Sunday, August 19, 2012

End witch-hunt, Assange urges US

End witch-hunt, Assange urges US

End witch-hunt, Assange urges US

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 08:21 AM PDT

Julian Assange urges the US to end its "witch-hunt" on Wikileaks, in his first public statement since entering Ecuador's London embassy in June.

Anti-Japan protests across China

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 10:25 AM PDT

Anti-Japanese protests take place in cities across China after Japanese nationalists raised their country's flag on disputed islands.

Pakistan girl 'desecrated Koran'

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 08:54 AM PDT

Police in Pakistan arrest an 11-year-old Christian girl on suspicion of blasphemy after she was accused of desecrating pages of the Koran.

Assad in rare public appearance

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 10:51 AM PDT

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visits a mosque to mark the Eid al-Fitr holiday - his first public appearance since a bomb killed top officials.

US woman attempts swim crossing

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 10:02 AM PDT

A 62-year-old woman attempts to become the first person to swim from Cuba to the US without a shark cage.

Mourning for South Africa miners

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 07:11 AM PDT

South Africa's president declares a one-week period of national mourning for the striking miners killed in violence at a platinum mine.

Libya car bomb attacks kill two

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 10:09 AM PDT

Two people are killed in twin car bomb attacks close to security force buildings in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, officials say.

Minister dies in Sudan air crash

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 07:08 AM PDT

A Sudanese government minister and other officials die as a plane carrying some 30 people crashes in the south of the country, Sudanese TV says.

Leno takes pay cut to save staff

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 03:11 AM PDT

US TV host Jay Leno has taken a pay cut to save the jobs of other members of staff working on his late night talk show The Tonight Show.

Tainted pickles kill six in Japan

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 04:22 AM PDT

At least six people have died in Japan and about 100 others have become ill after eating contaminated pickles, health officials say.

Asia gets its fastest data cable

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 09:03 AM PDT

A new high-speed undersea data cable, Asia Submarine-cable Express, opens to traffic in Asia potentially aiding financial traders.

VIDEO: US woman attempts Cuba-US swim

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 07:10 AM PDT

Diana Nyad has already been stung several times by jellyfish but is continuing her 166km (103 mile) journey.

VIDEO: Wildfires continue to rage in Europe

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 10:37 AM PDT

Thousands of hectares of forest land in Europe have been destroyed by wildfires as firefighters struggle to control blazes in Croatia, Spain, Greece and France.

VIDEO: Queen advertises chauffeur position

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 04:47 AM PDT

The Queen needs a new chauffeur with the job advertised on the Royal Family's official website.

VIDEO: Libya car bomb attacks kill two

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 05:59 AM PDT

At least two people have been killed in a twin car bomb attack in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, security officials say.

VIDEO: Anti-Japan protests across China

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 08:03 AM PDT

Anti-Japanese protests take place in cities across China after Japanese nationalists raised their country's flag on disputed islands.

VIDEO: Mobile phone throwing in Finland

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 10:19 PM PDT

Competitors have been gathering in the eastern Finnish town of Savonlinna for the annual Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships.

VIDEO: Illuminating French architecture

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 10:19 PM PDT

Computer technology is being used to illuminate and transform chateaus and cathedrals around France

Heineken wins Tiger beer control

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 03:58 AM PDT

Heineken agrees to buy Fraser and Neave's controlling stake in the maker of Tiger beer in a deal worth 5.6bn Singapore dollars (US$4.5bn, £2.8bn).

Lennon killer facing parole again

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 04:14 AM PDT

New York state officials will make a decision on Mark David Chapman's request for release later this week.

Ratings slump for X Factor opener

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 06:00 AM PDT

The opening episode of the ninth series of X Factor averages 8.7 million viewers, the lowest launch audience since 2006.

Typhoon kills 27 in north Vietnam

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 09:28 AM PDT

At least 27 people were killed as typhoon Kai-Tak swept across northern provinces of Vietnam over the weekend, officials say.

Ingushetia bomber kills policemen

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 02:47 AM PDT

At least seven policemen are killed in the Russian Caucasus region of Ingushetia in a suicide bombing at a funeral of a colleague, officials say.

Mexico arrests 'Guzman associate'

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 02:35 PM PDT

The Mexican army says it has arrested Hermilo N, alias The Duck, a man accused of bribing officials on behalf of top drugs fugitive 'Shorty' Guzman.

Egypt president 'to visit Iran'

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:37 PM PDT

Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi is to visit Iran to attend meetings of the Non-Aligned Movement at the end of August, state media report.

Obama makes tax offer to Romney

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 09:08 AM PDT

The Obama campaign says if Mitt Romney releases five years of tax returns, they will drop the issue - an offer rejected by the Republican candidate.

'Hit-and-run' children badly hurt

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 06:20 AM PDT

A two-year-old boy and his 10-year-old sister are critically injured when they are knocked down in a hit-and-run in Leeds.

Ten arrested over body in garden

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 09:49 AM PDT

Ten men are arrested on suspicion of murder after a 39-year-old man is found dead from head injuries in a garden in Chelmsford.

Afghanistan death soldier named

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 09:09 AM PDT

A soldier killed in Afghanistan while on sentry duty is named by the Ministry of Defence as Guardsman Jamie Shadrake.

Cardinal snubs gay marriage talks

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 05:18 AM PDT

Scotland's Roman Catholic leader - Cardinal Keith O'Brien - suspends direct communication with the Scottish government on gay marriage.

The enduring appeal of Sherlock Holmes

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 08:19 AM PDT

Solving problems in the style of Sherlock Holmes

Risking life in the Mongolian gold rush

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 04:54 PM PDT

A British miner samples the pits of Mongolia

Cairo, beer and Islamist politics

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 06:39 AM PDT

Will Egypt's new rulers call time on Cairo's thriving bar scene?

Week in pictures: 11-17 August 2012

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 09:53 AM PDT

News photos from around the world

VIDEO: South African orphan sees his work in Museum of Modern Art

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 04:44 PM PDT

South African orphan sees his work in top US gallery

French police on alert after riots

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT

French police wary after Amiens riots

The movie star's wife who set up a funeral charity

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 05:04 PM PDT

Why would a film star's wife choose to arrange funerals?

In pictures: War-ravaged Sri Lanka

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 05:08 PM PDT

North-eastern Sri Lanka bears scars of war

Can India keep tolerating graft?

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 07:06 AM PDT

Is the Indian tradition of tolerating corruption at an end?
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