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Monkees frontman Davy Jones dead at 66
Davy Jones, lead singer of 1960s made-for-TV band The Monkees, died of a heart attack aged 66, the local medical examiner’s office and a report said Wednesday. The singer, who with Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork had hits including “I’m a Believer” and “Last Train to Clarksville,” died…
N. Korea agrees to nuclear program halt
The United States said Wednesday that North Korea has agreed to halt its nuclear program and allow back UN inspectors, in a surprise breakthrough soon after the communist state’s veteran leader died. Welcoming the progress, President Barack Obama’s administration said it would move ahead on a long-mulled plan to deliver 240,000 metric tons of food aid to…
Europe to investigate Google’s new privacy policy
(Reuters) – France’s data protection regulator will launch an official investigation into Google’s new privacy policy and said that its preliminary view was that it did not conform with European laws on protecting individuals’ privacy. In a letter to Google dated February 27, the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des…
TED’s tech giants lectured on perils of gadget worship
Silicon Valley giants at the prestigious TED innovation conference were warned that the worship of technology will ruin the world before it saves it. Activist and author Paul Gilding made a case on Tuesday for the peril of obsession with modern technology and how lust for the latest gadgets is…
Israel troops ‘raid West Bank TV stations’
Israeli troops raided two Palestinian television stations in the West Bank city of Ramallah overnight, seizing computers and broadcasting equipment, employees told AFP on Wednesday. The Israeli military confirmed the raids, saying the stations targeted had been broadcasting illegally, a charge rejected by the Palestinian telecommunications minister. The two stations…
Ecuador may have found last Inca emperor’s tomb
It has been sought for centuries but remained a mystery, still out of reach. Now an expert has pinpointed a site that could be Atahualpa’s resting place: the last Inca emperor’s tomb. “This is an absolutely important find for the history of Ecuador’s archeology and for the (Andean) region,” said…
After big primary loss, Santorum retools message for must-win Ohio
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (Reuters) – After missing a golden opportunity to dethrone the front-runner, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has begun to retool his message as he turns his sights to Super Tuesday. Santorum fell to rival Mitt Romney in the latter’s home state of Michigan even though it appeared…
U.S. drawing up new UN resolution on Syria
The United States is drawing up a new draft UN Security Council resolution on Syria demanding humanitarian access to protest cities where thousands have been killed, diplomats said Tuesday. If put to a vote it would be the third time Western nations have tried to get a Security Council resolution…
Central American drug violence surges as cartels move south
Drug-related violence has surged to “alarming and unprecedented” levels in Central America as Mexican drug cartels have shifted their operations, a UN report said Tuesday. The move “has resulted in increased levels of violence, kidnapping, bribery torture and homicide” in Central America, the annual report by the International Narcotics Control…
Scientists say Tyrannosaurus rex was the greatest chomper
Scientists say they have proof that the Tyrannosaurus rex, the dinosaur adored by children and makers of plastic toys, had the most powerful bite of any creature that lived on land. The bite of a grown T. rex was up to 10 times that of a Mississippi alligator, exerting a…
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