Friday, June 1, 2012

Verdict for ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak expected today

Verdict for ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak expected today

Verdict for ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak expected today

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 09:08 PM PDT

An Egyptian court may announce its verdict today in the landmark trial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, 15 months after a popular mass uprising forced him out of power.

Pakistan hikes defence allocation 10 per cent

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 11:43 AM PDT

Pakistan today increased the defence allocation in its fiscal 2012-13 budget to Rs 545 billion (about USD 5.82 billion), marking an increase of 10 per cent over the outlay for the current fiscal.

500 hacking claims possible, says News Corp. lawyer

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 11:38 AM PDT

A lawyer for Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group says the company could face 500 lawsuits from victims of tabloid phone hacking - far more than have so far been filed.

Apology rejected as Dharun Ravi starts jail

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 08:48 AM PDT

After weeks of obstinate silence, Dharun Ravi finally spoke the words his detractors were waiting to hear - that he regrets his "thoughtless, insensitive, immature, stupid and childish choices."

Pakistan Parliament turns into boxing ring

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 08:26 AM PDT

Pakistani opposition lawmakers and members of the treasury benches today engaged in fisticuffs as Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh presented the government's new budget in Parliament amidst uproar...

Two US liaison officers back in Pakistan: Pentagon

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 07:23 AM PDT

After a tense seven month stand-off, Pakistan has allowed two US military liaison officers back on its turf, a move largely seen as a small but "significant" sign of cooperation.

Breast-feeding photos of military moms stir debate

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 07:21 AM PDT

The Washington National Guard and Fairchild Air Force Base say two nursing mothers were wrong to be photographed in uniform breast-feeding their babies.

China arrests security official on suspicion of US spying: Sources

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 05:20 AM PDT

A Chinese state security official has been arrested on suspicion of spying for the United States, sources said, a case both countries have kept quiet for several months as they strive to prevent a fre...

Cosmic smash-up expected; Earth will survive

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 04:36 AM PDT

Don't worry about when the world as we know it might end. NASA has calculated that our entire Milky Way galaxy will crash into a neighboring galaxy with a direct head-on hit - in 4 billion years.

College student murders roommate, eats heart, brain: report

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 04:26 AM PDT

A US college student has told police he killed his roommate, cut up the body and ate part of the victim's brain and his whole heart, US media reports said Thursday.

Anuj Bidve murder: 20-year-old Briton pleads guilty

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 04:18 AM PDT

Anuj Bidve murder: The main accused in the sensational murder of Indian student Anuj Bidve in Salford in Britain on December 26 last year pleaded guilty today in a Manchester court.Kiaran Stapleton ad...

Syria forces may face prosecution for attacks: UN

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 03:24 AM PDT

Syrian forces and allied "shabbiha" militia who stand accused of committing a massacre in Houla may be liable for prosecution for crimes against humanity, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pi...

Egypt's 31-year emergency law ends

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 03:12 AM PDT

Egypt's notorious emergency law expired on Thursday, ending 31 years of broad powers to detain and arrest for a police force accused of severely abusing its far-reaching authority.

It's Focus India for Obama administration

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 02:22 AM PDT

The US has decided to give top priority to its ties with India, which is reflected in an unprecedented series of high-level exchange visits between the two countries this month. The visits are aimed a...

Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 jolts Indonesian town

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 01:24 AM PDT

A moderate 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's West Papua province on Friday, the US Geological Survey reported, sending panicked residents rushing outdoors.The quake, which struck at 15:56 pm...

Former US presidential candidate John Edwards acquitted on one count of money misuse, mistrial on others

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 12:45 AM PDT

John Edwards' campaign finance fraud case ended in a mistrial when jurors acquitted him on one of six charges but were unable to decide whether he misused money from two wealthy donors to hide his pre...

Obama order sped up wave of cyberattacks against Iran

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 12:30 AM PDT

From his first months in office, President Obama secretly ordered increasingly sophisticated attacks on the computer systems that run Iran's main nuclear enrichment facilities, significantly expanding...

Record-setting New Mexico fire spreading in all directions

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 12:15 AM PDT

A massive wildfire in the New Mexico wilderness that already is the largest in the state history spread in all directions on Thursday, and experts say it's likely a preview of things to come as states...

Russian president Putin meets chess king Viswanathan Anand for tea

Posted: 31 May 2012 11:31 PM PDT

Russia's President Vladimir Putin met with world chess champion Viswanathan Anand and runner-up Boris Gelfand over a cup of tea in his residence on Thursday. Mr Putin lauded both players for "an outs...
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