World - Prominent Chechen advocate shot dead in Turkish capital

ANKARA (Reuters) - A prominent figure in the Chechen diaspora in Turkey was shot at his Ankara office late on Wednesday, a North Caucasus refugee association said, the latest in a series of killings of Chechens and their sympathizers in the country in recent years. Many refugees and separatists have settled in Turkey from Russia`s North Caucasus, which fought two bloody wars with Moscow in the 1990s, including opponents of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, an ex-rebel turned Kremlin loyalist, and the brother of Moscow`s most-wanted militant leader Doku Umarov. ...

Thursday, May 23, 2013  16:25

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Top Stories - Tour London with Becker

Bayern Munich super fan Boris Becker takes a tour of London ahead of the 2013 Champions League final.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  16:57

World - UN: 22 deaths worldwide from coronavirus

GENEVA (AP) — A new coronavirus has now claimed 22 lives worldwide out of 44 lab-confirmed cases, mostly in Saudi Arabia, World Health Organization officials said Thursday.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  16:37

Africa - Nigeria `must prioritise World Cup`

Nigeria technical director Shaibu Amodu says World Cup qualification is more important than winning the Confederations Cup.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  15:48

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Thursday, May 23, 2013  15:12

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Thursday, May 23, 2013  14:30

Business - Wall St. to drop at open on stimulus plan worry, China data

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were set for a lower open on Thursday, with the S&P 500 on track for its first back-to-back daily drop in a month, amid investor concerns the Federal Reserve`s stimulus may be scaled back sooner than hoped and over weak data in China. The S&P 500 posted its biggest decline in three weeks on Wednesday, after minutes from the latest U.S. Federal Reserve meeting showed some officials were open to tapering large-scale asset purchases as early as at the June meeting. ...

Thursday, May 23, 2013  14:26

Business - Ralph Lauren`s 4Q profit rises 35 pct

NEW YORK (AP) — Ralph Lauren Corp. is reporting a 35 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit, but economic challenges here and abroad and certain strategic initiatives cut into sales.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  14:13

Top Stories - Little progress as N. Korea envoy visits China for talks

North Korea military`s top political officer met Thursday with a top member of China`s ruling party.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  14:13