Tuesday, 21st May, 2013 The Doors' Ray Manzarek dies at 74
The Doors' founding keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, died in Germany Monday
after a long fight with cancer, his publicist said in a statement. He
was 74.
Tuesday, 21st May, 2013 'Terrorist attack' in Moscow prevented
Russian counter-terrorism agents have carried out a raid on a group
planning a terrorist act in Moscow killing two suspects, officials say.
Tuesday, 21st May, 2013 North Koreans 'free Chinese fishing crew'
A Chinese fishing crew seized by North Koreans two weeks ago has been freed along with their boat, reports say.
Tuesday, 21st May, 2013 Powerful earthquake hits off coast of Chile
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rattled the coast of southern Chile early Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Tuesday, 21st May, 2013 14 now known dead, 14 missing in Indonesia tunnel collapse
At least 14 people are dead, 14 are unaccounted for and 10 have been
rescued in Indonesia after a tunnel collapse last week at an underground
mine training facility, the mining company said.
Tuesday, 21st May, 2013 Hot air balloons collide in Turkey; 3 dead
Three Brazilian tourists were killed when two hot air balloons collided
in Turkey on Monday, the semiofficial Anadolu news agency reported,
citing local officials.
Tuesday, 21st May, 2013 Top politico killed in northern Afghan attack
A suicide attack on a provincial council headquarters in northern
Afghanistan on Monday killed a top politician and at least 10 others,
police said.
Monday, 20th May, 2013 At least 10 killed in Iraq car bombs
Two car bombs have killed at least 10 people in the Iraqi southern city of Basra, officials say.
Monday, 20th May, 2013 Oklahoma ravaged by deadly tornadoes
At least one person is reported dead and several others injured in a
series of tornadoes that have torn through the US state of Oklahoma.
Monday, 20th May, 2013 China Premier Li Keqiang pledges better ties with India
China's Premier Li Keqiang has pledged to build trust with India where
he is meeting his counterpart Manmohan Singh after a recent flare-up in
border tensions.
Monday, 20th May, 2013 Gas prices lower, but not leading to more spending
Gas prices are slightly lower this year, but that's not leading to a
large pick-up in consumer spending, according to a survey by
Bankrate.com.
Monday, 20th May, 2013 Violence surges in strategic Syrian city
Violence surged in the strategically important Syrian town of Qusayr on
Sunday. Activists said the offensive marked some of the most intense
fighting they've seen in the fiercely contested area near the Lebanese
border.
Sunday, 19th May, 2013 New York slaying considered hate crime
Police are investigating the slaying of a 32-year-old man in the
Greenwich Village neighborhood early Saturday as a hate crime because
the gunman made multiple anti-gay comments, they said.
Sunday, 19th May, 2013 Plane lands without landing gear at Newark
A US Airways plane touched down without landing gear at Newark Liberty
International Airport in New Jersey early Saturday morning.
