'Catching Fire' dampened but not drowned at Cannes May 19th, 2013 - 01:40h (CET +01.00) CANNES, France (AP) - Little could lessen the fever-pitched excitement for "Hunger Games: Catching Fire," but heavy rain nevertheless dampened the film's lavish Cannes party. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'catching, fire', dampened, drowned, cannes, Top Keywords

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest May 19th, 2013 - 01:10h (CET +01.00) MALMO, Sweden (AP) - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops." (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : denmark's, forest, wins, eurovision, song, contest, Top Keywords

Powerball jackpot could go higher than $600 million May 19th, 2013 - 00:50h (CET +01.00) By Karen Brooks AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Powerball jackpot Saturday night could exceed the $600 million figure being advertised, possibly rivaling the largest lottery payoff in U.S. history, a Texas Lottery official said on Saturday. "Often... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : powerball, jackpot, could, higher, $600, million, Top Keywords

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