Saturday, December 8, 2012

Indian papal envoy to Ivory Coast dies in road accident

Indian papal envoy to Ivory Coast dies in road accident


Indian papal envoy to Ivory Coast dies in road accident

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:16 PM PST

The papal envoy to Ivory Coast, Indian Archbishop Ambrose Madtha, has been killed in a traffic accident in the west of the country, the Ivorian church announced.


Software guru John McAfee wants to return to US

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:32 PM PST

US software guru John McAfee, fighting deportation from Guatemala to Belize to face questions about the slaying of a neighbor, said on Saturday he wants to return to the United States.


Venezuela's Hugo Chavez to have another cancer operation

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 08:55 PM PST

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday he would undergo another cancer operation in the coming days after doctors in Cuba found a third recurrence of malignant cells in his pelvic area.


British press condemns 'thoughtless' Australian radio hoax

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 07:43 PM PST

The British press on Sunday condemned the "thoughtless" Australian radio hoax that apparently prompted the suicide of a nurse working at the hospital treating Prince William's pregnant wife Catherine.


North Korea considers delaying rocket launch

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 07:25 PM PST

North Korea may postpone the controversial launch of a long-range rocket that had been slated for liftoff as early as Monday, North Korean state media said Sunday.


US citizen kidnapped by Afghan Taliban rescued

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 07:09 PM PST

A US citizen who was abducted by Taliban insurgents was rescued by U.S. forces in an operation in eastern Afghanistan early on Sunday, NATO-led forces said in a statement.


Mohamed Morsi backs down in Egypt crisis after army ultimatum

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 06:24 PM PST

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Saturday backed down in a dire political crisis marked by weeks of street protests, after the powerful army gave an ultimatum to him and the opposition to sit down ...


Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari visits Malala Yousafzai in hospital

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:17 AM PST

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday visited Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who is recovering in a British hospital after she was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls...


Silvio Berlusconi says he will run for Italian leadership again

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:07 AM PST

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Saturday he would run to become the country's leader for a fifth time, confirming his return to politics after months of indecision.


UN climate package passed in Doha

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 08:19 AM PST

A UN conference passed a package of agreements on Saturday combating climate change and extended the life of the Kyoto Protocol, the only binding pact on curbing Earth-warming greenhouse gas emissions...


South Africa's Nelson Mandela admitted to hospital for tests

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 08:15 AM PST

Former South African president Nelson Mandela was admitted to hospital on Saturday for medical tests, although the government said there was no cause for alarm.


Qatar climate talks fail to break deadlock

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 08:05 AM PST

Qatar, the host country, today launched desperate measures to salvage the failing climate talks in Doha by proposing a compromise agreement that was low on ambition but kept the Kyoto Protocol and the...


Kate prank call: Australian radio station claims no wrongdoing

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 07:18 AM PST

The Australian radio station behind a prank phone call to a London hospital that was treating Prince William's pregnant wife Kate said on Saturday it had done nothing wrong and no one could have fores...


26/11 case in Pakistan: officials present 350 seized articles in court

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 05:26 AM PST

Pakistani investigators today provided details of 350 articles, including the crucial "pink foam", found in four training camps of the Lashkar-e-Taiba in Sindh province to an anti-terrorism court cond...


Nurse who died after Kate Middleton hoax call was from India

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 04:59 AM PST

British police say that a nurse who was found dead days after she took a hoax call about the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was originally from India. Scotland Yard said Saturday that 46-year-old Ja...


Attack on Aghan spy chief planned in Pakistan - Hamid Karzai

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 01:11 AM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday a suicide bombing that wounded his intelligence chief was planned in the Pakistani city of Quetta and that he would raise the issue with Islamabad.


Male GMR Airport handover 'seamless': Maldives government

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 12:23 AM PST

The Maldivian government on Saturday described as "seamless" the retaking of the country's international airport from an Indian developer following a bitter row that triggered a spat with its neighbou...


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