Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Romney lays claim to nomination with five-state sweep

Romney lays claim to nomination with five-state sweep


Romney lays claim to nomination with five-state sweep

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 11:16 PM PDT

Mitt Romney effectively claimed the Republican Presidential nomination on Tuesday, reveling in a five-state primary sweep and urging voters to help him oust President Barack Obama in November.


Two more Secret Service agents resign over US sex scandal

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 11:16 PM PDT

Two more Secret Service agents have resigned over the Colombia sex scandal and one more will have his security clearance permanently revoked, the elite presidential protection outfit said on Tuesday.


Shaheen-1A successfully test-fired by Pakistan

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 11:13 PM PDT

Shaheen-1A successfully test-fired by Pakistan: Shaheen-1A, an upgraded intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, has been successfully test-fired by the Pakistani m...


Marines moving women toward the front lines

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 10:56 PM PDT

The Marine Corps, the most male of the armed services, is taking its first steps toward integrating women into war-fighting unit.


'Mobile weapons' capable of striking US: North Korea

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 10:31 PM PDT

North Korea is now armed with "powerful mobile weapons" capable of striking America, claimed a senior army official.

Canada lifts most sanctions against Myanmar

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 10:27 PM PDT

Canada on Tuesday lifted most sanctions against Myanmar, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced, saying the long-isolated nation has "changed course in a major way."


Lincoln's opera glasses from Ford's Theatre on auction

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 10:06 PM PDT

The opera glasses Abraham Lincoln held when he was fatally shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington on April 14, 1865 are on the auction block.


Bavaria to support student edition of Mein Kampf

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 10:00 PM PDT

The German state of Bavaria said on Tuesday that it is preparing for the expiration in 2015 of the copyright on Adolf Hitler's infamous memoir "Mein Kampf" by supporting the preparation of new edition...


Apple revenue jumps, beats Street view

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 02:08 PM PDT

Apple Inc on Tuesday reported quarterly revenue that handily beat Wall Street estimates, driven by strong demand for its iPhones and iPads, sending its shares 3.5 per cent higher.


Three killed in Lahore railway station blast

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 12:25 PM PDT

A powerful bomb struck a crowded platform at a railway station in Lahore on Tuesday, killing three persons and leaving over 40 others injured. The bomb that was planted in a bag exploded shortly after...


28-year-old Indian found dead in Dallas apartment

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 11:39 AM PDT

A 28-year old Indian, identified as a native of Visakhapatnam, was found dead in his apartment in Dallas by police authorities, according to information with an Indian-American organisation. Nikhil...


Berlusconi paid Mafia for protection: Top Italy court

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 10:49 AM PDT

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi paid large sums of money to the Sicilian Mafia to protect himself and his family from kidnapping in the mid-1970s, Italy's highest appeals court said on...


Osama planned for shoe bombers to follow up on 9/11, says terror convict

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 09:44 AM PDT

Al Qaeda's slain leader Osama bin Laden had planned to follow up the September 11 attacks with shoe bombers to blow up American passenger planes, which would have brought the American economy to its k...


Did not know extent of phone-hacking: James Murdoch

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 08:39 AM PDT

James Murdoch, former Chairman of News International, on Tuesday stuck to his stand that he did not see a crucial email that indicated phone-hacking was widespread in the now-defunct News of the World...


Pakistan Supreme Court to deliver verdict in Gilani case this week

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 08:21 AM PDT

Pakistan's Supreme Court is expected to deliver a verdict later this week in a contempt case against the prime minister that could see him losing his job at a time when his U.S.-backed government is f...


Putin steps down as United Russia Party Chief

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 08:13 AM PDT

President-elect Vladimir Putin tried to distance himself from the fraud-tainted ruling United Russia party on Tuesday, announcing he was stepping down as its chairman. Keen to protect his own ratings ...


Death of UK runner touches hearts, donations skyrocket

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 08:03 AM PDT

The death of a runner in the London marathon has inspired a flood of donations to the charity she supported. Claire Squires, who ran to raise money for the Samaritans, which works to prevent suicide, ...


Sudan accused of declaring war on South Sudan

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 07:27 AM PDT

South Sudan's leader accused Sudan of declaring war on Tuesday as Khartoum's fighter jets bombed border regions in defiance of international calls for restraint. Several people were wounded in multipl...


Woman takes 58 years to get driving licence

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 07:13 AM PDT

A 16-year-old British girl thought of hitting the road with a licence within a few months of learning to drive. But little did she think that she was actually destined to get it after 58 years! The 74...


In search of parking in Paris, man drives car down Metro stairs

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 07:01 AM PDT

A man drove his car down the steps of a Metro station in central Paris on Tuesday, mistaking the entrance for that of a parking garage."There's a sign saying 'Haussmann Parking' right in front (of the...


Five terror suspects held in Britain

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 06:08 AM PDT

British police arrested five men on Tuesday on suspicion of terror offences in the town of Luton, northwest of London, in pre-planned raids. The men, aged between 21 and 35, were arrested "on suspicio...


Malaysia to get Asia's first Lego hotel

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 06:04 AM PDT

Asia's first Legoland (LL) Hotel is to open in Malaysia in 2014 next to a theme park dedicated to the popular children's building bricks, the developers said on Tuesday. Groundwork for the hotel in so...


Hague Court may probe Mali rapes, killing

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:24 AM PDT

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday warned Mali that it is considering investigating reports of killings, rapes and other war crimes it fears may have been committed since January when f...


Sarkozy, Hollande step up battle for French far-right votes

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist rival Francois Hollande stepped up their battle on Tuesday for the six million votes that went to the far-right in the first round of France's Presidential election."It's...


Rutte to face Dutch lawmakers after quitting as PM

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 04:58 AM PDT

Outgoing liberal Prime Minister Mark Rutte will address the Dutch Parliament on Tuesday to explain why his government crashed in the wake of failed austerity talks with a far-right ally. Mr Rutte, who...


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