Monday, August 20, 2012

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi dies

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi dies


Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi dies

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 11:13 PM PDT

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, a regional strongman in power for over two decades, has died in hospital abroad, the government said on Tuesday.


Barack Obama warns Syria over chemical arms

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 10:11 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama warned Syria of "enormous consequences" if it resorts to chemical weapons, as a female Japanese reporter was killed while covering clashes in the northern city of Aleppo.


Barack Obama slams 'offensive' remarks, insists: 'Rape is rape'

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 09:10 PM PDT

Coming out strongly against a Republican lawmaker's definition of a "legitimate rape", US President Barack Obama on Monday termed his remarks as offensive and insisted that a "rape is a rape" and ther...


Eight killed in bomb in Turkey: Reports

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 07:30 PM PDT

A bomb concealed in a vehicle exploded near a police station in southeast Turkey, Turkish media reported, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens amid an escalation in fighting between Kurdi...


Rape remarks imperil Republican bid to reclaim US Senate

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 07:11 PM PDT

The Republican Party all but spelled out its demand on Monday for one of their own to drop out of elections after his shock comments about rape, seeing him as a liability in efforts to win control of ...


Julian Assange's embassy life is cramped but connected

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 11:39 AM PDT

Living on takeaway meals in a small room with a treadmill to burn off frustrated energy and a vitamin D lamp to make up for a lack of sunlight, Julian Assange has the one material thing he values most...


Prince Philip leaves hospital after treatment

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 07:29 AM PDT

Britain's Prince Philip left a Scottish hospital on Monday after five days of treatment for a bladder infection. The 91-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II was hospitalised on Wednesday with a recu...


Girl arrested for blasphemy: Zardari seeks report amid outrage

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 07:26 AM PDT

Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari has asked officials to explain the arrest on blasphemy charges of a Christian girl with Down's Syndrome who allegedly burnt pages inscribed with verses from the Qur...


Indian origin man remanded in UK murder case

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 06:58 AM PDT

A Wembley-based Indian origin man and his alleged accomplice arrested in connection with the murder of oil executive Carole Waugh were today remanded in custody until November 22. Rakesh Bhayani, 40, ...


NASA rover Curiosity shoots a Mars rock with laser

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 05:28 AM PDT

NASA's Curiosity rover has zapped its first Martian rock, aiming its laser for the sake of science. During the target practice on Sunday. Curiosity fired 30 pulses at a nearby rock over a 10-second wi...


Like NASA rover, family switches over to Mars time

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 05:16 AM PDT

Since the landing of NASA's newest Mars rover, flight director David Oh's family has taken the unusual step of tagging along as he leaves Earth time behind and syncs his body clock with the red planet...


Twitter alert helps police rescue stolen baby

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 05:12 AM PDT

A Gulf-wide Twitter alert enabled police to locate a month-old baby girl stolen by a robber along with the car in which she was napping outside a shop in the UAE. The baby, Laila was sleeping in a whi...


Ramadan TV gently pushes Saudi boundaries

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 03:47 AM PDT

Women are driving in Saudi Arabia. Not on the streets. That would be illegal. But on a recent episode of "Hush Hush," a new comedy on Saudi state television, a lilac sedan comes to a halt and a wom...


United Nations monitors pull out of Syria

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 03:44 AM PDT

United Nations military observers left Damascus on Monday after a four-month mission in which they became helpless spectators of Syria's spiralling conflict, instead of monitoring a ceasefire between ...


South Africa declares week of mourning after mine shooting tragedy

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 03:31 AM PDT

South African President Jacob Zuma has declared a week of national mourning from today following the death of 44 striking miners at the Lonmin platinum mine in North West Province last week. Zuma earl...


Your ad here? New York brothers promote toilet-paper ads

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 02:16 AM PDT

Bryan and Jordan Silverman are creators of toilet tissue printed with ads, and sometimes with coupon codes that can be read by cellphones. The Journal-News (http://tinyurl.com/ccveoyb ) says in a stor...


Lonmin to South Africa strikers: Work on Monday or get fired

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 02:06 AM PDT

Miners must return to work on Monday or face being fired from the platinum mine where rivalry between unions exploded into violence that led to the deaths of 44 people in a week, Lonmin PLC said on Su...


Mobile services suspended in Pak cities to stop possible terror attacks

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:40 AM PDT

The draconian security measure kicked in on Sunday at 8:00 pm (1500 GMT), at a time when millions ordinarily telephone friends and relatives with greetings for Eid ul-Fitr. Networks were working again...


Had to arrest 11-year-old for her own safety, says Pak police

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:07 AM PDT

Pakistani authorities arrested a Christian girl and are investigating whether she violated the country's strict blasphemy laws after furious neighbours surrounded her house and demanded police take ac...


Myanmar government ends censorship of local media

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:21 AM PDT

Myanmar's government said on Monday it would no longer censor local media outlets, the most dramatic move yet toward allowing freedom of expression in the long-repressed nation.


New storm brings flash floods, landslides to Philippines

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:43 PM PDT

Tropical Storm Tembin brought heavy rains, triggering landslides and flash floods in the northern Philippines, just weeks after a series of deadly storms and monsoon rains, the government said on Mond...


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