Peru's health minister vows crackdown in wake of deadly rehab fire Posted: 29 Jan 2012 10:50 PM PST Peruvian Health Minister Alberto Tejada visited Sunday surviving victims of a fire at a rehabilitation center, promising to crack down on treatment facilities that operate "outside the law." |
Obama to host Google 'hang out' Posted: 29 Jan 2012 10:09 PM PST In the latest iteration of the administration's efforts to connect to supporters via social media, President Barak Obama will take part Monday in a Google+ 'Hangout," a chat room-like feature of Google+ that allows users to connect with each other via video connections. |
No reports of damages as coastal Peru hit by quake Posted: 29 Jan 2012 10:05 PM PST A strong earthquake shook coastal Peru early Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. |
Bahrain government refutes claims over protester deaths Posted: 29 Jan 2012 09:58 PM PST Bahrain's government has refuted opposition claims that security officers were responsible for the deaths of anti-government protesters, saying they died of natural causes. |
RBS chief bows to inevitable over bonus Posted: 29 Jan 2012 09:58 PM PST There was a whiff of inevitability about the decision by Stephen Hester, the Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive, to waive his £1M ($1.57M) bonus late last night, as the political and media furor mounted. |
Park service to crack down on Occupy DC camps Posted: 29 Jan 2012 09:57 PM PST The National Park Service plans to crack down Monday on what it calls "sleeping activity" at two longstanding camps established by Occupy DC demonstrators in the nation's capital. |
Japan's population faces dramatic decline Posted: 29 Jan 2012 09:53 PM PST Japan's population will shrink by a staggering 30% by 2060, according to a new estimate by the country's government. |
Former John Edwards aide faces contempt hearing Posted: 29 Jan 2012 09:02 PM PST Andrew Young, a former aide to one-time presidential candidate John Edwards, is scheduled to be back in court Monday to answer allegations that he, along with his wife and attorneys, violated a protective order sealing information in a civil lawsuit filed by Edwards' former mistress, Rielle Hunter. |
Sudan: Rebels kidnap 70 workers, including Chinese nationals Posted: 29 Jan 2012 08:24 PM PST Militants captured 70 construction workers, including Chinese nationals, in Sudan's volatile South Kordofan state, military officials said Sunday. |
Arrest spotlights racism concerns in English soccer Posted: 29 Jan 2012 08:24 PM PST Police in England arrested a man Saturday on suspicion of making a racially abusive gesture at a high-profile soccer match between Liverpool and Manchester United earlier that day, they said Sunday. |
Senegalese court spurns appeal, rules president can seek re-election Posted: 29 Jan 2012 07:43 PM PST A Senegalese court late Sunday upheld an earlier ruling that the West Africa nation's president could seek another term -- despite questions about whether such a run was constitutional -- official media reported. |
Arab League suspends Syria mission amid violence Posted: 29 Jan 2012 07:34 PM PST At least 64 people were killed in Syria on Sunday, according to an opposition activist group, as the Arab League suspended a monitoring mission designed to protect Syrian civilians from government-sponsored violence. |
Gallery: Couture at the Screen Actors Guild Awards Posted: 29 Jan 2012 07:19 PM PST |
Police: Some blood found in missing toddler's home was Ayla's Posted: 29 Jan 2012 06:56 PM PST Testing on blood found in the home of a missing Maine toddler has determined that some of it belonged to the girl, police said Sunday. |
Florida interstate crashes 'horrendous,' victim says; 10 dead Posted: 29 Jan 2012 06:24 PM PST After the crashes stopped, Steven Camps said all he could hear was the sound of crying as the air, heavy with smoke, shone red from vehicle fires. |
Iran to halt oil sales to 'some countries' Posted: 29 Jan 2012 06:13 PM PST Iran's oil minister said on Sunday that oil sales to "some countries" would be halted soon, amid pressure from the parliament that the government should pre-empt a looming European embargo. |
5 found dead in Alabama home Posted: 29 Jan 2012 05:59 PM PST Five people were found dead Sunday at a home in Birmingham, Alabama, by officers responding to a report of a robbery in progress, police said. |
Oakland's mayor says city is fed up after hundreds of Occupy activists arrested Posted: 29 Jan 2012 05:51 PM PST Municipal employees in Oakland worked Sunday to clean up damage they said was caused hours earlier by Occupy protesters, about 400 of whom were arrested for breaking into a YMCA and City Hall and challenging police. |
Four killed in Bangladesh clashes between police, protesters Posted: 29 Jan 2012 05:06 PM PST Authorities confirmed four deaths Sunday following violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters. |
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