The letter

The letter


The letter

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 01:04 AM PDT

On the pasture where everyone is so tensed up, the shepherd's voice suddenly breaks the dead silence: Wolf! Wolf!

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Police officer shot to death at MIT campus near Boston

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 11:04 PM PDT

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, April 19 — A police officer for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was shot to death last night at the school's Cambridge campus, touching off a manhunt in a community on edge just days after the Boston Marathon bombing. Police descended on a vehicle in the neighbouring Watertown community later in the evening amid ...
    


U.N. says Syria conflict a humanitarian catastrophe

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 11:45 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syrian families have been burned in their homes, people bombed waiting for bread, children tortured, raped and murdered and cities reduced to rubble in Syria's two-year-old war that has sparked a humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations said on Thursday.
    


Luxury car makers seek success in China

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 11:21 PM PDT

Construction tycoon Niu Yeqing owns four cars in which he cruises the streets of the Chinese city of Hefei, including a black Mercedes-Benz S600. His wife favours a burgundy red Porsche.

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Bomb threats scare Los Angeles after Boston marathon tragedy

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 11:19 PM PDT

At least four bomb threats were reported Thursday in Los Angeles, fraying the nerves of the city at a time when the country is still reeling from the deadly Boston bombings.

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Police officer shot to death at MIT campus near Boston

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 11:23 PM PDT

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - A police officer for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was shot to death on Thursday night at the school's Cambridge campus, touching off a manhunt in a community on edge just days after the Boston Marathon bombing.
    


Top Honduran anti-money laundering official shot dead

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 11:08 PM PDT

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - A leading anti-money laundering official was shot dead late on Thursday in Honduras, which is struggling to cope with violent Mexican drug cartels.
    


Pakistan police arrest former president Musharraf

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 10:10 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD, April 19 — Pakistani police arrested former president Pervez Musharraf at his home on the outskirts of Islamabad today and presented him in court in connection with allegations he committed treason while in office, media reports and his lawyers said. He was later allowed to return home. Television footage showed Musharraf being escorted ...
    


VIDEO: Matt Damon fights for 'rural America'

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 10:39 PM PDT

Actor Matt Damon latest film Promised Land explores a farming community's decision of whether to sell their land for industrial fracking.

VIDEO: Female conductor in Proms milestone

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 11:48 AM PDT

The Last Night of The Proms is to be led by a female conductor for the first time in its 118 year history.

VIDEO: Venezuela election audit of votes

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 10:44 PM PDT

Venezuela's electoral authority has announced it will carry out a full audit of electronic votes cast in Sunday's presidential elections.

Police officer shot to death at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 10:01 PM PDT

(Reuters) - A police officer for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was shot to death on Thursday night at the school's Cambridge campus, touching off a manhunt for a suspect or suspects in a community on edge just days after the Boston Marathon bombing.
    


Students make the world's longest roll cake

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 09:34 PM PDT

(Japan-AFP) - Confectionery college school students make the world's longest roll cake in Tokyo on April 17, 2013. Some 90 patissiers and students made a 130.68m long roll cake, using 54kgs of flour, 43kgs of sugar and 2,682 eggs, which was certificated as the world's longest roll cake by Guinness World Records, beating the previous record of 115.09 metres. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2013.

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Abu Dhabi Louvre displays first art collection

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 09:16 PM PDT

(United Arab Emirates-AFP) - The Louvre Abu Dhabi gallery on Tuesday unveiled more than 130 artworks from the museum's first permanent collection, ranging from paintings by Picasso and Mondrian to Islamic miniatures. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2013.

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Microsoft introducing two-factor authentication

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 09:10 PM PDT

An official blog post confirms rumors that Microsoft is increasing security and reducing hacking risks for all of its users' accounts.
Microsoft says that the feature will go live "over the next couple of days" and that it will be an option -- users will not be forced to adopt it -- on all Microsoft accounts.

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4,996 nomination forms sold: EC

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 08:59 PM PDT

A total of 1,466 nomination forms for parliamentary seats and 2,533 for state seats for the 13th General Election (GE13) have been sold to political parties to date, according to the Election Commission.

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Walking on Glass: first owners of Google's headset not allowed to sell or share

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 08:51 PM PDT

Google has forbidden the world's first Google Glass headset owners from selling or even sharing the device with others.

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List of Pakatan's candidates in Perak

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 08:34 PM PDT

Following is Pakatan Rakyat's list of candidates for Selangor in the 13th General Election, as announced by the pact's partners here today.

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Umno disciplinary board to act on sabotage reports

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 08:21 PM PDT

The Umno disciplinary board has received several reports of sabotage among its party members ahead of the 13th general election, said its chairman Tan Sri Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail.

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Amazon app store expands reach to almost 200 countries

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 08:19 PM PDT

Amazon has announced that it will expand its Android-based app store to cover nearly 200 countries and territories.

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