Monday, July 23, 2012

American woman who shattered space ceiling

American woman who shattered space ceiling


American woman who shattered space ceiling

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:30 PM PDT

Dr. Ride was the first American woman in space, flying on two missions on the shuttle Challenger. She died on Monday at her home in San Diego. She was 61. The cause was pancreatic cancer, her company,...


Sally Ride, first US woman in space, dies at 61

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 09:25 PM PDT

Sally Ride, who blazed trails into orbit as the first American woman in space, died on Monday of pancreatic cancer. She was 61.


Baby injected with milk in Italy dies two days later

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 08:23 PM PDT

Six staff members of a hospital in Rome were investigated on Monday after a premature Filipino baby died when he was injected with artificial milk instead of saline solution.


Afghan cleric charged with raping 10-year-old schoolgirl

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 07:58 PM PDT

An Afghan cleric has been arrested after allegedly raping a young schoolgirl in the country's north on the second day of the Ramadan, the holiest month in Islam, Afghan security officials said on Mond...


Colorado massacre suspect looks dazed in first court hearing

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 07:29 PM PDT

The man accused of killing 12 people in a shooting rampage at a midnight showing of the new "Batman" film in a Denver suburb made his first court appearance on Monday, looking drowsy and emotionless, ...


111 killed in Iraq's deadliest day in two years

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:27 AM PDT

A wave of violence killed 111 people across Iraq on Monday, the country's deadliest day in two and a half years, after Al Qaeda warned it would seek to retake territory and mount new attacks.


Flooding in central Nigeria's Jos kills at least 35

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:57 AM PDT

Heavy rainfall in central Nigeria forced a dam to overflow, causing flooding that left at least 35 people dead and destroyed or damaged some 200 homes, the Red Cross said on Monday.


British man jailed for 27 years for 1966 murder

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 09:01 AM PDT

A convicted child killer has been sentenced to 27 years in jail for the murder of a 17-year-old girl in Britain 46 years ago.


Tens of thousands across Australia receive death threat SMS

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 08:35 AM PDT

People in Australia's New South Wales state are getting a mobile phone text message that warns them they will be killed unless they send $5,000 to an email address. The message reads: "Sum 1 paid me t...


Saudi court releases five female Qaeda suspects

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 08:23 AM PDT

A Saudi court has released five women who allegedly had links with Al-Qaeda, an official said on Monday, but implied that the move was unrelated to demands made by captors holding a Saudi diplomat in ...


Hong Kong issues warning to citizens over typhoon

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 08:04 AM PDT

Hong Kong warned residents to stay indoors and halted public transport on Monday as Typhoon Vicente skirted the island, packing winds in excess of 90 kilometres an hour.


Group of 30 speeding bikers hit Delhi cop, four held

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 07:27 AM PDT

A Delhi traffic policeman was injured here in an attempt to stop a group of 30 speeding bikers, police said Monday. Four people were arrested. Gajender Pal Singh, Sonu, Sohan Singh and Faizan were arr...


Batman shooting: Suspect appears in court for first time

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 06:19 AM PDT

The suspected gunman in the Colorado theatre massacre headed to his first court appearance on Monday, but authorities said he refuses to talk, and it could take months to learn what prompted one of th...


Neil Armstrong nearly died a year before he walked the moon

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 06:03 AM PDT

Neil Armstrong nearly died a year before he landed on Moon, saving his own life with a dramatic parachute jump from a burning plane on May 6, 1968.


Iran says no plans to close strategic Strait of Hormuz

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 05:44 AM PDT

A top Iranian naval commander said on Monday that Tehran's forces have full control over the Gulf's strategic Strait of Hormuz, but have no plans to try to close the route for one-fifth of the world's...


UK hacking scandal spreads, over 100 new claims emerge

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 05:02 AM PDT

The police investigation spawned by last year's phone hacking scandal has spread to new UK tabloids, with detectives now seeking information from the Trinity Mirror PLC newspaper group as well as Brit...


Afghan sisters shot dead for running away from home

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 04:55 AM PDT

An Afghan man shot his two teenaged daughters dead when they returned home four days after running away with a young man, Daily Mail reported on Monday. The father has been detained on murder charges ...


Batman shooting suspect due in court

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 04:26 AM PDT

The man accused of gunning down 12 filmgoers and injuring dozens more at a screening of the latest Batman movie in Colorado was expected to make his first court appearance on Monday.


Syria acknowledges it has stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 04:05 AM PDT

The Syrian regime acknowledged for the first time on Monday that it possessed stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons and said it will only use them in case of a foreign attack and never interna...


Pressure grows in China to end one-child law

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 03:50 AM PDT

Pan Chunyan was grabbed from her grocery store when she was almost eight months pregnant with her third child. Men working for a local official locked her up with two other women, and four days later ...


Kissenger: Virtual lips for long-distance lovers

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:53 AM PDT

A robotics professor in Singapore has invented a gadget equipped with motion-sensitive electronic "lips" that allow amorous but absent couples to exchange long-distance smooches via the Internet.


Plane makes emergency landing on freeway

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:27 AM PDT

Authorities say a small plane carrying four people has made an emergency landing on a southern California freeway. The California Highway Patrol says there were no injuries as the Cessna set down at 1...


TV series causes controversy in Arab world

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:24 AM PDT

A television series depicting a revered Islamic figure has caused a stir in the Arab world with thousands saying the show must be stopped because they believe such depictions are forbidden by Islam.


Arab nations urge Assad to quit as fighting rages

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:10 AM PDT

Arab nations have called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to swiftly give up power as his troops launched a fresh assault on rebels in Damascus and the second city Aleppo.


Coordinated Iraq attacks kill 103

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:44 AM PDT

Bombings and shootings ripped across Iraq on Monday, killing at least 103 people in the deadliest day this year. The coordinated attacks in 13 cities sent a chilling warning that al-Qaida is slowly re...


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