Huge tornado delivers 'direct hit' on elementary school in Oklahoma City
Articles: 327 | Last update: May 21, 2013 3:22:00 AM | Start: May 20, 2013 11:21:00 AM | Sources: 81 | Peak: 22 | Current rank: 1
Oklahoma tornado kills 37, death toll expected to rise - state medical examiner's office
ruvr-en Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:22:00 AM CEST | info [other]
Other categories: Natural Disasters;
At least 37 casualties including children have been reported after a historic tornado swept through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, devastating hundreds of buildings including two schools. Meteorologists reported winds up to 200 miles per hour. (VIDEO)...
Apple avoided billions in taxes on foreign income, US Senate says
Articles: 100 | Last update: May 21, 2013 3:02:00 AM | Start: May 20, 2013 10:26:00 AM | Sources: 47 | Peak: 2 | Current rank: 2
Apple's 'Complex Web' Helped It Avoid Taxes, Panel Finds
npr Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:02:00 AM CEST | info [other]
Other categories: DG Taxation & Customs Union;
The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations said the tech giant claimed that three key offshore companies were not tax residents of either Ireland or the U.S. One of those subsidiaries paid no taxes for the past five years while it reported income totaling $30 billion....
Ray Manzarek The Doors Keyboardist Dies
Articles: 42 | Last update: May 21, 2013 2:58:00 AM | Start: May 20, 2013 11:34:00 PM | Sources: 31 | Peak: 3 | Current rank: 3
Keyboardist Ray Manzarek founding Doors member dies at 74 from cancer
irishsun Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:58:00 AM CEST | info [other]
Entities: Ray Manzarek[3];
Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors who had a dramatic impact on rock 'n' roll, has died. He was 74.Manzarek died Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family, said publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald. Robinson-Fitzgerald said his manager, Tom Vitorino, confirmed Manzarek died around 3:30 p....
Gay marriage bill: Labour deal saves David Cameron
Articles: 110 | Last update: May 21, 2013 2:59:00 AM | Start: May 20, 2013 4:09:00 AM | Sources: 40 | Peak: 5 | Current rank: 4
Labour saves David Cameron's gay marriage bill
guardian Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:59:00 AM CEST | info [other]
Entities: Tony Blair[1]; David Cameron[1]; Margot James[1]; Tim Loughton[3]; Gordon Brown[1]; Gerald Howarth[1]; Iain Duncan Smith[4]; Maria Miller[1]; Yvette Cooper[1]; Owen Paterson[2];
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Maria Miller said: "We are pleased that the House has accepted our amendment offering a review of civil partnerships and that our warnings around the potential delay to same sex marriage have been heeded. A review is the right way forward and no changes should be made to civil partnerships, without being fully thought through"
Rebel Tories are defeated in Commons after PM's last minute plea to Ed Miliband The government's gay marriage bill was saved after David Cameron was forced to rely on Ed Miliband to defeat an attempt by his own MPs to derail the measure by trying to extend civil partnerships to heterosexual couples....
Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr
Articles: 285 | Last update: May 21, 2013 3:12:00 AM | Start: May 19, 2013 4:53:00 PM | Sources: 113 | Peak: 1 | Current rank: 5
Yahoo buying Tumblr for US$1.1bil, vows not to screw it up
thestar-my Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:12:00 AM CEST | info [other]
Entities: Colin Gillis[1]; Brian Wieser[1]; Mark Mahaney[1];
Other categories: Consumers;
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Brian Wieser said: "It's not clear that this deal will be favorable from a return-on-capital perspective," "One billion (dollars) for one company is a big bet"
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK: Yahoo Inc will buy blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, giving the Internet pioneer a much-needed social media platform to reach a younger generation of users and breathe new life into its ailing brand....
Obama tells Myanmar leader violence against Muslims ''must stop''
Articles: 61 | Last update: May 21, 2013 3:20:00 AM | Start: May 20, 2013 8:20:00 PM | Sources: 44 | Peak: 2 | Current rank: 6
Obama Couples Praise for Burmese Leader With Warning Against Violence
nytimes Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:20:00 AM CEST | info [other]
Entities: Jay Carney[1]; Thein Sein[5];
Other categories: Society;
President Obama encouraged the political and economic reforms in Myanmar, but warned the country’s visiting leader, President Thein Sein, that violence against minority Muslims had to stop....
Articles: 307 | Last update: May 21, 2013 3:22:00 AM | Start: May 20, 2013 9:12:00 AM | Sources: 105 | Peak: 7 | Current rank: 7
Iraq will overhaul it security policies - Al-Maliki
ruvr-en Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:22:00 AM CEST | info [other]
Entities: Nouri al-Maliki[2];
Other categories: Security; Terrorist Attack; Conflict;
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has announced an overhaul of Iraq's security strategy as fresh violence killed dozens of civilians and police officers. The toll for the month is approximately 366....
Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama 'concerned'
Articles: 184 | Last update: May 21, 2013 3:20:00 AM | Start: May 20, 2013 1:42:00 AM | Sources: 85 | Peak: 6 | Current rank: 8
Hariri slams state over Hezbollah’s role in Syria
dailystar-LB Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:20:00 AM CEST | info [other]
Entities: Saad Hariri[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Conflict;
Hariri slammed Monday the Lebanese state and officials for failing to act on Hezbollah’s reportedly growing involvement in the conflict in Syria, as the party buried some of its fighters killed in battle with Syrian rebels....
WH Chief of Staff Knew About IRS Investigation Last Month
Articles: 30 | Last update: May 21, 2013 2:36:00 AM | Start: May 20, 2013 9:01:00 PM | Sources: 15 | Peak: 6 | Current rank: 9
dailymail Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:36:00 AM CEST | info [other]
Entities: Jay Carney[2]; Denis McDonough[1];
Other categories: Security; UN Bodies;
Obama's chief spokesman fielded aggressive questions from reporters on Monday amid news that a second Justice Department investigation targeted a journalist, and that the White House Counsel was told about IRS abuse long before Obama said he knew...
Obama to travel to Africa in late June
Articles: 19 | Last update: May 21, 2013 2:59:00 AM | Start: May 20, 2013 10:47:00 PM | Sources: 16 | Peak: 8 | Current rank: 10
Obama to take first major Africa trip in late June
nst Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:59:00 AM CEST | info [other]
Entities: George W Bush[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Macky Sall[1]; Uhuru Kenyatta[1]; Nelson Mandela[1]; Michelle Obama[1];
Other categories: EuropeAid Co-operation Office;
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will leave on a first African tour next month, visiting Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa, but his itinerary released on Monday bypasses Kenya, an ancestral homeland....
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