Wednesday, December 5, 2012

US drone kills three suspected militants in Pakistan

US drone kills three suspected militants in Pakistan


US drone kills three suspected militants in Pakistan

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 11:00 PM PST

A US drone fired a pair of missiles at a house in Pakistan's northwest tribal region near the Afghan border on Thursday, killing three suspected militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said.


Tanks deploy outside Egypt presidential palace

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 10:31 PM PST

At least three tanks deployed outside the Egyptian presidential palace on Thursday in a street where supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Mursi had been clashing into the early hours of the m...


Married with children and gay in America

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 09:50 PM PST

For same-sex couple Rene Watkins and Lauren Debelius, love came first, followed by the baby and now, after a decade together, the long-awaited chance to tie the knot.


Four Indian Americans named 2013 Marshall Scholars

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 09:39 PM PST

Four Indian Americans are among the recipients of the prestigious Marshall Scholarships, giving them the opportunity to study at a university of their choice in Britain next autumn.


Satellite captures 'black marble' view of Earth at night

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 09:25 PM PST

Almost 40 years to the day after the Apollo 17 crew snapped the famed "blue marble" image of Earth floating in space on December 7, 1972, NASA has unveiled "black marble" video views of the planet by ...


Japan opposition LDP set to win solid election majority: polls

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 09:16 PM PST

Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) looks on course to win a surprisingly solid majority in a December 16 parliamentary election, media polls showed on Thursday, returning to power wit...


Dave Brubeck, legend who helped define jazz, dies

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 08:14 PM PST

You don't have to be a jazz aficionado to recognise "Take Five," the smoky instrumental by the Dave Brubeck Quartet that instantly evokes swinging bachelor pads, hi-fi systems and cool nightclubs of t...


Quake shakes east Iran; five dead, several injured

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 08:00 PM PST

A moderate earthquake shook eastern Iran on Wednesday, killing five people and injuring several others, Iranian TV reported.


NASA releases map of India on Diwali night

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 07:53 PM PST

NASA, the national space agency of the US, on Thursday released a black and white satellite imagery of India this Diwali night, cautioning people against the fake image in circulation on the social me...


Aussies sorry for crank call to Kate Middleton's hospital

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 07:14 PM PST

Two Australian radio disc jockeys apologised on Wednesday after impersonating Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles in a prank call and getting a London hospital to tell them all about Kate Middleton'...


Guatemala detains software guru John McAfee, to expel him to Belize

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 06:47 PM PST

Guatemalan police arrested US software guru John McAfee on Wednesday for illegally entering the country and said it would expel him to neighbouring Belize, which he fled after being sought for questio...


PSY's riches from 'Gangnam Style' not made at home

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 06:38 PM PST

As "Gangnam Style" gallops toward one billion views on YouTube, the first Asian pop artist to capture a massive global audience has gotten richer click by click. So too has his agent and his grandmoth...


No asylum request from John McAfee, says Guatemala

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 06:25 PM PST

Guatemala said it has received no asylum request from American Internet security pioneer John McAfee, who is wanted in Belize for questioning over his neighbour's murder.


Four dead in violence around Egypt's presidential palace

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 06:18 PM PST

Four demonstrators died in ongoing clashes between opponents and supporters of Egyptian head of state Mohamed Morsi around the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt's top rescue official said early on T...


Philippines hopes for survivors as strongest typhoon kills 325

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 06:12 PM PST

Dozens of soldiers and rescue workers pulled out bodies from mud-drenched debris after the strongest typhoon this year killed at least 325 people in the southern Philippines, with hundreds still missi...


British newspapers agree to new regulator

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 06:06 PM PST

Britain's newspapers agreed to create an independent press regulator as recommended by the Leveson report, but refused to commit to its controversial proposal for statutory backing.


Four dead, seven missing in North Sea cargo ship collision

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 05:53 PM PST

Rescuers pulled at least four bodies from the icy waters of the North Sea on Wednesday and were frantically searching for seven missing crew from a cargo ship that sank following a collision in a busy...


Sonia Gandhi at No 12 and PM 19th on Forbes power list

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 11:12 AM PST

When it comes to power, politics trumps business, according to a new Forbes ranking on Wednesday that found heads of state occupying six of the top 10 spots among the world's most powerful people, led...


NATO calls on North Korea to cancel rocket launch

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 11:02 AM PST

NATO on Wednesday called on North Korea to cancel plans for its second rocket launch of 2012, saying it would violate U.N. resolutions and could further destabilise the Korean peninsula.


Activists accuse Arab states over climate change at UN talks

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 10:56 AM PST

Arab nations have failed to use U.N. talks on climate change to put forward any meaningful measures on tackling the problem in their own countries, delegates and environmental activists said on Wednes...


Hours to go before 64 million pound lottery ticket expires

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 10:49 AM PST

The mystery holder of a lottery ticket bought in Britain worth nearly 64 million pounds ($103 million, 79 million euros) had just hours left on Wednesday to claim the prize before it was handed to cha...


Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits eastern Iran

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 10:33 AM PST

A moderate earthquake measuring 5.6 in magnitude struck eastern Iran on Wednesday, 48 miles (77 kilometres) north-northeast of Birjand, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.


Snake on a plane forces emergency landing

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 10:03 AM PST

An EgyptAir flight was forced to divert after a passenger was bitten by a snake he had smuggled on board, the Daily Mail reported on Wednesday.


Below surface, moon is a battered, cracked heap

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 09:59 AM PST

The moon took quite a beating in its early days, more than previously believed, scientists reported on Wednesday.


Blast wounds five in Nairobi Somali district: Police

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 09:56 AM PST

A huge explosion in a Nairobi neighbourhood, which is home to a large Somali community, on Wednesday evening left at least five people seriously wounded, police said.


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