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Vatican Bank seen to be more controlled
The Vatican Bank has been the subject of a 10 page report from its newly formed financial watchdog agency. The report has revealed that there were some attempts last year to use the bank to launder money. In 2012 there were six suspicious transaction reports, two of which were passed on to Vatican prosecutors for investigation. Autorita Informazione Finanziaria, the watchdog, was ...
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China EU to hold talks on trade disputes
The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Sunday that it will start negotiating with its EU counterparts in Brussels next week regarding recent trade frictions.Vice Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan and Jean-Luc Demarty, the European Commission's director-general for trade, will co-chair talks on China-EU trade and investment on May 27, according to a statement from the MOC.Zhong will also discuss ...
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Pipeline explosion halts gas supplies to southern China Xinhua
Xinhua said. The pipeline has a capacity to transport 30 billion cubic meters of gas a year. Energy released from the explosion knocked over people hundreds of meters away, Xinhua said, without detailing the length of the exploded pipeline. The government is investigating the cause of the explosion, the agency ...
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Report New controversy at scandal-scarred Rutgers
Rutgers ' scandal-scarred athletic program quit as Tennessee's women's volleyball coach 16 years ago after her players submitted a letter complaining she ruled through humiliation, fear and emotional abuse, ...
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Frankfurt weathers euro crisis better than rivals
Samsung Galaxy S4 versus HTC One: Which is a better buy? The mobile giants step back into the ring for another round, as we referee the fight between ...
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Search for pilot in deadly NY Angel Flight ongoing
The search for a missing pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing at least two people, has ended for the day and will resume ...
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Oregon teen accused of planning to attack high school
oAn Oregon teenager intended to blow up his school in a plot "forged and inspired by the model of the Columbine shootings" and he will be charged with attempted aggravated murder, a prosecutor said late Saturday.Grant Acord, 17, will be charged as an adult and also faces six counts of manufacturing and possessing a destructive device after investigators found six bombs in a secret ...
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Robben shatters jinx as Bayern fulfil Euro champion dream
Arjen Robben's last-minute goal removed the jinx that haunted his side in the past three years as Bayern Munich became the European club winner for the fifth time after a 2-1 victory over Dortmund in Saturday's first all-German Champions League final.With one minute before the stoppage time, Robben made a deft relay teamwork with Frank Ribery in the area before running through to beat ...
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NTSB Bridge collapse in Washington is wake-up call
View Photo Associated Press/The Seattle Times, Mike Siegel - A collapsed section of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River is seen in an aerial view Friday, May 24, 2013. Part of the bridge collapsed Thursday ...
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Rebuilding rules as rain soaks Jersey shore on Memorial Day weekend
MANASQUAN, N.J. (AP) -- Saws and sledgehammers joined beer and barbecues -- under covered porches -- as a fixture of the first Memorial Day weekend at ...
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Swedish capital returning to normal after week of violence
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's capital was relatively calm on Saturday night with only isolated incidents of violence by youths after nearly a week of car-burnings and vandalism that have highlighted growing inequality in Swedish ...
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Protesters in over 400 cities march vs Monsanto
Organizers say two million people marched in protest against seed giant Monsanto in hundreds of rallies across the U.S. and in over 50 other countries on Saturday."March Against Monsanto" protesters say they wanted to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the food giants that produce it. Founder and organizer Tami Canal said protests were held in 436 ...
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NYPD investigating actress Bynes allegations
NEW YORK -; The New York Police Department is investigating allegations made by actress Amanda Bynes that she was sexually assaulted by officers arresting her for throwing a bong out of a ...
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Missouri highway buckles after rail cars hit overpass
CHAFFEE, Mo. – The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a cargo train collision in southeast Missouri. Authorities say a highway overpass collapsed early today when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after the collision. Seven people were injured, though none seriously. The bridge collapsed after a Union Pacific train hit the side of a Burlington ...
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British police arrest 3 over soldiers killing
By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - British counter-terrorism police on Saturday arrested three people suspected of involvement in the killing of a soldier hacked to death in a London street by two men shouting Islamist slogans. The killing of the soldier in what the government said appeared to be a terrorist attack has led to angry protests against radical Islam and fears of a possible ...
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Eurozone bank union progress li...
BRUSSELS: Key obstacles to a banking union, seen as a keystone in locking down the debt crisis, should be resolved within the next few weeks, the official in charge of the day-to-day operation of the eurozone said in an exclusive interview. Thomas Wieser, who heads the working group of the ...
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Indy 500 tightens security in wake of Boston bombings
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Security at Sunday's Indianapolis 500 will be ramped up as race officials of one of the year's biggest one-day sporting events respond to last month's deadly Boston Marathon ...
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French Soldier Stabbed in the Throat While on Patrol Outside Paris
A French soldier was stabbed by a robed assailant while he was on an antiterrorism patrol in a busy commercial district on the western outskirts of Paris. The 23-year-old soldier lost a lot of blood but he was quickly taken to the hospital and his wounds are not life-threatening. Still, the attack "sent a shudder through the French capital" considering it comes mere days after the ...
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Two freight trains collide in Missouri bringing down overpass
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in rural Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass when at least a dozen rail cars derailed and struck a support pillar, authorities ...
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Official Woman killed in San Antonio flooding
View Photo Associated Press/Eric Gay - A San Antonio metro bus sits in floodwaters after it was swept off the road during heavy rains, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric ...
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Graduates in tornado-raked Oklahoma town vow to stay
OKLAHOMA CITY-Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to Moore. "I wouldn't want to be in any other place. It's our roots. Tornadoes are a part of life here," said 18-year-old Brooke Potter, whose current college ...
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French soldier stabbed in throat outside Paris
PARIS (AP) -- France's military spokesman says a soldier has been stabbed in the throat in the French commercial district of La Defense outside ...
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Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse
The collapse of an interstate highway bridge in Washington state brings new attention to the limits of the country’s infrastructure, especially older structures that were designed with little room for error and were never intended to carry the number of cars and trucks they see ...
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Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins LA Galaxy
(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File). FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009 file photo, Columbus Crew's Robbie Rogers celebrates after scoring against the San Jose Earthquakes during the second half of an MLS soccer match in San ...
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Russian police detain activists foes at gay rally
Police detain a gay rights supporter, left, and an opponent, right, who scuffle during an unsanctioned gay rally near the City Hall in Moscow, Saturday, May 25, 2013. The Kremlin initiated a bill banning "propaganda of homosexuality" and routinely banned gay rallies and parade. Russian police say they detained at least 30 gay rights campaigners and their opponents at an unsanctioned ...
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US nuclear missles in Europe remain poised for a war that will never come
The United States and Russia recently signed a new landmark nuclear non-proliferation treaty called START in March and the US in early May followed up its non-proliferation goals by making the unprecedented step of publicly declaring how many nuclear weapons it had – just over 5,113 in total, though many of them are in storage and would take time to be deployed.
That is a vast reduction compared to the total arsenal the country possessed at the height of the Cold War in 1967, the number at that time was 31,225, according to reports by European news media. Read more
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