Sunday, January 13, 2013

How Livestrong strengthened a cycling champion's brand

How Livestrong strengthened a cycling champion's brand


How Livestrong strengthened a cycling champion's brand

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:00 PM PST

After Lance Armstrong was successfully treated for testicular cancer more than 15 years ago, his sports agent predicted that the rising cycling star, then in his 20s, would be more marketable than eve...


Mixed signals on ailing Hugo Chavez sparks confusion in Venezuela

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 09:14 PM PST

Mixed signals from officials in Venezuela sparked confusion on Monday over the condition of cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez, under treatment in a Cuban hospital for over a month.


Anger at suicide of US Internet activist

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 09:00 PM PST

Angry activists poured scorn on prosecutors on Sunday for leading an overzealous campaign against Internet freedom fighter Aaron Swartz, with his family suggesting it contributed to his suicide.


French jets bomb major Malian city in north

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 07:45 PM PST

French fighter jets bombed rebel targets in a major city in Mali's north Sunday, pounding the airport as well as training camps, warehouses and buildings used by the al Qaeda-linked Islamists controll...


Syrian forces kill dozens in bombardments: Opposition

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 07:11 PM PST

Government forces killed at least 36 people, 14 of them children, in a bombardment of rebel-held areas on the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday, Syrian opposition activists said.


In Newtown, debate begins on future of school massacre site

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 06:56 PM PST

Parents of children who attended Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut expressed mixed feelings on Sunday about what should be done with the facility and its grounds following a December shootin...


Grounded Boeing Dreamliner leaks fuel in tests

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 06:40 PM PST

Japan Airlines Co (JAL) said on Sunday that a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner jet undergoing checks in Tokyo following a fuel leak at Boston airport last week had leaked fuel during tests earlier in the day.


Hugo Chavez 'fighting for his life': former Vice President

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 05:46 PM PST

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has not been seen in public for more than a month, is "fighting for his life" after cancer surgery in Cuba, former vice president Elias Jaua said on Sunday.


Protesters take to Paris streets against gay marriage

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:28 AM PST

Three separate columns of protesters filed through the French capital on Sunday to protest against President Francois Hollande's plan to legalise gay marriage and adoption by June.


Bomb kills 14 Pakistani soldiers in North Waziristan

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:24 AM PST

A roadside bomb killed as many as 14 Pakistani soldiers in the northern border region of North Waziristan on Sunday, military officials said, a day after the Pakistani Taliban leader called for attack...


Oakland police say four persons killed in separate shootings within six hours

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 09:56 AM PST

Oakland police are investigating four fatal shootings that took place in different parts of the city within six hours, the latest outbreak of violence in a city that saw 131 homicides last year.


Women pry open door to video game industry's boys' club

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 08:57 AM PST

When video game developer Brenda Brathwaite Romero started her career in the 1980s, she could count the number of female developers in the industry on one hand.


Prince Harry designs garden in memory of his mother Diana

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 08:31 AM PST

Britain's Prince Harry has designed a "forget-me-not" garden in memory of his mother, Princess Diana, which will be open for the public at a flower show in May.


Lined-up, sun and moon give rise to 'King tides'

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 05:49 AM PST

High tides are extra high around the world because the sun and the moon have aligned and are very near to Earth, giving rise to the phenomenon, experts say.


Another fuel spill hits Boeing 787: report

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 04:31 AM PST

A Japan Airlines Boeing 787 suffered a fuel spill on Sunday for the second time in a week, a report said.


Mentally-challenged US girl gang-raped in class as teacher stood few feet away

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 04:25 AM PST

A mentally-challenged 15-year-old girl in New York was brutally gang-raped by two boys in her classroom with her teacher standing only a few feet away, a media report said on Sunday.


Dried out and title-scrubbed, flooded cars lure the unwary

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 04:08 AM PST

At the far end of an enormous hangar, used cars rolled up one by one to the auction block. They had been buffed to a shine, but some carried telltale signs of damage. Puckered leather seats, a hint of...


Breakthrough research promises better diabetes treatments

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 03:24 AM PST

The study by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research could help develop improved types of insulin medication to treat Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.


Wanted: A super servant for William-Kate to run household

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 02:51 AM PST

Prince William and his wife Kate have advertised for a super servant expected to be a jack of all trades as the royal couple prepare to become parents for the first time.

Troops head to Mali, as battle for north rages

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 02:14 AM PST

Troops from Mali's neighbors are expected to join hundreds of French soldiers in the battle to push back Islamic extremists holding Mali's north, a fight that in its first two days has left at least 1...


Egypt opens old wound with Hosni Mubarak's retrial

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 01:39 AM PST

An Egyptian court accepted an appeal by ousted former president Hosni Mubarak and his former interior minister on Sunday, allowing him to be retried over the killings of protesters in the 2011 uprisin...


Pakistani PM flies to Quetta to meet Shiites refusing to bury dead

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:35 AM PST

Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf flew to the city of Quetta on Sunday to meet local Shi'ites holding a protest alongside the bodies of family members killed in one of the country's worst se...


1 killed, 19 injured in roadside bomb blast in north-west Pakistan

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 11:47 PM PST

One person was killed and 19 others were injured today when a bus was targeted with a roadside bomb in the restive Kurram tribal region of northwest Pakistan, officials said.


Mexico dog mutilated by drug traffickers recovers

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 11:24 PM PST

A dog reportedly mutilated by Mexican drug traffickers is recovering at a sanctuary for abused and abandoned dogs.


Sri Lanka president sacks country's first woman chief justice

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 11:13 PM PST

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse Sunday sacked the country's first woman chief justice by ratifying parliament's vote to impeach her, his spokesman said.


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