US Judge rules against Obama’s stem cell policy

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• US Judge rules against Obama’s stem cell policy
• Kathmandu: Plane with 14 people on board crashes
• Iran unveils new assault boats
• Hostage tragedy: Hong Kong sends plane for victims' kin, China demands probe
• 3 dead, 4 wounded in shootout in US state Virginia
• Local strippers okay with Ground Zero mosque
• Trained dogs rescue tourists at Italian beaches
• 8 hostages killed on hijacked Philippine bus, gunman shot
• 33 miners trapped in Chile signal 'we are safe'
• UK wants ban on Taliban video game
• Pak cracks down on banned groups engaged in flood relief work
• Venezuela, more deadly than Iraq, wonders why
• New York leads US list in new jobs
• Pakistan: 2 teen boys beaten to death
• Gr8: Briton smashes world texting record
• Bulgaria's watermelon festival
• Protests over anti-joking law in Brazil
• Chile: 33 miners trapped underground for 17 days found alive
• Ex-policeman in Philippines holds tourists hostage

US Judge rules against Obama’s stem cell policy Posted: A federal district judge on Monday blocked President Obama's 2009 executive order that expanded embryonic stem cell research, saying it violated a ban on federal money being used to destroy embryos.

Kathmandu: Plane with 14 people on board crashes Posted: Officials say a small passenger plane carrying 14 people including foreigners crashed into the hills outside Nepal's capital in heavy rain on Tuesday. There is no word yet on the number of casualties.

Iran unveils new assault boats Posted: Iran on Monday inaugurated the mass production of two types of missile-launching assault boats, part of a series of announcements unveiling domestically-built military hardware.

Hostage tragedy: Hong Kong sends plane for victims' kin, China demands probe Posted: Relatives of victims of the Philippines bus hijacking arrived in Manila early on Tuesday morning in an aircraft chartered by the Hong Kong government.

3 dead, 4 wounded in shootout in US state Virginia Posted: A man who shot and killed his son and nephew and wounded four other relatives had been involved in an ongoing family dispute over a piece of property in a rural central Virginia neighborhood, authorities said on Monday.

Local strippers okay with Ground Zero mosque Posted: While a large number of Americans oppose the proposed Muslim community centre and mosque just two blocks away from Ground Zero, the site of the fallen WTC Twin Towers, employees of the strip clubs in the neighbourhood have no problem with it.

Trained dogs rescue tourists at Italian beaches Posted: Italy's coast guard has deployed hundreds of specially trained dogs to help rescue tourists on Italy's busy summer beaches. Each dog works in a team with its human lifeguard "colleague," who is also its trainer.

8 hostages killed on hijacked Philippine bus, gunman shot Posted: An angry ex-policeman hijacked a bus full of Hong Kong tourists in the Philippine capital, holding them for 12 hours, before a police raid that ended with eight hostages and the gunman dead.

33 miners trapped in Chile signal 'we are safe' Posted: For 33 men found alive after 17 days trapped deep in a copper and gold mine, the toughest challenge now may be preserving their sanity during the months it may take to carve a tunnel big enough for them to get out.

UK wants ban on Taliban video game Posted: A video game in which the players pretend to be heavily armed Taliban guerrillas has sparked anger, with British Defence Secretary Liam Fox calling for a ban and a security expert stating that "the Afghanistan campaign isn't a game - it's happening".

Pak cracks down on banned groups engaged in flood relief work Posted: Authorities in northwest Pakistan have launched a crackdown against banned terrorist groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) that are engaged in relief efforts for flood victims and closed down 16 camps set up by these organisations.

Venezuela, more deadly than Iraq, wonders why Posted: Some here joke that they might be safer if they lived in Baghdad. The numbers bear them out. In Iraq, a country with about the same population as Venezuela, there were 4,644 civilian deaths from violence in 2009, according to Iraq Body Count; in Venezuela that year, the number of murders climbed above 16,000.

New York leads US list in new jobs Posted: New York leads a list of cities in the US that are poised to offer the maximum number of new jobs in the country after the global recession, an astounding figure of 600,000.

Pakistan: 2 teen boys beaten to death Posted: A video allegedly showing two teenage brothers being beaten to death has caused outrage in Pakistan after it was broadcast on television networks.

Gr8: Briton smashes world texting record Posted: A British woman has smashed the world record for typing the fastest text message. Melissa Thompson, 27, wrote a passage in just under 26 seconds, shaving off nearly 10 seconds from previous record holder.

Bulgaria's watermelon festival Posted: The annual watermelon festival took place in a tiny Bulgarian village on Sunday drawing thousands of visitors, both domestic and from neighbouring countries.

Protests over anti-joking law in Brazil Posted: Thousands of demonstrators marched in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to protest against a law forbidding Brazilian TV and radio broadcasters from making fun of candidates ahead of the nation's elections.

Chile: 33 miners trapped underground for 17 days found alive Posted: All 33 Chilean miners trapped deep underground for 17 days have been found alive, Chile's president confirmed on Sunday.

Ex-policeman in Philippines holds tourists hostage Posted: A dismissed policeman armed with an automatic rifle seized a bus in the Philippine capital Monday with 24 passengers, most of them Hong Kong tourists, in a bid to demand his reinstatement, police said.

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