Thursday, November 1, 2012

White House race spawns abundance of mobile apps

White House race spawns abundance of mobile apps


White House race spawns abundance of mobile apps

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 10:41 PM PDT

The race to the White House has spawned a flurry of mobile applications focusing on the Presidential campaign -- from the deadly serious to the light-hearted and fun.


Pakistan parents kill daughter with acid: Police

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 10:31 PM PDT

A mother and father in Pakistan-administered Kashmir killed their 15-year-old daughter by dousing her with acid after seeing her talking to a young man, police said on Thursday.


US secret service agent on Barack Obama duty found dead

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 09:50 PM PDT

A US Secret Service agent assigned to President Barack Obama's protective detail was found dead on Saturday in an apparent suicide, a law enforcement source said on Thursday.


Mission Accomplished: Sunita Williams tackles International Space Station coolant leak

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 09:40 PM PDT

Indian American record-setting NASA astronaut Sunita Williams along with another cosmonaut on Friday troubleshot an ammonia leak in the International Space Station's cooling system, accomplishing the ...


Canadian Prime Minister joins Diwali celebrations

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 09:22 PM PDT

Ahead of his India visit on Friday, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has joined the Indo-Canadians at the 12th Annual National Diwali Celebration on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to honour the Festi...


Police find drug tunnel headed to university

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 09:07 PM PDT

Police say they found a 50-foot (15-meter) tunnel used by drug traffickers to deliver cocaine to university students in Brazil's largest city.


US college student stabbed in Rome after party

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 08:57 PM PDT

A US student at an American university in Rome was stabbed about 25 times by a fellow student as he slept following Halloween night partying at a club and is hospitalised in serious condition, police ...


Imran Khan 'welcome' in US

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 08:30 PM PDT

Pakistani cricketer turned politician Imran Khan "is welcome" in the United States even though he was briefly held by US immigration agents in Canada, a US official had said.


'Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney' make little girl cry

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 08:14 PM PDT

A four-year-old girl caught on camera crying her eyes out in frustration at "Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney" has hit a chord with millions of election-weary Americans.


On Delaware coastal island, gratitude to share after Superstorm Sandy

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 08:04 PM PDT

The usually tranquil beachfront communities along the Delaware shore were prepared for the worst from Superstorm Sandy and as luck would have it, they got something less.


Two killed, 37 injured in Colombia Halloween bombing

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 07:51 PM PDT

A suitcase bomb exploded near a town square where 5,000 children were celebrating Halloween, killing two suspected bombers and injuring 37 people, including two boys who were hospitalised in critical ...


US boy dies after three years without a brain

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 07:34 PM PDT

A boy who survived three years without a brain has died. Nickolas Coke, of Colorado, was born with only a brain stem, a condition known as anencephaly.


Superstorm Sandy responsible for at least 97 deaths in US, Canada

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 07:19 PM PDT

Deaths in the United States and Canada from Superstorm Sandy, the massive storm that hit the US East Coast this week, rose to at least 97 on Thursday after more fatalities were reported by officials i...


Meet Koshik the elephant who 'speaks' Korean

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:06 PM PDT

An Asian elephant named Koshik can imitate human speech, saying words in Korean that can be understood by speakers of the language, researchers from the University of Vienna say.


Superstorm Sandy: Death toll rises as New York subway rolls again

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 11:57 AM PDT

The toll of death and suffering from superstorm Sandy mounted on Thursday even as New York struggled back to life, with the first subway trains rolling in four days.


Who is Malala Yousafzai?

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 10:32 AM PDT

She wanted an education. To become a doctor, though lately people close to her suggested that ambition might have changed to politician. Many young girls in any part of the world share such dreams. Bu...


World's longest married couple is from Punjab

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 09:47 AM PDT

Karam Chand and his wife Katari, who have eight children and 28 grandchildren, have been married for 87 years, making them the world's longest married couple.


Over 120 missing in Bangladesh boat accident

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 08:22 AM PDT

More than 120 people were missing in Bangladesh after their boat capsized in the Bay of Bengal, officials said on Thursday.


Woman stabbed young son 100 times because she was angry

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 07:05 AM PDT

Prosecutors say a suburban Chicago woman stabbed her 7-year-old son 100 times and a 5-year-old girl about 50 times and slit both their throats because she was angry with her husband.


Barack Obama hits campaign trail as storm cleanup gathers pace

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 05:11 AM PDT

President Barack Obama was to resume campaigning on Thursday after a pause caused by the U.S. east coast's worst storm in generations, while emergency teams struggled to reach the worst hit areas and ...


Norwegian plane aborts landing, turns back to avoid overtime

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 05:02 AM PDT

A Norwegian plane carrying 40 passengers turned around and returned to an airport hundreds of kilometres away - despite having already started its descent - just so the crew would not have to work ove...


Halloween party crush kills three in Madrid

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 04:59 AM PDT

Partygoers stampeded at a huge Halloween event in Madrid in the early hours of Thursday, creating a terrifying human crush that killed three young women, Spanish police said.


He punched a shark till it let go

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 04:41 AM PDT

A California surfer who survived a shark attack says he punched the beast in the head until it finally released him. Scott Stephens says the great white pulled him underwater on Tuesday at a popula...


Saudi gas truck blast kills at least 22

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 04:23 AM PDT

A gas tanker truck exploded on a main road in the Saudi capital on Thursday, killing at least 22 people, injuring about 111 others and leaving a trail of destruction, officials said.


Limited subway service begins in New York after Superstorm Sandy

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:00 AM PDT

New York's subways are rolling again - at least, some of them.


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