Wednesday, January 26, 2011

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Satellite collar helps ecologists track endangered tiger

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 11:09 PM PST

Sitting at his office in Kathmandu, Maheswar Dhakal, a government ecologist, can tell exactly where in a jungle about 600 kilometres away, at what altitude and what temperature Namobuddha, a two and a half year old tiger, is at a given moment.

Australian prime minister proposes tax to pay for flood damage

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 11:04 PM PST

The cost of repairing flood damage in Australia will top AUS $5.6 billion, according to Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who proposed a one-year tax to help fund the reconstruction.

Doctors: Giffords faces rocky road to recovery, normalcy

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:45 PM PST

In the days and weeks to come, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' recovery from a gunshot wound to the head will be a marathon, not a sprint, doctors say.

Groups condemn sexual violence, 'reign of terror' in Ivory Coast

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:10 PM PST

A United Nations representative has condemned sexual violence in the Ivory Coast as the White House met with leaders urging the nation's incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo to give up power.

Egyptian police crack down on second day of protests

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:02 PM PST

Protesters taking to the streets in Egypt on Wednesday felt the wrath of security forces, a day after an unparalleled display of public rage at the government and full-throated cries for the ouster of the longtime president.

Blast kills miners in Colombia

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:58 PM PST

At least 20 people were killed and six injured Wednesday in a mine explosion in northeastern Colombia near the border with Venezuela, the government-run Colombian Institute of Geology and Mining, known by the acronym Ingeominas, reported.

FARC says it's ready to release 5 hostages

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:03 PM PST

Colombian rebels say they are ready to start the unilateral release of five hostages, according to a message posted Wednesday on a former Colombian senator's website.

Senate panel postpones hearing on accused Fort Hood gunman

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:02 PM PST

Fourteen months after the Fort Hood, Texas, massacre, a Senate panel is still consulting with the FBI over the public release of what the government knew in advance about the accused gunman.

Police: Nevada councilwoman died in murder-suicide

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:36 PM PST

An embattled Nevada councilwoman e-mailed a friend about items intended for her mother and called police shortly before they found her and her husband dead in an apparent murder-suicide, police in Mesquite said Wednesday.

Missouri ruling extends legal battle for immigrant's son

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:11 PM PST

It is a case so heart-wrenching that a key ruling referenced the biblical Solomon, who, a Missouri judge said, at least had the option to decree that the child be cut in half.

Body identified as Texas baby sitter, 15

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:58 PM PST

A body found near Lubbock, Texas, has been identified as that of a baby sitter seen in a motel surveillance video with a longtime family friend charged in the case, authorities said Wednesday.

U.S. missionary in Mexico fatally shot

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:57 PM PST

An American missionary was fatally shot in Mexico on Wednesday, police said.

Soccer pundit resigns after sexist comments

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:39 PM PST

A soccer commentator who made sexist remarks about a female match official resigned from Britain's Sky Sports on Wednesday, a day after the co-host with whom he made the remarks was fired by the network.

Boehner says Social Security reform should be considered

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:33 PM PST

House Speaker John Boehner backed off Wednesday from a previous call to raise the eligibility age for Social Security benefits, but still described the idea as logical.

Is the luster of gold fading?

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:11 PM PST

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Snow rolling from southern Appalachians to Boston; flights canceled

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:03 PM PST

A quick-hitting Northeast snowstorm that began coating the nation's capital Wednesday has forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights for travelers in New England and the Eastern Seaboard, according to airline spokesmen.

Store reverses decision to hide Elton John magazine cover

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 05:57 PM PST

An Arkansas supermarket reversed its decision Wednesday to hide a magazine cover showing Elton John and his same-sex partner David Furnish holding their new baby.

Record U.S. budget deficit projected

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 05:49 PM PST

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Obama to take YouTube questions on State of the Union speech

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 05:31 PM PST

As part of a White House offensive in support of this week's State of the Union speech, President Barack Obama will hold a YouTube interview Thursday to answer questions submitted by viewers.

Jimmy Buffett got stitches for cut from stage fall

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 05:25 PM PST

Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett fell off a concert stage and was injured at the end of a show in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday night, according to his manager.
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