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3 storm chasers killed by Oklahoma tornado
The Oklahoma tornado, one of the worst and most unpredictable to hit the US, has killed three veteran storm chasers, including a father and son.
June 3, 2013, 8:52 pm-
Blast by school in Afghan east kills six students, two U.S. soldiers
GARDEZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber targeting a U.S. military convoy detonated a motorbike packed with explosives outside a boys' high school in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, killing at ...
June 3, 2013, 8:44 pm 
Britain links decision on arming Syrian rebels to peace talks
BERLIN (Reuters) - Britain will decide whether to arm Syrian rebels only after planned peace talks involving President Bashar al-Assad's government and his opponents, the British foreign minister said...
June 3, 2013, 8:17 pm
Philippine airport closed after runway accident
MANILA (AFP) - Philippine aviation authorities shut down one of the country's busiest airports on Monday after a passenger jet overshot the runway when landing during a rainstorm, officials said.
June 3, 2013, 8:00 pm-
Suicide bomber attacks Indonesian police station
POSO, Indonesia (AFP) - A suspected Islamic militant riding a motorbike blew himself up in an Indonesian police station compound on Monday, injuring a construction worker but no police, officials said.
June 3, 2013, 7:32 pm 
Myanmar to examine two-child rule for Rohingya
YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar will examine a controversial ban that was imposed on Rohingya Muslims having more than two children, a top official said, after criticism from the United Nations and rights groups.
June 3, 2013, 7:27 pm
Pistorius family 'shaken' by leaked images
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - The family of Oscar Pistorius say they are "shaken" by the leaked graphic photos of the blood-spattered bathroom where the world-renowned athlete shot dead his girlfriend on Valentine's Day.
June 3, 2013, 6:58 pm-
IGas says UK shale gas prospects show huge potential
LONDON (Reuters) - UK shale gas explorer IGas now reckons its licence area in northwest England could hold enough gas to meet the country's entire consumption for over five years, dwarfing a previous ...
June 3, 2013, 6:53 pm 
Asian factories cool as export orders slide - PMIs
BEIJING (Reuters) - Asia's factory sector lost momentum in May as new export orders in the trading bellwethers of China, Taiwan and South Korea fell or cooled, reinforcing the view that the world econ...
June 3, 2013, 6:44 pm-
Melrose in talks to sell two units
(Reuters) - Engineering turnaround specialist Melrose Industries Plc
June 3, 2013, 6:29 pmsaid it was in early-stage talks to sell two of its industrial manufacturing businesses.
Melrose, whi... 
Singapore jails sex-for-grades professor
SINGAPORE (AFP) - A law professor was sentenced to five months in jail in Singapore for obtaining sexual favours and gifts from a female student in exchange for better grades.
June 3, 2013, 6:13 pm
US trial of Wikileaks' Manning to begin
Former intelligence analyst US Army Private Bradley Manning will go on trial over the leaking of classified US documents to the WikiLeaks website.
June 3, 2013, 6:11 pm-
Mexican carrier VivaAerobus may order Airbus jets - sources
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Mexican low-cost carrier VivaAerobus may order up to 40 Airbus
June 3, 2013, 5:54 pmA320-family passenger jets, industry sources said.
The carrier currently uses a fleet... 
US driver drove drunk while having sex
A New Mexico man faces multiple charges after police say he was having sex with a woman while driving drunk and crashed.
June 3, 2013, 5:47 pm
Nearly 2,800 told to evacuate US fires
US officials estimate that nearly 3,000 people from some 700 homes are under evacuation orders as a wildfire rages north of Los Angeles.
June 3, 2013, 5:42 pm
Japan's Abe stresses deregulation is priority for growth
By Kaori Kaneko
June 3, 2013, 5:28 pm
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe emphasised on Monday that deregulation is the priority for the nation's growth strategy and aimed to push ...
Kleinwort Benson owner RHJI: ditching BHF bid may incur charges
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - RHJ International (RHJI), the Belgian-based owner of British private bank Kleinwort Benson, said on Monday that a bid to get it to abandon the purchase of Germany's BHF-Bank would...
June 3, 2013, 5:18 pm
Ed Balls, anti-austerity chancellor in waiting
By Andrew Osborn
June 3, 2013, 5:08 pm
LONDON (Reuters) - Critic-in-chief of the government's strategy to revive the weak British economy, on the face of it Ed Balls looks like he may be winning the argument...
Poultry plant fire kills 55 in China
BEIJING (AFP) - At least 55 people were killed in a fire at a poultry processing plant in northeast China on Monday, state media said.
June 3, 2013, 5:07 pm
S.Korea, US hold talks on key nuclear accord
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea and the United States began extended negotiations on Monday on renewing their civilian nuclear pact, with Seoul pushing for the right to produce its own nuclear fuel.
June 3, 2013, 4:41 pm
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