Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Hillary Clinton leaving world stage, but for how long?

Hillary Clinton leaving world stage, but for how long?


Hillary Clinton leaving world stage, but for how long?

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 10:39 PM PST

In a matter of days, Hillary Clinton will leave the State Department behind and become a private citizen for the first time in 34 years. But her next big decision will be a very public one: whether to...


Luring young car buyers with gadgets, nail polish

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 10:38 PM PST

From navigation systems serving as game consoles to sound systems doubling as amplifiers and nail polish matching a paint job, automakers are trying new tricks to lure fickle young buyers.


Lance Armstrong could face US legal action after confession

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 10:31 PM PST

The US government can take Lance Armstrong to court once the fallen cycling hero publicly admits to doping, experts and people familiar with the matter say.


How a feisty Chinese newspaper stood up for press freedom

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 10:27 PM PST

Journalists at the Beijing News were at home late one night last week when their mobile phones started ringing. Colleagues in the newsroom were telling them of a showdown between the newspaper's manag...


Political turmoil in Pakistan: one-two punch for Asif Ali Zardari, govt

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 09:54 PM PST

Pakistan's leaders received a powerful one-two punch on Tuesday as the Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the Prime Minister in a corruption case and firebrand cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri led thousands of ...


Pakistan cleric propels protest into third day

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 09:40 PM PST

Pakistani protesters rallied for a third day on Wednesday in the largest political demonstration seen for years in the capital, calling on the government to quit after the Supreme Court ordered the ar...


World warm last year, but not like record US heat

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 09:20 PM PST

While the U.S. was smashing heat marks last year, the world as a whole barely slipped into the top 10 hottest years on record, two American science agencies said on Tuesday.


Chronology of Boeing 787 Dreamliner glitches

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 08:52 PM PST

Japan's All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines grounded their entire Boeing Dreamliner fleets after a 787 made an emergency landing in western Japan.


Japanese airlines ground Boeing 787s after emergency landing

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 08:24 PM PST

Japan's two leading airlines grounded their fleets of Boeing 787s on Wednesday after one of the Dreamliner passenger jets made an emergency landing, heightening safety concerns over a plane many see a...


Indians 'migrated to Australia 4000 years ago'

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 08:16 PM PST

A new study has revealed that Indians may have migrated to Australia about 4000 years ago and mixed with Aborigines before Europeans colonised the continent.


Gun lobby slams 'elitist hypocrite' Barack Obama

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 08:16 PM PST

The US gun lobby lashed out at President Barack Obama as an "elitist hypocrite" for providing Secret Service protection to his daughters but balking at having armed guards in all schools.


House approves $50.5 billion in Sandy aid

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 07:55 PM PST

More than 10 weeks after Superstorm Sandy brutalized parts of the heavily populated Northeast, the House approved $50.5 billion in emergency relief for the victims on Tuesday night as Republican leade...


France to stay in Mali until stability restored

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 07:03 PM PST

France pledged on Tuesday to keep troops in Mali until stability returned to the West African country, raising the spectre of a long campaign against al Qaeda-linked rebels who held their ground despi...


Two dead, one wounded in shooting at US college

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 06:58 PM PST

A shooting erupted at a community college in Kentucky on Tuesday, the school said in a posting on its website, and local media reports said two people were killed and a third was wounded.


Anti-hacking law questioned after death of Internet activist

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 06:40 PM PST

Lie about your identity on Facebook or delete files from your work laptop before you quit and you could run afoul of a 29-year-old U.S. computer security law that some experts say has been changed so ...


Barack Obama to unveil gun violence plans today

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 06:26 PM PST

President Barack Obama is likely on Wednesday to call for universal background checks for gun buyers, an assault weapons ban and limits on high capacity magazines, in new plans targeting gun violence.


Explosions kill 83 at Syrian university as exams begin

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 06:16 PM PST

Two explosions tore through one of Syria's biggest universities on the first day of student exams on Tuesday, killing 83 people and wounding dozens, a monitoring group said.


Russia plans to send probe to moon in 2015

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 06:12 PM PST

Russia will resume a long-dormant quest to explore the moon by sending an unmanned probe there in 2015, the head of the space agency was quoted as saying on Tuesday.


New blow for Dreamliner with emergency landing in Japan

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 06:05 PM PST

A Dreamliner passenger plane made an emergency landing in Japan on Wednesday after smoke was reportedly seen inside the cockpit, the latest blow to Boeing's next-generation model after a series of inc...


Attempted suicide of Morocco's rape victim fuels rights fears

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 11:11 AM PST

A young Moroccan house maid, whose dramatic suicide attempt has revived concerns about violence towards women and child workers in Morocco, said on Tuesday that her family rejected her after she was r...


France triple troops in Mali, prepare for assault

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 10:55 AM PST

After a punishing bombing campaign failed to stop the southward advance of Al Qaeda-linked fighters, France announced on Tuesday that it is tripling the number of troops deployed to Mali, strongly sug...


Popular music store chain HMV heading towards closure

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 10:52 AM PST

Popular music store chain HMV may soon close down, putting at risk jobs of over 4,000 people, The Sun reported Tuesday.


Facebook unveils 'Graph Search', a new way to search photos and connections

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 10:32 AM PST

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled on Tuesday a feature that he said would help its billion-plus users sort through content within the social network and its content feeds, in the company's first m...


Barack Obama to unveil gun violence plans on Wednesday

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 10:25 AM PST

US President Barack Obama will unveil his proposals to curb gun violence at the White House on Wednesday, his spokesman said.


Lance Armstrong admits doping, offers to testify against officials

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 10:14 AM PST

In an interview with Oprah Winfrey that is scheduled for broadcast on her network Thursday, Lance Armstrong confessed that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career, according to t...


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