Wednesday, June 6, 2012

At least 78 killed in Syria's Hama province

At least 78 killed in Syria's Hama province


At least 78 killed in Syria's Hama province

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 07:56 PM PDT

Syrian troops and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad stood accused by opponents on Thursday of a new massacre of scores of villagers, hours before a divided UN Security Council convenes to ...


Science fiction writer Ray Bradbury dies at 91

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 07:23 PM PDT

Science fiction writer Ray Bradbury, whose dystopian works such as "Fahrenheit 451" offered cautionary tales about perilous futures and reflected post-war American anxiety, has died aged 91.


Google deploying planes over cities for 3D maps

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:36 PM PDT

Google Inc is deploying a fleet of small, camera-equipped airplanes above several cities, the Internet search company's latest step in its ambitious and sometimes controversial plan to create a photo-...


Al Qaeda advertises for suicide bombers on the Web

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 11:41 AM PDT

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has begun posting Internet advertisements offering training for suicide bombers to target the US, Israel and France. The adverts have been posted on several jihadist ...


Bomb set off at US consulate in Libya

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 11:15 AM PDT

Attackers set off a bomb next to a wall of the US Consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Wednesday, the State Department said, causing no casualties. The blast underlined the unstable sec...


Senior cardinal denies 'division' in the Vatican

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 10:33 AM PDT

A senior cardinal on Wednesday sought to quash rumours swirling in the Vatican after a scandal over leaked secret memos saying there was "a diversity of opinions" but no "division" in the Holy See.


Hosni Mubarak in 'dangerous' condition in jail: Officials

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 09:31 AM PDT

Hosni Mubarak's health entered a "dangerous" phase on Wednesday, and doctors had to administer oxygen five times to help the deposed Egyptian leader breathe, according to security officials at his pri...


Google to warn users of 'state-sponsored attacks'

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 08:18 AM PDT

Google has begun to warn its users if their accounts may be compromised by state-sponsored cyber attacks, to help people protect personal data.


NASA captures 2012 Venus transit in hi-definition

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 07:57 AM PDT

The world witnessed a rare celestial spectacle today, as planet Venus transit across the face of the Sun, being visible as a black spot on the Sun's surface.


Spelling Bee champ Snigdha Nandipati on how she won

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 07:23 AM PDT

14-year-old Indian-American Snidgha Nandipati won this year's renowned US national spelling bee contest by correctly spelling the French word "Guetapens" which means ambush. Speaking to NDTV, the char...


Cuban man's super-tall bike a new sight in Havana

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 05:10 AM PDT

Many people would be leery of cycling through chaotic downtown Havana, sharing its narrow, potholed streets with the darting scooters, incorrigible jaywalkers and hulking 1950s Detroit classics that c...


Sick Mubarak collapses a few times in prison

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 04:59 AM PDT

The health of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak deteriorated sharply on Tuesday, three days after a court sentenced him to life imprisonment in connection to the killing of protesters, a securit...


Campaign says private Romney emails possibly hacked

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 04:19 AM PDT

Authorities are investigating a report that Mitt Romney's personal email account has been hacked, his presidential campaign said on Tuesday. The website Gawker reported that an unnamed hacker had brok...


India turns down US plans to counter China

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 04:11 AM PDT

Concerned that the new-found US focus on Asia will lead to greater militarization its immediate neighbourhood, specially the Bay of Bengal region, India today politely, but firmly, told US secretary o...


21 killed in Afghanistan suicide attack

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:06 AM PDT

A suicide motorcycle bombing killed 21 people and wounded 22 others on Wednesday in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar.


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