US doubts if Pakistan can prosecute Mumbai terror plotters |
- US doubts if Pakistan can prosecute Mumbai terror plotters
- 11-year-old boy youngest sentenced for UK riots
- Sri Lanka to probe human rights violations by its army
- China tests new aircraft carrier
- Find glitches on Facebook, get paid
- Libya marks Eid, rebels proclaim "right' to kill Gaddafi
- On Eid, fight in amusement park over head scarves
- India-origin doctor performs breast cancer surgery on 99-year-old woman
- Man beheads self using rope, tree, and SUV
- Tax me more, Europe's wealthy say
- Suicide car bomb near mosque kills 10 in Pakistan
- Rebels uncover Gaddafi son's 'James Bond' bunker
| US doubts if Pakistan can prosecute Mumbai terror plotters Posted: 01 Sep 2011 03:53 AM PDT Noting that three in four terror suspects are acquitted in Pakistan, the United States expressed doubts that its key ally would make any headway in prosecuting the key plotters of 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. 
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| 11-year-old boy youngest sentenced for UK riots Posted: 01 Sep 2011 03:31 AM PDT A 11-year-old boy on Wednesday became the youngest person to be sentenced for stealing a waste bin worth £50 during the recent London riots. He was given an 18-month youth rehabilitation order at Havering Magistrates' Court in Essex after admitting burglary. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, stole a waste bin from Debenhams in Romford, Essex, on August 8 after the windows of the store were smashed by looters. 
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| Sri Lanka to probe human rights violations by its army Posted: 01 Sep 2011 02:35 AM PDT Over two years after Sri Lanka's final war against the LTTE, the Mahinda Rajapakse government has for the first time indirectly admitted that some of its army personnel may have indulged in human rights violations in the final phase of the war. They add that these army personnel may therefore be indicted in coming months. According to Rajiva Wijesinha, Adviser on Reconciliation to the Lankan President, some of these army personnel have been found guilty of killing civilians during the final phase of the war against the LTTE, and accordingly action will be taken against them. 
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| China tests new aircraft carrier Posted: 31 Aug 2011 06:57 PM PDT China's first aircraft carrier has successfully completed its maiden sea trials and returned to a shipyard for further refurbishing, the Chinese Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. The 1,000-feet vessel is designed to carry 26 aircraft and 24 helicopters. 
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| Find glitches on Facebook, get paid Posted: 31 Aug 2011 04:31 PM PDT Expose the glitches in security network of Facebook and get rewarded for it too, says the social networking site, which has already paid USD 40,000 (over Rs 18 lakh) in the past three weeks to those who have done it. Facebook has launched its 'bug bounty' programme a few weeks ago, where it offers to pay for disclosure of security bugs to the company. 
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| Libya marks Eid, rebels proclaim "right' to kill Gaddafi Posted: 31 Aug 2011 02:51 PM PDT Libya on Wednesday marked the first Eid-ul-fitr feast in 42 years free of Moammar Gaddafi's yoke, as rebels proclaimed a "right to kill" the fugitive strongman and gave his forces three days to surrender. 
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| On Eid, fight in amusement park over head scarves Posted: 31 Aug 2011 02:39 PM PDT A scuffle broke out at an amusement park in Westchester County on Tuesday when a group of Muslims there to celebrate the end of Ramadan were told that women could not wear their head coverings on certain rides, park officials and witnesses said. Fifteen people were arrested. 
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| India-origin doctor performs breast cancer surgery on 99-year-old woman Posted: 31 Aug 2011 02:24 PM PDT A great-great-grandmother in Britain is today the oldest person in the country to have undergone surgery for breast cancer, just ahead of celebrating her 100th birthday. Dorothy Affleck was diagnosed with the disease last summer and soon underwent an operation to remove the tumour at Tameside Hospital. Her surgeon, Pardeep Arora, was confident she would be strong enough to survive surgery so gave the procedure the green light. 
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| Man beheads self using rope, tree, and SUV Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:03 PM PDT A Chicago man who quickly accelerated in a sport utility vehicle with a cable around his neck decapitated himself after a domestic dispute in Yorktown, authorities said on Tuesday. 
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| Tax me more, Europe's wealthy say Posted: 31 Aug 2011 07:19 AM PDT Echoing a call by Warren E. Buffett, members of the European wealthy elite are urging their governments to raise their taxes or enact special levies to help reduce growing budget deficits. 
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| Suicide car bomb near mosque kills 10 in Pakistan Posted: 31 Aug 2011 06:26 AM PDT A suicide car bomber attacked people in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday as they were heading home after morning prayers at the start of an Eid. The blast killed 10 people, officials said. 
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| Rebels uncover Gaddafi son's 'James Bond' bunker Posted: 31 Aug 2011 04:32 AM PDT Featuring armour-plated doors, secret passages and a state-of-the-art control room, the underground bunker of Mutassim Gaddafi, a son of the Libyan leader on the run, seems an impregnable citadel. 
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