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Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball lottery sold in Florida
Reuters - 6 hours ago
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A single winning ticket for a record Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on Saturday, but there was no immediate word about who won one of the largest jackpots in U.S. history. The winning numbers from Saturday night's drawing were: 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52, with a Powerball number of 11. The odds of winning were put at 1 in 175 million. The winning ticket was sold at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, a suburb of Tampa, according to the Florida Lottery. ... More »Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball lottery sold in Florida
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Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan
Reuters - 10 hours ago
By Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan's disputed border with Pakistan. Kabul's overtures to New Delhi are likely to rile Islamabad where a new government led by two-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif is set to take office soon, promising improved ties with India. ... More »Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan
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Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle
Reuters - 7 hours ago
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the euro zone crisis for their failure to win any points from 34 of the 39 countries voting. Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won the event, watched by around 125 million people across Europe, with 281 points while German act Cascada was 21st out of 26 countries, getting just 18 points from Austria, Israel, Spain, Albania and Switzerland. ... More »Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle
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Powerball jackpot could go higher than $600 million
Reuters - Sun, May 19, 2013
By Karen Brooks AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Powerball jackpot Saturday night could exceed the $600 million figure being advertised, possibly rivaling the largest lottery payoff in U.S. history, a Texas Lottery official said on Saturday. "Oftentimes, the advertised amount is lower than what the actual jackpot ends up being," said Kelly Cripe, a spokeswoman for the Texas Lottery. "It's entirely possible this $600 million jackpot will end up being a bigger jackpot. ... More »Powerball jackpot could go higher than $600 million
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U.N. chief Ban says worried over N.Korea missile launch
Reuters - 14 hours ago
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Sunday over North Korea's launch of short-range missiles, urging Pyonyang to refrain from further launches and return to stalled nuclear talks with world powers. Ban, who spoke to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti during a visit to Moscow, called North Korea's launch of three short-range missiles from its east coast on Saturday a "provocative action". "We are very worried over North Korea's provocative action," he told RIA in comments translated into Russian. ... More »U.N. chief Ban says worried over N.Korea missile launch
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China seeks release of fishing boat seized by N.Korea
Reuters - 6 hours ago
By Adam Jourdan SHANGHAI (Reuters) - North Korean forces have seized a Chinese fishing boat, Chinese officials told state-run news agency Xinhua late on Sunday, creating a potential new irritant in ties between the two allies. Chinese counsellor to North Korea Jiang Yaxian said North Korea had "grabbed" the private vessel from the northern city of Dalian in waters between China and the Korean peninsula, according to the official news portal. Tensions have been mounting between North Korea and China, its most important economic and political backer. ... More »China seeks release of fishing boat seized by N.Korea
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North Korea fires short-range missiles for two days in a row
Reuters - 11 hours ago
By Jane Chung SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired a short-range missile from its east coast on Sunday, a day after launching three of these missiles, a South Korean news agency said, ignoring calls for restraint from Western powers. Launches by the North of short-range missiles are not uncommon but, after recent warnings from the communist state of impending nuclear war, such actions have raised concerns about the region's security. ... More »North Korea fires short-range missiles for two days in a row
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Netanyahu takes aim at weapons "leakage" in Syria
Reuters - 12 hours ago
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Sunday of further Israeli strikes inside Syria, pledging to act to prevent advanced weapons from reaching Hezbollah and other militant groups. Although Israel has not publicly taken sides in the civil war between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebels trying to topple him, Western and Israeli sources say it has launched air strikes in Syria to destroy weapons it believed were destined for Lebanon's Hezbollah. ... More »Netanyahu takes aim at weapons "leakage" in Syria
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Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older
Reuters - 18 hours 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
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Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision Song Contest
Reuters - Sun, May 19, 2013
MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, winning with the annual competition with a barefoot performance backed by flutes and drums. The 20-year-old won with the song "Only Teardrops", competing against 25 other countries in a final held in Malmo in southern Sweden. (Reporting by Mia Shanley) More »Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision Song Contest
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Denmark's folksy ballad wins Eurovision
Reuters - 22 hours ago
By Mia Shanley MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, securing the coveted crown of euro-pop with a folksy ballad backed by flutes and drums. The barefoot 20-year-old stole the show as predicted by bookmakers with "Only Teardrops" in a final that saw 26 countries battle it out in the southern Swedish city of Malmo for the top prize in glitzy European pop music. "I could feel the fans and all the energy in the arena. ... It's a once in a lifetime experience. ... More »Denmark's folksy ballad wins Eurovision
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Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes
Reuters - 4 hours ago
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to rein the militia in, highlighting the risks of a wider regional conflict if planned peace talks fail. Activists said it was the fiercest fighting in Syria's two year-old civil war involving Hezbollah, a Shi'ite group backed by Iran which they said appeared to be helping President Bashar al-Assad secure a vital corridor in case Syria fragments. ... More »Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes
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Danger and separation from families changing job of U.S. diplomats
Reuters - 17 hours ago
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda placed a bounty on her husband's head, Mary Feierstein learned of it from a friend who called and said, "You must be a mess!" U.S. Ambassador Gerald Feierstein was thousands of miles (km) away at the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, without his wife and family on what is called an "unaccompanied" posting. He is one of more than a thousand U.S. diplomats on such tours of duty in danger spots around the world, part of a trend that is changing the definition of being a diplomat. ... More »Danger and separation from families changing job of U.S. diplomats
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Egyptian police block Israel border crossing in fury at kidnapping - sources
Reuters - 11 hours ago
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police enraged by the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula blocked a commercial border crossing with Israel on Sunday, security sources said. Police have been blocking another border post, the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip, since Friday to press the government of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, who belongs to the Muslim Brotherhood, to help free the seven. ... More »Egyptian police block Israel border crossing in fury at kidnapping - sources
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Syria's Assad: Little chance peace talks would succeed - newspaper
Reuters - 20 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
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AP chief says phone probe makes news sources reluctant to talk
Reuters - 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department's seizure of phone records for journalists at the Associated Press is hurting the agency's ability to gather news, the wire service's Chief Executive and President Gary Pruitt said on Sunday. "Officials that would normally talk to us and people we talk to in the normal course of news gathering are already saying to us that they're a little reluctant to talk to us," Pruitt said on CBS's "Face The Nation" program. "They fear that they will be monitored by the government. ... More »AP chief says phone probe makes news sources reluctant to talk
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Canadian prime minister's top aide quits over expenses scandal
Reuters - 8 hours ago
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - The top aide to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper abruptly resigned on Sunday over his role in an mounting expenses scandal which is threatening to undermine the Conservative government. Nigel Wright, Harper's chief of staff, quit after secretly giving a C$90,000 check in February to Mike Duffy, a member of the upper Senate chamber, to help him cover living expenses he had improperly claimed. News of the gift leaked late on Tuesday. ... More »Canadian prime minister's top aide quits over expenses scandal
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EU says worried by Russia's human rights record
Reuters - 7 hours ago
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union criticised Russia's human rights record on Sunday, saying it was increasingly concerned at a wave of restrictive legislation and prosecutions against activists. The 27-nation bloc cited the cases of protesters arrested at a demonstration on the eve of President Vladimir Putin's inauguration last year who are still awaiting trial, and a new law requiring charities with funding from abroad to register as "foreign agents". ... More »EU says worried by Russia's human rights record

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Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball lottery sold in Florida

Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan

Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle

Powerball jackpot could go higher than $600 million

U.N. chief Ban says worried over N.Korea missile launch

China seeks release of fishing boat seized by N.Korea

North Korea fires short-range missiles for two days in a row

Netanyahu takes aim at weapons "leakage" in Syria

Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older

Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision Song Contest

Denmark's folksy ballad wins Eurovision

Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes

Danger and separation from families changing job of U.S. diplomats

Egyptian police block Israel border crossing in fury at kidnapping - sources

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

AP chief says phone probe makes news sources reluctant to talk

Canadian prime minister's top aide quits over expenses scandal

EU says worried by Russia's human rights record

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