Facebook’s initial crew moving on

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• Facebook’s initial crew moving on
• For Barack Obama, a stinging rebuke
• Amritsar's Nikki Haley is South Carolina Governor
• Greece suspends parcels delivery as mail bombs target embassies in Athens
• In Iraq, 13 blasts kill 76 people
• US mid-term polls: Republicans deal blow to India-bound Obama
• Better to love women than gays: Berlusconi
• UK, France ink defence pact on joint force, nuke cooperation
• US mid-term polls: Heated campaign ends as votes are cast
• Suspicious package found at German Chancellor Merkel's office
• Greek mail bombers target 5 embassies in Athens
• Drunk bar manager eaten alive by lions

Facebook’s initial crew moving on Posted: Facebook, the most successful start-up of the last decade, is only six years old, and an initial public offering is still a way off. But a number of Facebook's early employees are giving up their stable jobs, free food and laundry service to build their own businesses. Many of them are leaving as wealthy, either on paper or after cashing in their ownership stakes to do what they say they like best: start companies.

For Barack Obama, a stinging rebuke Posted: Somewhere along the way, the apostle of change became its target, engulfed by the same currents that swept him to the White House two years ago. Now, President Obama must find a way to recalibrate with nothing less than his presidency on the line.

Amritsar's Nikki Haley is South Carolina Governor Posted: Republican Nikki Haley, the daughter of Sikh immigrant parents from Amritsar, will be the new Governor of South Carolina state, after she defeated her Democratic rival Vincent Sheheen in a close race.

Greece suspends parcels delivery as mail bombs target embassies in Athens Posted: Greek police said on Tuesday the country's civil aviation authorities were suspending all deliveries of mail and parcels abroad for 48 hours. A police statement says the freeze will allow authorities to check for the existence of more mail bombs. The decision comes after a wave of mail bombs were sent to foreign embassies in Greece and to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's office.

In Iraq, 13 blasts kill 76 people Posted: Rapid-fire bombings and mortar strikes in mostly Shiite neighbourhoods of Baghdad on Tuesday night have killed 76 people and wounded nearly 200, calling into question the ability of Iraqi security forces to protect the capital.

US mid-term polls: Republicans deal blow to India-bound Obama Posted: Republicans captured control of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, riding a wave of voter discontent as they dealt a setback to President Obama just two years after his triumphal victory. But the Democrats retained control of the Senate, with Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, beating back a Tea Party challenge from Sharron Angle.

Better to love women than gays: Berlusconi Posted: Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi dismissed calls on Tuesday to resign over his involvement with an underage Moroccan runaway - and even created a new uproar by claiming it was better to love beautiful girls than gays.

UK, France ink defence pact on joint force, nuke cooperation Posted: Britain and France on Tuesday inked two landmark pacts to deepen defence cooperation by agreeing to create a joint force and share nuclear test facilities. British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy inked the two treaties that they said would make both countries' citizens safer while cutting defence budgets following the financial crisis.

US mid-term polls: Heated campaign ends as votes are cast Posted: American voters began heading to the polls Tuesday morning in elections that will recalibrate the balance of power in Washington and in state houses across the nation, with Republicans poised to make big gains, particularly in the House of Representatives where they expect to seize a majority, and Democrats eager to stem their losses and hold control of the Senate.

Suspicious package found at German Chancellor Merkel's office Posted: Police were investigating a suspicious package at German Chancellor Angela Merkel's office on Tuesday, hours after small mail bombs exploded outside the Russian and Swiss embassies in Athens in attacks blamed on far-left domestic extremists.

Greek mail bombers target 5 embassies in Athens Posted: Small mail bombs have exploded outside the Russian and Swiss embassies in Athens and police have destroyed at least three more as they tried to halt a wave of attacks on foreign missions blamed on far-left domestic extremists.

Drunk bar manager eaten alive by lions Posted: A bar manager was eaten alive by lions after he wanted to play with them following an all-night party at a wildlife park in South Africa, it was reported here.

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