Tuesday, October 23, 2012

iPad review: Mighty Mini looks like a holiday hit

iPad review: Mighty Mini looks like a holiday hit


iPad review: Mighty Mini looks like a holiday hit

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:50 PM PDT

Apple's iPad Mini will bring a lot more excitement and a little more confusion to the holiday shopping season. It only takes a few minutes playing with the iPad Mini to realize the scaled-down tabl...


Indian woman killed, grand-daughter abducted in US

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:28 PM PDT

An Indian woman from Andhra Pradesh visiting the US was killed when she apparently tried to resist the abduction of her 10-month-old granddaughter.


Suspected arsonist in Taiwan hospital fire detained

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:20 PM PDT

A Taiwanese prosecutor said on Wednesday an elderly man had been arrested and detained on suspicion of starting a fire at a hospital that killed 12 people and injured 60.


French magazines fined over first lady Valerie Trierweiler's bikini photos

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:37 PM PDT

Three French magazines were fined on Tuesday for publishing photographs of President Francois Hollande's companion Valerie Trierweiler in a bikini which were taken when they were on a summer break.


Mitt Romney distances himself from Mourdock's comments

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:19 PM PDT

A spokeswoman for Mitt Romney has said that the GOP presidential hopeful disagrees with comments made by Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock about rape and pregnancy.


God at work when rape leads to pregnancy: US Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:52 PM PDT

Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock said on Tuesday that when a woman is impregnated during a rape, "it's something God intended."


Mitt Romney's son Tagg Romney apologises to Barack Obama

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:29 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's son Tagg has apologized to President Barack Obama for saying in a radio interview that he was tempted to "take a swing" at the president for criticizing...


Jamaica prepares for Tropical Storm Sandy

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:05 PM PDT

Jamaicans stocked up on supplies and reinforced roofs on Tuesday ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Sandy, which is expected to hit the Caribbean island of posh resorts and sprawling shantytowns a...


Strong quake strikes Costa Rica: USGS

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:37 PM PDT

A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Costa Rica on Tuesday, US seismologists said, but there was no threat of a destructive widespread tsunami, and no immediate reports of victims or damage.


UN chief says he's jealous of 'Gangnam Style' rapper

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:28 PM PDT

It's not all war and peace at the United Nations. UN chief Ban Ki-moon added pop music and supersonic skydiving to his agenda on Tuesday when he met with "Gangnam Style" South Korean singer Psy and Au...


Gold makes glittering souvenir of Mecca for haj pilgrims

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:59 AM PDT

They might wear the humble white sheets required for Islam's haj pilgrimage, but for many visitors thronging Mecca's streets, the perfect souvenir of their trip is that most glittering of commodities:...


Czech 'Forrest Gump' runs 30 marathons in 30 days to inspire the disabled

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:45 AM PDT

A Czech runner who doctors said might never walk again after a car crash announced on Tuesday that he had finished a 30-day run around Iceland aimed at inspiring the disabled.


Barack Obama holds narrow edge two weeks ahead of election

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:58 AM PDT

President Barack Obama pulled slightly ahead of Republican Mitt Romney in a Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll on Tuesday, but the race remained essentially tied with two weeks to go until the November...


US woman burned in apparent attack: Reports

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:37 AM PDT

A young black woman was seriously burned in an attack in the US state of Louisiana, allegedly by assailants who set her ablaze and scrawled KKK on her car, US media reported on Tuesday.


United Kingdom bomb suspects played currency market to raise funds: Reports

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:32 AM PDT

Three Islamist militants accused of plotting attacks in Britain tried to raise funds for their bombing campaign by trading stolen charity money on the foreign exchange market, a court heard on Tuesday...

South African miner Gold Fields fires 8,500 strikers

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:18 AM PDT

South African miner Gold Fields on Tuesday fired 8,500 workers who refused to halt an illegal stoppage at its KDC East mine, a spokesman said.

'Dead' Brazilian is surprise guest at his own funeral

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:55 AM PDT

There was screaming. There was fainting. It doesn't happen every day: a car washer in Brazil walked into his own funeral, where his distraught family was already weeping over their loss.

Iran says may stop oil sales if sanctions tighten

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:48 AM PDT

Iran said on Tuesday it would stop oil exports if pressure from Western sanctions got any tighter and that it had a "Plan B" contingency strategy to survive without oil revenues.

Rajat Gupta to be sentenced today

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:42 AM PDT

Former Goldman Sachs Director Rajat Gupta will be sentenced in New York on Wednesday by a US judge on insider trading charges a year after the Indian-American Wall Street executive was charged with pa...


Fast Asian growth brings extra disaster risks: United Nations

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:15 AM PDT

Asia's fast economic growth has increased the region's vulnerability to natural disasters, with new developments springing up in catastrophe-prone areas, the UN (United Nations) warned on Tuesday.

Syrian army shelling kills 20 at Aleppo bakery: Activists

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:03 AM PDT

Syrian government forces killed at least 20 people on Tuesday when they shelled a bakery in a neighbourhood under rebel control in the contested northern city of Aleppo, opposition activists said.

NYPD paid me to 'bait' Muslims: Informant

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 06:57 AM PDT

A paid informant for the New York Police Department says he was under orders to "bait" Muslims into saying bad things.


Ambush kills 10 Afghanistan troops

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 06:50 AM PDT

Afghan officials say an insurgent ambush has killed ten members of the security forces in western Herat province.

Controversial full-body scanners at major airports to go

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 06:42 AM PDT

The US is replacing full-body scanners deployed at some major airports that have been criticised for triggering potential health risks and privacy violations with a new type of machine that is faster ...


Butler's theft harmed Pope, church: Vatican court

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 06:39 AM PDT

The Vatican tribunal that convicted the pope's ex-butler of stealing private papal correspondence sharply condemned the theft on Tuesday as causing "reprehensible" damage to the pontiff, the Holy See ...

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