Venezuela postpones summit due to Chavez's health

Venezuela postpones summit due to Chavez's health
89-yr-old dents robbers' car, helps nab them
Hackers 'disrupt' Qaeda's online networking
US: Father dumps 4-yr-old like a 'bag of garbage'
Greece passes steep cuts as riots seize capital
Over 1000 people injured in clashes in Cairo
Obama hails emerging gay rights
Turtles invade New York airport, delay flights
Mass strikes threaten to cripple UK airports
French journalists freed in Afghanistan after 16 months
Iran secretly testing missiles that could carry nuclear weapon: UK
Yemen air force jet bombs bus by mistake; 4 dead
William, Kate decline invitation to Pakistan fair
Malaysia Airlines bans babies from first class
Greek parliament passes key austerity bill
7 charged in videotaped slaying of Pakistani youth
Pope tweets for the first time at Vatican
Military drill against potential nuclear attacks on Taiwan
NATO helicopter ends hotel siege, 21 dead
Saudi activist: Five women detained for driving
Suu Kyi warned over plans for tour out of Yangon
Los Alamos nuclear lab under siege from wildfire
Caught on camera: Drunk teenager falls from escalator
Taliban threatens to hit more installations in Pakistan
Rapper atop pole stops traffic in Times Square, New York
Star athlete killed hours after high school graduation in New York
Bin Laden raid has fallout for Pakistani students
Seattle police leave rifle unattended on cruiser
Chinese mother gets 5 years for killing twin sons

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Venezuela's government postponed next week's summit of Latin American leaders on Wednesday, citing President Hugo Chavez's health as he recovers from surgery in Cuba.

89-yr-old dents robbers' car, helps nab them

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Pennsylvania police say an 89-year-old woman used her cane to dent the car of two people who stole her friend's purse, and authorities were able to track down the getaway car based in part on the cane's imprint.

Hackers 'disrupt' Qaeda's online networking

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Computer hackers have disrupted Al Qaeda's ability to communicate via internet by interrupting the flow of videos and messages of the outfit, an anti-terror expert said. The attack was reportedly carried out by unknown hackers in the past few days.

US: Father dumps 4-yr-old like a 'bag of garbage'

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A father abandoned his 4-year-old son along a West Texas highway, and the injured boy spent several hours alone in the dark before a passing motorist picked him up, police said.

Greece passes steep cuts as riots seize capital

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Greece fended off a bankruptcy that threatened to roil global financial markets, approving severe spending cuts and tax increases on Wednesday in the face of violent protests by Greeks who say they have suffered enough.

Over 1000 people injured in clashes in Cairo

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A senior official has said more than 1,000 people have been hurt in two days of clashes between police and protesters over demands that the country's military rulers speed up the prosecution of police officers accused of killing protesters early this year.

Obama hails emerging gay rights

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US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that there is a profound recognition in the United States that homosexuals must be treated like every other American. Yet days after New York state legalised same-sex marriage, the president refused to endorse such unions himself.

Turtles invade New York airport, delay flights

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Turtles at airport: About 150 turtles crawled onto the tarmac at New York's John F Kennedy airport today in search of beaches to lay their eggs, delaying dozens of flights, aviation authorities said.

Mass strikes threaten to cripple UK airports

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UK strike: Thousands of British schools will close and travellers will face long lines at airport immigration on Thursday when three quarters of a million workers go on strike - the first blast in what unions hope will be a summer of discontent against the cost-cutting government's austerity plans.

French journalists freed in Afghanistan after 16 months

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French television has reported that two journalists held hostage in Afghanistan since December 2009 were freed Wednesday.

Iran secretly testing missiles that could carry nuclear weapon: UK

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Foreign Secretary William Hague told the House of Commons that there had been secret experiments with missiles that would be able to deliver a nuclear weapon, but did not specify precisely when the tests had taken place.

Yemen air force jet bombs bus by mistake; 4 dead

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A Yemeni air force jet mistakenly bombed a bus in a southern city controlled by Islamic militants and suspected Al Qaeda members on Wednesday, killing four people, while clashes between militants and soldiers on the ground left 23 dead on both sides.

William, Kate decline invitation to Pakistan fair

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Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate have, citing security reasons, declined an invitation to attend a local festival in Pakistan, a media report here said.

Malaysia Airlines bans babies from first class

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Malaysia Airlines has banned babies from first-class cabins after wealthy passengers complained they were not able to sleep peacefully during their flights, a media report said.

Greek parliament passes key austerity bill

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Greece's lawmakers approved a key austerity bill Wednesday, paving the way for the country to get its next vital bailout loans that will prevent it from defaulting on its debts next month.

7 charged in videotaped slaying of Pakistani youth

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A Pakistani prosecutor says an anti-terrorism court has indicted six paramilitary Rangers and a civilian on charges related to the videotaped fatal shooting of an unarmed young man.

Pope tweets for the first time at Vatican

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Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday tweeted for the first time, announcing the launch of a Vatican news information portal. Benedict's tweet read: "Dear Friends, I just launched News.va Praised be our Lord Jesus Christ! With my prayers and blessings, Benedictus XVI".

Military drill against potential nuclear attacks on Taiwan

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Taiwan held military drills on Wednesday simulating potential nuclear and biological attacks.

NATO helicopter ends hotel siege, 21 dead

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Heavily armed Taliban militants stormed a top Kabul hotel, sparking a ferocious battle involving Afghan commandos and a NATO helicopter gunship that left at least 21 dead including the nine attackers.

Saudi activist: Five women detained for driving

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A Saudi activist says at least five women have been taken into custody accused of defying the men-only driving rule in the ultraconservative Arab kingdom. The detentions mark the first major backlash by Saudi authorities since a campaign was launched nearly two weeks ago to challenge the driving restrictions.

Suu Kyi warned over plans for tour out of Yangon

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A commentary Wednesday in the state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper says there will be "commotion" if she travels in the countryside as she last did in 2003. Suu Kyi drew large crowds when she toured northern Myanmar, and her popularity badly rattled the then-military government.

Los Alamos nuclear lab under siege from wildfire

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A wildfire near the desert birthplace of the atomic bomb advanced on the Los Alamos laboratory and thousands of outdoor drums of plutonium-contaminated waste as authorities stepped up efforts to protect the site and monitor the air for radiation.

Caught on camera: Drunk teenager falls from escalator

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A US teenager survived a 20-foot fall off an escalator and is now telling kids to think twice before paryting hard. 18-year-old Shane O'Malley of suburban Boston told police he was drinking before and during a concert in Cambridge and "obviously got too drunk, way too irresponsible."

Taliban threatens to hit more installations in Pakistan

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A top Taliban commander has threatened to carry out attacks on nine more key installations in Pakistan similar to the strike on Mehran Naval Base in Karachi to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden.

Rapper atop pole stops traffic in Times Square, New York

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A rapper awaited word on Tuesday on whether he would face charges after stopping traffic in Times Square by staging a performance - from atop a light pole. "He was rapping to the police officers, rapping to everybody," Jason Krywko, a tourist from Sarasota, Fla., told the New York Post.

Star athlete killed hours after high school graduation in New York

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New York City police say a high school football star has been stabbed to death after a fight with parking attendants following his graduation. Isayah Muller died on Tuesday after an argument broke out at a parking lot in the Bronx.

Bin Laden raid has fallout for Pakistani students

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"For Abbottabad students, trust and understanding appeared shaken". We want to tell the world, 'We're not terrorists, we are students, and we should be treated likewise,'" said Maryam Bibi, a 10th-grader. "This was a good project, a good activity for us, and it should have been continued, not discontinued like this."

Seattle police leave rifle unattended on cruiser

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A Seattle police spokesman said the department is embarrassed after officers left a police rifle unattended on a patrol car, outside a busy downtown area.