Chinese 13 years of runway murderer caught after appearing on TV

A Chinese murderer was caught after 13 years as the man in his forties appeared on a television dating program only to reveal his real identity and past crime.The man surnamed Wu, was finally arrested after having committed a murder during a fight at a pub in 1998, and running from the Chinese police for 13 years, the People’s Daily reported.Wu changed his name to Liu Hao and lived with a new iden

July 12, 2011

Japan’s idle nuclear reactors could restart

 

July 11, 2011

Murdoch fights to keep deal alive amid hacking scandal

LONDON (AFP) ― Media baron Rupert Murdoch Monday fought to keep his bid for satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting alive after reports that his top executives were aware of the widespread phone-hacking which felled News of the World.Murdoch flew into London to take personal charge of the scandal that caused the demise of the 168-year-old British tabloid as calls mounted for the government

July 11, 2011

Russia: Dozens of kids among 101 ferry missing

MOSCOW (AP) _ A half-century-old tourist boat with 188 people on board listed and sank quickly in one of the world's largest reservoirs amid wind and rain Sunday, authorities and survivors said, and dozens of children were believed to be among the 101 people missing. Two bodies were recovered.About 30 children gathered in a cockpit in the double-decker Bulgaria moments before it sank into the rese

July 11, 2011

Obama calls more talks to break debt impasse

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- U.S. President Barack Obama convened a second consecutive day of crisis White House talks Monday, but a polarized Washington appeared far from a deal to stave off a catastrophic debt default.Obama met Sunday evening with congressional leaders, including Republican House Speaker John Boehner, but 75 minutes of talks failed to unblock an impasse that reaches right to the heart of

July 11, 2011

21 dead, 100 injured as train derails in India

  LUCKNOW, India (AP) _ Rescuers searched through the wreckage of a packed express train for people trapped inside after it derailed in northern India on Sunday, killing at least 21 and injuring more than 100 others, officials said.   The Kalka Mail train was on its way to Kalka, in the foothills of the Himalayas, from Howrah, a station near Kolkata in eastern India, when 12 coaches and the engine

July 10, 2011

Boat sinks on Russia's Volga, 61 missing

   MOSCOW (AP) _ A passenger boat sank on the Volga River in Russia Sunday, killing at least one person and leaving 61 missing, officials said.   Regional emergencies ministry spokesman Marat Rakhmatullin said the Bulgaria sank in the middle of the river in the Tatarstan region, about 450 miles (750 kilometers) east of Moscow..   He said 173 passengers and crew were onboard when the boat went down

July 10, 2011

NATO hits Libyan missile launchers

TRIPOLI (AP) ― NATO warplanes on Saturday struck a missile launching position that Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi’s forces used to target the civilians in western Libya, the alliance said in a statement.Government troops used the missile site outside the rebel-held port city of Misrata to fire indiscriminately on civilians in the area, NATO said.Since the uprising against Gadhafi’s 42-year rule brok

July 10, 2011

Georgian photographer confesses he spied for Russia

TBILISI (AP) ― The personal photographer to the Georgian president was shown on television Saturday confessing to supplying a colleague with secret information that was then sent to a Russian secret service.Irakli Gedenidze confessed to giving another photographer, Zurab Kurtsikidze of the European Pressphoto Agency, details of the president’s itinerary, motorcade route and offices for unspecified

July 10, 2011

Official: Congo plane crashes; more than 50 dead

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) _ A plane crashed in a thunderstorm as it was attempting to land in the Congo Friday, killing at least 48 people, and leaving a dozen or more buried in the wreckage. 53 passengers survived.``I confirm the crash of one of our planes,‘’ said Stavros Papaioannou, the chairman and CEO of Hewa Bora Airways told The Associated Press by telephone. ``There are already 46 bodies at the

July 10, 2011

South Sudan becomes world's newest nation

   JUBA, South Sudan (AP) _ South Sudan became the world's newest nation early Saturday, officially breaking away from Sudan after two civil wars over five decades that cost the lives of millions.   In the new country's capital, Juba, streets pulsed with excitement. Residents danced, banged on jerry cans and chanted the name of the world's newest president, Salva Kiir. One man kneeled and kissed t

July 9, 2011

Saleh appears on TV, offers to share power

 

July 8, 2011

Atheists protest against street named heaven

A new U.S. street sign reading “Seven in Heaven Way” has been criticized by atheist groups, according to reports.In order to commemorate firefighters who died a decade ago during the 9/11 bombings, the new sign was put up in Brooklyn, New York, near where the victims used to work.However, atheist groups are furious about the sign’s message, saying it may provoke people of different faiths, or thos

July 8, 2011