Amsterdam airport partly closed by WWII bomb scare

Amsterdam airport partly closed by WWII bomb scare

Amsterdam airport partly closed by WWII bomb scare

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 12:22 AM PDT

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Authorities closed part of Amsterdam Schiphol airport on Wednesday after discovering what they suspected was a World War Two bomb, the Dutch airport said.

Amsterdam airport partly closed due to WWII bomb - report

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 11:56 PM PDT

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Authorities closed part of Amsterdam Schiphol airport on Wednesday after discovering a World War Two bomb, Dutch news agency ANP reported, citing a Schiphol spokeswoman.

Hurricane bears down on fortified New Orleans on Katrina's anniversary

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 11:53 PM PDT

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac lashed southern Louisiana with high winds and heavy rains on Wednesday and was set for a late-morning arrival in New Orleans, seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.

VIDEO: Paralympics changing attitudes in China

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 11:56 PM PDT

The 2012 Olympic Games saw China finish second behind the US, if Chinese athletes perform as well in the Paralympic Games it could help change attitudes towards disabled people in China.


Court sets Oct 10 to hear drug case of Anwar's nephew

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 11:35 PM PDT

The Magistrate's Court here today set Oct 10 to hear a drug abuse case involving Aidi Rafizul Idrus, a personal aide of a Penang state executive council member.

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Death penalty confirmed for Mumbai attacks gunman

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 11:28 PM PDT

India's Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed the death sentence handed down to Mohammed Kasab, the lone surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks in which 166 people were killed.

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VIDEO: Will.i.am song broadcast from Mars

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:55 PM PDT

A song by the US musician Will.i.am has become the first piece of music broadcast back to Earth from Mars.


VIDEO: Dutroux ex-wife is freed in Belgium‎

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 11:05 PM PDT

Belgium's highest court has granted the ex-wife and accomplice of paedophile serial killer Marc Dutroux early release from prison.


Japan toilet maker unveils 'poop-powered' motorbike

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:52 PM PDT

Japan's best-known toilet maker on Wednesday unveiled a "poop-powered" motorcycle that can travel as far as 300 kilometres (180 miles) on a tank filled with animal waste.

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Republicans launch convention assault on Obama

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:58 PM PDT

TAMPA, Florida, Aug 29 — Republicans yesterday launched a sharp assault on President Barack Obama's economic record on the first full day of their convention and praised Mitt Romney as a leader who could rein in big government and kick-start a stagnant economy. After a storm threat delayed the gathering one day, Republicans formally nominated ...

Woman jailed for killing ex, mutilating his penis

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:34 PM PDT

SYDNEY, Aug 29 — A mother of two who cut off part of her former lover's penis and flushed it down the toilet has been sentenced to a minimum of three years and nine months in jail. Chen Jian pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Peng Jin Xiang, 48, after she drugged his soup with sleeping pills, bound his wrists and feet and stabbed him at her ...

VIDEO: Hurricane Isaac sweeps into Louisiana

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:52 PM PDT

Hurricane Isaac has made landfall in the US state of Louisiana, and is heading towards New Orleans, exactly seven years after Hurricane Katrina caused devastation in the city.


VIDEO: Ann Romney pays tribute to Mitt

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 08:27 PM PDT

Ann Romney has paid tribute to her husband at the Republican Party Convention in Florida


RapidKL extends LRT, Monorail operating hours for Merdeka celebration

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:35 PM PDT

The LRT and Monorail operating hours in the Klang Valley will be extended on two consecutive nights beginning tomorrow in conjunction with the 55th Merdeka Day celebration this Friday.

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More than 100 suspects held in Philippine massacre

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:32 PM PDT

More than 100 suspects in the Philippines' worst political massacre are in custody after another member of a prominent political clan linked to the 57 killings was arrested, police said Wednesday.

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Australian jailed over penis hack killing of ex-lover

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:31 PM PDT

An Australian woman who admitted killing her ex-lover and attempting to hack off his penis was jailed for three years and nine months Wednesday, with a court accepting she was suffering depression.

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Violence breaks out at massive Chile student protest

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:27 PM PDT

Clashes broke out Tuesday in Santiago between police and tens of thousand of demonstrators demanding education reform.

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Invasive species: The spiralling cost of the enemy within

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:24 PM PDT

Some aliens arrived as stowaways. Others were brought in deliberately, for fun or profit. And others were so tiny that nobody noticed them until way too late.

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Indonesia graft watchdog faces off against police

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:19 PM PDT

Indonesia's corruption watchdog is taking on the notoriously graft-ridden police in a confrontation that sees two law enforcement agencies facing off against each other.

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Race against time to find US MIAs in Vietnam

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:14 PM PDT

In a remote valley in Vietnam, US investigators sift through piles of red soil. Despite recovering the remains of hundreds of fallen troops, the hunt goes on for many more still missing in a race against time.

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