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Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2013 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods rose more than expected in April, a hopeful sign that a sharp slowdown in factory output could soon run its course. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-durable-goods-idUSBRE94N0FR20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-durable-goods-idUSBRE94N0FR20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=930 topNews Fri, 24 May 2013 11:14:52 -0400 LONDON (Reuters) - British fighter jets escorted a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted Airport near London on Friday, where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-britain-pakistan-jet-idUSBRE94N0HI20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-britain-pakistan-jet-idUSBRE94N0HI20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=930 topNews Fri, 24 May 2013 11:30:34 -0400 ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syria's fractious opposition scrambled to agree a new leadership on Friday in a bid to present a coherent front at peace talks which the United States and Russia are convening to seek an end to more than two years of civil war. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-syria-crisis-opposition-idUSBRE94M17420130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-syria-crisis-opposition-idUSBRE94M17420130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=930 topNews Fri, 24 May 2013 12:07:08 -0400 STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Police in Stockholm called in reinforcements on Friday after youths set cars and a school ablaze in a fifth night of rioting, the worst to hit Sweden for years. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-sweden-riots-idUSBRE94N0LN20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-sweden-riots-idUSBRE94N0LN20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=930 topNews Fri, 24 May 2013 11:04:31 -0400 KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban militants launched a coordinated attack on a U.N. compound in the center of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday setting off explosions and battling the security forces. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-afghanistan-blast-idUSBRE94N0EM20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-afghanistan-blast-idUSBRE94N0EM20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=930 topNews Fri, 24 May 2013 12:44:35 -0400 LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's security services faced questions on Friday over whether they could have done more to prevent the murder of a soldier hacked to death in a busy London street after it emerged that his suspected killers were known to intelligence officers. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-britain-killing-cameron-idUSBRE94L0WU20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-britain-killing-cameron-idUSBRE94L0WU20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=930 topNews Fri, 24 May 2013 10:25:52 -0400 TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders must decide soon on whether to revive long-dormant peace negotiations to end their decades-old conflict, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-israel-palestinians-usa-kerry-idUSBRE94N0BY20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-israel-palestinians-usa-kerry-idUSBRE94N0BY20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=930 topNews Fri, 24 May 2013 09:40:37 -0400 BEIJING (Reuters) - A North Korean envoy told China's president on Friday that his reclusive country was willing to take "positive actions" to ensure peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, as China steps up diplomatic efforts to bring Pyongyang back to talks. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-korea-north-china-urgent-idUSBRE94N07120130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-korea-north-china-urgent-idUSBRE94N07120130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=930 topNews Fri, 24 May 2013 08:28:56 -0400 OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - A truck crashed into a four-lane freeway bridge in Washington state Thursday evening and may have caused it to collapse, sending vehicles and drivers tumbling into a frigid river, officials said. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-usa-bridge-collapse-idUSBRE94N04M20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-usa-bridge-collapse-idUSBRE94N04M20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=930 topNews Fri, 24 May 2013 09:11:27 -0400 TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The United States on Friday called into question the credibility of Iran's presidential election next month, criticizing the disqualification of candidates and accusing Tehran of disrupting Internet access. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-usa-iran-idUSBRE94N0DL20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=930 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-usa-iran-idUSBRE94N0DL20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=930 topNews Fri, 24 May 2013 09:53:23 -0400