Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town May 19th, 2013 - 21:20h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running from the capita... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, troops, push, strategic, rebelheld, town, Top Keywords

Tunisia security blocks salafi conference, 1 dead May 19th, 2013 - 21:00h (CET +01.00) KAIROUAN, Tunisia (AP) - Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks across the country, prompting clashes w... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tunisia, security, blocks, salafi, conference, dead, Top Keywords

Israeli seeks interim deal with Palestinians May 19th, 2013 - 20:40h (CET +01.00) JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim arrangement. (Source... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : israeli, seeks, interim, deal, palestinians, dead, Top Keywords

Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes May 19th, 2013 - 20:20h (CET +01.00) By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to rein the militia in, highlighting the risks of a wider regional c... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hezbollah, steps, syria, battle, israel, threatens, strikes, Top Keywords

'Star Trek' sequel tops weekend box office in North America May 19th, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Sci-fi movie "Star Trek Into Darkness" journeyed to the top of weekend box office charts as the latest voyage of the Starship Enterprise pulled in $70.6 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters. The new 3D installment in the "... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'star, trek', sequel, tops, weekend, office, north, america, Top Keywords

'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes May 19th, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectatio... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'trek', does, $706m, falls, short, studio, hopes, america, Top Keywords

Pope: church should open up but follow teaching May 19th, 2013 - 18:30h (CET +01.00) VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis is calling for renewal in the Catholic church as he wrapped up two days of mass gatherings in St. Peter's Square aimed at energizing the faithful. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pope, church, should, open, follow, teaching, hopes, america, Top Keywords

Video shows kidnapped Egyptian security officers May 19th, 2013 - 18:30h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - Seven members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants have appeared in a video posted on the Internet, urging the government to secure their release by meeting their captors' demands. (Source: Associated Pre... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : video, shows, kidnapped, egyptian, security, officers, hopes, america, Top Keywords

Swift, Bieber, more ready for Billboard Awards May 19th, 2013 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) They battle it out weekly on the Billboard charts, and now they're competing at the Billboard Music Awards. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : swift, bieber, ready, billboard, awards, officers, hopes, america, Top Keywords

Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle May 19th, 2013 - 17:10h (CET +01.00) BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the euro zone crisis for their failure to win any points from 34 of the 39 countries voting. D... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : germans, blame, euro, zone, crisis, eurovision, debacle, america, Top Keywords