Saturday, August 27, 2011

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Indian anti-graft activist breaks fast after parliament backing

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 11:04 PM PDT

An Indian anti-corruption activist ended his hunger strike Sunday, a day after parliament resolved to accept his demands to tackle chronic corruption in the country.

Lawyers files appeal for U.S. hikers sentenced to 8 years in Iran

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:47 PM PDT

The lawyer for two American hikers sentenced to eight years in prison said Sunday he has filed an appeal in the case.

Hurricane Irene heads toward major East Coast cities

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:41 PM PDT

After slamming into North Carolina and knocking out power to more than a million people along the East Coast, Hurricane Irene now has its eye set on the biggest cities in the Northeast.

Typhoon triggers landslide, killing 2 children in the Philippines

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:28 PM PDT

Typhoon Nanmadol triggered a landslide in northern Philippines on Saturday, killing at least two children, authorities said.

Hurricane forces widespread air, train cancellations

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:27 PM PDT

Here are some of the latest travel-related developments stemming from Hurricane Irene:

New York City closes for business as hurricane hits

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:26 PM PDT

New York City closed for business Sunday as hundreds of thousands were forced to evacuate while millions more hunkered down to wait out a massive hurricane.

Hurricane Irene bears down on large East Coast cities

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 08:49 PM PDT

Residents in several major East Coast cities -- including Washington, Philadelphia and New York -- braced late Saturday for the impact from Hurricane Irene.

Philadelphia shuts down transit system

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 08:17 PM PDT

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority closed down late Saturday because of a tornado warning in Philadelphia, according to SEPTA representative Jerri Williams.

Walter Reed Army Medical Center closes its doors in final ceremony

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 08:06 PM PDT

Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington closed its doors Saturday, completing the military hospital's merger with the Bethesda National Naval Medical Center. The event was marked with a flag-lowering ceremony, which followed the transfer of Walter Reed's 18 remaining patients to the combined medical center's Bethesda, Maryland, campus.

Report: 4 killed, 30 injured when tourist trolley derails in Brazil

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 07:58 PM PDT

At least four people were killed when a tourist trolley derailed Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, state media reported.

Singapore elects new president after recount

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 07:54 PM PDT

In a country where electoral outcomes are for the most part a foregone conclusion, the race for Singapore's next president became a relative nail-biter. But in the end, Tony Tan -- a former deputy prime minister -- was declared the winner.

Evacuation time running out in mid-Atlantic states, New England

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 07:11 PM PDT

Officials in the mid-Atlantic states and southern New England on Saturday sounded fresh warnings about Hurricane Irene and told residents they were nearly out of time to leave for safer ground.

Why Oscar Pistorius deserves to run

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 07:03 PM PDT

A man born without functioning legs ran the 400 meters in 45.07 seconds on July 19, 2011, the fastest time recorded by an amputee. The ripple effects of this historic achievement may initiate a paradigm shift in how we view our bodies.

State-by-state developments related to Hurricane Irene

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 06:54 PM PDT

As Hurricane Irene began moving up the Atlantic Seaboard after making landfall on the North Carolina coast Saturday morning, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned that "the window of preparation is quickly closing."

Hurricane forces widespread air, train cancellations

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 06:36 PM PDT

Here are some of the latest travel-related developments stemming from Hurricane Irene:

Normally bustling New York City turns eerily quiet ahead of storm

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 06:36 PM PDT

New York City, that land of hustle and bustle, took on a new character Saturday: Quietness, punctuated by bursts of activity.

Hurricanes explained

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 06:25 PM PDT

Witness to Libyan prison massacre seeks justice for victims

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 05:46 PM PDT

Hussein Shafei prepared Saturday for a journey back to a place of darkness in Libya.

New York high-rise residents warned of extra-strong winds

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

The National Hurricane Center on Saturday warned residents of tall structures in the path of Hurricane Irene that the wind hitting upper floors will be stronger than those in most storms.

Bin Laden's key deputy seen as very hard to replace for al Qaeda

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 04:43 PM PDT

The death of al Qaeda's No. 2, Atiyah Abdul Rahman in Pakistan, is a hammer blow to the terrorist organization.

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