Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:48
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Joe Biden is praising Jewish leaders for helping change American attitudes about gay marriage and other issues.
Biden says culture and arts change people's attitudes. He...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:48
Washington, May 21 (EFE).- President Barack Obama on Tuesday encouraged undocumented students to continue sharing their stories of sacrifice with leaders of Congress as a bipartisan bill to reform...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:48
Veracruz, Mexico, May 21 (EFE).- Singer and actor Marc Anthony tried to evade a customs check at the Veracruz international airport as he was preparing to leave the country, officials at the terminal...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:48
Mexico City, May 21 (EFE).- President Enrique Peña Nieto named Alfredo Castillo Cervantes to be the new head of Mexico's consumer protection agency.
Castillo Cervantes on Tuesday took over direction...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:48
Miami, May 21 (EFE).- Paulina Rubio will join the panel of judges for the popular Fox television show "The X Factor" next season, the Mexican singer's representative announced Tuesday.
Rubio will...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:48
Hong Kong on Tuesday joyfully welcomed the return of a giant inflatable rubber duck, which drew tens of thousands of visitors before it was abruptly deflated for maintenance for almost a week.
The...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:48
Apart from Apple, consumers and business professionals alike show little or no devotion to other mobile computing ecosystems, a report has found.
The report, by Forrester Research, finds that 85...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:48
Italian director Paolo Sorrentino presented a lush portrait of decadence and excess in contemporary Rome at Cannes Tuesday in a film reviewers said echoed the classic "La Dolce Vita".
"The Great...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:48
By Marty Graham
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The family of a San Diego woman killed in an encounter with the U.S. Border Patrol filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday alleging a plainclothes...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:47
By Ronnie Cohen
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Thousands of healthcare workers walked off the job at the University of California's five medical centers on Tuesday, delaying emergency care, surgeries,...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:45
By Tom Bergin
LONDON (Reuters) - Apple's <AAPL.O> ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has depended on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:45
By Mike McDonald
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - The trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has likely collapsed after the country's top court struck down his conviction for genocide,...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:30
Hong Kong Stock Exchange said Wednesday morning's trading session had been delayed due to a black rainstorm warning, which means people are advised not to travel.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:30
FOOTBALL
Build-up to Saturday's Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund at Wembley.
Master slug: Fbl-Eur-C1
TENNIS
ATP at Duesseldorf and Nice, WTA at Brussels and...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:30
SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is in talks with China to set up a summit between President Park Geun-hye and Chinese President Xi Jinping for late June, the presidential spokeswoman said...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:30
SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- The death of a young woman is under investigation after her body was discovered inside a car owned by a pop singer, police said Wednesday.
The body was discovered around 3:...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:30
SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- A United Nations organization supporting child birth has provided US$500,000 worth of medical aid to North Korean mothers and children, a report said Wednesday.
The United...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:15
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Rob Nicholson says the government will support a private member's bill that would require people who are on parole, probation or serving conditional sentences to stay away...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:15
NEW YORK, N.Y. - ESPN says that it is cutting its workforce.
The sports media giant said in a statement Tuesday: "We are implementing changes across the company to enhance our continued growth while...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:15
EDMUNDSTON, N.B. - Two U.S. investment firms are buying a controlling stake in Twin Rivers Paper Company, Inc., which operates mills in New Brunswick and Maine.
Blue Wolf Capital Partners and Atlas...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:15
LONDON - British luxury brand Burberry said Tuesday that rapidly improving business in developing markets was offset by the end of a perfume licensing deal, dragging net profit down 3 per cent for...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:15
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Herbalife Ltd. says it has hired PricewaterhouseCoopers to be its new auditor.
The nutrition company's previous auditor KPMG resigned last month after insider trading...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:15
Mexico City, May 21 (EFE).- Mexican telecommunications giant America Movil says it has agreed to buy U.S. mobile operator Start Wireless Group for an undisclosed amount.
In a filing with the Mexican...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:15
Slated for next fall's lineup on the Disney XD Channel, "Star Wars Rebels" takes place in an era hitherto unexplored on the silver or small screen.
The animated series will be set in the 20-year...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:03
By M.B. Pell
(Reuters) - Officials with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board say they may never know what caused last month's deadly fertilizer-plant explosion in Texas because of interference by federal...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:03
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers frustrated by a spate of high-profile military sexual assault cases unveiled draft proposals in the House of Representatives on Tuesday to crack...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:03
By Suzi Parker
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Arkansas' state treasurer resigned on Tuesday, a day after federal authorities charged her with extortion stemming from accusations that she gave a...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 21:02
By Adriana Barrera
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States is not respecting a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on meat labeling, Mexico's Agriculture Minister Enrique Martinez said on Tuesday...
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