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U.S. drone strike kills 8: Pakistani officials
A US drone strike on Thursday killed eight militants in a Taliban stronghold of Pakistan’s tribal belt, bringing the death toll from such strikes to 12 in two days, Pakistani officials said. “The drone fired two missiles on a house in Hassokhel town,” 25 kilometres (16 miles) east of Miranshah,…
Mountain climber engages in Twitter war with students who had to read his book
Even the most successful authors have to suffer the occasional fit of spite from critics and readers. Few, however, have to contend with the twin indignities of being branded a “crevasse wanker” and having their accounts of preternatural mountain endurance rubbished by sulky teens. Fortunately, as befits a man who…
Los Angeles passes plastic bag ban
The second largest city in the country has voted to adopt a ban on plastic bags in supermarket checkout lines. The Los Angeles city council voted 13-1 on Wednesday to approve a policy that would ban single-use plastic bags, which will be phased out over the next 12 months at…
Heartland faces financial crisis after ill-advised billboard campaign
The ultra-conservative Heartland Institute admitted it was in financial crisis on Wednesday, with the flight of corporate donors making it difficult to pay staff or cover the costs of its annual conference aimed at debunking climate science. In a speech at the close of this year’s climate conference, Heartland’s president,…
Chen’s brother flees east China village for Beijing
The brother of a blind Chinese activist who triggered a diplomatic row between Beijing and Washington arrived in the capital Thursday after escaping his heavily guarded home, a rights lawyer said. Chen Guangfu, the elder brother of Chen Guangcheng, fled his home village of Dongshigu in eastern China’s Shandong province…
‘Indecent’ Zuma painting difficult to ban: judge
South African President Jacob Zuma’s bid to ban a painting in which his genitals are exposed on Thursday suffered a setback with a court saying it would not be easy to enforce any order. Satirical artist Brett Murray’s depiction of Zuma in a Vladimir Lenin pose — branded “indecent” by…
2 dead, 7 people hurt in Beirut shootout
Lebanese security forces stormed a building in Beirut early Thursday after a nighttime shootout with gunmen holed up inside a flat, in an incident which left two dead and seven wounded, security sources said. One gunman was killed in the shootout and the body of another man was found inside…
Philippine farmer who shot, ate rare eagle fined
Conservationists on Thursday slammed the “pathetic” fine handed to a Philippine farmer who shot and ate one of the world’s rarest eagles, saying it could embolden other hunters. In the first case brought under the country’s 2001 wildlife act, Bryan Balaon, 26, was fined 100,000 pesos ($2,300), Philippine Eagle Foundation…
Worst US city for traffic gridlock? Honolulu
Los Angeles has something of a bad reputation for traffic jams, with its perennially snarled freeways. But, surprisingly, it’s not the worst US city for gridlock, says a new study. That dubious honor goes to .. Honolulu. Commuters in the Hawaiian paradise capital spent some 58 hours not moving in…
EU vows to keep Greece in the fold but plans for exit
European Union leaders pledged support for Greece on Thursday, vowing to keep the debt-wracked country in the eurozone as officials prepared behind the scenes for a possible doomsday scenario of exit. After a growth-oriented EU summit dominated by fears of a “Grexit” that went into the early hours of the…
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