Wednesday, February 15, 2012

358 inmates killed in world's deadliest prison fire ever in Honduras

358 inmates killed in world's deadliest prison fire ever in Honduras


358 inmates killed in world's deadliest prison fire ever in Honduras

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 10:19 PM PST

A fire started by an inmate tore through an overcrowded prison in Honduras, burning and suffocating screaming men in their locked cells as rescuers desperately searched for keys. Officials confirmed 3...


10 deadliest prison fires in the world

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 10:18 PM PST

The world has seen some really deadly prison fires with the death toll sometimes running into hundereds. The latest fire in Comayagua prison in Honduras is by far the deadliest fire in the world. Bur ...


Surgeons place pacemaker in 15-minute-old newborn of Indian origin

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:40 PM PST

The name Jaya in Hindi means victorious. And little Jaya Maharaj was just that, when she became one of the smallest recipients of a pacemaker when she was just 15 minutes old. A team of doctors at S...


US dismisses Iran nuclear claims as 'hyped'

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 08:32 PM PST

The United States said today that Iran's claim of progress on its nuclear programme seems "hyped" as it feels the bite of international sanctions and a possible need to return to negotiations.


Twitter alarm in Kenya village: Help, sheep missing

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 08:15 PM PST

When the administrative chief of this western Kenyan village received an urgent 4 a.m. call that thieves were invading a school teacher's home, he sent a message on Twitter. Within minutes residents i...


Thailand confirms plot against Israeli diplomats

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 07:53 PM PST

Thailand's police chief says the Iranians who were arrested after accidentally exploding their rented home in Bangkok were plotting to attack Israeli diplomats.


Bombers involved in Thailand, India, Georgia blasts belong to same terror network: Israel

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 06:55 PM PST

Israeli officials ramped up accusations on Wednesday that Iran was launching covert attack plots, saying "sticky" bombs found in a Thai house rented by Iranians were similar to devices used against Is...


In letter, Iran says it's ready for talks

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 06:36 PM PST

Iran has told world powers it is ready to resume talks as soon as possible over its disputed nuclear program, according to a letter, an offer that could reflect its difficulty in coping with tough U.S...


In US, Indian fast-food tries to enter mainstream

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 11:46 AM PST

Alexis Sugrue'S T-shirt promised "Simple food. Endless choices." Like the stylized elephant logo on her black ball cap and the cheerful step-by-step menu on the wall here at Bombay Bowl, the slogan co...


Angry Birds game now on Facebook

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 11:04 AM PST

The Angry Birds game that has been downloaded 500 million times has been launched as a free version on social network Facebook. In the game, players use catapults to fire infuriated birds at pigs hidi...


More than 300 inmates killed in Honduras prison fire

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 11:02 AM PST

Trapped inmates screamed from their cells as a fire swept through a Honduran prison, killing at least 300 inmates in one of the world's deadliest fires in decades, authorities said on Wednesday. Some ...


Assad sets Syria vote to end Baath rule

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:24 AM PST

Syria's president decreed a vote this month on a new constitution that would effectively end nearly 50 years of single party rule, state media said, as troops reportedly stormed centres of dissent. A ...


Defiant Iran unveils nuclear progress

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 07:57 AM PST

Iran announced new strides on Wednesday in its nuclear programme, in a defiant blow to US and EU pressure to rein in its atomic activities and amid signs of an increasingly vicious covert war with Isr...


Stop opposing our Nuclear programme: Ahmadinejad tells US

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 06:23 AM PST

Iran says it has begun loading domestically-made nuclear fuel rods into its Tehran research reactor, a defiant move in response to toughening Western sanctions.


Iran says using new advanced uranium centrifuges

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 06:08 AM PST

An Iranian news agency says that the country has started using new advanced centrifuges at its main uranium enrichment site. The semi-official Fars agency reported Wednesday that a "new generation of ...


Musharraf knew about Osama hideout: Ex-ISI chief alleges

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 05:26 AM PST

Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf knew where Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was hiding and said nothing, a former head of Pakistani spy agency ISI has alleged. Gen. Ziauddin Khawaja -- also ...

Why many in Pakistan are vowing 'I'll drink Shezan'

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 05:07 AM PST

Following a ban by a lawyers' group on Shezan juices that are made by an Ahmadi-owned firm, the company's products are being endorsed with new vigour by progressive Pakistanis.


This janitor satellite could help clean up space

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 04:44 AM PST

Swiss scientists plan to launch a "janitor satellite" specially designed to get rid of orbiting debris known as space junk.


Iran state TV says oil cut to six EU nations

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 04:43 AM PST

Iranian state TV says Tehran has cut oil exports to six European countries in response to European Union sanctions, which include a boycott of new oil contracts with Iran. No details were immediately ...


Pak flight full, so two get seats in loo instead

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 01:55 AM PST

The plane was full but the toilet wasn't. So, throwing all rules and caution to the wind, a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) captain blithely decided to accommodate two passengers in the toilet o...


Boy genius joined college at age 8, graduated at 9

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 01:33 AM PST

The one thing 14-year-old Moshe Kai Cavalin dislikes is being called a genius. All he did, after all, was enroll in college at age 8 and earn his first of two Associate of Arts degrees from East Los A...


Apple chief Timothy Cook unveils a new product: Himself

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 12:42 AM PST

Timothy D. Cook, Apple's new chief, showed on Tuesday how he planned to do things differently from his predecessor. Mr. Cook, who long handled the investor relations chores Mr. Jobs avoided, spoke at ...


Afghan TV presenters told 'more veil, less make-up'

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 11:35 PM PST

Afghanistan has instructed female TV presenters to stop appearing without a headscarf and to wear less make-up, officials said, raising fears about creeping restrictions on the fledgling media.


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