India charges British duo over planespotting (AFP)

India charges British duo over planespotting (AFP)


India charges British duo over planespotting (AFP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 10:07 PM PST

Indian security personnel stand guard at the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi. Two British planespotters detained in the city last week have been charged with illegally intercepting communications between pilots and airport authorities, police said Monday.(AFP/File/Prakash Singh)AFP - Two British planespotters detained in New Delhi last week have been charged with illegally intercepting communications between pilots and airport authorities, police said Monday.



Malaysia consular worker killed in Sydney attack (AFP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:57 PM PST

A Malaysian consular employee was stabbed to death in a AFP - A Malaysian consular employee was stabbed to death in a "ferocious attack" outside his Sydney home in a suspected road rage incident, officials said Monday.



Quake rattles Taiwan, no reports of damage

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 10:24 PM PST

TAIPEI (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rattled north Taiwan on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, officials said.


Teens may do drugs if they lack sleep

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:17 PM PST

SAN DIEGO – What starts with an "s" that seniors need more of than younger adults, is great to get a bit of in the middle of the day and could cause teens to turn to drugs if they don't get enough of it?

The answer is sleep, according

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Lufthansa pilots begin four-day strike

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 10:03 PM PST

The pilots' union of Lufthansa began a strike Monday after a last-ditch effort at negotiations over pay and job security failed, a spokeswoman for the airline said.


USA stuns Canada in hockey

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:07 PM PST

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- On the day before the 30th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice, and donning vintage jerseys to commemorate the U.S.'s 1960 gold medal-winning team, Team USA summoned the powers of history to their side, defeating the mighty Canadian team, 5-3. In the most anticipated match of the back-to-back-to-back hockey extravaganza, dubbed "Super Sunday," the Canada-USA game lived up to its billing right from the start.


Japan PM says funds scandals hurt support (AFP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:23 PM PST

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, pictured, acknowledged Monday growing public discontent with his centre-left government over funds scandals after a ruling-party candidate lost a weekend gubernatorial race.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - Japan Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama acknowledged Monday growing public discontent with his centre-left government over funds scandals after a ruling-party candidate lost a weekend gubernatorial race.



Eight hurt in Baghdad Green Zone attack - police

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:55 PM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two mortar bombs landed in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone government and diplomatic area on Monday, wounding five people, Iraqi police said.


Eight hurt in Baghdad Green Zone attack: police

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:18 PM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two mortar bombs landed in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone government and diplomatic area on Monday, wounding five people, Iraqi police said.


What Would Reagan Do With Abdulmutallab?

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:01 PM PST

The former president would support the FBI in its handling of terrorists.


Itching For That Economic Recovery

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:01 PM PST

A year after the stimulus Americans are getting impatient.


The Paradox Of A 'Giving' Government

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:01 PM PST

What it gives it must later take. Businesses, take note.


Don't Preserve A Broken Economy

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:01 PM PST

We need to let the system change with less regulation, not more.


What The IAEA Knew

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:01 PM PST

The U.N. agency charged with stopping nuclear proliferation enabled it.


Kabul lodge honors `Flashy,' scoundrel of fiction (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:00 PM PST

This Jan. 30, 2010 photo shows antique rifles on display inside the Gandamack Lodge in Kabul, Afghanistan. The lodge was inspired by Brig. Gen. Sir Harry Paget Flashman, the fictional antihero of a dozen popular historical novels by George Macdonald Fraser and is an eccentric piece of work, a resurrection of Victorian England in a walled compound bristling with security guards in an Afghan capital whose streets can quickly turn deadly. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP - When winter winds blow and guests huddle by the antique fireplace, talk turns to a 19th century British officer — a charming scoundrel, serial seducer and highly decorated coward who warned that any Western powers trying to subdue Afghanistan were just asking for a bloody nose. Or so the story goes.



Bode Miller wins gold by skiing like a kid again (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 05:23 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Barreling down icy mountainsides with abandon, his skis chattering in protest, his heart free.


In Building Communities, Marketers Can Learn From Cults

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 08:59 PM PST

Tips for attracting ecstatic followers who will spread your brand gospel.


Endeavour ends space shuttle fleet's 130th mission

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 08:53 PM PST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Space shuttle Endeavour and its six crew members wrapped up a 14-day construction mission to the International Space Station on Sunday with a precision touchdown in Florida.


U.S. pinpoints code writer behind Google attack - FT

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 08:53 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. government analysts believe a Chinese man with government links wrote the key part of a spyware programme used in hacker attacks on Google last year, the Financial Times reported on Monday.


FEATURE - Bitter winter puts Mongolia in bind over mining

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 08:53 PM PST

ULAN BATOR (Reuters) - As Mongolia cowers under the brutal thrall of its worst winter in decades, questions are being asked as to whether the country should end its reliance on nomadic herders and dig deeper into its mineral reserves instead.