World News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/world/ Get the latest world news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking world news, including analysis and opinion on top world stories.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedSun, 02 Jun 2013 17:40:57 -04005World News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/world/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifThousands take to streets in Turkey, clash with police<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/protesters-defiant-turkey-unrest-goes-third-day-001302568.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3qbF8lyBWT7sv3eeAWLWSQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-02T170820Z_1_CBRE9511BLZ00_RTROPTP_2_TURKEY-PROTESTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A demonstrator holds a police shield during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square in central Istanbul" align="left" title="A demonstrator holds a police shield during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square in central Istanbul" border="0" /></a>By Jonathon Burch and Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Turkey's four biggest cities on Sunday and clashed with riot police firing tear gas on the third day of the fiercest anti-government demonstrations in years. The din of car horns and residents banging pots and pans from balconies in support of the protests resonated across neighborhoods in Istanbul and Ankara late into the night, as hundreds of demonstrators skirmished with riot police. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/protesters-defiant-turkey-unrest-goes-third-day-001302568.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 17:40:57 -0400Reutersprotesters-defiant-turkey-unrest-goes-third-day-001302568<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/protesters-defiant-turkey-unrest-goes-third-day-001302568.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3qbF8lyBWT7sv3eeAWLWSQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-02T170820Z_1_CBRE9511BLZ00_RTROPTP_2_TURKEY-PROTESTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A demonstrator holds a police shield during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square in central Istanbul" align="left" title="A demonstrator holds a police shield during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square in central Istanbul" border="0" /></a>By Jonathon Burch and Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Turkey's four biggest cities on Sunday and clashed with riot police firing tear gas on the third day of the fiercest anti-government demonstrations in years. The din of car horns and residents banging pots and pans from balconies in support of the protests resonated across neighborhoods in Istanbul and Ankara late into the night, as hundreds of demonstrators skirmished with riot police. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Syrian rebels, Hezbollah in deadly fight in Lebanon<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-hezbollah-deadly-fight-lebanon-sources-110919890.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5X.dVQueKXQkHHazF045TA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-02T110919Z_1_CBRE9510UZP00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Lebanese soldiers inspect site which was hit by rocket, which residents say was recently fired from Syria overnight, in Seriine" align="left" title="Lebanese soldiers inspect site which was hit by rocket, which residents say was recently fired from Syria overnight, in Seriine" border="0" /></a>By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah guerrillas fought a deadly battle with Syrian rebels in Lebanon's eastern border region early on Sunday, security sources said, in the latest eruption of Syria's conflict on Lebanese soil. Lebanese security sources said at least 12 rebels were killed in the fighting east of the Bekaa Valley town of Baalbek, but the toll would not be clear until bodies were retrieved from the remote and rugged border area. One Hezbollah fighter also died, they said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-hezbollah-deadly-fight-lebanon-sources-110919890.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 16:11:09 -0400Reuterssyrian-rebels-hezbollah-deadly-fight-lebanon-sources-110919890<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-hezbollah-deadly-fight-lebanon-sources-110919890.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5X.dVQueKXQkHHazF045TA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-02T110919Z_1_CBRE9510UZP00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Lebanese soldiers inspect site which was hit by rocket, which residents say was recently fired from Syria overnight, in Seriine" align="left" title="Lebanese soldiers inspect site which was hit by rocket, which residents say was recently fired from Syria overnight, in Seriine" border="0" /></a>By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah guerrillas fought a deadly battle with Syrian rebels in Lebanon's eastern border region early on Sunday, security sources said, in the latest eruption of Syria's conflict on Lebanese soil. Lebanese security sources said at least 12 rebels were killed in the fighting east of the Bekaa Valley town of Baalbek, but the toll would not be clear until bodies were retrieved from the remote and rugged border area. One Hezbollah fighter also died, they said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>UK's Labor vows iron discipline on budget, spells out some cuts<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uks-labor-vows-iron-discipline-budget-spells-cuts-220848903.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BjUnAPC6mB2HGcgBpMkUqg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-02T220848Z_1_CBRE9511PIX00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain's opposition Labour Party Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls speaks at an economic workshop at the party's annual Spring Forum, in Birmingham, central England" align="left" title="Britain's opposition Labour Party Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls speaks at an economic workshop at the party's annual Spring Forum, in Birmingham, central England" border="0" /></a>By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labor party will seek to convince skeptical voters it is fit to run the economy by promising "iron discipline" on spending and pledging some cuts to welfare benefits if it wins the 2015 election. Would-be finance minister, Ed Balls, will say on Monday that winter fuel subsidies for the richest pensioners will be scrapped if Labor wins power, a small saving but a sign that the party is determined to show it can cut social spending. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/uks-labor-vows-iron-discipline-budget-spells-cuts-220848903.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 18:08:48 -0400Reutersuks-labor-vows-iron-discipline-budget-spells-cuts-220848903<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uks-labor-vows-iron-discipline-budget-spells-cuts-220848903.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BjUnAPC6mB2HGcgBpMkUqg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-02T220848Z_1_CBRE9511PIX00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain's opposition Labour Party Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls speaks at an economic workshop at the party's annual Spring Forum, in Birmingham, central England" align="left" title="Britain's opposition Labour Party Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls speaks at an economic workshop at the party's annual Spring Forum, in Birmingham, central England" border="0" /></a>By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labor party will seek to convince skeptical voters it is fit to run the economy by promising "iron discipline" on spending and pledging some cuts to welfare benefits if it wins the 2015 election. Would-be finance minister, Ed Balls, will say on Monday that winter fuel subsidies for the richest pensioners will be scrapped if Labor wins power, a small saving but a sign that the party is determined to show it can cut social spending. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Libya to appeal ICC ruling to hand over Gaddafi's son<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/libya-appeal-icc-ruling-hand-over-gaddafis-son-224202584.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9U3svf0Pah.BMxv585pQzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-02T224202Z_1_CBRE9511R2900_RTROPTP_2_ICC-LIBYA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of Saif al-Islam, the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, greeting supporters in Tripoli" align="left" title="File photo of Saif al-Islam, the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, greeting supporters in Tripoli" border="0" /></a>TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya will appeal a ruling by the International Criminal Court to hand over Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former ruler Muammar Gaddafi, to the tribunal, the justice minister said on Sunday. "We will give what is needed to convince the ICC that Libya is capable of conducting a fair trial in accordance with international standards," the state LANA news agency quoted Justice Minister Salah al-Marghani as saying. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/libya-appeal-icc-ruling-hand-over-gaddafis-son-224202584.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 18:42:02 -0400Reuterslibya-appeal-icc-ruling-hand-over-gaddafis-son-224202584<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/libya-appeal-icc-ruling-hand-over-gaddafis-son-224202584.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9U3svf0Pah.BMxv585pQzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-02T224202Z_1_CBRE9511R2900_RTROPTP_2_ICC-LIBYA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of Saif al-Islam, the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, greeting supporters in Tripoli" align="left" title="File photo of Saif al-Islam, the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, greeting supporters in Tripoli" border="0" /></a>TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya will appeal a ruling by the International Criminal Court to hand over Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former ruler Muammar Gaddafi, to the tribunal, the justice minister said on Sunday. "We will give what is needed to convince the ICC that Libya is capable of conducting a fair trial in accordance with international standards," the state LANA news agency quoted Justice Minister Salah al-Marghani as saying. ...</p><br clear="all"/>British manufacturers urge health budget cuts to fund growth<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/british-manufacturers-urge-health-budget-cuts-fund-growth-230222717.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HD6fpuUgokr59LqxuqrWyA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-02T230935Z_1_CBRE9511SC700_RTROPTP_2_UK-PMI-MANUFACTURING-BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A wrench lies on a workbench at manufacturing firm Sigma UK in Hinckley" align="left" title="A wrench lies on a workbench at manufacturing firm Sigma UK in Hinckley" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturers urged the government on Monday to cut the healthcare budget and put money into growth-generating areas such as infrastructure and technology when it unveils its latest spending review next month. The criticism of Prime Minister David Cameron's decision to exempt healthcare from budget cuts highlights growing concerns that efforts to reduce Britain's fiscal deficit could endanger its economic recovery. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/british-manufacturers-urge-health-budget-cuts-fund-growth-230222717.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 19:02:22 -0400Reutersbritish-manufacturers-urge-health-budget-cuts-fund-growth-230222717<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/british-manufacturers-urge-health-budget-cuts-fund-growth-230222717.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HD6fpuUgokr59LqxuqrWyA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-02T230935Z_1_CBRE9511SC700_RTROPTP_2_UK-PMI-MANUFACTURING-BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A wrench lies on a workbench at manufacturing firm Sigma UK in Hinckley" align="left" title="A wrench lies on a workbench at manufacturing firm Sigma UK in Hinckley" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturers urged the government on Monday to cut the healthcare budget and put money into growth-generating areas such as infrastructure and technology when it unveils its latest spending review next month. The criticism of Prime Minister David Cameron's decision to exempt healthcare from budget cuts highlights growing concerns that efforts to reduce Britain's fiscal deficit could endanger its economic recovery. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Czech PM declares emergency as floods threaten Prague<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/floods-threaten-pragues-historic-centre-days-rain-141838697.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_Gvx.vhdY.ElOFIE0d_kqg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-02T214402Z_3_CBRE95113RK00_RTROPTP_2_CZECH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A duck sits on a bench, partially submerged by water from rising Vltava river, in Prague" align="left" title="A duck sits on a bench, partially submerged by water from rising Vltava river, in Prague" border="0" /></a>By Robert Muller PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas declared a state of emergency for most of the nation on Sunday as swollen rivers caused by days of heavy rain threatened Prague's historic center and forced evacuations from low-lying areas. Prague authorities limited public transport and planned to close underground stations in the center of the city as water from the Vltava River overflowed into picturesque areas popular with tourists. The main train line connecting the capital and the east of the country was also shut. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/floods-threaten-pragues-historic-centre-days-rain-141838697.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 17:44:02 -0400Reutersfloods-threaten-pragues-historic-centre-days-rain-141838697<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/floods-threaten-pragues-historic-centre-days-rain-141838697.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_Gvx.vhdY.ElOFIE0d_kqg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-02T214402Z_3_CBRE95113RK00_RTROPTP_2_CZECH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A duck sits on a bench, partially submerged by water from rising Vltava river, in Prague" align="left" title="A duck sits on a bench, partially submerged by water from rising Vltava river, in Prague" border="0" /></a>By Robert Muller PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas declared a state of emergency for most of the nation on Sunday as swollen rivers caused by days of heavy rain threatened Prague's historic center and forced evacuations from low-lying areas. Prague authorities limited public transport and planned to close underground stations in the center of the city as water from the Vltava River overflowed into picturesque areas popular with tourists. The main train line connecting the capital and the east of the country was also shut. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Baseball's magical 90 feet and other great sports measurements and dimensionsWhile enjoying any sport, whether as a spectator or athlete, it's easy to overlook the important role various distances play in making games interesting. Here are our picks of the 10 best measurements in sports, how they came to be, and why they are so right.http://news.yahoo.com/baseball-magical-90-feet-other-great-sports-measurements-221928816.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 18:19:28 -0400Christian Science Monitorbaseball-magical-90-feet-other-great-sports-measurements-221928816Smoking gun in IRS scandal? Rep. Darrell Issa says he's closeFor all intents and purposes, the only politically relevant fact in the IRS scandal is the still-unanswered question of who, ultimately, decided to harangue tea party groups with reams of extra paperwork during the 2012 election season.http://news.yahoo.com/smoking-gun-irs-scandal-rep-darrell-issa-says-214129779.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 17:41:29 -0400Christian Science Monitorsmoking-gun-irs-scandal-rep-darrell-issa-says-214129779Fed Chair Bernanke tells Princeton grads: 'Call your parents'It must be tough being Ben Bernanke, the weight of the economic world on your shoulders, or so it might seem. Sneeze out the wrong expletive and the dollar tumbles, hiccup and the stock market hiccups with you.http://news.yahoo.com/fed-chair-bernanke-tells-princeton-grads-call-parents-204629629.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 16:46:29 -0400Christian Science Monitorfed-chair-bernanke-tells-princeton-grads-call-parents-204629629Protest emerges even in a far-flung corner of TurkeyTo understand the national significance of the protests that have spread through Turkey this weekend, it's critical to look beyond Istanbul.http://news.yahoo.com/protest-emerges-even-far-flung-corner-turkey-192238191.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 15:22:38 -0400Christian Science Monitorprotest-emerges-even-far-flung-corner-turkey-192238191Hezbollah, Syrian rebels in worst clash in Lebanon<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hezbollah-syrian-rebels-worst-clash-lebanon-194558471.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yrQnscPruOYNxfA1yCQ9yQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ca2620227b1ba012330f6a7067008ec3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This citizen journalism image provided by Qusair Lens which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Fadi Kerkoz mourning next to a body of his brother Shadi Kerkoz, who was killed in a battle against Syrian forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the town of Qusair, near the Lebanon border, Homs province, Syria, Sunday, June 2, 2013. Syrian rebels fought with gunmen from the Hezbollah militia in a deadly clash on Lebanese soil, a security official and local media said Sunday, in the latest sign Syria's civil war is spilling over the country's borders. (AP Photo/Qusair Lens)" align="left" title="This citizen journalism image provided by Qusair Lens which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Fadi Kerkoz mourning next to a body of his brother Shadi Kerkoz, who was killed in a battle against Syrian forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the town of Qusair, near the Lebanon border, Homs province, Syria, Sunday, June 2, 2013. Syrian rebels fought with gunmen from the Hezbollah militia in a deadly clash on Lebanese soil, a security official and local media said Sunday, in the latest sign Syria's civil war is spilling over the country's borders. (AP Photo/Qusair Lens)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels and Hezbollah guerrillas battled Sunday in their worst clashes yet inside Lebanon, a new sign that the civil war in Syria is increasingly destabilizing its fragile neighbor.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hezbollah-syrian-rebels-worst-clash-lebanon-194558471.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 15:45:58 -0400Associated Presshezbollah-syrian-rebels-worst-clash-lebanon-194558471<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hezbollah-syrian-rebels-worst-clash-lebanon-194558471.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yrQnscPruOYNxfA1yCQ9yQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ca2620227b1ba012330f6a7067008ec3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This citizen journalism image provided by Qusair Lens which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Fadi Kerkoz mourning next to a body of his brother Shadi Kerkoz, who was killed in a battle against Syrian forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the town of Qusair, near the Lebanon border, Homs province, Syria, Sunday, June 2, 2013. Syrian rebels fought with gunmen from the Hezbollah militia in a deadly clash on Lebanese soil, a security official and local media said Sunday, in the latest sign Syria's civil war is spilling over the country's borders. (AP Photo/Qusair Lens)" align="left" title="This citizen journalism image provided by Qusair Lens which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Fadi Kerkoz mourning next to a body of his brother Shadi Kerkoz, who was killed in a battle against Syrian forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the town of Qusair, near the Lebanon border, Homs province, Syria, Sunday, June 2, 2013. Syrian rebels fought with gunmen from the Hezbollah militia in a deadly clash on Lebanese soil, a security official and local media said Sunday, in the latest sign Syria's civil war is spilling over the country's borders. (AP Photo/Qusair Lens)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels and Hezbollah guerrillas battled Sunday in their worst clashes yet inside Lebanon, a new sign that the civil war in Syria is increasingly destabilizing its fragile neighbor.</p><br clear="all"/>Court says Egypt legislature illegally elected<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/court-says-egypt-legislature-illegally-elected-193931928.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jfTxFDv1F5.L1ycAS7yjVg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8a1617dd5c698912330f6a7067003bf9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this file photo taken on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, Egyptian Shura Council members meet to discuss the government's 2013-2014 budget at the Shura Council, Parliament's upper house. When voters went to the polls more than a year ago to vote for Egypt's upper house of parliament, most presumed the legislature would be the powerless talk shop that it had been for 30 years. Few candidates were known outside their families, parties or neighborhoods. Only seven percent of the electorate bothered to cast a ballot. Thanks to the twists and turns of the rocky transition that followed Egypt's 2011 uprising, the Shura Council finds itself the sole law-making body in the land. This accidental legislature is now back in the spotlight ahead of an expected court ruling on its disputed legal status _ a move that could see it dissolved. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this file photo taken on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, Egyptian Shura Council members meet to discuss the government's 2013-2014 budget at the Shura Council, Parliament's upper house. When voters went to the polls more than a year ago to vote for Egypt's upper house of parliament, most presumed the legislature would be the powerless talk shop that it had been for 30 years. Few candidates were known outside their families, parties or neighborhoods. Only seven percent of the electorate bothered to cast a ballot. Thanks to the twists and turns of the rocky transition that followed Egypt's 2011 uprising, the Shura Council finds itself the sole law-making body in the land. This accidental legislature is now back in the spotlight ahead of an expected court ruling on its disputed legal status _ a move that could see it dissolved. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's highest court ruled on Sunday that the nation's interim parliament was illegally elected, though it stopped short of dissolving the chamber immediately, in a decision likely to fuel the tensions between the ruling Islamists and the judiciary.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/court-says-egypt-legislature-illegally-elected-193931928.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 15:39:31 -0400Associated Presscourt-says-egypt-legislature-illegally-elected-193931928<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/court-says-egypt-legislature-illegally-elected-193931928.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jfTxFDv1F5.L1ycAS7yjVg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8a1617dd5c698912330f6a7067003bf9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this file photo taken on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, Egyptian Shura Council members meet to discuss the government's 2013-2014 budget at the Shura Council, Parliament's upper house. When voters went to the polls more than a year ago to vote for Egypt's upper house of parliament, most presumed the legislature would be the powerless talk shop that it had been for 30 years. Few candidates were known outside their families, parties or neighborhoods. Only seven percent of the electorate bothered to cast a ballot. Thanks to the twists and turns of the rocky transition that followed Egypt's 2011 uprising, the Shura Council finds itself the sole law-making body in the land. This accidental legislature is now back in the spotlight ahead of an expected court ruling on its disputed legal status _ a move that could see it dissolved. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this file photo taken on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, Egyptian Shura Council members meet to discuss the government's 2013-2014 budget at the Shura Council, Parliament's upper house. When voters went to the polls more than a year ago to vote for Egypt's upper house of parliament, most presumed the legislature would be the powerless talk shop that it had been for 30 years. Few candidates were known outside their families, parties or neighborhoods. Only seven percent of the electorate bothered to cast a ballot. Thanks to the twists and turns of the rocky transition that followed Egypt's 2011 uprising, the Shura Council finds itself the sole law-making body in the land. This accidental legislature is now back in the spotlight ahead of an expected court ruling on its disputed legal status _ a move that could see it dissolved. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's highest court ruled on Sunday that the nation's interim parliament was illegally elected, though it stopped short of dissolving the chamber immediately, in a decision likely to fuel the tensions between the ruling Islamists and the judiciary.</p><br clear="all"/>Palestinian president appoints new prime ministerRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian president Abbas on Sunday picked a little-known academic as his new prime minister, according to the official government news agency, following the resignation of his chief rival.http://news.yahoo.com/palestinian-president-appoints-prime-minister-173034019.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 14:43:39 -0400Associated Presspalestinian-president-appoints-prime-minister-173034019Congressmen find few Boston attack clues in Russia<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/congressmen-few-boston-attack-clues-russia-152155966.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YHnc2Nw8.OVDXUzCiAKcqA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4755e9257ad59f12330f6a7067007cb6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, left, who is leading a U.S. Congressional delegation to the Russian Federation, Rep. Steven Cohen, center, and U.S. actor Steven Seagal, right, speak to the media after a news conference in U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, June 2, 2013. A U.S. Congressional delegation to Russia learned little about what could have been done to prevent the Boston Marathon bombings, but got to hang out with Steven Seagal. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a California Republican who led the six-person delegation this week, said at a press conference Sunday that there was "nothing specific" that could have helped April's bombings, but that the U.S. and Russia needed to work more closely on joint security threats.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)" align="left" title="Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, left, who is leading a U.S. Congressional delegation to the Russian Federation, Rep. Steven Cohen, center, and U.S. actor Steven Seagal, right, speak to the media after a news conference in U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, June 2, 2013. A U.S. Congressional delegation to Russia learned little about what could have been done to prevent the Boston Marathon bombings, but got to hang out with Steven Seagal. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a California Republican who led the six-person delegation this week, said at a press conference Sunday that there was "nothing specific" that could have helped April's bombings, but that the U.S. and Russia needed to work more closely on joint security threats.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (AP) — The head of a U.S. congressional delegation said Sunday that its meetings in Russia showed there was "nothing specific" that could have helped prevent the Boston Marathon bombings, but that the two countries need to work more closely on joint security threats.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/congressmen-few-boston-attack-clues-russia-152155966.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 17:02:43 -0400Associated Presscongressmen-few-boston-attack-clues-russia-152155966<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/congressmen-few-boston-attack-clues-russia-152155966.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YHnc2Nw8.OVDXUzCiAKcqA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4755e9257ad59f12330f6a7067007cb6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, left, who is leading a U.S. Congressional delegation to the Russian Federation, Rep. Steven Cohen, center, and U.S. actor Steven Seagal, right, speak to the media after a news conference in U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, June 2, 2013. A U.S. Congressional delegation to Russia learned little about what could have been done to prevent the Boston Marathon bombings, but got to hang out with Steven Seagal. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a California Republican who led the six-person delegation this week, said at a press conference Sunday that there was "nothing specific" that could have helped April's bombings, but that the U.S. and Russia needed to work more closely on joint security threats.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)" align="left" title="Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, left, who is leading a U.S. Congressional delegation to the Russian Federation, Rep. Steven Cohen, center, and U.S. actor Steven Seagal, right, speak to the media after a news conference in U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, June 2, 2013. A U.S. Congressional delegation to Russia learned little about what could have been done to prevent the Boston Marathon bombings, but got to hang out with Steven Seagal. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a California Republican who led the six-person delegation this week, said at a press conference Sunday that there was "nothing specific" that could have helped April's bombings, but that the U.S. and Russia needed to work more closely on joint security threats.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (AP) — The head of a U.S. congressional delegation said Sunday that its meetings in Russia showed there was "nothing specific" that could have helped prevent the Boston Marathon bombings, but that the two countries need to work more closely on joint security threats.</p><br clear="all"/>Vinegar cancer test saves lives, India study finds<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vinegar-cancer-test-saves-lives-india-study-finds-113800022.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Uzkr6USR7fhcQV9RUT2AMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cb7c346b7a079b12330f6a706700ca11.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Tuesday, May 21, 2013 photo, Usha Devi, right, who was suffering from cervical cancer, talks with health workers from Tata Memorial Hospital in a slum in Mumbai, India. A simple vinegar test slashed cervical cancer death rates by one-third in a remarkable study of 150,000 women in the slums of India, where the disease is the top cancer killer of women. Experts called the outcome "amazing" and said this quick, cheap test could save tens of thousands of lives each year in developing countries by spotting early signs of cancer, allowing treatment before it's too late. Devi, one of the women in the study, says it saved her life. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)" align="left" title="In this Tuesday, May 21, 2013 photo, Usha Devi, right, who was suffering from cervical cancer, talks with health workers from Tata Memorial Hospital in a slum in Mumbai, India. A simple vinegar test slashed cervical cancer death rates by one-third in a remarkable study of 150,000 women in the slums of India, where the disease is the top cancer killer of women. Experts called the outcome "amazing" and said this quick, cheap test could save tens of thousands of lives each year in developing countries by spotting early signs of cancer, allowing treatment before it's too late. Devi, one of the women in the study, says it saved her life. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)" border="0" /></a>MUMBAI, India (AP) — A simple vinegar test slashed cervical cancer death rates by one-third in a remarkable study of 150,000 women in the slums of India, where the disease is the top cancer killer of women.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/vinegar-cancer-test-saves-lives-india-study-finds-113800022.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 08:08:23 -0400Associated Pressvinegar-cancer-test-saves-lives-india-study-finds-113800022<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vinegar-cancer-test-saves-lives-india-study-finds-113800022.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Uzkr6USR7fhcQV9RUT2AMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cb7c346b7a079b12330f6a706700ca11.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Tuesday, May 21, 2013 photo, Usha Devi, right, who was suffering from cervical cancer, talks with health workers from Tata Memorial Hospital in a slum in Mumbai, India. A simple vinegar test slashed cervical cancer death rates by one-third in a remarkable study of 150,000 women in the slums of India, where the disease is the top cancer killer of women. Experts called the outcome "amazing" and said this quick, cheap test could save tens of thousands of lives each year in developing countries by spotting early signs of cancer, allowing treatment before it's too late. Devi, one of the women in the study, says it saved her life. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)" align="left" title="In this Tuesday, May 21, 2013 photo, Usha Devi, right, who was suffering from cervical cancer, talks with health workers from Tata Memorial Hospital in a slum in Mumbai, India. A simple vinegar test slashed cervical cancer death rates by one-third in a remarkable study of 150,000 women in the slums of India, where the disease is the top cancer killer of women. Experts called the outcome "amazing" and said this quick, cheap test could save tens of thousands of lives each year in developing countries by spotting early signs of cancer, allowing treatment before it's too late. Devi, one of the women in the study, says it saved her life. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)" border="0" /></a>MUMBAI, India (AP) — A simple vinegar test slashed cervical cancer death rates by one-third in a remarkable study of 150,000 women in the slums of India, where the disease is the top cancer killer of women.</p><br clear="all"/>Iran police detain aides of presidential candidate<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-police-detain-aides-presidential-candidate-145816006.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4wr0R2ObgOr2HWxOXDBoAg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c90b57955cca8b12330f6a706700d4a7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In front of a portrait of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, presidential candidate Hasan Rowhani, a former top nuclear negotiator, looks on, as he attends a rally, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 1, 2013. The 11th presidential election after Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, will be held on June 14. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)" align="left" title="In front of a portrait of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, presidential candidate Hasan Rowhani, a former top nuclear negotiator, looks on, as he attends a rally, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 1, 2013. The 11th presidential election after Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, will be held on June 14. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)" border="0" /></a>TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian police have arrested several people campaigning for a reformist candidate in this month's presidential election, an aide said Sunday, as a senior official pledged to impose ideological limitations on the race.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-police-detain-aides-presidential-candidate-145816006.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 10:58:16 -0400Associated Pressiran-police-detain-aides-presidential-candidate-145816006<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-police-detain-aides-presidential-candidate-145816006.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4wr0R2ObgOr2HWxOXDBoAg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c90b57955cca8b12330f6a706700d4a7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In front of a portrait of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, presidential candidate Hasan Rowhani, a former top nuclear negotiator, looks on, as he attends a rally, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 1, 2013. The 11th presidential election after Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, will be held on June 14. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)" align="left" title="In front of a portrait of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, presidential candidate Hasan Rowhani, a former top nuclear negotiator, looks on, as he attends a rally, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 1, 2013. The 11th presidential election after Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, will be held on June 14. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)" border="0" /></a>TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian police have arrested several people campaigning for a reformist candidate in this month's presidential election, an aide said Sunday, as a senior official pledged to impose ideological limitations on the race.</p><br clear="all"/>Niger says 22 escape jail after raid on prisonNIAMEY (Reuters) - Some 22 prisoners, including Islamist militants, escaped from a prison in Niger's capital after several gunmen attacked the jail and killed two guards, the government said on Sunday. The prison break comes a week after al Qaeda-linked groups raided a uranium mine and an army barracks in Niger, raising fears that the conflict in neighboring Mali could spread to other West African states. ...http://news.yahoo.com/niger-says-22-escape-jail-raid-prison-213949290.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 17:39:49 -0400Reutersniger-says-22-escape-jail-raid-prison-213949290Jolie joins Pitt at 'World War Z' London premiere<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jolie-joins-pitt-world-war-z-london-premiere-164420047.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.aPRsVzA2NlHCHkcDMZ5ww--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/97dceec57b45a112330f6a7067000cc5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive for the World Premiere of World War Z at a central London cinema, Sunday, June 2, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)" align="left" title="Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive for the World Premiere of World War Z at a central London cinema, Sunday, June 2, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) — Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie stepped out together Sunday at the premiere of zombie thriller "World War Z" — Jolie's first public appearance since announcing last month that she had undergone a double mastectomy.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jolie-joins-pitt-world-war-z-london-premiere-164420047.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 17:30:59 -0400Associated Pressjolie-joins-pitt-world-war-z-london-premiere-164420047<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jolie-joins-pitt-world-war-z-london-premiere-164420047.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.aPRsVzA2NlHCHkcDMZ5ww--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/97dceec57b45a112330f6a7067000cc5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive for the World Premiere of World War Z at a central London cinema, Sunday, June 2, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)" align="left" title="Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive for the World Premiere of World War Z at a central London cinema, Sunday, June 2, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) — Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie stepped out together Sunday at the premiere of zombie thriller "World War Z" — Jolie's first public appearance since announcing last month that she had undergone a double mastectomy.</p><br clear="all"/>Central Europe hit by floods after days of rain<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/central-europe-hit-floods-days-rain-110603316.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NiPJ82Ex4.D3d8pTojmVNA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ab0c33e379fb9b12330f6a7067004881.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Parts of the old town re flooded by the river Danube in Passau, southern Germany, Sunday, June 2
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