Tuesday, May 29, 2012

US marine raped 7-year-old, posting video online

US marine raped 7-year-old, posting video online


US marine raped 7-year-old, posting video online

Posted: 29 May 2012 10:48 PM PDT

A US marine sergeant has been arrested by Italian police after he allegedly made a video of his repeated rape of a seven-year-old girl and posted it online.


Severed foot sent to Canada's Conservative party headquarters

Posted: 29 May 2012 10:29 PM PDT

A severed human foot was mailed to the headquarters of Canada's Conservative Party and another body part was discovered when police intercepted a second suspicious package, police said on Tuesday.


US webcam spying: Dharun Ravi apologises

Posted: 29 May 2012 08:59 PM PDT

Dharun Ravi, 20, also said he will begin serving a 30-day jail term on Thursday even though he doesn't have to.


Man on 150-foot crane in standoff with US police falls to death

Posted: 29 May 2012 08:20 PM PDT

A man who threatened to shoot officers during a 14-hour standoff in a construction crane was unarmed and no weapons were found near the scene, police said on Tuesday.


5.8 quake hits northern Italy, 16 dead, buildings collapse

Posted: 29 May 2012 07:31 PM PDT

An earthquake killed at least 16 people in northern Italy on Tuesday, damaging buildings and spreading panic among thousands of residents still living in tents after a tremor in the same region destro...


Julian Assange extradition case: British Supreme Court to give ruling today

Posted: 29 May 2012 07:15 PM PDT

Britain's Supreme Court is due to rule today whether to approve the extradition of WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange to Sweden, a potential turning point in the Internet activist's controversial career. ...


Mitt Romney clinches Republican nomination for President

Posted: 29 May 2012 07:12 PM PDT

Mitt Romney clinched the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday with a win in the Texas primary, a triumph of endurance for a candidate who came up short four years ago and had to fight hard th...


Opera seen a Facebook fit but no "For Sale" sign

Posted: 29 May 2012 12:43 PM PDT

Facebook is under pressure to make money from the increasing number of users who access the social networking site from mobiles, making Norway's Opera a good fit for it, bankers familiar with the tec...


Facebook shares plumb new depths, below $30 a share

Posted: 29 May 2012 12:40 PM PDT

Facebook Inc shares slid below $30 to a new low on Tuesday as nervous investors fled the company's shares, concerned about the social network's long-term growth prospects and an initial offering price...


Secret 'kill list' proves a test of Obama's will and principles

Posted: 29 May 2012 09:35 AM PDT

This was the enemy, served up in the latest chart from the intelligence agencies: 15 Qaeda suspects in Yemen with Western ties. The mug shots and brief biographies resembled a high school yearbook lay...


Syrian diplomats around the world expelled after the Houla massacre

Posted: 29 May 2012 08:28 AM PDT

Governments around the world expelled Syrian ambassadors and diplomats on Tuesday, an unusual, coordinated blow to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime following a gruesome massacre that the United ...


British woman sentenced to jail for racist remark

Posted: 29 May 2012 08:24 AM PDT

A drunken woman secretary, who hurled racist abuse at fellow Tube travellers in a tirade that was viewed by thousands of internet users across the world after being uploaded by a Sikh, was today jaile...


Suu Kyi to embark on first trip abroad in 24 years

Posted: 29 May 2012 07:04 AM PDT

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi heads to Thailand on Tuesday for her first trip abroad in more than two decades, ending an era of isolation and cementing her arrival on the global stage.The fo...


Pakistani cleric held for sentencing six to death for dancing

Posted: 29 May 2012 06:16 AM PDT

Pakistan's police on Tuesday arrested a Muslim cleric accused of sentencing six people to death for singing and dancing at a wedding in the northern part of the country."Police have arrested a cleric ...


Rajat Gupta's trial enters second week, early edge for US prosecutors?

Posted: 29 May 2012 06:11 AM PDT

The trial of Rajat Gupta enters its second week today as court resumes after a long Memorial Day weekend. It has been a damaging opening week for the former Goldman Sachs Director as the prosecution t...


Attack on candidate's headquarters as vote polarises Egypt

Posted: 29 May 2012 05:43 AM PDT

An arson attack on the headquarters of one of the two candidates in Egypt's presidential election has marred campaigning for the second round in a vote that has polarised the nation with the choice of...


Man, naked, shot as he chewed on the face of another man

Posted: 29 May 2012 03:37 AM PDT

Authorities in Miami are looking for more witnesses after a police officer fatally shot a naked man who refused to stop chewing on the face of another naked man on a busy downtown highway ramp in Miam...


NATO airstrike kills Al Qaeda's No 2 leader in Afghanistan

Posted: 29 May 2012 02:48 AM PDT

The US-led NATO force in Afghanistan killed Al Qaeda's second-highest leader in the country in an airstrike in eastern Kunar province, the coalition said on Tuesday.


Mitt Romney on brink of clinching Republican nomination

Posted: 29 May 2012 01:37 AM PDT

Mitt Romney is poised to clinch the Republican presidential nomination after Tuesday's Texas primary, a largely uncontested election that will formalise the former Massachusetts governor's status as P...


Tool-wielding robots crawl in bodies for surgery

Posted: 29 May 2012 01:10 AM PDT

Imagine a tiny snake robot crawling through your body, helping a surgeon identify diseases and perform operations. It's not science fiction. Scientists and doctors are using the creeping metallic tool...


Aung San Suu Kyi - also a style icon in Myanmar

Posted: 29 May 2012 12:43 AM PDT

At 66, Aun San Suu Kyi is not just an enduring inspiration for millions in Myanmar but also a style icon with her elegance and sheer simplicity.


Pak test fires nuclear-capable short-range Hatf-IX missile

Posted: 29 May 2012 12:31 AM PDT

Pakistan on Tuesday successfully conducted the test fire of its indigenously built tactical nuclear-capable short range surface-to-surface multi-tube missile Hatf IX with a range of 60 km, aimed at "d...


Newly found asteroid buzzes past Earth

Posted: 29 May 2012 12:28 AM PDT

A newly-discovered asteroid passed in close proximity to the earth on Tuesday, just 14,000 km above the planet's surface, but caused no damage to the orbiting communication satellites. The asteroid "2...

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