Monday, August 29, 2011

WikiLeaks names sources in cables, even those marked "Strictly Protect"

WikiLeaks names sources in cables, even those marked "Strictly Protect"


WikiLeaks names sources in cables, even those marked "Strictly Protect"

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 04:08 AM PDT

In a shift of tactics that has alarmed American officials, the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks has published on the Web nearly 134,000 leaked diplomatic cables in recent days, more than six times the total disclosed publicly since the posting of the leaked State Department documents began last November.


Hurricane Irene has now killed 40 people

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 04:02 AM PDT

The full measure of Hurricane Irene's fury came into focus Monday as the death toll jumped to 40, New England towns battled epic floods and millions faced the dispiriting prospect of several days without electricity.


Punished by parents, denied water, 10-yr-old dies

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 02:14 AM PDT

A 10-year-old Dallas-area boy who died of dehydration after his father and stepmother kept water from him was being punished for wetting the bed, authorities say. The boy, Johnathan James died on July 25 after water was kept from him for five days while temperatures soared to 100 degrees or more each day, police said. The boy's dad, Michael Ray James, and stepmother, Tina Alberson, both 42, were jailed after being charged on Thursday with injury to a child causing serious bodily injury.


Gaddafi's wife, sons, daughter flee to Algeria

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 05:46 PM PDT

Moammar Gaddafi's wife and three of his children fled Libya to neighbouring Algeria on Monday, firm evidence that the longtime leader has lost his grip on the country.


The nerve centre of Al Qaeda lies in Pakistan: Pentagon

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 03:55 PM PDT

Al Qaeda's "nerve centre" lies in Pakistan even though the recent killings of Osama bin Laden in May and now its number two Atiyah abd al-Rahman has dealt the global terror group a severe blow, a senior US official said today.


Hurricane Irene: Recovery slower in New York suburbs

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 01:34 PM PDT

Tropical Storm Irene swept through the desolate streets of New York on Sunday, flooding low-lying areas and leaving millions of homes without power along the Eastern Seaboard as it continued on to New England. Most New Yorkers emerged from their makeshift bunkers to find little of the widespread devastation the authorities had feared.


Hurricane Irene: How experts got it so wrong

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 01:11 PM PDT

It began as something far off and dangerous - a monster storm, a Category 3 hurricane that packed winds of 115 miles an hour as it buzz-sawed through the Caribbean last week, causing more than a billion dollars of destruction in the Bahamas alone.


An Anna needed here too, says Pak media

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 10:27 AM PDT

An Anna Hazare is needed in Pakistan to lead the struggle against corruption if the country's political parties continue to be averse to taking decisive measures against graft, a Pakistani paper said Monday, commending the Indian activist for his "unflinching struggle" for the common people.


Chinese General's spy talk leaked onto YouTube

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 09:54 AM PDT

Footage of a Chinese General discussing sensitive spying cases has been leaked onto video sharing site YouTube, in what appears to be an embarrassing failure of secrecy for the usually tightlipped military.


Super-typhoon leaves 16 dead in Philippines

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 08:22 AM PDT

Super-typhoon Nanmadol left at least16 people dead after hitting the Philippines, and the toll is expected to rise as hopes of finding those missing fade, the civil defence chief said today.


Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda to be Japan's next Prime Minister

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 05:44 AM PDT

Japan's ruling party elected Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda as its new chief on Monday, paving the way for him to be the next Prime Minister and inherit the daunting task of recovering from the huge tsunami and nuclear crisis.


Recovery from Hurricane Irene to last long: Obama

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 05:26 AM PDT

Even as the damages from hurricane Irene was far less than expected, President Barack Obama has said that many Americans are still at risks and it might take weeks for the recovery from devastation caused by the storm throughout the East Coast.


Bahrain's king pardoning some protesters

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 05:24 AM PDT

Bahrain will dismiss charges against some people detained during crackdowns against Shiite-led protests and allow compensation to prisoners abused by security forces, the Gulf nation's king said today in a nationally broadcast speech.


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