• Obama challenges Russia to agree to deeper nuclear weapon cuts

    Reuters - 21 minutes ago

    By Roberta Rampton and Stephen Brown BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama used a speech in Berlin on Wednesday to call on Russia to revive the push for a world without nuclear weapons, offering to cut deployed nuclear arsenals by a third, but Moscow immediately poured scorn on his proposal. Speaking in Berlin where U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan gave rousing Cold-War speeches, Obama urged Russia to help build on the "New START" treaty that requires Moscow and Washington to cut stockpiles of deployed nuclear weapons to 1,550 each by 2018. ... More »Obama challenges Russia to agree to deeper nuclear weapon cuts

  • Head of revived watchdog pledges open look at U.S. surveillance

    Reuters - 27 minutes ago

    By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of a newly revived federal privacy oversight board pledged on Wednesday to be "as transparent and public as possible" as the board reviews recently exposed U.S. government secret surveillance programs. The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, which has been largely dormant since 2008, held its first full-fledged meeting on Wednesday after the Senate confirmed David Medine as its chairman last month. The meeting was behind closed doors to review classified information about the vast and controversial Internet and phone monitoring ... More »Head of revived watchdog pledges open look at U.S. surveillance

  • Yahoo rejects fears hackers will exploit old user IDs

    Reuters - 30 minutes ago

    By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc on Wednesday downplayed concerns that its plans to recycle inactive user IDs could leave users exposed to hackers, saying only 7 percent of those IDs are tied to actual Yahoo email accounts. The Internet company, which announced last week it would release user IDs that have been inactive for more than 12 months so that other people can claim them, was pressed to defend the plan after critics warned that hackers who take control of inactive accounts could also assume the identities of the accounts' previous owners. ... More »Yahoo rejects fears hackers will exploit old user IDs

  • Actor James Gandolfini, star of 'The Sopranos,' dies in Italy

    Reuters - 31 minutes ago

    By Piya Sinha-Roy and Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - James Gandolfini, the burly actor best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a conflicted New Jersey mob boss in the acclaimed HBO cable television series "The Sopranos," died on Wednesday while vacationing in Rome, the network said. Gandolfini, 51, who began his career in theatre in New York, making his Broadway debut in a 1992 revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire," died of a possible heart attack, HBO spokeswoman Mara Mikialian told Reuters. ... More »Actor James Gandolfini, star of 'The Sopranos,' dies in Italy

  • Afghan government to shun U.S. talks with Taliban

    Reuters - 34 minutes ago

    By Hamid Shalizi and Lesley Wroughton KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Revived Afghan peace talks hit their first roadblock on Wednesday, a day after they were announced, as Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his government would not join U.S. talks with the Taliban and would halt negotiations with Washington on a post-2014 troop pact. The United States and the Taliban had announced on Tuesday that officials from both sides will meet in Doha, the capital of Qatar, in coming days, in a step forward for a stuttering peace process after 12 years of bloody and costly war between U.S. ... More »Afghan government to shun U.S. talks with Taliban

  • Asian stocks fall on Bernanke comments, China data eyed

    Reuters - 44 minutes ago

    By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares tracked the overnight drop in U.S. equities after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed market fears that the Fed would begin reducing its stimulus later this year as the economy improved. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slid 1.2 percent, with Australian shares easing 0.4 percent and South Korean shares opening down 1.3 percent. ... More »Asian stocks fall on Bernanke comments, China data eyed

  • Zimbabwean president, rivals favour delaying polls

    IANS India Private Limited - 44 minutes ago

    Harare, June 20 (IANS) Zimbabwean president and his main political rivals in the coalition government have agreed to file an application at the Constitutional Court, seeking extention of the general elections' date beyond July 31, 2013. More »Zimbabwean president, rivals favour delaying polls

  • 30 killed as bus plunges into Peru ravine

    IANS India Private Limited - 44 minutes ago

    Lima, June 20 (IANS) At least 30 people were killed Wednesday when a passenger bus fell off 100 metres into a ravine in Peru's Chanchamayo province, Xinhua reported. More »30 killed as bus plunges into Peru ravine

  • John McAfee resurfaces as ranting video star, mocks McAfee software

    Reuters - 46 minutes ago

    By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - Eccentric former software pioneer John McAfee is back in the spotlight - lashing out at the anti-virus software that bears his name in a profanity-laced video. McAfee, an American who helped create the anti-virus software industry, generated a media frenzy at the end of last year when he fled his home on a tropical island in Belize, claiming that police in the Central American nation wanted to frame him for murder. ... More »John McAfee resurfaces as ranting video star, mocks McAfee software

  • Actor James Gandolfini, star of 'The Sopranos,' dead in Italy

    Reuters - 1 hour 27 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor James Gandolfini, best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a conflicted New Jersey mob boss in the acclaimed HBO cable television series "The Sopranos," has died while vacationing in Rome, the network said on Wednesday. Gandolfini, who was 51, died of a possible heart attack, HBO spokeswoman Mara Mikialian told Reuters. (Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy; Writing by Steve Gorman; Editing by Cynthia Johnston) More »Actor James Gandolfini, star of 'The Sopranos,' dead in Italy

  • Four killed, 21 injured Iraq attacks

    IANS India Private Limited - 1 hour 40 minutes ago

    Baghdad, June 20 (IANS) At least four people were killed and 21 wounded in separate incidents of shooting and bomb attacks in Iraq Wednesday, the police said. More »Four killed, 21 injured Iraq attacks

  • Silverstone podium still a step too far for Button

    Reuters - 1 hour 47 minutes ago

    By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Jenson Button could not wait to get out of his mishandling McLaren after a miserable afternoon in Canada and now, less than two weeks later, he is impatient to step back in. British fans preparing for their annual home Grand Prix pilgrimage to Silverstone next week should not get their hopes up, however. Button, the 2009 world champion with Brawn GP, has never stood on the Formula One podium at his home circuit and does not expect to end the jinx this time either in what has been a shocking season for McLaren. ... More »Silverstone podium still a step too far for Button

  • LeBron dismisses critics in search of second title

    Reuters - 1 hour 48 minutes ago

    By Simon Evans MIAMI (Reuters) - LeBron James, one win away from a second consecutive NBA title, is refusing to let relentless critics shift him from his goal of earning a place as one of the game's greatest. Despite a remarkable 12 months that has included a maiden NBA title with the Miami Heat, leading the U.S. to a second straight Olympic gold medal and winning a fourth league Most Valuable Player award, James still has his critics. ... More »LeBron dismisses critics in search of second title

  • PREVIEW - Miami, San Antonio prepare for ultimate test

    Reuters - 1 hour 49 minutes ago

    By Julian Linden MIAMI (Reuters) - One of the most turbulent championships in National Basketball Association (NBA) history will reach its climax on Thursday when the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs meet in the decisive seventh game of the Finals. Basketball fans in the United States have been whipped into a frenzy of excitement by what has already been a classic series full of wild fluctuations and escalating drama. ... More »PREVIEW - Miami, San Antonio prepare for ultimate test

  • North Korea repeats offer for nuclear talks

    Reuters - 1 hour 50 minutes ago

    By Ben Blanchard and Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) - A top North Korean diplomat repeated an offer for international talks on his country's disputed nuclear programme during a meeting in China on Wednesday, saying the denuclearisation of the peninsula was the "dying wish" of North Korea's founder. The Beijing trip by First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gwan comes just days after North Korea offered talks with the United States to ease tension that spiked this year when the North threatened the United States and South Korea with nuclear war. ... More »North Korea repeats offer for nuclear talks

  • Sony spin-off plan off agenda but looms over shareholder meet

    Reuters - 1 hour 50 minutes ago

    By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - A proposal by Sony Corp's top investor to partially spin off the Japanese company's lucrative entertainment business will be the elephant in the room at an annual shareholders meeting on Thursday. Daniel Loeb, who heads New York-based hedge fund Third Point, will miss the gathering and those attending will not consider his suggestion, sources familiar with the matter said. They gave no reason why Loeb would not attend. ... More »Sony spin-off plan off agenda but looms over shareholder meet

  • "No, we can't"- Japan's conservative values collide with plan to mobilise women for economy

    Reuters - 1 hour 50 minutes ago

    By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Days after Kaoru Shimada and other Japanese mothers rallied in Tokyo this year to press for more public daycare, she was shocked to read a local politician's blog blasting their "shameless" demands and asserting kids should be raised at home. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to take steps, including expanding daycare, to help mobilise women power as part of his "Abenomics" plan to end economic stagnation and engineer growth in a country beset by an ageing, shrinking population. ... More »"No, we can't"- Japan's conservative values collide with plan to mobilise women for economy

  • Britain to look at RBS split, start Lloyds sale soon

    Reuters - 1 hour 54 minutes ago

    By Matt Scuffham and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is ready to start selling its shares in Lloyds Banking Group and will examine whether to break up Royal Bank of Scotland , Finance Minister George Osborne said on Wednesday, after acknowledging the re-privatisation of RBS remains a long way off. The government is keen to show Britain's part-nationalised banks are recovering from the 2008 financial crisis and a profitable sale of part of its 39 percent stake in Lloyds would allow it to claim at least partial success ahead of the next election in 2015. ... More »Britain to look at RBS split, start Lloyds sale soon

  • Sao Paulo, Rio revoke transport fare hikes as protests continue

    Reuters - 1 hour 57 minutes ago

    By Asher Levine and Tatiana Ramil SAO PAULO/FORTALEZA, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil's two biggest cities agreed on Wednesday to revoke an increase in public transportation fares that set off demonstrations that have grown into nationwide protests against poor public services, inflation and corruption. The decisions, made separately in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, followed another day of protests across Brazil, which also included a march by demonstrators around a major international soccer game in the northeastern city of Fortaleza. ... More »Sao Paulo, Rio revoke transport fare hikes as protests continue

  • U.S. cites Russia, China among worst in human trafficking - report

    Reuters - 1 hour 58 minutes ago

    By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An annual U.S. State Department report on Wednesday cited Russia and China among the world's worst offenders in fighting forced labor and sex trafficking, which could lead to U.S. sanctions. The U.S. designation drops Russia and China, which already often are at odds with Washington, in the same category as North Korea and Iran. The State Department ranks countries according to the efforts they make to fight human trafficking and Russia, China and Uzbekistan all fell to the lowest level, Tier 3, in the new report. ... More »U.S. cites Russia, China among worst in human trafficking - report

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