STORY HIGHLIGHTS French court orders search engine Google to remove Max Mosley orgy pictures Courts had previously ruled the images must not be shown Max Mosley: Images he fought to establish were illegal, continually reappear on Google I think there is something seriously wrong with the culture at Google – Mosley I am pleased and relieved that the court in Paris finally found in my favor this week in my […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS President Obama tells NBC: “I am sorry” about people who’ve received cancellation notices “Even though it’s a small percentage of folks,” Obama says he’s looking for solutions Speaker Boehner: House will vote to allow everyone to keep their current health insurance plan Other ideas: Ask insurers to delay cancellations; delay penalty for no insurance President Barack Obama’s apology to Americans whose health insurance plans are being canceled because […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: 3 people are reported dead and 7 are injured, authorities say “This is really a wallop,” says the governor of a typhoon-hit province The storm is one of the strongest ever observed People left homeless by a quake on Bohol island are among the most vulnerable Super Typhoon Haiyan — one of the strongest storms recorded on the planet — smashed into island after island as it […]
One of Pope Francis’ dearest friends is none other than a Jewish Rabbi. And Rabbi Abahram Skorka, who has known Pope Francis for 15 years, since he was Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, has a concise description of what makes Francis’ papacy different from his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Ratzinger. Pope Francis “lives with his mind in heaven and with his feet on Earth,” Rabbi Skorka told CNN’s Christiane […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Mexico’s Supreme Court declares an August appeals court ruling invalid Rafael Caro Quintero, a former cartel leader, is accused of killing a DEA agent A Mexican judge overturned his conviction in a surprise ruling in August The U.S. State Department is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to his capture Mexico’s high court has overturned a lower court ruling that freed Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Plant operators will begin the delicate work of removing nuclear fuel from Fukushima TEPCO will begin taking out 1,500 spent fuel units from Reactor 4 for storage Plant damaged by the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011 Cleanup beset by numerous problems, including the leak of 300 tons of radioactive water More than two years after an earthquake and tsunami brought disaster to a nuclear […]
Saudi Arabia has invested in Pakistani nuclear weapons projects, and believes it could obtain atomic bombs at will, a variety of sources have told BBC Newsnight. While the kingdom’s quest has often been set in the context of countering Iran’s atomic programme, it is now possible that the Saudis might be able to deploy such devices more quickly than the Islamic republic. Earlier this year, a senior Nato decision maker […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: A statement surfaces on Sahara Media with a claim of responsibility The two journalists were reportedly abducted after interviewing a rebel They were killed over the weekend Officials: The suspects were taken to the local French army base for questioning Days after two French journalists were killed in northern Mali, authorities rounded up dozens of suspects and a group linked to al Qaeda claimed responsibility for […]
A new super-predator dinosaur that roamed the Earth 80 million years ago has been discovered in southern Utah. It was closely related to its slightly larger relative, Tyrannosaurus rex, but lived earlier, making it the largest living land predator of its time. Growing to about 30ft (9m) long, the predator has been named Lythronax argestes which means “king of gore”. The research, published in the journal Plos One, highlights once […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS DR Congo’s M23 militia has announced it will disarm Situation in Congo remains uncertain, says Vava Tampa Conflict is driven by groups wanting access to Congo’s valuable minerals Numerous U.N.-backed peace deals have so far failed to bring peace Recent military gains against the M23 militia in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo are an encouraging development, a respite from the impasses faced by Congo. But […]
