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The "bullying" Gupta family tried to muscle their way into getting diplomatic passports.

'Bullying' Guptas wanted diplomatic passports SIBUSISO NGALWA, GEORGE MATLALA and SIBONGAKONKE SHOBA | 12 May, 2013 08:06 The "bullying" Gupta family tried to muscle their way into getting diplomatic passports. It is one of the many outrageous demands the Guptas have made on the government...

An indigenous woman of the ixil region fixes her hair as the last session of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt's genocide trial begins at the Supreme Court of Justice in Guatemala City May 10, 2013. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez

Former Guatemala dictator Rios Montt convicted of genocide Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt (C) attends the last session of his genocide trial at the Supreme Court of Justice in Guatemala City May 10, 2013. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez By Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY | Sat May 11...

Berlusconi tax fraud sentence upheld by Italian court People of Freedom (PDL) party member and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi wipes his forehead as he attends the Upper house of the parliament in Rome, April 30, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Giampiero Sposito MILAN | Wed May 8, 2013 2:53pm...

The collapsed control tower is pictured at Genoa's port harbour May 8, 2013. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

At least three killed in Italy after ship crashes into port The collapsed control tower is pictured at Genoa's port harbour May 8, 2013. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo ROME | Wed May 8, 2013 12:35am EDT (Reuters) - At least three people were killed and six injured when a container ship rammed...

Kerry to 'make another stab' at Syria deal with Russia By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON | Mon May 6, 2013 3:16pm EDT (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will "make another stab" at seeing if the United States and Russia can work together to find a political solution to end Syria's...

China farmers held for selling meat from sick pigs Agence France-Presse 6:31 pm | Monday, May 6th, 2013 BEIJING — Three Chinese farmers were held for operating an illegal pork business selling meat from pigs that died of disease, state media said Monday, the latest in a series of food...

Saudi Arabia to allow girls to play sport at private schools Students must adhere to 'decent' dress code and sharia law, but move is seen as thaw in kingdom's restrictions on women AP in Riyadh Sunday 5 May 2013 12.47 BST Saudi Arabia's first female Olympic athlete hails progress - video...

Aroti Das (L), 20, a garment worker rescued from the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza building' sits on a bed at Enam Medical College in Savar, 30 km (19 miles) outside Dhaka May 4, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj Rescue workers attempt to find survivors from the rubble of the collapsed Rana...

Bangladesh building owner faces murder complaint over collapse Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) present Mohammed Sohel Rana to the media after his arrest in Jessore, in Dhaka, in this file picture taken April 28, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer/Files By Serajul Quadir and Ruma Paul DHAKA...

Hundreds protest chemical plant in Kunming Xinhua 2013-05-04 17:45 Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in the southwestern city of Kunming. (Internet photo) Protesters object to the PX plant in Kunming. (Internet photo) Hundreds of people took to the streets in the southwestern...

A resident holds up a piece of paper that reads "Protest against PX refinery" during a demonstration against a planned refinery which produces the chemical paraxylene (PX), at a square in Kunming, Yunnan province, May 4, 2013. REUTERS/Wong Campion

Residents wearing masks hold papers written with slogans such as "PX get out of Kunming" and "I love Kunming", as they protest against a planned refinery which produces the chemical paraxylene (PX), at a square in Kunming, Yunnan province, May 4, 2013. REUTERS/Wong Campion

Police officers stand guard as residents raise a banner to protest against a planned refinery which produces the chemical paraxylene (PX), at a square in Kunming, Yunnan province, May 4, 2013. REUTERS/Wong Campion

Protests in Chinese city over planned chemical plant A boy wearing a mask holds papers as he protests against a planned refinery which produces the chemical paraxylene (PX), at a square in Kunming, Yunnan province, May 4, 2013. REUTERS/Wong Campion BEIJING | Sat May 4, 2013 7:16am EDT...

Korean rapper Psy's story immortalized in comic book Updated: 2013-05-02 14:14 ( Agencies) South Korean rapper Psy waves on the red carpet at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, April 27, 2013. [Photo/Agencies] The story of South Korean rap sensation...