Most Recent - From Jeeves to Jiang: The changing face of butlers in the Middle East

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  04:00

Sports - Red Wings top Blackhawks 3-1, take 2-1 series lead

DETROIT (AP) — Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period and Pavel Datsyuk restored a two-goal lead in the third to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the second round series.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  03:41

Top Stories - See cell phone video of tornado strike

Hear and see the massive tornado that struck near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  03:04

Sports - Mattingly doesn`t feel he`s about to be fired

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Beleaguered manager Don Mattingly insisted Monday he doesn`t feel he`s about to be fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he has no idea whether he needs to win a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers to keep his job.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  02:10

Most Recent - Two-mile-wide tornado slams Oklahoma City area, killing at least 37

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  01:48

World - Libya war weapons may be killing central Africa elephants : UN

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Armed groups in central Africa are using powerful weapons, some of which may be left over from the civil war in Libya, to kill elephants for their ivory, the United Nations said on Monday. In a report to the U.N. Security Council, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said elephant poaching was a growing security concern, particularly in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad and Gabon. ...

Monday, May 20, 2013  23:18

Business - Sprint receives SoftBank waiver to consider Dish offer

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp said its Japanese suitor SoftBank Corp granted it a waiver allowing it to consider a $25.5 billion rival bid by Dish Network Corp, as pressure mounts on SoftBank to sweeten its offer for the No. 3 U.S. wireless carrier. Sprint said its recommendation in favor of the SoftBank agreement had not changed, although some major Sprint shareholders including Paulson & Co and Omega Advisors have publicly said the Dish offer looks better than SoftBank`s deal. SoftBank, which agreed last October to pay $20. ...

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  04:38

Business - iGate sacks chief executive Murthy after sexual harassment claim

(Reuters) - The board of iGate Corp, an information technology outsourcing services provider, has sacked Chief Executive Officer Phaneesh Murthy following an investigation into a claim of sexual harassment, the company said in a statement. The U.S.-listed company, which has bulk of its employees in India, has appointed Gerhard Watzinger as interim chief executive with immediate effect, the iGate statement said. `The board`s decision was made as a result of an investigation by outside legal counsel, engaged by the board, of the facts and circumstances surrounding a relationship Mr. ...

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  04:38

World - China`s Xi will meet Obama earlier than expected

BEIJING (AP) — China`s new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  04:38

World - Guatemala`s top court annuls Rios Montt genocide conviction

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala`s highest court on Monday overturned a genocide conviction against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt and reset his trial back to when a dispute broke out a month ago over who should hear the case. Rios Montt was found guilty on May 10 of overseeing the killings by the armed forces of at least 1,771 members of the Maya Ixil population during his 1982-83 rule. He was sentenced to 80 years in prison. It was unclear when the trial might restart. ...

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  04:38