Scientists solve the mystery of why asteroids change colour

Scientists solve the mystery of why asteroids change colour


Scientists solve the mystery of why asteroids change colour

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 07:00 AM PST

The Earth "changes the colour" of asteroids by shaking them up as they pass, according to scientists.


Nigerian VP orders army to take over security in Jos

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 12:08 PM PST

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday ordered the army to take over security in and around the central city of Jos to prevent further clashes, which have killed more than 460 this week. "I have today ordered the army to lead the security forces and take over the entire security of the affected areas, including those areas that are considered prone to risk," he said in a live television broadcast to the nation.


Okinawa Vote Has Tokyo's Attention

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:09 AM PST

Japan's government will get an important read on the political climate surrounding the U.S. military base issue Sunday, with a mayoral election in an Okinawan city.


Judge Orders New York to Correct Bias in Fire Department

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:58 AM PST

A federal judge said the city needed to compensate the minorities who took the entrance examinations, and to create fairer tests.


Zambia into Cup of Nations last eight

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:29 AM PST

Zambia qualify for the quarter-finals of the Nations Cup with a 2-1 win over Gabon.


Technique 'tracks' spread of MRSA

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:16 AM PST

Cambridge researchers have developed a technique for precisely tracking the spread of the superbug MRSA in hospitals.


Greece must move fast to avert social crisis: report

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 12:30 PM PST

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's most influential think tank warned on Thursday of a social crisis unless the government takes rapid action to repair the damaged economy, including unpopular austerity measures.


Israel probes vandalism of Palestinian cemetery

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 12:20 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli army opened an investigation on Thursday into acts of vandalism in a Palestinian village in the West Bank where a Palestinian official accused Jewish settlers of desecrating a local cemetery.


Zelaya to leave Honduras next week says adviser

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 12:33 PM PST

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya will end his four-month refuge in the Brazilian embassy and leave the country next week, when his term would have ended, his closest adviser said on Thursday.


Haiti to relocate 400,000 homeless

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 10:54 AM PST

Government to house thousands of earthquake survivors in tented villages outside capital.


Yemen to stop visas on arrival

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:17 AM PST

Move part of strategy to prevent "terrorist infiltration", state-run media says.


Pelosi: House Will Not Adopt Senate Bill

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:14 AM PST

Provisions in the Senate bill may have contributed to public anger in Massachusetts, the speaker said.


Hong Kong Expat Makes Final Appeal

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 10:36 AM PST

Awaited verdict on Nancy Kissel, sentenced to life after 2005 conviction for murdering her investment-banker husband, could possibly lead to a retrial.


India Cricket Snub Vexes Pakistan

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 09:44 AM PST

Anger in Pakistan over the Indian Premier League's snub of Pakistan players this week has spread from the cricket pitch to the political field.


HK alarm as China jails dissident

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 10:27 AM PST

Hong Kong human rights advocates react with alarm as a Chinese dissident arrested in the city is jailed on the mainland.


Tories back US banking reform

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:54 AM PST

Shadow chancellor George Osborne tells the BBC that if the Tories are elected they will copy US plans to limit bank sizes.


Top obesity drug being withdrawn

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 10:22 AM PST

A leading obesity drug is being withdrawn from use in the UK amid fears it increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes.


Clinton Pushes China on Google Case

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 12:09 PM PST

Clinton made unrestricted Internet access a top f priority and urged China to investigate cyber intrusions that led Google to threaten to pull out of that country.


Cameroon scrape into quarter-finals

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:22 AM PST

Cameroon scrape through to the quarter-finals after a tight 2-2 draw with Tunisia in Lubango, which assure them passage to the last eight.


HK alarm as China jails dissident

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 10:27 AM PST

Hong Kong human rights advocates react with alarm as a Chinese dissident arrested in the city is jailed on the mainland.


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