Thursday, February 9, 2012

Japan scientist makes 'Avatar' robot

Japan scientist makes 'Avatar' robot

Japan scientist makes 'Avatar' robot

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:27 PM PST

A Japanese-developed robot that mimics the movements of its human controller is bringing the Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" one step closer to reality.

Maldives crisis: India keeps Air Force on standby to evacuate its citizens

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:14 PM PST

As the political crisis in Maldives deepens, India is readying to evacuate its citizens from the trouble-hit archipelago.

Maldives unrest: Nasheed calls for fresh polls; new president says he won't be arrested

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:07 PM PST

A Maldives court issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for former President Mohamed Nasheed, one day after his supporters rampaged in the capital and his claim of being ousted by a coup left unclear th...

Marines posed with logo resembling Nazi symbol

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:05 PM PST

The Marine Corps on Thursday once again did damage control after a photograph surfaced of a sniper team in Afghanistan posing in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS - ...

FBI file: Steve Jobs was considered for govt post

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 07:59 PM PST

FBI background interviews of some people who knew Apple co-founder Steve Jobs reveal a man driven by power and alienating some of the people who worked with him. Many of those who knew Jobs praised hi...

US recognises new government of Maldives

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 07:46 PM PST

The United States on Thursday recognised the new government of Maldives President Mohamed Waheed as legitimate and urged him to fulfill a pledge to form a national unity government. State Department s...

Eurozone gives Greece ultimatum for new bailout

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 07:35 PM PST

Eurozone finance ministers put off a decision on Thursday on a new bailout to save Greece from bankruptcy, giving Athens less than a week to meet three conditions in return for 130 billion euros in ai...

Thousands shake a leg with Michelle Obama for 'Let's Move'

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 01:02 PM PST

She did some wild arm swings, sharp robotic turns and pulsing fist pumps. Michelle Obama busted out a few new moves on Thursday to mark the second anniversary of her campaign against childhood obesity...

Buy wife flowers, then take her to dinner: Judge

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 12:44 PM PST

A spat over forgetting to wish his wife a happy birthday landed a South Florida man in jail on domestic violence charges. Judge "Jay" Hurley ordered Bray to buy a birthday card and flowers for his wif...

NASA releases stunning timelapse pictures of solar storm hitting earth

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 12:40 PM PST

Spectacular new images of the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, have been released by the US space agency NASA after their capture by a new time-lapse photographic technique. NASA has taken numerou...

Rs 60 million looted from Qatari royal family on Pak hunting trip

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:23 AM PST

Unidentified armed men looted around Rs 60 million from a member of the Qatari royal family while he was on a hunting expedition in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Thursday, TV news ch...

Rescued dog bites TV anchor during broadcast

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:08 AM PST

An 85-pound Argentine mastiff dog dramatically rescued a day earlier from an icy lake was impounded Wednesday after viciously biting a Denver television news anchor on her face during a live in-studio...

LA school in sex abuse scandal reopens

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 08:48 AM PST

Children are returning to a Los Angeles-area elementary school where the entire staff has been replaced following the arrests of two former teachers on charges of committing lewd acts with students in...

Pak man fights police over fees to view 40-foot shark

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 07:54 AM PST

Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors 20 rupees (22 cents) each to see a roughly 40-foot whale shark he ...

Maldives: Violence grips atoll that hosted SAARC

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 04:57 AM PST

Gutted vehicles and buildings in the picturesque Maldivian atoll Addu, which hosted the SAARC summit last year, are a stark reminder of the violence that swept through it following the ouster of Moham...

Indian-American student charged with sex, hate crimes in webcam spying case

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 04:12 AM PST

Dharun Ravi has been charged with secretly using a webcam in September 2010 to film his roommate Tyler Clementi kissing a male friend in his room. Clementi found out about this, complained to college...

'Once upon a secret': Mimi Alford on her affair with Kennedy

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:50 AM PST

The author of "Once Upon a Secret," Mimi Alford, had an affair with President John F. Kennedy before she was old enough to vote. Having kept this story under wraps for almost 50 years, Ms. Alford now ...

Life in Antarctic lake? It's everywhere else

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:03 AM PST

If scientists find microbes in a frigid lake two miles beneath the thick ice of Antarctica, it will illustrate once again that somehow life finds a way to survive in the strangest and harshest places....

Maldives crisis: Supporters surround ex-president house after court orders arrest

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:22 AM PST

The criminal court of Maldives has ordered the arrest of former President Mohamed Nasheed after his supporters rioted through the streets of the capital and seized some remote police stations today to...

Maldives crisis: Top 10 facts

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:17 AM PST

The former president of the Maldives, Mohammed Nasheed, faces arrest after being ousted from his post earlier in the week in what he says was "a coup at gunpoint".

Air Force trains flight attendants for VIP trips

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 01:07 AM PST

Bret Baker welcomes customers aboard a Boeing 757 wearing a three-piece suit and a sparkling smile. His manner is all Friendly Skies but his pocket patch bears the seal of the Vice President of the Un...

Facebook discloses details on Zuckerberg's bonuses

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 12:16 AM PST

Facebook's top executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, are eligible for twice-a-year bonuses of up to 45 per cent of their base salaries and other earnings, according to a Wednesday regulatory fili...
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