Iran election overseers may bar former president May 20th, 2013 - 16:10h (CET +01.00) TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's election overseers say they will bar candidates who are physically weak from running in next month's presidential election, a clear nod toward a former president. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iran, election, overseers, former, president, Top Keywords

Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit May 20th, 2013 - 01:20h (CET +01.00) By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between fostering a U.S. ally in China's backyard and trying to defend human rights when the president of Myanmar becomes the first head of his country to visit t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : obama, walks, fine, line, myanmar, president's, landmark, visit, Top Keywords

Report: Torture evidence found in Syrian prisons May 17th, 2013 - 20:40h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Rights activists visiting abandoned government prisons in the first Syrian city to come under rebel control have found torture devices and other evidence that detainees were abused there, Human Rights Watch said in a report Friday. (Sou... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : report, torture, evidence, found, syrian, prisons, landmark, visit, Top Keywords

British police identify new leads in Madeleine McCann case May 17th, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Friday they had identified people they want to question about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the three-year-old who went missing in Portugal six years ago. Madeleine disappeared from her room at a hol... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : british, police, identify, leads, madeleine, mccann, case, visit, Top Keywords

Iranian cleric says women can't be president May 16th, 2013 - 16:20h (CET +01.00) TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A member of Iran's constitutional watchdog group insists that women cannot be presidential candidates, a report said Thursday, effectively killing the largely symbolic bids by about 30 women seeking to run in the June 14 elec... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iranian, cleric, says, women, can't, president, case, visit, Top Keywords

Residents shout 'Protest!' over refinery in China May 16th, 2013 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) KUNMING, China (AP) - More than 2,000 people in southern China unfurled banners and shouted "Protest! Protest!" on Thursday to oppose plans for a petroleum refinery, in a large environmental rally that local authorities allowed to go forwar... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : residents, shout, 'protest', refinery, china, president, case, visit, Top Keywords

Iranian cleric: Women can't be president in Iran May 16th, 2013 - 13:30h (CET +01.00) TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A member of Iran's constitutional watchdog says women cannot be presidential candidates, effectively killing the longshot bids by about 30 women seeking to run in the June 14 election. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iranian, cleric, women, can't, president, iran, case, visit, Top Keywords

'Fashion Police' strike: E! president defends Joan Rivers, demands WGA election May 16th, 2013 - 03:40h (CET +01.00) By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - E! president Suzanne Kolb on Wednesday sent a letter to eight striking "Fashion Police" writers, defending the show's host Joan Rivers and insisting on a sanctioned election before it woul... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'fashion, police', strike, president, defends, joan, rivers, demands, election, Top Keywords

Egyptian judges suspend talks with president May 15th, 2013 - 22:20h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - In the judiciary's latest face-off with Egypt's Islamist rulers, the country's top council of judges decided Wednesday to suspend its participation in a government-backed judicial reform conference following a renewed push... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egyptian, judges, suspend, talks, president, joan, rivers, demands, election, Top Keywords

Online gags galore after Czech president's mishap May 14th, 2013 - 17:40h (CET +01.00) PRAGUE (AP) - Was he or wasn't he? The video footage shows the new Czech president clearly worse for wear, propping himself up against a wall at a public event, struggling to negotiate a step and being aided by a cardinal. (Source: Associated Pr... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : online, gags, galore, czech, president's, mishap, rivers, demands, election, Top Keywords