Cyber summit signs training deal

Cyber summit signs training deal


Cyber summit signs training deal

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:40 PM PDT

A conference on cyber security ends with a university deal to train a new generation of experts in fighting criminal and terrorist IT attacks.


Salmon run helps shape ecosystems

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:51 PM PDT

Pacific salmon plays an important role in providing nutrients to part of the world's largest old-growth temperate rainforest, a study shows.


Morocco teachers say beaten by police during rally

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:26 PM PDT

RABAT (Reuters) - Moroccan police clashed with teachers demonstrating for better benefits Thursday, seriously injuring several people in the capital Rabat, participants said.


'Asleep' air controller suspended

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:38 AM PDT

US aviation officials suspend an air traffic controller who was unavailable to help two jets land at a busy Washington DC airport.


Yemeni President Nears Deal to Resign

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:49 PM PDT

Yemen's president and the country's top general are hashing out a settlement in which both would resign within days in favor of a civilian-led transitional government.


Records Show Troubled Plants High Rate of Problems

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:29 PM PDT

The crippled Japanese power plant at the heart of the world's worst nuclear crisis in a quarter of a century has a history of mechanical and operational flaws, including a recent incident in which workers used the wrong plans to work on a reactor.


Turkey backs NATO command of Libya operations

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:16 PM PDT

Foreign minister says command of military operations in Libya will be transferred from US to NATO within a day or two.


Tools Suggest Earlier Human Arrival in America

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:19 PM PDT

Researchers say the tools may be as old as 15,500 years, retiring a hypothesis that the so-called Clovis people arrived first.


China Issues Nationwide Restrictions on Smoking

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:04 PM PDT

New regulations set to take effect on May 1 will ban lighting up in hotels, restaurants and other indoor public spaces, but there are considerable loopholes.


City Population Barely Grew in the ’00s, Census Finds

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:20 PM PDT

The official number of New Yorkers, 8,175,133, is a census record, but only 166,000 more people than in 2000.


Badger cull legal advice sought

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 10:01 AM PDT

The Badger Trust says it is taking legal advice after assembly members decided to approve an order allowing a badger cull in parts of mid and west Wales.


U.S. still sees Libyan handover in days

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:53 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's spokesman expressed confidence on Thursday that the United States will be able to hand over control of the Libyan military operation within days.


Man 'drugged wife on honeymoon'

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:52 AM PDT

A nurse whose estranged husband is accused of trying to murder her slept for 36 hours after having a drink he gave her on their honeymoon, a court hears.


Cheating claims hit French chess

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:49 AM PDT

The French chess federation suspends three top players for violating sporting ethics at a chess olympiad in Siberia.


The Lede: Latest Updates on Libyan War and Mideast Protests

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:32 PM PDT

On Thursday, The Lede is following the war in Libya and protest movements across North Africa and the Middle East.


China Issues Nationwide Restrictions on Smoking

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:04 PM PDT

New regulations set to take effect on May 1 will ban lighting up in hotels, restaurants and other indoor public spaces, but there are considerable loopholes.


BP Russian Arctic venture blocked

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:10 PM PDT

Russian shareholders of oil joint venture TNK-BP succeed in blocking BP's Arctic exploration deal with state-owned Rosneft.


NATO clinches deal to take over Libya military operations

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:14 PM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO clinched agreement on Thursday to take over command of all allied military operations in Libya from the United States after days of sometimes heated wrangling with Muslim member Turkey.


Egypt protesters' torture claims

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:14 AM PDT

Egypt's authorities are asked to investigate claims women protesters were tortured and forced to take so-called virginity tests.


Tax cut 'shouldn't benefit banks'

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:15 AM PDT

Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness says NI banks should be denied any benefits from potential cuts in corporation tax.


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