CAIRO (Reuters) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was both kissed and scolded on Tuesday when he began the first visit to Egypt by an Iranian president since Tehran's 1979 Islamic revolution. The trip was meant to underline a thaw in relations since Egyptians elected an Islamist head of state, President Mohamed Mursi, last June. But it also highlighted deep theological and geopolitical differences....
Kate Winslet Shows Off Her Wedding Ring From Ned Rocknroll
Label: Lifestyle Stylewatch Style News Now 02/05/2013 at 11:22 AM ET Bauer-GriffinWhen Kate Winslet married Ned Rocknroll in December, she got a killer new family name — and it turns out the ring that came with it isn’t half-bad either! While grocery...
Bullying study: It does get better for gay teens
Label: HealthCHICAGO (AP) — It really does get better for gay and bisexual teens when it comes to being bullied, although young gay men have it worse than their lesbian peers, according to the first long-term scientific evidence on how the problem changes over time.The seven-year study involved more than 4,000 teens in England who were questioned yearly through 2010, until they were 19 and 20 years old. At the...
Wall Street extends gains; Nasdaq up 1 percent
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq gaining more than 1 percent, as investors sought bargains following the market's worst daily session since November and more companies reported results that beat Wall Street's expectations. The Dow Jones industrial average <.dji> was up 114.81 points, or 0.83 percent, at 13,994.89. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index...
Feb
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Syrian opposition chief says offers Assad peaceful exit
Label: WorldBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian opposition leader Moaz Alkhatib urged President Bashar al-Assad on Monday to respond to his initiative for dialogue, saying it was aimed at ending the bloodshed and helping "the regime leave peacefully". Speaking after meeting senior Russian, U.S. and Iranian officials at the weekend, Alkahtib said none of them had a plan to end the civil war and Syrians must...
The Future of BlackBerry 10 Sales Looks Hazy
Label: TechnologyEarly sales figures from abroad suggest high demand for one of BlackBerry‘s two big comeback phones… in the struggling Canadian company’s strongest market. As the U.S. market remains on standby for sales and even ads, reports from both analysts and suppliers suggest sold-out new models in the United Kingdom, the first and only place the BlackBerry Z10 is available yet. “We believe Carphone...
Richard III's Remains Confirmed After Being Found Under a Parking Lot
Label: Lifestyle By Stephen M. Silverman 02/04/2013 at 11:25 AM EST "Off with his head!" – Shakespeare's King Richard III, Act III, Scene IV.In a stunning archaeological discovery, British scientists announced Monday that DNA results confirm "beyond reasonable doubt" that the human remains found under a parking lot in Leicester, central England, are those...
Bullying study: It does get better for gay teens
Label: HealthCHICAGO (AP) — It really does get better for gay and bisexual teens when it comes to being bullied, although young gay men have it worse than their lesbian peers, according to the first long-term scientific evidence on how the problem changes over time.The seven-year study involved more than 4,000 teens in England who were questioned yearly through 2010, until they were 19 and 20 years old. At the...
Nasdaq slides 1 percent; Dow, S&P 500 fall further
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) -Stocks added to losses, with the Nasdaq falling more than 1 percent, on Monday as the market retreated from recent gains and as data on factory orders fell short of expectations. The Dow Jones industrial average <.dji> was down 121.37 points, or 0.87 percent, at 13,888.42. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.spx> was down 13.55 points, or 0.90 percent,...
Feb
03
Syrian opposition chief under fire for talks with Assad allies
Label: WorldMUNICH (Reuters) - Syria's opposition leader flew back to his Cairo headquarters from Germany on Sunday to explain to skeptical allies his decision to talk with President Bashar al-Assad's main backers Russia and Iran, in hope of a breakthrough in the crisis. The Russian and Iranian foreign ministers, and U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden, portrayed Syrian National Coalition leader Moaz Alkhatib's...
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