Egyptian animal mummy industry unwrapped

Egyptian animal mummy industry unwrapped


Egyptian animal mummy industry unwrapped

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:17 AM PST

Ancient Egypt's animal mummy industry


A New Twist on Airline Fees: Pay to Arrive?

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:12 PM PST

A planeload of passengers from India to England on a charter airline, Comtel Air, were stranded at the airport after they declined to pay $200 each to cover the cost of fuel and airport fees.


Man charged with Obama assassination attempt

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:24 PM PST

Oscar Ortega-Hernandez charged with attempting to kill US president after shots fired at White House last week.


Mexican leftist scrubs clean image for 2012 election

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 01:02 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican presidential hopeful Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is dropping his fiery left-wing rhetoric and instead preaching peace and love to win back voters alienated when he launched massive protests after narrowly losing the 2006 election.


AI moves closer with brain chip

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:42 PM PST

A computer chip that mimics brain activity could help scientists advance research into artificial intelligence.


Italian PM wins confidence vote

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:38 PM PST

New Italian PM Mario Monti's government of technocrats passes its first test, winning a vote of confidence in the senate.


Obama 'assassination bid' charge

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:22 PM PST

The man suspected of shooting at the White House last Friday is charged with attempting to assassinate US President Barack Obama.


Japanese Police Look for Evidence of Crime at Olympus

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:59 AM PST

According to an internal memo, the authorities are working to determine whether Olympus worked with organized crime syndicates to obscure billions of dollars in past investment losses.


Japanese Police Look for Evidence of Crime at Olympus

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:59 AM PST

According to an internal memo, the authorities are working to determine whether Olympus worked with organized crime syndicates to obscure billions of dollars in past investment losses.


VIDEO: Records broken on World Records Day

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:12 PM PST

It is Guinness World Records Day and hundreds of people around the world have been attempting to break records, ranging from the weird to the downright dangerous.


London protesters defy deadline to remove tents

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:08 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Anti-capitalist protesters defied a deadline to remove their tents from outside St Paul's Cathedral on Thursday, heralding a new phase in their legal stand-off with officials in London's financial district.


Japanese Police Look for Evidence of Crime at Olympus

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:44 AM PST

According to an internal memo, the authorities are working to determine whether Olympus worked with organized crime syndicates to obscure billions of dollars in past investment losses.


Portugal Refuses to Extradite George Wright

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:34 PM PST

George Wright, who escaped prison in New Jersey in 1970 and was captured in September, remains in Portugal.


Japanese Police Look for Evidence of Crime at Olympus

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:44 AM PST

According to an internal memo, the authorities are working to determine whether Olympus worked with organized crime syndicates to obscure billions of dollars in past investment losses.


Hungary says seeks new IMF deal, Fund says no requests

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:45 AM PST

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Under mounting pressure from markets, Hungary said on Thursday it would start talks with the International Monetary Fund on a new precautionary deal, marking a major U-turn by the government, but the Fund said it had not received any requests for a new loan program.


Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw Easily Wins N.L. Cy Young

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:20 PM PST

Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL Cy Young Award in a runaway Thursday. Kershaw received 27 of 32 first-place votes, five seconds and two thirds for 207 points in voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.


Militia warning as Libyan PM forms government

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:01 PM PST

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A commander of Libyan former rebels has warned that his men could overthrow the incoming government if it fails to meet their demands for representation.


Arrests at Occupy 'day of action'

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:00 PM PST

Occupy protesters are preparing for new demonstrations after an attempt to close the New York Stock Exchange earlier in the morning.


Energy Secretary Chu Defends Solyndra Loan

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:16 AM PST

Steven Chu said the company's later bankruptcy was "extremely unfortunate," but he saw no need to apologize.


Backers of Proposition 8 Can Challenge Court Ruling

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:17 AM PST

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that proponents of the proposition that banned gay marriage in California can challenge the overturning of the law by a lower-court judge.


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