The GuardianAttacks on barracks, mine kill 25 in NigerCNN InternationalNiamey, Niger (CNN) -- Nineteen soldiers and six assailants were killed in attacks on a uranium mine and an army barracks about 200 kilometers apart in Niger early Thursday, the African nation's minister of domestic affairs said. Both attacks -- at a Somair ...Suicide Bombers Attack Niger Military Barracks, Uranium MineVoice of AmericaIslamists kill 20 in suicide attacks in NigerReuters UK26 Killed in 2 Simultaneous Car Bombs in NigerABC NewsWall Street Journal … [Read more...]

Sydney Morning HeraldLivni: Coming days critical for peace talksJerusalem PostThe coming days are critical for the efforts to rekindle the frozen Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said after participating in Thursday morning's meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.In West Bank, John Kerry Tries Out Turkey SchawarmaWall Street JournalKerry Embarks on Meetings with Israeli and Palestinian OfficialsNew York TimesIsraelis, Palestinians say chances low for Kerry's peace effortLos Angeles TimesVoice of America … [Read more...]

LivemintIMF chief Christine Lagarde to face questions over $520 million pay-offFox NewsPARIS – International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde is facing questions at a special Paris court Thursday over her role in the 400 million euro ($520 million) pay-off to a controversial businessman when she was France's finance minister. The court ...IMF: Board Confident Lagarde Can Carry Out Her Duties Amid French ProbeWall Street JournalFrench court questions IMF chiefBBC NewsIMF chief Christine Lagarde grilled by French court over €400m state payoutTelegraph.co.ukBloomberg … [Read more...]

BETBeyoncé Cracks Top 20 on Forbes' Most Powerful Women ListBETIn just a year, Beyoncé moved from #32 to #17 on Forbes' annual The World's Most Powerful Women list. She and Oprah are the only celebrity/entrepreneurs in the top 20, ranking among First Lady Michelle Obama (#4); Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff (#2); ...Beyoncé, Shakira And The World's Most Powerful Female CelebritiesForbesBarack and Michelle Obama Top Most Powerful Couples ListThe Hollywood GossipForbes Most Powerful Women 2013: The rise of the female super geekTelegraph.co.ukCBS News … [Read more...]

Toronto StarJapan's Yuichiro Miura becomes oldest person to climb Mt. EverestLos Angeles TimesNEW DELHI – Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura broke the record for the oldest person to climb Mt. Everest when the 80-year-old reached the summit Thursday at 9 a.m., according to his website. But the octogenarian may not be able to bask in the limelight ...80-year-old Japanese is oldest person to scale Mount EverestNew York Daily News80-year-old Yuichiro Miura claims new Everest recordBBC NewsInnovations in 5: An ailing Everest, unhappy CIOs and Jennifer Lopez's mobile ...Washington Post (blog)WBRC … [Read more...]