Friday, June 22, 2012

Rare white baby rhino born

Rare white baby rhino born


Rare white baby rhino born

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 05:51 AM PDT

A rare white (and dirty) rhinoceros is born at a zoo near Tel Aviv.

Deadly standoff at Afghan hotel

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 05:48 AM PDT

Taliban militants attacked a hotel near Kabul on Friday and seized dozens of hostages, sparking a fierce gunbattle with Afghan and NATO troops that left 26 people dead, authorities said.

Living Building Challenge

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 10:13 AM PDT

A rigorous green certification system is recognizing the next phase of eco design, which its founders describe as "the world's greenest buildings."

More than just a game? Soccer's biggest grudge matches

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 05:39 AM PDT

After months of turmoil in Europe's financial markets, Greece has an opportunity to do something that just a few weeks ago would have seemed incomprehensible -- knock Germany out of the Euro.

A future for Uganda's AIDS orphans

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 06:20 AM PDT

Jackson Kaguri escaped poverty, earned a college degree and was living the American dream. But when he went back to his old village in Uganda, he realized he had to do something.

Ai Weiwei's bleak picture of future

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 04:40 AM PDT

Ai Weiwei's official probation period may have ended, but the internationally-renowned artist and political dissident is pessimistic about his pending tax evasion case and the rule of law in China.

A future for Uganda's AIDS orphans

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 06:20 AM PDT

Jackson Kaguri escaped poverty, earned a college degree and was living the American dream. But when he went back to his old village in Uganda, he realized he had to do something.

'El Chapo's' son arrested in Mexico

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 05:54 AM PDT

The son of Mexico drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was arrested in western Mexico on Thursday, officials said.

Who will be the next Egyptian president?

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:43 PM PDT

Ahmed Shafik, the last prime minister under former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak, will be named the country's new president on Sunday, the semi-official Ahram Online news site reported Friday, citing several unnamed government sources.

Will Ecuador give Assange asylum?

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 04:55 AM PDT

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa says he is carefully considering Julian Assange's petition for asylum and suggested that charges against the WikiLeaks' founder could be political persecution.

5 others who've tried the embassy escape route

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 04:57 AM PDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is trying to avoid extradition from Britain to Sweden over allegations of rape and other sex crimes by seeking asylum at the embassy of Ecuador in London. Assange's move is dramatic, but he's not the first person to seek an escape route through a diplomatic mission. Here are some key precedents.

Mass killer's lawyer: Client is sane, should be acquitted

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 05:43 AM PDT

Norway mass killer Anders Breivik should be considered sane and acquitted for the attacks that left 77 people dead, his lawyer said Friday in closing arguments.

110 rescued from capsized boat near Australia

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 05:44 AM PDT

Rescuers have saved 110 people from a ship that capsized in the waters between Australia and Indonesia and are searching for the many missing, an Australian official said Friday.

Syria opposition: 'Insane' shelling

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:32 AM PDT

Another town in Syria is enduring pounding brutality, with the opposition and the government blaming each other Friday for the bloodshed.

'El Chapo's' son arrested in Mexico

Posted: 22 Jun 2012 05:54 AM PDT

The son of Mexico drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was arrested in western Mexico on Thursday, officials said.

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