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EU proposes visa-free travel for Kosovo citizens
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:39:58 +0100
Citizens of Kosovo will be able to travel freely within Europe's borderless Schengen zone under a European Commission proposal after the tiny Balkan state introduced a series of reforms sought by Brussels. The European Union had been wary about offering Kosovo a visa-free regime after large numbers of Kosovars sought asylum in the bloc in 2014 and 2015. Citizens of other Balkan countries - Albania, Bosnia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia - have been able to travel without a visa in the Schengen zone since 2010.
The Latest: Cruz financial backer signals support for Trump
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:39:48 +0100
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times EDT):
Obama to name Stonewall 1st national monument for gay rights
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:38:08 +0100
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York's iconic Stonewall Inn, where the modern gay rights movement took root, will become the first national monument honoring the history of gays and lesbians in the U.S. under a proposal President Barack Obama is preparing to approve.
Aeropostale, one-time mall king, seeks bankruptcy protection
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:38:00 +0100
Aeropostale, once the vibrant epicenter of the U.S. mall scene, is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and closing 20 percent of its stores in North America. The New York company said Wednesday that ...
Oil rises near $46 as Canada fire supports with U.S. stocks in focus
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:31:38 +0100
Oil rose towards $46 a barrel on Wednesday as reduced production in Canada's oil sands region due to a wildfire pushed aside concerns about excess global supplies and expectations of rising U.S. crude inventories. The Canadian province of Alberta was evacuating the entire population of Fort McMurray where a wildfire took hold in the heart of the country's oil sands region, prompting some companies to cut output. Brent crude (LCOc1) was up 92 cents at $45.89 at 1401 GMT.
Insight: How Zuma, the smiling spy, controls South Africa
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:30:24 +0100
By Joe Brock and Ed Cropley JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - As head of intelligence for the outlawed African National Congress during apartheid, Jacob Zuma neutralised perceived traitors and sidelined opponents to shore up his position, people who worked with him say. Decades later, as South Africa's President, he hasn't lost his touch. Lampooned in the media, jeered in public and now facing calls from inside and outside the ANC to resign over millions of rand of improper state spending on his private home in Nkandla, the 73-year-old's grip on power seems like it should be weaker than at any point since his election in 2009.
Remains Of Baby Found At Recycling Plant
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:29:20 +0100
The suspected remains of a newborn baby have been found at a recycling plantin Ireland, police have said.
Egypt journalists' union cordoned off in crackdown
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:28:05 +0100
Many protest outside union headquarters as access to building restricted following police raid and arrests.
Trump shifts to new campaign phase, dismisses GOP critics
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:27:54 +0100
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Donald Trump, the GOP presidential nomination virtually in hand, signaled a new phase of his outsider campaign on Wednesday that includes a search for a running mate with experience governing and outreach to one-time competitors in an effort to heal the fractured Republican Party.
How Zuma, the smiling spy, controls South Africa
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:26:58 +0100
By Joe Brock and Ed Cropley JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - As head of intelligence for the outlawed African National Congress during apartheid, Jacob Zuma neutralized perceived traitors and sidelined opponents to shore up his position, people who worked with him say. Decades later, as South Africa's President, he hasn't lost his touch. Lampooned in the media, jeered in public and now facing calls from inside and outside the ANC to resign over millions of rand of improper state spending on his private home in Nkandla, the 73-year-old's grip on power seems like it should be weaker than at any point since his election in 2009.
US factory orders rose modestly in March
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:24:56 +0100
Orders to U.S. factories advanced by a modest amount in March, reflecting stronger demand in the volatile category of defense equipment. Factory orders rose 1.1 percent, rebounding from a 1.9 percent drop ...
Trump looks to unify Republicans after decisive primary victory
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:24:02 +0100
By Ginger Gibson and Alana Wise INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Reuters) - Billionaire Donald Trump assumed the mantle of presumptive Republican presidential nominee on Wednesday with a message on unity that also suggested he was not going to work too hard to placate some party establishment figures angered by his outsider candidacy. The former reality television star, who has never held public office, won a commanding victory in Indiana's primary on Tuesday, forcing his main rival, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, to drop out of the race. Trump's win cleared the way him to prepare for a likely match-up in the Nov. 8 general election against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Residents evacuated as fires threaten Canada oil sands town
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:22:03 +0100
A wildfire forced the evacuation of the Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray, Alberta, destroying 80 percent of the homes in one neighborhood and extensively damaging property in a number of others, ...
Central Europeans rebuff EU plan to share out migrants
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:20:41 +0100
Central European countries dismissed on Wednesday the EU executive's proposals to share out migrants among member states, saying any plans for forced relocation of people were unacceptable or, in Hungary's view, amounted to blackmail. The European Commission published legislative proposals to reform EU asylum rules, including a "fairness mechanism" under which each of the 28 member states would be assigned a percentage quota of all asylum seekers in the bloc that it would be expected to handle. Central European countries fought the EU's decision last year to relocate 160,000 asylum seekers, with Hungary and Slovakia challenging the decision in EU courts, and the new proposal also ran into immediate stark opposition.
Turkey could send ground troops into Syria in self-defence - PM
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:18:48 +0100
Turkey is ready to send ground forces into Syria to tackle Islamic State militants if need be, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, as two more rockets fired by the group struck a border town. President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would respond to all rockets fired by Islamic State and vowed that the jihadists would suffer greater losses if they continued their aggression. Turkey has argued the case for ground troops in Syria in the past, although it has always said it would not mount a unilateral incursion unless its national security was threatened.
Image of Asia: Little monk soccer in South Korea
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:11:45 +0100
In this photo by Lee Jin-man, children play Dongjasung, or little monk, soccer under lanterns at Jogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea. The children's heads are shaved when they enter the temple to experience a monk's life for two weeks. The events are part of the celebrations of Buddha's upcoming 2,560th birthday on May 14.
Wall St opens lower as private jobs data weighs
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:11:29 +0100
U.S. stocks opened lower for the second straight day on Wednesday after weak private jobs data added to worries about global growth. The ADP private sector employment report showed that 156,000 jobs were added in April. The number fell way below the 196,000 jobs estimated by economists who were surveyed by Reuters.
Facebook pays $10,000 to 10-year-old Instagram hacker
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:07:29 +0100
Social media giant Facebook has paid a $10,000 reward to a 10-year-old Finnish boy for finding a glitch in its picture sharing app Instagram. Jani, whose last name was not released for privacy reasons, is the youngest ever recipient of Facebook's "bug bounty", paid to users who find bugs or weaknesses in its platforms. "I wanted to see if Instagram's comment field could stand malicious code.
The Latest: Russia says 30 aircraft withdrawn from Syria
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:05:00 +0100
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Latest on Syria's civil war (all times local):
In Jordan's spring desert bloom, hints of human history
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:04:48 +0100
WADI EL-QATTAFI, Jordan (AP) — For a brief time, Jordan's eastern desert blooms. The dozens of mesas commanding the bleak horizons are now skirted with vegetation.
The Latest: Italy's PM: Austrian border measures propaganda
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:03:40 +0100
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on Europe's response to the wave of migration from the Middle East and elsewhere (all times local):
Brazil attorney general wants probe against Pres. Rousseff
Wed, 04 May 2016 15:03:18 +0100
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian news media say the attorney general has requested the country's highest court authorize an investigation into President Dilma Rousseff over obstruction of justice allegations.
Syria withholds aid to 900,000 people, risks new siege in Aleppo - U.N.
Wed, 04 May 2016 14:59:50 +0100
By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - Syria's government is refusing U.N. demands to deliver aid to 905,000 people including in Aleppo, the city at the centre of an eruption of fighting in the past two weeks, U.N. humanitarian adviser Jan Egeland said on Wednesday. "We seem to be having new possible besieged areas on our watch, we are having hundreds of relief workers unable to move in Aleppo," he told reporters after chairing a weekly meeting of nations supporting the Syria peace process. "It is a disgrace to see that while the population of Aleppo is bleeding, their options to flee have never been more difficult than now." The first major ceasefire in Syria's five-year civil war, sponsored by the United States and Russia, was struck in February but has virtually collapsed in recent weeks, with Aleppo bearing the brunt of the renewed bloodshed.
Takata air bags may have caused 2 more deaths in Malaysia
Wed, 04 May 2016 14:57:25 +0100
Two people in Malaysia have died in recent traffic crashes in which Takata air bag inflators exploded with too much force, but authorities have yet to determine the exact cause of either death. Both crashes ...
Paris Attacks Suspect 'Behaving Well' In Prison
Wed, 04 May 2016 14:54:12 +0100
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam is "behaving well" behind bars, according to staff at the prison where he is being held. Video has been released from inside Fleury-Merogis, Europe's largest prison, where Abdeslam is being kept in isolation. Prison director Nadine Picquet said he has been an "easy inmate to deal with" and "has not been causing any particular trouble".
EU proposes visa-free travel for Turks, but no 'free ride'
Wed, 04 May 2016 14:53:43 +0100
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Turkey should get visa-free travel to the European Union, the EU executive said on Wednesday, but it must meet outstanding conditions and should not think that its deal with the EU on controlling migration gives it a "free ride". EU Commission First Vice President Frans Timmermans said Turkey had yet to meet five of the required 72 conditions. "There is no free ride here," he told reporters, stressing that Ankara must meet standards required of other states exempt from visas.
Essentials: New ways to see Philly from up high and down low
Wed, 04 May 2016 14:47:56 +0100
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With classic rowhouse architecture, brick sidewalks and narrow streets, some charming neighborhoods in Philadelphia can almost make you forget about cheesesteaks, Rocky and that whole American Revolution thing.
People holding blanket save mom, kids from fire in S. Korea
Wed, 04 May 2016 14:42:15 +0100
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Residents and U.S. military personnel in a South Korean city rescued a woman and her three children from a fire by safely catching them with a blanket as they fell four floors, fire officials said Wednesday.
Trump eyes running mate with political experience
Wed, 04 May 2016 14:39:34 +0100
Donald Trump, the de facto Republican nominee in the race for the White House, said Wednesday he wants a running mate with political experience who can work well with Congress.
Fights erupt in S. African parliament over Zuma speech
Wed, 04 May 2016 14:36:42 +0100
Fists flew in the South African parliament on Wednesday as security guards physically ejected leftist opposition lawmakers in the latest outbreak of political drama over the troubled presidency of Jacob Zuma.
Thousands honour 'rumba king' Wemba at requiem mass in Kinshasa
Wed, 04 May 2016 14:35:37 +0100
Thousands of fans paid a final tearful tribute to Congolese "rumba king" Papa Wemba at a requiem mass in Kinshasa on Wednesday where his songs were played, before he is laid to rest.
Sept. 11 families seek answers in secret pages
Wed, 04 May 2016 14:33:55 +0100
Fifteen years after the attacks that killed her husband, Lorie Van Auken thinks she still hasn't been told the whole truth about 9/11. She wants to know what's in 28 classified pages locked away in a basement ...
Hiring by US companies falls in April: ADP
Wed, 04 May 2016 14:33:15 +0100
Companies added 156,000 jobs in April, about 40,000 less than analysts had expected, and down from 194,000 in March
South Africa's EFF party ejected from parliament ahead of Zuma address
Wed, 04 May 2016 14:23:29 +0100
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's parliamentary protection services forcefully removed members of the ultra-left Economic Freedom Fighters party on Wednesday from the chamber as they attempted to disrupt proceedings ahead of an address by President Jacob Zuma. (Reporting by Wendell Roelf; Writing by Ed Stoddard; Editing by James Macharia)
Germany revises up 2016 total tax estimate by 5 billion euros
Wed, 04 May 2016 14:21:16 +0100
Germany has raised its tax revenue estimates for this year by 5.0 billion euros (4 billion pound), Finance Minster Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Wednesday, citing an economic upswing and record-high employment. "The tax estimates show that we are in a stronger position to deal with the current challenges without net new debts," Schaeuble said, with reference to the cost of dealing with a record influx of migrants into Germany last year. The finance ministry's panel of tax experts put this year's total tax take - including Germany's federal, state, municipal and EU revenues - at 691.2 billion euros, up from 686.2 billion euros at the last estimate in November.
Russia's Lavrov says Syria's Assad is not an ally - RIA
Wed, 04 May 2016 14:20:07 +0100
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is not an ally for Russia to the extent Turkey is for the United States, RIA news agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Wednesday. "Assad is not an ally for us. Yes, we support him in the fight against terror and in preserving the Syrian state," he told RIA in an interview.
Mom gets 1 month in jail for assaulting toddler on plane
Wed, 04 May 2016 14:18:26 +0100
HONOLULU (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Hawaii mother to a month in jail and three months under home confinement for assaulting her 15-month-old daughter on a flight from Alaska.
Beijing's top paper reminds Taiwan's new leader there's just 'one China'
Wed, 04 May 2016 14:18:22 +0100
Taiwan's president-elect's pledge to maintain the status quo with China is "empty talk" unless she recognizes the self-ruled island as part of China, the country's top newspaper said, as Beijing keeps up the pressure ahead of her inauguration. China regards democratic Taiwan as a wayward province to be taken back by force if necessary and wants the new government to stick to the "one China" policy agreed upon with the outgoing China-friendly Nationalist government. Beijing distrusts Tsai Ing-wen's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which it believes supports formal independence for Taiwan.
Trump-Clinton: likely November clash for White House
Wed, 04 May 2016 14:16:09 +0100
November's US presidential election is taking shape: Republican billionaire Donald Trump and Democratic power player Hillary Clinton look set for an ugly battle for the White House after a bruising primary season.
Girl's abduction, death leave Navajo community heartbroken
Wed, 04 May 2016 14:15:57 +0100
The stranger walked with 11-year-old Ashlynne Mike into the hills of a remote area of the Navajo Nation known for its breathtaking views and the monolithic rock outcropping that stands as a beacon for ...
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