Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Australian school evacuated as girl brings hand grenade to class

Australian school evacuated as girl brings hand grenade to class


Australian school evacuated as girl brings hand grenade to class

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 10:14 PM PST

An 11-year-old girl brought a hand grenade to her class in an Australian school for a 'show and tell' activity on Wednesday, prompting evacuation of over 500 students and teachers.


Woman, 116, listed as 'world's oldest' dies in US

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 09:45 PM PST

The woman who was listed as the world's oldest person died on Tuesday in a Georgia nursing home at age 116.


Suicide attack kills two Pakistan soldiers: officials

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 09:25 PM PST

Two suicide bombers targeted Pakistan's main army camp in a key tribal district on the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing two soldiers and damaging a field hospital, officials said.


Earliest known dinosaur discovered

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 09:10 PM PST

Researchers have found what could be the earliest known dinosaur to walk the Earth lurking in the corridors of London's Natural History Museum.


David Cameron urges quick creation of press regulator

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 08:17 PM PST

Britain's Prime Minister has warned newspaper editors they must act quickly to set up an independent press regulator in the wake of a media ethics scandal.


100,000 protest at Egypt's presidential palace

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 08:04 PM PST

More than 100,000 Egyptians protested outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Tuesday, fuelling tensions over Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi's seizure of nearly unrestricted powers and the adoptio...


North Korea completes installing rocket: report

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 07:56 PM PST

North Korea has completed installing a long-range rocket on its launch pad, ahead of its planned launch this month in defiance of widespread international condemnation, a report said Wednesday.


Boeing 787 in emergency landing as inspections ordered

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 07:42 PM PST

On the same day one of its new Dreamliners made an emergency landing because of a mechanical problem, Boeing said US regulators had ordered the entire fleet of 787 jets to be inspected for a possible...


UN makes urgent call for Yemen dialogue

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 07:04 PM PST

The United Nations made an urgent call on Tuesday for Yemen's political parties to initiate a national dialogue, warning that its transition was under threat.


Woman held after bragging about bank robbery on YouTube

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 06:55 PM PST

An online video titled "Chick Bank Robber" has gone viral in the US, as news spread of a 19-year-old woman from Nebraska who was arrested after allegedly posting the YouTube video bragging about her r...


Suspect being questioned in deadly New York City subway push

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 06:45 PM PST

Police questioned a suspect on Tuesday in the death of a New Yorker who was pushed onto the tracks and photographed just before a train hit him - an image that drew virulent criticism after it appeare...


Rajat Gupta to stay free during appeal

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 06:37 PM PST

A former Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble board member convicted of insider trading charges can remain free on bail pending the appeal of his insider trading conviction, a federal appellate panel sa...


NASA aims to launch Mars rover twin in 2020

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 06:19 PM PST

NASA plans to follow up its Mars rover Curiosity mission with a duplicate rover that could collect and store samples for return to Earth, the agency's lead scientist said on Tuesday.


NATO backs Patriot anti-missile system for Turkey

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 06:08 PM PST

NATO announced on Tuesday that it will deploy Patriot anti-missile systems near Turkey's southern border, shoring up defences against the threat of cross-border attacks from Syria and bringing the Uni...


Powerful typhoon kills at least 74 in Philippines

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 05:57 PM PST

Torrential floods from a powerful typhoon engulfed emergency shelters and an army truck carrying soldiers and villagers who were fleeing their homes in the southern Philippines, raising the death toll...


Fugitive John McAfee seeks asylum in Guatemala

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 10:45 AM PST

American Internet pioneer John McAfee, wanted for questioning over the murder of his neighbour last month in Belize, is seeking political asylum in Guatemala, his lawyer said on Tuesday.


Furore over New York subway death and photo

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 10:23 AM PST

A New York Post front page photo of a man about to be hit by an oncoming subway train provoked fury on Tuesday from readers wondering why nobody, including the photographer, didn't pull the victim to ...


Facebook gets green light in Tajikistan after ban

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 09:18 AM PST

Officials in Tajikistan have lifted a ban on Facebook after the social network was shut down over complaints about "insults" against the government, a representative of Internet providers said on Tues...


Fire in clothing factory in south China kills 14

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 09:00 AM PST

A fire in a clothing factory killed 14 people in southern China on Tuesday, state media reported.


US court hearing set in Dominique Strauss-Kahn civil lawsuit

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 08:31 AM PST

Former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault will appear in New York state court next week to brief a judge on the status of sett...


Pope draws hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 08:10 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI already had hundreds of thousands of followers on his new Twitter account on Tuesday -- just a day after it was unveiled and more than a week before any actual tweets appear.


Syria rebel attack on school kills nine students, teacher

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 08:02 AM PST

A rebel mortar attack on a school in a camp for displaced people near Damascus on Tuesday killed nine students and their teacher, Syrian state television reported, branding it a "horrific crime."


52 dead as typhoon Bopha lashes Philippines

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 07:56 AM PST

A typhoon slammed into the southern Philippines on Tuesday, setting off a mudslide that killed 44 people, tearing up trees, causing floods and forcing thousands to flee their homes to emergency shelte...


Switzerland spy agency warns US, Britain about huge data leak

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 07:14 AM PST

Secret information on counter-terrorism shared by foreign governments may have been compromised by a massive data theft by a senior IT technician for the NDB, Switzerland's intelligence service, Europ...


Xi Jinping sets new rules for China

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 07:03 AM PST

Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping took aim on Tuesday at the wordy meetings and over-the-top welcoming ceremonies which are the bread-and-butter of the lives of senior leaders, demanding less s...


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