Friday, December 3, 2010

Assange answers reader questions

Assange answers reader questions


Assange answers reader questions

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 11:04 AM PST

Founder Julian Assange defended WikiLeaks' posting of confidential documents Friday, saying that not a single person has been harmed in the website's four-year history. FULL STORY l Court refuses to block WikiLeaks l U.S. concern over Mexico revealed l Site goes down, returns

Air controller walkout disrupts travel in Spain

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 11:54 AM PST

The airports in Madrid and on Spain's Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean closed suddenly Friday afternoon, at the start of long holiday weekend, when air traffic controllers walked off the job, a spokeswoman for Spain's airport authority, AENA, told CNN.

S. Korea threatens airstrikes on North

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 07:32 AM PST

South Korea's new defense minister said his country would respond with airstrikes if North Korea attacks it again, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Friday.

Japan, U.S. begin joint military exercises

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 11:07 AM PST

The United States and Japan started joint military exercises Friday, the Japanese defense ministry said, as tensions simmered on the Korean peninsula.

Officials: Charges possible in Nigeria probe of Halliburton

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 06:15 AM PST

Charges are possible in a Nigerian investigation into whether Halliburton, the American energy services company, paid bribes to secure a lucrative natural gas project in the 1990s, Nigerian investigators said Friday.

Ivory Coast declares presidential winner

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 02:01 PM PST

The Army closed all borders in the Ivory Coast as a security precaution as the country waited Friday to get a resolution to its stalled presidential election.

China expands travel ban ahead of Nobel ceremony

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 12:06 AM PST

A renowned Chinese artist and human rights advocate became the latest casualty Thursday in the government's effort to expand its no-fly list, an effort apparently aimed at preventing prominent guests from attending this year's Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony.

Qantas crew saved plane, authorities say

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 05:05 AM PST

The Qantas A380 that experienced an engine fire over Indonesia last month suffered significant structural and systems damage and would not have landed safely without the professionalism of the crew, a preliminary report revealed Friday.

Dozens killed in forest fire in Israel

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 01:32 PM PST

At least 40 people have been killed in a massive wildfire blazing its way through northern Israel, Israeli authorities said Friday

Counting a billion people

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:51 PM PST

What does it take to count more than one billion people in China? Six-and-a-half million census-takers going door to door, visiting more than 400 million households nationwide for several days.

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