Saturday, October 6, 2012

James Bond's car sold for $ 400, 000

James Bond's car sold for $ 400, 000


James Bond's car sold for $ 400, 000

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 08:24 PM PDT

A 2008 Aston Martin car used by Daniel Craig in the James Bond movie "Quantum of Solace" has been sold in an auction of Bond movie memorabilia for 241,300 pounds (around $389,000), Christie's auction ...


1 dead, 11 arrested in anti-terror sweep in France

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 08:13 PM PDT

Police carried out raids across France on Saturday after DNA on a grenade that exploded last month at a kosher grocery store led them to a suspected jihadist cell of young Frenchmen recently converted...


Israeli jets down drone that entered airspace

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 07:57 PM PDT

Israel scrambled fighter jets to intercept a drone Saturday that crossed deep into Israeli airspace from the Mediterranean Sea, shooting the aircraft down over the country's southern desert, the milit...


US court orders Abu Hamza to be kept in detention

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 12:04 PM PDT

A US judge ordered that the radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza be kept in detention, after a brief court hearing on Saturday in New York where the terror suspect was told of the 11 charges he faces.


Somali president names new prime minister

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 08:09 AM PDT

Somalia's president has appointed as prime minister a relatively little known businessman, Abdi Farah Shirdon Said, senior government sources said on Saturday.

Barack Obama raised $181 million in September

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 07:58 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama raised $181 million in September, his campaign said on Saturday, in a huge boost for his re-election bid following a limp debate performance against Mitt Romney.

Thief aborts raid after little boy bribes him with pocket money

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 07:57 AM PDT

A gang leader in Britain fled a place he raided after a young boy gave him his pocket money. The thief was later jailed for about seven years for causing violent disorder at the house.


Why football and sharks can affect US elections

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 07:34 AM PDT

On the Saturday before the November 6 election, President Barack Obama might want to root for Ohio State University's football team when it takes on his home-state University of Illinois. A win by the...


Turkey returns fire after new Syrian shelling

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 07:33 AM PDT

Turkish artillery fired shells into Syria for the fourth day in a row on Saturday, retaliating for mortars that landed on Turkish soil. Rebels clashed with Syrian government troops near the border ami...


North Korean soldier shoots 2 officers, defects to South Korea

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 05:23 AM PDT

A North Korean soldier defected to the South on Saturday through the heavily militarised border, apparently shooting dead two superior officers in the process, the South Korean military said.


Pope's butler convicted in leaks, given 18 months

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 04:02 AM PDT

The Pope's butler was convicted on Saturday of stealing the Pope's private documents and leaking them to a journalist, and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.


Wind delays Austrian's edge of space jump in United States

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 03:57 AM PDT

US organizers of an Austrian daredevil's record-breaking attempt to jump from the edge of space have delayed the mission by a day due to forecast wind, they said on Friday.

British prince's ex-partner in court over 'painting theft'

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 03:48 AM PDT

Koo Stark, the former girlfriend of Britain's Prince Andrew, appeared in court on Friday accused of stealing a painting from a former partner.


Email shows United States Libya security request denied: Reports

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 03:39 AM PDT

An official State Department investigation into an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi met for a second day on Friday, as reports emerged that a request to keep a US plane in Libya had been denied....


SpaceX set for its first cargo run to space station

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 12:35 AM PDT

Space Exploration Technologies, the first private company to fly to the International Space Station, is poised to launch its initial cargo mission to the orbital outpost as part of a $1.6 billion cont...


Imran Khan leads US drone protest in Pakistan

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 12:08 AM PDT

Pakistan cricket star turned politician Imran Khan leads Western peace activists and local loyalists on a highly publicised rally to Pakistan's tribal belt on Saturday in protest against US drone stri...


Bin Laden movie to premiere in US ahead of election

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 11:41 PM PDT

A big-name Hollywood fundraiser for Barack Obama is releasing the first feature film about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden two days before the US presidential election.


No comments:

Post a Comment