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'Great Gatsby' Edges 'Iron Man 3,' 'Star Trek Into Darkness' at Overseas Box Office
ReutersMay 19 (TheWrap.com) - "The Great Gatsby" edged "Star Trek Into Darkness" and "Iron Man 3" as the No. 1 movie at the international box office this weekend. Warner Bros. opened Baz Luhrmann's take on F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel in 50 foreign...Tags: Star Trek into Darkness (movie), United Kingdom, Les Miserables (movie), Star Trek (movie, 2009), Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
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EU says worried by Russia's human rights record
ReutersBRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) - The European Union criticised Russia's human rights record on Sunday, saying it was increasingly concerned at a wave of restrictive legislation and prosecutions against activists. The 27-nation bloc cited the cases of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Vladimir Putin, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, European Union
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Netanyahu takes aim at weapons leakage in Syria
ReutersJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Sunday of further Israeli strikes inside Syria, pledging to act to prevent advanced weapons from reaching Hezbollah and other militant groups. Although Israel has not...Tags: Missile Systems, Wars and Interventions, Military Equipment, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Martin Dempsey
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READER SUBMITTED: Dalia Lazar Comes To Chester For Third Music And More Concert
Middletown/ShorelineClassical pianist Dalia Lazar comes to Chester for the third Music and More concert on Sunday, May 19, at Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek. Born in Croatia, Ms. Lazar began studying piano at an early age. Her first piano teacher recognized her...Tags: Croatia, Entertainment, Music, Moscow (Russia)
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UPDATE 1-Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia classification after stage 15
ReutersMay 19 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Giro d'Italia after Stage 15 on Sunday 1. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Astana) 62:02:34" 2. Cadel Evans (Australia / BMC Racing) +1:26" 3. Rigoberto Uran (Colombia / Team Sky) +2:46" 4. Mauro Santambrogio...Tags: Samuel Sanchez, Egoi Martinez, Giro d'Italia, Lotto, Paolo Tiralongo
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UN chief hopeful that international conference on Syria can take place in early June
MOSCOW (AP) — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is holding out hope that an international conference to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Syrian civil war will be held in early June. The U.S. and Russia have agreed to try to bring the...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Ban Ki-moon, Bashar Assad
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Syria's Assad: Little chance peace talks would succeed -newspaper
ReutersLIMA, May 18 (Reuters) - Proposed peace talks for Syria would not curb "terrorism" in the country and it is unrealistic to think they would succeed, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published in an Argentine newspaper on Saturday....Tags: Iran, Wars and Interventions, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), United Nations, Peace Negotiations
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More South Koreans support developing nuclear weapons
SEOUL — Perhaps it is merely basic human desire to keep up with the neighbors, but an increasing number of South Koreans are saying that they want nuclear weapons too. Even in Japan, a country still traumatized by the legacy of Hiroshima and...
Tags: Tokyo (Japan), Gun Control, Seoul (South Korea), Nuclear Policy, Nuclear Weapons
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Syria's Assad dubious of U.S.-Russia peace initiative
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad has expressed skepticism that a planned U.S.-Russian peace conference could help stop the bloodshed in his country, according to an interview published Saturday in an Argentine newspaper. The Syrian leader...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Rebellions, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Government, Afghanistan
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U.N. chief Ban says worried over N.Korea missile launch
ReutersMOSCOW, May 19 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Sunday over North Korea's short-range missile launch, calling on Pyongyang to refrain from further launches and return to stalled nuclear talks with world powers. Ban, in...Tags: North Korea
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U.N. chief Ban says worried over North Korea missile launch
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Sunday over North Korea's launch of short-range missiles, urging Pyonyang to refrain from further launches and return to stalled nuclear talks with world powers. Ban, who spoke to...Tags: Weaponry, Missile Systems, News Agency, North Korea, Ban Ki-moon
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Netanyahu takes aim at weapons "leakage" in Syria
Reuters* Israel preparing for "every scenario" in Syria's war * Netanyahu says determined to stop arms reaching Hezbollah * Israeli concerned over Russian missiles for Assad By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM, May 19 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...Tags: Weaponry, Missile Systems, Vladimir Putin, Wars and Interventions, Military Equipment
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