A country that claims to defend human rights and even criticizes others in this regard not only has failed to control violence but it has spread and deepened both in society and in the U.S. Army which contradicts international principles and rule

Pravda - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

By: Rasul Gudarzi U.S. , A country that claims to defend human rights and even criticizes others in this regard, not only has failed to control violence, but it has spread and deepened, both in society and in the U.S. Army, which contradicts international principles and rules. The first article of the declaration on ending violence against women defines the following: "For the purposes of ...

Latest updates

CNN - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

>For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO, KOKH, KOKI(CNN) -- At least 51 people -- including seven children at an elementary school -- were killed when a massive tornado struck an area outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, officials said. Seven children were killed at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma, a police ...

Congressional Travel U.S. House Sees World

The Ledger - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

If the American public needed more reasons to distrust Congress, travel has provided 864 of them. That's the number of foreign trips that members of the U.S. House took last year at taxpayers' expense, reported the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on May ...

Chinas Xi will meet Obama earlier than expected

San Diego Union-Tribune - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

BEIJING -; China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North ...

Thousands protest after gay mans murder in Manhattan

Channel News Asia - Monday 20th May, 2013

Thousands of New Yorkers -- including mayoral candidate Christine Quinn -- marched Monday to protest the shooting death of a gay man in the neighbourhood that was the cradle of the modern US gay rights ...

Dozens dead as tornado hits US city

Channel News Asia - Monday 20th May, 2013

A powerful tornado swept through an Oklahoma City suburb on Monday, tearing down blocks of homes and at least two schools and leaving at least 51 people dead, local officials told US ...

Oklahoma tornado Complete devastation as huge tornado rips through suburbs killing dozens of people

Belfast Telegraph - Monday 20th May, 2013

Roberto Martinez was left in no doubt how much Wigan fans want him to stay on as manager as the club celebrated their FA Cup triumph with a parade through the town centre on Monday ...

Oklahoma tornado Man survives by taking refuge in horse stall

Belfast Telegraph - Monday 20th May, 2013

Lee Hoyle, of Chickasaw Nation search and rescue, digs through the debris of a mobile home in the Steelman Estates Mobile Home Park, destroyed by Sunday's tornado, near Shawnee, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. The tornado that slammed into Oklahoma on Sunday is now blamed for two deaths. Authorities say two men in their 70s have been found dead in or near a mobile home park outside of Shawnee. ...

Syrian Electronic Army Associated Press Financial Times and BBC have been hacked by them - but who are they

Belfast Telegraph - Monday 20th May, 2013

Boston cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped a college commencement in protest at its decision to honour Taoiseach Enda Kenny, who backs laws to permit ...

Guatemalas Highest Court Overturns Genocide Conviction of Former Dictator

International Herald Tribune - Monday 20th May, 2013

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Tornado Aussie I cant find friends

News.com.au - Monday 20th May, 2013

"I've lived here for 30 years and this is unprecedented,'' Kerry Vincent, the world-renowned, West Australian-born cake designer, said from her home in Tulsa, Oklahoma."My heart bleeds for my friends who I can't find."There's so many dead folks, it is just unbelievable.''Ms Vincent said Oklahoma City, hit by a tornado packing 321 km/h winds, is ...

Stanfords Ipsen Arizona States Jones Qualify for U.S. World Championship Team

College Swimming - Monday 20th May, 2013

Kristian Ipsen was one of four divers to punch their ticket to Barcelona for the 2013 FINA World Championships, as spots on the 1-meter were up for grabs Wednesday on day one of the World Championships ...

Asia stocks muted ahead of Fed meeting

Tampa Bay Online - Monday 20th May, 2013

The Fed is currently conducting the third round of massive bond purchases known as quantitative easing to help drive down interest rates and spur lending. But recently improving data on the U.S. economy has led to speculation that the Fed might consider scaling back the program or winding it down earlier than ...