Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Flights rerouted as massive solar storm slams Earth

Flights rerouted as massive solar storm slams Earth


Flights rerouted as massive solar storm slams Earth

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 10:51 PM PST

Solar radiation from a massive sun storm - the largest in nearly a decade - collided with the Earth's atmosphere on Tuesday, prompting an airline to reroute flights and sky watchers to seek out specta...


Jay Leno sued over Golden Temple remark

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 10:18 PM PST

US talk show host Jay Leno has been sued by an Indian-American in California for his "racist" comments on the Golden Temple and ridiculing the entire Sikh community by portraying the holy shrine as a ...


Stricken ship captain blames company pressure: reports

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 09:07 PM PST

The captain of the stricken Costa Concordia liner told a friend a day after the disaster that a manager from the cruise company pressured him to sail too close to shore, the Italian media has reporte...


Egyptians mark first anniversary of anti-Mubarak revolt

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 08:31 PM PST

Egyptians on Wednesday mark the first anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, with the ruling military planning grandiose celebrations while activists vow to re-ignite their unfinished...


Obama in State of the Union address: Create jobs, don't outsource

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 07:34 PM PST

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday used his annual State of the Union policy address to denounce America's economic inequality, drawing a battleline with Republicans ahead of what is expected to be ...


Full text: Obama's State of the Union address

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 07:00 PM PST

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday used his annual State of the Union policy address to denounce America's economic inequality, drawing a battle line with Republicans ahead of what is expected to be...


US: North Carolina college on lockdown after report of armed man

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 07:32 AM PST

The campus of a North Carolina community college is on lockdown following a report of a man with a gun. School spokeswoman Laurie Clowers said Wake Technical Community College is coordinating with she...


Riot at Sri Lanka prison, inmates set records on fire

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 06:58 AM PST

Inmates and guards clashed at a Sri Lankan prison Tuesday, injuring at least 28 people before soldiers restored control after five hours, officials said. Reporters outside heard gunshots from within t...


Assange moves to TV with new chat show, network unknown

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 06:44 AM PST

You've read his leaks. Now watch his show. Cyber-transparency activist Julian Assange says he's launching a career in television, hosting what he's billing as a new brand of talk show built around the...


India takes up issue of Leno's remarks with US

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 06:05 AM PST

India today took up the issue of popular TV host Jay Leno's remarks on the Golden Temple with the US and wrote a strong letter to NBC, which had aired the show. Indian Deputy Chief of Mission here Aru...


The Norway custody case: Five big facts on the NRI nightmare

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 05:02 AM PST

The Indian government has intervened to help an NRI couple who are fighting for the custody of their children in Norway. These are five big facts about the story


Strongest solar storm since 2005 hitting Earth

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 04:41 AM PST

The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years with more to come from the fast-moving eruption.


Occupy Wall Steet protesters build igloos in Switzerland to protest economic summit

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 04:36 AM PST

The eviction of Occupy Wall Street from Zuccotti Park in November left protesters without the physical birthplace of the movement around which to rally, and put something of a chill on the endeavor. I...


Diamond merchant from Gujarat shot in Belguim home

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 03:58 AM PST

A diamond trader from Gujarat who lived in Antwerp has been shot dead at his home. Pravin Patel was killed on Monday morning. His son was also injured in the attack. Mr Patel moved from Gujarat to Be...


Video shows cars sliding, crashing in storm

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 02:56 AM PST

Video from Utah during a major snowstorm shows more than a dozen cars sliding, crashing and skidding sideways down a street in just a few hours.


US shifts embassy staff amid Bahrain unrest

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 02:47 AM PST

The U.S. State Department says it is moving American Embassy employees to safer locations in Bahrain after ongoing political unrest elevated security worries in the strategic Gulf kingdom.

In police training, a dark film on US Muslims

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 01:25 AM PST

Ominous music plays as images appear on the screen: Muslim terrorists shoot Christians in the head, car bombs explode, executed children lie covered by sheets and a doctored photograph shows an Islami...


Pak panel probing memo issue questions Ijaz's non-appearance

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 01:14 AM PST

The Pakistani judicial commission probing the memo scandal today questioned the failure of star witness Mansoor Ijaz to appear before it and summoned Interior Minister Rehman Malik to respond to alleg...


Judge says Obama must appear in 'birther' suit

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 01:13 AM PST

A judge in Georgia has ordered US President Barack Obama to appear in court this week in a lawsuit challenging whether he is a natural-born US citizen qualified to be the President.


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