As of Friday, May 24, 05:40 PM CDT

Author investigated for 'clown' gibe
Portuguese author and journalist Miguel Sousa Tavares is being investigated for calling President Anibal Cavaco Silva "a clown" in an interview.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22663977#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 8 minutes 21 seconds ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryMI5 'approached Woolwich suspect'
UK security service MI5 asked London street attack suspect Michael Adebolajo if he wanted to work for them half a year ago, a childhood friend claims.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22664468#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 14 minutes 20 seconds ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryChina-Swiss free-trade deal sealed
China and Switzerland sign a memorandum of understanding on a free-trade agreement, the first such deal for China with a major Western economy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22663819#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 32 minutes 21 seconds ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryDancer 'lied' in Berlusconi sex case
A dancer alleged to have had paid sex as a minor with Italy's ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi tells a court she lied to investigators in 2010.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22661773#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 2 hours 54 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StorySpanish princess faces new tax probe
A Spanish judge orders a new investigation into the tax affairs of Princess Cristina after an earlier subpoena for questioning in an embezzlement case against her husband was dropped.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22659222#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 5 hours 21 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryVatican punishes Freemason priest
A Roman Catholic parish priest at an elite French ski resort is stripped of his functions for refusing to renounce Freemasonry.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22656659#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 5 hours 27 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryExtra police heading for Stockholm
Reinforcements of specially trained police are being sent to Stockholm after five nights of unprecedented rioting in the capital's suburbs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22656657#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 6 hours 14 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryVIDEO: First halal food fair for Sarajevo
Food lovers and businessmen attend Sarajevo's first ever halal food fair, set up in response to a rise in demand for halal food products in the wider Balkans region and beyond in recent years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22653108#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 6 hours 26 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryRAF jets scrambled after incident
RAF Typhoon jets are launched to investigate an incident involving a civilian plane from Pakistan within UK airspace, the Ministry of Defence says.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22658979#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 9 hours 17 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryWife expected soldier 'to be safe'
The wife of a soldier murdered in south-east London on Wednesday says she expected her husband to be safe in the UK.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22654220#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 9 hours 23 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryGibraltar given full Uefa membership
Gibraltar is accepted as a full member of Uefa after a vote at the European football confederation's congress.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22657481
Posted 9 hours 35 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryLesbian drama is Cannes favourite
An intimate love story between two young women receives rave reviews in Cannes days before the winner of the Palme d'Or is announced.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22652124#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 9 hours 35 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryTurkey to ban late-night drink sales
The Turkish parliament approves controversial legislation to restrict the sale and advertising of alcohol.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22653173#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 9 hours 52 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryCzech police: Suspect arrested in US
Czech police say that an American man suspected of killing a family of four in Brno has been arrested at an airport in Washington.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22657026#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 9 hours 58 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StorySex education struggles with porn
In an age when "extremely violent and sadistic imagery is two clicks away", school sex education is struggling to keep pace, suggests a study.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22643072#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 11 hours 22 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryIMF chief in court for second day
IMF chief Christine Lagarde is questioned by French prosecutors for a second day over a payout to a tycoon when she was French finance minister.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22652922#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 11 hours 22 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryYachtsman's body formally identified
A body washed ashore on the Normandy coast is confirmed to be that of a missing French yachtsman.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-22653348#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 12 hours 10 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryError blacklists Russian 'Facebook'
Russia's most popular social network, VKontakte, is temporarily blacklisted by mistake - and some users find it blocked.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22651973#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 12 hours 39 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryArsonists target Stockholm schools
The Stockholm fire brigade tackles fires at at least two schools on a fifth night of rioting in the Swedish capital.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22653168#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 12 hours 39 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryIngushetia profile - Overview
Provides an overview of Ingushetia, including key events and facts about this republic in Russia's North Caucasus.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20615790#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 13 hours 32 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryCyclist Di Luca fails doping test
Giro d'Italia organisers say Italian cyclist, and former winner, Danilo Di Luca, has tested positive for EPO.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/22652887
Posted 13 hours 38 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryLeibovitz wins top Spanish award
US photographer Annie Leibovitz wins the 50,000 euro (£40,000) Prince of Asturias award for communication and humanities.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22652116#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 13 hours 44 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryVIDEO: Fears over EU-US energy price divide
The cost of energy used to be roughly the same on both sides of the Atlantic, but the US-led revolution in shale oil and gas has sent prices tumbling.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22652066#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 13 hours 50 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryEmergency runway closure at Heathrow
Heathrow Airport's runways were closed after a plane made an emergency landing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22652718#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 14 hours 12 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full StoryGermany reports sluggish growth
Next 25 >>Germany's economy barely grew in the first quarter of the year, figures show, as private consumption helped offset shrinking exports and investment.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22651193#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 14 hours 18 minutes ago - 05/24/13 - Full Story