Sabtu, 07 Desember 2013

Toronto rapper Drake gets 4 Grammy nominations

Jay Z easily led Grammy Award nominations announced Friday with nine, but left-of-centre rappers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Kendrick Lamar were among a group of new stars who took many of the major nominations.

Jokowi Sedot Perhatian Warga yang Nonton Festival Keraton se-Dunia

Gubernur DKI Joko Widodo menyempatkan diri menghadiri World Royal Heritage Festival yang malam ini menampilkan tarian dari berbagai daerah. Jokowi tampak duduk dan berbaur dengan warga.

Puluhan Ribu Orang Padati Monas Saksikan Festival Keraton se-Dunia

World Royal Heritage Festival yang digelar Pemprov DKI di Monas, malam ini tampak sangat meriah. Puluhan ribu orang riuh memadati panggung utama yang menampilkan tarian dan kesenian dari berbagai daerah.

Czech premier not happy to attend Mandela funeral

PRAGUE (AP) — Many world leaders have said they wouldn't miss Nelson Mandela's funeral for anything, but Czech Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok isn't among them.

Bosnian memories preserved in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Selma Avdagic was only an infant when her Bosnian family fled from Sarajevo to St. Louis two decades ago as war ravaged the former Yugoslavia.

More bones found during Queen Street road work

Workers who are fixing water mains along Queen Street in downtown Ottawa have found more bones as work continues to build the city's new light rail transit system.

China seeking to export apples to US

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — China has its sights set on exporting its fruit to the United States. And that's OK with growers in Washington, who harvest the bulk of America's apple crop.

Mandela: icon, hero and flawed human

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Force of nature. Father of all nations. A messiah of our times.

Ohio auction features items from Nancy Drew author

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Typewriters and a desk from the home of the original author of the Nancy Drew mystery books are going up for auction in Ohio.

Gene therapy scores big wins against blood cancers

In one of the biggest advances against leukemia and other blood cancers in many years, doctors are reporting unprecedented success by using gene therapy to transform patients' blood cells into soldiers that seek and destroy cancer.

Outraged Ukrainians protest leader's Russia overture

Outraged Ukrainians rallied in central Kiev on Saturday after President Viktor Yanukovych discussed a new strategic partnership agreement with Russia's Vladimir Putin upon rejecting a historic EU deal. Several thousand supporters of Western integration braved swirling winds and a heavy snowfall to maintain control of the capital's iconic Independence Square for the seventh successive day. The embattled Ukrainian president held unannounced talks with Putin in Russia on Friday after completing a mission to China aimed at drumming up backing for his cash-strapped government. Yanukovych's official website said the meeting at Putin's Black Sea retreat in Sochi -- their fourth in just over a month -- focused on "trade and economic cooperation ... and preparation for the future treaty on strategic partnership".

Hamilton woman charged after break-in, scuffle with police

Around 4 a.m. on Saturday, police received a call about an “intoxicated female” entering a house on Sherman Avenue South near Main Street.

Ini Kata Anis Matta Jika Dirinya Terpilih Menjadi Capres dari PKS

Nama Anis Matta masuk tiga besar kandidat terkuat bakal capres PKS dalam Pemilihan Raya (Pemira). Apa tanggapan Anis?

Iranian president defends interim nuclear deal

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's president defended an interim nuclear deal that eases some of the international community's crippling economic sanctions in return for a freeze on part of the Islamic Republic's uranium enrichment activities, saying Saturday that improving the economy is as important as maintaining a peaceful nuclear program.

La Scala marks Verdi bicentennial with La Traviata

MILAN (AP) — Milan opera house La Scala is concluding its bicentennial celebrations of Giuseppe Verdi's birth with Daniele Gatti conducting "La Traviata" at the gala season opener.

More French soldiers to Central African Republic

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — French President Francois Hollande says his country is raising its troop deployment in Central African Republic to 1,600 — 400 more than initially planned.

19th century cemetery discovered during Ottawa road work

Workers who are fixing water mains along Queen Street in downtown Ottawa have found more bones as work continues to build the city's new light rail transit system.

French troops in Central African Republic to reach 1,600 on Saturday: Hollande

France will increase its troop deployment in Central African Republic to 1,600 soldiers by Saturday evening, French President Francois Hollande said, as it steps up efforts to curb a wave of violence in its former colony. "It's a number that will remain as long as necessary for this mission." Until now, France had said it was sending 1,200 men to Central African Republic.

More human bones unearthed during Ottawa road work

Workers who are fixing water mains along Queen Street in downtown Ottawa have found more bones as work continues to build the city's new light rail transit system.

From T-shirts to ostrich eggs, mourners snap up Mandela mementos

By Tosin Sulaiman JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - From books and T-shirts to bracelets and ostrich eggs, Nelson Mandela art and memorabilia have been flying off shelves and stalls as mourners search for a memento of South Africa's anti-apartheid legend. Souvenirs bearing the likeness of the former president, who died peacefully at his Johannesburg home on Thursday, had never been hard to find in South Africa, where he was already revered in life as a national hero for his struggle to end apartheid. At the upscale Sandton City mall in Johannesburg, primary school teacher Salo Mathen had just bought two T-shirts from a store selling clothing and items bearing Mandela's handprint or the number 46664, his prisoner number during the nearly three decades he spent in apartheid jails. The shop sells brightly colored polo shirts, trousers, dresses, and flip flops.

Nelson Mandela family: 'We have lost a great man'

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In their first statement since his death, Nelson Mandela's family says they've "lost a great man, a son of the soil."

Few heirs apparent to Mandela's symbol of freedom

The passing of Nelson Mandela leaves a waning number of global figures representing freedom and resilience against oppression — and a changing world that makes it harder for anyone to approach Mandela's iconic power.

Celebrating Mandela: South African sports goes on

South Africa's rugby sevens team huddled in the middle of the stadium named after Nelson Mandela, raised their hands to the skies and then won their game Saturday.

Tory senators blast NDP for advocating Senate abolition

Conservative Senator Noel Kinsella 20131202

Conservative senators are fighting back against the NDP, defending themselves and the reputation of their maligned institution after taking a year-long drubbing over the Senate expenses scandal.

Serang Polisi, 34 Anggota OKP Ditangkap di Medan

Sebanyak 34 orang anggota Organisasi Kemasyarakatan Pemuda (OKP) diamankan polisi di Medan, Sumatera Utara (Sumut). Pasalnya, mereka menyerang petugas dan merusak pos polisi.

Malam Minggu di Jakarta Banyak Acara, Perhatikan Titik Macet Ini

Sejumlah acara yang digelar pada malam akhir pekan ini menimbulkan kepadatan kendaraan dan pengalihan arus lalu lintas. Perhatikan titik kemacetan dan pengalihan arus dibawah ini.

Puluhan Ribu Orang Padati Monas Saksikan Pagelaran Seni Nusantara

WTO strikes global trade deal worth as much as $1 trillion

The World Trade Organization has forged a deal that could add $1 trillion to the world economy. It's aimed at cutting red-tape to help poorer countries sell their goods to wealthier nations.

Oilsands project OK'd despite risk of 'significant' environmental impact

Shell Canada's Jackpine oilsands mine expansion plan has received the go-ahead from Ottawa, despite the environment minister's view that it's "likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects."

Harper's former spokesman gets senior job with Tory party

Dimitri Soudas, the former communications director for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, is the new executive director of the Conservative Party of Canada.

WTO hails 'historic' first global trade agreement

Nusa Dua (Indonesia) (AFP) - Commerce ministers capped days of hard negotiations on Saturday by approving a WTO agreement on international commerce they hailed as a "historic" boost for the trade body. The agreement still falls far short of the World Trade Organization's lofty but elusive vision of tearing down global trade barriers through its frustrating, 12-year-old Doha Round of talks. But the accord reached on the Indonesian resort island of Bali nevertheless marks the first global agreement struck by the Geneva-based body since its 1995 founding. "For the first time in our history, the WTO has truly delivered," an exhausted but relieved WTO director-general Roberto Azevedo told a closing ceremony.

Potentially damaging Jackpine oilsands mine expansion OK'd by Ottawa

Official: Deadly clashes in northern Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan official says several people have been killed and injured in fighting between rival ethnic groups in the country's north.

Aussies look to 'cook' England some more in Ashes - Johnson

Adelaide (Australia) (AFP) - Mitchell Johnson said on Saturday Australia want to "cook" England a bit more in the field before going after another landslide win over England in the second Ashes Test. Johnson, still sporting his drooping moustache, was the destroyer with seven for 40 bringing England to their knees and leaving them facing a mounting 530-run deficit as Australia look to go two-up in the five-Test series against the Ashes holders. England could not handle Johnson's sheer pace as the left-arm speedster carried on from his man-of-the-match Brisbane performance to put the tourists once again on the rack.

Newcastle deepen gloom for Man Utd and Moyes

Manchester United's dismal season lurched into crisis on Saturday after a 1-0 loss at home to Newcastle United condemned the champions to their fifth defeat of the season. Yohan Cabaye's goal just after the hour gave Newcastle their first victory at Old Trafford since 1972 and consigned United to back-to-back home defeats in the league for the first time since May 2002. Having lost 1-0 to Everton on Wednesday, United have now lost as many games as they did in the whole of last season's title-winning campaign and David Moyes's side could fall 15 points behind leaders Arsenal before the weekend is out. United were without Wayne Rooney through suspension, but they restored Robin van Persie to their starting XI following a four-game absence with a groin strain and saw Phil Jones test visiting goalkeeper Tim Krul with an early shot.

Boxer Jacob Matlala, 51, a Mandela favorite, dies

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Jacob "Baby Jake" Matlala, a four-time world champion in the flyweight and junior flyweight divisions and one of Nelson Mandela's favorite fighters, has died. He was 51.

Cuba reforms seen as changing ideals, values

HAVANA (AP) — It's not dog-eat-dog. Not just yet.

Police: Pa. newlyweds killed man for thrills

SUNBURY, Pa. (AP) — A couple married for just three weeks lured a man to his death with a Craigslist ad because they wanted to kill someone together, police said.

Putin spokesman: customs union not discussed

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The presidents of Russia and Ukraine didn't discuss Ukraine joining a Russian-led customs union, one of the issues driving large protests now in their third week in Kiev, at a meeting this week, their representatives said Saturday.

Thai premier: No quick end to political impasse

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's prime minister said Saturday that she will not cling to power and that she is ready to resign and dissolve Parliament if all parties agree to hold new elections.

Anis Matta: Sudah Saatnya PKS Mengusung Capres dari Internal

PKS menggelar Pemira untuk menjaring capres di internal yang akan diusung dalam Pilpres 2014. Sebagai partai Islam terbesar, PKS merasa perlu mengusung capres dari internal untuk bertarung di Pilpres mendatang.

IOC's Bach: India could be kicked out of Olympics

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — IOC President Thomas Bach says India faces possible expulsion from the Olympics unless it complies with ethics rules.

Hagel given assurances on Afghan security deal

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel says Afghan's defense minister has reassured him that a security agreement with the U.S. will be signed in a timely manner.

Snow, sleet, ice hits large swath of US

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Millions hunkered down for icy conditions expected to last through the weekend from Texas to Ohio to Tennessee as the cold snap that covered much of the nation knocked out power and made roads treacherous Saturday.

Massive crowds, world leaders to honor Mandela

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa expects overwhelming crowds and a host of world leaders to attend services honoring late President Nelson Mandela, though with the ceremonies only days away officials acknowledged Saturday they couldn't offer any specifics.

Hagel says U.S. commitment to Middle East security endures

By David Alexander MANAMA (Reuters) - Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel told Gulf Arab leaders on Saturday that the United States has a proven and enduring commitment to Middle East security, backed by diplomatic engagement as well as warplanes, ships, tanks, artillery and 35,000 troops. The U.S. defense secretary, speaking at a regional security forum, acknowledged Gulf leaders' concerns about the direction of U.S. policy in the Middle East, especially negotiations on Iran's nuclear program. But he said the U.S. emphasis on diplomacy should not be misinterpreted. Leaders in the region fear that the United States will lose focus on the Middle East as it strategically rebalances to Asia.

Eternal flame lit in Mandela's hometown of Qunu

Leaders from around the world will soon be arriving in South Africa to pay their respects to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela as tributes continue, leading up to a state funeral planned for next weekend.

South Africa prepares to welcome world leaders

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa is readying itself for the arrival of a flood of world leaders for the memorial service and funeral for Nelson Mandela as thousands of mourners continued to flock to sites around the country Saturday to pay homage to the freedom struggle icon.

US war veteran released from N.Korea as Biden visits frontier

North Korea Saturday released a detained American veteran of the Korean War as US Vice President Joe Biden visited the world's last Cold War frontier. US officials said Merrill Newman, an 85-year-old from California, headed home after arriving in Beijing. North Korea deported him "from a humanitarian viewpoint", its official Korean Central News Agency said, citing his "sincere repentance" as well as his age and health condition. His release came hours before Biden visited the demilitarised zone which has split the Korean peninsula since the 1950-1953 Korean War.

Canada's truth commission learned from Mandela, says head

Aboriginal Canadians have shared in the struggles Nelson Mandela faced in his fight for racial equality, says the head of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Jumat, 06 Desember 2013

Special Report: How Fed policy enriches private equity, if not workers

By Carrick Mollenkamp MACON, Georgia (Reuters) - Sanders Walker had been working for 13 years at a BWAY Corp factory in Macon, Georgia, when the word came down one September 2011 morning: The company, a maker of plastic and metal containers, was closing the plant. The private-equity firm that owned BWAY when Walker lost his job enjoyed a more satisfying relationship with the company. High-risk debt issued by BWAY helped Chicago-based Madison Dearborn Partners LLC acquire the manufacturer in June 2010 for $915 million. In that partially debt-financed buyout, Madison Dearborn put up just $294 million of its own cash.

Watch: FIFA World Cup draw live

The soccer world holds its breath for today's critical World Cup draw in Brazil, where the 32 countries in the summer tournament will be divided into eight groups for the first round. CBCNews.ca will livestream the draw beginning at 11 a.m. ET.

Yemen says regains ministry compound, kills 11 militants

Yemen's Defense Ministry said on Friday it had regained full control of its Sanaa military compound a day after a militant attack that killed 52 people, and an al Qaeda-affiliated group claimed responsibility for the assault. Troops killed 11 militants in the violence triggered by a suicide bomber and gunmen wearing army uniforms, the ministry said. The interim Yemeni government is fighting southern secessionists and northern rebels in addition to al Qaeda-linked militants, who are seeking to overthrow the government and impose their version of Islamic law. A Defense Ministry statement said three of the militants were killed at the compound's gate, three inside the premises after they had killed the foreign medics in a hospital there, while five others were pursued and killed later on Thursday.

Pingsan, Angie Depresi karena Dihukum MA 12 Tahun Penjara

Terlalu banyak pikiran membuat Angelina Sondakh tak mampu menyembunyikan wajah sembabnya. Ia kemudian jatuh pingsan dalam mobil tahanan yang membuatnya harus dirawat di klinik KPK.

Ukraine's turmoil is born of history and geography

By Gareth Jones and Thomas Grove DONETSK/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Kiev is the stage for Ukraine's political drama, but the script was written in its borderlands. While the capital is convulsed by protests, the East-West tensions tugging at Ukraine are perhaps felt most in Donetsk and Lviv, two cities more than 1,000 km (600 miles) apart which are divided by history and - for some - a sense of the future. In the one city, the demonstrations against President Viktor Yanukovich are a threat to the nation. "These protests are a disgrace," said Viktor Chernov, a mechanic at a steel factory in Donetsk, a gritty industrial city near the eastern frontier with Russia.

World Cup draw launched amid mourning for Mandela

Costa do Sauipe (Brazil) (AFP) - Mourning the death of Nelson Mandela, organizers on Friday set the stage for the World Cup draw as 32 teams waited with bated breath to see who they will face next June. Anti-apartheid hero Mandela's passing almost two decades after his iconic embrace with a mainly white South African Rugby World Cup-winning team has added poignancy to the showpiece proceedings, set to kickoff at 1600 GMT. Yet Mandela's death has changed the tone as participants remember a man who knew all too well how to harness sport and political progress. For all the logistical problems Brazil has faced in trying to overhaul a continent-sized country of some 200 million people, news the South African icon is no more has struck a chord at the beach resort draw venue in Costa do Sauipe.

Niger's president says Libya risks becoming like Somalia

Libya risks becoming a failed state like Somalia, Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou said on Friday, a day after gunmen shot dead an American teacher in the eastern city of Benghazi. Niger, which adjoins Libya to the south and has fought Islamists at home, wants to reinforce military ties with Western partners and neighbouring states as al Qaeda-linked militants regroup in southern Libya after French-led forces ousted them from Mali this year. "Our fear is that Libya falls into the hands of Salafist terrorists and that the state becomes like Somalia," Issoufou told reporters ahead of a Franco-African summit in Paris.

Biden: Asia's growth 'a chance to bend history'

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Seeking to reassure wary allies, Vice President Joe Biden on Friday pushed back against those who question America's commitment to Asia, which has at times been obscured by an array of distractions at home and abroad.

Iran, powers to meet next week on nuclear deal implementation

VIENNA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Iran and six world powers plan expert-level talks next week to work out details of implementing a breakthrough agreement for Tehran to curb its disputed nuclear program in return for a limited easing of sanctions. Officials from Iran and the United States, France, Germany, Britain, China and Russia are to meet on December 9-10 in Vienna, where the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency is based, diplomats said on Friday. The International Atomic Energy Agency - which will be tasked with verifying that Iran carries out its part of the November 24 interim accord - "will have some involvement" in the meeting, IAEA spokeswoman Gill Tudor said, without elaborating. Western diplomats said the experts must iron out nitty gritty matters of implementation not addressed in Geneva before the deal can be put into practice.

At least 39 more killed in C.African Republic capital: archbishop

At least 39 people were killed overnight and on Friday in a "cycle of violence" in Central African Republic's capital, the Archbishop of Bangui told Reuters. Dieudonne Nzapalainga said nine people had been executed in the Boeing neighbourhood, near the airport, while another 30 bodies had been brought to the mosque in the PK5 neighbourhood.

UK marine gets minimum 10 years for Afghan murder

LONDON (AP) — A Royal Marine convicted of murdering a wounded Taliban insurgent has been sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison.

Thousands flee in fear to Bangui airport

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Thousands of people crowded into a field outside Central African Republic's main airport on Friday, hoping that French soldiers would protect them after a spasm of bloodshed in the lawless capital left more than 100 people dead.

Russia: Crashed pilot may have had fake license

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian investigators said Friday that the pilot who sent a Boeing 737 into a near-vertical dive that killed all 50 people on board might have had a fake license.

World and South Africa mourn peace icon Mandela

The world on Friday mourned South Africa's beloved Nelson Mandela, whose universal appeal was evident once again in a global outpouring of grief for the anti-apartheid hero hailed as an "incredible gift" to humanity. Mandela's Rainbow Nation awoke to a future without its 95-year-old founding father after the country's first black president died late on Thursday at his Johannesburg home, surrounded by friends and family. President Jacob Zuma said an official mourning ceremony would be held on December 10 in Soweto followed by a burial in Mandela's Eastern Cape hometown of Qunu on December 15. South Africa's archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu -- and fellow Nobel prize winner -- praised Mandela as an "incredible gift that God gave us".

Court: Alleged Auschwitz guard unfit for trial

BERLIN (AP) — A German court says a 94-year-old man who was deported from the U.S. for lying about his Nazi past is not fit to stand trial on charges that he served as an Auschwitz death camp guard.

For wind power, US extends permit for eagle deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will allow companies to seek authorization to kill and harm bald and golden eagles for up to 30 years without penalty in an effort to balance some of the environmental trade-offs of green energy.