Anders Behring Breivik, the man who carried out bomb and gun attacks in Norway last year which left 77 people dead, has pleaded not guilty at the start of his trial in Oslo. Anders Breivik, 33 attacked a youth camp organized by the governing Labour party on the island of Utoeya, after setting off a… Continue reading Anders Breivik pleaded not guilty at Norway massacre trial
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Argentina will nationalize country’s biggest oil company YPF owned by Repsol
Argentina has decided to nationalize a controlling interest in country’s biggest oil company YPF owned by Spanish firm Repsol. President Cristina Fernandez said a bill be presented to the Senate allowing the government to expropriate 51% of YPF shares. The move, announced on national television, was welcomed by her cabinet and Argentine governors. Spain and… Continue reading Argentina will nationalize country’s biggest oil company YPF owned by Repsol
Oracle and Google go on trial over Android copyright in the biggest tech lawsuit to date
Oracle and Google go on trial in a San Francisco court on Monday after Java developer claimed Google’s Android violated several of its patents and copyrights. It is one of the biggest such tech lawsuits to date. Oracle is claiming about $1 billion in compensation. Oracle claims Google’s Android system infringes intellectual property rights relating… Continue reading Oracle and Google go on trial over Android copyright in the biggest tech lawsuit to date
Anders Breivik goes on trial for Norway massacre
Anders Behring Breivik, the man who carried out a bomb and gun attack in Norway last year that left 77 people dead, has gone on trial in Oslo. Anders Breivik attacked a summer youth camp organized by the governing Labour party on the island of Utoeya, after setting off a car bomb in the capital.… Continue reading Anders Breivik goes on trial for Norway massacre
Neil Heywood was poisoned with potassium cyanide, claims a Chinese website
British businessman Neil Heywood, who is thought to have been murdered in China, was poisoned, according to unconfirmed rumors. The allegation appears to have come from a report on a Chinese-language website based outside the country. The Chinese authorities have made no comment on the rumors. However he died, the death of Neil Heywood has… Continue reading Neil Heywood was poisoned with potassium cyanide, claims a Chinese website
Two people died in Oklahoma as tornadoes sweep across US Midwest
Two people died in Oklahoma after several tornadoes have hit a large swathe of the US Midwest. Storms were reported in Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma. The deaths occurred in Oklahoma’s Woodward county, officials said. The National Weather Service had warned there could be further tornadoes early Sunday morning, with concern they could strike as… Continue reading Two people died in Oklahoma as tornadoes sweep across US Midwest
Titanic disaster remembered in special events across the world
Several events across the world are marking today the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, including the ship’s birthplace Belfast. A Titanic Memorial Garden – with the names of 1,512 victims etched on five bronze plaques – is being opened close to where the liner was launched. A service is being held in… Continue reading Titanic disaster remembered in special events across the world
Kim Jong-Un speaks publicly for the first time as North Korea marks Kim Il-Sung’s centenary
Kim Jong-Un has made his first televised speech, as Pyongyang marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of North Korea’s founder, Kim Il-Sung. In front of cheering crowds, the new leader praised and offered respect to Kim Il-Sung – his grandfather – and his father, the late Kim Jong-Il. As part of the celebrations, a… Continue reading Kim Jong-Un speaks publicly for the first time as North Korea marks Kim Il-Sung’s centenary
Majorana fermion’s existence proved in a Delft lab
Dutch scientists think they may have seen evidence for Majorana fermion, the famously elusive quarry in particle physics. The Majorana fermion was first predicted 75 years ago – a particle that could be its own anti-particle. Now Dutch researchers, who have devised some exotic and minute circuitry to test for the Majorana’s existence, believe their… Continue reading Majorana fermion’s existence proved in a Delft lab
Iran and P5+1 nuclear talks begin in Istanbul
Iran and P5+1 are meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, for talks aimed at ending the deadlock over Tehran’s nuclear programme. Envoys from the US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany hope the talks will halt rising regional tension. Iran says its nuclear programme is peaceful, but critics suspect it of seeking to develop nuclear weapons. Israel has… Continue reading Iran and P5+1 nuclear talks begin in Istanbul
The story of Saroo, an Indian boy who lost his mother and finds her 25 years later using Google Earth
Saroo Brierley, an Indian boy who lost his mother in 1986, has found her 25 years later from his new home in Tasmania – using satellite images from Google Earth. Saroo was only five years old when he got lost. He was travelling with his older brother, working as a sweeper on India’s trains. “It… Continue reading The story of Saroo, an Indian boy who lost his mother and finds her 25 years later using Google Earth
Emperor penguins number is double than previously thought as they are counted from space
Scientists have discovered that nearly twice as many emperor penguins inhabit Antarctica as was previously thought. UK, US and Australian scientists used satellite technology to trace and count the iconic birds, finding them to number almost 600,000. Their census technique relies in the first instance on locating individual colonies, which is done by looking for… Continue reading Emperor penguins number is double than previously thought as they are counted from space
12 US Secret Service agents recalled from Colombia over allegations of misconduct
A dozen of Secret Service agents providing security for President Barack Obama at an international summit in Colombia have been sent home following allegations of misconduct. The agency did not give details, but reports suggest the accusations involve prostitution in Cartagena, which is hosting the Summit of the Americas, and at least one agent was… Continue reading 12 US Secret Service agents recalled from Colombia over allegations of misconduct
Scientists are 99% sure there is life on Mars after they re-analyze soil samples from Viking 1 probe
Scientists have concluded that is 99% certain there is life on Mars after a mathematical analysis of the Red Planet soil samples taken by Viking 1 probe on July 1976. Viking 1 did find evidence of extraterrestrial microbes in soil samples from the Red Planet. Mathematical analysis of the samples concluded that salts in the… Continue reading Scientists are 99% sure there is life on Mars after they re-analyze soil samples from Viking 1 probe
Heidi Hankins, 4, accepted into Mensa with 159 IQ
Heidi Hankins, a 4-year-old girl from Hampshire, UK, has been accepted into Mensa with 159 IQ, just one point below Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Heidi Hankins taught herself to read and was able to count to 40 at two years old. British Mensa chief executive John Stevenage said Heidi Hankins’ parents “correctly identified that… Continue reading Heidi Hankins, 4, accepted into Mensa with 159 IQ
Shah Rukh Khan’s detention in New York sparks outrage in India
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s detention by US authorities for 90 minutes at White Plains airport near New York has sparked outrage in India. This “policy of detention and apology by the US cannot continue”, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said. Shah Rukh Khan arrived on a private plane and was on the way to… Continue reading Shah Rukh Khan’s detention in New York sparks outrage in India
Nicolas Sarkozy has admitted Fukushima gaffe
Nicolas Sarkozy has admitted he did not visit Fukushima on a visit to Japan after last year’s tsunami, despite saying he had. Election rival Francois Hollande had queried Nicolas Sarkozy’s claim that he had been to the stricken nuclear plant. French president admitted on Friday that he had not. “I’m not an engineer, I don’t… Continue reading Nicolas Sarkozy has admitted Fukushima gaffe
Hail storm leaves 4 feet of ice in Amarillo, Texas
The small town of Amarillo, Texas, was hit with a whopper of a storm Wednesday morning that left four feet of hail in its wake. Officials from the National Weather Service in Amarillo said that the storm was so severe and the hail so unrelenting that a major highway in Potter County was completely covered.… Continue reading Hail storm leaves 4 feet of ice in Amarillo, Texas
North Korea rocket launch has failed
The North Korean rocket launch has failed on Friday morning, Pyongyang officials have confirmed. The rocket – seen by many as a banned test of long-range missile technology – was launched from north-west North Korea early on Friday. The US, Japan and South Korea say it flew only for a short time before breaking up… Continue reading North Korea rocket launch has failed
Die Weltwoche sparks outrage in Germany with racist Gypsies story
The Central Council of German Sinti and Roma (Gypsies) has gone to court to get Swiss magazine Die Weltwoche banned in the country after it used an image of a Roma boy pointing a gun on its cover. Headlined The Roma are coming, Die Weltwoche’s publication amounts to racial incitement, the Central Council of German… Continue reading Die Weltwoche sparks outrage in Germany with racist Gypsies story
Euro 2012: Michel Platini slams Ukraine hotel owners for rising price ahead of championships
Michel Platini, the president of UEFA, has hit out at “bandits and crooks” for the escalation of Ukrainian hotel prices ahead of the Euro 2012 football championships. Speaking in Lviv, one of the venues, Michel Platini said the rising cost of accommodation worried him, and called on the authorities to prevent it. Michel Platini added… Continue reading Euro 2012: Michel Platini slams Ukraine hotel owners for rising price ahead of championships
Uzbekistan is running a secret programme to sterilize women without their knowledge or consent
Doctors in Uzbekistan claim that the country is running a secret programme to sterilize women without their knowledge or consent. Adolat is one of the women who were sterilized in Uzbekistan programme. She has striking looks, a quiet voice and a secret that she finds deeply shameful. She knows what happened is not her fault,… Continue reading Uzbekistan is running a secret programme to sterilize women without their knowledge or consent
Kim Jong-Un has been given two new titles
Kim Jong-Un, the young North Korean leader, has been given two posts previous occupied by his late father, KimJong-Il. Kim Jong-Un had been named chairman of the party’s Central Military Commission and a standing member of the Politburo, according to the state media. The announcement came after North Korea held a rare party conference widely… Continue reading Kim Jong-Un has been given two new titles
Indian Ocean tsunami warning declared after two major quakes struck Indonesia has been lifted
The tsunami alert declared after two major earthquakes struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province has now been cancelled, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) says. Two hours after the quakes – one with a magnitude of 8.6, the other measuring 8.3 – the centre says “the threat has diminished or is over for… Continue reading Indian Ocean tsunami warning declared after two major quakes struck Indonesia has been lifted
Indonesia: tsunami alert after 8.9 eartquake has struck under the sea off Aceh province
A major earthquake with an initial magnitude of 8.9 has hit under the sea off Indonesia’s northern Aceh province. The quake triggered a tsunami warning across the Indian Ocean region. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it was not yet known whether a tsunami had been generated, but advised authorities to “take appropriate action”. The… Continue reading Indonesia: tsunami alert after 8.9 eartquake has struck under the sea off Aceh province