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U.S. military seeks more access in Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) – The United States is seeking more access to Philippines ports and airfields to re-fuel and service its warships and planes, diplomatic and military sources said on Thursday, expanding its presence at a time of tension with China in the South China Sea. But it is not trying…
Michelle Obama aims to cut the fat out of the military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Obese Americans in the military are a national security hazard and first lady Michelle Obama wants to see that change. Obama, who has spearheaded a healthy eating and fitness program for children for two years, will lend her voice on Thursday to the military’s efforts to overhaul…
Pakistan ‘Al-Qaeda chief’ killed by US drone
US missiles on Thursday killed Al-Qaeda’s chief in Pakistan, one of the Americans’ main targets in the volatile country and wanted for attacks that killed scores of people, officials said. Badar Mansoor, who reputedly sent fighters to Afghanistan and ran a training camp in North Waziristan, was killed in a…
Republican enthusiasm gap could help Obama
Mitt Romney’s three-state shellacking by Rick Santorum laid bare the Republican White House frontrunner’s Achilles heel — an inability to motivate the party’s conservative base. The enthusiasm gap — revealed in low overall turnout at caucuses and primaries and Romney’s tepid polling numbers — could end up handing President Barack…
Maldives’ ex-president awaits arrest
The ex-president of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed, who claims he was forced from office in a coup, said he expected to be arrested on Thursday as protests and violence escalated in the holiday paradise. Nasheed, the Indian Ocean country’s first democratically elected president, told AFP at his family home in…
New York hotel maids to be given ‘panic buttons’
NEW YORK — Large New York hotels plan to equip their housekeepers and staff with portable alarms so they get help quickly in case of trouble, officials said Wednesday. Any staff member who must enter guests rooms, such as maids, waiters and mini-bar attendants, will be given the “panic buttons”…
Judge dismisses suit accusing SeaWorld of enslaving whales
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday threw out an animal rights group’s lawsuit accusing SeaWorld of enslaving captive killer whales, ruling that orcas had no standing to seek the same constitutional rights as people. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, had accused the chain of aquatic…
U.S. plays down cuts to diplomatic mission in Iraq
WASHINGTON — The United States played down Wednesday plans to reduce its diplomatic footprint in Iraq, saying it would keep most programs open and denying a report that it would cut staff by 50 percent. The New York Times, quoting unnamed officials, said the United States, in the wake of…
Chinese, Russian arms fuel Darfur abuse: Amnesty
KHARTOUM — Chinese-made bullets and aircraft bought from Russia are used to commit rights violations in Sudan’s Darfur under an ineffective UN arms embargo, Amnesty International said on Thursday. The London-based rights watchdog aired similar concerns five years ago but its latest report comes after “a new wave of fighting”…
New advance in gene therapy for blindness
WASHINGTON — US scientists on Wednesday reported a new advance in using gene therapy to restore eyesight in people with a rare, inherited form of blindness. The therapy, which had been previously tried in just one eye of 12 people, worked well when injected into the other eye of three…
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