Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Aid workers released in Myanmar

Aid workers released in Myanmar


Aid workers released in Myanmar

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 07:51 AM PDT

Myanmar has released three aid workers, including two U.N. employees, who received prison sentences after being detained amid sectarian clashes that killed scores of people in the west of the country in June, a U.N. spokesman said Wednesday.

Koala swims, climbs in canoe

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 09:05 PM PDT

A koala surprises a group of people in Australia by swimming across a river towards their canoe and climbing in it.

Mumbai gunman gets death

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 11:24 AM PDT

The Indian Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the only surviving gunman from the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

Syria's snipers lurk as reporter risks all

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 11:43 AM PDT

Fighting rages close to Damascus. Civilians are trapped by fighting and can't bury their dead. One reporter's extraordinary inside account takes you there.

2012 Paralympic Games begin

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 08:47 AM PDT

In 1948, a hospital outside London witnessed the birth of the Paralympic movement, as a Jewish doctor who had fled Nazi Germany sought to change the lives of patients with spinal injuries -- and inspire new hope in them through sport.

From war orphan to ballerina

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 04:43 AM PDT

Michaela DePrince talks about challenging how black dancers are perceived and inspiring others to pursue their dreams.

A nation's sex strike for democracy

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 04:46 AM PDT

Frida Ghitis: Activist women are withholding sex to try to bring down Togo's dictator, a tactic used globally and historically where women have little real power.

'No Indians, Asians' ad enrages

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 08:33 AM PDT

One of Australia's largest supermarket chains has come under fire for an online job ad that specified that "no Indians or Asians" should apply.

From war orphan to teen ballerina

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 07:45 AM PDT

Professional ballet dancer Michaela DePrince was just three years old when she saw a ballerina for the first time.

2012 Paralympic Games begin

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 07:53 AM PDT

In 1948, a hospital outside London witnessed the birth of the Paralympic movement, as a Jewish doctor who had fled Nazi Germany sought to change the lives of patients with spinal injuries -- and inspire new hope in them through sport.

Death toll rises in China coal mine blast

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 08:48 PM PDT

The death toll from a gas blast at a coal mine in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan rose to 19, with 28 miners still trapped underground, according to the local city government.

Clijsters career over after surprise loss

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 09:02 PM PDT

Kim Clijsters' glittering career came to a surprise end on Wednesday, as Britain's Laura Robson recorded a shock 7-6, 7-6 win over the Belgian, who had already announced her retirement after this year's U.S. Open.

'No Indians, Asians' job ad angers

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 12:51 PM PDT

One of Australia's largest supermarket chains has come under fire for an online job ad that specified that "no Indians or Asians" should apply.

Iraq: 21 people executed in one day, including 3 women

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 01:33 PM PDT

Iraqi authorities executed 21 people, including three women, after they were convicted of terrorism and spent months on death row, the nation's Ministry of Justice reported Tuesday.

Past haunts Colombia's FARC talks

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 03:09 PM PDT

A decade after a stinging failure, Colombia appears once again prepared to enter into peace talks in an effort to bring an end to Latin America's oldest insurgency.

South Africa's Tutu protests U.K.'s Tony Blair

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 04:33 AM PDT

South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu is withdrawing from a conference in Johannesburg to protest the attendance of Tony Blair.

Threat prompts Air China midflight turnaround

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 11:25 AM PDT

An unspecified threat forced a New York-bound Air China flight to return to Beijing on Wednesday seven hours after takeoff, the airline said.

150 missing off coast of Indonesia

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 06:25 PM PDT

Rescue workers combed the sea Wednesday for a vessel thought to have about 150 people on board that reportedly got into difficulties off the Indonesian coast, the authorities said.

Grenade kills 3 in Kenya

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:03 AM PDT

Two more police officers died after a grenade attack in Kenya's port city of Mombasa, authorities said Wednesday.

No comments:

Post a Comment