Friday, August 3, 2012

Another US university visa fraud; hundreds of Indian students may be affected

Another US university visa fraud; hundreds of Indian students may be affected

Another US university visa fraud; hundreds of Indian students may be affected

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:59 PM PDT

Just a year after US officials shut down Tri Valley University in Sunnyvale California for a massive immigration fraud, another university has been charged with the same. The CEO of the Herguan Uni...

Anxiety over rover's Hollywood-style Mars landing

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:49 PM PDT

Seven minutes of terror - It sounds like a Hollywood thriller, but the phrase describes the anxiety NASA is expecting as its car-sized robotic rover tries a tricky landing on Mars late Sunday.

Vikas Krishan knocked out of Olympics after International Boxing Association overturns win

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:48 PM PDT

London Olympics: In a stunning reversal of fortunes, Indian boxer Vikas Krishan (69kg) was today ousted from the Olympics after the International Boxing Association (AIBA) overturned the result of his...

Pakistani couple found guilty of murdering teenage daughter in UK

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 06:58 PM PDT

The girl was murdered by her Pakistani parents for her Western ways. And it was her little sister who bravely told jurors how her mother and father suffocated the 17-year-old with a plastic bag - grip...

US Defence Secretary Panetta orders probe into civilian casualties in Afghanistan

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:15 AM PDT

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has constituted a committee to review the allegation of civilian abuse, injuries and casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq in the last 10 years, the Pentagon announced o...

Muslim suspect in US fined again for having beard

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 10:53 AM PDT

A US military judge has again held the Muslim suspect of a mass shooting in contempt of court after he appeared at a pretrial hearing with a beard, in violation of Army regulations.

Spain judge questions 3 arrested Al Qaeda suspects

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:29 AM PDT

Three alleged Al Qaeda suspects with possible plans for an attack in Spain or elsewhere in Europe have arrived at Spain's National Court for questioning by a judge. Police with automatic weapons close...

Afghan officials claim local policeman kills 11 people

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:19 AM PDT

Afghan officials are looking for a member of a government-backed village defense force suspected of killing 11 civilians at a house in southern Afghanistan.

Blame game after Annan quits as Syria envoy

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 06:04 AM PDT

World powers traded blame today after Kofi Annan quit as international peace envoy to Syria, complaining that his initiative to end the bloodshed there never received the support it deserved.

Pakistani parents in UK suffocated daughter with plastic bag

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 06:03 AM PDT

A British court has found a mother and father guilty of murdering their teen-age daughter in a so-called dishonour killing.

Russia denies reports of warships heading to Syria

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 05:42 AM PDT

The Russian Defense Ministry denied reports on Friday that the country is sending three warships carrying some 360 marines total to the Syrian port of Tartus. The reports, which quoted an unnamed mili...

China discourages fasting for Uighur Muslims

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 05:08 AM PDT

China is discouraging some Muslims in the far western region of Xinjiang from fasting during Ramadan. The government says the move is motivated by health concerns, but others said on Friday that it's ...

Pakistan's top court strikes down contempt law

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 04:49 AM PDT

Pakistani state TV has said that the country's Supreme Court has struck down a law recently passed by parliament and aimed at protecting the prime minister from being charged with contempt of court.

North Korea's new leader makes diplomatic debut

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 04:36 AM PDT

North Korea's new leader hosted a dinner in Pyongyang for senior political officials visiting from China, state media said on Friday, in what marked Kim Jong Un's diplomatic debut and a sign that he i...

Elephants 'sing' like humans: Scientists

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 03:47 AM PDT

Rumble in the jungle! Elephants "sing" like humans but at a frequency so low we can't hear them, scientists have claimed. Researchers have found that elephants use an ultrasound rumble, often too low ...

Convicted white supremacists wanted to ship Indians back

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 03:39 AM PDT

A white supremacist group that plotted a right-wing coup in South Africa, also planned to ship the country's 1.2 million Indian-origin citizens back to their native country, according to details of th...

London's public transport faces biggest test yet as Olympic stadium opens

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 03:13 AM PDT

London's Olympic transport system faced a major test on Friday as thousands headed for the Olympic Park for one of the busiest days of the games so far as track and field events kicked off at the main...

Billionaire lived with wife's dead body for months

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 03:10 AM PDT

For more than two months, Hans Kristian Rausing went about his business while the corpse of his wife Eva decomposed in their luxury home in central London. And when friends or family asked about Eva, ...

Indian girl killed, 36 others injured in US Megabus crash

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 11:06 PM PDT

A packed double-decker Megabus slammed into an Illinois interstate bridge support pillar on Thursday, hurtling screaming passengers from their seats and leaving an Indian student dead and more than th...
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