Tuesday, November 23, 2010

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U.S. scientist amazed by N. Korean nuclear facility

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 11:03 PM PST

The facility was so clean that the North Koreans asked Siegfried Hecker to stomp his feet before he ascended the polished granite steps. He had to get all the dirt off his shoes.

Suu Kyi, son get early start after decade apart

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:57 PM PST

Myanmar political activist Aung San Suu Kyi and her younger son got an early start Wednesday, visiting a pagoda, attending a memorial for her uncle and meeting with political supporters.

Activist group claims to send AIDS-tainted razors to animal researcher

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:52 PM PST

The FBI and University of California at Los Angeles police are investigating a new round of threats from anti-animal research activists who say they sent AIDS-tainted razor blades and a threatening message to a research professor, a university spokesman said Tuesday.

U.S. drills with S. Korea to follow N. Korean shelling

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:51 PM PST

The United States said Wednesday that it will dispatch an aircraft carrier to hold exercises with South Korea starting this weekend, but it stressed that the drills were planned well before North Korea shelled South Korea on Tuesday.

Can Brazil halt deforestation in the Amazon?

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:49 PM PST

Only when flying over the treetops of the Brazilian Amazon was I finally able to comprehend the scale of the forest.

Why North Korea attack is not a crisis

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:46 PM PST

Headlines and pundits once again declare that we have a crisis on our hands in the wake of discovering that North Korea is building a new nuclear reactor and a uranium enrichment plant.

Seoul: Life under the gun

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:40 PM PST

On the surface, Seoul, the capital of economic powerhouse South Korea, is one of the most impressive cities in East Asia: Sprawling and prosperous, hi-tech and self confident.

Activist group claims to send AIDS-tainted razors to animal researcher

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:37 PM PST

The FBI and University of California at Los Angeles police are investigating a new round of threats from anti-animal research activists who claimed to have sent AIDS-tainted razor blades and a threatening message to a research professor, a university spokesman said Tuesday.

Caterpillar to issue yuan bond

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:27 PM PST

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29 miners confirmed dead after second explosion at New Zealand mine

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:21 PM PST

All 29 miners trapped underground following an explosion last week in a New Zealand mine are dead, the official in charge of the rescue attempt said Wednesday.

Palin kicks off book tour amid fresh speculation of a White House bid

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 09:47 PM PST

A political rock star welcome and adoring chants of "Go Sarah" greeted Sarah Palin at a Phoenix bookstore as the former Alaska governor kicked off her latest book tour that, to some, also looks like a much hyped, early bid for the White House.

Senator pushes bill to allow states to opt out of health care law

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 09:28 PM PST

A leading advocate of states' ability to opt out of federal health care mandates told CNN's "Parker Spitzer" show on Tuesday that a recent bill he co-authored would foster bipartisanship and "encourage innovation [in health-care] right out of the gate."

Death toll in Cambodia stampede now at 375

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 09:26 PM PST

The death and injury toll from a stampede at a Cambodian festival continued to rise Tuesday as families mourned.

Union: 15 officers injured in Rikers Island fight with inmates

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 08:26 PM PST

Fifteen corrections officers were injured Tuesday night after a scuffle with inmates at the Rikers Island correctional facility in the Bronx, according to a spokesman for the union that represents the officers.

A day in the life of a Navajo cowboy

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 07:46 PM PST

Earlier this fall, VBS.TV went to the Four Corners region of the United States to hang out with indigenous cowboys of the Navajo (Diné) tribe.

Royal couple make wise choice for wedding site

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 07:45 PM PST

The choice of Westminster Abbey as location for the most eagerly awaited royal wedding in 30 years has taken most royal experts by surprise; their consensus of opinion over the past week suggested that St. Paul's would oversee the marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.

Lesbian major dismissed under 'don't ask, don't tell' being reinstated

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 07:33 PM PST

A decorated flight nurse who had been dismissed under the "don't ask, don't tell" military policy, will be reinstated with the U.S. Air Force, the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington announced Tuesday.

Young and rich in Indonesia

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 07:08 PM PST

Ligwina Hananto wakes up at 5am for morning prayers with her family, gets the kids off to school, and then charges off to work on the several other jobs she is actually paid to do.
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