http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world world only, picked out of same lineup as homepage en-gb Sat, 18 May 2013 11:22:11 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/seen-and-heard-at-the-cannes-film-festival-rev-run-the-dj-jackie-chans-mental-blueprint-207999361.html CANNES, France - Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: Will a switched-at-birth Japanese drama tug on Steven Spielberg's heart strings? The Cannes Film Festival was wondering that Saturday, when Kore-eda Hirokazu's elegant and emotional "Like... Sat, 18 May 2013 11:01:08 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/pope-and-merkel-mindful-of-christian-vote-discuss-a-europe-focused-on-values-assistance-207997491.html VATICAN CITY - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, mindful of the importance of Christian voters in September elections, met with Pope Francis on Saturday during a quick trip to Rome that focused on helping victims of Europe's economic crisis and emphasizing the continent's Christian roots. Merkel Sat, 18 May 2013 11:03:08 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/who-warns-saudi-coronavirus-may-be-spreading-calls-for-urgent-search-for-source-207997261.html The World Health Organization has issued a blunt assessment of the coronavirus outbreak in Saudi Arabia, acknowledging for the first time that there are concerns the virus may be spreading from person to person, at least in a limited way. The statement called for urgent investigations to find Sat, 18 May 2013 10:28:56 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/raleigh-holds-annual-tour-of-backyard-chicken-coops-part-of-national-spread-of-urban-farming-207997251.html RALEIGH, N.C. - Chicken connoisseurs in North Carolina's capital city are holding their annual tour of backyard pens, part of a national movement of backyard poultry farming. Raleigh holds its ninth annual Tour D' Coop event on Saturday. The one-day tour of chicken coops and urban farms collects Sat, 18 May 2013 10:29:31 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/south-korea-says-north-korea-fires-3-short-range-guided-missiles-into-its-eastern-waters-207997191.html SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions. The North fired two missiles Sat, 18 May 2013 10:27:08 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/64-climbers-including-saudi-arabian-woman-scale-mount-everest-from-nepal-207997171.html KATMANDU, Nepal - Mountaineering officials say 64 climbers, including a Saudi Arabian woman, have successfully scaled Mount Everest from Nepal's side of the mountain. Tilak Padney of Nepal's Mountaineering Department says 35 foreigners accompanied by 29 Nepalese Sherpa guides reached the Sat, 18 May 2013 10:12:07 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/irs-targeted-tea-party-but-ignored-most-influential-political-groups-207997151.html WASHINGTON - There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea party organizations that applied for tax-exempt status. But the IRS largely maintained a hands-off policy with the Sat, 18 May 2013 10:30:32 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/powerball-jackpot-600m-and-rising-for-saturdays-drawing-lottery-record-could-fall-again-207997141.html DES MOINES, Iowa - A little more than a year after three tickets split a world-record lottery prize, the jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing was nearing historic territory. Should nobody pick the correct six numbers, the prize money will roll over to next week's drawing and almost certainly Sat, 18 May 2013 10:30:00 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/french-president-signs-gay-marriage-into-law-after-wrenching-national-debate-207997121.html PARIS - French President Francois Hollande has signed a law authorizing gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate. His signature means the first gay marriages may be celebrated in France within about 10 days. Hollande's office said he Sat, 18 May 2013 10:11:22 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/rescuers-say-chances-of-finding-more-survivors-declining-at-collapsed-indonesian-mine-tunnel-207997111.html TIMIKA, Indonesia - Rescuers searching for 23 trapped workers at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia spotted six bodies Saturday but weren't able to immediately retrieve them because of falling debris, a company official said. The collapse at the Big Gossan underground training Sat, 18 May 2013 10:27:53 CDT