<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - world-news</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/world-news</link><description>Newsvine - world-news</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:25:54 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 18:14:19 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>AP Glance: Pressure Cooker Bombs</title>
<description><![CDATA[The explosives used in the Boston Marathon bombing were crude devices often called "pressure cooker" bombs, according to a person briefed on the investigation.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cass]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Cass]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17781387-ap-glance-pressure-cooker-bombs</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17781387-ap-glance-pressure-cooker-bombs</guid><category>world-news</category><category>glance</category><category>bombs</category><category>boston-marathon</category><category>pressure-cooker-bombs</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:22:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Boston attacks are reminder of violence elsewhere</title>
<description><![CDATA[The blasts that struck the Boston Marathon on Monday were shocking not only for their brazenness and the lives they shattered, but also because attacks like this usually happen in far-off, troubled places &#8212; not in the middle of a major American city.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Schreck]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Schreck]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17781352-boston-attacks-are-reminder-of-violence-elsewhere</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17781352-boston-attacks-are-reminder-of-violence-elsewhere</guid><category>world-news</category><category>global</category><category>attacks</category><category>boston-marathon</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:20:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f6d00674-b89c-4a8f-86ae-214da6fa3b40.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="258" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f6d00674-b89c-4a8f-86ae-214da6fa3b40.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;An Iraqi man inspects the aftermath of a car bomb attack at a used cars dealers parking lot in Habibiya neighborhood of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Less than a week before Iraqis in much of the country are scheduled to vote in the country's first elections since the 2011 U.S. troop withdrawal, a series of attacks across Iraq on Monday, many involving car bombs, has killed and wounded dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a87beccc-fc19-41c4-aee3-ba5a0df6348b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a87beccc-fc19-41c4-aee3-ba5a0df6348b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A policeman inspects the aftermath of a car bomb attack at a used cars dealers parking lot in Habibiya neighborhood of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Less than a week before Iraqis in much of the country are scheduled to vote in the country's first elections since the 2011 U.S. troop withdrawal, a series of attacks across Iraq on Monday, many involving car bombs, has killed and wounded dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Judges to hear case of Senegal ex-ruler's son</title>
<description><![CDATA[A special prosecutor says a panel of judges will take up the case against the son of Senegal's former president.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17781333-judges-to-hear-case-of-senegal-ex-rulers-son</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17781333-judges-to-hear-case-of-senegal-ex-rulers-son</guid><category>world-news</category><category>ex</category><category>president</category><category>af</category><category>son</category><category>senegal</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:17:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Saudi king condemns Boston Marathon bombings</title>
<description><![CDATA[The king of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday condemned the Boston Marathon bombings, saying no religion or morals would condone such an attack.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdullah Al-Shihri]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Abdullah Al-Shihri]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17781319-saudi-king-condemns-boston-marathon-bombings</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17781319-saudi-king-condemns-boston-marathon-bombings</guid><category>world-news</category><category>saudi-arabia</category><category>boston-marathon</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:14:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Brazil official: World Cup, Olympics will be safe</title>
<description><![CDATA[Brazil's foreign minister says "all necessary measures" are being taken to ensure security at next year's soccer World Cup and the 2016 Olympics following the deadly explosions at the Boston Marathon.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17781121-brazil-official-world-cup-olympics-will-be-safe</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17781121-brazil-official-world-cup-olympics-will-be-safe</guid><category>world-news</category><category>security</category><category>world-cup</category><category>lt</category><category>brazil</category><category>marathon</category><category>explosions</category><category>boston-marathon</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:55:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>French ministers get low grades from money experts</title>
<description><![CDATA[France's government leaders have bared their financial assets and the ruling is in: they're not very good at money.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Keller]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Greg Keller]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780636-french-ministers-get-low-grades-from-money-experts</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780636-french-ministers-get-low-grades-from-money-experts</guid><category>eu</category><category>france</category><category>world-news</category><category>wealth</category><category>ministers'</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:01:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Brazilian meat packers  face fines</title>
<description><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors in Brazil want 26 meat packing companies to pay fines of more than $200 million for buying cattle raised illegally.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780499-brazilian-meat-packers-face-fines</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780499-brazilian-meat-packers-face-fines</guid><category>world-news</category><category>lt</category><category>brazil</category><category>amazon</category><category>meat</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:45:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Daimler selling rest of EADS stake</title>
<description><![CDATA[Automaker Daimler AG says it is selling its remaining 7.5 percent stake in EADS, the parent company of aircraft manufacturer Airbus.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780434-daimler-selling-rest-of-eads-stake</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780434-daimler-selling-rest-of-eads-stake</guid><category>world-news</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>eads</category><category>daimler</category><category>automaker-daimler-ag</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:38:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Romania body to name alleged communist repressors</title>
<description><![CDATA[A government institute investigating political crimes committed during the communist period in Romania has compiled a list of 35 officials alleged to have run gulags where thousands of people were tortured and killed.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780344-romania-body-to-name-alleged-communist-repressors</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780344-romania-body-to-name-alleged-communist-repressors</guid><category>world-news</category><category>eu</category><category>crimes</category><category>communism</category><category>under</category><category>romania</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:30:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=080a7b46-e825-4e1c-bb6b-793a002cb8b7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="215" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=080a7b46-e825-4e1c-bb6b-793a002cb8b7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="65" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;People walk past mounted police during the inauguration ceremony of the Square of La Francophonie, next to Romania's parliament building in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, April 15, 2013. The inauguration of the square, the first dedicated to the francophonie in Europe, celebrated 20 years since Romania joined The International Organisation of La Francophonie. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Bus carrying Britons crashes in Alps; driver dead</title>
<description><![CDATA[A bus carrying British seasonal workers crashed and burst into flames Tuesday on the way down from a renowned ski station in the French Alps, killing the 64-year-old driver and badly injuring four other people, local officials said.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779772-bus-carrying-britons-crashes-in-alps-driver-dead</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779772-bus-carrying-britons-crashes-in-alps-driver-dead</guid><category>world-news</category><category>eu</category><category>britain</category><category>france</category><category>crash</category><category>bus</category><category>french-alps</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:33:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Nigeria reporters face criminal charges for story</title>
<description><![CDATA[Prosecutors filed criminal charges Tuesday against two journalists at a Nigerian newspaper over a story they published on alleged plans by the nation's presidency to disrupt opposition parties. The charges are a sign of growing government pressure on the media.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Gambrell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jon Gambrell]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779369-nigeria-reporters-face-criminal-charges-for-story</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779369-nigeria-reporters-face-criminal-charges-for-story</guid><category>world-news</category><category>af</category><category>nigeria</category><category>journalists</category><category>detained</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:51:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Tunisian who posted topless photos escapes family</title>
<description><![CDATA[The woman who scandalized Tunisia by posting topless photos of herself as a form of feminist protest is now trying to leave the country, her former lawyer said Tuesday after a video surfaced in which the woman recounted being drugged and given virginity tests by relatives.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bouazza Ben Bouazza]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bouazza Ben Bouazza]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779224-tunisian-who-posted-topless-photos-escapes-family</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779224-tunisian-who-posted-topless-photos-escapes-family</guid><category>world-news</category><category>ml</category><category>tunisia</category><category>feminist</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:39:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Somalia: Female genital mutilation down</title>
<description><![CDATA[Attitudes in Somalia toward a practice that critics decry as torture may be changing, as new data released by the U.N. children's agency on Tuesday showed that female genital mutilation among children in northern Somalia is on the decline.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Straziuso]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jason Straziuso]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17778782-somalia-female-genital-mutilation-down</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17778782-somalia-female-genital-mutilation-down</guid><category>world-news</category><category>health</category><category>somalia</category><category>child</category><category>af</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:57:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood condemns Boston blasts</title>
<description><![CDATA[Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has condemned the Boston Marathon bombings, saying that Islamic law, or Shariah, does not condone violence against civilians.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17778647-egypts-muslim-brotherhood-condemns-boston-blasts</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17778647-egypts-muslim-brotherhood-condemns-boston-blasts</guid><category>world-news</category><category>egypt</category><category>boston-marathon</category><category>egypt-muslim-brotherhood</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:45:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UN: Rape, violence raging in C. African Republic</title>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says the security situation in Central African Republic is deteriorating three weeks after the government was overthrown.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17778632-un-rape-violence-raging-in-c-african-republic</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17778632-un-rape-violence-raging-in-c-african-republic</guid><category>world-news</category><category>human-rights</category><category>central-african-republic</category><category>united-nations-high-commissioner</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:44:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Boston Marathon blasts put world's cities on alert</title>
<description><![CDATA[With more than 30 marathons this weekend and big events on the horizon, officials around the world are looking at security efforts in the wake of the fatal bomb blasts that shook Boston's race.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paisley Dodds]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Paisley Dodds]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17778463-boston-marathon-blasts-put-worlds-cities-on-alert</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17778463-boston-marathon-blasts-put-worlds-cities-on-alert</guid><category>world-news</category><category>security</category><category>marathon</category><category>explosions</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:30:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=11d67725-90c2-45ae-bc6b-a17064bd0255.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="252" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=11d67725-90c2-45ae-bc6b-a17064bd0255.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A law enforcement officer stands post at the U.S. Capitol, Monday, April 15, 2013 in Washington. Authorities say the blasts during the Boston Marathon killed two people and injured at least 73,(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=619d7c7d-583b-48b9-aabe-e079e54d05b5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="233" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=619d7c7d-583b-48b9-aabe-e079e54d05b5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="70" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A police officer patrols the area in front of the Barclays Center in New York, Monday, April 15, 2013, before a Brooklyn Nets NBA basketball game in the wake of the explosions at the Boston Marathon.  (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2e352428-8c37-4c39-838b-af98d5d47b12.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="497" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2e352428-8c37-4c39-838b-af98d5d47b12.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="149" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A New Jersey State Police helicopter flies over Jersey City, N.J., Monday, April 15, 2013. New Jersey is securing its city, which sits along the Hudson River across from New York City, in the wake of explosions near the finish line at the Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=66d4da98-8e02-4d33-9b33-fc273e6e6c5a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="251" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=66d4da98-8e02-4d33-9b33-fc273e6e6c5a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Seattle Police K9 officer Craig Williamson stands with his explosives detection dog, &quot;Dennis&quot; as he patrols downtown Seattle, Monday, April 15, 2013, in reaction to explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line earlier in the day. A Seattle Police blog posting said that although there was no indication of a direct threat to Seattle, officers would be increasing patrols and activity around the city. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d6e31cd3-072e-48b5-aa91-862101d2a44a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="381" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d6e31cd3-072e-48b5-aa91-862101d2a44a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="161" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Seattle Police officers, including Craig Williamson, center, and his explosives detection dog, &quot;Dennis&quot; confer as during a patrol in downtown Seattle, Monday, April 15, 2013, in reaction to explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line earlier in the day. A Seattle Police blog posting said that although there was no indication of a direct threat to Seattle, officers would be increasing patrols and activity around the city. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6d6fdae7-f67f-43a4-91f9-a3a9ccfbd0c2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6d6fdae7-f67f-43a4-91f9-a3a9ccfbd0c2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Dallas police detective Warren Breedlove stands outside American Airlines Center before an NBA basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Memphis Grizzlies, Monday, April 15, 2013, in Dallas. Breedlove said that regular security officers were moved from their posts inside to keep watch outside the building following explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=00aa0e5a-a3dc-4bfa-81ad-488dc668d3bc.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=00aa0e5a-a3dc-4bfa-81ad-488dc668d3bc.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 6, 2010 file photo, the Luzhniki Stadium which will be the venue of the World Athletics Championship scheduled for August 2013 in Moscow is shown. The organizers of the championship said on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, they will beef up security in the wake of deadly explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b34639eb-3415-441a-a2e0-d761cb1a762b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="259" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b34639eb-3415-441a-a2e0-d761cb1a762b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2012 file photo, Russian police officers watch the ski jumping competition at the FIS Ski jumping Cup in Sochi, Russia. The organizers of the World Athletics Championship in Moscow said on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, they will beef up security in the wake of deadly explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The August 10 to 18 event is seen as a dress rehearsal for the 2014 Winter Games in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=96408fee-82f5-4823-9b0e-87023f0e0a36.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=96408fee-82f5-4823-9b0e-87023f0e0a36.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Back dropped by the landmark commonly known as, Big Ben, a warning sign for road closures at the forthcoming London Marathon is displayed along the marathon route in London, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. British police are reviewing security plans for Sunday's London Marathon, the next major international marathon, because of the bombs that killed three people at the marathon in Boston Monday. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=741970ff-3b18-478b-af04-7d5c804ab051.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=741970ff-3b18-478b-af04-7d5c804ab051.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A sign is displayed by the road side warning of a British police security operation taking place along the forthcoming London Marathon route in London, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. British police are reviewing security plans for Sunday's London Marathon, the next major international marathon, because of the bombs that killed three people at the marathon in Boston Monday. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cedd1bba-2f6d-438f-b801-eeb54c0510d7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cedd1bba-2f6d-438f-b801-eeb54c0510d7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Back dropped by the landmark commonly known as, Big Ben, crowd control barriers are seen along the forthcoming London Marathon route in London, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. British police are reviewing security plans for Sunday's London Marathon, the next major international marathon, because of the bombs that killed three people at the marathon in Boston Monday. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=02ce0e58-62b8-4e7f-8941-cf8a6de8abbe.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=02ce0e58-62b8-4e7f-8941-cf8a6de8abbe.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A man carries newspapers featuring the Boston marathon blasts on the front page, while waiting to cross a road in central London, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. British police are reviewing security plans for Sunday's London Marathon, the next major international marathon, because of the bombs that killed three people at the marathon in Boston Monday. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e8bab134-ec38-4099-b249-563a7e0e15b1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e8bab134-ec38-4099-b249-563a7e0e15b1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;United States security officers and the United States embassy with the U.S. flag are  reflected in a rain puddle in Berlin, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. On Monday April 15, 2013 two bombs exploded  in the crowded streets  at the Boston marathon in the United States.  (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=50e82fb8-eefa-4d6a-bbf3-a535196f1a5a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=50e82fb8-eefa-4d6a-bbf3-a535196f1a5a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;German and United States security officers patrol in front of the  U.S. embassy  in Berlin, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. On Monday April 15, 2013 two bombs exploded  in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston marathon.  (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=abf43b88-a46d-4c59-9180-6390de6b43dc.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=abf43b88-a46d-4c59-9180-6390de6b43dc.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Tourists take pictures near a German police car guarding in front of the United States embassy  in Berlin, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. On Monday April 15, 2013 two bombs exploded in the crowded streets at the Boston marathon in the United States. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c28d107f-5adb-42fd-bbdf-f71cf78f2b49.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c28d107f-5adb-42fd-bbdf-f71cf78f2b49.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;United States security officers and the United States embassy with the U.S. flag are  reflected in a rain puddle in Berlin, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. On Monday April 15, 2013 two bombs exploded  in the crowded streets  at the Boston marathon in the United States.  (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=11da7cca-6f65-4413-8461-fe2c28a81559.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=11da7cca-6f65-4413-8461-fe2c28a81559.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;French police officers patrol at the Human Rights Square, near the Eiffel Tower, Paris, Tuesday April 16, 2013. In the wake of the Boston attacks, the French Interior Ministry has ordered local authorities across France to immediately reinforce security measures already in place since the January intervention in Mali began. The ministry did not change the threat level. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=70e614a3-f992-48e8-b93a-1dc0aeeebda1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="284" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=70e614a3-f992-48e8-b93a-1dc0aeeebda1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A New York City Police officer watches as people take pictures with the bull statue in the Financial District, Tuesday, April 16, 2013 in New York. Law enforcers say New York City remains in a heightened state of alert until more is known about the Boston explosions. More officers are working around New York, including counterterrorism units and beefed up patrols. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=13a0744b-286a-418a-b18b-2702ed6b913d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=13a0744b-286a-418a-b18b-2702ed6b913d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Police officers keep an eye on commuters in a subway station in New York, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Police armed with rifles and extra patrol cars were stationed around the city Tuesday as New York remained in a heightened state of alert until more is known about the bombings at the Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4028999b-967b-42bf-abfc-587fb4f11da4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4028999b-967b-42bf-abfc-587fb4f11da4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;People walk past a security camera installed outside the Olympic Park that is under construction for the  the 2014 Winter Games, in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Russian sports officials said Tuesday they will beef up security at sports events and the Sochi 2014 Winter Games in the wake of deadly explosions at Boston's marathon that killed three people, and injured over 140 others. (AP Photo/Artur Lebedev)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Thatcher coffin taken to Parliament before funeral</title>
<description><![CDATA[The body of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was taken Tuesday to the Houses of Parliament in London, where it will rest overnight before her funeral.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jill Lawless]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jill Lawless]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17778419-thatcher-coffin-taken-to-parliament-before-funeral</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17778419-thatcher-coffin-taken-to-parliament-before-funeral</guid><category>world-news</category><category>eu</category><category>britain</category><category>margaret-thatcher</category><category>thatcher</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:27:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=eb99f2fc-dd44-4de6-abb5-b6709e2f1ff3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=eb99f2fc-dd44-4de6-abb5-b6709e2f1ff3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A woman walks through security barriers put up outside St Paul's Cathedral in London, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. British police are reviewing security plans for Sunday's London Marathon, the next major international marathon, because of the bombs that killed three people at the race in Boston.  Police already were preparing a major security operation for Wednesday's ceremonial funeral for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, an event at St. Paul's Cathedral that will be attended by Queen Elizabeth II and many dignitaries. The funeral's security plans are expected to be reviewed in light of the Boston bombings. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=87dd6b3d-6716-41c1-ae83-f9f29f46904e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=87dd6b3d-6716-41c1-ae83-f9f29f46904e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;City of London police officers stand outside St Paul's Cathedral in London, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. British police are reviewing security plans for Sunday's London Marathon, the next major international marathon, because of the bombs that killed three people at the race in Boston.  Police already were preparing a major security operation for Wednesday's ceremonial funeral for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, an event at St. Paul's Cathedral that will be attended by Queen Elizabeth II and many dignitaries. The funeral's security plans are expected to be reviewed in light of the Boston bombings.  (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c2732542-2e2e-4f2f-9d62-94e7dded8fca.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c2732542-2e2e-4f2f-9d62-94e7dded8fca.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A man walks through security barriers put up outside St Paul's Cathedral in London, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. British police are reviewing security plans for Sunday's London Marathon, the next major international marathon, because of the bombs that killed three people at the race in Boston.  Police already were preparing a major security operation for Wednesday's ceremonial funeral for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, an event at St. Paul's Cathedral that will be attended by Queen Elizabeth II and many dignitaries. The funeral's security plans are expected to be reviewed in light of the Boston bombings. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=57110619-4265-4260-8fed-9578e1252a3a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=57110619-4265-4260-8fed-9578e1252a3a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A police van is parked outside St Paul's Cathedral in London, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. British police are reviewing security plans for Sunday's London Marathon, the next major international marathon, because of the bombs that killed three people at the race in Boston. Police already were preparing a major security operation for Wednesday's ceremonial funeral for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, an event at St. Paul's Cathedral that will be attended by Queen Elizabeth II and many dignitaries. The funeral's security plans are expected to be reviewed in light of the Boston bombings. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fc4e1024-7dbe-4d95-8cda-425a661a2f49.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="264" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fc4e1024-7dbe-4d95-8cda-425a661a2f49.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The coffin of British former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher rests in the Crypt Chapel of St Mary Undercroft beneath the Houses of Parliament in central London on Tuesday April 16, 2013. The funeral of   former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher will be held at St Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday.  (AP Photo/ Leon Neal, Pool)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8e12ff5d-e58f-4136-8c38-fb59f2584903.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="263" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8e12ff5d-e58f-4136-8c38-fb59f2584903.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A British police officer bows his head as the Union flag draped coffin holding the body of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher arrives in a hearse at the Houses of Parliament in London to rest overnight before her funeral the next day, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. About 100 colleagues and senior politicians will attend a private service in Parliament's chapel of St. Mary Undercroft later Tuesday. The Iron Lady, who transformed Britain during her 11-year tenure, died April 8, aged 87. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c07906b3-b72b-40f2-9ffe-e27483c2614e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c07906b3-b72b-40f2-9ffe-e27483c2614e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The coffin of British former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher rests in the Crypt Chapel of St Mary Undercroft beneath the Houses of Parliament in central London on Tuesday April 16, 2013. The funeral  of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher will be held at St Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday.  (AP Photo/ Leon Neal, Pool)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2687f2ad-7c54-4713-b784-5a56c3c53a6e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="277" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2687f2ad-7c54-4713-b784-5a56c3c53a6e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Union Flag draped coffin holding the body of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is being carried into the Houses of Parliament in London Tuesday April 16, 2013  to rest overnight before her funeral at St Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday . About 100 colleagues and senior politicians will attend a private service in Parliament's chapel of St. Mary Undercroft later Tuesday. . (AP Photo/Sang Tan)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>EU lawmakers vote for banker bonus cap</title>
<description><![CDATA[The European Parliament on Tuesday voted in favor of reforms to strengthen the bloc's financial sector, including a new law to cap bankers' bonuses.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Juergen Baetz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Juergen Baetz]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17777160-eu-lawmakers-vote-for-banker-bonus-cap</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17777160-eu-lawmakers-vote-for-banker-bonus-cap</guid><category>business</category><category>world-news</category><category>europe</category><category>bank</category><category>bonuses</category><category>european-parliament</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:53:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Kareena says women's role in Bollywood is changing</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor says the portrayal of women in Indian cinema is changing and increasingly film directors are creating more meaningful roles for them.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17776886-kareena-says-womens-role-in-bollywood-is-changing</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17776886-kareena-says-womens-role-in-bollywood-is-changing</guid><category>world-news</category><category>india</category><category>people</category><category>as</category><category>kareena-kapoor</category><category>kapoor</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:37:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2e30888d-b08a-41b3-8f0e-9431bc8e93ab.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="365" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2e30888d-b08a-41b3-8f0e-9431bc8e93ab.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="168" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE- In this June 6, 2012 file photo, Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor poses for the media during a promotional event in Mumbai, India. Kapoor said the portrayal of women in Indian cinema is changing and increasingly film directors are creating more meaningful roles for them. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Iran's president visits uranium-rich Niger</title>
<description><![CDATA[Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited the uranium-rich West African nation of Niger on Tuesday, although officials discounted that the mineral was the reason for his visit.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dalatou Mamane]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Dalatou Mamane]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17776802-irans-president-visits-uranium-rich-niger</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17776802-irans-president-visits-uranium-rich-niger</guid><category>world-news</category><category>iran</category><category>president</category><category>af</category><category>mahmoud-ahmadinejad</category><category>west-african</category><category>niger</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:32:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Thatcher Funeral: Attendees and No-Shows</title>
<description><![CDATA[More than 2,000 invitations were sent out for the Wednesday funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Among the former U.S. presidents, surviving U.K. prime ministers, world leaders and celebrities who made the cut are some high profile would-be guests who sent regrets: Former First Lady Nancy Reagan &#8212; whose husband had a close relationship with the late premier &#8212; will not be able to attend; nor will former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who shared key moments in history with the Iron Lady. Germany's Angela Merkel is sending her foreign minister, while U.S. power families the Clintons and the Bushes won't be making appearances.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17776801-thatcher-funeral-attendees-and-no-shows</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17776801-thatcher-funeral-attendees-and-no-shows</guid><category>world-news</category><category>eu</category><category>britain</category><category>glance</category><category>thatcher</category><category>invites</category><category>germany-angela-merkel</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:31:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=418db320-bfb7-4062-ade9-1405c86a3519.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=418db320-bfb7-4062-ade9-1405c86a3519.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;British forces' officers escort a Union Jack-draped coffin on a gun carriage drawn by the King's Troop Royal Artillery during a rehearsal for the upcoming funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in central London, early Monday, April 15, 2013. Thatcher, the combative &quot;Iron Lady&quot; who infuriated European allies and transformed her country by a ruthless dedication to free markets in 11 bruising years as prime minister, died Monday, April 8, 2013. The funeral will take place Wednesday, April 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=eb99f2fc-dd44-4de6-abb5-b6709e2f1ff3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=eb99f2fc-dd44-4de6-abb5-b6709e2f1ff3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A woman walks through security barriers put up outside St Paul's Cathedral in London, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. British police are reviewing security plans for Sunday's London Marathon, the next major international marathon, because of the bombs that killed three people at the race in Boston.  Police already were preparing a major security operation for Wednesday's ceremonial funeral for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, an event at St. Paul's Cathedral that will be attended by Queen Elizabeth II and many dignitaries. The funeral's security plans are expected to be reviewed in light of the Boston bombings. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>South Africa: Elephant handler trampled to death</title>
<description><![CDATA[A handler at an elephant park in South Africa was trampled to death while taking elephants out for exercise, the park's owner said Tuesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Torchia]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Christopher Torchia]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17776633-south-africa-elephant-handler-trampled-to-death</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17776633-south-africa-elephant-handler-trampled-to-death</guid><category>world-news</category><category>south-africa</category><category>elephant</category><category>handler</category><category>africa-elephant</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:20:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4ac639ab-a35f-4546-9c67-d9d0c731a387.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4ac639ab-a35f-4546-9c67-d9d0c731a387.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this image made available by South African National Parks, a car that was overturned by an elephant lies on the side of the road in the Kruger National Park, Monday April 15, 2013.  A medical team in a helicopter rushed to help the injured male driver, who was taken to a hospital for further treatment. Park spokesman William Mabasa says it is unclear why the elephant became aggressive. (AP Photo/SAN Parks)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Quake hits Iran, Pakistan; dozens killed</title>
<description><![CDATA[A major earthquake flattened homes and offices on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border Tuesday, rattling buildings as far away as New Delhi and Dubai and killing dozens of people, including 34 in one Pakistani town.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nasser Karimi]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nasser Karimi]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17776623-quake-hits-iran-pakistan-dozens-killed</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17776623-quake-hits-iran-pakistan-dozens-killed</guid><category>world-news</category><category>iran</category><category>ml</category><category>quake</category><category>new-delhi</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:19:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5dc294ca-02fe-4526-8771-da21f729aa31.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5dc294ca-02fe-4526-8771-da21f729aa31.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;People evacuate buildings and gather on road after a tremor of an earthquake was felt in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. A major earthquake described as the strongest to hit Iran in more than half a century flatted homes and offices Tuesday near Iran's border with Pakistan, killing at least tens of people in the sparsely populated region and swaying buildings as far away as New Delhi and the skyscrapers in Dubai and Bahrain. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=47b35ae4-ea68-4748-bf58-c305e0456ec6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=47b35ae4-ea68-4748-bf58-c305e0456ec6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;People evacuate buildings and call their relatives after a tremor of an earthquake was felt in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. A major earthquake described as the strongest to hit Iran in more than half a century flatted homes and offices Tuesday near Iran's border with Pakistan, killing at least tens of people in the sparsely populated region and swaying buildings as far away as New Delhi and the skyscrapers in Dubai and Bahrain. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=eecf987e-6bdd-4449-852d-a79ca095dd8b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=eecf987e-6bdd-4449-852d-a79ca095dd8b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;People evacuate buildings and gather on road after a tremor of an earthquake was felt in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. A major earthquake described as the strongest to hit Iran in more than half a century flatted homes and offices Tuesday near Iran's border with Pakistan, killing at least tens of people in the sparsely populated region and swaying buildings as far away as New Delhi and the skyscrapers in Dubai and Bahrain. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3f6bc1d6-b30d-47e7-8dda-7f22b4e0ce84.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3f6bc1d6-b30d-47e7-8dda-7f22b4e0ce84.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;People evacuate buildings and gather on road as tremor of an earthquake was felt in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. A major earthquake described as the strongest to hit Iran in more than half a century flatted homes and offices Tuesday near Iran's border with Pakistan, killing at least tens of people in the sparsely populated region and swaying buildings as far away as New Delhi and the skyscrapers in Dubai and Bahrain. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b0b13426-5ef0-446c-9193-0aa34008a8ec.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="247" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b0b13426-5ef0-446c-9193-0aa34008a8ec.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;People evacuate buildings and gather on road after a tremor of an earthquake was felt in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. A major earthquake described as the strongest to hit Iran in more than half a century flatted homes and offices Tuesday near Iran's border with Pakistan, killing at least tens of people in the sparsely populated region and swaying buildings as far away as New Delhi and the skyscrapers in Dubai and Bahrain. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Official: 17 gold miners dead in Ghana accident</title>
<description><![CDATA[Authorities say 17 people are dead after an accident at a gold mine in central Ghana.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17776497-official-17-gold-miners-dead-in-ghana-accident</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17776497-official-17-gold-miners-dead-in-ghana-accident</guid><category>world-news</category><category>af</category><category>deaths</category><category>mine</category><category>ghana</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:08:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Indian state stops Playboy beach club from opening</title>
<description><![CDATA[India's going to have to wait for its first Playboy bunnies.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mayabhushan Nagvenkar]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mayabhushan Nagvenkar]]></source><link>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17776447-indian-state-stops-playboy-beach-club-from-opening</link><guid>http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17776447-indian-state-stops-playboy-beach-club-from-opening</guid><category>world-news</category><category>india</category><category>as</category><category>playboy</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:06:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cba9a832-bcb6-4b76-a15a-c80391796643.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cba9a832-bcb6-4b76-a15a-c80391796643.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2010 file photo, waitresses pose inside the Playboy Club at the Sands Casino in Macau. After a month of heated debate, the government in the tourist hotspot of Goa in India on Monday, April 15, 2013 refused permission for promoters to open the country's first Playboy club in a 22,000-square-foot open-air property on upmarket Candolim beach. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>