The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge is underway February 16, 2011 in the Red Sea in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. A US warship with hundreds of Marines on board headed towards Libya on March 1, 2011, defense officials said, as US and European allies sought to pile pressure on embattled leader Moamer Khadafi. The USS Kearsarge, an amphibious assault ship accompanied by two other na

World News March 2, 2011

ATLANTA (AP) - Shocking as it may seem, U.S. government doctors once thought it was fine to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates. Such experiments included giving hepatitis to mental patients in Connecticut, squirting a pandemic flu virus up the noses of prisoners in Maryland, and injecting cancer cells into chronically ill people at a New York hospital.Much of this horrific history is

World Feb. 28, 2011

Central Japan Railway Company announced plans to construct the world’s fastest train, restoring its reputation as a leader in state-of-the-art high speed rail technology. Currently, the fastest train on earth operates in China. The new train with a speed of up to 498km/h is set to outpace China’s fastest, which manages 354km/h.Japanese passengers currently enjoy rapid transport with the “Shinkanse

Industry Feb. 28, 2011

British Malvern Primary School, where Steven Gerrard of Liverpool FC graduated, is to ban its students from playing soccer.The school recently announced that playing games with leather balls can be dangerous, and therefore will now only allow those made from sponge. The school said that such a decision was to “ensure the safety of all our pupils.”Yet, some are dubious about the school’s “safety-fi

Podcast Feb. 28, 2011

South Korea said Thursday it has ordered its anti-piracy naval unit stationed in Somali waters to sail toward Libya in case its plan to evacuate its nationals out of the troubled African country goes awry.   The dispatch of the 4,500-ton destroyer Choi Young comes as anti-government protests intensify in Libya where leader Moammar Gadhafi is reportedly mobilizing armed units to strike those who op

Politics Feb. 24, 2011

The Olympic Torch is lit during the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. (MCT)The next Winter Olympic Games’ torch relay is to be the longest one ever, if Russia’s bold plan is realized.Russia, the host of 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, is now in the beginning stages of extending the Olympic torch ceremony to the International Space Station.Vitaly Davydov, de

More Sports Feb. 24, 2011

BERLIN (Reuters) - A married father of two was ordained as a priest by the Catholic Church in Germany on Tuesday after receiving an exemption to priestly celibacy from Pope Benedict XVI. Harm Klueting, a theologian and former Protestant pastor, will not have to adhere to the Church’s celibacy law for the duration of his marriage, the diocese of Cologne said. The case sheds light on a little-known

Feb. 24, 2011

A Colorado boy has been arrested and charged with a misdemeanor for drawing stick figures and a threatening message while in his classroom, according to news reports. (captured from The Daily Mail)The as-yet-unnamed boy drew some stick figures saying “teachers they must die” along with himself and a gun. He had thrown away his drawing, yet his teacher found it and reported to the principal.The boy

World News Feb. 24, 2011

   AMSTERDAM (AP) _ Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is keeping hisword to destroy his chemical stockpile for producing mustard gas andhas no weapon to deliver a chemical payload, a U.N. watchdog groupsaid Wednesday.Libyan leader Gadhafi makes a speech on Wednesday. (AP-Yonhap)   Reports from Libya say fears that the regime will use chemical orbiological weapons are rampant among protesters facing Ga

World News Feb. 24, 2011

Germany's BMW AG plans to unveil a mini version of its Mini car in March at the Geneva motor show. (Photo: MINI)

Feb. 23, 2011