Thursday, December 29, 2011

Anuj Bidve's family writes open letter to SM Krishna, asking for help

Anuj Bidve's family writes open letter to SM Krishna, asking for help


Anuj Bidve's family writes open letter to SM Krishna, asking for help

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:25 PM PST

The family of 23-year-old Anuj Bidve, who was shot dead in Manchester this week, has been told by the Consulate General of India in Birmingham, to apply for an emergency visa to expedite the process o...


Teen's video posted before his heart attack

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:14 PM PST

A week before Ben Breedlove died of a heart attack, the Texas teenager posted a remarkable video describing the peace and bright lights he'd found the other times his heart stopped. Breedlove, 18, tel...


Nine injured as huge fire engulfs Russian nuclear submarine

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:59 PM PST

Nine people were injured when a huge fire engulfed a Russian nuclear submarine as it was being repaired, local media reported today, but officials said all weapons had been removed and there was no ra...


North Korea vows no change despite new leadership

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:26 PM PST

North Korea today warned rival South Korea and the rest of the world not to expect any change after Kim Jong Il's death, sending a tough message as Kim's young son strengthened his position as supreme...


Space plan from China broadens challenge to US

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:10 PM PST

Broadening its challenge to the United States, the Chinese government on Thursday announced an ambitious five-year plan for space exploration that would move China closer to becoming a major rival at ...


Kim's death no joke for 'Dear Leader' double

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:01 PM PST

He's been cursed in the street, appeared in a movie and perfected the wave of North Korea's "Dear Leader". Now Kim Jong-Il's leading look-alike feels that part of himself died along with the late rule...


Foreign monitors energise Syrian protests

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:28 PM PST

The presence of Arab League monitors in Syria has re-energised the anti-government protest movement, with tens of thousands turning out over the past three days in cities and neighborhoods where the o...


Titanic artifacts going up for auction in New York

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:28 PM PST

More than 5,000 artifacts salvaged from the Titanic are to be sold in one lot at auction in New York, 100 years to the day after the luxury liner sank in the Atlantic with some 1,500 people on board.


Anuj Bidve murder a hate crime, says British police

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:32 AM PST

British police said on Thursday that they were treating the murder of an Indian student in northwest England as a hate crime, as they arrested a fifth person in connection with the shooting.


US to sell $30 billion of Boeing F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:32 AM PST

The Obama administration has finalized the sale of $30 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, boosting the military strength of a key US ally in the Middle East to help counter Iran. Unde...


Mom accused of tossing toddler out of window

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:21 AM PST

A San Jose mother accused of tossing her toddler son out a second-story apartment window on Christmas Day has been charged with child abuse and child endangerment.


China reveals space plans up to 2016

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 07:07 AM PST

China plans to launch space labs and manned ships and prepare to build space stations over the next five years, according to a plan released on Thursday that shows the country's space program is gathe...


2,500 elephants killed in 2011 for ivory

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 05:43 AM PST

Around 2,500 elephants were slaughtered across the world for ivory this year, according to a report by an environmental agency. Experts from Washington-based Traffic environment agency said it has bee...


Man kills himself after girl unfriends him on Facebook

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 05:00 AM PST

A 21-year-old Briton hanged himself after a girl removed him as a "friend" on social network Facebook.


Plane flips, catches fire on landing

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 03:18 AM PST

A Soviet-built jet operated by a Kyrgyz carrier broke its wing, overturned and caught fire on Wednesday as it tried to land in deep fog in southern Kyrgyzstan, leaving 31 people injured, officials sai...


'Make Chai Not War': Indian American show spreads harmony

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 03:03 AM PST

Three Indian American comedians are heading to India next month on a State Department sponsored seven-city tour to promote better relations among diverse nations and spread religious harmony.


Obama nominates new chief of US Pacific Command

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 02:27 AM PST

US President Barack Obama has nominated a four-star admiral who played a key role in the Libya air war as the new chief of the military's vast Pacific Command, the Pentagon has said.


Police, judiciary among most corrupt institutions in Pak

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:37 AM PST

Pakistan's Judiciary and police have been ranked among the most corrupt institutions in the country in a survey by an international anti-graft watchdog.


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