| Wed 8 Feb 2012 |
Crusading China police chief drops out of sight
Yahoo Daily News | BEIJING (AP) — A crusading west China police chief has dropped from sight amid unconfirmed reports of a scandal. | The Chongqing city government said Wang Lijun had taken leave to recover from anxiety and physical ailments resulting from his heav... |
Mom in central China gives birth to 15 pound baby
Yahoo Daily News | BEIJING (AP) — A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in 1949. | The state-run Tianjin Post said Tuesday that the 29-year-old mother in ... |
Australian band in Super Bowl ad furore
Yahoo Daily News | An Australian band said Wednesday it was "seeking advice" over a commercial played during the Super Bowl at the weekend after angry fans alleged the jingle ripped off one of the group's songs. | John Butler Trio, an independent folk rock band as fa... |
CIA chief to visit Seoul for N. Korea talks: report
Yahoo Daily News | The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency will visit South Korea this weekend to discuss developments in North Korea after the death of its leader Kim Jong-Il, according to a report. | David Petraeus will meet security and intelligence officia... |
US drone strike kills eight in Pakistan: officials
Yahoo Daily News | A US drone attack targeting a militant compound killed eight insurgents in a troubled Pakistani tribal region, according to security officials. | Two missiles hit the compound located in Tappi, 10 kilometres (six miles) southeast of Miranshah, the ... |
New Maldives president calls for calm after clash
Yahoo Daily News | MALE, Maldives (AP) — The Maldives' new president promised to protect his predecessor from retribution after he stepped down amid protests and clashes between the army and police over his decision to arrest a top judge. | President Mohammed Wahee... |
Spain Plans to Burn Its Bridges to Keep Vacationers on the Job
Wall Street Journal By ILAN BRAT and DAVID ROMÁN | MADRID—Tatiana Restrepo has a vacation problem. The Spanish government thinks she takes too many of them. | Every year, she, like many Spaniards, strategically deploys paid vacation days as puentes—lite... |
New film shows Mexico's failing education system
Yahoo Daily News | MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican teens can't solve long-multiplication problems. Education authorities don't know how many teachers work in Mexico. Teachers often miss class, and some who do show up have long conversations on their cellphones. | This i... |
Officials: US missiles kill 8 people in Pakistan
Yahoo Daily News | PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani intelligence officials say U.S. drone-fired missiles have killed eight people in the country's northwest tribal region near the Afghan border. | The officials say the missiles hit a house Wednesday in Spalga vi... |
Intelligence officials: US drone-fired missiles kill 8 people in northwest Pakistan
Yahoo Daily News | PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Intelligence officials: US drone-fired missiles kill 8 people in northwest Pakistan. on Twitter, become a fan on Editors' Picks | Explore Related Content | 1 - 4 of 12 | CBS 3 Philadelphia | Associated Press | Pakist... |
Scant hope for Philippine quake missing
Yahoo Daily News | Thousands of soldiers in the quake-hit Philippines Tuesday scoured villages buried under landslides, but authorities said hopes of finding dozens of missing people alive were dim. | Two days after a 6.7 magnitude quake flattened homes, destroyed br... |
50 Years After Kennedy’s Decision, Cuban Embargo Endures
The New York Times | HAVANA (AP) — The world is much changed since the early days of 1962, but one thing has remained constant: The United States’ economic embargo on Cuba, a near-total trade ban that turned 50 on Tuesday. Connect With Us on Twitter | Follo... |
Cell Phones Have Changed Our Lives
Huffington Post | Commemorative plaque in Havana for the first telephone conversation in Spanish, which occurred in that city on 31 October 1877. Photo: Yoani Sanchez | It weighs more than a "bad marriage," my grandmother used to say about that enormous black teleph... |
Indians, Panama gov't in deal to end road blockade
Yahoo Daily News | PANAMA CITY (AP) — Members of an Indian tribe in Panama have agreed with the government to end a highway blockade in return for the release of demonstrators detained when police used tear gas to clear the road over the weekend. | Presidency minis... |
Jamaica government destroys 2,000 guns in furnace
Yahoo Daily News | KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Roughly 2,000 firearms were melted down in a blazing furnace Tuesday as part of an effort designed to combat gun trafficking and corruption in Jamaica while reducing violent crime. | Police, government and U.N. officials ... |
Tiny primate 'talks' in ultrasound
Yahoo Daily News | One of the world's smallest primates, the Philippine tarsier, communicates in a range of ultrasound inaudible to predator and prey alike, according to a study published on Wednesday. | No bigger than a man's hand, Tarsius syrichta can hear and emit... |
Permanent jobs rise for first time in 4 months
Yahoo Daily News | LONDON (Reuters) - British employers expanded their permanent workforce for the first time in four months in January, a survey of recruitment agencies said on Wednesday, adding to signs that the economy may be improving. | The Recruitment and Emplo... |
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