Saudi Arabia rejects maid beheading criticism

Saudi Arabia rejects maid beheading criticism

Saudi Arabia rejects maid beheading criticism

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:31 PM PST

Saudi Arabia 'deplores' international condemnation over beheading of a Sri Lankan maid convicted of killing baby.

Depardieu attacks Russia's opposition

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:34 PM PST

The French actor turned Russian national also heavily criticised anti-Putin protest by Pussy Riot punk band.

VIDEO: Giant sandstorm caught on camera

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 07:52 AM PST

A giant cloud of sand and red dust whipped up by weather conditions and strong winds in Western Australia has been caught on camera.

AUDIO: Florida hunt for 'top predator' pythons

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 01:23 AM PST

A python hunt in the Florida everglades starts today. Hundreds of people are going to go on the prowl for Burmese pythons which have multiplied in recent years and become predators who are disturbing the ecosystem of the area.

China's space activities raising U.S. satellite security concerns

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:13 PM PST

A Long March 3A rocket carrying the Chang'e One lunar orbiter blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch CentreWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is concerned about China's expanding ability to disrupt the most sensitive U.S. military and intelligence satellites, as Beijing pursues its expanded ambitions in space, according to multiple sources in the U.S. government and outside space experts. A classified U.S. intelligence assessment completed late last year analyzed China's increasing activities in space and mapped out the growing vulnerability of U.S. ...

India accuses Pakistan of planning deadly Kashmir incident

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:01 PM PST

India's army chief General Bikram Singh inspects the military parade before his meeting with Sri Lanka's army commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya at the army headquarters in ColomboNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's army chief accused Pakistan on Monday of planning a shootout along Kashmir's de facto border in which two Indian soldiers died, and said he had instructed commanders to respond aggressively if there is a provocation from the other side. "The attack on January 8 was premeditated, a pre-planned activity. Such an operation requires planning, detailed reconnaissance," General Bikram Singh told a news conference in New Delhi. ...

Gunshots fired at Greek government party's headquarters, no injuries

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:54 PM PST

ATHENS (Reuters) - Unknown assailants fired shots at the headquarters of the co-ruling conservative New Democracy party in the early hours of Monday, causing minor damage to the building but no injuries, police said. "At about 3 AMT (0100 GMT), guards saw two men coming out of a black car and firing with a Kalashnikov at the building, which was empty at the time. One bullet pierced the window of the prime minister's political office and nine shells were found on the ground outside the building," said a police official, speaking on condition of anonymity. ...

Greece: Shots fired at ruling party HQ

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:09 PM PST

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A gunman opened fire outside the headquarters of the governing center-right New Democracy party near central Athens. No one was hurt.

NASA Awards $17.8M Contract For Inflatable Addition To Space Station

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 05:46 PM PST

NASA has announced that it has awarded a Bigelow Aerospace a $17.8M contract to build an inflatable module for the International Space Station.

France says Mali operation will be swift

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:33 PM PST

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says military operation in its former colony will be completed within weeks.

VIDEO: Spectacular scenes at Russian volcano

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 06:47 AM PST

Gas and ashes have risen almost 2.5 miles (4km) into the sky during the ongoing eruption of a volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.

Gunshots fired at Greek government party's headquarters, no injuries

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:54 PM PST

ATHENS (Reuters) - Unknown assailants fired shots at the headquarters of the co-ruling conservative New Democracy party in the early hours of Monday, causing minor damage to the building but no injuries, police said.

India accuses Pakistan of planning deadly Kashmir incident

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:01 PM PST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's army chief accused Pakistan on Monday of planning a shootout along Kashmir's de facto border in which two Indian soldiers died, and said he had instructed commanders to respond aggressively if there is a provocation from the other side.

No easy exit for French fighting terror in Mali

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:43 PM PST

A French soldiers patrols infront of the Eiffel tower, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. France has ordered tightened security in public buildings and transport following action against radical Islamists both in Mali and Somalia, French President Francois Hollande said yesterday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)PARIS (AP) — France, breaking its own rules with a surprise military intervention in Mali, appears to be halting the lightning advance of radical Islamists seen as a threat to Europe.

Israel's Lieberman hints he may quit if convicted

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:53 PM PST

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's hard-line former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman indicated on Monday that he would quit politics if convicted in his breach of trust and fraud case.

Pakistani city prepares for cleric's march

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:36 PM PST

Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, 61, center, leaves Lahore to lead an anti-government march to the capital Islamabd, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 in Pakistan. After years in Canada, Qadri returned to Pakistan last month and gave a speech demanding that sweeping election reforms be implemented before elections expected to take place this spring. On Thursday, Pakistan's Minister of Interior Rehman Malik issued a strongly worded statement that Qadri would not be allowed to rally in Islamabad, warning that the Taliban might attack the event. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials are preparing for thousands of supporters of a fiery cleric calling for election reforms to descend on the country's capital.

Millions of Hindus bathe in Ganges to cleanse sins

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:11 PM PST

Indian Hindu holy men, or Naga Sadhus, run naked into the water at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati river, during the royal bath on Makar Sankranti at the start of the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in the large religious congregation that lasts more than 50 days on the banks of Sangam which falls every 12 years. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)ALLAHABAD, India (AP) — Millions of devout Hindus have plunged into the holy Ganges River in India in a ritual they believe can wash away their sins.

Post-CES, ASUS Quietly Launches $149 MeMO Pad 7" Tablet

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 05:35 PM PST

After using CES as a platform to debut the stunning Transformer All-in-One PC and several other top-shelf products, ASUS has quietly launched the MeMO Pad, a 7" budget Android tablet.

Analysis: Trio of Chavez protégés hold key to Venezuela's future

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:04 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - A month after President Hugo Chavez left Venezuela for a fourth cancer operation, his commanding control over the government is slowly moving into the hands of an unlikely trio of protégés who may shape the future of the oil-rich nation.

China's space activities raising U.S. satellite security concerns

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:13 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is concerned about China's expanding ability to disrupt the most sensitive U.S. military and intelligence satellites, as Beijing pursues its expanded ambitions in space, according to multiple sources in the U.S. government and outside space experts.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)