Sunday, March 25, 2012

US paid $50,000 per shooting spree death: Afghans

US paid $50,000 per shooting spree death: Afghans


US paid $50,000 per shooting spree death: Afghans

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 10:41 PM PDT

The US has paid $50,000 in compensation for each villager killed and $11,000 for each person wounded in a shooting rampage allegedly carried out by a rogue American soldier in southern Afghanistan, Af...


Book advising ways to beat wife sparks outrage

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 10:39 PM PDT

An Islamic marriage guide advising men on 'the best ways' to beat their wives has sparked outrage in Britain, especially among moderate Muslims who say that it encourages domestic violence. The book t...


Obama urges North Korea to 'pursue peace'

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 10:24 PM PDT

In a direct challenge to North Korean leaders, US President Barack Obama implored them "to have the courage to pursue peace" while warning of the wrath of the world if they don't. Failure, he said on ...


Ailing Suu Kyi curbs election campaign in Myanmar

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 10:19 PM PDT

Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has fallen ill while campaigning for Myanmar's upcoming by-elections and has suspended her extensive tour of the country a week ahead of the polls, her party said on Su...


Hashtag activism, and its limits

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 09:15 PM PDT

If you "like" something, does that mean you care about it? It's an important distinction in an age when you can accumulate social currency on Facebook or Twitter just by hitting the "like" or "favorit...


Quake hits central Chile; no reports of casualties

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 08:13 PM PDT

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck central Chile on Sunday night, the strongest and longest that many people said they had felt since a huge quake devastated the area two years ago. There were no immed...


James Cameron completes journey to Earth's deepest point

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 08:00 PM PDT

The director of "Titanic," ''Avatar" and other films used a specially designed submarine to dive nearly seven miles (11 kilometres). He spent time exploring and filming the Mariana Trench, about 200 m...


Egyptian parliament selects constitutional panel

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 11:14 AM PDT

Egypt's Islamists make up a sizable majority of a 100-member panel tasked with drafting a new constitution, according to a list of names published on Sunday by the country's official news agency.


Russia says Annan offers last chance for Syria

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 10:32 AM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned today that Kofi Annan represented the last chance for avoiding a civil war in Syria and offered the UN-Arab League envoy Moscow's full support.


Unwell Suu Kyi cancels Myanmar campaign travel: party

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 07:42 AM PDT

Ill health has forced Aung San Suu Kyi to abruptly cancel further campaign travel, her party said on Sunday, just a week before Myanmar by-elections that are seen as a key test of regime reforms.


First-hand account of Titanic's sinking to be published

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 07:24 AM PDT

A rare first-hand account of the mayhem during the sinking of the Titanic will be published next month to mark the centennial of the catastrophe. The dramatic first-hand account of Jack Thayer, a ...


Japan to push anti-terror measures at nuclear plants

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 05:33 AM PDT

The U.S. had repeatedly warned Japan about vulnerabilities at its nuclear plants in case of a September 11-style terror attack. It turned out Washington was right about the soft spots, but wrong about...


Pakistan Taliban says will attack lawmakers if Afghan supply routes reopen

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 02:28 AM PDT

The Pakistan Taliban will attack lawmakers if they decide to re-open NATO supply routes to Afghanistan, the militant group's spokesman said on Sunday, a threat likely to complicate efforts to mend sev...


US senator working on bill to allow more visas to Indians

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 01:51 AM PDT

Amid Indian IT firms' concerns over restrictive US visa policies for their employees, a top American senator has assured that he is working on a bipartisan bill that will reform immigration laws and a...


'Cash Mobs' gather to splurge in locally owned stores

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 12:10 AM PDT

Flash mobs have been blamed as a factor in looting during urban riots. But now a group of online activists is harnessing social media like Twitter and Facebook to get consumers to spend at locally own...


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