Greening's goal in 2nd OT lifts Sens over Pens
Source: Associated Press
Ottawa :: Canada | updated 2013-05-19 23:36:23 -0700 | sports-news
39 into double overtime, and the Ottawa Senators rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins that cut their series deficit to 2-1 on Sunday night. Daniel Alfredsson got Ottawa even 1-1 by scoring a short-handed goal with 29...
China asks NKorea to release fishing boat, crew
Source: The Boston Globe
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-05-19 23:59:15 -0700 | political-news
The Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang asked North Korea to release a private Chinese fishing boat and its crew soon after its owner reported the detention 10 days ago, state media said. The owner of the boat took to a microblog...
Cabrera has 3-homer game in Texas, 2nd of career
Source: Associated Press
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 00:18:19 -0700 | sports-news
Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera has hit three home runs in a game for the second time in his career. The 2012 AL Triple Crown winner hit a three-run homer in the third inning and a solo shot in the...
DealBook: Cohen Gets Subpoena in SAC Capital Trading Inquiry
Source: The New York Times
Stamford :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 22:27:10 -0700 | business-news
Cohen has received a subpoena to testify before a grand jury in the government's insider trading investigation into his hedge fund, SAC Capital Advisors, a development that signals a newly aggressive phase in the multiyear inquiry, according to lawyers and...
Ryanair profits at record high
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-20 00:16:42 -0700 | business-news
Discount airline Ryanair has reported record full-year profits and rising revenues, despite soaring fuel costs. Profits after tax rose 13% to 569m euros (£481m) on revenues of 4.88bn euros for the year to 31 March. Passenger traffic grew 5% to...
Lopez Resigns, but Scrutiny of Silver Continues
Source: The New York Times
Long Beach :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 22:27:46 -0700 | technology-news
But while the resignation of Mr. Lopez, a veteran Brooklyn Democrat accused of sexually harassing several women, ends an effort to expel him from the State Legislature, the scrutiny is not over for the Assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver . Mr....
Boston Marathon bombing victim looks forward to MBA
Source: Boston Herald
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 21:23:07 -0700 | disasters-news
Brittany Loring, 29, will don her cap and gown to receive an MBA today and her law degree Friday at Boston College, with shrapnel still in her leg and scars on her face and neck from last month's Boston Marathon...
PTI's ‘pro-poor' agenda too big to implement
Source: DAWN
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-19 20:51:40 -0700 | political-news
The upcoming Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf led provincial government will find it hard to turn its pro-people election manifesto into a reality without growing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's income considerably, according to official sources. The PTI would find Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's existing income insufficient...
Indonesian woman falls to her death in Penang
Source: The Star
George Town :: Cayman Islands | updated 2013-05-19 21:25:58 -0700 | health-news
An Indonesian woman, who brought her ailing mother to seek medical treatment here, fell to her death from the 37th floor of an condominium in Persiaran Gurney here. The body of Lyny, 39, was discovered sprawled beside the swimming pool...
Oxfam warns of health risks to Syria refugees
Source: DAWN
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2013-05-19 23:56:32 -0700 | technology-news
Aid organisation Oxfam warned on Monday that the warmer weather will increase health-related risks for hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon, and appealed for urgent funds. With temperatures set to soar up to 40 degrees Celsius...
Government to help consumers enjoy more affordable Internet services, says Shabery
Source: The Star
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-19 23:07:18 -0700 | technology-news
The Government will explore methods to help consumers enjoy more affordable Internet services. Communication and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said it was possible to reduce broadband and 3G fees but added that this would be studied first....
Terengganu police urges organisers to postpone and relocate Thursday's rally
Source: The Star
Kuala Terengganu :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-19 23:07:17 -0700 | political-news
Terengganu police have urged the organisers of the Blackout 505 gathering to postpone their rally and relocate to a more suitable location. Kuala Terengganu police chief Asst Comm Zamri Shamsuddin said he received a notification from Pakatan on Sunday that...
Craig Stephen's This Week in China: China ‘hard-landing' trades revisited
Source: MarketWatch
Hong Kong :: China | updated 2013-05-19 22:23:23 -0700 | business-news
A string of banks trimming their Chinese growth forecasts last week does not have alarm bells sounding yet. But as well as reviewing China's misfiring economy, it is probably time to revisit some China hard-landing trades. So far this year,...
The Impossible Feat of Madonna's Billboard Award-Winning MDNA Tour
Source: Forbes
Tel Aviv :: Israel | updated 2013-05-19 21:49:44 -0700 | disasters-news
Tour Sunday night Madonna received a Billboard Music Award for the Top Touring Artist of 2012...Madonna performed with 140,000 pounds of gear suspended above her head. She danced on 42-square-inch squares undulating up and down, reaching eight feet above the...
Philippines coast guard defensive over killing
Source: United Press International
Taipei :: Taiwan | updated 2013-05-19 21:45:38 -0700 | political-news
An investigation into the killing by the Philippines coast guard of a Taiwanese fisherman is focusing on whether rules of engagement were broken. A report by The Philippine Star newspaper cited an unnamed official close to the Philippine government's investigation...
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