‘Sue me’ Obama draws strength from power showdown
Something unexpected happened to Barack Obama as he slipped toward the lame duck inertia that stifles second term presidencies. He…
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Two moderate quakes jolt eastern Japan
TOKYO: Two moderate earthquakes jolted Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures in eastern Japan early Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported. The Japan…
US-based scientist makes potent version of H1N1 flu
A US-based Japanese scientist said Wednesday he has succeeded in engineering a version of the so-called swine flu virus that…
Facebook buys video ad firm LiveRail
Facebook on Wednesday announced a deal to buy online video advertising technology company LiveRail. The companies did not disclose how…
BMW to invest 1 bn euros in new Mexican plant: source
German top-of-the-range carmaker BMW is to invest around 1.0 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in a brand new factory in Mexico,…
Kenyan cargo plane crashes into building, killing 4 on board
KENYAN: At least four people died when a cargo plane crashed into a building shortly after takeoff Wednesday from the…
Palestinian teen abducted, killed in ‘suspected revenge attack’
JERUSALEM: A Palestinian teenager from annexed east Jerusalem was kidnapped and killed early Wednesday in a suspected act of revenge…
Police arrest 500 after huge Hong Kong protest
Hong Kong police arrested more than 500 protesters at a sit-in early Wednesday following a huge pro-democracy rally that organisers…