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2013-06-18 16:05:31 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 17 +1s)

G8 leaders failed to mention the fate of Syrian President Assad in an official statement that called for peace. http://reut.rs/1ap2e19 

Top pictures from the past 24 hours: http://blogs.reuters.com/fullfocus/2013/06/18/editors-choice-20/#a=1 

2013-06-18 01:03:34 (12 comments, 19 reshares, 80 +1s)

Protests continue to grow across Brazil: http://reut.rs/1amX45I 

The marches began with a protest in Sao Paulo against a small increase in bus and subway fares. 

The demonstrations drew the scorn of many middle-class Brazilians after protesters vandalized storefronts, subway stations and buses on one of the city's main avenues, but the movement gained support and spread to other cities as police used heavy-handed tactics to try to quell the demonstrations. The biggest crackdown happened on Thursday in Sao Paulo when police fired rubber bullets and tear gas in clashes that injured more than 100 people, including 15 journalists, some of whom said they were deliberately targeted.

The harsh police reaction to last week's protests touched a nerve in Brazil.

2013-06-14 22:39:52 (28 comments, 25 reshares, 199 +1s)

Live coverage: Iran votes for a new president -- http://reut.rs/ZQclb1 

Preliminary results are expected in the next two hours. 

Photo: REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

2013-06-13 22:49:52 (82 comments, 31 reshares, 146 +1s)

U.S. says Assad used chemical weapons in Syria: http://reut.rs/1a8RALK 

The White House concluded on Thursday that, based on intelligence reports, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government used chemical weapons on a “small scale” against rebel fighters.

Syria’s war has caused the deaths of more than 93,000 people, according to humanitarian groups. 1.5 million people are considered refugees of the war. 

Reuters Interactive: Recent Developments in Syria http://reut.rs/1a90ZD5 

Photo: boys walk in Deir al-Zor, Syria, on May 19, 2013. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

2013-06-13 17:47:26 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 15 +1s)

An explosion tore through a chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana on Thursday, injuring 33 people -- http://reut.rs/1a7GEho 

The blast created a huge fireball and column of smoke when it hit at the plant. About 600 people were working at the plant at the time, and the fire was still burning three hours later, state police said. There were no immediate reports of fatalities.

2013-06-12 18:09:30 (29 comments, 16 reshares, 67 +1s)

LIVE: U.S. Senate hearing on government surveillance programs  http://reut.rs/PoliticsLive 

The head of the NSA is expected to speak at the first public Congressional testimony by an NSA official since the recent burst of surveillance news.

(Photo: REUTERS/Bobby Yip) 

2013-06-12 16:39:23 (43 comments, 86 reshares, 249 +1s)

Man survives two days under the sea in a shipwreck at the bottom of the ocean http://reut.rs/1a3YZMd 

On May 26, a boat capsized 20 miles off the coast of Nigeria. After two days trapped in freezing cold water and breathing from an air bubble in an upturned tugboat under the ocean, the ship’s cook, Harrison Okene, was sure he was going to die.

Okene survived by discovering a bubble of air near the ceiling of the bathroom and bedroom. 

But he was not alone. Continue reading: http://reut.rs/1a3YZMd

2013-06-11 20:00:35 (9 comments, 5 reshares, 29 +1s)

Istanbul's governor says police will continue operations in Taksim Square "day and night" until cleared -- live video http://reut.rs/WorldLIVE

2013-06-11 18:09:45 (55 comments, 109 reshares, 281 +1s)

Turkish riot police fired teargas into Istanbul's Taksim Square, center of protests against Prime Minister Erdogan. http://reut.rs/1a1bMPK 

MORE: Police and water cannon vehicles advanced across the square, entirely clearing the north side after a day of skirmishes that had defied the authorities' efforts to restore full control.

Moments before their advance, police were confronted by protesters jeering and calling for them to leave the square.

Photo: REUTERS/Osman Orsal

2013-06-10 19:10:39 (29 comments, 16 reshares, 65 +1s)

BREAKING: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will meet leaders of the national protests against the destruction of Istanbul's Gezi Park. http://reut.rs/190BuT4 

"They asked to meet the prime minister and he agreed to meet with the organizers," Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc told reporters on Monday, saying that the aim would be to try to halt the protests.

Photo by Reuters/Osman Orsal

2013-06-10 17:14:58 (10 comments, 7 reshares, 41 +1s)

Breaking: Apple CEO Tim Cook says customers have downloaded 50 billion apps; Apple Store now has 900,000 apps.

WATCH: Apple live update about products and services -- http://reut.rs/wwdc13

Photo: REUTERS/Stephen Lam

#wwdc   #wwdc2013   #wwdc13  

2013-06-09 16:21:25 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 59 +1s)

Rafael Nadal made light work of David Ferrer to win a protest-interrupted French Open final, becoming the first man to win eight singles titles at the same tournament. http://reut.rs/18XX62m

2013-06-08 15:49:40 (6 comments, 8 reshares, 89 +1s)

Winner! U.S.' Serena Williams defeated Russia's Maria Sharapova in the women's singles final match to win the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France on June 8, 2013. http://reut.rs/19RWWuN 

#FrenchOpen   #frenchopen2013  

2013-06-07 19:08:38 (9 comments, 24 reshares, 91 +1s)

These five survivors of Moore, Oklahoma tornado only had above-ground options to keep safe. Their stories: http://youtu.be/qhuoOUvq9QM 

2013-06-07 18:28:37 (45 comments, 5 reshares, 28 +1s)

President Obama defended government surveillance of Americans' phone and Internet activity, insisting the programs have safeguards to protect against abuse. http://reut.rs/18TGHMn  

"Nobody is listening to your telephone calls. That's not what this program is about," Obama told reporters on Friday.

The debate over whether the government is violating citizens' privacy rights while trying to protect them from terrorism escalated dramatically on Thursday amid reports that authorities have collected data on millions of phone users and tapped into servers at nine internet companies.

2013-06-07 14:51:33 (10 comments, 16 reshares, 64 +1s)

This time-lapse video shows demonstrators at Taksim Square, Istanbul, over a 24-hour period on June 5, 2013.

2013-06-06 14:48:36 (15 comments, 3 reshares, 29 +1s)

U.N. investigators said they have "reasonable grounds" to believe that limited amounts of chemical weapons were used in Syria. 

2013-06-04 17:01:36 (42 comments, 229 reshares, 701 +1s)

On the 24th anniversary of Tiananmen Square, tens of thousands of people held a candlelit vigil to urge China to respect human rights. http://reut.rs/18LbIlt 

In China, most mentions of the anniversary were censored from the Internet. Security was tight in Beijing. On June 3-4, 1989, China's leaders ordered troops to open fire on demonstrators and sent in tanks to crush a student-led movement, killing hundreds.

REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

2013-06-04 15:42:34 (15 comments, 42 reshares, 85 +1s)

Fake shops hide economic troubles in Northern Ireland: http://reut.rs/15zaeJU 

At a former butcher’s shop, stickers applied to the windows show a packed meat counter and give the impression that business is booming. Across the street, another empty unit has been given a makeover to look like a thriving office supply shop.

Locals are unimpressed.

Local councils in Northern Ireland have painted fake shop fronts to hide the economic hardship being felt in towns and villages near the golf resort where G8 leaders will meet this month.

Northern Ireland’s government has spent 2 million pounds tackling dereliction over the past two years. Almost a quarter of these funds were freed up in anticipation of Britain hosting the annual Group of Eight (G8) summit on June 17-18. 

A dog stretches during his walk in front of a fake shop in Belcoo, Ireland on June 3,2013.... more »

2013-06-03 17:08:07 (64 comments, 14 reshares, 72 +1s)

American soldier accused of providing secrets to WikiLeaks, the biggest leak of classified government information in U.S. history, went on trial on Monday -- http://reut.rs/17SFUy0 

Photo gallery: http://reut.rs/15vC750

Read more: Bradley Manning and the real war on leaks http://reut.rs/10TpQUF

Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

2013-06-02 15:17:29 (79 comments, 84 reshares, 288 +1s)

Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan accused opposition parties of provoking protests across the country: http://reut.rs/17N7vAB

Erdogan made a defiant call for an end to the fiercest anti-government demonstrations in years on Saturday. He is accused of authoritarianism and abusing privacy and secularism. There were more than 90 separate demonstrations around the country on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, tens of thousands gathered in Taksim Square.

More than 1,000 people were reported injured in Istanbul and several hundred in Ankara.

Photo: a man is hit by a jet of water as riot police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in central Ankara June 1, 2013. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

2013-05-31 15:13:14 (15 comments, 31 reshares, 100 +1s)

In Turkey, at least 100 injured as police use teargas, water cannons against protesters at Gezi Park: http://reut.rs/18DxojA

Police raided the camps of demonstrators at dawn on Friday. The demonstrators have been in the park for days to protest plans to build a shopping mall. Clouds of teargas rose around Taksim Square, a historic venue for political protest in the country. 

Protests began on Monday after developers destroyed trees in the park. It has since widened into a demonstration against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's political party, perceived policy brutality, and the government’s stance on Syria.

Amnesty International said it was concerned by what it described as “the use of excessive force” by the police.

Continue reading: http://reut.rs/18DxojA

Photos: Reuters photographers Osman Orsal

2013-05-30 17:34:58 (8 comments, 15 reshares, 57 +1s)

In Texas, an Iranian-born man gets 25 years for plot to murder Saudi Arabian ambassador to U.S. -- http://reut.rs/11DyiMy 

2013-05-30 14:28:42 (61 comments, 104 reshares, 319 +1s)

Welcome To The Jungle: say hello to these freak fishes of nature: they are strong, air-breathing fish who can “walk” on land for short periods of time. http://reut.rs/19o391p 

Reports that the snakehead fish invaded New York’s Central Park in April prompted this warning: “If you catch one, DO NOT RELEASE IT. Kill it immediately, freeze it and report your catch.”

Read our photographer’s blog: behind the snakehead legend. http://reut.rs/14aguEy%20

Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Searle

2013-05-28 17:07:19 (12 comments, 10 reshares, 71 +1s)

Colombia's $17 billion dollar money laundering industry damages the country's ability bid to grow the legal economy. http://reut.rs/11vcpPq 

The problem for ordinary Colombians is that laundered goods are mostly sold at below-market prices, and at other times raising prices too high on other goods (like farms), all of which hurts legitimate and legal competitors.

"For a poor country, the social impact is brutal," Ortega said. "It limits growth and destroys opportunity for legitimate business."

Photo: REUTERS/John Vizcaino

2013-05-28 15:21:14 (19 comments, 10 reshares, 87 +1s)

"Even as we turn the page on a decade of conflict, even as we look forward, let us never forget, as we gather here today, that our nation is still at war." -- President Obama during a Memorial Day ceremony. Slideshow: http://reut.rs/19hbLqw 

Photo: Jeff Lee of Lantana, Florida leans against the gravestone of his father, Frank Lee, during a Memorial Day ceremony at the South Florida National Cemetery in Lake Worth, Florida. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

2013-05-24 17:42:19 (13 comments, 13 reshares, 48 +1s)

New York's attorney general claims some banks violated the terms of a settlement that was supposed to end mortgage servicing abuses http://reut.rs/133zLsi 

Photo: REUTERS/Fred Prouser

2013-05-24 18:36:27 (42 comments, 208 reshares, 671 +1s)

Reuters presents: baby animals around the world

2013-05-23 18:50:17 (63 comments, 21 reshares, 112 +1s)

President Barack Obama plans to limit the use of U.S. drone strikes and close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Read more: http://reut.rs/1986l0N

Obama also asked the Attorney General to report on how the Department of Justice investigates the media. The report is due by July 12, 2013. 

Photo: REUTERS/Larry Downing

2013-05-23 16:13:04 (21 comments, 16 reshares, 82 +1s)

Better trained firefighters and medical rescue teams could have saved more lives during the West, Texas explosion: http://reut.rs/12ZAWJs

Find out if you live near a chemical stockpile: http://reut.rs/12ZCqDz 

Many first responders do not have the training to respond to hazardous chemical accidents, endangering not only firefighters and emergency medical technicians, but also people nationwide living near chemical stockpiles.

At least 800,000 Americans live within a mile of 440 sites that store potentially explosive ammonium nitrate, which investigators say was the source of the explosion’s deadly aftermath in West.

(Photos: REUTERS/Andrees Latif)

2013-05-22 17:00:07 (54 comments, 63 reshares, 322 +1s)

WATCH: live update on Oklahoma tornado recovery efforts at 1:00pm ET
http://live.reuters.com/Event/Oklahoma_Tornado

Photo: REUTERS/Adrees Latif

2013-05-22 15:25:52 (14 comments, 12 reshares, 65 +1s)

In a conflict that has already killed at least 90,000 people, world powers continue to speak of peace in Syria while also promising to consider increasing support and funding to each side of the war if a U.S./Russian peace conference does not end in solutions:

Iran, Hezbollah are increasing support for the government, says Britain -- http://reut.rs/12VRTVb

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said if President Assad was not prepared to discuss a way to find peace, the U.S. and others would consider increasing support for opponents -- http://reut.rs/18i7Isz

Russia says government opposition lacks commitment to peace talks -- http://reut.rs/18i9fP7 

Meanwhile, opposition groups continue to ask for reinforcements. On Tuesday, a U.S. Senate panel voted to send them weapons -- http://reut.rs/18hTnw5 

Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

2013-05-21 20:07:40 (42 comments, 22 reshares, 72 +1s)

Apple CEO Tim Cook defended the company's tax record at a Senate hearing on Tuesday. Lawmakers said Apple kept billions of dollars in profits to avoid U.S. taxes. http://reut.rs/12TmSB4 

Photo: REUTERS/Jason Reed

2013-05-21 12:13:59 (38 comments, 37 reshares, 130 +1s)

Many children among 91 feared dead in Oklahoma after tornado: http://reut.rs/1910BG7 

President Obama ordered federal aid to supplement state and local efforts, and will give remarks at 10:00am ET time today. 

Photo: REUTERS/Gene Blevins

2013-05-20 17:06:55 (12 comments, 58 reshares, 201 +1s)

As the internet competes to deliver instant maps to smartphones and tablets, the U.S. Library of Congress is focusing attention on an antique "cosmology" printed in 1507 that serves as America's birth certificate. http://reut.rs/14fkA0H

Photo: A world map from 1507 world map by cartographer Martin Waldseemuller shows two continents across the ocean from Europe, with a skinny isthmus between them, an embryonic Florida peninsula, a western mountain range on the northern continent, and on the southern continent, a clearly-lettered name: "America", the first known recorded instance of the use of the name. The Library of Congress acquired the 1507 map in 2003 for $10 million. REUTERS/Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress/Handout 

2013-05-19 17:09:41 (37 comments, 12 reshares, 92 +1s)

NORTH KOREA: North Korea fired a short-range missile from its east coast on Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles: http://reut.rs/18VyJmJ

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced urged Pyonyang to refrain from further launches and return to nuclear talks with world powers: http://reut.rs/18VyM22 

Photo: REUTERS/KCNA

2013-05-17 19:26:34 (26 comments, 9 reshares, 66 +1s)

SYRIA: A radical jihadi force aims to go far beyond overthrowing the Syrian leader. http://reut.rs/Z1H7zj 

The fighting has already cost 90,000 lives. Al Qaeda's Iraq-based wing, which nurtured the group in the early stages of the rebellion, has moved in and sidelined the organization.

Photo: A fighter from the Islamist Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria. REUTERS/Hamid Khatib

2013-05-17 17:34:18 (51 comments, 29 reshares, 218 +1s)

President Obama raises his hand while sitting with pre-kindergarten students in Baltimore, Maryland. 

WATCH: live remarks on jobs, economy: http://reut.rs/PoliticsLIVE 

REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

2013-05-17 15:01:41 (8 comments, 35 reshares, 189 +1s)

Roads into White Gold: stunning pictures from Ethiopia's ancient salt trails -- http://reut.rs/Z1bkP8 

One of the hottest places on earth, northern Ethiopia holds long-used roads for caravans of camels to collect salt through a sun-blasted desert basin. In the "Danakil Depression", the average temperature is 94 degrees Fahrenheit (34.4 Celsius).

A paved road is being built to make it easier for industrialized companies to access the salt flats, which could put the ancient camel caravans out of business. 

"Most of the people who live here are dependent on the salt caravans, so we are not happy with prospective salt companies that try to set up base here," said Abdullah Ali Noor.

Read our in-depth report of the salt trails: http://reut.rs/10CPjA8 

REUTERS/Siegfried Modola

2013-05-15 16:05:44 (0 comments, 12 reshares, 60 +1s)

LIVE: Google I/O keynote

2013-05-14 18:27:42 (27 comments, 10 reshares, 31 +1s)

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder faced questions over the Justice Department's decision to seize telephone records of the Associated Press, a move denounced by critics as intrusion into freedom of the press. http://reut.rs/12xVDM9 

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

2013-05-14 12:15:56 (90 comments, 72 reshares, 386 +1s)

Actress Angelina Jolie wrote in the New York Times on Tuesday that she underwent a double mastectomy to elude breast cancer, a disease which kills half a million around the world every year -- http://reut.rs/128fT6G 

"We often speak of 'Mommy's mommy', and I find myself trying to explain the illness that took her away from us. They have asked if the same could happen to me," wrote Jolie, 37.

"I have always told them not to worry, but the truth is I carry a 'faulty' gene."

The Oscar-winning actress said her doctors had estimated she had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer.

"Once I knew this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much as I could. I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy," she said.

REUTERS/Toby Melville

2013-05-14 07:16:45 (64 comments, 75 reshares, 311 +1s)

Photo: a girl sells bread among the rubble in Syria, where a brutal civil war has left tens of thousands dead -- http://reut.rs/syria 

REUTERS/ Khalil Ashawi

2013-05-13 15:44:12 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

NOW LIVE: Watch President Obama and British Prime Minister Cameron at joint news conference - http://reut.rs/PoliticsLIVE

2013-05-10 13:13:46 (64 comments, 46 reshares, 245 +1s)

Hope renews in Bangladesh: a woman named Reshma has been rescued from the garment factory building rubble that collapsed in Bangladesh on April 24. http://reut.rs/10Kp3na 

The garment factory building collapse killed more than 1,000 people. 

Where does the story continue? Will workers in unsafe buildings around the world be safer after this tragedy? Follow the story with us: http://reut.rs/factorycollapse 

REUTERS/Sanaul Huq

2013-05-09 21:28:45 (8 comments, 16 reshares, 65 +1s)

Missing: documenting the lost children of New Delhi http://reut.rs/11o9CZo 

Between January 1 and May 8 of 2013, 725 children in Delhi were reported missing and are untraced. 

REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal 

2013-05-09 14:48:10 (41 comments, 12 reshares, 68 +1s)

Imagine you are 23 years old. Of your ten closest friends between 15 an 24 years old, six cannot find a job. You live in Greece. http://reut.rs/146vqpe 

Greece's February unemployment for young persons rose to 64 percent in February. In the early stage of their working lives, unemployed youths are limited by a recession which will take years to recover from. The average unemployment in Greece, of all ages, is around 27 percent. 

What would you do? 

REUTERS/John Kolesidis

2013-05-08 18:49:56 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 13 +1s)

LIVE: Gina DeJesus, one of the women kidnapped in Cleveland, returns home -- http://reut.rs/WatchThis

2013-05-08 17:46:04 (28 comments, 11 reshares, 33 +1s)

Family, friends and neighbors were shocked when police rescued three women locked inside Ariel Castro's house in Ohio, and discovered a 6-year-old girl who police believe was born in captivity. http://reut.rs/10GDJUm 

When family and friends of missing Cleveland woman Gina DeJesus held a vigil last month to mark nine years since her disappearance, one of those attending was Castro, a longtime neighbor said.

"He came to a vigil and acted as if nothing was wrong," said Anthony Quiros, 24, who lived next door to Castro's house growing up.

Continue reading: http://reut.rs/10GDJUm 

REUTERS/Cleveland Police Department

2013-05-08 14:29:33 (3 comments, 18 reshares, 80 +1s)

Police detained 31 people over a $50 million heist of diamonds, one of the biggest jewelry robberies in history. http://reut.rs/15ETzHX%20

Robbers dressed as police and armed with machine guns stole 120 parcels of diamonds from the runway of Brussels airport without firing a shot.

REUTERS/Denis Balibouse