Saturday, November 3, 2012

Libya attack shows America's limits in the region

Libya attack shows America's limits in the region


Libya attack shows America's limits in the region

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 10:32 PM PDT

About three hours after the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, came under attack, the Pentagon issued an urgent call for an array of quick-reaction forces, including an elite Special Forces t...


United States Navy skipper fired over drunken misconduct in Russia

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 10:08 PM PDT

The skipper of a U.S. Navy frigate and three officers were fired on Saturday after an investigation found they had engaged in drunken behavior and misconduct during a recent port visit in Russia, the ...


Women voters helped make Barack Obama; could they break him?

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 10:04 PM PDT

Women helped propel Barack Obama to the White House in 2008, but their flagging enthusiasm for him reflected in recent polls has created uncertainty about who will capture the female vote in Tuesday's...


Spain party stampede toll rises to four

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 09:58 PM PDT

A 17-year-old girl, who was admitted to hospital in critical condition after being crushed at a giant Halloween party in the Spanish capital, died on Saturday, authorities said. The stampede toll has ...


Barack Obama and Mitt Romney tied three days before election

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 09:28 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney remain essentially tied in the race for the White House with razor thin margins in four key swing states, according to a Reuters/Ipsos...


Suu Kyi says cannot back Myanmar's Rohingya: Reports

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 09:13 PM PDT

Aung San Suu Kyi has declined to speak out on behalf of Rohingya Muslims and insisted she will not use "moral leadership" to back either side in deadly communal unrest in west Myanmar, reports said.


By email or in a tent: a scramble to get Superstorm Sandy victims to vote

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 08:50 PM PDT

New Jersey is allowing voters displaced by superstorm Sandy to vote by email, while some voters in New York could be casting their ballots in tents in an 11th-hour scramble to ensure voting in Tuesday...


New York nanny arrested in slayings of two young children

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 08:39 PM PDT

A New York nanny suspected of slaying two young children of a Manhattan couple last month in their luxury apartment was arrested on Saturday and charged with murder in their stabbing deaths, New York'...


Pope butler 'accomplice' goes on trial

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 08:22 PM PDT

A Vatican computer technician will go on trial on Monday on charges of helping the pope's former butler steal papers, in a case that could expose other whistle-blowers within the secretive Holy See.


Strong quake shakes Philippines, but no injuries

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 07:33 PM PDT

A strong earthquake rattled the southern Philippine island of Mindanao early on Saturday, but there were no reports of any injuries or damage and no tsunami warnings were issued.


Mars rover still sniffing for elusive methane

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 07:18 PM PDT

Initial analysis of the atmosphere of Mars from NASA's rover Curiosity has shown no sign of methane, a gas detected previously by remote sensors, researchers said on Friday.


Suicide blast in Pakistan kills six people

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 11:38 AM PDT

A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up near a vehicle carrying the regional head of a government-allied militia in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing him and five others, police and the militan...


US presidential elections: As campaign nears end, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney spar over voter revenge

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 10:24 AM PDT

President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney embarked on the final stretch of their long, grinding presidential campaign on Saturday, making their closing arguments in the handful of battle...


Obama beats Romney in a bullfight in Kenya

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 10:09 AM PDT

If the US presidential election were to be determined by a bull fight in Kenya then President Barack Obama would defeat Mitt Romney.


Sandy aftermath: Lights back up in New York, but fuel rationed

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 09:10 AM PDT

The lights finally came back on in Manhattan on Saturday, but a severe shortage of gasoline continued to hamper efforts to get the New York area back on its feet after Hurricane Sandy.


NASA will help you spot the International Space Station in the sky

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 08:32 AM PDT

Galactic tourism may still be a daydream for most of us, but for anyone interested in a glimpse of the International Space Station sooner, NASA is ready to help.


As foreigners go, Afghan city is feeling abandoned

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 06:24 AM PDT

By switching from studying business management to training as a nurse, 19-year-old Anita Taraky has placed a bet on the future of the southern Afghan city of Kandahar - that once foreign troops are go...


Indian doctor's throat slit in UAE hospital

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 06:01 AM PDT

Indian doctor Rajan Daniel's throat was slit inside a hospital in Abu Dhabi by a man who blamed him for his relative's death, a media report said on Saturday.


Blog: New York shows its heart in a post Sandy recovery

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 04:26 AM PDT

Why does a disaster, natural or otherwise, bring people together? We have seen it post 9/11 and post 26/11, and now we are seeing it post Hurricane Sandy.


Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia meets President Pranab Mukherjee

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 03:04 AM PDT

Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia on Saturday met President Pranab Mukherjee and discussed the two neighbours' long and lasting relationship.


Superstorm Sandy: Military to deliver fuel to ravaged region

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 12:59 AM PDT

Superstorm Sandy: As long lines persisted at gas stations in the New York metropolitan area, federal authorities moved Friday to restore supplies, instructing the Defense Department to send 24 million...


Gruesome video raises concerns about Syria rebels

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 11:35 PM PDT

A video that appears to show a unit of Syrian rebels kicking terrified, captured soldiers and then executing them with machine guns raised concerns on Friday about rebel brutality at a time when the U...


Politician dragged into British sex abuse scandal after BBC report

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 11:24 PM PDT

Internet speculation was circulating on Saturday after a BBC news programme embroiled in the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal aired a report in which two men claimed they had been abused by a top politi...


American states devastated by Sandy call Army for presidential vote help

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 11:21 PM PDT

Army trucks will serve as polling stations in Tuesday's US presidential election as authorities in states stricken by superstorm Sandy race against time to get voting ready.


Train crashes, derails in Australia, 1 dead

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 11:19 PM PDT

One man died and at least six other people were injured on Saturday when a train collided with a truck and derailed in the southern Australian state of Victoria, police said.


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