North Korea says combat posture targets include U.S. mainland |
- North Korea says combat posture targets include U.S. mainland
- Contestant dies during filming of French 'Survivor'
- N. Korea threatens to strike Hawaii, US mainland
- Apps for sports injury prevention come up short: study
- Yahoo! buys app from British teen
- Google+ gets mobile facelift
- Chrome's Maze turns web surfing into 3D game
- Microsoft catching up with voice recognition competitors
- VIDEO: US justices consider gay marriage
- Indian city uses cardboard cops to enforce road rules
- US owner traced after diving camera drifts to Taiwan
- Wishful thinking
- Taliban suicide bombers kill five Afghan police as Kerry visits Kabul
- Egyptian kidnappers release Norwegian, Israeli tourists
- Japan, Australia to sanction North Korean bank as part of U.S.-led crackdown
- African nations increase farm spending, winning poverty battle
- U.S. justices take up gay marriage for the first time
- Egyptian kidnappers release Norwegian, Israeli tourists
- Kerry, Karzai make show of unity after weeks of tensions
- Japan court rules some election results 'invalid'
| North Korea says combat posture targets include U.S. mainland Posted: 26 Mar 2013 12:03 AM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Tuesday its strategic rocket and long-range artillery units have been ordered to enter combat posture targeting U.S. military bases on Guam, Hawaii and mainland America after U.S. bombers flew more sorties threatening the North. 
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| Contestant dies during filming of French 'Survivor' Posted: 26 Mar 2013 12:38 AM PDT Filming of the French version of the hit reality TV show "Survivor" has been cancelled after a contestant died of a heart attack on a tropical Cambodian island on the first day. | ||
| N. Korea threatens to strike Hawaii, US mainland Posted: 26 Mar 2013 12:16 AM PDT North Korea put its artillery and "strategic" rocket units on combat ready status Tuesday, with orders to prepare for strikes against the US mainland, Hawaii and Guam, state media reported. | ||
| Apps for sports injury prevention come up short: study Posted: 26 Mar 2013 12:10 AM PDT A new study published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine last week finds that apps for sports injury prevention often make false claims. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Yahoo! buys app from British teen Posted: 26 Mar 2013 12:07 AM PDT Yahoo! announced plans Monday to buy mobile news reader app Summly from the London teenager who invented it, likely transforming him into one of the world's youngest self-made multimillionaires. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Posted: 26 Mar 2013 12:06 AM PDT New versions of Android and Apple apps bring new functions from the latest desktop version plus greater ease of use. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Chrome's Maze turns web surfing into 3D game Posted: 26 Mar 2013 12:03 AM PDT Google has presented a spectacular new feature that is only available on Chrome. It turns any web page into a 3D maze users can play in, using their smartphone as a game controller. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Microsoft catching up with voice recognition competitors Posted: 26 Mar 2013 12:00 AM PDT An employee-only demonstration of a new voice-operated search app for Windows Phone highlights a number of improvements. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| VIDEO: US justices consider gay marriage Posted: 25 Mar 2013 11:51 PM PDT The US Supreme Court is to consider two landmark cases on gay marriage in back-to-back-hearings. | ||
| Indian city uses cardboard cops to enforce road rules Posted: 25 Mar 2013 11:43 PM PDT Police in India's high-tech hub Bangalore are trying a new way to reduce traffic offences -- using cardboard cops to scare drivers into believing the long arm of the law is watching them. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| US owner traced after diving camera drifts to Taiwan Posted: 25 Mar 2013 11:42 PM PDT A Taiwanese airline said Monday it has traced the American owner of a diving camera, which was lost in Hawaii in 2007 and was found last month on a Taiwan beach more than 6,000 miles (9,600 km) away. | ||
| Posted: 25 Mar 2013 11:39 PM PDT They might wonder whether they should give the Prime Minister another chance. The key lies on whether their hesitation will turn into votes. | ||
| Taliban suicide bombers kill five Afghan police as Kerry visits Kabul Posted: 25 Mar 2013 10:45 PM PDT JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban suicide bombers killed at least five policemen in Afghanistan's restive east on Tuesday, officials said, in a three-hour attack that coincided with a visit to the country by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. 
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| Egyptian kidnappers release Norwegian, Israeli tourists Posted: 25 Mar 2013 10:44 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Kidnappers released a Norwegian woman and an Israeli man held in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula following negotiations mediated by Bedouin leaders between authorities and the group that seized the tourists four days ago, security sources said on Tuesday. 
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| Japan, Australia to sanction North Korean bank as part of U.S.-led crackdown Posted: 25 Mar 2013 10:44 PM PDT TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japan and Australia plan to sanction North Korea's Foreign Trade Bank as part of U.S.-led efforts targeting Pyongyang's main foreign exchange bank for the role Washington says it has in funding the country's nuclear programme. 
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| African nations increase farm spending, winning poverty battle Posted: 25 Mar 2013 10:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama hosts the leaders of four African nations this week, all of which are cited in a new report for effectively increasing spending on agriculture to combat extreme poverty and hunger. 
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| U.S. justices take up gay marriage for the first time Posted: 25 Mar 2013 10:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - America's top court takes up the delicate and divisive issue of gay marriage on Tuesday when the nine Supreme Court justices consider the legality of a California ballot initiative that limits marriage to opposite-sex couples. 
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| Egyptian kidnappers release Norwegian, Israeli tourists Posted: 25 Mar 2013 10:16 PM PDT CAIRO, March 26 — Kidnappers released a Norwegian woman and an Israeli man held in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula for four days following negotiations led by Bedouin, security sources said. The tourists had been kidnapped on Friday while driving between the resort towns of Dahab and Taba on the Red Sea coast. The sources said the kidnappers' aim was to ... 
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| Kerry, Karzai make show of unity after weeks of tensions Posted: 25 Mar 2013 09:50 PM PDT KABUL, March 26 — Secretary of State John Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai made a show of unity yesterday after weeks of heightened tensions over prisoner transfers and Afghan suggestions of US-Taliban collusion. Kerry made a brief, unannounced visit to Afghanistan to discuss a host of issues including attempts to stabilize the country ... 
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| Japan court rules some election results 'invalid' Posted: 25 Mar 2013 10:34 PM PDT Japan's politicians were grappling with possible implications Tuesday after a high court said some general election results were invalid, with other rulings expected later in the day. |
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