Friday, May 4, 2012

Who the French presidential candidates really are

Who the French presidential candidates really are


Who the French presidential candidates really are

Posted: 04 May 2012 10:44 PM PDT

Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande made it to the second and final round after the first round on the 22nd of April 2012. Hollande came out on top with 28.63% of the votes as opposed to Sarkozy who...


US: Six-year-old boy suspended for sexual harassment

Posted: 04 May 2012 11:28 AM PDT

A six-year-old boy has been suspended from his US school for three days for sexual harassment after quoting a line from a song.


How McDonald's came back bigger than ever

Posted: 04 May 2012 10:38 AM PDT

It was a simple plan. McDonald's would pay to appear at the top of the trends list on Twitter's home page, using the social-media site to drive people to its new commercials highlighting some of the r...


Nascent deal would let dissident from China study in US

Posted: 04 May 2012 10:05 AM PDT

China has agreed to accept an application by the dissident lawyer Chen Guangcheng to travel to the United States as a student, the State Department said on Friday, pointing to a quick resolution of an...

Hit by 1 car, man pushing his SUV is killed by 2nd

Posted: 04 May 2012 10:03 AM PDT

A New Jersey man who was pushing his SUV after it broke down was hit by a passing vehicle, got up and told a good Samaritan he was okay, only to be struck and killed by a second vehicle.


Colorado's famous 'falling' bear killed by car

Posted: 04 May 2012 08:39 AM PDT

Authorities say a bear tranquilized on a Colorado campus last week and widely viewed in photos as it fell from a tree has been killed by a car. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say the black bear...


Nurse in Afghanistan dies in Skype chat with wife

Posted: 04 May 2012 08:39 AM PDT

The Texas-based wife of an Army officer serving in Afghanistan witnessed her husband's death as the two video chatted via Skype, his family said on Friday.


Dissident Chen tells China of abuse: US

Posted: 04 May 2012 08:10 AM PDT

Dissident Chen Guangcheng, at the heart of a crisis between the United States and China, gave an account to Chinese authorities about abuse under house arrest, a US official said on Friday.


Bangkok swelters, sparks debate on city planning in Asia

Posted: 04 May 2012 07:28 AM PDT

Five months after the worst floods in half a century, the Thai capital is facing a heatwave with temperatures at three-decade highs, stoking debate over chaotic urban planning that blights many of Sou...


China indicates will allow activist to leave soon: US

Posted: 04 May 2012 07:13 AM PDT

The United States said on Friday that China had indicated it would let blind activist Chen Guangcheng and his family leave the country soon, raising hopes of a resolution to a damaging diplomatic cris...


West must take 'concrete steps' in nuclear talks: Iran

Posted: 04 May 2012 07:00 AM PDT

The West must take concrete confidence-building steps in its nuclear negotiations with Iran, a senior Islamic republic official preparing the next round of talks said today, after returning from discu...


Hollande on track for win as French campaign closes

Posted: 04 May 2012 06:35 AM PDT

Socialist Francois Hollande was on track to defeat right-wing incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy as France saw the final day of campaigning today before its presidential election run-off. Boosted by an endorse...


Teen mutilates ex-boyfriend's genitals in Karachi

Posted: 04 May 2012 06:17 AM PDT

A teenaged girl and three members of her family have been granted bail by a Pakistani court after she was charged with mutilating the genitals of a man who deceived her, according to a media report to...


Bin Laden planned to evacuate from Waziristan

Posted: 04 May 2012 06:15 AM PDT

The fear of the remote-controlled killing machines kept al-Qaeda militants looking at the sky most of the daylight, the letter said.


He claims to have located Osama's body bag under sea

Posted: 04 May 2012 04:49 AM PDT

American treasure hunter Bill Warren has claimed to have located Osama bin Laden's body bag deep under the Arabian Sea, 320 kilometres west of Surat in Gujarat, and hopes to start his mission on June ...


All-party delegation submits report on condition of Tamils in Sri Lanka

Posted: 04 May 2012 03:58 AM PDT

The 13-member delegation, headed by the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, met Dr Singh at the Parliament House for over 45 minutes during which they briefed about their five-day visit t...


Strauss-Kahn alleged to have taken part in gang-rape

Posted: 04 May 2012 03:56 AM PDT

French prosecutors said on Friday they are examining witness testimony that suggests disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn took part in a gang-rape at a sex party in Washington DC.


Japan to go nuclear-free for first time since 1970

Posted: 04 May 2012 03:12 AM PDT

Japan is set to go without nuclear energy for the first time since 1970 from Saturday, when the last operating reactor shuts down for maintenance, heightening fears of a looming power crunch this summ...


Paranoid Hitler had 'messiah complex': Secret analysis

Posted: 04 May 2012 02:46 AM PDT

Adolf Hitler had a "messiah complex" and became increasingly obsessed with the perceived Jewish "enemy within" as World War II turned against Germany, according to a secret 1942 assessment unveiled Fr...


Once remote, Goldman Sachs puts on a friendly public face

Posted: 04 May 2012 02:31 AM PDT

After a steady stream of criticism since the financial crisis, Goldman Sachs is trying to burnish its image. Last week, the company's chief executive, Lloyd C. Blankfein, gave rare back-to-back tel...


Octomom at crossroads, broke and considering porn

Posted: 04 May 2012 01:58 AM PDT

From Miracle Mom to Octomom and, perhaps soon, Homeless Mom, the life of Nadya Suleman and her 14 children is a subject that rarely fails to strike a nerveNow, with Ms Suleman having filed for bankrup...


Osama documents at a glance: Focus on attacking America, he urged

Posted: 04 May 2012 01:54 AM PDT

U.S. officials Thursday released a small sampling of the documents captured when U.S. special operations forces killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden last year in Pakistan. Some highlights: ATTACK...


Croc caught in Australia after eating nine dogs

Posted: 04 May 2012 01:33 AM PDT

A 4.4-metre crocodile that had eaten up to nine pet dogs has been hauled out of a river in Australia's north, a report said today.


Beijing says dissident can apply to study outside China

Posted: 04 May 2012 01:22 AM PDT

The announcement by the Chinese Foreign Ministry follows a dramatic and very public appeal by Chen, who spoke by phone to a US congressional hearing on his case, asking to be allowed to spend some tim...


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