Wednesday, May 30, 2012

New York OKs Sikh turbans for train drivers

New York OKs Sikh turbans for train drivers


New York OKs Sikh turbans for train drivers

Posted: 30 May 2012 11:13 PM PDT

New York's mass transit system will allow Sikh and Muslim employees to wear religious headgear after settlement on Wednesday of a federal lawsuit alleging discrimination against workers from those fai...


Canada police hunt for porn star in mailed body parts case

Posted: 30 May 2012 08:48 PM PDT

A porn actor is wanted in a gruesome case of dismembered body parts that were mailed to different places including the headquarters of the Conservative Party of Canada, police said on Wednesday.


US gunman kills 4, shoots self

Posted: 30 May 2012 07:59 PM PDT

A gunman killed four people in Seattle on Wednesday - three at a cafe and another in a carjacking - before he apparently shot himself as officers closed in following a citywide manhunt, authorities sa...


Three-year-old kicked off plane at Seattle airport

Posted: 30 May 2012 11:20 AM PDT

A three-year-old boy who refused to use his seatbelt was kicked off a flight at an airport in Seattle. Alaska Airlines says it was a matter of safety and the pilot would rather deal with it on the gro...


Russia jails activist for spitting on Putin portrait

Posted: 30 May 2012 10:58 AM PDT

A Russian court on Wednesday jailed an activist for 15 days after finding him guilty of spitting on a portrait of President Vladimir Putin at a protest, a rights group said.


Nelson Mandela makes rare appearance on television

Posted: 30 May 2012 10:31 AM PDT

Former South African president Nelson Mandela on Wednesday made his first appearance in six months when he received a symbolic flame to mark the ruling ANC's centenary at his rural home in Qunu.


What, no spellcheck? Romney app misspells 'America'

Posted: 30 May 2012 09:41 AM PDT

White House hopeful Mitt Romney has meticulously spelled out his vision for a better America while on the campaign trail this year. But in his new mobile app? Not so much.


Clintons make 'great neighbors,' but for how long?

Posted: 30 May 2012 08:08 AM PDT

He orders a decaf venti at Starbucks (and always tips). They were mortified when a customer picked up their check at a local restaurant.


Pope breaks silence over Vatileaks scandal

Posted: 30 May 2012 07:27 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI broke his silence on Wednesday over the scandal of leaked documents that has convulsed the Vatican, saying he was saddened by the betrayal but grateful to those aides who work faithf...


Hosni Mubarak's sons to be tried for insider trading

Posted: 30 May 2012 07:01 AM PDT

Egypt's top prosecutor has charged Hosni Mubarak's two sons with insider trading and referred them to trial before a criminal court.The charges were announced on Wednesday by the prosecutor-general's ...


Italian quake toll rises to 17, last victim found

Posted: 30 May 2012 06:08 AM PDT

Italian rescue workers removed the last earthquake victim from the rubble on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 17 as the government approved measures to rebuild the quake-hit area crucial to Italy...


Powerful computer virus briefly hits Iran's oil industry

Posted: 30 May 2012 06:02 AM PDT

A senior Iranian military official said that Iran's oil industry was briefly affected by a powerful computer virus that had unprecedented data-snatching capabilities and could eavesdrop on computer us...

War crimes court hands Liberia's Taylor 50 years in jail

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:23 AM PDT

A UN-backed war crimes court handed Liberia's former President Charles Taylor a 50-year jail term on Wednesday for arming rebels in Sierra Leone in return for "blood diamonds".Sixty four-year-old Tayl...


UK rejects appeal on student visa curbs

Posted: 30 May 2012 04:50 AM PDT

The British government on Wednesday rejected an appeal by nearly 70 top university heads to review changes to the student visa regime that is likely to put off students from India and other non-EU cou...


Jail suspended for Thai webmaster under royal law

Posted: 30 May 2012 04:24 AM PDT

A Thai court on Wednesday convicted an online editor for hosting posts critical of the revered monarchy on her website, but suspended her jail sentence amid demands to reform the lese majeste law.Chir...


Bangladesh road crash kills 12 people

Posted: 30 May 2012 03:01 AM PDT

Police in Bangladesh say that a speeding bus collided head-on with a minibus outside the capital, killing the driver and 11 passengers of the minibus.Police official Sakhwat Hossain says that Wednesda...


British PM's former spokesman Andy Coulson arrested

Posted: 30 May 2012 02:45 AM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron's former spokesman Andy Coulson has been detained on suspicion of committing perjury in a court case in Scotland on Wednesday.


WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden: UK Supreme Court

Posted: 30 May 2012 02:28 AM PDT

Britain's Supreme Court has endorsed the extradition of WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange to Sweden, an important turning point in the Internet activist's controversial career.


Email about Mukesh Ambani comes up in Rajat Gupta trial

Posted: 30 May 2012 01:58 AM PDT

In court documents submitted on Monday, prosecutors said that they want to offer as evidence an April 3, 2008, email from former McKinsey executive Anil Kumar to Rajat Gupta to demonstrate the "close"...


The marriage proposal that's gone viral on YouTube

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:53 AM PDT

About 60 people danced on a small street as part of this proposal. Video has more than 6 million YouTube hits.


Pakistan doctor guilty of militancy, not CIA links

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:36 AM PDT

Doctor Shakil Afridi, who assisted the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in tracking down Osama bin Laden was sentenced to 33 years in prison for conspiring with an Islamist militant commander, not hi...


Watch: The marriage proposal that's gone viral on YouTube

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:12 AM PDT

Portland-area thespian Isaac lamb's creative proposal last week to girlfriend Amy Frankel featured about 60 people dancing on a small street near his parents' home. Video of the performance has gone v...

Senator calls for stripping Pakistan of all US aid

Posted: 29 May 2012 11:26 PM PDT

The growing outrage in the US over sentencing of a Pakistani doctor who helped the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) trace Osama bin Laden has led a key Senator to call for stripping Pakistan of all ...


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