Two dead in murder-suicide in Las Vegas hotel – report

Two dead in murder-suicide in Las Vegas hotel – report

Two dead in murder-suicide in Las Vegas hotel – report

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:50 PM PST

LAS VEGAS, Dec 15 — Gunfire erupted in the lobby of the medieval-themed Excalibur Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas strip yesterday, killing two people in an apparent murder-suicide, Las Vegas media reported. Police identified the dead as a woman who had worked as a concierge and a man who died from a self-inflicted wound, the Las Vegas ...

US gun rampage suspect used legally bought firearms, say police

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 04:15 PM PST

NEWTOWN, Dec 15 — Twenty schoolchildren were slaughtered by a heavily armed gunman who opened fire at a suburban elementary school in Connecticut yesterday, ultimately killing at least 27 people including himself in the one of the worst mass shootings in US history. The 20-year-old gunman, identified by law enforcement sources as Adam Lanza, fired ...

Opposition's candidate for PM's post can only be finalised after nomination

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 12:09 AM PST

PAS secretary-general Datuk Mustafa Ali today said that the opposition's candidate for the Prime Minister's post can only be finalised after the nomination process of the 13th general election.

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The perfect workout mix for women: endurance and resistance training

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:28 PM PST

According to data, women are falling short on physicial fitness, with women in the US at least not getting the minimally required 2.5 hours of exercise a week compared to men. But for women confused as to what exercises to squeeze into a busy life, experts spell it out: endurance and resistance training.

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Philippine police shoot dead Malaysian carrying bomb

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:12 PM PST

A man with alleged ties to Islamic militants was shot dead in the Philippines after he threatened to set off a backpack bomb in a stand-off with local police, an official said Saturday.

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Zoo Christmas

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:40 PM PST

Giraffes enjoying treats in the shape of a Christmas tree at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. In the lead up to Christmas, a selection of the zoo animals were challenged with Christmas-themed environmental enrichment activities.

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Polls open in Egypt's constitution referendum

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:28 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians voted on Saturday in a referendum on a new constitution shaped by Islamist allies of Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi and which his liberal rivals say deepens divisions in the nation.

Microsoft scores win with Santa Claus tracking

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:29 PM PST

In the battle for Christmas, Microsoft has scored a win over Google as the official maps partner for Santa and his reindeer.

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NASA releases end-of-the-world film early

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:25 PM PST

NASA has released a video highlighting why the doomsday interpretation of a Mayan prophecy is little more than a misunderstanding, but its premature release could be seen by some as support for the idea that December 21, 2012 will indeed be the world's last day.

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Next Samsung 'phablet' will have an even bigger screen

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:22 PM PST

At 6.3 inches, the Galaxy Note III will blur even more the lines between smartphone and tablet.

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US inventor of bar code dies at 91

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:20 PM PST

N. Joseph Woodland, inventor of the now ubiquitous bar code that revolutionized retail, has died at the age of 91, US media reported Friday.

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Smartphone device can test for food allergens

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:17 PM PST

A team of researchers from UCLA has developed a new lightweight device that can attach to your mobile phone to detect food allergens in your favorite packaged foods.

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Bedouins brave elements to attend bamboo school

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 09:59 PM PST

It takes a certain kind of dedication to be a pupil at the Jahalin primary school, where children often walk for hours across tough desert terrain just to get there.

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Sweden's ice hotel, a work of art for the here-and-now

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 09:51 PM PST

In a small Arctic town in Sweden, a construction crew bundled up in heavy parkas is bustling around a building site unlike any other: a massive ice hotel is taking shape.

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Connecticut school could not have prevented shooting, experts say

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 09:47 PM PST

NEWTON, Dec 15 — US school districts have spent millions of dollars on metal detectors, security cameras and elaborate emergency-response plans since the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School, but almost nothing could have prevented yesterday's massacre at a Connecticut elementary school, security experts say. A 20-year-old, heavily armed gunman ...

Young man returns to US elementary school as mass killer

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 09:21 PM PST

NEWTON, Dec 15 —  In the aftermath of yesterday's elementary school shooting, a shattered New England town searched for clues to why a young man would commit so heinous an act. The life of Adam Lanza will be dissected, analysed and re-analysed in the days to come as investigators dig into the background of the 20-year-old, who law enforcement ...

Defiant leader of Cayman Islands under pressure to resign

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 06:59 PM PST

GEORGE TOWN (Cayman Islands), Dec 15 — Embattled Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush faced growing pressure to resign yesterday after his arrest on suspicion of theft and corruption in the offshore Caribbean financial centre. A defiant Bush, who has blamed his troubles on the governor of the British overseas territory, has said since his detention ...

Guinea to give government employees 50 per cent pay rise

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 06:30 PM PST

CONAKRY, Dec 15 — The government of Guinea reached an agreement with trade unions yesterday to grant state employees a 50 per cent salary increase, ending a four-month stand-off, according to the text of the deal read on state television. "The different parties agreed to an increase...of 50 per cent in three phases — 10 per cent from Oct. 1, 2012, ...

Another school massacre pressures Obama on US gun control

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 05:32 PM PST

WASHINGTON, Dec 15 — The mass killing yesterday at a Connecticut school put renewed pressure on US President Barack Obama and other Democrats to reverse their years of caution about gun control laws and address the easy availability of firearms. The scenes from Sandy Hook Elementary — of children running from a school where a lone gunman killed at ...

Our hearts are broken — Obama

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 04:34 PM PST

WASHINGTON, Dec 15 — Choking up and wiping away tears, President Barack Obama said yesterday "our hearts are broken" for the victims of a deadly shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school and called for "meaningful action" to prevent such violence. "We've endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years," Obama said during a ...

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