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Iran condemns ‘Israel spy’ to death
Iran on Sunday sentenced to death a man accused of playing a key role in the 2010 murder of a top nuclear scientist and of spying for Israel, the official IRNA news agency reported. “The sentence to execute the terrorist Majid Jamali Fashi … has been issued” for the assassination…
Hurricane Irene safety tips on Twitter
A Twitter account with the handle @irene is pouring out a stream of tips on how to stay safe as Hurricane Irene batters the United States east coast. The @irene account, which has more than 8,600 followers, is also forwarding messages from the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), New…
Gruesome find in Tripoli as rebels call for aid
Libyan rebels have started work to get the capital up and running again, as a gruesome find near a base of Moamer Kadhafi’s elite troops appeared to highlight the brutality of his regime. Rebel fighters said on Saturday they had captured the base of the elite 32 Brigade, commanded by…
Hurricane Irene hits New York
Hurricane Irene hit New York late Saturday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said as rain and stronger winds began to lash the city. “The edge of the hurricane is finally upon us,” he told a press conference. Bloomberg said that with mandatory evacuation orders handed to some 370,000 people in low-lying neighborhoods…
Emerging powers call for extending Kyoto Protocol
Brazil, South Africa, India and China said Saturday that November’s UN climate talks should aim to extend the Kyoto Protocol, the only binding global deal to cut greenhouse gases. The four key emerging powers — seen as critical to the success of any future effort to combat climate change —…
Al-Qaeda number two killed in Pakistan: US
Al-Qaeda’s number two Atiyah abd al-Rahman has been killed in Pakistan, the United States said, claiming another “tremendous” blow to the group following the death of Osama bin Laden. News of Rahman’s demise comes as the US gears up to mark the 10th anniversary of Al-Qaeda’s most spectacular attack, on…
Greece to export solar power to Germany
Wracked by debt but blessed with abundant sunshine, Greece plans to develop some 20,000 hectares of solar power parks in a bid to export renewable energy to Germany, a report said on Saturday. Top-selling Ta Nea daily said the project, which has a tentative budget of 20 billion euros ($29…
Rebels prepare to attack Gaddafi’s home town
British warplanes bombed a bunker in Moamer Gaddafi’s birthplace of Sirte as rebel fighters prepared to attack the town, one of the last major regime holdouts east of Tripoli. As insurgent leaders moved into Tripoli to begin a political transition, the African Union called Friday for that process to be…
Fear and defiance as New Yorkers face Irene
New Yorker Igor Katamadze says he isn’t too worried about the oncoming Hurricane Irene — but that’s only because he’s an immigrant from a country that has been plagued by war. “As long as no one is shooting at each other, I’m the happiest man in the world,” said Katamadze,…
Facebook shutting down online Deals program
Facebook is ending a Deals program launched in April which offered online bargains like Groupon, LivingSocial and other companies. “After testing Deals for four months, we’ve decided to end our Deals product in the coming weeks,” the Palo Alto, California-based social network said in a statement. “We think there is…
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