Wednesday, September 7, 2011

US military raises alert level ahead of 9/11 anniversary

US military raises alert level ahead of 9/11 anniversary


US military raises alert level ahead of 9/11 anniversary

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 03:26 AM PDT

The United States raised its alert level at military bases ahead of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, as a report warned of "gaps and weaknesses" in the nation's security apparatus.


New Ground Zero rises from rubble of 9/11

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 03:24 AM PDT

A decade after the Twin Towers were razed to the ground in the 9/11 attacks, an altered Ground Zero will be unveiled to the public, with waterfalls, reflecting pools and hundreds of trees at the site honouring the memory of the nearly 3000 victims of the terror strike.


US diocese settles Indian priest child sex abuse case

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 03:11 AM PDT

An Indian priest who molested several young girls in the United States remains a threat to children in India, a lawyer for one of his victims has said while announcing a US $750,000 settlement.


Delhi High Court blast: UN Security Council, Ban Ki-moon condemn attack

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 02:44 AM PDT

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) today joined UN Chief Ban Ki-moon in strongly condemning the deadly terror attack in Delhi, saying such "heinous" acts of terrorism are "criminal and unjustifiable".


Russian ice hockey disaster: 44 dead; Players mourn 'darkest day'

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 02:08 AM PDT

Russian ice hockey: National Hockey League stars were stunned to learn that players on the Russian team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl were among 44 people killed on Wednesday in an airplane crash in central Russia.


Russian jet carrying hockey team crashes, 43 dead

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 06:34 PM PDT

A Russian jet carrying a top ice hockey team crashed while taking off Wednesday in western Russia, killing at least 43 people and leaving two critically injured, officials said.


Man jailed for failing to return library books

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 03:33 PM PDT

A man in the US has been jailed after failing to return library books worth 500 pounds (about $800), a media report said on Wednesday.


US slaps sanctions against 3 al-Qaeda leaders in Pakistan

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 03:18 PM PDT

The US has slapped sanctions against three al Qaeda leaders based in Pakistan, including Abu Yahya al-Libi, considered as its propaganda chief, and one key facilitator of the terror network, striking at the "heart" of the group's remaining leadership.


British paedophile suspect arrested in Bangladesh

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 01:42 PM PDT

Police in Bangladesh's northeastern city of Sylhet have arrested a British national for the alleged repeated sexual abuse of an 11-year-old boy, police said today.


Russian walks 9,000-km home after being robbed

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 12:18 PM PDT

A 47-year-old Russian walked 9,000 km from Moscow to his hometown on the Kamchatka Peninsula after he was robbed of money, a media report said.


Libyan fighters say Gaddafi surrounded

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:53 AM PDT

Libyan fighters have surrounded ousted dictator Moammar Gaddafi, and it is only a matter of time until he is captured or killed, a spokesman for Tripoli's new military council said Wednesday.


Indian-origin doctor accused of molesting patient

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:00 AM PDT

An Indian-origin doctor has been accused of fondling a woman patient's private body parts and later begging her husband not to report him, a British medical tribunal has heard.


WikiLeaks: US knew of ISI tie-ups with Tiger Memon

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 10:19 AM PDT

American officials knew for a very long time that the ISI had created various terrorist groups, including those based out from Nepal, to carry out attacks in India including the 1996 Lajpat Nagar blast, according to the latest US cables released by Wikileaks.


Wealthy Chinese want to get out of China

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 08:48 AM PDT

Chinese millionaire Su builds skyscrapers in Beijing and is one of the people powering China's economy on its path to becoming the world's biggest. He sits at the top of a country - economy booming, influence spreading, military swelling - widely expected to dominate the 21st century. Yet the property developer shares something surprising with many newly rich in China: he's looking forward to the day he can leave.


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