Friday, June 29, 2012

'Nuns on the Bus' taking America by storm

'Nuns on the Bus' taking America by storm


'Nuns on the Bus' taking America by storm

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 09:52 PM PDT

Signing autographs along the way, a group of Catholic nuns is taking a road trip across America to stand up for the poor. The media-savvy "Nuns on the Bus" tour kicked off in the midwestern state of I...


Storm hits Washington DC, thousands without power

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 09:45 PM PDT

A powerful storm hit the U.S. capital on Friday, downing trees with wind gusts of up to 79 miles per hour (127 kph), topping hurricane force levels and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of h...

France to pass gay marriage, adoption law

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 09:31 PM PDT

France's new Socialist government is to legalise marriage and adoption for same-sex couples, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Friday, reflecting a shift in public attitudes in the majority Cat...


Saturn moon Titan may harbour ocean below surface

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 09:25 PM PDT

Scientists reported on Thursday on the strongest sign yet that Saturn's giant moon may have a salty ocean beneath its chilly surface.


Myanmar government tells Suu Kyi not to call country Burma

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 09:10 PM PDT

Myanmar's government berated Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday for disrespecting the constitution by calling the country Burma, the latest sign of a straining of her ties with the reformist ci...


6.3-magnitude earthquake hits western China

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 08:48 PM PDT

A magnitude 6.3 quake struck a remote region of western China, close to the Kazakhstan border early on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, injuring around 10 people. The quake, initia...


Katie Holmes files for divorce from Tom Cruise citing "irreconcilable differences"

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 08:04 PM PDT

Hollywood actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are getting a divorce. The 'Rock of Ages' star and his actress wife - who have been married for five years - have confirmed they have split, with Katie's a...


Earth adds leap second on Saturday night

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 07:54 PM PDT

Saturday night will stretch longer by a second. A leap second. International timekeepers are adding a second to the clock at midnight universal time Saturday, June 30, going into July 1. That's 8 p.m....


Morsi vows to be president for all Egyptians

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 11:36 AM PDT

Islamist Mohamed Morsi paid tribute on Friday to Egypt's Muslims and Christians alike and symbolically swore himself in as the country's first elected civilian president before a huge crowd at Tahrir ...


Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes split: Report

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 10:47 AM PDT

Hollywood dream couple Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are getting a divorce after five years of marriage, People magazine reported on Friday.


WikiLeaks: Julian Assange not leaving embassy

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 10:06 AM PDT

WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange has defied a British police summons and won't be leaving the Ecuadorean Embassy in London until he hears about his asylum bid, a member of his defense fund said on Frida...


UK Queen's diamonds go on show

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 09:45 AM PDT

An exhibition of royal jewels was unveiled on Friday at Buckingham Palace in London to mark Queen Elizabeth ll's Diamond Jubilee. Some 10-thousand diamonds set in works owned by six monarchs over thre...


Obama vs Romney: Young, worried, and unsure - about both candidates

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 08:53 AM PDT

Megan Edwin graduated Phi Beta Kappa in political science. As a student, she had internships in local government and worked as a waitress to help pay tuition. She is poised, articulate - and after a y...


China blocks Bloomberg site after report on leader

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 08:40 AM PDT

China blocked access to Bloomberg's website on the mainland after the business and financial news agency published a report Friday detailing the multimillion-dollar assets of relatives of the man set ...


Watch: Flight attendant asks passengers to leave plane if they dare

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 08:25 AM PDT

A flight attendant on a weather-delayed plane at LaGuardia Airport yelled at passengers and challenged them to leave the plane if they dared. (Video courtesy: New York Post/YouTube)


At least 50 killed, 42 missing in China floods

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 07:36 AM PDT

At least 50 people have been killed and 42 missing as floods triggered by strong rainfall battered many parts of China since June 20, authorities here said in Beijing on Friday.


50 killed, 42 missing in China floods

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 07:06 AM PDT

At least 50 people have died and 42 missing as floods triggered by strong rainfall have battered many parts of China since June 20, authorities said on Friday. More than 10.4 million people have been ...


Delhi Durbar Tiara at Queen's diamond display

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 06:52 AM PDT

The Delhi Durbar Tiara, made in 1911 for Queen Mary to wear at the Delhi Durbar in the same year, will be shown to the public for the first time as part of a special exhibition of Queen Elizabeth's di...


Clinton to press Russia on Syria before crucial talks

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 06:38 AM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will press Russia on Friday in a bid to save a crucial weekend meeting on the Syria crisis that has been threatened by objections from Moscow.


Afghans face mass deportation from Pakistan

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 05:37 AM PDT

Hundreds of thousands of Afghans face the threat of deportation back to their war-torn country from Pakistan once a deadline expires tomorrow, but Kabul is crying foul over the move. Pakistan is home ...


Flight attendant asks passengers to leave plane if they dare

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 05:05 AM PDT

A flight attendant on a weather-delayed plane at LaGuardia Airport yelled at passengers and challenged them to leave the plane if they dared.


Afghan rape case turns focus on local police

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:16 AM PDT

The policeman spoke with calm and assurance as he insisted that he could not have raped the teenage daughter of a local shepherd, because a mullah had married them just before intercourse.


Acid attack survivor in oscar-winning documentary sues maker

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:37 AM PDT

An acid attack survivor, whose harrowing story inspired Oscar award winning documentary by Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, has filed a case against the documentary filmmaker for not paying her compensation and...


Attempt to hijack plane in China

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:17 AM PDT

Chinese airline passengers helped foil an attempt to hijack a plane in the western region of Xinjiang on Friday, state media said, the latest incident of instability in a part of China where the gover...


Colorado wildfire claims first victim, ranked as state's most destructive

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:13 AM PDT

A fierce wildfire that forced the evacuation of 35,000 people at the edge of Colorado's second-most populous city has killed at least one person and incinerated 346 homes, ranking it as the most destr...


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