Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Man shoots two people at victory rally for new Quebec prime minister

Man shoots two people at victory rally for new Quebec prime minister


Man shoots two people at victory rally for new Quebec prime minister

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:47 PM PDT

Quebec's next prime minister Pauline Marois was pulled offstage by bodyguards during her victory speech late Tuesday after an apparent gun threat. Television footage showed a man with a rifle being...


David Cameron keeps George Osborne in government shuffle of ministers

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 08:26 PM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron kept unpopular finance minister George Osborne in place on Tuesday in a reshuffle he hopes will revive the Conservative-led government's fortunes halfway through a...


Michelle on Barack Obama: Deeply love the man who built my life

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:46 PM PDT

Michelle Obama's message: President Barack Obama is just like you. "Barack knows the American Dream because he's lived it," the first lady told the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday in an a...


Michelle Obama to woo US voters in Democratic convention speech

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:12 PM PDT

Democrats launched a convention blitz on Mitt Romney on Tuesday, using vintage footage of the late Ted Kennedy in an attempt to ridicule the Republican presidential hopeful.


SEAL's book: hair dye but no bullets in bin Laden's room

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:44 PM PDT

When US Navy SEALs gunned down Osama bin Laden in his bedroom, it was up to one commando to take photos that would serve as proof of the Al-Qaeda leader's bloody demise.

After 'Angry Birds' success, Rovio to launch 'Bad Piggies'

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:32 AM PDT

Rovio, the Finnish makers of the world's most-downloaded mobile app, "Angry Birds", will launch a new game called "Bad Piggies" on September 27, the company said on Tuesday.


Barack Obama warns daughters he may mist up at Michelle

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:32 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama warned his daughters might see their Dad cry Tuesday when his wife steps up to give her speech at the Democratic National Convention.


Saudi beheads two for murder, drugs

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:52 AM PDT

Saudi authorities beheaded by the sword on Tuesday one of its citizens after he was found guilty of murder and a Pakistani for drug trafficking, the interior ministry said.


Playboy death new wrinkle in China's power shuffle

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:17 AM PDT

China's hopes for a smooth, once-a-decade political transition have been shaken by a lurid new scandal involving the death of a senior official's son who crashed during what may have been sex games in...


Suicide bomber kills 25 in east Afghanistan

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 05:31 AM PDT

Afghan officials say a suicide bomber killed at least 25 civilians and wounded dozens at a funeral for a village elder in a remote part of eastern Afghanistan.


42 dead as Morocco bus plunges into ravine: Officials

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 05:04 AM PDT

At least 42 people were killed on Tuesday when a bus travelling between Marrakesh and Ouarzazate in southern Morocco plunged into a ravine, a security official said.


Democratic convention: Michelle Obama to focus on middle-class

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 04:40 AM PDT

Michelle Obama rarely mentions Mitt Romney by name. But everything she says during this presidential campaign is meant to draw a contrast between her husband and his Republican challenger.


Radiation from 'solar whip' on Sun to hit Earth today

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 02:39 AM PDT

NASA scientists have discovered an eight lakh kilometer long 'solar whip' on the surface of the Sun and have warned that some radiation from it is headed for the Earth today. NASA's Solar Dynamics Ob...


Lufthansa says 190 Frankfurt flights hit by strikes

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 02:16 AM PDT

Lufthansa, Germany's largest airline, said it was cancelling 190 flights at its main Frankfurt airport on Tuesday due to a second round of strikes by cabin crew in a row over pay and conditions.


British PM David Cameron begins government reshuffle

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:53 AM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to reshuffle his ailing government on Tuesday, but with unpopular finance minister George Osborne expected to keep his job despite continued economic gloom.

Hong Kong students protest against 'brainwashing' classes

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:17 AM PDT

Hong Kong students and teachers protested on Tuesday for a sixth straight day against plans to introduce Chinese patriotism classes, as political tensions rise days ahead of legislative polls.


Prince Harry happy to joke about naked Las Vegas pictures

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:42 AM PDT

Britain's Prince Harry was happy to poke fun at himself on Monday when he made his first official public appearance since pictures of him cavorting naked while on holiday in Las Vegas were published.


Indian restaurant in Oz fined for rats

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:25 AM PDT

An Indian takeaway restaurant in Sydney has been slapped with a fine of over 97000 Australian dollar after health authorities found cockroaches, accumulated grime and dead rats in its kitchen area. ...


Syrians fleeing war start to trickle into Europe

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:17 AM PDT

The growing thousands of Syrians who are evading the European Union's (EU) frontier controls to escape the turmoil of the past 18 months,is raising calls for a more focused European response to a refu...

Dutch boy sentenced in 'Facebook murder'

Posted: 03 Sep 2012 11:30 PM PDT

A 15-year-old Dutch boy was sentenced to a year in juvenile detention on Monday for stabbing to death a girl whose Facebook posts reportedly led to a contract for her killing.


Barack Obama, Democrats to make their case as convention opens

Posted: 03 Sep 2012 11:13 PM PDT

Democrats launch their case for U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election at his nominating convention on Tuesday, looking to draw a sharp contrast with Republican rival Mitt Romney and convince voter...


Missing Samsung TVs could be case of commercial espionage

Posted: 03 Sep 2012 10:26 PM PDT

South Korean and German police are probing the disappearance of two next-generation Samsung TVs en route to Berlin, the electronics giant said Tuesday, amid suspicions of commercial espionage. Two ...

A Ferrari crash leaves Chinese playboy dead

Posted: 03 Sep 2012 10:10 PM PDT

China's hopes for a smooth, once-a-decade political transition have been shaken by a lurid new scandal involving the death of a senior official's son who crashed during what may have been sex games in...

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