Suspected Maoist rebels kill one, wound several in India
Source: DAWN
New Delhi :: India | updated 2013-05-25 11:57:07 -0700 | travel-news
Suspected Maoist rebels on Saturday attacked a convoy of cars carrying local leaders and supporters of India's ruling Congress party in a Maoist-infested area in eastern India, killing at least one party member and wounding several people...Gupta said suspected insurgents...
Westwood in contention at Wentworth
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-25 10:42:06 -0700 | sports-news
Lee Westwood trails leader Alejandro Canizares by one shot going into day four of Wentworth's PGA Championship. The 40-year-old Englishman fired 67 to reach eight under but Spain's Canizares edged past on a balmy day in contrast to the wintry...
Aguero signs new Man City deal
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-25 13:04:26 -0700 | sports-news
Sergio Aguero signs new Manchester City deal Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has signed a one-year contract extension with the club. The 24-year-old Argentine signed a five-year deal when he arrived from Atletico Madrid in 2011 and his new deal...
Cornet Wins Strasbourg International
Source: International Herald Tribune
Strasbourg :: France | updated 2013-05-25 10:53:56 -0700 | sports-news
France Third-seeded Alize Cornet of France beat Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic 7-6 (4), 6-0 Saturday to win the Strasbourg International final. Hradecka saved two set points in the 10th game to force a tiebreaker. However, she doubled-faulted at...
Automaker Tesla takes fight to North Carolina
Source: The Boston Globe
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 10:15:33 -0700 | business-news
N.C. (AP) Electric car manufacturer Tesla wants a compromise that will allow it to stay in business in North Carolina. The California automaker is sitting down with the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association ahead of state House meetings on a...
How North Korea Became A Hacking Superpower
Source: BusinessInsider
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2013-05-25 08:43:57 -0700 | business-news
South Korea This year, North Korea has been flaunting its nuclear hardware in an effort to extort concessions from the United States and South Korea. But the tactic has failed to provoke panic for one key reason: Officials doubt that...
Aaron Paul Kicks Off Wedding Weekend
Source: People
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 10:30:07 -0700 | entertainment-news
Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul looked ecstatic in a photo he Tweeted Friday featuring bride-to-be Lauren Parsekian puckering up for a sultry kiss with her grinning groom just in time for a pre-wedding celebration. The bow tie-clad actor captioned the...
Both quick, long-term fixes in works for WA bridge
Source: The Boston Globe
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 12:17:04 -0700 | travel-news
Washington state officials say it's going to take time to find both short- and long-term fixes for the bridge that collapsed on Interstate 5 on Thursday. First, the National Transportation and Safety Board must finish its inspection...Next, a temporary solution...
Who Got Rich This Week: A 3D Printer Maker, A High Tech Bookseller And More
Source: Forbes
Mexico City :: Mexico | updated 2013-05-25 10:58:11 -0700 | business-news
Each week at Forbes we scan our database of corporate insiders to see who got richer from the action in the stock market. A flat week was turned by a steep sell off on Wednesday afternoon as Federal Reserve chairman...
'You're too smart to be from Mexico'
Source: CNN
Mexico City :: Mexico | updated 2013-05-25 12:32:10 -0700 | health-news
Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa insists, "I just think of myself as a regular guy." It's an incredible statement from someone who grew up in an impoverished Mexican village, illegally hopped the fence into California, attended Harvard Medical School and now works...
India's incumbent coalition: Stability or stagnancy?
Source: DAWN
New Delhi :: India | updated 2013-05-25 08:52:55 -0700 | allnews
Amid serious allegations of rampant corruption, multi-crore scandals, policy paralysis and poor economic growth, the ruling Congress-led coalition United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in India has completed four years in its second consecutive five-year term in office.
Obama tries again to nominate top lawyer on embattled labor relations board
Source: Fox News
Benghazi :: Libya | updated 2013-05-25 09:21:07 -0700 | political-news
Solomon is perhaps best known for signing off on an unfair labor practice complaint the agency filed against Boeing Co. Republicans and business groups who said the agency exceeded its authority and was trying to bolster labor unions, according to The...
Putin: Business amnesty bill needs changes
Source: United Press International
Moscow :: Russia | updated 2013-05-25 09:35:49 -0700 | business-news
Russian President Vladimir Putin said a bill that would free thousands of jailed businessmen required revisions. RIA Novosti reported Saturday the office of Russia's business ombudsman Boris Titov estimates 110,000 businessmen could be directly affected by the bill.
Homeless pair charged in string of Near North burglaries
Source: Chicago Tribune
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 12:20:47 -0700 | political-news
Lamont Gordon, 46, and Stacy Yearby, who turned 42 on Friday, both face burglary charges in the break-ins that began about May 4 and continued throughout the month. Gordon is charged in nine burglaries, at least four of them matching...
VIDEO: Can India maintain its economic growth?
Source: BBC
Pune :: India | updated 2013-05-25 09:05:08 -0700 | business-news
45 ET India is preparing to reveal its GDP statistics for the year from April 2012 and March 2013, with official estimates suggesting growth for the period was around 5%. If confirmed, India's growth will have slowed to its slowest...
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