VIDEO: US student held over school 'bomb plot'

VIDEO: US student held over school 'bomb plot'


VIDEO: US student held over school 'bomb plot'

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:05 AM PST

A 17-year-old US high school student has been arrested on suspicion of plotting to bomb his classmates.

India army kills Pakistan soldier in Kashmir - Pakistan army

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 11:50 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani soldier was killed and another injured in a gunfight between Indian and Pakistani troops in Kashmir on Sunday, a disputed incident that could heighten tensions between the nuclear neighbours after a period of rapprochement.


Iced

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 11:58 PM PST

The Cheonggye stream in central Seoul, South Korea, on a chilly morning.

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Indian rape victim's father says he wants her named

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 11:03 PM PST

LONDON/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The father of an Indian woman whose brutal rape and torture provoked a global outcry said in an interview published on Sunday that he wanted her name to be made public so she could be an inspiration to other victims of sexual assault.


Indian troops raid Pakistani military post, killing one - Pakistani army

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 10:49 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Indian troops raided a Pakistani military post on Sunday, killing one soldier and injuring another, the Pakistani military said, an incident that could heighten tensions between the neighbouring nuclear powers after a period of rapprochement.


Two Chinese women die from H1N1 flu in Beijing - state media

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 10:38 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Two Chinese women have died from the H1N1 flu strain in Beijing in the past 10 days, Chinese state media said on Sunday, the first reported deaths from the virus in China's capital since 2010.


Venezuela searches for fashion boss Missoni's plane

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 10:20 PM PST

CARACAS/MILAN (Reuters) - Venezuelan air and sea rescue services were searching on Saturday for a plane carrying fashion executive Vittorio Missoni, his wife and four others which went missing off the coast of Venezuela.


Iraq looks to put squeeze on pudgy police

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 11:32 PM PST

Ihsan Ghaidan, a policeman in one of Iraq's most volatile provinces, admits he stands little chance of promotion and notes his performance is increasingly under the microscope -- for one simple reason.

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Suu Kyi says any peace bid 'up to government'‎

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 11:31 PM PST

Myanmar democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi on Sunday said she would not step in to help end worsening conflict between the army and ethnic Kachin rebels without government approval.

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VIDEO: What's the secret to a long life?

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 11:08 PM PST

Doctors have been studying the diet and lifestyle of the population of Ikaria in Greece because residents there live around 10 years longer than people in other developed Western countries.

Depardieu met Putin, received Russian passport: Kremlin

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 11:00 PM PST

French actor Gerard Depardieu has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and received a Russian passport, Putin's spokesman told AFP on Sunday.

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Toyota to suspend new plants for three years: reports

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 10:40 PM PST

Japan's Toyota Motor has decided to halt the construction of new factories for the next three years in a shift from its previous policy of building new plants almost annually, reports said Sunday.

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Risking life and limb to make Philippine 'vodka'

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 10:12 PM PST

With their huge copper vats and open fires, little-known backyard liquor makers have toiled for generations on Philippine coconut farms to distill their equivalent of Russian vodka.

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Celestial flybys set to thrill

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 09:44 PM PST

Astronomers are gearing for thrills this year when Earth gets buzzed by two rogue asteroids and two comets, including a wanderer last seen by the forerunners of mankind, blaze across the sky.

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Independence

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 10:21 PM PST

Youths smeared with used car oil playing a ball game with a coconut as they celebrate the 65th anniversary of Myanmar's independence, in Yangon.

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Indian troops raid Pakistani military post, killing one

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 10:02 PM PST

ISLAMABAD, Jan 6 — Indian troops raided a Pakistani military post today, killing one soldier and injuring another, the Pakistani military said, an incident that could heighten tensions between the two nuclear powers.  The Pakistani army repulsed the attack on the Sawan Patra checkpost in Kashmir, an army spokesman said in a statement.  The two ...


Indian troops raid Pakistani military post, killing one - Pakistani army

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 09:41 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Indian troops raided a Pakistani military post on Sunday, killing one soldier and injuring another, the Pakistani military said, an incident that could heighten tensions between the two nuclear powers.


'Secret Cinema' immerses fans in film

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 08:08 PM PST

(Britain-AFP) - Array. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Asus to launch hand-gesture computer interface

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 07:58 PM PST

Asus has partnered with Leap Motion to develop notebooks and PCs that respond to hand movements rather than mouse clicks or typing.

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Polaroid unveils award-winning kids' tablet

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 07:21 PM PST

Polaroid, once famous for its instant cameras, has officially launched a seven-inch tablet aimed at children in the lead-up to this year's International Consumer Electronics Show, due to be held in Las Vegas January 8-11.

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