Normal sleep a 'privilege' for night workers Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:12 PM PDT Gregory Jones begins his day when his family and the rest of the world winds down and gets ready for bed. |
Young Libyans in exile: Separate tribes, united dream Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:05 PM PDT They looked like just another group of young Arab professionals unwinding at the popular Zyara café in Dubai's Media City district after a long day at work, checking messages on their BlackBerry phones in between sipping drinks and chatting with friends. |
Radiation in air falls, but worries remain over possible reactor leak Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:55 PM PDT Airborne radiation levels continue to fall outside the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, though concerns remain about potentially ominous breaches in reactor cores after water showed alarming radiation levels in tests at two locales. |
Suspect in police killing turns himself in after hostage standoff Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:45 PM PDT A suspect accused of killing a Georgia police officer and wounding another one has surrendered to authorities after a hostage standoff Friday night. |
Radiation in seawater off nuclear plant spikes to 1,250 times normal Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:29 PM PDT Tests showed a sharp spike in levels of radioactive iodine in seawater just offshore of the embattled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are more than 1,250 times higher than normal, Japan's nuclear and industrial safety agency said Saturday. |
Qatar could create robot clouds to cool World Cup watchers Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:56 PM PDT Researchers at Qatar University's engineering school have come up with a novel way to cool the stadiums ahead of the 2022 World Cup... giant flying saucers! |
Parents: Student from Vermont missing in Syria Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:49 PM PDT The U.S. embassy in Syria is seeking information on the whereabouts of an American college student whose parents believe was detained by authorities there during a demonstration. |
Source: Van der Sloot lied about laptop use in killing Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:35 PM PDT The laptop belonging to Joran Van der Sloot was turned off the night he is suspected of having killed a young Peruvian woman in Lima, suggesting he lied to investigators when he said he attacked her after she read an e-mail on his computer connecting him to missing American teenager, Natalee Holloway, a source said Friday. |
Dozens of Syrians reported killed in Daraa Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:32 PM PDT Violent protests erupted Friday in Syria, with dozens of people killed in and around the restive city of Daraa and a boy slain in the coastal town of Latakia, reports said. |
Q&A: NATO's command of the no-fly zone Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:17 PM PDT NATO is set to take command of the U.N.-backed no-fly zone over Libya, seizing control from the U.S., which was keen to hand over the reins. |
Libya looms over Gates' latest trek Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:13 PM PDT Defense Secretary Robert Gates stepped out of a helicopter at Amman Airport in Jordan. He smiled at his staff and the cameras, raised his hands and said, "Let's go home." |
Obama juggles Libya promises, realities Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:09 PM PDT The domestic political stakes of America's military intervention in Libya grew Friday, with critics continuing to question the mission's organization, cost and consequences. |
Suspected cop killer releases 4 hostages in northern Georgia Posted: 25 Mar 2011 07:47 PM PDT The barricaded suspect in the slaying of an Athens, Georgia, police officer released four of eight hostages Friday night, said Vernon Keenan, director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. |
Villa breaks scoring record as Spain claim comeback victory Posted: 25 Mar 2011 07:21 PM PDT David Villa has become the top scorer in Spanish international history after netting both goals as the world and European champions fought back from going a goal behind to beat the Czech Republic 2-1 in Euro 2012 Group I on Friday. |
Severely disabled mother wins visitation rights Posted: 25 Mar 2011 07:20 PM PDT A California judge ruled Friday that a woman who suffered severe brain damage during the birth of her triplets must be granted visitation rights to see them. |
U.S. Navy thwarts pirate attack off Oman, officials say Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:30 PM PDT An attempted pirate attack was disrupted by U.S. Navy forces supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, officials said Friday. |
Libyans flee fighting in Ajdabiya, end up in harshness of desert Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:29 PM PDT Outside the Libyan city of Ajdabiya, tents have sprouted in the rolling desert, where the sands blow and farmers grow figs and grapes. |
1 shot at Indiana middle school Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:28 PM PDT A former student shot and wounded another teen at a middle school in Martinsville, Indiana, early Friday, authorities said. |
Woman escapes deportation until status of same-sex marriage made clear Posted: 25 Mar 2011 06:10 PM PDT An Argentine woman living illegally in the United States after overstaying her tourist visa will not be deported until the legality of her same-sex marriage is made more clear. |
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