Saturday, October 20, 2012

Pope Benedict XVI to name seven new saints, seeks to revive faith

Pope Benedict XVI to name seven new saints, seeks to revive faith


Pope Benedict XVI to name seven new saints, seeks to revive faith

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:43 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI is adding seven more saints onto the roster of Catholic role models as he tries to rekindle the faith in places where it's lagging. Two of them are Americans: Kateri Tekakwitha, the ...


Fatah fails to win big in West Bank vote, first in six years

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:36 PM PDT

Palestinians voted for local councils in dozens of West Bank towns on Saturday, but Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement didn't get the sweeping endorsement they hoped for - even...


US denies report on Iran nuclear talks deal

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:22 PM PDT

The White House on Saturday denied that any deal had been reached for one-on-one nuclear talks with Iran, as the New York Times reported, and said it was still working on a "diplomatic solution."


Race tightens for Barack Obama, Mitt Romney ahead of final debate

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:05 PM PDT

The race between President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney has tightened in the days before their final televised debate, with the Republican closing the gap on Obama's slight but steady lead in a ...


70,000 Pakistanis sing national anthem to create new record

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:04 PM PDT

A gathering of 70,000 Pakistanis set a world record by singing the country's national anthem together at the National Hockey Stadium in Lahore.


Barack Obama heads to hills, Mitt Romney to beach for debate preparation

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:46 AM PDT

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney began boning up on foreign policy on Saturday ahead of their final debate, with the president opting for Camp David's seclusion and Romney jetting to the showdown site in ...


9/11 defendants skip Guantanamo hearing

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:13 AM PDT

Self-declared 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four alleged co-conspirators skipped the last day of a week of pre-trial hearings Friday at Guantanamo Bay.


Meningitis victims face long, uncertain recovery

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 08:45 AM PDT

Vilinda York lies in her Florida hospital bed, facing a dry-erase board that lists in green marker her name, her four doctors and a smiley face.

Moammar Gaddafi's ex-spokesman arrested in Libya: Reports

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 08:30 AM PDT

Mussa Ibrahim, who served as the last spokesman for deposed Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi, was arrested on Saturday southwest of the capital, the prime minister's office said.


Cairo reporter 'savagely attacked': Reports

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 08:24 AM PDT

France 24 TV says its correspondent in Cairo was "savagely attacked" near Tahrir Square after being seized by a crowd shortly after a live news report.

Hit-and-run Red Bull heir ingested cocaine: Reports

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 08:06 AM PDT

An heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune accused in the hit-and-run death of a policeman in Thailand tested positively for cocaine in his blood, Thai authorities said on Saturday.

Israel seizes pro-Palestinian activist ship off Gaza Strip

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 08:00 AM PDT

The Israeli navy seized an international pro-Palestinian activist ship in the Mediterranean sea on Saturday to prevent it from breaching its blockade of the Gaza Strip, a military spokeswoman said.


Somali pirates free ship after nearly two years

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 07:53 AM PDT

A pirate commander in Somalia says that a cargo ship was freed after being held captive for nearly two years.


Barack Obama filmmaker Dinesh D'souza quits as head of Christian college

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 06:22 AM PDT

An India-born conservative scholar, who made a high-grossing documentary condemning US President Barack Obama, has resigned as head of an evangelical college here after a scandal broke out over him ta...


723 Bangladeshi border guard jailed for 2009 mutiny

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 05:11 AM PDT

Bangladesh on Saturday jailed another 723 border guards for their role in the bloody 2009 mutiny, bringing the total number of soldiers imprisoned for the uprising to almost 6,000.


Gunmen kill four, including three cops in Iraq

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 04:47 AM PDT

Gunmen killed three policemen and a prison official in attacks on Saturday and overnight in Baghdad, Iraqi authorities said.


Bus crash in Iran kills 26 schoolgirls

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 04:08 AM PDT

A passenger bus in southwestern Iran overturned on Friday evening, killing 26 female high school students on board, Iranian media reported on Saturday.


86-year-old woman survives 30-feet cliff fall

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 03:03 AM PDT

An 86-year-old woman's day of yard work in a small US town turned out to be more physically demanding than expected, when she tumbled 30-feet off a cliff into a 100-foot deep ravine and clung onto a t...


Palestinians hold elections in West Bank for the first time since 2006

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 01:59 AM PDT

Palestinians voted for mayors and local councils in 93 communities across the West Bank on Saturday, their first chance to cast ballots in six years.


Chinese ships spotted off disputed Japanese islands

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 01:26 AM PDT

Five Chinese government ships were seen sailing close to Tokyo-controlled islands in the East China Sea on Saturday, prodding Japanese patrol boats to chase them away from the disputed chain.


Barack Obama, Mitt Romney gear up for the final US presidential debate

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:52 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama and his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, on Saturday began preparing for their final debate, with Mr Obama hunkering down at Camp David and Mr Romney staying in Florida.


Man takes wheelchair-bound mother on 3,500 km dream walk

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:34 AM PDT

A man in China took his wheelchair-bound mother to the holiday destination of her dream by undertaking an arduous 3,500 km journey on foot in 100 days.


Sunscreen recalled after reports of people suffering burns

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:18 AM PDT

The maker of Banana Boat sunscreen is recalling a half-million bottles of spray-on lotion after reports that a handful of people have caught on fire after applying the product and coming in contact wi...


Boy's miracle cure makes first native American saint

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 11:48 PM PDT

Jake Finkbonner was so close to death after flesh-eating bacteria infected him through a cut on his lip that his parents had last rites performed and were discussing donating the 5-year-old's tiny org...


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