Meteor hits Russia: Dash-cams and conspiracy theories

Meteor hits Russia: Dash-cams and conspiracy theories

Meteor hits Russia: Dash-cams and conspiracy theories

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 12:57 PM PST

A meteor struck a city in Russia Friday morning, injuring hundreds. Will Englund reports:

A meteor streaked across the sky and broke up Friday morning over the Ural Mountain city of Chelyabinsk, unleashing a tremendous shock wave that smashed windows, collapsed roofs and injured at least 1,200 people.

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Pistorius denies murdering his girlfriend

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 12:47 PM PST

At a court appearance Oscar Pistorius, he rejected allegations that he shot and killed his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. "Pistorius denied murder 'in the strongest terms,' his family and management made clear in a statement, offering their 'deepest sympathy' to Steenkamp's family," the Guardian reported.

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US footballer reveals he is gay

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 12:23 PM PST

United States and ex-Leeds winger Robbie Rogers says he is "stepping away" from football after announcing he is gay.

Chile's Pinera visits fire victims

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 01:38 PM PST

Chilean Sebastian Pinera visits the city of Valparaiso, following one of the most destructive forest fires in decades, promising to re-house victims and rebuild the area.

School Bus Drivers’ Union in New York Considers Ending Strike

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 12:46 PM PST

Local 1181 said its bus drivers may resume work next week after a month of picketing, which would be a major victory for Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.

U.N. Security Council warns against arms transfers to Yemen

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 12:53 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council warned on Friday against attempts to destabilize Yemen with weapons shipments as the country tries to rebuild after two years of upheaval and expressed concern that former president Ali Abdullah Saleh was undermining the process.

A Very Junior Senator’s Bomb-Throwing Debut

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 12:23 PM PST

Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, has quickly made his presence felt with brash moves that have raised the hackles of colleagues from both parties.

Mixed mood in eastern Libya on revolution anniversary

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 12:47 PM PST

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Leaders of groups seeking autonomy for eastern Libya canceled a planned protest rally out of fear of violence on Friday, as thousands took to the streets to mark two years since the start of the country's revolution.

France's Mali job "not nearly finished": Tuareg officer

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 12:45 PM PST

GAO, Mali (Reuters) - The top Tuareg officer in Mali's army urged France on Friday to keep its forces in Mali for as long as it takes to drive out Islamist rebels for good.

The world has no real defense against killer meteors (but it has one very good idea)

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 12:31 PM PST

In 1908, an asteroid ripped through the Earth's atmosphere somewhere over Tunguska, a remote region of Russia's vast Siberian interior. Like the smaller meteor that sent a shock wave over Chelyabinsk on Friday, breaking apart catastrophically under its own weight and 10 kilometers per second speed, the Tunguska object appears to have exploded mid-air. The force of it leveled 500,000 acres of Siberian forests and may have been 1,000 times as powerful as the atomic bomb dropped over Hiroshima.

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Venezuela gets to see Chavez — in photos

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 12:09 PM PST

CARACAS, Venezuela — Sixty-seven days after Venezuelans last saw him, President Hugo Chavez reappeared Friday, when government officials televised photographs of him recuperating in Cuba with two of his daughters at his side.

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Indian Troops Kill Pakistani Soldier in Kashmir Border Clash

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 11:55 AM PST

An Indian Army statement said Indian soldiers returned fire from an intruder and later found a dead Pakistani soldier, whose body has been returned.

Indian Troops Kill Pakistani Soldier in Kashmir Border Clash

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 11:55 AM PST

An Indian Army statement said Indian soldiers returned fire from an intruder and later found a dead Pakistani soldier, whose body has been returned.

British PM Cameron eyes jet deal ahead of India trade trip

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 12:11 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron will arrive in India on Monday to try to win new trade and investment in the face of fierce global competition, hoping New Delhi may change its mind and choose the Eurofighter over France's rival Rafale jet.

Chad ministers fired after entire police force suspended

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 11:51 AM PST

N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chadian President Idriss Deby fired two ministers in charge of security after his suspension last week of the central African nation's entire nearly 6,000-member police force following allegations of graft, favoritism and abuse.

Ted Ligety Pulls Off Rare Triple at Skiing Championships

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 08:34 AM PST

The American Ted Ligety captured the giant slalom Friday to become the first man in 45 years to win three gold medals at the world championships.

Governor of Guinea's capital charged over beatings of protesters

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 11:40 AM PST

CONAKRY (Reuters) - A court in Guinea has charged the governor of the capital Conakry and two former top military officers over the detention and beatings of protesters during a 2010 presidential election, a human rights group said on Friday.

Colombian Farc releases two hostages

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 11:09 AM PST

Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc, frees two hostages held captive since 25 January, while a soldier still held is to be freed on Saturday.

Broad hails England team display

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 04:18 AM PST

Stuart Broad calls England's 10-wicket Twenty20 win over New Zealand "probably the most powerful I've been involved with."

Serena reclaims number one spot

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 10:42 AM PST

Serena Williams beats Petra Kvitova at the Qatar Open to become the oldest ever women's world number one.

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