Thursday, March 22, 2012

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Orangutans stressed by eco-tourists

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 11:27 PM PDT

Gorillas put off their food and stressed out orangutans, could nature tourism be bad for wild animals' health?

Soldier who allegedly killed 16 Afghans engaged in financial fraud

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 11:10 PM PDT

The U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians engaged in fraud during his career as a financial adviser and skipped out paying nearly $1.5 million to an elderly client, according to financial records.

Asian nations slash Iran oil imports

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 11:01 PM PDT

China, South Korea and Japan dramatically cut their oil imports from Iran in February following intense US efforts to persuade Asian buyers to comply with Washington sanctions on Iran's central bank.

Companies bet on rugby's Olympic appeal

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 11:00 PM PDT

As the attention of the rugby world is drawn to Hong Kong this weekend for the Rugby Sevens, corporations are looking to capitalize on a sport that soon will become an Olympic event.

Neighbors describe watch leader at center of Florida investigation

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:53 PM PDT

Current and former neighbors call George Zimmerman caring, passionate and polite, a regular guy they enjoyed being around.

Japan prepares missile defense ahead of North Korea launch

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:53 PM PDT

The Japanese defense minister said Friday that he had ordered the country's military to prepare a missile defense system ahead of a planned rocket launch by North Korea next month.

Spain's borrowing costs climb

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:40 PM PDT

Spain's borrowing costs rose above 5.5 per cent for the first time since January as investors fretted about another escalation of the eurozone crisis amid signs of further economic weakening even in Germany.

Gold loses shine in face of U.S. recovery

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:39 PM PDT

Investors are losing their enthusiasm for gold as signs of improvement in the US economy tempt them away from the traditional haven.

France asks: Were warnings missed on Toulouse killer?

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:33 PM PDT

Did French intelligence services miss vital clues as Mohammed Merah showed signs of growing radicalization? In the words of the French newspaper, L'Express, on Thursday: "Did the security services fail in their surveillance?"

Romney gets positive review from DeMint, hits back at Santorum

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:16 PM PDT

"Excited" after a meeting Thursday with Mitt Romney, tea party favorite Sen. Jim DeMint urged fellow Republicans to be realistic and rally around the party's eventual nominee, making his plea the same day the ex-governor's chief rival suggested voters would be as well off with President Barack Obama as they would Romney.

Divers find 5 more bodies in Costa Concordia wreckage

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:15 PM PDT

The bodies of five more people killed when the Costa Concordia cruise ship sank were found Thursday, bringing to 30 the number of bodies located, Italian officials said.

Cocaine, heart disease contributed to Houston's drowning, coroner says

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 09:42 PM PDT

Whitney Houston died from an accidental drowning in a hotel bathtub, but the "effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use" were contributing factors in her death, the Los Angeles County coroner said in an initial autopsy report released Thursday.

Military prosecution faces major hurdles in massacre case

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 09:23 PM PDT

The 16 Afghans killed in a shooting spree in early March were buried without autopsies, in accordance with the Islamic tradition of a quick burial. Any effort to do disinter the bodies and do an autopsy would probably be resisted by the Afghan villagers.

The Punjab village behind India's NBA hoop dream

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 08:54 PM PDT

Satnam Singh stands 7-feet-1, wears a size 19 shoe, and is likely to grow taller because he is just 16-years old.

Scientist: North Korea likely has more nuclear facilities

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 08:25 PM PDT

North Korea has more uranium enrichment facilities than it has admitted to previously, a U.S. scientist charged Thursday.

Mississippi AG takes Barbour pardons back to state's high court

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 08:24 PM PDT

Mississippi's attorney general Thursday again asked the state Supreme Court to overturn some 200 pardons, including those of convicted murderers, issued by former Gov. Haley Barbour in January during his last days in office.

Race for Hong Kong's top job promises drama

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 07:42 PM PDT

Elections to select Hong Kong's top official, known as the Chief Executive, are supposed to be predictable.

Neighbors describe watch leader at center of Florida investigation

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 07:42 PM PDT

Current and former neighbors call George Zimmerman caring, passionate and polite, a regular guy they enjoyed being around.

Jury weighs Florida multimillionaire's guilt in man's death

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 07:28 PM PDT

A jury is deliberating the fate of Florida multimillionaire John Goodman, accused of driving drunk, hitting another vehicle and running it off the road into a canal, where its driver was later found dead in his submerged car.

U.S. official: Bales to be charged with 17 counts of murder

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 07:18 PM PDT

Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder and six counts of assault and attempted murder related to a March 11 shooting spree in Afghanistan, a senior U.S. official said Thursday.
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