Engineer who warned over Bangladesh building held, toll tops 500

Engineer who warned over Bangladesh building held, toll tops 500


Engineer who warned over Bangladesh building held, toll tops 500

Posted: 02 May 2013 11:59 PM PDT

DHAKA, May 3 — Police investigating the collapse of a Bangladesh factory building that killed more than 500 people have arrested an engineer who warned the day before that the eight-storey complex was unsafe. The arrest of engineer Adbur Razzak brought to nine the number of people held over the April 24 disaster, which has put the spotlight on the ...
    


Engineer who warned over Bangladesh building held, toll tops 500

Posted: 02 May 2013 11:51 PM PDT

DHAKA (Reuters) - Police investigating the collapse of a Bangladesh factory building that killed more than 500 people have arrested an engineer who warned the day before that the eight-storey complex was unsafe.
    

S. Korea jails nuclear workers over bribe scandal

Posted: 03 May 2013 12:14 AM PDT

South Korea on Friday jailed six nuclear power engineers and suppliers linked to a major corruption scandal that stoked public concern over safety standards.

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Will the Thunderbolt port go mainstream?

Posted: 03 May 2013 12:09 AM PDT

Computing peripheral and accessory companies, including Belkin, are finally launching docking stations for the technology that could play a key role in bringing desktop features to mobile devices.

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Yes, some people do leave Facebook, forever: study

Posted: 03 May 2013 12:07 AM PDT

Considering quitting Facebook, or perhaps taking a breather for a few weeks? A full third of users polled in a recent study say that they have deactivated their account before, and one in 10 never comes back.

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IBM unveils 'world's smallest movie' using atoms

Posted: 03 May 2013 12:06 AM PDT

IBM scientists Wednesday unveiled what they called "the world's smallest movie," which tracks the movement of atoms magnified 100 million times.

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HTC to debut One ‘mini'

Posted: 03 May 2013 12:03 AM PDT

HTC appears to be following Samsung's lead with a smaller version of its flagship handset.

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Getting started with Google Glass

Posted: 03 May 2013 12:02 AM PDT

A new official user video is the clearest glimpse yet of what it's like to see the world through Google's high-tech headset.

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Tablet sales surge as consumers shun PCs: research

Posted: 03 May 2013 12:00 AM PDT

Global sales of tablet computers surged by 142.4 percent in the first quarter of 2013 as more and more consumers chose small-screen devices over PCs, research figures showed Wednesday.

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Old foes to battle for world record on Everest

Posted: 02 May 2013 11:52 PM PDT

An 82-year-old Nepalese man who holds the world record for being the oldest person to summit Mount Everest will defend his title against a familiar octogenarian competitor, organisers said Thursday.

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Two teens take lives over unfinished homework: media

Posted: 02 May 2013 11:50 PM PDT

Two teens in eastern China committed suicide after "failing to complete homework assignments" state-run media said on Friday, in an extreme case highlighting the immense pressure schoolchildren can face.

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Political teaching material

Posted: 02 May 2013 11:50 PM PDT

Will our tertiary education institutions become more sacred, beautiful and inviolably if we do not allow students to participate in political activities and talk about politics, as well as deny its access into campuses?

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S. Korea to block anti-North leaflet launch

Posted: 02 May 2013 11:28 PM PDT

South Korean police said Friday they would stop a planned launch of anti-North Korean leaflets across the tense border, after Pyongyang threatened to retaliate.

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Chinese police bust million-dollar rat-meat ring

Posted: 02 May 2013 10:49 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have broken a crime ring that passed off more than $1 million (643 thousand pounds) in rat and small mammal meat as mutton, authorities said, in a food safety crackdown that coincides with a bird flu outbreak and other environmental pressures.
    


Pakistan prosecutor in Bhutto, Mumbai cases shot dead

Posted: 02 May 2013 11:17 PM PDT

Pakistan's main state prosecutor in the 2007 murder of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and the 2008 Mumbai attacks was shot dead in Islamabad en route to court Friday, police said.

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Chinese police bust million-dollar rat-meat ring

Posted: 02 May 2013 10:55 PM PDT

BEIJING, May 3 — Chinese police have broken a crime ring that passed off more than US$1 million (RM3 million) in rat and small mammal meat as mutton, authorities said, in a food safety crackdown that coincides with a bird flu outbreak and other environmental pressures. Authorities have arrested 904 suspects since the end of January for selling and ...
    


Israel’s Netanyahu says would put peace deal to referendum

Posted: 02 May 2013 10:40 PM PDT

JERUSALEM, May 3 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday he would put any peace deal with the Palestinians to a referendum, raising expectations that direct negotiations might soon resume following a two-year stalemate. It was the second time in just three days that Netanyahu has publicly mentioned the possibility of holding a ...
    


N.Korea could eventually reach US with nuclear arms, says Pentagon report

Posted: 02 May 2013 10:19 PM PDT

WASHINGTON, May 3 — North Korea's continuing development of nuclear technology and long-range ballistic missiles will move it closer to its stated goal of being able to hit the United States with an atomic weapon, a new Pentagon report to Congress said yesterday. The report, the first version of an annual Pentagon assessment required by law, said ...
    


Prosecutor in Bhutto assassination case shot dead, say police

Posted: 02 May 2013 09:43 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD, May 3 — Gunmen on a motorcycle today shot dead a prosecutor investigating the 2007 assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, one of the most shocking events in the country's turbulent history. Police sources said Chaudhry Zulfikar was killed as he left his home and headed to a hearing in the case. Zulfikar was ...
    


US lifts more sanctions on Myanmar to support reforms

Posted: 02 May 2013 09:31 PM PDT

WASHINGTON, May 3 — The United States yesterday lifted another set of sanctions against Myanmar to support reforms in the formerly army-ruled country, while retaining visa and investment bans against individuals accused of human rights abuses. The Obama administration decided that a 1996 ban on granting US entry visas to the former Burma's ...
    


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