Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter May 18th, 2013 - 23:10h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's politics, raising new doubts about a U.S-Russian ef... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : assad, syria, transition, talks, internal, matter, Top Keywords

Suspected US drone in Yemen kills 4 militants May 18th, 2013 - 22:40h (CET +01.00) SANAA, Yemen (AP) - A suspected U.S. drone strike killed four al-Qaida militants Saturday in a southern Yemeni province once overrun by the group, according to security officials. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : suspected, drone, yemen, kills, militants, matter, Top Keywords

Russia's Karjakin wins Norway chess tournament May 18th, 2013 - 21:10h (CET +01.00) STAVANGER, Norway (AP) - Russia's Sergey Karjakin won the €100,000 ($130,000) Norway chess championship on Saturday after drawing against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : russia's, karjakin, wins, norway, chess, tournament, Top Keywords

Syria state TV: Powerful blast rattles Damascus May 18th, 2013 - 21:10h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian state TV says a powerful explosion has hit the nation's capital, causing an unknown number of casualties. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syria, state, powerful, blast, rattles, damascus, Top Keywords

Pope leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with Merkel May 18th, 2013 - 21:00h (CET +01.00) VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis toured St. Peter's Square to greet tens of thousands of people attending a rally of prayer, music and speeches Saturday, and he embraced the brother of a Pakistani politician who was assassinated in his country a... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pope, leads, rally, vatican, meets, merkel, Top Keywords

Syria's Assad says he won't step down May 18th, 2013 - 20:30h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections are held, rejecting a demand by the country's opposition that any talks on ending the nation's civil war lead to his... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syria's, assad, says, won't, step, down, Top Keywords

AP PHOTOS: Palestinians in Egypt exiled, forgotten May 18th, 2013 - 20:00h (CET +01.00) GEZIRAT AL-FADEL, Egypt (AP) - In 1948, Suleiman Mamoudi fled by foot with his parents and other families from their village of Bir el-Sabae in Palestine. The 28-year-old and his family walked west for several hundred miles, crossing the Sinai Penins... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : photos, palestinians, egypt, exiled, forgotten, down, Top Keywords

Plane catches fire landing in Moscow; no injuries May 18th, 2013 - 19:50h (CET +01.00) MOSCOW (AP) - Part of an airliner carrying more than 130 people caught fire as it was landing in Moscow, and passengers evacuated the plane by jumping off one of its wings and shooting down an evacuation slide. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : plane, catches, fire, landing, moscow, injuries, Top Keywords

Why Facebook makes breaking up even worse May 18th, 2013 - 19:50h (CET +01.00) Don't underestimate the emotional pain of going from "In a Relationship" to "Single" (Source: The Week)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : facebook, breaking, even, worse, moscow, injuries, Top Keywords

Attacks kill 16 in Iraq, 8 police kidnapped May 18th, 2013 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (AP) - A string of attacks killed at least 16 people in Iraq on Saturday, while gunmen abducted eight policemen guarding a post on the country's main highway to Jordan and Syria, the latest in a wave of violence to grip the country. (Sou... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : attacks, kill, iraq, police, kidnapped, injuries, Top Keywords