'Star Trek' sequel tops weekend box office in North America May 19th, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Sci-fi movie "Star Trek Into Darkness" journeyed to the top of weekend box office charts as the latest voyage of the Starship Enterprise pulled in $70.6 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters. The new 3D installment in the "... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'star, trek', sequel, tops, weekend, office, north, america, Top Keywords

'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes May 19th, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectatio... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'trek', does, $706m, falls, short, studio, hopes, america, Top Keywords

Pope: church should open up but follow teaching May 19th, 2013 - 18:30h (CET +01.00) VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis is calling for renewal in the Catholic church as he wrapped up two days of mass gatherings in St. Peter's Square aimed at energizing the faithful. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pope, church, should, open, follow, teaching, hopes, america, Top Keywords

Video shows kidnapped Egyptian security officers May 19th, 2013 - 18:30h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - Seven members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants have appeared in a video posted on the Internet, urging the government to secure their release by meeting their captors' demands. (Source: Associated Pre... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : video, shows, kidnapped, egyptian, security, officers, hopes, america, Top Keywords

Swift, Bieber, more ready for Billboard Awards May 19th, 2013 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) They battle it out weekly on the Billboard charts, and now they're competing at the Billboard Music Awards. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : swift, bieber, ready, billboard, awards, officers, hopes, america, Top Keywords

Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle May 19th, 2013 - 17:10h (CET +01.00) BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the euro zone crisis for their failure to win any points from 34 of the 39 countries voting. D... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : germans, blame, euro, zone, crisis, eurovision, debacle, america, Top Keywords

Down-on-luck singer steals show in Coen brothers Cannes film May 19th, 2013 - 15:40h (CET +01.00) By Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) - Folk music, Greenwich Village and a quick-footed cat star in the new Coen brothers movie at the Cannes film festival on Sunday, kicking off the first of five U.S. entries with its engaging misadventures of a stru... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : downonluck, singer, steals, show, coen, brothers, cannes, film, Top Keywords

Syrian army pushes assault on rebel-held town May 19th, 2013 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Syrian troops backed by tanks and warplanes launched an assault Sunday on a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, pounding the area with airstrikes and artillery salvos that killed at least 30 people and forced resi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, army, pushes, assault, rebelheld, town, cannes, film, Top Keywords

Tunisia security blocks salafi conference May 19th, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) KAIROUAN, Tunisia (AP) - Massive numbers of Tunisian police and army surrounded Tunisia's religious center of Kairouan to prevent a conference by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks around the country. (Source: Associ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tunisia, security, blocks, salafi, conference, town, cannes, film, Top Keywords

BoE's King sends message to successor Carney May 19th, 2013 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has urged successor Mark Carney not to bring to Britain his trademark policy of spelling out how long interest rates will remain low. King also said the bank could not be ru... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : boe's, king, sends, message, successor, carney, cannes, film, Top Keywords