Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Nelson Mandela 'not yet fully recovered', says spokesman

Nelson Mandela 'not yet fully recovered', says spokesman

Nelson Mandela 'not yet fully recovered', says spokesman

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:53 PM PST

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is doing well after being discharged from hospital, although he is still not fully recovered, a government spokesman said on Thursday.

British boxer charged with killing US Marine in Thailand

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 08:42 PM PST

A British kickboxer who was extradited to Thailand could face the death penalty after being charged with the murder of an American on the resort island of Phuket, a court official said on Thursday.

Russian parliament endorses anti-US adoption bill

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 08:25 PM PST

Defying a storm of domestic and international criticism, Russia moved toward finalising a ban on Americans adopting Russian children, as Parliament's upper house voted unanimously in favour of a measu...

Abu Dhabi to hold road shows in India

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 07:25 PM PST

Abu Dhabi will organise a five-city road show in key Indian cities as it intends to attract more tourists from the country.

Storm leaves five dead in Philippines

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 07:15 PM PST

Tropical Storm Wukong left five people dead and three missing as it cut through the central Philippines, following devastating Typhoon Bopha that killed hundreds earlier this month, officials said on ...

Washington stirs for 'fiscal cliff' talks as Barack Obama heads home

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 07:02 PM PST

Efforts to prevent the US economy from going over a "fiscal cliff" stirred back to life on Wednesday with less than a week to go before potentially disastrous tax hikes and spending cuts kick in at th...

On Benazir Bhutto's fifth death anniversary, son Bilawal to make political debut

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 06:51 PM PST

Pakistan People's Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will make formal entry into the hurly-burly of Pakistani politics at an event to be held on Thursday to mark the fifth death anniversary of his ...

Los Angeles police offer gift cards to take guns off streets

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 06:31 PM PST

Police traded gift cards for guns in Los Angeles on Wednesday, in a buyback program Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced as a crime-fighting response to the deadly shooting rampage in Newtown, Connect...

George HW Bush in intensive care: spokesman

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 06:20 PM PST

Former US President George HW Bush has been admitted to the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital "following a series of setbacks including a persistent fever," but he is alert and talking to medi...

Protest at Central Africa French embassy turns violent

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 06:12 PM PST

Angry demonstrators hurled projectiles and tore down the French flag at France's embassy in the Central African Republic capital Bangui, protesting at a lack of help to deter rebels who have occupied ...

Seven dead as US storm snarls post-Christmas travel

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 06:01 PM PST

A massive Christmas storm that whipped up tornadoes, ice and snow from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes has killed at least seven people and grounded more than 2,000 flights.

Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 11:24 AM PST

South Africa's ailing former leader Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital on Wednesday after spending almost three weeks being treated for a lung infection, the presidency said.

Christian girl shot dead in Pakistan

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:53 AM PST

A Christian girl was shot dead by unidentified persons in her house in the capital of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Wednesday, police said.

Three Afghans killed in suicide attack on US base

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:05 AM PST

A suicide car bombing at a US military base near a flashpoint city in eastern Afghanistan killed at least three Afghans and wounded seven others on Wednesday, officials said.

Twitter closes accounts after complaints of child pornography

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 08:31 AM PST

Micro-blogging website Twitter has closed down several accounts after it received complaints that they contained indecent images of children, Sky News reported.

Egypt's Mohamed Morsi to give speech after signing in new charter

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 08:21 AM PST

President Mohamed Morsi is to address Egypt on Wednesday, after signing into law a contentious constitution he and Islamist allies backed to the fury of the opposition and to international concern.

Syria military police chief defects to opposition

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 07:20 AM PST

Syria's military police chief has announced his defection from President Bashar al-Assad's regime, accusing the army of having turned into "murderous gangs," in a video posted online.

Christmas fire survivor wonders why she lived

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 07:09 AM PST

Since the Christmas Day fire at her Connecticut home last year that took the lives of her three daughters and her parents, Madonna Badger wonders why she survived.

Commentary: Why, God?

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 07:07 AM PST

"I don't look for the hand of God to stop evil. I don't expect comfort to come from afar."

Nelson Mandela still in hospital, no news of discharge

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 06:57 AM PST

South Africa's anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela remained in hospital on Wednesday, a spokesman said, almost three weeks after he was admitted for treatment for a recurring lung infection.

Egypt's parliament convenes after charter passes

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 06:45 AM PST

Egypt's upper house of parliament has convened in its first session after the passing of the country's Islamist-backed constitution, the first action by a state institution in accordance with a docume...

Four Indians arrested for drugs at Kuala Lumpur airport

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 05:31 AM PST

Malaysian customs seized almost 30 kilograms of ketamine worth more than half a million dollars at Kuala Lumpur airport and arrested four Indian nationals, a senior official said on Wednesday.

BBC faces probe after 200 managers get 100,000-pound pay-offs

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 05:13 AM PST

The National Audit Office of Britain will launch an investigation after the BBC reportedly gave 200 senior managers pay-offs of more than 100,000 pounds each in the past three years, the Daily Telegra...

Thousands flee Malaysia floods, dam wall broken

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 04:46 AM PST

Floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Malaysia forced almost 14,000 people to flee their homes and seek shelter at relief centres, the official Bernama news agency said on Wednesday.

Russian parliament endorses anti-US adoption bill

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 03:59 AM PST

The upper chamber of Russia's parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted in favor of a measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. It now goes to President Vladimir Putin to sign or turn ...
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