Iran starts navy drills in Strait of Hormuz -IRNA

Iran starts navy drills in Strait of Hormuz -IRNA

Iran starts navy drills in Strait of Hormuz -IRNA

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:23 PM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran started on Friday six days of naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz, the official IRNA news agency reported, maneuvers aimed at showcasing its military capabilities in what is a vital oil and gas shipping route. Naval commander Habibollah Sayyari said the "Velayat 91" drills would last until Wednesday across an area of about 1 million square kilometers in the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf of Oman and northern parts of the Indian Ocean, IRNA said. ...

Indian rape victim surviving against the odds, Singapore hospital says

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:13 PM PST

Policemen stand guard on a road to stop demonstrators from moving towards the India Gate in New DelhiSINGAPORE (Reuters) - An Indian gangrape victim whose assault in New Delhi triggered nationwide protests earlier this month has suffered "significant brain injury" and is surviving against the odds, the Singapore hospital treating her said on Friday. The 23-year-old medical student, who was severely beaten, raped for almost an hour and thrown out of a moving bus in New Delhi, was airlifted to Singapore on December 26 for specialist treatment. ...

Argentina's fight on defaulted debt takes new step

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:38 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2012, file photo, Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez delivers a speech during a rally marking the 29th anniversary of the return to democracy in Argentina, on the eve of the Human Rights day, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It's been a decade since Argentina tarnished its reputation worldwide and became an economic misfit by engaging in the biggest sovereign debt default in history, yet it is still haunted by the old bonds. Although Argentina's government restructured nearly all of the debt defaulted in the 2001 economic crisis, Fernandez finds herself in a bitter U.S. court fight with holdout creditors that has raised the threat of severe financial repercussions. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, file)BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It's been a decade since Argentina tarnished its reputation worldwide and became an economic misfit by engaging in the biggest sovereign debt default in history, yet it is still haunted by the old bonds.

Nowhere to use Japan's growing plutonium stockpile

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:40 PM PST

ROKKASHO, Japan (AP) — How is an atomic-powered island nation riddled with fault lines supposed to handle its nuclear waste? Part of the answer was supposed to come from this windswept village along Japan's northern coast.

Indian rape victim fighting for her life

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:06 PM PST

SINGAPORE (AP) — Doctors say an Indian woman who was gang-raped on a bus in New Delhi earlier this month has suffered "significant" brain injury and is fighting for her life.

VIDEO: US winter storm claims more lives

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:33 PM PST

At least 15 people are reported to have died in a severe winter storm in the United States.

VIDEO: Anger over priest's violence views

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:54 PM PST

A priest from a seaside village in northern Italy has provoked outrage by saying that women who are victims of domestic and sexual violence often bring the abuse on themselves.

VIDEO: 2012: Coding, robots and patents

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

The BBC News Website has hosted its first two-part 'Tech Summit', inviting three experts from diverse fields to offer their reflections on the year just past, and the next few years ahead.

VIDEO: Choking panda saved by surgery

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 09:34 AM PST

A panda in a Chinese zoo is feeling much better after having a piece of steamed corn bread removed from its oesophagus.

Iran starts navy drills in Strait of Hormuz -IRNA

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:23 PM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran started on Friday six days of naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz, the official IRNA news agency reported, maneuvers aimed at showcasing its military capabilities in what is a vital oil and gas shipping route.

Syria envoy calls for political change to end conflict

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:31 PM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The international envoy seeking a negotiated solution to Syria's 21-month-old conflict said on Thursday political change was needed to end the violence which has killed 44,000 people.

VIDEO: Swapping guns for groceries

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:03 AM PST

Gun owners in Los Angeles are being asked to exchange their firearms for gift cards to buy groceries.

VIDEO: Retired US General Schwarzkopf dies

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 06:36 PM PST

Retired US General Norman Schwarzkopf, known as Stormin' Norman, has died aged 78 in Florida.

VIDEO: Spanish police seize tonnes of hashish

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 07:37 PM PST

Spanish police have confiscated 11 tonnes of hashish and arrested 35 people in one of their biggest-ever drugs seizures.

VIDEO: 2012: Coding, robots and patents

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

The BBC News Website has hosted its first two-part 'Tech Summit', inviting three experts from diverse fields to offer their reflections on the year just past, and the next few years ahead.

VIDEO: Choking panda saved by surgery

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 09:34 AM PST

A panda in a Chinese zoo is feeling much better after having a piece of steamed corn bread removed from its oesophagus.

The Magic of the 2013 Goal Poster...You'll Have to Read It To Believe It!

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 05:18 PM PST

2013 marks the beginning of Magic Goal Poster number three in my life.  And given how amazing the goals I am including on Goal Poster number three are, 2013 is guaranteed to be an EPIC year!  I realize that many of you reading this are thinking, "What the heck is [...]

Facebook Mirrors Google's Offshore Tax Scheme

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 02:24 PM PST

google+ facebook (Photo credit: Sean MacEntee) What is a tax scheme and what's legitimate tax planning? It may be a question of opinion. Besides, a "scheme" has different connotations in the U.S. and U.K. But however you slice it, Google and Facebook have something in common. Both companies have used a kind [...]

Japan's new government sticks to three-year nuclear safety goal

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 07:37 PM PST

Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a news conference at his official residence in TokyoTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new government said on Friday it hoped to stick to a three year deadline to decide whether to restart all nuclear reactors after safety checks, despite the country's newly formed nuclear regulator saying the deadline was impossible to meet. Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, who is also responsible for energy policy, said reactors would be restarted as units received the all-clear from the atomic regulator. ...

Iran begins naval maneuvers near Strait of Hormuz

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 09:53 PM PST

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state TV is reporting the country's navy has begun maneuvers in the area of the Strait of Hormuz, where one-fifth of the world's oil passes.

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