EU gets deal on trans-Atlantic trade pact mandate Jun 14th, 2013 - 23:20h (CET +01.00) LUXEMBOURG (AP) - The European Union has overcome French objections to agree on a free trade negotiating mandate for sweeping talks with the United States meant for next week. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : gets, deal, transatlantic, trade, pact, mandate, Top Keywords

Forget the NSA: Your Tech Gadgets Are Spying on You Jun 13th, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) Recent headlines about PRISM - the U.S. government program that allows security officials to spy on people's Internet activity - confirm what conspiracy theorists have long been foretelling: Big Brother is watching. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : forget, your, tech, gadgets, spying, mandate, Top Keywords

Iraq targets 4.5 million barrels a day for 2014 Jun 12th, 2013 - 18:10h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (AP) - A senior Iraqi official on Wednesday said his country expects to ramp up oil production to 4.5 million barrels per day by the end of next year from around 3.5 million barrels now, thanks to work by a handful of international oil compan... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iraq, targets, million, barrels, 2014, mandate, Top Keywords

Rear slap gets ex-NFL star C. Johnson 30 days jail Jun 10th, 2013 - 23:40h (CET +01.00) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Former NFL star Chad Johnson was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail for a probation violation in a domestic violence case by a judge who angrily rejected a no-jail plea deal after Johnson playfully slapped his attorney o... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rear, slap, gets, exnfl, star, johnson, days, jail, Top Keywords

Censorship lawsuit against Baidu and China gets new life in U.S Jun 10th, 2013 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has given a lawsuit by pro-democracy activists against Baidu Inc and the People's Republic of China new life, even after the country invoked its authority as a sovereign nation to block the censorship... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : censorship, lawsuit, against, baidu, china, gets, life, jail, Top Keywords

Philippine snout-less dog gets hero's homecoming Jun 9th, 2013 - 07:40h (CET +01.00) MANILA (Reuters) - A shepherd-mix who lost her snout saving two girls returned on Sunday to her owner's home in the southern Philippines after eight months of veterinary treatment in the United States, earning a new title as "dog ambassador... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : philippine, snoutless, gets, hero's, homecoming, gets, life, jail, Top Keywords

Francis gets personal: 'I didn't want to be pope' Jun 7th, 2013 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has revealed that he never wanted to be pope and that he's living in the Vatican hotel for his "psychiatric" health. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : francis, gets, personal, 'i, didn't, want, pope', jail, Top Keywords

Enter The Diplomat - U.N.'s Ban gets black belt Jun 6th, 2013 - 06:30h (CET +01.00) By Peter Rutherford (Reuters) - Representatives at the United Nations may think twice about crossing Ban Ki-moon in future after the secretary-general was awarded an honorary 10th degree black belt in the Korean martial art of taekwondo. While is unc... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : enter, diplomat, un's, gets, black, belt, pope', jail, Top Keywords

Latvia gets go-ahead to become 18th euro member Jun 5th, 2013 - 16:20h (CET +01.00) FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - The tiny Baltic state of Latvia has won approval to become the 18th member of the troubled euro currency union - despite doubts among many of its people and international concerns about its banking system. (Source: Associate... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : latvia, gets, goahead, become, 18th, euro, member, jail, Top Keywords

Israel's education minister gets the giggles in parliament Jun 4th, 2013 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A reference to "penetration" in a speech to parliament caused Israel's education minister to burst into a laughing fit that went viral on Tuesday on Israeli websites. Shai Piron, who is also a rabbi, could not get... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : israel's, education, minister, gets, giggles, parliament, member, jail, Top Keywords