Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Pakistani women turn to once-taboo divorce to escape abuse

Pakistani women turn to once-taboo divorce to escape abuse


Pakistani women turn to once-taboo divorce to escape abuse

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 10:47 PM PST

Pakistani women are slowly turning to divorce to escape abusive and loveless marriages, once taboo and still a dangerous option in this strict Muslim nation even as more women become empowered by risi...


Fuel leak is latest setback for Boeing 747

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 10:39 PM PST

Boeing's newest and most sophisticated jet, the 787 Dreamliner, suffered a new mishap on Tuesday when a fuel leak forced an aircraft to return to its gate minutes before taking off from Boston, a day ...


Pakistan to reopen YouTube after filtration

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 10:39 PM PST

Pakistan will reopen popular video-sharing website YouTube only after completing work on a filtration mechanism, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said.


Unruly passenger duct-taped to seat after creating ruckus on plane

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 10:23 PM PST

Icelandair said it had to restrain a passenger on a flight from Reykjavik to New York City because he was hitting people, screaming profanities and spitting.


US may leave no troops in Afghanistan: officials

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 10:06 PM PST

The Obama administration gave the first explicit signal on Tuesday that it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon's view that thousands of troops ...


Texas school can force teenager to wear locator chip: judge

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 08:45 PM PST

A public school district in Texas can require students to wear locator chips when they are on school property, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday in a case raising technology-driven privacy concerns amo...


Japan Airlines jet leaks fuel in Boston

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 08:28 PM PST

Officials at Boston's Logan International Airport say crews have contained a fuel leak from an outbound Japan Airlines flight to Tokyo, marking the second time in two days that JAL planes at Logan rep...


Horses to the rescue of Korea's Internet-addicted teens

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 07:54 PM PST

Four months ago, the parents of a teenage South Korean girl were at their wits' end over her addiction to surfing the Internet for pornography.


Relatives sob as US massacre 911 calls heard in court

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 07:20 PM PST

Relatives wept in court on Tuesday as frantic 911 calls were played from a US theater shooting that killed 12 people last year, as prosecutors closed their case for the alleged gunman to face trial.


Egypt, Palestinian presidents, Hamas chief to meet: Cairo

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 07:08 PM PST

Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi will meet his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, and Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshaal in Cairo today, Mursi's office said.


Two Boeing 787 incidents raise concerns about jet

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 06:57 PM PST

Boeing Co's new 787 Dreamliner suffered its second mishap in two days at the same airport with the same airline, extending a series of problems that have dogged the jet for more than a month and notch...


US Congress less popular than cockroaches: poll

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 06:43 PM PST

The little loved US Congress, fresh off its fiscal cliff budget crisis, is now less popular than cockroaches and lice, a survey released on Tuesday found.


Wife says poisoned Indian-born lottery winner had no enemies

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 06:33 PM PST

The wife of an India-born lottery winner who was poisoned with cyanide said on Tuesday she was devastated by his death and cannot believe her husband could have had enemies.


Pregnant Kate Middleton turns 31

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 06:21 PM PST

Prince William's wife Catherine marks her 31st birthday on Wednesday, but her well-documented pregnancy is likely to make it a low-key celebration.


Venezuela postpones inauguration for cancer-stricken Hugo Chavez

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 06:11 PM PST

Venezuela will postpone the inauguration of President Hugo Chavez for a new term due to health problems, the government said on Tuesday, another sign the socialist leader's cancer may be bringing an e...


Chinese man sold pirated US business software in 61 countries

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 11:08 AM PST

From his home in central China, he prowled the Internet for sophisticated stolen American industrial software - products retailing for an average of $181,000 - and resold them to black market buyers i...


US theatre shooting: frantic 911 calls replayed in court

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 10:52 AM PST

Frantic 911 calls from the US movie theater where a massacre was underway were played in court Tuesday, on the second day of hearings to decide if the alleged gunman should stand trial.


FBI triggers Washington mystery - where will its new headquarters be?

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 10:41 AM PST

The US government's move to replace the FBI's crumbling Washington headquarters, dismissed as "a dump" by one congresswoman, has sparked a fight between Virginia, Maryland and the capital for the bill...


Torrential rains hit desert Jordan, floods sweep Mideast

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 10:08 AM PST

Torrential rains swept through desert Jordan for a second straight day on Tuesday, sparking widespread flooding, as severe weather swept through the Middle East, including war-torn Syria.


Irish panel begins hearing submissions on new abortion laws

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 09:47 AM PST

More than two months after an Indian dentist died in Ireland after being refused termination of an unviable pregnancy, a committee set up by the Irish Parliament on Tuesday began hearing submissions f...


French, US forces detain 12 suspected Somali pirates

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 09:46 AM PST

French and US warships on patrol off the Somali coast combined to detain 12 suspected pirates after a merchant vessel reported coming under attack at the weekend, a statement said on Tuesday.

British teen killed as police chase suspect car

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 09:06 AM PST

A 13-year-old girl in Britain died when a car being chased by police ploughed into her family's car.


Google offers New York City neighborhood free WiFi

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 09:01 AM PST

Google Inc and a New York redevelopment organization are providing a Manhattan neighborhood with free public WiFi Internet access, making it the largest area of coverage in New York City.


Former judge challenges Egypt's constitution

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 08:20 AM PST

The only female judge to sit on Egypt's highest court said on Tuesday she has filed the first legal challenge against the country's highly contentious constitution, which cost her the seat she held.


6.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Turkey, Greece

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 07:37 AM PST

Turkey's seismology centre says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has hit an area off Turkey's Aegean coast.


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