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Nuclear-powered drones on the drawing board for U.S. military contractors
American scientists have drawn up plans for a new generation of nuclear-powered drones capable of flying over remote regions of the world for months on end without refuelling. The blueprints for the new drones, which have been developed by Sandia National Laboratories – the US government’s principal nuclear research and…
Putin-backed mayoral candidate loses race in another rebuke to Moscow
President-elect Vladimir Putin suffered a tough political blow Monday after seeing his party’s candidate trounced in a mayoral race that became the focus of Russia’s nascent protest movement. Official results from the central city of Yaroslavl showed ruling United Russia party candidate Yakov Yakushev picking up just 27.8 percent of…
IBM CEO Virginia Rometty may be the first woman allowed Augusta National membership
The male-only membership of Augusta National Golf Club is a topic of conversation once again as the 76th Masters prepares to tee off on Thursday at the famed course. Nine years after a protest by women’s groups outside the gates of Augusta National during the tournament, the focus is on…
Pakistan orders Osama bin Laden’s widows, childred deported
A Pakistani court on Monday convicted Osama bin Laden’s three widows and two of his grown-up daughters of illegal residency, sentencing them to 45 days’ detention and ordering their deportation. The Al-Qaeda terror chief’s two Saudi and one Yemeni widows, together with their children, have been in Pakistani custody since…
Britain’s Cameron faces backlash over mass electronic surveillance plans
British Prime Minister David Cameron is facing a growing backlash from within his own party over plans to extend the government’s powers to monitor people’s email exchanges and website visits. The measures would see Internet firms being instructed to install hardware enabling GCHQ — the government’s electronic “listening” agency —…
Obama meets with Canadian, Mexican leaders on border issues
US President Barack Obama Monday welcomed the leaders of Mexico and Canada for a North American summit taking place against a backdrop of a vicious drug war in Mexico and continental energy rows. Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived at the White House for a…
Iran vows to stay the course on its nuclear program
Iran declared on Monday it will not be swayed from its nuclear “path” by sanctions, a week before talks with world powers that are increasingly seen as a last chance for diplomacy in its showdown with the West. “The sanctions may have caused us small problems but we will continue…
Report: Kim Jong-Un almost flunked out of school
North Korea’s young leader Kim Jong-Un, who was schooled inSwitzerland, obtained poor grades in school and was often absent, according to a Swiss newspaper report. Kim, who is 29, was absent for 75 days in his first year at the International School of Bern, according to Le Matin Dimanche, while in his second year,…
Hungarian president resigns after getting caught for plagiarism
Hungary’s President Pal Schmitt resigned Monday, after he was stripped last week of his 1992 doctorate title following claims he plagiarised most of his 200-page thesis. “Under the constitution, the president must represent the unity of the Hungarian nation. I have unfortunately become a symbol of division, I feel it is my…
Court battle for sunken treasure hits Gibraltar
A court battle over treasure from an old Spanish shipwreck has reached Gibraltar, where descendants of the sunken cargo’s owners are fighting to win back part of the booty from Spain. The British-administered territory has been drawn into a tangled squabble between Spain, US treasure hunters and the Latin American descendants, in a case…
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