Brutal golf course dooms US Open hopefuls in final round
Source: The Star
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-06-17 17:40:29 -0700 | sports-news
Sunday doomed Hunter Mahan's US Open title dream, but for some the brutal truth came much sooner as Merion refused to allow the champion a level-par finish. England's Justin Rose managed an even-par 70 final round to win his first...
Turkish Official Says Army May Have to End Protests
Source: International Herald Tribune
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2013-06-17 22:01:24 -0700 | travel-news
Turkeys deputy prime minister on Monday raised the possibility that the army could be called in to help quell the continuing civil unrest, the latest sign of the governments impatience and officials hardening stance against a nearly three-week-old protest movement....
Nigeria rolls to 6-1 win over Tahiti at Confed Cup
Source: Associated Press
Belo Horizonte :: Brazil | updated 2013-06-17 22:07:38 -0700 | sports-news
Nnamdi Oduamadi scored a hat-trick for the African champions, while Elderson Echiejile added two more. Still, the team from the South Pacific may have had the game's best moment. Jonathan Tehau headed in a goal early in the second half...
Ex-mobster: Bulger broke my heart
Source: CNN
Santa Monica :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-17 21:19:38 -0700 | sports-news
For three decades, Martorano said, he was tight with Bulger and Bulger's partner, Steven Flemmi. "They were my partners in crime, my best friends, my children's godfathers," said the 72-year-old divorced mobster who now lives on Social Security and who...
'Quiet epidemic' of UK male cancer
Source: BBC
Southampton :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-17 21:14:37 -0700 | health-news
Quiet epidemic' of male cancer in UK BBC News Action is needed to fight a "quiet epidemic" of oesophageal cancer, which is on the rise in the UK, particularly among men, cancer experts say...Early diagnosis is the key to saving...
Third Point raises Sony stake, presses entertainment spin-off
Source: Reuters
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-06-17 19:48:45 -0700 | business-news
A staff of Sony Corp is seen at its showroom at a business district in Tokyo December 9, 2008. New York-based hedge fund company Third Point said on Tuesday that it had raised its stake in Sony Corp and asked...
Here's a teacher I'd want for my children
Source: Los Angeles Times
Madrid :: Spain | updated 2013-06-17 20:00:17 -0700 | technology-news
She wanted to teach her students not just about college, but that someone, beyond their parents and teacher, cares about their prospects. Gomez, a Cal State Northridge alum, enlisted the provost, the dean of education and her favorite professors to...
What impact have legal aid cuts had?
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-06-17 19:59:52 -0700 | political-news
So, a few months after the changes have been introduced, what has actually happened? BBC Radio 4's Law in Action asked lawyers in England and Wales to send the programme specific examples of what the changes have meant to them,...
Luxor protests against Morsi's new governor for the city - former Islamist terror leader Adel el-...
Source: The independent
Luxor :: Egypt | updated 2013-06-17 18:08:43 -0700 | sports-news
Hoteliers and tour operators in Luxor were beginning to mobilise against Mohamed Morsi last night after the Egyptian President appointed a former Islamist terror leader as the city's new governor the same man whose fundamentalist group committed a notorious massacre...
Baker named AP chief for Malaysia, Singapore
Source: The Boston Globe
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | updated 2013-06-17 20:38:19 -0700 | political-news
Mark Baker, photographer and acting bureau chief for The Associated Press in Kuala Lumpur, has been promoted to chief of bureau for Malaysia and Singapore. The appointment was announced Tuesday by Brian Carovillano, the AP's Asia-Pacific news director.
Oculus VR Closes $16M Funding Round - Oculus Rift Team To Double
Source: Forbes
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-17 20:17:49 -0700 | business-news
Oculus VR Inc . announced the successful conclusion of a $16 million round of Series A funding Monday, adding to their Kickstarter-filled war chest...I saw the new, hi-res Oculus Rift in action, playing Born Ready's Strike Suit Zero , and...
VIDEO: China's Huawei launches smartphone
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-06-17 20:17:43 -0700 | technology-news
China's Huawei launches smartphone 17 June 2013 Last updated at 23:09 ET Chinese telecoms giant, Huawei, will hold its first global product launch, hoping to capture market share from the industry-leaders Apple and Samsung in the highly competitive smartphone market....
VIDEO: Singapore gets new oil technology
Source: BBC
Singapore :: Singapore | updated 2013-06-17 20:17:38 -0700 | technology-news
Singapore gets new oil technology 17 June 2013 Last updated at 22:05 ET In spite of having no resources of its own, Singapore relies heavily on the oil and gas sector. That is because much of the oil produced by...
French footballers to go on trial
Source: BBC
Munich :: Germany | updated 2013-06-17 19:59:53 -0700 | political-news
Both deny the allegations and the girl involved, Zahia Dehar, has said neither player knew she was not 18 at the time. Ms Dehar, now 21, is a household name after launching her own fashion label...Six other people have been...
Wimbledon Holds No Fear for Radwanska Any More
Source: International Herald Tribune
Warsaw :: Poland | updated 2013-06-17 19:38:55 -0700 | sports-news
Women Having got her maiden grand-slam final out of the way, conquering her nerves and taking eventual winner Serena Williams to three sets, the Polish world number four is feeling relaxed about returning to the All-England Club next week. "Everything...
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