NORTH Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying.
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North Korea Launches Missiles
- 19 May 2013
Denmark Wins 2013 Eurovision Song Contest
- 19 May 2013
MALMO: Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune Only Teardrops.
Add a commentRussia Retrieves Mice, Newts From Space
- 19 May 2013
MOSCOW: A Russian capsule filled with 45 mice and 15 newts along with other small animals returned from a month's mission in orbit on Sunday with data scientists hope will pave the way for a manned flight to Mars.
Add a commentGoogle Insider Exposes 'Immoral Tax Avoidance'
- 19 May 2013
A FORMER Google executive has accused the company of cheating the taxpayer out of hundreds of millions of pounds.
Add a commentIndian Cinema At Cannes To Rid Bollywood Image
- 19 May 2013
CANNES: Indian movie actors and a new wave of directors are on a mission at the Cannes film festival - to show that their industry, which turns 100 this year, is more than just Bollywood.
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Pakistani Lawmaker Killed Ahead Of Vote
- 19 May 2013
PAKISTANI lawmaker Zahra Shahid Hussain, who alleged vote rigging in Karachi, was shot to death Saturday on the eve of a highly contested re-run of balloting in her district, sources close to the family told CNN.
Protests Turn Violent At Turkish March
- 19 May 2013
REYHANLI, Turkey: Protesters in a Turkish border town hit by a twin car-bombing a week ago clashed with police Saturday, as they voiced anger over the government's response to the attack.
Add a commentNew York Slaying Considered Hate Crime
- 19 May 2013
NEW YORK: Police are investigating the slaying of a 32-year-old man in the Greenwich Village neighborhood early Saturday as a hate crime because the gunman made multiple anti-gay comments, they said.
Add a commentGoogle's Wearable Gadget: Cool Or Creepy?
- 19 May 2013
SAN FRANCISCO: Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its "Glass" wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a session on etiquette when using the recording-capable gadget, which some attendees faithfully wore everywhere - including to the crowded bathrooms.
US Airways Plane Makes Unusual Belly Landing At Newark Airport
- 19 May 2013
NEWARK, New Jersey: A US Airways flight made an emergency landing on its belly at Newark Liberty International Airport early on Saturday after the plane's landing gear failed to deploy, but no one was injured, airline and government officials said.
Add a commentEnraged By Kidnapping, Egyptian Police Block Gaza Border
- 19 May 2013
CAIRO: 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 travelers, witnesses said.
Add a commentMexico Violence Claims Hundreds Of US Lives
- 19 May 2013
MEXICO CITY: When Malcolm X's grandson was beaten to death in a seedy Mexico City bar last week his name joined the hundreds of US citizens who have been murdered in this country in recent years.
France's Hollande Signs Gay Marriage Law
- 18 May 2013
PARIS: French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalize gay weddings.
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