Saturday, April 21, 2012

Watergate figure Charles Colson dies at 80

Watergate figure Charles Colson dies at 80

Watergate figure Charles Colson dies at 80

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 11:20 PM PDT

Mr Colson once famously said he'd walk over his grandmother to get the president elected to a second term. In 1972 The Washington Post called him "one of the most powerful presidential aides, variousl...

Chip lets smartphones see through walls, clothes

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 10:29 PM PDT

Researchers have designed a chip that could give smartphones the long-envied Superman ability to see through walls, clothes or other objects.

Yemeni troops battle Al Qaeda militants in south

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 10:01 PM PDT

Yemen's military regained part of a strategic southern city on Saturday after an intense battle with Al Qaeda militants left 19 people dead as the government tries to purge the insurgents from their s...

It's all about emotion in French presidential race

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 08:42 PM PDT

Like Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy swept to power on a wave of hope for change. Mr Sarkozy's wave crashed on the global financial crisis and his own failings. On Sunday, the French leader faces a toug...

Egypt's military ruler speaks out after protests

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 08:37 PM PDT

The head of Egypt's armed forces on Saturday rejected accusations that the military is throwing its weight behind a candidate in next month's presidential elections a day after thousands of people dem...

Two Dutch trains collide head-on, at least 60 injured

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 08:37 PM PDT

Two trains collided head-on just outside Amsterdam on Saturday, injuring at least 60 people, up to 20 of them seriously, Dutch transport police said.

UN monitors visit Syria opposition stronghold

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 07:47 PM PDT

Five unarmed U.N. truce monitors toured the battered city at the heart of the Syrian uprising on foot on Saturday, encountering unusually calm streets after weeks of shelling as a throng of residents ...

France votes as Sarkozy era hangs by thread

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 07:30 PM PDT

More than 44 million French voters were called to the polls on Sunday for the first round of a presidential election that may see the end of Nicolas Sarkozy's turbulent term in office.

Rupert Murdoch mocks UK govt as he arrives for ethics inquiry

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 07:04 PM PDT

Rupert Murdoch on Saturday mocked the UK government's "mad" plans to lend more money to the International Monetary Fund and criticised its energy, education and tax policies after arriving in London a...

Pakistan plane suddenly dived before crashing: Official

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 11:20 AM PDT

The Bhoja Air plane that crashed near the Pakistani capital went into a sudden dive shortly before it disappeared from the radar screen and slammed into the ground, a senior aviation official said on ...

China military warns of confrontation over seas

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 07:48 AM PDT

China's military warned the United States on Saturday that US-Philippine military exercises have raised risks of armed confrontation over the disputed South China Sea in the toughest high-level warnin...

Costa Concordia to be salvaged in 1 piece

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 06:58 AM PDT

Salvage work to remove the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship from its rocky perch off Tuscany, where 32 people died, will begin early next month and is expected to take a year, the Italian owner an...

Europe, Russia propose rival resolutions on Syria

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 05:33 AM PDT

European nations and Russia proposed rival U.N. resolutions on Friday morning, both calling for expanding the number of U.N. cease-fire monitors in Syria from 30 to 300 but disagreeing on possible san...

Russian ships arrive in China for joint naval exercise

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 05:05 AM PDT

A Russian naval task force today arrived at a naval base in eastern China for a joint exercise with the Chinese navy next week, state-run media said.

Bahrain Grand Prix protests: Man found dead after night clashes with police

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 03:53 AM PDT

A Bahraini man was found dead on Saturday after clashes with riot police in the village of Shakhoura, one day before Bahrain's Formula One Grand Prix race, opposition party Wefaq said in a statement.

Mamata Banerjee invited to Time Magazine dinner

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 03:09 AM PDT

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the world, has been invited by the publication to a gala dinner with the who's who in New...

Human Rights Watch hails Saudi move on sponsorship system

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 03:07 AM PDT

International Human Rights observer Human Rights Watch (HRW) has hailed the Saudi government's proposal to abolish the employer-based sponsorship system under which migrant workers require their spons...

Indian-origin woman arrested for allegedly setting husband on fire: Report

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 02:57 AM PDT

An Indian-origin woman in the US set her husband on fire and locked him in a bathroom, after promising him a hot oil massage, a media report said on Friday.

Nepal mountaineer falls to death while attempting to scale Mt Everest

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 02:56 AM PDT

A 30-year-old Nepali mountaineer died on Saturday while attempting to scale Mount Everest, a government official said. It is the second death of this season on the world's highest peak.Namgya Tshering...

Pakistan plane crash: Bhoja Air owner banned from leaving country; probe on

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 02:06 AM PDT

Pakistan plane crash: Pakistan blocked the head of an airline whose jet crashed near the capital from leaving the country and ordered him into protective custody on Saturday as it began an investigati...

Afghan forces seize 10 tonnes of explosives

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 01:56 AM PDT

Afghan security forces have detained five insurgents with ten tonnes of explosives they planned to use in launching attacks in crowded areas of the capital Kabul, an official said on Saturday.The expl...

KFC guilty in Australia salmonella brain damage case

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 01:53 AM PDT

An Australian girl who suffered severe brain damage and was left paralysed by food poisoning won a court case against fast food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), in a judgment published on Saturday....

Trinidad TV host arrested for airing rape video

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 01:51 AM PDT

The host of a popular TV crime show in Trinidad has been arrested months after showing a video of a mentally impaired teenage girl being raped.Ian Alleyne was arrested late on Thursday after a 30-minu...

Pakistan's narcotics body names Gilani's son as accused in ephedrine case

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 01:25 AM PDT

Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has named Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son as an accused in a case of alleged irregularities in the import of controlled drugs, prompting the premier to sa...

Boeing offers to assist Pakistan in crash probe

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 01:21 AM PDT

US aircraft company Boeing has offered technical assistance to Pakistan in the investigation into the plane crash that killed 127 people on Friday.In a condolence message, the company expressed sympat...
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