Monthly Archives: May 2011

Eleven killed in wider Syria military push: lawyer (Reuters)

Written on May 29, 2011 by Editor - World News

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian forces killed at least 11 civilians and wounded scores Sunday, a prominent human rights campaigner said, in a widening military push into central Syria to quell protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. Tanks, supported … Continue reading →

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Belgrade protest against Mladic arrest turns violent (Reuters)

Written on May 29, 2011 by Editor - World News

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbian nationalists attacked police in Belgrade on Sunday at a rally where about 10,000 protesters demanded President Boris Tadic and his government quit over the arrest of Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic. Mladic, indicted for genocide … Continue reading →

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Six killed as Yemeni forces fire at protesters in Taiz (Reuters)

Written on May 29, 2011 by Editor - World News

SANAA/TAIZ (Reuters) – Yemeni forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh opened fire on protesters in the southern city of Taiz on Sunday, killing at least six people and wounding 120, hospital sources said. A Reuters photographer at the scene … Continue reading →

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NY rep says hacker posted lewd photo on Twitter (AP)

Written on May 29, 2011 by Editor - Technology News

NEW YORK – A spokesman for New York Rep. Anthony Weiner (WEE’-nur) says a lewd photograph sent from the Democrat’s Twitter account is just “a distraction” perpetrated by a hacker. Weiner spokesman Dave Arnold told The Associated Press in an … Continue reading →

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British local authority takes Twitter to court in US (AFP)

Written on May 29, 2011 by Editor - Technology News

LONDON (AFP) – An English local authority said on Sunday it had taken US micro-blogging site Twitter to court in California and forced it to release the details of a British user. South Tyneside Council, in northeast England, took the … Continue reading →

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French ex-Minister in Libya, would defend Gaddafi (Reuters)

Written on May 29, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Former French foreign minister Roland Dumas visited Libya as a lawyer to prepare a legal case on behalf of victims of NATO bombing and said he was prepared to defend leader Muammar Gaddafi if he is sent … Continue reading →

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Obama vows national response to Missouri tornado (Reuters)

Written on May 29, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

JOPLIN, Missouri (Reuters) – President Barack Obama promised victims of the deadliest U.S. tornado in 65 years that the federal government would help them rebuild, saying on Sunday it was a national tragedy. “The cameras may leave. The spotlight may … Continue reading →

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Airline fuel bills today are anything but peanuts (AP)

Written on May 29, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

NEW YORK – To fly someone from New York to Los Angeles and back, airlines spend close to $330 these days — just on fuel. That’s a 48 percent increase from last year and the main reason vacationers face record … Continue reading →

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AP Exclusive: Syria to end nuclear secrecy (AP)

Written on May 29, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

NEW YORK – In a major turnaround, Syria is pledging full cooperation with U.N. attempts to probe strong evidence that it secretly built a reactor that could have been used to make nuclear arms, according to a confidential document shared … Continue reading →

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Companies look for power way, way up in the sky (AP)

Written on May 29, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

BOSTON – The world’s strongest winds race high in the sky, but that doesn’t mean they’re out of reach as a potentially potent energy source. Flying, swooping and floating turbines are being developed to turn high-altitude winds into electricity. The … Continue reading →

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