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U.S. drone kills seven militants in Pakistan
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan — A US drone attack Sunday killed at least seven militants in Pakistan, officials said, days before the country’s intelligence chief visits Washington with the contentious raids likely to be discussed. Attacks by unmanned American aircraft are deeply unpopular in Pakistan, which says they violate its sovereignty and…
Pope appeals urgently for end to bloodshed in Syria
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Benedict XVI launched an urgent appeal for an end to bloodshed in Syria on Sunday, calling on the international community to do everything to help resolve the conflict. “I continue to follow with alarm that tragic and growing episodes of violence in Syria with the…
Olympic judo champion: I defied parents to win gold metal
LONDON — Olympic judo champion Sarah Menezes revealed Sunday that her parents tried to stop her from taking up the sport which they believed was for men only. The 22-year-old from Brazil became the first woman from her country to win an Olympic judo gold before admitting that she had…
British women out to deliver first Olympic cycling gold
LONDON — Defending Olympic champion Nicole Cooke will be among the British women looking to grab the hosts’ first cycling medal of the Games in the road race Sunday. The highly-fancied British men’s team failed to live up to the expectation of delivering Mark Cavendish into a gold medal-winning position…
North Korea rejects possibility of major reforms
SEOUL — North Korea Sunday warned the South not to expect any major reforms under the leadership of Kim Jong-Un, with a senior official rejecting discussion of potential policy change as a “foolish and silly dream”. Kim, believed to be in his late 20s, took the reins of power in…
Activists hope same sex marriage debate will stir Japan
TOKYO — Koyuki Higashi is slim, articulate and intelligent, things that make a would-be wife attractive to many in Japan. But Higashi knows she will probably never marry because she is a lesbian. Despite the increasing tolerance of gay marriage in much of the developed world, especially in Europe, and…
U.S. Air Force looks to train pilots for hi-tech threats
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada — For over a decade US fighter pilots have become accustomed to “owning the sky” in wars against insurgents who have no air defenses, but now the air force is trying to get back to basics reminding pilots how to fly against a sophisticated enemy.…
Same sex marriage heads for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — Same-sex marriage is headed for consideration by the US Supreme Court ahead of November’s presidential vote in which the hot-button issue pits President Barack Obama against Mitt Romney. “There are multiple cases that are all showing up at the same time,” said Syracuse University constitutional law professor Thomas…
8.7 million mobile customers hacked in South Korea
SEOUL — South Korean police have arrested two hackers who stole personal data of 8.7 million customers of the nation’s second-biggest mobile operator, the company said. KT said the hackers — formally arrested on Sunday — had stolen data such as customers’ names, phone numbers and residential registration numbers for…
Global travel industry gears up for Muslim tourist boom
SINGAPORE — From halal spas to prayer rooms at airport terminals, the global tourism industry is gearing up for a projected boom in Muslim travel over the next decade, experts say. Their growing number and affluence means Muslims — especially from the oil-rich Middle East — are travelling like never…
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