Is 160 enough? One Indian man's family Posted: 30 Oct 2011 11:25 PM PDT The world's population hits 7 billion this week, but Ziona, the patriarch of what may be the biggest family in the world, is not bothered. |
UNESCO to vote on Palestinian membership request Posted: 30 Oct 2011 11:21 PM PDT The general conference for UNESCO gets underway in Paris Monday when the U.N. agency is expected to vote whether or not to accept a Palestinian bid for full membership. |
Prosecutor to grill key defense expert in Conrad Murray trial Posted: 30 Oct 2011 11:10 PM PDT The anesthesiologist who testified last week that singer Michael Jackson probably died from drugs he gave himself will face questioning by the prosecution Monday in the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray. |
After serving her country, female veteran struggles to find a job Posted: 30 Oct 2011 11:09 PM PDT Kenya Smith only has good things to say about the U.S. Navy, where she served a total of 14 years before leaving in 2009. |
Just how big is 7 billion? Posted: 30 Oct 2011 11:03 PM PDT The global population is expected to reach 7 billion Monday -- just 12 years after hitting 6 billion -- and the milestone has many pondering the complex challenges associated with billions more people on Earth in the coming years. |
Qantas resumes flights after labor board orders end to dispute with unions Posted: 30 Oct 2011 11:03 PM PDT Australia's Qantas Airways resumed flights Monday after a government labor board ordered it to end a dispute with its unions that grounded the airline over the weekend. |
Syrians set out to draft new constitution amid clashes Posted: 30 Oct 2011 10:50 PM PDT Syrians aiming to write a new constitution for the strife-torn country will meet for the first time on Monday, the state news agency reported Sunday after a weekend of intense violence. |
Japan intervenes to halt yen's rise Posted: 30 Oct 2011 10:38 PM PDT Japan's Ministry of Finance intervened in the currency market for the first time since August to weaken the yen, sending the currency down as much as 5.1 per cent against the US dollar. |
NATO to officially end Libya mission Posted: 30 Oct 2011 09:51 PM PDT After seven months of an aerial bombing campaign that helped depose longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi, NATO officially ends its mission in Libya on Monday. |
2 killed in blast at relief and development office in Afghanistan Posted: 30 Oct 2011 09:46 PM PDT At least two people were killed in an explosion Monday at the International Relief and Development office in Kandahar, Afghanistan. |
Steve Jobs' sister: 'Death didn't happen to Steve, he achieved it' Posted: 30 Oct 2011 09:05 PM PDT The last minutes in the life of Steve Jobs were still filled by the epiphanies and moments of inspiration that fed his inventor's mind, according to an intimate portrait provided by Jobs' sister in a eulogy published Sunday in The New York Times. |
Body found during search for missing 10-year-old in Texas Posted: 30 Oct 2011 07:24 PM PDT Police in Carrollton, Texas, searching for a missing 10-year-old girl found the body of a Hispanic female Sunday afternoon and have stopped the search for the child. |
Syrians set out to draft new constitution amid clashes Posted: 30 Oct 2011 06:44 PM PDT Syrians aiming to write a new constitution for the strife-torn country will meet for the first time on Monday, the state news agency reported Sunday after a weekend of intense violence. |
Aid workers kidnapped in Somalia are alive and well Posted: 30 Oct 2011 06:06 PM PDT Two foreign aid workers kidnapped last week in Somalia are alive and well, a Danish aid group said Sunday. |
Don't sleep with your smart phone nearby Posted: 30 Oct 2011 06:01 PM PDT "I won't even sleep in the same room with them." |
Dozens of Occupy protesters arrested in Texas, Oregon Posted: 30 Oct 2011 05:26 PM PDT The arrests occurred thousands of miles apart, but the scenes were similar in Oregon and Texas early Sunday: In the dark of night, police told Occupy demonstrators to leave protest sites. Those who refused were handcuffed and arrested. |
Jibril: Two chemical weapons sites found in Libya Posted: 30 Oct 2011 05:25 PM PDT Two sites containing chemical weapons were found in Libya, the National Transitional Council's outgoing prime minister Mahmoud Jibril said Sunday. |
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