Report: Iran sets up space monitoring center |
- Report: Iran sets up space monitoring center
- Back Off, Man. I'm A Scientist! Greene, Carroll And Frank Open Seattle Science Festival 2013
- Many dead as asylum boat sinks off Australia
- US gunman was ex-California college student
- U.N. says Mali still precarious, future peacekeepers need equipment
- China Inflation Data Point to Weakness
- Koreas Begin Talks in Border Village
- U.N. says Mali still precarious, future peacekeepers need equipment
- China's 'first lady' Peng avoids California limelight
- President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping agree to wind down production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs
- Brazil President Rousseff's popularity falls for first time: poll
- Court: 11 years for jailed Nobel winner's relative
- Brother-in-law of Chinese Nobel winner jailed for 11 years
- Graft trial opens of former China railways minister
- 2 Koreas talk in border village after tensions
- China's 'first lady' Peng avoids California limelight
- North and South Korea hold official talks
- Tecogen Takes Cogeneration Public
- VIDEO: Up close with the rare Siberian tiger
- US spy agency seeks criminal probe into leaks
| Report: Iran sets up space monitoring center Posted: 08 Jun 2013 11:00 PM PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's media says that it has set up its first center to monitor objects passing in orbit overhead. | |
| Back Off, Man. I'm A Scientist! Greene, Carroll And Frank Open Seattle Science Festival 2013 Posted: 08 Jun 2013 10:26 PM PDT The Seattle Science Festival 2013 opened Thursday night at Seattle's Paramount Theatre. The event, emceed by journalist Jennifer Ouellette, brought together some of the country's top theoretical physicists: Brian Greene, Sean Carroll and Adam Frank. The evening also featured a performance of the West Coast premiere of Icarus at the Edge of Time with live narration by Kal Penn, music by Philip Glass, which was performed by the Garfield Orchestra under the direction of Marcus Tsutakawa. The Seattle Science Festival 2013 continued today with Science Expo Day, adding more events through next week with the Best of UW Science Now on Monday and ends with its closing night event on June 15. | |
| Many dead as asylum boat sinks off Australia Posted: 08 Jun 2013 10:14 PM PDT Search and rescue under way for dozens missing after boat sinks near remote Christmas Island, killing at least 13. | |
| US gunman was ex-California college student Posted: 08 Jun 2013 10:26 PM PDT Shooter was a former student of Santa Monica College where he was ultimately killed after he had shot dead three people. | |
| U.N. says Mali still precarious, future peacekeepers need equipment Posted: 08 Jun 2013 09:29 PM PDT
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| China Inflation Data Point to Weakness Posted: 08 Jun 2013 09:25 PM PDT China showed fresh signs of a less-than-robust economy in May as two measures of inflation revealed surprising weakness. | |
| Koreas Begin Talks in Border Village Posted: 08 Jun 2013 09:07 PM PDT Delegates from North and South Korea began preparatory talks Sunday at a village on their border aimed at setting ground-rules for a higher-level discussion on easing animosity and restoring stalled rapprochement projects. | |
| U.N. says Mali still precarious, future peacekeepers need equipment Posted: 08 Jun 2013 09:29 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Armed groups in Mali continue to pose a serious security threat to the entire region while African troops forming the core of a U.N. peacekeeping mission deploying next month are not yet properly equipped, the U.N. chief said in a new report.  | |
| China's 'first lady' Peng avoids California limelight Posted: 08 Jun 2013 06:53 PM PDT
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| Posted: 08 Jun 2013 05:29 PM PDT The agreement between President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday to wind down the production and consumption of a class of chemicals commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners could mark a key step toward eliminating some of the most potent greenhouse gases. Read full article >>
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| Brazil President Rousseff's popularity falls for first time: poll Posted: 08 Jun 2013 08:42 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's approval rating fell for the first time since her term began in January 2011 as concern about inflation and sluggish economic growth grew, the Datafolha polling agency said on Saturday.  | |
| Court: 11 years for jailed Nobel winner's relative Posted: 08 Jun 2013 09:18 PM PDT
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| Brother-in-law of Chinese Nobel winner jailed for 11 years Posted: 08 Jun 2013 07:43 PM PDT HUAIROU, China (Reuters) - A Chinese court on Sunday sentenced the brother-in-law of jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo to 11 years in prison on charges of fraud in a case that rights activists have called another example of official retribution on the Liu family.  | |
| Graft trial opens of former China railways minister Posted: 08 Jun 2013 07:41 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China's former railways minister, Liu Zhijun, went on trial on Sunday charged with corruption and abuse of power, state media said, in a case which will demonstrate newly installed President Xi Jinping's resolve to crack down on pervasive graft.  | |
| 2 Koreas talk in border village after tensions Posted: 08 Jun 2013 10:38 PM PDT
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| China's 'first lady' Peng avoids California limelight Posted: 08 Jun 2013 06:53 PM PDT RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) - China's photogenic "first lady" Peng Liyuan played steel drums in Trinidad, strolled hand-in-hand with a coffee farmer's daughter in Costa Rica and snapped pictures with her iPhone in the shadow of Mayan ruins in Mexico.  | |
| North and South Korea hold official talks Posted: 08 Jun 2013 06:59 PM PDT Talks on restoring suspended commercial links came after unexpected proposal from North Korea to open dialogue. | |
| Tecogen Takes Cogeneration Public Posted: 08 Jun 2013 06:25 PM PDT Tecogen, the Waltham, Mass.-based manufacturer of combined heat and power (CHP) equipment, has filed for an IPO on NASDAQ, seeking to raise $25 million. It will list under the ticker, TGEN. | |
| VIDEO: Up close with the rare Siberian tiger Posted: 08 Jun 2013 05:48 PM PDT Operation Snow Tiger follows wild animal biologist Liz Bonnin and an international team of scientists on an expedition to Russia, documenting one of the world's rarest and most mysterious animals - the Siberian tiger. | |
| US spy agency seeks criminal probe into leaks Posted: 08 Jun 2013 08:32 PM PDT Director of National Intelligence James Clapper accuses media of being "reckless" in revealing monitoring of internet. |
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