Monday, June 4, 2012

Venus journeys across the Sun today, next time in 2117

Venus journeys across the Sun today, next time in 2117

Venus journeys across the Sun today, next time in 2117

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 10:50 PM PDT

The silhouette of Venus will march across the face of the sun on Tuesday from the Western Hemisphere (Wednesday from the Eastern Hemisphere). Known as a transit of Venus, this won't happen again until...

Dharun Ravi's apology rejected by room-mate's parents

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 10:25 PM PDT

The Indian-born former Rutgers University student convicted of using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate reported to jail Thursday as the victim's parents rejected his written apology as a "public rel...

Bear attacks man in hot tub at a ski resort

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 10:24 PM PDT

A wild black bear attacked a man relaxing in a hot tub at the Whistler ski resort in western Canada, with a swift whack to the head, police said on Monday.

Stolen laptop snaps thief's photo, leading to his arrest

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 09:40 PM PDT

Police in Michigan say a stolen laptop took a picture of the thief and sent it to a security website, leading to his arrest.

US accountant admits to helping al Qaeda

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 08:43 PM PDT

A New York accountant accused by US authorities of helping al Qaeda with computer systems pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court to terrorism-related charges.

Libyan authorities regain control of airport seized by gunmen

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:39 PM PDT

A militia of Libyan ex-rebels seized the runway of Tripoli International airport on Monday, surrounding planes and grounding all flights after their leader's apparent arrest, officials said.

Big crowds for queen's concert, husband taken ill

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 11:49 AM PDT

Large crowds gathered on the grand red road leading to Queen Elizabeth's sumptuous London palace on Monday for a pop concert to celebrate her 60 years on the throne, but preparations were overshadowed...

Anders Breivik trial: Judge caught playing solitaire in court

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 11:40 AM PDT

One of the five judges in the trial against Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in twin attacks in Norway last year, was caught on camera playing solitaire online during proceedings on Monday...

Fighting at Tripoli airport, gunmen surround planes

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 11:25 AM PDT

Clashes broke out between rival Libyan militias at Tripoli's international airport on Monday after angry gunmen drove armed pickup trucks on to the tarmac and surrounded planes, forcing the airport to...

Denmark jails Prophet cartoon plot gang for 12 years

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 09:47 AM PDT

Four men were jailed for 12 years each on Monday for plotting a gun attack on a Danish newspaper over its cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, whose publication in 2005 sparked deadly riots across the Mu...

Nigeria mourns air tragedy; 193 confirmed dead so far

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 08:27 AM PDT

Nigeria plunged into a state of mourning on Monday after a horrific air tragedy saw a passenger plane crash into a residential area, killing all 153 people on board including an Indian co-pilot, and o...

Porn star and murder suspect arrested in Berlin

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 08:11 AM PDT

A man dubbed the "Canadian Psycho," who is suspected of killing and filming the dismemberment of his boyfriend, was arrested in Berlin on Monday, according to a media report.

Kuwaiti gets 10 years for Twitter blasphemy

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:58 AM PDT

A Kuwaiti man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday after being convicted of endangering state security by insulting the Prophet Mohammad and the Sunni Muslim rulers of Saudi Arabia and Bahrai...

Vatican criticises US nun's book on sexuality

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:45 AM PDT

The Vatican on Monday sharply criticised a book on sexuality written by a prominent American nun, saying it contradicted church teaching on issues like masturbation, homosexuality and marriage and tha...

Lagos plane crash: 153 killed, search for wreckage on

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 06:18 AM PDT

Nigerian emergency services pulled more bodies out of the still-smouldering, ash-covered wreckage of a plane on Monday that crashed in the commercial hub Lagos, killing all 153 people on board.

Spelling Bee champ Snigdha Nandipati on how she won

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 05:39 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...

Fears of on-ground deaths from Nigeria plane crash

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 05:22 AM PDT

Emergency workers in Nigeria fought fires and searched for corpses through the night in a neighborhood that an aging American-built airliner plowed into, killing all 153 on board. Rescue officials sai...

Indonesia's Java island hit by 6.1 magnitude quake

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 05:08 AM PDT

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off the Sukabumi district in West Java in the western part of Indonesia, 24 km (15 miles) below the surface of the sea, the state meteorology agency said on Monda...

Pak interior minister Rehman Malik's Senate membership suspended

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 04:32 AM PDT

In a jolt to Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik, the country's Supreme Court today suspended him from the membership of Parliament on the ground that he had failed to provide proof of renouncin...

Lagos plane crash kills an engineer from Kerala

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:59 AM PDT

Rijo Eldos, a young computer engineer hailing from the Neriamangalam in Idukki district of Kerala, was one of the 153 victims who were on the Nigerian airplane that crashed on Sunday in the densely po...

Four guilty of Danish terror plot over Islam cartoons

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 01:54 AM PDT

A Danish court has found four men guilty of planning a terrorist attack on a newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in 2005.The four are Sweden residents who had been under surveill...

Intrigue in Karzai family clouds Afghanistan's fate

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 12:56 AM PDT

With the end in sight for Hamid Karzai's days in office as Afghanistan's president, members of his family are trying to protect their status, weighing how to hold on to power while secretly fighting a...

Pakistan seeks $2000 transit fee for each NATO tanker

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 12:48 AM PDT

Pakistan has reportedly demanded $1800 to $2000 as the fee for every NATO container truck and tanker during negotiations with the US for reopening supply routes for foreign troops in Afghanistan.Earli...
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