Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Millionaire's billboard seeking girlfriend destroyed in US

Millionaire's billboard seeking girlfriend destroyed in US


Millionaire's billboard seeking girlfriend destroyed in US

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:00 PM PST

Millionaire Marc Paskin had a setback in his search for a Hispanic girlfriend when unknown persons destroyed the billboard he had rented in San Diego's Barrio Logan, a largely Latino neighbourhood.


Singapore Speaker resigns in fresh sex scandal

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 10:21 PM PST

Singapore's parliamentary Speaker announced his resignation on Wednesday after admitting an extramarital affair, in the latest sex scandal to hit the city-state, local media reported.


World not ending, despite Maya prediction: Vatican

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 10:07 PM PST

The Vatican's top astronomer has some assurances to offer: The world won't be ending in 10 days, despite predictions to the contrary.


Ravi Shankar, Indian sitarist, dies at 92

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 09:57 PM PST

Ravi Shankar, the Indian sitarist and composer whose collaborations with Western classical musicians as well as rock stars helped foster a worldwide appreciation of India's traditional music, died Tue...


North Korea launches rocket, defying likely sanctions

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 08:39 PM PST

North Korea defied the likelihood of more sanctions by the United Nations Security Council to launch a rocket on Wednesday, demonstrating that the government of its new leader, Kim Jong Un, was pressi...


Wal-Mart chief Mike Duke confident of setting up India business

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 07:55 PM PST

Amid fierce opposition to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail and the Indian government agreeing to an inquiry into lobbying by Wal-Mart, the global retail giant says it's confident ...


Pakistan, UNESCO sign MoU to set up Malala fund for educating girls

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 07:29 PM PST

Pakistan and UNESCO have signed an agreement to establish Malala fund to support the education of girls in Pakistan and other countries.


Hugo Chavez recovering after cancer surgery: Venezuela Vice President

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 07:11 PM PST

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was recovering after a successful cancer operation in Cuba, his Vice President said on Tuesday.


Facebook helps FBI bust cybercriminals blamed for $850 million losses

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 06:44 PM PST

Investigators led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and aided by Facebook Inc, have busted an international criminal ring that infected 11 million computers around the world and caused more than ...


Rescued Indian-American doctor doing well: employer

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 06:38 PM PST

Indian-American doctor Dilip Joseph, who was rescued from Taliban's captivity in a military operation in Afghanistan, is recovering. He will, however, continue to receive precautionary examinations an...


South Korea military says North rocket launch a success: report

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 06:21 PM PST

North Korea's long-range rocket launch on Wednesday appears to have been a success, with all three stages performing as planned, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said, citing military officials.


Guatemala judge orders John McAfee released: lawyer

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 06:10 PM PST

A lawyer for John McAfee said on Tuesday that a judge has ordered the software company founder released from a Guatemalan detention center where he has been fighting being returned to Belize.


Gunman kills two at Oregon mall before taking own life

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 06:02 PM PST

A gunman opened fire inside an Oregon shopping mall on Tuesday in the middle of the busy Christmas season, killing at least two people, critically wounding a young woman and terrorising holiday shoppe...


North Korea launches rocket in defiance of critics

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 05:51 PM PST

Isolated and impoverished North Korea launched its second long- range rocket of 2012 on Wednesday and may have finally succeeded in putting a satellite into space, the stated aim of what critics say i...


Yahoo! overhauls email for Web, mobile

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:22 AM PST

Yahoo! said on Tuesday it was revamping its email for the Web and mobile devices in a move aimed at streamlining the service and making its look consistent across various platforms.


US WikiLeaks hearing reaches closing arguments

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:00 AM PST

Closing arguments are scheduled in a pretrial hearing for a U.S. Army private accused of sending classified information to the WikiLeaks secrets-spilling website.


Sikh soldier wears turban on palace guard duty

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 10:58 AM PST

Britain's Ministry of Defense says a Sikh soldier has become the first guardsman to parade outside Buckingham Palace while wearing his traditional turban.


Syrian rebels battle army near Damascus

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 10:02 AM PST

Syrian rebels clashed with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad near Damascus airport on Tuesday, battling for the capital's outskirts after 20 months of conflict which the United Nations said ha...


Hugo Chavez undergoing surgery in Cuba

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 09:44 AM PST

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba, Ecuador's president said Tuesday.


Canada announces new sanctions against Iran

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 09:39 AM PST

Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced more sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, ramping up pressure on Tehran to scrap its nuclear program.


Boy found guilty of stabbing mother 94 times

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 09:17 AM PST

A 17-year-old boy in Britain was on Tuesday found guilty of stabbing his mother 94 times after he lost his temper.


14 killed as bridge collapses in South Africa

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 09:17 AM PST

Heavy rains in South Africa have caused a bridge to collapse, killing 14 people. The South African Press Association reported today that the bridge collapsed in the nation's Mpumalanga province.


Family suspects 'foul play' in Indian nurse's death in London

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 08:28 AM PST

British authorities will conduct a post-mortem and an inquest into the mysterious death of Indian nurse Jacintha Saldhana in London, but her family in Karnataka suspects "foul play" and wants an indep...


No new Syria steps on chemical weapons: US intelligence

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 08:10 AM PST

United States intelligence agencies have detected no new moves by the Syrian government in recent days that would indicate it was preparing to use chemical weapons against rebel forces, U.S. Defense S...


White Britons now a minority in London

Posted: 11 Dec 2012 06:18 AM PST

For the first time ever, white British people are now in a minority in London as migrants from India, Pakistan, Ireland, Germany and Poland added up to over three million people over the past decade, ...


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