Bombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76 in Iraq May 17th, 2013 - 21:00h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (AP) - Bombs struck Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months, officials said, as a spike in violence has raised fears the country could be on the pa... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bombs, targeting, sunnis, kill, least, iraq, Top Keywords

'American Idol' finale draws record low ratings May 17th, 2013 - 18:50h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Ratings for the "American Idol" finale plunged to a record low for the 12-year-old show. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'american, idol', finale, draws, record, ratings, Top Keywords

Saudi Twitter Users Have More to Worry About Than Going to Hell for Tweeting May 16th, 2013 - 23:40h (CET +01.00) Twitter was amused earlier today by reports of a Saudi Arabian sheikh dooming Twitter users to a loss of "this world and his afterlife." What to an American observer seems like inexplicable hyperbole may actually be an escalation of attempt... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : saudi, twitter, users, have, worry, going, hell, tweeting, Top Keywords

Rating for Buffett's Berkshire cut by S&P May 16th, 2013 - 23:10h (CET +01.00) By Jennifer Ablan, Ben Berkowitz and Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc had its credit rating cut one notch by Standard & Poor's, which cited a new methodology for evaluating insurers and Berkshire'... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rating, buffett's, berkshire, s&p, worry, going, hell, tweeting, Top Keywords

Car bombs, shooting in Iraq leave 21 dead May 16th, 2013 - 19:50h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (AP) - Car bombs hit Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital for the second day in a row on Thursday, part of a series of attacks across the country that left 21 people dead and raised concerns over a return to sectarian bloodshed. (Source:... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bombs, shooting, iraq, leave, dead, going, hell, tweeting, Top Keywords

Video shows Islamist rebels executing 11 Syrian soldiers May 16th, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (Reuters) - A video published on Thursday showed fighters of the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front in Syria executing 11 men they accused of taking part in massacres by President Bashar al-Assad's forces. The film is believed to be from eastern... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : video, shows, islamist, rebels, executing, syrian, soldiers, tweeting, Top Keywords

S&P cuts Berkshire Hathaway rating by one notch to 'AA' May 16th, 2013 - 15:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's on Thursday cut its rating on Berkshire Hathaway Inc , the insurance and industrial conglomerate controlled by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, by one notch, citing the company's re... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : s&p, cuts, berkshire, hathaway, rating, notch, 'aa', tweeting, Top Keywords

Car bombs, shooting in Iraq leave 17 dead May 16th, 2013 - 14:40h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (AP) - Car bombs struck Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital and a northern city on Thursday, killing 16 people, while gunmen in Baghdad shot dead the brother of a Sunni lawmaker, officials said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bombs, shooting, iraq, leave, dead, notch, 'aa', tweeting, Top Keywords

National Weather Service gets big computing boost May 16th, 2013 - 02:50h (CET +01.00) By Tom Brown MIAMI (Reuters) - The U.S. National Weather Service is getting a quantum jump in computing power that will significantly improve its forecasting and storm tracking abilities to better protect the country from severe weather. "This i... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : national, weather, service, gets, computing, boost, 'aa', tweeting, Top Keywords

NASA telescope's planet-hunting days may be over May 16th, 2013 - 01:40h (CET +01.00) By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's first telescope dispatched to hunt for Earth-like planets that may support life elsewhere in the universe has lost use of its positioning system, threatening its mission, officials said o... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nasa, telescope's, planethunting, days, computing, boost, 'aa', tweeting, Top Keywords