/News/world/-/1068/1068/-/7d5ehtz/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/17-killed-20-injured-in-rebel-attack-in-India-/-/1068/1863490/-/sqqabpz/-/index.html Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the ruling Congress party have condemned the horrific attack on party leaders by left-wing Naxalite rebels in the central state of Chhattisgarh, in which at least 17 people were killed and more than 20 others injured. 2013-05-26T14:12:19Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Turkey-fears-being-left-out-by-EU-free-trade-deals/-/1068/1863348/-/l6t6hj/-/index.html Frustrated with the slow progress of its bid to join the EU, the rash of free trade pacts Brussels is negotiating that leave Turkey out in the cold has Ankara threatening to tear up its customs union agreement. 2013-05-26T11:23:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Brazil-cancels--900-million-in-African-debt/-/1068/1863300/-/13o80c9/-/index.html Brazil said Saturday it plans to cancel Sh75.6 billion ($900 million) (700 million euro) worth of debt in 12 African countries, as part of a broader strategy to boost ties with the continent. 2013-05-26T10:14:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/-Fifty-arrested-ahead-of-Paris-anti-gay-marriage-rally-/-/1068/1863182/-/j5m5cb/-/index.html Fifty opponents of gay marriage were arrested in central Paris late Saturday, police said, on the eve of a major protest against a new French law allowing homosexual couples to formally tie the knot. 2013-05-26T01:03:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Venezuela-top-court-rejects-challenge-to-Maduro-win/-/1068/1863180/-/1d88sm/-/index.html In a ruling out Saturday, Venezuela's Supreme Court rejected one of six challenges to the April 14 presidential election, which saw Hugo Chavez's successor Nicolas Maduro win by a razor-thin margin. 2013-05-26T01:00:58Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Maoist-rebels-kill-17-in-central-India-ambush/-/1068/1863178/-/b4vt5tz/-/index.html Heavily-armed Maoist rebels on Saturday killed 17 people, including 12 local Congress leaders, after ambushing a convoy in a remote tribal belt of central India, a top police officer said. 2013-05-26T00:56:44Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/-Syria-opposition-says-kidnapped-bishops-in-good-health/-/1068/1863176/-/12onuhgz/-/index.html Two Orthodox bishops kidnapped in Syria last month are "in good health," though there is no news on their whereabouts, an opposition official told reporters Saturday in Istanbul. 2013-05-26T00:53:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/16-children-die-in-Pakistan-school-bus-fire/-/1068/1862450/-/wwnfhb/-/index.html Sixteen children and a teacher were killed when their school bus caught fire in central Pakistan on Saturday, police said. 2013-05-25T07:00:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Toronto-mayor-denies-smoking-cocaine/-/1068/1862440/-/xm5hi8z/-/index.html Toronto's embattled Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he uses crack cocaine, despite allegations he was seen on a video smoking the drug. 2013-05-25T04:16:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Guatemala-extradites-expresident-to-US/-/1068/1862436/-/4244j6z/-/index.html Guatemala extradited former president Alfonso Portillo to the United States on Friday to face charges of laundering $70 million of swindled government funds through US banks. 2013-05-25T04:06:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Row-on-arming-Syria-rebels-deeply-divides-EU/-/1068/1862432/-/vuygokz/-/index.html A fierce row over whether to arm Syrian rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad's forces has left the European Union deeply divided days before the bloc needs to decide on renewing existing sanctions. 2013-05-25T03:45:58Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/British-spy-agencies-in-the-spotlight-over-soldiers-murder/-/1068/1862424/-/14cx105/-/index.html One of the two Islamists suspected of hacking a soldier to death in London Michael Adebolajo 28, had been detained in Kenya last year. 2013-05-25T02:47:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Swazi-albinos-plead-for-protection-ahead-of-vote/-/1068/1861356/-/vufde3z/-/index.html Swaziland's albinos have called on the government for protection ahead of elections expected later this year, fearing their body parts will be harvested by candidates seeking good luck. 2013-05-24T03:27:50Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Cars-schools-torched-in-fifth-night-of-Stockholm-riots/-/1068/1861350/-/ypsa5wz/-/index.html At least nine cars were torched and two schools and a police station were set ablaze as riots swept through Stockholm's immigrant-dominated suburbs early Friday for the fifth straight night, police and firefighters said. 2013-05-24T02:21:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Argentine-case-a-challenge-to-debt-restructurings-IMF/-/1068/1861342/-/svphdc/-/index.html The New York legal case over Argentina's debt poses a deep challenge to all future sovereign debt restructurings, the International Monetary Fund said in a report Thursday. 2013-05-24T01:18:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/-You-will-never-be-safe-London-attacker/-/1068/1860312/-/p92apaz/-/index.html One of the two alleged killers of a British soldier on a street in south-east London on Wednesday explained his actions on an amateur video obtained by the television channel ITV. 2013-05-22T23:01:44Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/-US-formally-takes-responsibility-for-killing-Awlaki/-/1068/1860310/-/t2ngc1/-/index.html The United States formally said for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed radical Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and three other US citizens in anti-terror strikes abroad. 2013-05-22T22:44:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Twitter-tightens-security-after-high-profile-breaches/-/1068/1860308/-/fu05y8z/-/index.html Twitter said Wednesday it was stepping up its security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers hitting media organizations and others. 2013-05-22T22:40:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Britain-France-to-drum-up-support-to-arm-Syrian-rebels/-/1068/1860306/-/hgg0q0z/-/index.html French President Francois Hollande and British Prime Minister David Cameron Wednesday said they would seek European support for their proposal to arm the Syrian opposition to fight regime forces. 2013-05-22T22:36:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Iran-expanding-nuclear-activities-IAEA/-/1068/1860304/-/udh7gj/-/index.html Iran is making significant progress in expanding its nuclear programme, including in opening up a potential second route to developing the bomb, a new UN atomic agency report showed Wednesday. 2013-05-22T22:33:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/-Israel-general-sees-increased-risk-of-surprise-war/-/1068/1860302/-/v64fjd/-/index.html Middle East unrest increases the chance of Israel becoming embroiled in a surprise war, the head of its air force said on Wednesday. 2013-05-22T22:31:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/US-tornado-kills-24/-/1068/1859374/-/y7aqk4z/-/index.html Families returned to a blasted moonscape that had been an American suburb Tuesday after a monstrous tornado tore through the outskirts of Oklahoma City, killing at least 24 people 2013-05-22T00:41:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Gay-marriage-bill-passes-major-hurdle/-/1068/1859372/-/1s69v2/-/index.html A bill to legalise gay marriage in Britain passed a crucial hurdle in parliament on Tuesday, despite efforts by lawmakers from Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative party to wreck the plans 2013-05-22T00:36:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Congress-grills-former-IRS-boss/-/1068/1859370/-/137kbyjz/-/index.html Under fierce questioning by US lawmakers, the political appointee who headed the IRS during the tax agency's targeting of conservative groups insisted Tuesday he was not involved in the scandal 2013-05-22T00:31:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Harry-Potter-book-fetches--227000/-/1068/1859368/-/9sk5rvz/-/index.html A 1997 first edition of "Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone" annotated by J.K. Rowling sold for £150,000 ($227,000, 176,000 euros) at a London auction Tuesday, a new record for a printed book by the writer. 2013-05-22T00:29:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Afghan-interpreters-to-get-British-visas/-/1068/1859366/-/89vfvoz/-/index.html Around 600 Afghan interpreters who served with British forces fighting the Taliban in southern Afghanistan will be allowed to stay in Britain, the government revealed on Wednesday 2013-05-22T00:27:57Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/91-dead-as-massive-tornado-strikes-US-city-/-/1068/1858436/-/jooksyz/-/index.html A powerful tornado swept through an Oklahoma City suburb on Monday, tearing down blocks of homes, two schools and leaving at least 91 people dead, including 20 children, local officials said. 2013-05-21T05:22:44Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Top-White-House-officials-knew-in-April-of-tax-probe/-/1068/1858404/-/oxjbr2/-/index.html Top White House aides knew of a scandal over tax officials targeting conservative groups in April, but did not tell President Barack Obama, in a possible bid to insulate him from political damage 2013-05-21T02:19:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Church-of-Scotland-votes-for-gay-ministers/-/1068/1858402/-/nyie7w/-/index.html The Church of Scotland on Monday voted to allow gay ministers following years of debate between the liberal and traditionalist sides of the church 2013-05-21T02:17:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/British-PM-survives-gay-marriage-vote/-/1068/1858400/-/4om0cu/-/index.html British Prime Minister David Cameron headed off another Conservative rebellion Monday after the opposition Labour Party helped him see off a "wrecking amendment" which had threatened his gay marriage bill 2013-05-21T02:14:09Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/No-new-H7N9-cases-in-China-for-a-week/-/1068/1858388/-/juuvlb/-/index.html No new human cases of the H7N9 virus have been recorded in China for a week, national health authorities said, for the first time since the outbreak began in March 2013-05-21T02:01:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Dozens-dead-as-tornado-hits-US-city/-/1068/1858386/-/v6g4xhz/-/index.html A powerful tornado swept through an Oklahoma City suburb on Monday, tearing down blocks of homes and at least two schools and leaving at least 51 people dead, local officials told US media 2013-05-21T01:57:33Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Britains-Cameron-faces-party-rebellion-over-gay-marriage/-/1068/1857638/-/yr7q0oz/-/index.html British Prime Minister David Cameron faces further dissent from within the ranks of his Conservative Party as a bill to legalise gay marriage returns to Parliament Monday 2013-05-20T06:43:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Two-Mossad--CIA-spies-executed-in-Iran/-/1068/1857016/-/v7r9nd/-/index.html Two Iranian spies working for the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad were hanged in Iran on Sunday morning, the state IRIB TV said. 2013-05-19T10:58:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Internet-in-coma-as-Iran-election-looms/-/1068/1856908/-/c0pow/-/index.html Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time around over claims of fraud, users and experts say 2013-05-19T06:36:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/French-president-signs-gay-marriage-bill-into-law/-/1068/1856770/-/u761mgz/-/index.html France on Saturday became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of bitter debate and demonstrations. 2013-05-18T23:12:19Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Assad-tells-Argentine-newspaper-he-wont-step-down/-/1068/1856768/-/dvsjkt/-/index.html Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Saturday he welcomed a US-Russian peace initiative to end Syria's civil war but had no plans to resign, in an interview with an Argentine newspaper. 2013-05-18T23:05:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/-Pope-urges-ethical-behaviour-in-public-life/-/1068/1856766/-/x1wf6dz/-/index.html Pope Francis on Saturday called for the respect of ethical values in public life and politics as their absence was "hurting all of humanity". 2013-05-18T23:03:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Gunmen-kill-Khan-party-woman-politician-in-Pakistan/-/1068/1856764/-/13qlxqx/-/index.html Gunmen on Saturday killed a Pakistani woman politician from cricket star Imran Khan's Movement for Justice (PTI) party in the southern port city of Karachi on the eve of partial election re-polling. 2013-05-18T23:00:08Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Argentina-ex-dictator-takes-secrets-to-the-grave/-/1068/1856762/-/11ryyrb/-/index.html Late Argentine dictator General Jorge Videla will be buried without revealing what happened to the tens of thousands who "disappeared" during his rule, rights groups said Saturday. 2013-05-18T22:56:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Dozens-hurt-in-US-road-accident/-/1068/1856760/-/mn2vm1z/-/index.html More than 50 people were injured when a car slammed into bystanders at a parade in the mountains of the US state of Virginia, US media reported Saturday. 2013-05-18T22:54:25Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Reports-of-60-injured-in-US-train-accident/-/1068/1856052/-/334s79/-/index.html A rush-hour collision between two commuter trains in a suburb north of New York City Friday injured 60 passengers, five of them seriously. 2013-05-18T08:51:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Five-arrested-with-explosives-in-Tanzania/-/1068/1856050/-/4sb07gz/-/index.html Tanzania police said Saturday they have arrested five people in possession of explosives in the economic capital Dar es Salaam. 2013-05-18T08:45:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/French-president-signs-gay-marriage-bill-into-law/-/1068/1856042/-/u76779z/-/index.html France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of bitter political debate. 2013-05-18T07:42:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Strong-6-1-earthquake-strikes-off-Japan-coast/-/1068/1856040/-/odo0iwz/-/index.html A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Japan's main Honshu island on Saturday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. 2013-05-18T07:34:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Dancer-says-Jackson-sexually-abused-him-as-child/-/1068/1855234/-/kvbt8wz/-/index.html An Australian choreographer alleged Thursday that Michael Jackson sexually abused him for seven years as a child, a claim the late singer's estate described as "outrageous and sad." 2013-05-17T02:26:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Facebook--Twitter-launch-apps-for-Google-glasses/-/1068/1855214/-/8prdmtz/-/index.html Facebook and Twitter launched applications Thursday for Google glasses as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the Internet-linked eyewear yet to hit the market. 2013-05-17T00:54:19Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Shrinking-glaciers-behind-a-third-of-sea-level-rise/-/1068/1855210/-/2gr1ql/-/index.html Water from the world's shrinking glaciers was responsible for almost a third of the rise in sea levels between 2003 and 2009, new research showed Thursday. 2013-05-17T00:47:23Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/-/1068/1854240/-/l1no9z/-/index.html Kidnappers in Yemen have freed three International Red Cross employees, including a Swiss and a Kenyan, along with two Egyptian hostages, following tribal mediation, a local official said Thursday. 2013-05-16T05:27:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Coca-Cola-recipe-finds-teen-buyer/-/1068/1854212/-/3d4mtz/-/index.html What could be a World War II era recipe for Coca-Cola's secret formula found a buyer Wednesday on eBay -- a 15-year-old who now has three days to come up with $15 million to pay for it 2013-05-16T02:26:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Obama-sacks-tax-chief-over-scandal/-/1068/1854154/-/5ulhy2z/-/index.html An angry President Barack Obama sacked the acting head of the US Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday over a scandal sparked when officials unfairly targeted conservative groups 2013-05-15T22:44:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/OJ-Simpson-recounts-Vegas-robbery/-/1068/1854152/-/9uply4/-/index.html Jailed sports star O.J. Simpson insisted Wednesday he did nothing illegal on the night of a September 2007 casino hotel robbery, and had no idea men with him had guns, as he sought a retrial 2013-05-15T22:39:44Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/UN-assembly-slams-Assad/-/1068/1854150/-/cylfcj/-/index.html The UN General Assembly condemned President Bashar al-Assad's "escalation" of the Syrian war on Wednesday as rebels battled to free inmates from a prison in the key city of Aleppo 2013-05-15T22:37:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Sun-unleashes-potent-solar-flares/-/1068/1854148/-/g1pt9iz/-/index.html The Sun has unleashed four potent solar flares this week, marking the most intense activity yet this year and causing limited interruptions to high-frequency radio communications 2013-05-15T22:34:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Sony-to-release-Angry-Birds-film/-/1068/1854146/-/facu51z/-/index.html Sony has won the global distribution rights to an animated film based on the hit game "Angry Birds," to be released in 2016, the entertainment giant announced Wednesday 2013-05-15T22:32:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Cameron-dealt-bloody-nose-in-EU-vote/-/1068/1854144/-/ofh85v/-/index.html Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a fresh blow to his authority on Wednesday when around a third of his own party's lawmakers voted against his policy on offering a referendum on Britain's European Union membership 2013-05-15T22:28:19Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/-/1068/1853580/-/l2ajiz/-/index.html The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to peaceful assembly and association Maina Kiai has urged Russian authorities to revise a law that is having “obstructive, intimidating and stigmatising effects” on the country’s non-governmental organisations (NGOs). 2013-05-15T12:02:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/-Dalai-Lama-warns-of-power-in-hands-of-few/-/1068/1853178/-/idqsi7z/-/index.html The Dalai Lama warned Tuesday against the accumulation of power in the hands of the few and told US politicians that maternal love at an early age was vital for policy-making. 2013-05-14T23:47:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/-Obama-congratulates-Pakistan-s-Sharif-on-election-win/-/1068/1853174/-/m3nexuz/-/index.html President Barack Obama called Pakistan's incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif to congratulate him on his election win and to pledge strong cooperation with Islamabad, the White House said Tuesday. 2013-05-14T23:34:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Canada-restores-diplomatic-ties-with-Somalia/-/1068/1853172/-/53vxsj/-/index.html Canada announced Tuesday it is restoring diplomatic relations with Somalia, more than two decades after severing ties with the strife-torn African nation. 2013-05-14T23:29:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/-ICC-prosecutor-opens-initial-probe-into-Gaza-flotill/-/1068/1853150/-/r94hya/-/index.html The International Criminal Court has opened a preliminary probe into Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla in 2010, the prosecutor's office said Tuesday. 2013-05-14T21:28:52Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/-/1068/1852038/-/l33w6z/-/index.html Angelina Jolie revealed Tuesday that she has undergone a preventive double mastectomy to reduce her risk of contracting breast cancer. 2013-05-14T06:22:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Tories-to-propose-EU-referendum-law/-/1068/1851890/-/p5to3y/-/index.html Britain's Conservative Party will on Tuesday propose laws to force an in-out referendum on the country's membership of the European Union to be held by the end of 2017, the party confirmed 2013-05-14T00:57:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/OJ-Simpson-appears-in-Las-Vegas-court/-/1068/1851888/-/5jx55hz/-/index.html O.J. Simpson appeared in a Las Vegas court Monday, hoping to be retried for a September 2007 casino hotel robbery on grounds that his longtime lawyer had botched his defense 2013-05-14T00:50:52Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/John-McAfee-breaks-silence/-/1068/1851884/-/kc7avs/-/index.html John McAfee, the reclusive software mogul wanted for questioning in Belize over an expat neighbour's death, broke his silence Monday in a US newspaper interview in which he pleaded his innocence 2013-05-14T00:47:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Oxford-University-sets-up-Thatcher-scholarship/-/1068/1851882/-/xgi4a9/-/index.html Britain's famous Oxford University is to honour former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who died last month, with a £100 million ($153 million, 118 million euros) scholarship trust for "future leaders" 2013-05-14T00:42:09Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Teenager-has-father-killed-for-being-pressured-to-study-/-/1068/1851080/-/cq2wpxz/-/index.html A school pupil was arrested in China for hiring hitmen who killed his father and sister because of the pressure they put on him to study, reports said Monday, highlighting educational stress in the country. 2013-05-13T11:28:25Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/19-hurt-at-New-Orleans-parade-shooting-police/-/1068/1850644/-/5jeebj/-/index.html Nineteen people were hurt in a shooting at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans on Sunday, police said as the US city's mayor vowed to find those responsible. 2013-05-13T01:16:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/-Nine-injured-in-Greece-after-gold-mine-project-protest/-/1068/1850626/-/wyld7x/-/index.html Nine people were injured on Sunday during clashes with police at a protest against a controversial Canadian gold mining project in northern Greece, the Athens News Agency reported. 2013-05-12T22:38:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Frenchman-dies-after-plucking-eyes-out/-/1068/1850624/-/b4p22cz/-/index.html A mentally ill Frenchman died on Sunday after gouging out his eyes and impaling himself on a post as authorities tried to restrain him, a police source said. 2013-05-12T22:35:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Bulgaria-election-sets-up-stalemate-fresh-protests/-/1068/1850622/-/6aqu7w/-/index.html The party of Bulgaria's ousted premier Boyko Borisov came first in tense elections Sunday but fell short of a majority, exit polls showed, setting the scene for political stalemate and fresh protests. 2013-05-12T22:32:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Britains-Tories-in-fresh-turmoil-over-Europe/-/1068/1850620/-/t0w03s/-/index.html British Prime Minister David Cameron is bracing for a fresh Conservative rebellion over Europe this week as about 100 of his party's lawmakers look set to defy him in a parliamentary vote. 2013-05-12T22:29:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/NY-Times-bureau-chief-expelled-from-Pakistan/-/1068/1850008/-/7xrau6/-/index.html The New York Times bureau chief in Pakistan was expelled from the country early Sunday after being ordered to leave for unspecified "undesirable activities". 2013-05-12T11:09:26Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/-/1068/1849618/-/ljmwbz/-/index.html An accidental explosion at a coal mine in southwest China killed 22 miners on Saturday, 2013-05-11T14:49:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Miracle-survivor-pulled-from-Bangladesh-ruins-/-/1068/1848434/-/wbbus8z/-/index.html Bangladeshi rescuers pulled a woman alive from the ruins of a collapsed garment factory complex on Friday after she spent 17 days trapped in a basement under the rubble. 2013-05-10T11:53:56Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Brazilian-woman-shot-in-mouth-with-spear-gun/-/1068/1847958/-/de81lu/-/index.html A young Brazilian woman was accidentally shot in the mouth with a spear gun, 2013-05-10T03:13:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/France-fears-more-cases-of-deadly-SARS-like-virus/-/1068/1847952/-/4w2cbnz/-/index.html French health authorities said Thursday they feared the country's first case of a new SARS-like virus that has killed 18 people, mostly in SDaudi Arabia, may have infected two other people. 2013-05-10T03:03:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Syria-will-respond-immediately-to-any-Israeli-strike/-/1068/1847946/-/wddmxrz/-/index.html Syria has threatened an immediate response to any new Israeli strike, as its militant ally Hezbollah said Damascus would provide "game-changing" weapons despite two reported attacks on military sites. 2013-05-10T02:31:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/US-House-passes-debt-prioritization-bill/-/1068/1847944/-/qiin0qz/-/index.html The US House passed a Republican bill along party lines Thursday that lawmakers say would remove the threat of default, while requiring the government to prioritize its debt and pension payments. 2013-05-10T02:18:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Dollar-above-100-yen-for-first-time-in-four-years/-/1068/1847940/-/hs0ljt/-/index.html The US dollar topped 100 yen for the first time in more than four years on Thursday as Tokyo's aggressive stimulus efforts to reflate the Japanese economy continue to depress its currency. 2013-05-10T02:07:44Z