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NASA kills Mars deal with Europe
WASHINGTON — The United States will scale back Mars exploration under a proposed budget by President Barack Obama released Monday that has some scientists fuming over the risk of a NASA brain-drain. The plan kills a deal between the US and European space agencies to cooperate on Mars robotic rover…
U.S. clergy sex abuse case against Vatican dropped
CHICAGO — A civil lawsuit launched in the United States seeking to tie the Vatican and the Pope to an alleged decades-long cover-up of clergy sex abuse has been dropped, the plaintiff’s lawyer said. The suit was filed in 2010 on behalf of an unnamed victim of an alleged serial…
Tibet protesters arrested in U.S. amid China visit
WASHINGTON — Police on Monday arrested activists who unfurled a banner reading, “Tibet Will be Free,” on a major Washington bridge during a closely watched visit by China’s leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping. Officers briefly took four people into custody after they rappelled down the Arlington Memorial Bridge, which connects Virginia with…
Washington becomes 7th state to allow same sex marriage
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire (D) signed a bill into law on Monday that allows same sex couples to marry, making Washington the seventh state to grant same sex couples all the marriage rights available to heterosexual couples. “As governor for more than seven years, this is one of my proudest…
‘Big Bang’ probe reveals strange microwave haze in the center of the galaxy
PARIS — A probe designed to delve into the “Big Bang” that created the cosmos has uncovered an enigmatic fog of microwave radiation in the centre of our galaxy, European astronomers reported on Monday. Planck, a billion-dollar European space telescope launched in May 2009, found “a mysterious haze of microwaves…
Republican congressman calls Pentagon budget ‘irresponsible’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Representative Buck McKeon, who heads the House Armed Services Committee, on Monday blasted the Pentagon’s proposed defense budget for fiscal 2013, saying it “irresponsibly ignores” additional mandatory cuts that are due to take effect in January 2013. “This budget reflects a true reduction, in real terms, of…
Foreign tourists shrug off Mexico drug violence
Ignoring gruesome news stories of ongoing drug violence, Mexico for the third consecutive year saw an increase in foreign visitors, government tourism figures out Monday showed. Some 22.6 million foreigners visited Mexico in 2011, just slightly less than the record 23 million in 2008, the office of Tourism Secretary Gloria…
Senegal youth movement to occupy protest square
Senegal’s rapper-led youth movement “Fed Up” said Monday it has called for a permanent sit-in at Obelisk Square in Dakar against President Abdoulaye Wade’s highly disputed third term candidacy. “We have decided to continue our struggle against Wade’s candidacy. From Tuesday evening we will spend the night at Obelisk Square…
Climate change cited as shark attacks ‘double’
Sharks killed twice as many swimmers and surfers last year than in 2010, with the increase due largely to a growth in tourism and changing shark patterns due to global warming. There were 12 deaths in 46 shark attacks in 2011, a mortality rate of more than 25 percent compared to an average…
Obama unveils ‘fair shot’ election-year budget
President Barack Obama Monday proposed a $3.8 trillion budget brimming with populist tax hikes on the rich and jobs spending designed to outmaneuver Republicans as he takes aim at reelection. But Obama’s possible Republican foe in November, Mitt Romney, slammed the document, which foresees a fourth consecutive year of budget deficits over $1 trillion, as…
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