Sunday, September 4, 2011

Two Mexicans face 30 years for tweet

Two Mexicans face 30 years for tweet


Two Mexicans face 30 years for tweet

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 02:54 AM PDT

A former teacher turned radio commentator and a math tutor who lives with his mother sit in a prison in southern Mexico, facing possible 30-year sentences for terrorism and sabotage in what may be the most serious charges ever brought against anyone using a Twitter social network account.


88 dead in Pakistan floods

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 02:51 AM PDT

At least 88 people have died and around eight million affected by floods in Pakistan's southern Sindh province and eastern Punjab province, a top official said.


Typhoon dumps record rain on Japan, killing 25

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 02:31 AM PDT

Rescuers in Japan dug through mud-caked debris and searched the banks of swollen rivers Monday for those missing in a powerful typhoon that left at least 25 people dead, the latest disaster for a country still recovering from a calamitous tsunami six months ago.


"Happy Feet" penguin released south of New Zealand

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 12:52 AM PDT

He needed a little push before speeding backward down a makeshift slide. Once in the water, he popped his head up for one last look. And then he was gone. The wayward emperor penguin known as "Happy Feet" was back home in Antarctic waters after an extended sojourn spent capturing hearts in New Zealand.


China: Man who altered face to evade police held

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 01:03 PM PDT

A suspect who altered his appearance through cosmetic surgery to evade arrest for stabbing a man in Shanghai two years ago has been held, police said.


Fatima Bhutto attacks dynastic politics in Pakistan

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:05 AM PDT

Fatima Bhutto, the estranged niece of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, has attacked dynastic politics of her family saying it has destroyed democracy in her country.


Now, a biocomputer to find and kill cancer cells

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 11:01 AM PDT

Scientists have developed a new DNA-based logic circuit which they say can identify and kill cancer cells without harming the healthy ones.


Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrives in Paris

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 08:43 AM PDT

Former chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss-Kahn, returned to Paris on Sunday for the first time since a New York hotel cleaner accused him of attempted rape in a torrid sex scandal that scuppered his hopes for the French presidency.


Documents show ties between Libyan spy head, CIA

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 08:34 AM PDT

The CIA and other Western intelligence agencies worked closely with the ousted regime of Muammar Gaddafi, sharing tips and cooperating in handing over terror suspects for interrogation to a regime known to use torture, according to a trove of security documents discovered after the fall of Tripoli.


Indian family found dead in UAE

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:38 AM PDT

Three members of an Indian family have been found dead in their house in the Ras Al Khaimah emirate of the UAE, in what is suspected to be case of suicide over financial problems.


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