Monday, May 28, 2012

Radioactive bluefin tuna crossed the Pacific to US

Radioactive bluefin tuna crossed the Pacific to US

Radioactive bluefin tuna crossed the Pacific to US

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:49 PM PDT

FILE - This March 5, 2007 file photo shows workers harvesting bluefin tuna from Maricultura's tuna pens near Ensenada, Mexico. New research found increased levels of radiation in Pacific bluefin tuna caught off the coast of Southern California. Scientists said the radiation found in the fish came from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant that was crippled by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (AP Photo/Chris Park, File)Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan's crippled nuclear plant to the shores of the United States 6,000 miles away — the first time a huge migrating fish has been shown to carry radioactivity such a distance.

Loyola (Md.) beats Maryland 9-3 for lacrosse title

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:46 PM PDT

Top-seeded Loyola of Maryland beat Maryland 9-3 Monday to win the NCAA men's lacrosse title behind Eric Lusby's four goals. Lusby set a record with 17 goals in the tournament.

Stevens wins Exergy, stakes claim to Olympic berth

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:52 PM PDT

Evelyn Stevens won the Exergy Tour following a final-stage breakaway, firmly cementing her claim to a berth on the U.S. Olympic team for the London Games.

RIM loses another senior executive

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:39 PM PDT

Struggling BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. is losing another senior executive as its chief legal officer is retiring from the company after 12 years.

Florida selected as top seed in baseball tourney

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Florida heads into the NCAA tournament as college baseball's top team.

Quebec students, government resume negotiations

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Quebec college and university students and the provincial government returned to the bargaining table on Monday in an attempt to put an end to a months- long dispute over tuition hikes that has led to clashes with police and mass arrests.

Obama says Vietnam veterans too often 'denigrated'

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:32 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks at the Memorial Day Observance at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)President Barack Obama paid tribute Monday to the men and women who have died defending America, singling out Vietnam veterans as an under-appreciated and sometimes maligned group of war heroes and vowing that "it will not happen again."

Despite downgrade, Beryl still soaks Memorial Day

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:29 PM PDT

This NOAA satellite image taken Monday, May 28, 2012 at 01:45 PM EDT shows clouds over Florida and Georgia associated with Tropical Depression Beryl as it continues to produce rain and thunderstorms over the region. Several inches of rain are possible by the time the storm exits the region and moves to the northeast. Clouds in the Plains are associated with a front that may instigate showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some of these thunderstorms may be severe. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)Joyce Connolly and her daughters left their home in Hurricane, W.Va., to head south for a Memorial Day beach vacation — and ended up in the center of Tropical Storm Beryl.

Annan condemns "appalling crime" on visit to Syria

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:29 PM PDT

The wreckage at a blast site is pictured after a suicide bomber blew himself up near a Syrian army checkpoint at al-Meliha area, near DamascusAMMAN (Reuters) - Peace envoy Kofi Annan denounced the killing of at least 108 people in the Syrian town of Houla as "an appalling crime" on Monday and urged President Bashar al-Assad to prove he wants a peaceful resolution to the crisis racking his country. Assad's forces killed at least 41 people in an artillery assault on the city of Hama, activists said, shortly after the U.N. Security Council condemned Friday's massacre in nearby Houla. The authorities in Damascus issued a denial that troops played any role at Houla, rejecting the U.N. version of events. ...

US drones kill 9 militants in Pakistan: officials

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:28 PM PDT

North Waziristan is a stronghold of the Haqqani networkTwo separate US drone attacks killed at least nine militants in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border Monday, security officials said.

Syrian government: Islamists behind Houla massacre

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:25 PM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian authorities on Monday blamed Islamist militants for the massacre of 108 men, women and children in the town of Houla and denied U.N. and witness accounts that army tanks were in the area at the time. In a letter to the U.N. Security Council published by state media, the Foreign Ministry said the Syrian army had clashed with hundreds of armed men who it said committed Friday's massacre. The ministry said the killers used knives, which it called a "signature" of Islamist militant attacks. ...

Damascus merchants strike over Houla killings

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:24 PM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - Sunni Muslim businesses closed in Old Damascus on Monday in the biggest act of civil disobedience by the capital's merchant class, a backbone of support for President Bashar al-Assad during Syria's 14-month revolt, activists said. The show of defiance was in protest against the massacre of at least 108 civilians in the town of Houla in central Syria, [ID:nL5E8GSF7O] and follows strikes elsewhere over the previous two days, they said. "More than 80 percent of shops have closed in some areas. ...

Mexico suspects cartel in Pepsi subsidiary attacks

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:19 PM PDT

In this photo taken late Friday, May 25, 2012, flames rise from a warehouse of the Mexican potato-chip company Sabritas, in Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico. Over the weekend, unidentified gunmen launched a series of coordinated attacks against the company's installations in the western state of Michoacan in what has been described as the most violent and concerted attack on a private transnational company in the country's 5 ½-year drug war. Sabritas is a subsidiary of PepsiCo. (AP Photo)A drug cartel lieutenant has been detained in a series of firebombing attacks on Mexican potato-chip company Sabritas, a subsidiary of U.S. food giant PepsiCo. Businessmen and experts said Monday the attacks were the first coordinated targeting of a multinational company in Mexico's 5 ½-year-long drug war.

Pakistan death decree over wedding video: police

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:15 PM PDT

A Pakistani bride folds her hands decorated with henna and jewellery at her wedding partyFour women and two men have been sentenced to death in northern Pakistan for singing and dancing at a wedding, police said Monday.

Mark Zuckerberg makes surprise cameo on Chinese TV

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:11 PM PDT

In this image taken from undated CCTV video, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his now-wife, Priscilla Chan, appear in a Chinese TV documentary about the country's police force. The footage shows the couple wearing the same clothes they were photographed in during a March 27, 2012 visit to Shanghai. (AP Photo/CCTV)Social media sites and blogs have lit up after eagle-eyed viewers spotted a surprise cameo in a Chinese TV documentary about the country's police force: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his now-wife, Priscilla Chan.

Romney promises world's strongest military

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:09 PM PDT

David and Cynthea Brown, of San Diego, wait for the start of a campaign event with Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at the Veterans Museum & Memorial Center, Monday, May 28, 2012 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is promising to maintain an American military "with no comparable power anywhere in the world."

UK judge denies bail to radical preacher

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:54 AM PDT

A British immigration judge on Monday denied bail to Abu Qatada, saying he could not risk having the radical cleric on the streets during the London Olympics.

Qatar says 13 children among dead in mall fire

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:52 AM PDT

Smoke rises above the Villaggio Mall, in Doha's west end, as a fire took hold of the upscale mall in the Qatari capital of Doha Monday May 28, 2012. Qatar's Interior Ministry said 13 children were among 19 people killed in a fire that broke out at one of the Gulf state's fanciest shopping mall on Monday. The Villaggio opened in 2006 and is one of Qatar's most popular shopping and amusement destinations. It includes an ice skating rink and indoor Venice-style gondola rides. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)Qatar's Interior Ministry said 13 children were among 19 people killed in a fire that broke out in one of the country's fanciest shopping malls late Monday morning, raising questions about building safety in the booming Gulf state.

Zuckerberg makes unlikely cameo on Chinese TV

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:51 AM PDT

In this image taken from undated CCTV video, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his now-wife, Priscilla Chan, appear in a Chinese TV documentary about the country's police force. The footage shows the couple wearing the same clothes they were photographed in during a March 27, 2012 visit to Shanghai. (AP Photo/CCTV)Social media sites and blogs have lit up after eagle-eyed viewers spotted a surprise cameo in a Chinese TV documentary about the country's police force: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his now-wife, Priscilla Chan.

Experts: Remedial college classes need fixing

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:49 AM PDT

Each year, an estimated 1.7 million U.S. college students are steered to remedial classes to catch them up and prepare them for regular coursework. But a growing body of research shows the courses are eating up time and money, often leading not to degrees but student loan hangovers.

Mandela returning to home village

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:42 AM PDT

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is leaving Johannesburg on Tuesday to take up residence in his eastern home village of Qunu, the country's current leader said Monday.

Obama honors fallen troops on Memorial Day

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:40 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks at the Memorial Day Observance at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)President Barack Obama paid tribute Monday to the men and women who have died defending America, singling out Vietnam war veterans as an under-appreciated and sometimes maligned lot and saying that should never happen again.

Argentina: More controls for buying US dollars

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:38 AM PDT

A Liberal Libertario party memeber offers dollars at a rate of 5 Argentine pesos to protest against the lack of freedom, such as the right to freely dispose of their own money, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, May 28, 2012. Argentina is making it harder for people to buy U.S. dollars to pay for travel abroad. A new rule published Monday says anyone wanting to buy dollars for travel must first prove their money was obtained legally, and provide the tax agency with trip details including why, when and where they are traveling. President Cristina Fernandez is cracking down to keep hard currency from flowing out of Argentina, which needs the dollars to maintain its central bank reserves and pay debts. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)Argentina is making it harder for people to buy U.S. dollars to pay for travel abroad.

Azarenka survives in 1st round of French Open

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:37 AM PDT

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus returns in her first round match against Alberta Brianti of Italy at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Monday May 28, 2012. (AP Photo/David Vincent)Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka turned it on when she had to Monday, winning 12 of the final 14 games to reach the second round at the French Open.

Russia condemns ally Syria over massacre of 108

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:26 AM PDT

In this image made from amateur video released by the Shaam News Network and accessed Monday, May 28, 2012, purports to show black smoke rising from buildings in Homs, Syria. U.N. envoy Kofi Annan called Monday on "every individual with a gun" in Syria to lay down arms, saying he was horrified by a weekend massacre that killed more than 100 people, including women and small children. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) TV OUT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIALA weekend massacre of more than 100 people emerged as a potential turning point in the Syrian crisis Monday, galvanizing even staunch ally Russia to take an unusually hard line against President Bashar Assad's government.

27 wedding guests killed in Indian highway crash

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:22 AM PDT

A cyclist rides his bicycle past buses during a traffic jam in MumbaiAt least 27 guests returning from a wedding died in India on Monday when a speeding van lost control and rammed into their stationary minibus on a highway outside Mumbai.

Family of doctor in bin Laden hunt slams trial

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:18 AM PDT

Jamil Afridi, right, brother of a Pakistani doctor Shakil Afridi speaks at a news conference in Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday, May 28, 2012. The brother of a doctor sentenced to 33 years for helping the United States track down Osama bin Laden, says that his brother is innocent and Pakistani trial that convicted him was a sham. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)The family of the Pakistani doctor sentenced to 33 years in prison for helping the United States track down Osama bin Laden said Monday the man is innocent and dismissed his trial as a sham.

French statue fetes 'Band of Brothers' inspiration

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:14 AM PDT

A statue in the likeness of a Pennsylvania native whose quiet leadership was chronicled in the World War II book and television miniseries "Band of Brothers" is being unveiled in France.

Vatican says trust in Church hurt by scandal

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:05 AM PDT

File photo of Pope's butler, Paolo Gabriele with Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter's Square in VaticanVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican, engulfed in the worst crisis in Pope Benedict's papacy, on Monday denied Italian media reports that cardinals were suspects in an investigation into leaks of sensitive documents that led to the arrest of the pope's butler. But while denying the reports, which said the butler was merely a courier in a behind-the-scenes struggle for power in the Holy See, the Vatican acknowledged that the often sordid affair would test the faith of Catholics in their Church. ...

Brotherhood man reaches out before Egypt run-off

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:03 AM PDT

Islamic presidential candidate Mohamed Mursi arrives to a polling station to cast his vote in Al-SharqyaCAIRO (Reuters) - Mohamed Mursi relied on the Muslim Brotherhood's unequalled political muscle to get to next month's run-off for the Egyptian presidency. He may need something extra to beat Ahmed Shafiq, Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, in round two. The 60-year-old, U.S.-trained engineer is trying to build a grand coalition for a ballot-box fight that the Brotherhood is presenting as a battle to defend Egypt's revolution from Mubarak's old guard. Mursi has switched from a conservative to an inclusive message in the few days since the first round. ...

Sudan's army says to withdraw from Abyei

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:03 AM PDT

Sudanese military soldiers flash victory signs and hold up their weapons during the visit of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in HegligKHARTOUM/JUBA (Reuters) - Sudan will withdraw all its troops from the disputed border region of Abyei, its army spokesman said on Monday, removing a major obstacle to peace talks with its arch foe South Sudan. But with talks due to resume in Addis Ababa on Tuesday, South Sudan accused its northern neighbour of bombing its territory and killing 10 people. Sudan denied the charge. ...

Tony Blair says he ducked fight with UK media

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:02 AM PDT

British police officers escort an man to a waiting police van after he heckled former British Prime Minister Tony Blair poses as he was giving evidence at the Leveson media inquiry at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London, Monday, May 28, 2012. The Leveson inquiry is Britain's media ethics probe that was set up in the wake of the scandal over phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, which was shut in July 2011 after it became clear that the tabloid had systematically broken the law. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday that he couldn't stand up to the Britain's media tycoons while in power, telling an official media ethics inquiry that doing so could have dragged his administration into a political quagmire.

Egypt: Islamist, Mubarak's ex-premier in runoff

Posted: 28 May 2012 10:56 AM PDT

COMBO - This combination of two photos shows Egyptian presidential candidates, from left, Ahmed Shafiq, and Mohammed Morsi. Shafiq and Morsi were the top vote-getters after a two-day election on Wednesday and Thursday which none of the 13 candidates could win outright. Now, both must appeal to the roughly 50 percent of voters who cast ballots for someone else. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra; Nasser Nasser)The runoff vote for Egypt's next president will pit the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate against the last prime minister to serve under Hosni Mubarak, according to full official results released Monday by the election commission.

May-Treanor campaigns to return to 'Dancing' show

Posted: 28 May 2012 10:55 AM PDT

Two-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Misty May-Treanor has already secured a spot in the London Games. Now she hopes to take care of some unfinished business.

Russia chides ally Syria over massacre of 108

Posted: 28 May 2012 10:54 AM PDT

In this image made from amateur video released by the Shaam News Network and accessed Monday, May 28, 2012, purports to show black smoke rising from buildings in Homs, Syria. U.N. envoy Kofi Annan called Monday on "every individual with a gun" in Syria to lay down arms, saying he was horrified by a weekend massacre that killed more than 100 people, including women and small children. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) TV OUT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIALA weekend massacre of more than 100 people emerged as a potential turning point in the Syrian crisis Monday, galvanizing even staunch ally Russia to take an unusually hard line against President Bashar Assad's regime.

Islamist, ex-military man contest Egypt presidency

Posted: 28 May 2012 10:54 AM PDT

An official counts ballots for the presidential election after the polls were closed in the Mediterranean city of AlexandriaCAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt headed for a divisive duel between a Muslim Brother and an ex-military man in a run-off for a president to replace ousted leader Hosni Mubarak, after election results on Monday that one losing candidate called "dishonest". The electoral committee confirmed that the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Mursi and former air force chief and Mubarak ally Ahmed Shafiq had won through to the second round of Egypt's first genuinely contested presidential election. Mursi topped the poll with 24.3 percent of the vote, followed by Shafiq with 23.3 percent. Turnout was 46 percent. ...

Today in History

Posted: 28 May 2012 10:48 AM PDT

Today is Monday, May 28, the 149th day of 2012. There are 217 days left in the year. This is the Memorial Day observance.

Nine killed in Zambia job-search stampede

Posted: 28 May 2012 10:37 AM PDT

LUSAKA (Reuters) - Nine people were killed in a stampede in Zambia on Monday when about 5,000 job seekers stormed a fishing company to apply for a handful of part-time posts, a government official said. "Eight of the victims died on the spot and another died in hospital where he was taken for treatment," said Northern province permanent secretary Emmanuel Mwamba. The incident occurred in Mpulungu, about 800 kms (500 miles) north of Lusaka. Some economists estimate Zambia's unemployment rate at well over 60 percent.

Pakistan spymaster postpones US visit: Islamabad

Posted: 28 May 2012 10:37 AM PDT

Activists of Pakistani political and Islamic party Jammat-e-Islami (JI) shout slogans during a protestPakistan's chief spymaster on Monday postponed a visit to the United States in the latest sign of tensions between the two allies struggling to get their relationship back on track.

Federer ties Connors' Grand Slam match win record

Posted: 28 May 2012 10:33 AM PDT

On the occasion of his record-tying 233rd victory in a Grand Slam match, Roger Federer was asked Monday whether he recalls which player he beat for his first win at a major tournament.
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