The 4 Big Ways That Insatiable Corporate Hunger for Profits Has Devastated American Life -- and the World Along with It

AlterNet - Monday 20th May, 2013

The damage caused by the relentless corporate drive for profits has become more clear in recent years. In the most important areas of American life, devastating changes have ...

Video Greatest threat to Africas white lions American hunters

CBS News - Monday 20th May, 2013

Very few white lions live in the wild today, but Linda Tucker is on a mission to change that. She left behind her life in Paris and founded the Global White Lion Protection Trust, dedicated to saving the African white ...

SKorea analyzing NKoreas 4 projectile launches

Tampa Bay Online - Sunday 19th May, 2013

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the country may be developing, officials said ...

World Bank grant aims to overhaul statistics system in Laos

Asia News Network - Sunday 19th May, 2013

The World Bank has agreed to provide a grant of US$8 million grant to further support the Lao government's efforts to strengthen the National Statistical System and improve the production, availability and use of high-quality statistics.The agreement was signed in Vientiane on Friday between Deputy Minister of Finance Santiphab Phomvihane and World Bank Country Manager to Laos Keiko ...

Gearing for world without PCs

China Daily - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Going private In February, company CEO Michael Dell said he will cut loose from Wall Street and take Dell private at a cost of $24.4 billion, the biggest leveraged buyout since the financial crisis. Dell executives later told Bloomberg News the company will focus on expansion of the software and services segments in a strategy to expand its offerings for large companies, with the goal of ...

Man in court after two children die

Belfast Telegraph - Sunday 19th May, 2013

A British father is due to appear in court in France, where he is expected to be formally charged with slitting the throats of his two young ...

Father slits the throats of his two children after bitter divorce battle

Belfast Telegraph - Sunday 19th May, 2013

By John Lichfield Paris - 20 May 2013 A British man has confessed to killing his two children, aged five and 10, by cutting their ...

Amanda Knox broke but stands by story

News.com.au - Sunday 19th May, 2013

SHE received a $1.5 million book advance, but the woman dubbed ''Foxy Knoxy'' by the press says she is almost broke because of her hefty legal ...

Venezuela says taking steps to restore U.S. diplomatic ties

Reuters - Sunday 19th May, 2013

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's recent designation of an acting head of its diplomatic mission in the United States shows the OPEC nation's desire to restore full diplomatic relations, the foreign minister said in an interview broadcast on ...

More bodies recovered in collapsed Indonesia mine

Tampa Bay Online - Sunday 19th May, 2013

TIMIKA, Indonesia (AP) -- Rescuers recovered four more bodies from a collapsed underground room at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the confirmed death toll to 13, police said Monday. Fifteen other workers were still missing and feared ...

Twister kills 1 in Oklahoma

CNN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. (CNN) -- At least one person was killed Sunday when a string of tornadoes tore through four states, ripping roofs off homes, downing power lines and tossing trees like matchsticks. The death happened at a trailer park in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, said Sheriff Mike ...

Major tornadoes hit United States

Independent.ie - Sunday 19th May, 2013

National Weather Service described the tornado as "large, violent and extremely dangerous" and said it was moving north east at 30 mph.The tornadoes are part of a large storm system moving through the Plains and upper ...

Li crowned world champ in womens singles

China.org.cn - Sunday 19th May, 2013

She was beaten twice in the final in 2007 and 2001, but finally got to the top of the podium at the World Table Tennis Championships at the third attempt here on ...

Failing to recognize the merits of an international perspective

Asia News Network - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Even before the fishing vessel shooting incident, the Taiwanese blogosphere was abuzz with a discussion over the meaning of "international perspective". As a nation with substantial diplomatic limitations and an inward-looking mass media culture, Taiwan has long self-diagnosed the public's want of international perspective. True to its inward-looking fastfood culture, the mass ...

Policemen Killed in Iraq Attacks - Report

RIA Novosti - Sunday 19th May, 2013

MOSCOW, May 20 (RIA Novosti) - At least three policemen have been killed as gunmen launched an attack on their station in the north of Iraq, media quoted local officials as saying. Two police officers were also wounded in the town of Rawa about 260 kilometers (160 miles) northwest of the capital Baghdad, the BBC reported late Sunday. According to reports cited by the British broadcaster, ...

Baby who survived crash sent to morgue in body bag

Belfast Telegraph - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Google was branded "devious, calculating and unethical" by MPs who accused the internet giant of deliberately subverting its motto, "don't be evil", in order to pay less ...

Storms kill 1 in Oklahoma

CNN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. (CNN) -- At least one person was killed Sunday when tornadoes ripped through three states, tearing roofs off homes, downing power lines and tossing trees like matchsticks. The death happened in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, said Sheriff Mike ...

China asks NKorea to release fishing boat crew

San Diego Union-Tribune - Sunday 19th May, 2013

BEIJING -; The Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang asked North Korea to release a private Chinese fishing boat and its crew soon after its owner reported the detention 10 days ago, state media ...

China wins Beilun International Volleyball Tournament

Global Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

China beat Cuba in four sets Sunday night at the Beilun International Volleyball Tournament to win their first title under coach Lang Ping's charge.The Chinese team, which was regrouped only a week ago, remained unbeaten at the four-team competition after downing Cuba 25-19, 21-25, 25-16, 25-18. They notched straight-set victories over Puerto Rico and Thailand earlier this week.China's ...

China India to make new engine of world economy Chinese premier

Global Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

China and India are both willing and able to foster new highlights in cooperation among Asian countries and make new engine of the world economy, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday."The two countries have the will, wisdom and capability to jointly nurture new bright spots in cooperation among Asian countries, create new engine of the world economy, provide huge growth potential and ...

The Worlds Riskiest Countries 2013

Forbes - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Aon Plc ., these are the riskiest countries in the world.  Each one ranks 6 on a scale from one to 6; with 6 being very risky.  While few people travel to or do business with these countries, these are the political and economic hotbeds of frustration outside of the developed world where people will be murdered, killed in a war, or threaten to do the same to others far away.  The ...

Oxfam warns of health risks to Syria refugees

Channel News Asia - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Aid organisation Oxfam warned on Monday that the warmer weather will increase health-related risks for hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon, and appealed for urgent ...