Sunday, November 25, 2012

Toxic cough syrup kills 13 in Pakistan: officials

Toxic cough syrup kills 13 in Pakistan: officials


Toxic cough syrup kills 13 in Pakistan: officials

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 10:29 PM PST

At least 13 people have died after drinking a toxic cough syrup in the Pakistani city of Lahore, forcing authorities to close pharmacies and a medicine factory, officials said on Monday.


On police searches of cellphones, legal consensus is elusive

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 10:26 PM PST

Judges and lawmakers across the country are wrangling over whether and when law enforcement authorities can peer into suspects' cellphones, and the cornucopia of evidence they provide.


US shaping a force to stay in Afghanistan after 2014

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 10:14 PM PST

U.S. and allied military planners are drawing up the broad outlines of a force that would remain in Afghanistan following the handover to Afghan security after 2014, including a small counterterrorism...


New fire hits Bangladesh garment factory

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 09:50 PM PST

Bangladesh police reported that a fire had broken out on Monday in a 12-storey building housing four different garment factories in Dhaka, days after a blaze killed 110 textile workers in a different ...


Israel says successfully tests more powerful rocket interceptor

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 09:24 PM PST

A new Israeli air shield against rockets more powerful than those intercepted by Iron Dome in the Gaza conflict passed its first field test last week after being rushed through development, officials ...


Voters in tsunami-hit zone feel let down as Japan election nears

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 09:10 PM PST

Three weeks before Japan's first national election since the March 2011 earthquake, none of the contenders has managed to win the hearts, and votes, of those hardest-hit by the disaster - with many fe...


Stray bullets from Syria hit Israeli border patrol vehicle: Army

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 08:55 PM PST

An Israeli military border patrol vehicle was hit by stray bullets fired from Syria in the Golan Heights on Sunday but there were no casualties, a military spokeswoman said.


The 'One Pound Fish' song that people just can't get enough of on YouTube

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 08:34 PM PST

A Pakistani fish seller in the UK may soon be as popular as Gangnam Style star Psy, with his catchy song to attract customers notching up more than 3.6 million views on YouTube and landing him a recor...


Senior Taiwan official dies in Japan car crash

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 08:12 PM PST

A senior Taiwanese official and members of her family died after her rental car collided with a truck while on holiday in Japan, police said on Monday.


China's princelings come of age in new leadership

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 07:58 PM PST

In China they are known as "princelings" - the privileged children of the revolutionary founders of the People's Republic of China. And in the generational leadership change that just took place in Be...


UN talks seen falling short despite climate change fears

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 07:44 PM PST

Despite mounting alarm about climate change, almost 200 nations meeting in Doha from Monday are likely to pay little more than lip service to the need to rein in rising greenhouse gas emissions.


New Eurozone talks to save Greece from financial collapse

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 07:32 PM PST

Eurozone Finance Ministers will meet in Brussels on Monday for the third time in two weeks for talks on unlocking the next slice of aid to debt-crippled Greece, which is in danger of running out of mo...


Australia to apologise for sex abuse in military

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 07:21 PM PST

The Australian government said on Monday it would make a parliamentary apology to victims of abuse in the military and set up a compensation fund after allegations of rape and sexual assault.


Syrian rebels capture air base near Damascus

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 06:51 PM PST

Syrian rebels captured a helicopter base just outside Damascus on Sunday in what an activist called a "blow to the morale of the regime" near President Bashar Assad's seat of power, while the bombardm...


19 bodies found in northern Mexico border state

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 06:41 PM PST

19 bodies have been discovered in Mexico's northern border state of Chihuahua, officials reported on Sunday, including 11 apparently long-dead men found in mass graves and eight others who were tortur...


Experts say Ireland should clarify abortion laws

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 06:33 PM PST

Ireland should allow limited access to abortion by clarifying the conditions under which women can terminate pregnancies, experts have concluded in a report that will fuel a debate which has split the...


Two dead in landslide as floods hit Panama

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 06:25 PM PST

Panama declared three disaster areas after two people were killed in landslides triggered by torrential rain.


Three killed, 20 injured in Argentina bus crash

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 06:05 PM PST

A bus full of young people returning from a birthday outing flipped over and killed three people, injuring another 20, near the Argentine city of Rosario, authorities said.


800 homes flooded as Britain soaked by more heavy rain

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 05:56 PM PST

More than 800 homes in England and Wales have been flooded as heavy rain and strong winds battered the country and environmental officials warned of more downpours to come on Monday.


UK calls for U.S. focus on Israel-Palestinian issue

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 09:00 AM PST

British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Sunday urged the United States to take a more active role in seeking a lasting settlement between Israelis and Palestinians, warning of a "final chance" for ...


Britain battered by more heavy rain

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 08:15 AM PST

Hundreds of homes across Britain were flooded on Sunday as heavy rain and strong winds continued to batter the country and environmental officials warned of more storms to come.


Nicolas Sarkozy's party battles to save itself: Reports

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 07:25 AM PST

Former President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative party is holding emergency meetings on Sunday to try to figure out who's in charge, after a disputed election for its new leader that could reshape Fren...


Inquiry into Savita Halappanavar's death to be finished by Christmas

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 06:41 AM PST

The probe into Savita Halappanavar's death will be completed before Christmas, Ireland's Health Minister has said, even as her distraught husband was considering lodging a complaint with the Ombudsman...


Carla Bruni-Sarkozy backs gay marriage, models for Vogue

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 06:31 AM PST

Former French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy backed controversial plans for France to legalise gay marriage in an interview with Vogue that sees the 44-year-old return to her supermodel roots.


Pope tells new cardinals: shun "worldly logic of power"

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 06:26 AM PST

Pope Benedict on Sunday told six prelates newly elevated to the rank of cardinal that all Catholic leaders should shun the "worldly logic of power" and stick to spreading the gospel.


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