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‘Kony 2012′ kidnap victim retells ordeal to U.S. senators
WASHINGTON — The young kidnap victim at the center of a controversial online video went before a US Senate panel Tuesday to retell his ordeal at the hands of the Lord’s Resistance Army. “Being someone who was born during that war, I went through a lot,” Jacob Acaye, abducted at…
Obama shares pain of debt-laden students
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina — US President Barack Obama told debt-laden students Tuesday he had walked in their shoes, as he sought to connect to Americans hurting in a tough economy, in an apparent dig at Republican Mitt Romney. Obama, opening a tour of three university campuses in three swing…
Scientist unveils mind-controlled robot for paraplegics
GENEVA — A professor at a Swiss university on Tuesday unveiled a robot that can be controlled by the brainwaves of a paraplegic person wearing an electrode-fitted cap, news agency ATS reported. A paralysed man at a hospital in the town of Sion demonstrated the device, sending a mental command…
Two more Secret Service agents quit over scandal
WASHINGTON — Two more Secret Service officers quit Tuesday over a sex scandal that tarnished the image of the elite protection agency, as President Barack Obama branded those involved as “knuckle heads.” A third agent had his security clearance revoked, a step likely to eventually see him dismissed, said Secret…
Federal agency: Civil Rights Act protects transgender workers
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency that interprets and enforces laws against workplace discrimination, ruled Monday that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects transgender workers. The EEOC held that “intentional discrimination against a transgender individual because that person is transgender” was sex discrimination and therefore a…
Obama: Secret Service agents in scandal are ‘knuckleheads’
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina — US President Barack Obama on Tuesday branded Secret Service agents embroiled in a Colombian prostitute scandal as “knuckleheads” who should not detract from the “incredible” work of the rest of his elite bodyguard unit. “The Secret Service, these guys are incredible,” Obama said at a…
U.S. commission says iPhone infringes Motorola patent
SAN FRANCISCO — The US International Trade Commission (ITC) on Tuesday backed a claim that Apple violated patented Motorola Mobility technology in iPads and iPhones that can connect to 3G wireless networks. Administrative law judge Thomas Pender ruled that the violation would qualify to have the offending gadgets banned from…
Bradley Manning’s lawyers accuse U.S. of hiding key documents
FORT MEADE, Maryland — Defense lawyers for WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning accused US military prosecutors Tuesday of “gamesmanship” by failing to turn over relevant documents that could help their client’s case. At a pre-trial hearing, defense attorneys and prosecutors argued over whether the government has met its obligations to share…
Religious parties banned under new Libya law
TRIPOLI — Libyan authorities on Tuesday passed legislation governing the formation of political organisations which rules out religious, regional and tribal platforms and bans foreign funding. “Political parties and associations should not be built on the basis of regional, tribal or religious affiliation,” a member of the ruling National Transitional…
Google joins ‘cloud’ data storage trend
Google on Tuesday launched a long-anticipated “Drive” service that lets people store photos, videos, and other digital files in the Internet “cloud.” Google Drive accounts with five gigabytes of storage were available free at drive.google.com and upgrades to more space on servers in the California company’s data centers were available…
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