Wednesday, September 26, 2012

US Army general removed from Afghanistan faces sex charges

US Army general removed from Afghanistan faces sex charges


US Army general removed from Afghanistan faces sex charges

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:15 PM PDT

A decorated U.S. Army general is facing charges of forcible sodomy and engaging in inappropriate relationships stemming from allegations that got him sent home from Afghanistan this year, U.S. officia...


Spain to push more austerity as markets turn sour

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:12 PM PDT

The Spanish government is set to unveil more austerity amid mounting concerns over the country's economic future. Many think the measures, which are expected to include higher taxes and changes to pen...


Paris auto show: Much on offer, but where are the takers?

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:11 PM PDT

With Europe in austerity mode, much rides on customers in China.


US actress sues anti-Islam filmmaker, YouTube in federal court

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:59 PM PDT

An actress who said she was duped into appearing in an anti-Islam film that stoked violent protests across the Muslim world took her legal bid to federal court on Wednesday in a renewed effort to forc...


JK Rowling's new book for adults

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:36 PM PDT

There is a sex scene set in a cemetery, a grotesque description of a used condom , alarming scenes of domestic abuse.


Australia shark attacks spark kill orders

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:31 PM PDT

Sharks that stray too close to beaches on Australia's west coast will be caught and killed under a new government plan in response to an unprecedented spate of fatalities.


Suu Kyi party hails US easing of Myanmar import ban

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:55 PM PDT

The political party of Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday welcomed US moves to ease a ban on imports from the long-isolated nation, hailing it as a positive long term step.


Ecuador says ready to shelter Assange for years

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:42 PM PDT

Ecuador said on Wednesday that it is prepared to shelter Julian Assange inside its London embassy for years if necessary as it negotiates the WikiLeaks founder's fate with Britain and Sweden.


Google's Brazil chief detained in YouTube case

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:34 PM PDT

Google Inc.'s head of operations in Brazil was detained by the country's federal police on Wednesday after the company failed to heed a judge's order to take down YouTube videos that the court ruled v...


Indonesia ferry collision: More than 200 rescued

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:58 PM PDT

A passenger ferry collided with a ship believed to be carrying liquefied natural gas and sank west of Indonesia's main island, killing at least eight people while more than 200 were rescued.


Chinese court upholds fine against dissident Ai Weiwei

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:49 PM PDT

A Chinese court upheld a $2.4 million tax evasion fine against China's most famous dissident Ai Weiwei on Thursday, in a case that has badly tarnished the country's already poor human rights reputatio...


Vatican readies for historic trial of pope's butler

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:42 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI's former butler goes on trial on Saturday for leaking secret papers in the Vatican's biggest court drama in decades, revealing intrigue at the heart of the Catholic Church.


WikiLeaks' Assange mocks Obama via video at UN event

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:21 PM PDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaking via a choppy video feed from his virtual house arrest in London, lashed out at US President Barack Obama on Wednesday for supporting freedom of speech in the...


Strong earthquake jolts Alaska's Aleutian Islands

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 07:21 PM PDT

Seismologists have said that a strong earthquake has jolted Alaska's sparsely populated western Aleutian islands.


Bombings and shootings kill eight in Iraq

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:21 AM PDT

Bombings and shootings mainly targeting Iraqi security forces killed eight people on Wednesday, among them a senior police officer, security and medical officials said. The violence comes a day after ...


908 Nigerian women pilgrims held in Saudi Arabia

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:15 AM PDT

Nigerian officials say 908 Muslim women pilgrims traveling to Mecca face deportation from Saudi Arabia for traveling without male relatives. A National Hajj Commission of Nigeria report submitted to N...


World's lowest roadworthy car is 45 cm tall

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:18 AM PDT

The world's smallest car measures just 45.2 cm tall. Mirai, which means "future" in Japanese, has just entered the Guinness World Records for being the lowest roadworthy car.


Are we the extra-terrestrials?

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:18 AM PDT

Extra-terrestrial microbes might have brought life to the Earth, say scientists. The theory is based on calculations showing a high likelihood of rock fragments from planets in other star systems land...

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accuses West of nuclear 'intimidation' at United Nations

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:43 AM PDT

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday accused the West of nuclear "intimidation" in speech to the UN General Assembly which was boycotted by the United States and Israel.

Islamist wins delay in UK extradition to United States

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:02 AM PDT

Radical Islamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has won a delay in his extradition from Britain to the United States, days after he lost an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.

20 firemen to get 300-kilo man to hospital

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:45 AM PDT

A 300-kilo Frenchman who was unable to leave his home by himself has been hospitalised in an operation requiring 20 emergency workers and a stone mason.


Buddhist statue taken by Nazis came from space rock

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:39 AM PDT

A thousand-year-old Buddhist statue taken from Tibet in 1938 by an SS team seeking the roots of Hitler's Aryan doctrine was carved from a meteorite, scientists reported on Wednesday.

Three killed in Ukraine shoplifting

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:35 AM PDT

A Ukrainian man shot dead three security guards and seriously injured another on Wednesday after being detained for stealing a computer memory stick, police said.

Why a UK church has banned yoga classes

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:12 AM PDT

A church in Britain has banned yoga classes from its premises as the ancient Indian system of physical exercise was "not compatible" with the Catholic faith, according to a media report today.


Cranky babies? On this airline, you have a solution

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:09 AM PDT

Babies, at the back please! A low-cost airline in Southeast Asia is introducing a 'quiet zone' on its long haul flights by moving babies at the back of the plane.


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