Friday, October 7, 2011

Private funeral for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs

Private funeral for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs


Private funeral for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 04:14 AM PDT

A private funeral was held on Friday for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, says a media report. Jobs died on Wednesday after a seven-year battle with pancreatic cancer.


Man with world's largest feet finds fame

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 03:57 AM PDT

As he strolls through downtown Paris people gasp, stare, take his picture and ask: "Are you the tallest man in the world?" He's not, not quite, but he does have the biggest pair of feet on the planet -- and that's official.


Amanda Knox claims she was sexually harassed in jail: Report

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 03:45 AM PDT

Amanda Knox claimed she was sexually harassed by a prison official in Italy during her four years behind bars, according to a TV program to be aired this weekend.


Denmark levies world's first fat tax

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 02:49 AM PDT

Denmark on Saturday became the first country in the world to impose a fat tax after a week in which consumers hoarded butter, pizza, meat and milk to avoid the immediate effects.


3 major road accidents in China kill 56 in one day

Posted: 08 Oct 2011 01:06 AM PDT

Three major road accidents in China killed 56 people on the last day of a weeklong holiday, including 35 people who died after a bus collided with a car on a northern expressway, state media reported on Saturday.


Johnson Sirleaf, Gbowee, Karman win Nobel Peace

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 06:09 PM PDT

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to three people. The winners are: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman.


Pakistan to repatriate Osama's family: Report

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 04:43 PM PDT

Pakistan has contacted the governments of Saudi Arabia and Yemen to arrange the repatriation of Osama bin Laden's three widows and their children, Pakistani officials said today.


Taliban can't move finger without Pakistan: Karzai

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 02:05 PM PDT

As the war in Afghanistan hit the 10-year mark on Friday, President Hamid Karzai claimed the Taliban are being propped up by neighboring Pakistan, saying the militants can't lift a finger without the Pakistanis.


Whole town evacuated after train accident leads to fire

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 01:49 PM PDT

A freight train loaded with ethanol crashed and exploded Friday, sending up bright orange flames and plumes of smoke that could be seen miles away and forcing the evacuation of a small town in northern Illinois.


Libyan fighters assault main Gaddafi base in Sirte

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 01:07 PM PDT

Revolutionary fighters on Friday assaulted a convention center in the center of Sirte that forces loyal to Moammar Gaddafi turned into their main base, in what commanders said was a final offensive to crush resistance in the holdout city after weeks of siege.


Michelle Obama aims to help break Guinness World Record for jumping jacks

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:52 PM PDT

Michelle Obama wants to jump into the Guinness World Records book next week by helping break the title for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period.


Denied visa, Dalai Lama will talk with Desmond Tutu via web

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 10:45 AM PDT

Barred from entering South Africa, the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama will link up via videoconferencing with fellow Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu to celebrate the latter's 80th birthday.


India wants to 'create anti-Pakistan Afghanistan': Musharraf

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 09:25 AM PDT

As concerns mounted over Pakistan's military and intelligence links with terror groups, Pakistan's former president General Pervez Musharraf has accused India of seeking to "create an anti-Pakistan Afghanistan".


Complete list of Nobel Prizes given this year

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 09:16 AM PDT

The prestigious Nobel Prizes are awarded annually on December 10 in twin ceremonies in Stockholm and Oslo. Here is a look at this year's winners and their work:


The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize citation

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 08:56 AM PDT

The complete text of the citation awarding the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen "for their nonviolent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work."


Fighter jet's fuel tank falls to ground

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 08:13 AM PDT

A fuel tank of a Japanese fighter fell to the ground just before it finished a training flight and landed at its base, authorities said. The empty fuel tank of the F-15 fighter of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force fell near the Komatsu base in Ishikawa prefecture on Friday morning just before the plane finished its training flight and landed, reported Xinhua.


Steve Jobs' biography to release on October 24

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 07:45 AM PDT

US publisher Simon & Schuster said Thursday it will advance the release date of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' official biography to October 24. It is the second time that the publisher has moved up the publication date of "Steve Jobs", reported Xinhua.

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