Friday, September 21, 2012

Barack Obama says Romney writing off half the country

Barack Obama says Romney writing off half the country


Barack Obama says Romney writing off half the country

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 11:34 AM PDT

Turning up the heat on Republican Mitt Romney's campaign stumble, President Barack Obama on Friday accused his rival of writing off half the country while defending his own remark that "you can't chan...


20 killed across Pakistan in violence during anti-film protests

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 07:37 AM PDT

Nearly 20 people were killed and hundreds injured today when thousands of angry demonstrators during government-sanctioned protests over an anti-Islam film turned violent in several cities across Paki...


Hostage-taker surrenders in Pittsburgh, says police

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 07:20 AM PDT

A suicidal man who held a businessman hostage inside a downtown Pittsburgh office building for more than five hours Friday, posting Facebook updates during the standoff, surrendered to authorities wit...


BlackBerry service down in Europe, Mideast, Africa

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:56 AM PDT

Struggling BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion said on Friday it resolved an outage affecting users in Europe, Middle East and Africa that had interrupted service for customers on the very day Apple I...


Survivors at the US Mission in Libya thought they were safe. Then gunfire erupted

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:52 AM PDT

The survivors of the assault on the American Mission in Benghazi, Libya, thought they were safe. They had retreated to a villa not far from the main building where the surprise attack had occurred, an...


Troops find a baby girl instead of IED in Afghanistan

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:34 AM PDT

At first, the passing soldiers checking a route in Afghanistan thought they had come across an improvised explosive device but on closer look they realised that inside a bundle on the roadside was an ...


Plane diverted after mid-air fierce family row

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 06:01 AM PDT

A flight to a Spanish island was diverted to Portugal after a mid-air heated argument broke out between five family members, who were then evicted.


Three killed in Pakistan film protests: Officials

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 05:26 AM PDT

At least three people died in Pakistan on Friday, including a police officer and a driver working for television, during a day of protests condemning a US-made film that has insulted Muslims, official...


6000 Indian visa stickers stolen in London, ministry takes steps to prevent misuse

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 05:07 AM PDT

With 6,000 Indian visa stickers stolen in the UK, the Ministry of External Affairs has taken a series of steps, including blocking of the stickers, to counter the security breach and to ensure there i...


Unaware of pregnancy, British soldier has baby in Afghanistan

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 04:08 AM PDT

She was taken to hospital after complaining of stomach pains and was told she was having a baby.


Titanic captain had failed his first navigation test

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 03:23 AM PDT

"It is believed that Captain Smith, who was eventually the man in charge of the Titanic when it sank, failed his exams the first time round because he did not have sufficient navigating skills," actor...

Was told not to choose Indian name while in hiding: Rushdie

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 03:00 AM PDT

India-born author Salman Rushdie has said that he chose the alias 'Joseph Anton' during his years in hiding in the wake of an Iranian 'fatwa' as he was advised against using an Indian name, recalling ...


Pak summons US envoy to lodge 'strong protest' against anti-Islam film

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 02:33 AM PDT

Pakistan today summoned the acting American envoy to lodge a "strong protest" against an anti-Islam film and demanded that the US government take immediate steps to remove the "blasphemous" video from...


French Muslim leader urges calm as Mohammad cartoons republished

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:44 AM PDT

The main agency representing Muslims in France appealed for calm on Friday as a new print run of cartoons featuring a naked Prophet Mohammad hit newsstands, raising fears of protests on prayers day ar...


Film protesters torch, ransack Pakistan cinemas

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:31 AM PDT

Angry demonstrators set fire to two cinemas in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Friday, police and witnesses said, as the country began a day of protests against an anti-Islam film.


Last US surge troops leave Afghanistan

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 01:10 AM PDT

The last of the 33,000 US soldiers that President Barack Obama sent to Afghanistan nearly three years ago as part of a military surge has left the country, US defense officials said. The withdrawal of...


Egypt's mufti urges Muslims to endure insults peacefully

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 12:22 AM PDT

Muslims angered by cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammad should follow his example of enduring insults without retaliating, Egypt's highest Islamic legal official said.


US needs to rethink its concept of free speech, says Pakistan

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:51 PM PDT

In the wake of anti-America protests in many parts of the world over an anti-Islam film, the US needs to rethink about its concept of free speech, Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said.


Veiled French woman imprisoned for biting police officer

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:32 PM PDT

A French Muslim teenager who was arrested for wearing a full Islamic veil was sent to prison for two months on Thursday after being convicted of biting a policewoman.


Pak blocks cell phones on day of protest against anti-Islam film

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:26 PM PDT

Pakistan has blocked cell phone service in major cities to prevent militants from using phones to detonate bombs during a national day of protest against an anti-Islam film produced in the United Stat...


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