Tuesday, November 27, 2012

French President urges Lakshmi Mittal to keep idle furnaces running

French President urges Lakshmi Mittal to keep idle furnaces running


French President urges Lakshmi Mittal to keep idle furnaces running

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:03 PM PST

There seems to be a temporary truce in the ugly spat between ArcelorMittal, the worlds largest steel maker, and the French government over the closure of two blast furnaces in northeastern France, aft...


Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 10:55 PM PST

Pakistan on Wednesday test fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile with a range of 1,300 kilometres (800 miles), the military said.


Tampa socialite Jill Kelley fighting back in David Petraeus scandal

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 10:30 PM PST

A Tampa socialite embroiled in the scandal that cost CIA Director David Petraeus his job fought back on Tuesday after more than two weeks of silence as her attorneys released emails, telephone recordi...


India upset with Maldives' cancellation of $511 million airport project

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 10:22 PM PST

Maldives has cancelled its biggest foreign investment project, a $511 million deal with Indian firm GMR Group to develop its international airport, raising questions over the future of foreign investm...


Infected and unaware: HIV hitting America's youth

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 10:17 PM PST

More than half of young people in the United States who are infected with HIV are not aware of it, according to a report by government health officials that zeroes in on one of the remaining hot spots...

US to raise concerns over China passport map

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 09:49 PM PST

The United States said on Tuesday it will raise concerns with Beijing over a map printed in new Chinese passports that is causing "tension and anxiety" among claimant states in the disputed South Chin...


Japan storm cuts power to tens of thousands

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 09:37 PM PST

Tens of thousands of people in northern Japan spent the night without heat or light after a powerful winter storm knocked out electricity cables, local officials said on Wednesday.


Thai Prime Minister survives no-confidence vote

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 09:07 PM PST

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday easily survived a no-confidence vote orchestrated by her opponents in Parliament who accused her of failing to crack down on graft.


Indonesia approves Sukhoi jets despite crash

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 08:58 PM PST

Indonesia has certified Russian-made Sukhoi civilian jets as airworthy, allowing the export of the planes to the booming aviation market despite a pending probe into a crash that killed all 45 onboard...


Parody makes appearance on news site in China

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 08:51 PM PST

Not known for its sense of humour, the Chinese Communist Party's official mouthpiece apparently fell for a parody by The Onion, the satirical newspaper and website, when it reported Tuesday in some on...


Peter Higgs confident CERN particle is one he forecast in 1960s

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 08:17 PM PST

The physicists who theorised the existence of a basic subatomic particle half a century ago are confident recent data is proving they were right all along.


Palestinians predict historic UN vote on statehood

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 07:59 PM PST

The Palestinians predicted a historic UN vote recognising their statehood this week, praising important new support from France on Tuesday and likely backing from other European nations seen as critic...


US declines to name China currency manipulator

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 07:48 PM PST

The Obama administration said on Tuesday that China's currency remained "significantly undervalued," but stopped short of labeling the world's second-biggest economy a currency manipulator.


WikiLeaks suspect may speak at pre-trial hearing

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 07:05 PM PST

The US soldier accused of slipping a cache of classified documents to WikiLeaks is expected to take the stand for the first time during a new round of pre-trial hearings that began Tuesday.


Suit targets 'locator' chips in Texas student IDs

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 06:56 PM PST

To 15-year-old Andrea Hernandez, the tracking microchip embedded in her student ID card is a "mark of the beast," sacrilege to her Christian faith - not to mention how it pinpoints her location, even ...


Egypt mass protests challenge Islamist president

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 06:46 PM PST

The same chants used against Hosni Mubarak were turned against his successor on Tuesday as more than 200,000 people packed Egypt's Tahrir Square in the biggest challenge yet to Islamist President Moha...


China's top paper goes to town with "sexy" North Korea's Kim Jong-un

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 06:37 PM PST

China's top newspaper went to town on Tuesday with a 55-page online picture spread of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un being named The Onion's "Sexiest Man Alive for 2012", appearing to fall for a spoo...


French President urges Lakshmi Mittal to keep idle furnaces running

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 06:28 PM PST

French President Francois Hollande pressed the head of steelmaker ArcelorMittal on Tuesday to avert the closure of two blast furnaces in northeastern France, raising the possibility of a state takeove...


UN committee condemns Syria, Iran for rampant rights abuses

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 06:11 PM PST

A UN General Assembly committee on Tuesday condemned Syria and Iran for widespread human rights abuses, but both Damascus and Tehran dismissed the separate votes as politically motivated.


US wary about 'unclear' situation in Egypt

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 06:03 PM PST

The United States is closely following the drama unfolding in Egypt unsure of President Mohamed Morsi's plans as thousands protested in Cairo against his power grab, US officials said on Tuesday.


US teenager shot dead after loud music row

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:21 AM PST

A Florida teenager is dead after being gunned down by a man who moments earlier had asked the victim and his friends to turn down the music coming from a car stereo, justice officials said Tuesday.


China's party paper falls for 'Onion' joke about North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:10 AM PST

The online version of China's Communist Party newspaper has hailed a report by The Onion naming North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as the "Sexiest Man Alive" - not realizing it is satire.


Gunmen 'dressed as soldiers' kill 10 in Nigerian pub

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 10:46 AM PST

Gunmen said to be dressed as soldiers opened fire on a central Nigeria pub, killing 10 people in a region hit by waves of clashes between Christian and Muslim ethnic groups, authorities said Tuesday.


Woman dies as hundreds flee homes in flooded Welsh city

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 10:08 AM PST

An elderly woman was found dead in her flooded home in the tiny Welsh city of St Asaph on Tuesday after the nearby river burst its banks on the seventh day of torrential rains across Britain.


Insurgent attacks kill 21, wound dozens in Iraq

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 09:59 AM PST

Insurgents launched attacks against security forces and civilians in central and northern Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and wounding dozens, officials said.


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