On Eid, Muslim Haj pilgrims offer prayers in Mecca

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• On Eid, Muslim Haj pilgrims offer prayers in Mecca
• Fifth Tibetan dies after setting self on fire in China
• Imran Khan taken off US-bound plane in Toronto
• 61 killed in Syria as truce collapses in several areas: NGO
• Citigroup is fined $2 million over Facebook IPO
• Snake on a plane: Slithery passenger hitches ride
• Fukushima nuclear plant 'may still be leaking radiation' into sea
• Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi gets four years in jail over tax evasion
• Shark falls from sky onto a US golf course
• Death toll reaches over 100 in Myanmar ethnic strife
• She 'will rise again', says Malala Yousufzai's father
• 11.59 am 'best time to make important decisions'
• Hajj pilgrims begin devil-stoning ritual
• Barack Obama takes Mitt Romney-bashing to new high with 'bullshitter' jibe
• Shot Pakistani schoolgirl visited by family
• Suicide bomber kills 32 in Afghan mosque: Official
• Hurricane Sandy drenches the Bahamas, leaves 21 dead in Caribbean
• Storm leaves six dead, 9 missing in Philippines

On Eid, Muslim Haj pilgrims offer prayers in Mecca Posted: 26 Oct 2012 09:38 PM PDT Millions of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia on Friday furiously cast pebbles in a symbolic stoning of the devil, carrying out a final rite of haj, as Muslims around the world celebrated the start of Islam's ...

Fifth Tibetan dies after setting self on fire in China Posted: 26 Oct 2012 09:06 PM PDT A 23-year-old man has become the fifth Tibetan in a week to set self on fire and die in a county in far western China to protest against Chinese rule, a rights group said on Saturday.

Imran Khan taken off US-bound plane in Toronto Posted: 26 Oct 2012 07:31 PM PDT Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan was taken off from a US-bound flight for questioning in Toronto on Friday, a media report said.

61 killed in Syria as truce collapses in several areas: NGO Posted: 26 Oct 2012 11:45 AM PDT At least 61 people were killed on Friday in Syria on the first day of a truce to mark the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.

Citigroup is fined $2 million over Facebook IPO Posted: 26 Oct 2012 10:01 AM PDT Citigroup has paid a $2 million fine and fired a junior analyst after the employee leaked confidential information about Facebook's initial public offering to a popular tech blog.

Snake on a plane: Slithery passenger hitches ride Posted: 26 Oct 2012 08:02 AM PDT A stowaway snake was found on a plane after it landed at Glasgow airport with the slithery passenger hitching a ride from Mexico to Scotland under a row of seats in the passenger cabin.

Fukushima nuclear plant 'may still be leaking radiation' into sea Posted: 26 Oct 2012 07:49 AM PDT The operator of Japan's quake-struck Fukushima nuclear power plant said on Friday it could not rule out the possibility that it may still be leaking radiation into the sea.

Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi gets four years in jail over tax evasion Posted: 26 Oct 2012 07:22 AM PDT Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced to four years in prison for tax fraud connected to his Mediaset television channels Friday, and was banned from holding public office for ...

Shark falls from sky onto a US golf course Posted: 26 Oct 2012 06:08 AM PDT A two-foot long leopard shark apparently fell from the sky on the 12th tee of a Golf club in southern California.

Death toll reaches over 100 in Myanmar ethnic strife Posted: 26 Oct 2012 05:28 AM PDT The death toll from recent ethnic violence in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine has surpassed 100, an official said Friday, as the government warned that the strife risks harming the country's reputa...

She 'will rise again', says Malala Yousufzai's father Posted: 26 Oct 2012 05:26 AM PDT The father of a Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education said on Friday his daughter was strong and would "rise again" to pursue her dreams after receivin...

11.59 am 'best time to make important decisions' Posted: 26 Oct 2012 03:04 AM PDT The best time of day to make an important decision is 11.59 am while the worst time is after 10 pm, a new study has found.

Hajj pilgrims begin devil-stoning ritual Posted: 26 Oct 2012 02:03 AM PDT Millions of Muslim pilgrims flocked to the Saudi holy city of Mina to stone pillars representing Satan on Friday, the first day of the Eid al-Adha holiday.

Barack Obama takes Mitt Romney-bashing to new high with 'bullshitter' jibe Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:15 AM PDT While Presidential battles are never fought with sweet talk, Barack Obama took his opponent bashing to a new level when he termed his Republican challenger Mitt Romney a "bullshitter".

Shot Pakistani schoolgirl visited by family Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:03 AM PDT The family of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban, have visited her in hospital after arriving in Britain, a spokeswoman said on Friday.

Suicide bomber kills 32 in Afghan mosque: Official Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:42 PM PDT A suicide bomber killed at least 32 people and wounded 34 when he struck inside a mosque in Maymana city in northern Afghanistan during Eid al-Adha prayers on Friday, officials said.

Hurricane Sandy drenches the Bahamas, leaves 21 dead in Caribbean Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:31 PM PDT Hurricane Sandy pounded the Bahamas with battering winds and rain on Friday, sweeping over the island chain after killing 21 people across the Caribbean and posing a menacing threat to the U.S. East C...

Storm leaves six dead, 9 missing in Philippines Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:09 PM PDT Tropical Storm Son-Tinh has left at least six people dead and nine missing in the Philippines, the Civil Defence Chief said on Friday.

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