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Russia tepid about results of Iran nuclear talks

Russia tepid about results of Iran nuclear talks

Russia tepid about results of Iran nuclear talks

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:52 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow expressed skepticism over the results of nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers which ended on Wednesday, with a senior Russian diplomat saying the two sides were "kilometers apart" in their approaches. After discussions in Geneva involving Iran and the five U.N. Security Council members - the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia - and Germany, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said he saw no guarantee of progress in future talks. ...

Short-term debt deal won't mask big barriers ahead

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:51 AM PDT

This Oct. 15, 2013, photo, shows a view of the U.S. Capitol building at dusk in Washington. Even if Congress reaches a last-minute or deadline-busting deal to avert a federal default and fully reopen the government, elected officials are likely to return to their grinding brand of brinkmanship, perhaps repeatedly. House-Senate talks are barely touching the underlying causes of debt-and-spending stalemates that pushed the country close to economic crises in 2011, last December and again this month. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — Hold the champagne.

Health care target: 500,000 signups by Oct. 31

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:48 AM PDT

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, right, meets with Cincinnati State Technical and Community College President O'dell M. Owens, after they participated in a panel discussion on the federal health care overhaul, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, at the college, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)WASHINGTON (AP) — Administration officials projected nearly 500,000 people would sign up just this month in the new health insurance markets. That was before the markets opened to a cascade of computer problems.

US praises Iran 'seriousness, substance' at talks

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 12:36 PM PDT

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif smiles during a press conference closing two days of closed-door nuclear talks on October 16, 2013 in GenevaWashington (AFP) - The United States Wednesday said Iran had shown a new level of "seriousness and substance," at talks with world powers on its nuclear program in Geneva.

Iran, world powers pledge new nuclear talks

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:48 AM PDT

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) speaks with his Swiss counterpart Didier Burkhalter during a meeting on the sideline of nuclear talks on October 16, 2013 in GenevaGeneva (AFP) - World powers and Iran agreed Wednesday to hold fresh talks next month on its nuclear programme, after Tehran made what it dubbed a breakthrough proposal that could allow spot checks on its nuclear sites.

SXSW Festival releases initial music lineup

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 12:09 PM PDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The South by Southwest Music Festival released its first list of artists for 2014 on Wednesday, featuring acts ranging from New Orleans rapper Vockah Redu to Texas country singer Rodney Crowell and Swedish rock band INVSN.

49 believed dead in plane crash in Laos

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 12:15 PM PDT

BANGKOK (AP) — A Lao Airlines flight crashed Wednesday in the Southeast Asian nation, apparently killing all 49 people aboard, including passengers from 11 countries, the Lao government said.

Coen Brothers receive France's top cultural honour

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:42 AM PDT

US directors Joel (") and Ethan Coen pose for photographs as they arrive to attend the premiere of Inside Llewyn Davis during the London Film Festival in central London on October 15, 2013Paris (AFP) - US filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen on Wednesday received France's highest cultural honour at a ceremony in Paris.

JPMorgan pays $100M, admits fault in London trades

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:42 AM PDT

FILE - This Oct. 15, 2008, file photo, shows the exterior view of JPMorgan Chase offices in San Francisco. In a settlement announced Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, JPMorgan Chase & Co., has agreed to pay a $100 million penalty and admitted that it WASHINGTON (AP) — JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to pay a $100 million penalty and admitted that its traders acted "recklessly" during a series of London trades that ultimately cost the bank $6 billion.

Pakistan bomber kills 8, including local official

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:40 AM PDT

A Pakistani man who was injured in a suicide bombing at a residence of a provincial government minister, receives treatment at a hospital in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. A suicide bomber shot his way into the residence of a provincial government minister Wednesday in northwestern Pakistan, killing the official and several others in an explosion, police said. (AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mahsud)DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber shot his way into the residence of a provincial government minister Wednesday in northwestern Pakistan, killing the official and seven others in an explosion, police said.

Women scientists, Wikipedia under microscope in RI

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 12:22 PM PDT

In this Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013 photo, Maia Weinstock, of Cambridge, Mass., left, a Brown University graduate, works with Anne Fausto-Sterling, of Cranston, R.I., center, a professor of biology and gender studies, during a Wikipedia "edit-a-thon," on the Brown campus, in Providence, R.I. They held the event, which brought together dozens of people, to train them on how to add and edit pages to Wikipedia, to coincide with Ada Lovelace Day, an annual observance started in Great Britain in 2009 to highlight women in technology and named for the English mathematician who died in 1852. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Look up a female scientist or technologist on Wikipedia, and you might not find what you're looking for. Many don't have detailed pages or any page at all on the free online encyclopedia created by contributors, the vast majority of them men.

Greek union calls general strike for Nov 6

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:38 AM PDT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's largest labor union has called a new general strike for Nov. 6, warning that unemployment has reached "nightmare" levels and that working rights are continually being eroded by austerity measures.

Fed: Growth slows in places on shutdown worries

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 12:19 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve said economic growth slowed in a few key regions of the United States from September through early October, as businesses grew worried about a budget impasse that led to a partial government shutdown.

Syria rebel video claims new split in opposition

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:38 AM PDT

Franz Ontal, OPCW's head of inspector training, center, talks with journalists after a training session with U.N. inspectors of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, OPCW, in the German Armed Forces training center in Wildflecken, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. 24 U.N. experts from 17 different countries are attending a five-day training before starting their mission to Syria. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)BEIRUT (AP) — Several dozen rebel groups in southern Syria have broken with the main political opposition group in exile, a commander said in a video posted Wednesday, dealing a potential new setback to Western efforts to unify moderates battling President Bashar Assad's regime.

Bag handler arrest in LAX blasts; patrols continue

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:36 AM PDT

In this framegrabbed image from APTN the entrance to the Tom Bradley International Terminal in Los Angeles can be seen Tuesday Oct. 15, 2013. A baggage handler was arrested Tuesday in connection with dry ice explosions Sunday and Monday at Los Angeles International Airport after police stepped up patrols and increased its checks on employees. Dicarlo Bennett, a 28-year-old employee for the ground handling company Servisair, was booked for possession of a destructive device near an aircraft. (AP Photo\APTN)LOS ANGELES (AP) — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police at Los Angeles International Airport are continuing their stepped-up patrols the day after the arrest of a baggage handler in connection with a pair of small explosions.

Vikings turn to Josh Freeman at QB for this week

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:35 AM PDT

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Matt Cassel gets helped up after being knocked to the turf by the Carolina Panthers late the second half of an NFL football game in Minneapolis, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013. The Panthers defeated the Vikings 35-10. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Josh Freeman will be the starting quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night against the New York Giants.

Fed says U.S. growth continued at 'modest to moderate' pace

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:33 AM PDT

General view of the U.S. Federal Reserve building as the morning sky breaks over WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy was sailing smoothly, if not swiftly, before parts of the government shut down this month, according to a snapshot from the Federal Reserve that provided the fullest view of the recovery since federal data dried up. The picture painted by the Fed's Beige Book report, released on Wednesday, showed that underlying momentum remained solid, although confidence had been tempered somewhat by uncertainty caused by budget battles in Washington. ...

Mexico says 'gracias' US for World Cup save

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:32 AM PDT

USA's Michael Orozco (C) celebrates after scoring a goal against Panama during their Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup Concacaf qualifier match, on October 15, 2013, at the Rommel Fernandez stadium in Panama CityMexico City (AFP) - Mexicans never imagined being in this position: Having to shamefully say "gracias" to bitter rivals the United States for helping their football team stay alive for next year's World Cup.

US growth slows in areas; debt impasse fears rise

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 12:44 PM PDT

The US Federal Reserve building is seen on August 9, 2011 in Washington, DCWashington (AFP) - Growth in some US regions has slowed in recent weeks and concerns about the economic impact of the Washington budget drama have risen, a Federal Reserve report said Wednesday.

Apple 'space-ship' campus plan clear for launch

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:29 AM PDT

Apple employees arrive to work at the Apple headquarters on October 5, 2011 in Cupertino, CaliforniaSan Francisco (AFP) - Apple's plan to build a verdant new campus crowned with a shimmering flying-saucer shaped headquarters was cleared for launch late Tuesday.

Nagin asks judge to dismiss bribery indictment

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 12:27 PM PDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin asked a federal judge Wednesday to throw out his indictment on bribery charges, saying the case has been tainted by prosecutorial misconduct.

Stocks rally after Senate announces debt deal

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 12:45 PM PDT

Trader Robert Charmak, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. World stock markets fluctuated between gains and losses Wednesday Oct. 16, 2013 as a deadline for divided U.S. lawmakers to agree on a higher government borrowing limit drew ever closer. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street finally got the deal it's been waiting for.

College Football Playoff selection panel unveiled

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:58 AM PDT

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Nebraska coach Tom Osborne and Hall of Fame quarterback Archie Manning are among the 13 people who will be part of the College Football Playoff selection committee in 2014.

Russia: Court decides not to imprison Navalny

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:14 AM PDT

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny grimaces as he listens in a court room in Kirov, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. A Russian courthouse in Kirov set Navalny free in July, the day after he was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to five years in prison. Navalny has appealed both the conviction and the sentence. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)KIROV, Russia (AP) — A Russian court decided Wednesday not to send opposition leader Alexei Navalny to prison, a move that could have sparked major protests and made a martyr out of the charismatic 37-year-old.

Blues' Lapierre offered hearing for hit on Boyle

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:13 AM PDT

San Jose Sharks watch as teammate Dan Boyle is placed onto a stretcher during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, in St. Louis. Boyle suffered a head injury. The Sharks won 6-2. (AP Photo/Bill Boyce)SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — St. Louis Blues forward Maxim Lapierre has been offered an in-person hearing for his hit that knocked out San Jose defenseman Dan Boyle.

Bears WR Marshall fined $10,500 for green shoes

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:13 AM PDT

Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall jogs on the field during warm-ups before an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall says he has been fined $10,500 by the NFL for wearing green football shoes in the Oct. 10 game against the New York Giants.

Hillary Clinton honored for her work on HIV/AIDS

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:12 AM PDT

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, left, poses onstage for a photograph with Elton John after receiving her Founders award during the Elton John AIDS Foundation's 12th Annual "An Enduring Vision" benefit gala at Cipriani Wall Street on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, in New York. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Invision/AP)NEW YORK (AP) — Elton John honored Hillary Rodham Clinton for her work to help those affected by HIV and AIDS at an annual event for his foundation.

Iran's nuclear proposal serious and substantial: White House

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:11 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A proposal offered by Iranian negotiators in Geneva aimed at addressing its nuclear program shows a level of seriousness and substance that the United States had never seen before, the White House said on Wednesday. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the Iranian proposal was very useful although he cautioned that "no one should expect a breakthrough overnight." The Iran proposal emerged in Geneva where chief negotiators from Iran and six world powers met this week. ...

White House: Iran's nuclear proposal 'very useful'

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:09 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says an Iranian proposal addressing its nuclear program is useful and contains a, quote, "level of seriousness and substance that we have not seen before."

Israeli drug maker in uproar over planned layoffs

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:08 AM PDT

Trucks run past Teva Pharmaceutical Logistic Center in the town of Shoam, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. As the world's leading maker of generic drugs, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has evolved not only into a giant in the pharmaceutical world but also a source of pride for Israel. Now, following an announcement of planned layoffs and revelations it enjoys sweeping tax exemptions, this homegrown jewel of the Israeli economy is on the defensive and fighting to save its reputation as the country's flagship company. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)JERUSALEM (AP) — As the world's leading maker of generic drugs, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is a huge source of pride for Israel. Now, following an announcement of planned layoffs and revelations it enjoys sweeping tax exemptions, it is on the defensive and fighting to save its reputation as the country's flagship company.

Evidence suggests early Britons ate roasted toads

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:01 AM PDT

In this photo provided by The University of Buckingham and taken Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, artifacts gathered from an archaeological site known as Blick Mead are cleaned and sorted in Amesbury, about 85 miles (135 kilometers) west of London, England. Archaeologists said Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 that an excavation about a mile (1.6 kilometers) from Stonehenge has unearthed a host of clues about the diet of prehistoric Britons. Among them: A tiny, partially burnt toad bone which suggests they snacked on amphibians thousands of years before the practice became associated with the French. (AP Photo/Justine Kibler)LONDON (AP) — Britons sometimes make fun of the French for feasting on frog. But now a new discovery suggests their prehistoric ancestors may have had a taste for toad.

Giant chunk of Russian meteorite found in lake

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:01 AM PDT

People look at what scientists believe to be a chunk of the Chelyabinsk meteor, recovered from Chebarkul Lake near Chelyabinsk, about 1500 kilometers (930 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. Scientists on Wednesday recovered what could be the largest part of this meteor from Chebarkul Lake outside the city. They weighed it using a giant steelyard balance, which displayed 570 kilograms (1,256 pounds) before it broke. (AP Photo/Alexander Firsov)MOSCOW (AP) — Russian scientists have recovered a giant chunk of the Chelyabinsk meteorite from the bottom of the lake it crashed into.

Column: In Ukraine, a choice of civilizations

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:01 AM PDT

By John Lloyd KIEV — In 1993, the late Harvard political scientist Samuel Huntington proposed that "the principal conflicts of global politics will occur between nations and groups of different civilizations." His theory that the world was divided into potentially warring civilizations — and later, his book on the topic — have been denounced by legions of critics, mainly on the liberal side. But it had and has retained one group of unlikely fans: Russian nationalists. ...

4 dead after boat capsizes off Florida coast

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 12:47 PM PDT

U.S Coast Guard personnel inspect a vessel with a missing center console that capsized near Miami, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. The Coast Guard responded to an early morning call and found nine people clinging to the hull seven miles east of Miami. Four women died and 10 other people were taken into custody after the boat with more than a dozen people aboard, including Haitian and Jamaican nationals, capsized in the waters off South Florida. Authorities are investigating whether the victims and survivors were part of a human smuggling operation. (AP Photo/Miami Herald, Walter Michot) MAGS OUTMIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ten people were found clinging to the hull of a small boat that capsized early Wednesday off South Florida, trapping the bodies of four dead women and one survivor in a tiny pocket of air beneath it.

Deal reached to avoid default and open government

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 12:09 PM PDT

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, emerges from a closed-door meeting with Republican senators at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. McConnell and his Democratic counterpart, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., reached last-minute agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., center right, speaks with Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders announced last-minute agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown. Congress raced to pass the measure by day's end.

Iran hints at nuclear concessions, next talks set for November 7-8

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:57 AM PDT

Swiss Foreign Minister Burkhalter talks to Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif during a private meeting in GenevaBy Louis Charbonneau and Yeganeh Torbati GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran appears ready to scale back activity of potential use in making nuclear bombs, suggesting it is willing to compromise for a deal to win relief from harsh economic sanctions, diplomats said on Wednesday, and follow-up talks will be held on November 7-8. ...

Never had such 'intense, detailed' talks with Iran before: U.S.

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:56 AM PDT

GENEVA (Reuters) - Differences remain between Iran and the United States and other world powers over Tehran's nuclear ambitions, but the U.S. delegation has never had such intense talks with the Iranians as this week, a senior U.S. administration official said on Wednesday. "I've been doing this now for about two years," the official said on condition of anonymity at the end of two days of talks between Iran and six world powers in Geneva. "And I have never had such intense, detailed, straightforward, candid conversations with the Iranian delegation before. ...

Israel's Netanyahu to meet Kerry on Iran talks

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:55 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans on Wednesday to hold talks next week with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry about world power talks with Iran aimed at curbing its nuclear program and peace talks with the Palestinians. The meeting planned for October 23 will take place in Rome, as Netanyahu visits the Italian capital for his first face-to-face meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. (Created by Allyn Fisher-Ilan; editing by Mike Collett-White)

eBay founder backs project to 'empower' journalists

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:54 AM PDT

eBay founder Pierre Omidyar speaks on September 23, 2010 in New York CityWashington (AFP) - eBay founder Pierre Omidyar announced plans Wednesday to back a project with investigative reporter Glenn Greenwald which "elevates and supports" journalists and "allows them to pursue the truth."

Panel approves rules for Washington pot industry

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 12:40 PM PDT

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington became the second U.S. state to adopt rules for the recreational sale of marijuana Wednesday, setting what advocates hope will become a template for the legalization of the drug around the world.
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