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Jailed Pussy Riot Activist Ends Prison Hunger Strike Jailed Pussy Riot punk rock group member Maria Alyokhina appears on a monitor during a video conference from the penal colony for a parole hearing on May 22, when she announced the launch of her hunger strike. June 01, 2013 A jailed...

5 dead in tornado in Oklahoma City area, 50 hurt By SEAN MURPHY | Associated Press – 2 hrs 49 mins ago Associated Press/The Oklahoman, Jim Beckel - Cars that were damaged by a tornado in parking lot at Canadian Valley Technical Center on State Highway 66, west of Banner Road, Friday May 31...

Ex-Microsoft manager plans to create first U.S. marijuana brand Reuters May 31, 2013, 5:19 am By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - A former Microsoft executive plans to create the first U.S. national marijuana brand, and said he is kicking off his Seattle-based business by...

Insight: Syrian village gives up secrets after dawn killings BAIDA, Syria | Tue May 28, 2013 5:44am EDT (Reuters) - Awakened by the sound of gunfire, Ahmad could hear the armed men knocking on his brother's door, shouting insults and calling the family "dogs". Ahmad's sister-in-law said the...

Suu Kyi denounces two-child limit on Myanmar Rohingya families Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi talks to reporters after giving a speech at the first meeting of the central executive committee of the National League for Democracy party in the Royal Rose hall in Yangon May 27...

Japan's Abe ends Myanmar visit with aid, debt write-off YANGON | Sun May 26, 2013 9:10am EDT (Reuters) - Japan on Sunday endorsed Myanmar's reform program by writing off nearly $2 billion in debt and extending new aid, some of which will help support an industrial zone being developed by...

EasyJet's Egypt deal remains up in the air High-flying UK budget airline wants to bring tourists to Cairo, but a deal reached in 2010 has taken a nosedive. Alastair Beach Last Modified: 23 May 2013 09:38 EasyJet executives have struggled to land a deal to enable the low-cost carrier to fly...

US admits drones killed four Americans Letter from US attorney general confirms President Barack Obama administration killed US nationals abroad. Last Modified: 23 May 2013 03:57 Move your cursor over the video to see the play button<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed...

Stockholm riots spread as PM slams 'hooliganism' (AFP) – 5 hours ago Firemen extinguish a burning car in the Kista district of Stockholm on May 21, 2013 after youths rioted (AFP, Jonathan Nackstrand) STOCKHOLM — Rioting spread across Stockholm's suburbs early Wednesday in the third night...

Sweden riots continue after police shooting Windows smashed, cars and several containers set on fire, and seven police officers injured in a Stockholm suburb. Last Modified: 22 May 2013 02:06 Move your cursor over the video below to see the play button<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D...

Lebanese among 10 detained in Saudi Arabia in Iran spying case May 21, 2013 04:09 PM A Saudi police officer checks the boot of a car at a security checkpoint in Saudi Arabia's eastern Gulf coast town of Qatif RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has detained 10 more people in a spying case it...

Musharraf granted bail in Bhutto murder case Pakistan's former military ruler ordered to pay bonds of about $20,000 but release is not guaranteed amid other cases. Last Modified: 20 May 2013 13:54 Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf, shown here in a file photo, was granted bail on...

Assad insists he will not step down In an interview, Syrian leader blames crisis on foreign intervention and warns against fractious opposition. Last Modified: 19 May 2013 12:43 <object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:DMove your cursor over the video below to see the play button</object><object...

Benghazi police bombed for second time in three days BENGHAZI | Sun May 12, 2013 7:47am EDT (Reuters) - Two more police stations were attacked in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi in the early hours of Sunday morning, the local council said, after two others were bombed on Friday. The...

Saturday May 11, 2013 Drunk snips off his sex organ in a fit of rage Compiled by EILEEN NG, ALLISON LAI and A. RAMAN IN A fit of anger following a quarrel with his girlfriend, a drunken man cut off his penis and testicles with a pair of scissors. The 46-year-old man from Jilong city in...

Japan softens WWII 'sex slave' denials Prime minister acknowledges investigation into allegations that troops coerced women in sexual slavery was limited. Last Modified: 08 May 2013 18:30 Abe Shinzo acknowledged that "comfort women" existed but denied they were coerced into prostitution...

7 militants killed, 13 arrested in Indonesia raids with possible links to Myanmar Embassy plot BY NINIEK KARMINI, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MAY 9, 2013 5:40 AM Members of Indonesian National Police anti-terror squad Special Detachment 88 carry their gears following a raid on what is believed to...

Espionage fuels China's fast-paced military buildup: Pentagon Members of the People's Liberation Army's navy guard of honour prepare to use a string to ensure that soldiers stand in a straight line before an official welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing April 15...

Has plastic surgery made these beauty queens all look the same? Koreans complain about pageant 'clones' A picture of 20 beauty queen hopefuls went viral on Reddit More than 3,000 users debated the wisdom of plastic surgery By Steve Nolan PUBLISHED: 13:10 GMT, 25 April 2013 |...

North Korea demands recognition as nuclear arms state SEOUL | Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:06am EDT (Reuters) - North Korea demanded on Tuesday that it be recognized as a nuclear weapons state, rejecting a U.S. condition that it agree to give up its nuclear arms program before talks can begin. After...