HAVANA, Cuba - President Raul Castro has backed asylum offers to US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden but fell short of offering Cuban refuge to the American fugitive who is holed up in Moscow. At least three countries Venezuela, Nicaragua and Bolivia made asylum offers to Snowden over the weekend and the Cuban president stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the Latin American allies. "We ...
San Francisco plane crash likely due to pilot error
SAN FRANCISCO - Asiana Airlines said the pilot in control of a Boeing 777 that crashed at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday had little experience flying the long-range aircraft and was landing one for the first time at that airport. The city's fire chief said there was a "possibility" that one of two passengers killed was run over by a rescue vehicle rushing to aid ...
Cuba hails Edward Snowden and countries offering asylum
Cuban president Raul Castro has expressed his support for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and backed the Latin American nations which have shown willingness to grant Snowden asylum in their country. According to the Fox News Channel, Castro said that he supports Venezuela and other nations who have offered to grant asylum to those prosecuted for their ideals or their struggles for democratic ...
Europe to Send More Bailout Money to Greece
Greece's international creditors have agreed to hand it another $8.7 billion in bailout funds, even as they warn the country faces an uncertain economic outlook. Greece had sought release of more than $10 billion of its second rescue package to avoid defaulting on debts in the coming weeks. But eurozone finance ministers meeting in Brussels chose the smaller package and said it would be ...
Court stays Nepal-India deal on upgrading immigration system
Nepal's Supreme Court Monday ordered the government not to implement a recent agreement signed with India on upgrading the immigration system at the capital city's international airport and setting up immigration offices in two border towns. A day ahead of the visit of India's External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, a single-judge bench of Justice Tarka Raj Bhatta issued the stay order on ...
India push England to third spot in ICC Test rankings
South Africa have strengthened their position as the number-one ranked Test side while India move into second position pushing down England to the third spot in the latest rankings released Monday by the International Cricket Council (ICC). South Africa have gained seven ratings points, lifting them to 135 ratings points - 19 ratings points clear of second-ranked India. Third-ranked England can ...
Iraq wants Indias speedy participation in its hydrocarbons sector
Iraq wants Indian participation in the development of its oil and gas, petrochemicals and fertilizer sectors, Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki has told Petroleum Minister M. Veerappa Moily. Moily, leading a 28-member delegation to the 17th session of the India-Iraq Joint Commission on Economic and Technical Cooperation, met Al-Maliki shortly after he arrived in Baghdad Saturday. He informed ...
Martyn says Australia would miss legend Hussey during Ashes
Former Australian batsman Damien Martyn has said that the Australian team would miss the services of batsman Mike Hussey, who has retired from all forms of international cricket. According to the Daily Star, the former batsman thinks that the absence of the Perth left-hander had left a huge gap in the tourists' batting line-up, but the current Ashes series was a great opportunity for some of ...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. credits estranged dad for boxing career longevity
World boxing champion Floyd Mayweather has credited his father for his longevity in boxing. CNN reports that the pair was professionally reunited for the first time in 13 years as Floyd Sr. worked the corner during his son's successful welterweight title defense against Robert Guerrero. According to the report, the intervening years had been characterized by bitter rows and public slanging ...
John Mayer dedicates song to Katy Perry
Singer-songwriter John Mayer dedicated his new song "A face to call home" to on-and-off girlfriend, singer Katy Perry at the opening night of his "Born amp; Raised" tour in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The 35-year-old publicly declared his love for Perry, who was present at the concert July 6. "I was just getting to know a girl and started really reconsidering just how difficult everything was going ...
Does electromagnetic forces strength change in white dwarf stars gravitational field
An international team of scientists have conducted research that opens up new possibilities for exploring what to date have only been established as theories of physics. Using the Hubble Space Telescope, the astronomers have tested whether the strength of the electromagnetic force is altered in the strong gravitational field of a white dwarf star. "The research opens up new possibilities for ...
Andy Murray could gain No. 1 ranking in 6 months says tennis great
1996 Wimbledon Champion Richard Krajicek has said that he believes Andy Murray could top the world rankings in the next six months, and that he could win at least five Grand Slam titles in his career. According to The Guardian, the former champion was very impressed with the Brit's strength and said that he had always done well at Wimbledon. The charming star said that Murray could win ...
US aviation security agency blames San Fransisco-bound plane pilots for slow speed before crash
A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) official said that Asiana Boeing 777 flight was traveling significantly slower than normal before it crash-landed into San Francisco International Airport on Saturday. Fox News reports that a preliminary review of recordings taken from the black boxes of Asiana Boeing 777 showed that the crew called for more acceleration before the ...
Pilots tried to abort landing seconds before crash
Pilots of the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 tried to abort the landing less than two seconds before the plane crashed on the runway at San Francisco International Airport Saturday, according to officials. Three Indian nationals were among the 305 survivors of the crash that killed two Chinese girls and left 49 seriously hurt. The Boeing 777's voice and flight data recorders show that the flight ...
Iraq UN envoy welcomes Kurdish regional leaders Baghdad visit
7 July 2013 150 The top United Nations envoy in Iraq has welcomed today's visit to Baghdad of Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani, and has emphasized that the trip confirms the political will of the Iraqi federal Government and the Kurdistan region to tackle outstanding issues through dialogue. Martin Kobler, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, welcomed Kurdistan Region ...
Brit Andy Murray Wins Mens Title at Wimbledon
Andy Murray has become the first British tennis player in 77 years to win the men's title at Wimbledon. Murray scored a 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 victory over world number one Novak Djokovic on Sunday. The second-seeded Murray took three hours, nine minutes to win the title on the hottest day of the year so far in Britain - with the mercury soaring toward 30 degrees Celsius on Centre Court at the All ...
Study Coal Pollution Cuts North China Lifespans by 5.5 Years
Air pollution is shortening the lives of people in northern China by about 5.5 years compared to those living in the south, a disastrous legacy of a policy that provided free coal for heating in the north, an international study shows. Environmental problems are a source of rising social discontent in China; last month Beijing promised new measures to crack down on air pollution, partly by ...
Anti-globalization groups take aim at proposed U.S.-Europe trade deal
View results As negotiations began Monday in Washington on a proposed blockbuster U.S.-European Union trade pact that would connect the largest economies of the Western world, anti-trade groups rallied against the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.Liberal critics expressed concerns that environmental, labor, food and financial regulations will be lowered to pass the trade ...
PRI?s The World 07082013
The latest on the ongoing protests and violence in Egypt and what the unrest means for relations between Washington and Cairo. Also, reaction from Germany to an asylum case in the US, involving a German couple who want to homeschool their kids. And an experimental farm in China explores how to grow more food with less ...
United Nations gangsters admit to conspiracy to kill rival Scorpions members
Five members of the United Nations gang have pleaded guilty in B.C. Supreme Court to conspiring to murder rival gang members.The conspiracy took place during the peak of Vancouver's gang war and was aimed at the Bacon brothers - Jonathan, Jarrod and James, who ran the Red Scorpions gang.Barzan Tilli-Choli, Yong Lee, Dilun Heng, Ion Croitoru and Karwan Saed all admitted to the conspiracy in ...
Brazil opens investigation into US spying
SAO PAULO -; The Brazilian government began an investigation Monday into whether telecommunications firms operating in the country cooperated with the U.S. as part of a spying program that has collected data on billions of telephone and email ...
Iraq shootings bombings claim 25 lives in 48 hours
Iraq killed 25 people, including six family members shot dead while returning from a wedding, police officers and doctors said Monday. The deadliest attack Monday hit north Iraq, where a car bomb south of the city ...
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