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Bahrain king ‘supports’ political reforms
DUBAI — Bahrain’s king said he supports proposals for political reform submitted to him on Thursday following a “national dialogue” from which the main Shiite opposition withdrew just two weeks after it began. The report on the dialogue “reflects the determination (of the participants) to rise above the latest incidents,”…
James Murdoch gets ‘unanimous support’ of BSkyB board
LONDON — The board of BSkyB gave chairman James Murdoch its “unanimous support” on Thursday, a source close to the British satellite broadcaster said, despite the furore over the phone-hacking scandal. The 38-year-old son and heir apparent of News Corporation boss Rupert Murdoch had faced calls from some shareholders to…
Modern humans crowded out Europe’s Neanderthals
WASHINGTON — A swell of modern humans outnumbered Neanderthals in Europe by nearly 10 to one, forcing their extinction 40,000 years ago, suggested a study of French archaeology sites on Thursday. Scientists have long debated what caused the Neanderthals to die off rather suddenly, making way for the thriving population…
BBC reporter among 19 killed in Afghan suicide strikes
Triple suicide blasts and shootings killed 19 people including a local BBC reporter in an ongoing attack on Uruzgan province Thursday that was the deadliest to hit Afghanistan in more than a month. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the coordinated assault that began with suicide bombings on official buildings in…
Israeli protesters occupy roof of Tel Aviv stock exchange
Dozens of demonstrators occupied the roof of the Tel Aviv stock exchange on Thursday morning, Israeli military radio reported, as protests over the high cost of living spread throughout Israel. Protesters scaled the building a day after the powerful Histadrut labour union threw its support behind the demonstrators, who have set up…
Hackers access data on 35 mln S. Koreans: agency
Hackers using an Internet address registered in China have gained access to major South Korean websites and may have stolen the private information of 35 million users, authorities said Thursday. They breached the systems of Nate (www.nate.com) and Cyworld (www.cyworld.com), both run by SK Communications, the Korea Communications Commission said. Nate is a search engine with…
Suicide bombers kill 18, wound 35 in southern Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Eighteen people were killed and 35 were wounded on Thursday during an insurgent attack on government buildings in Afghanistan’s volatile southern Uruzgan province, a senior health official said. “Up to now 18 people have been killed and 35 have been wounded, including military personnel and civilians.…
Japanese ban on radioactive beef widens
Japan widened a ban on beef to cattle from a second tsunami-hit region Thursday, citing elevated radiation levels in the meat of animals because of the ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis. Almost 3,000 cattle feared tainted with radioactive caesium have been shipped nationwide, slaughtered and sold after the animals were fed rice straw exposed…
Fighting breaks out in Somali capital
Heavy fighting broke out Thursday in the Somali capital Mogadishu, after government forces backed by African Union troops launched an assault against a stronghold of the hardline Shebab insurgents, officials and witnesses said. “There is heavy fighting this morning in several locations, it is too early to say about casualty numbers, but…
E.U. terror experts meet as Norway opens terror investigation
Norway’s prime minister announced an independent review into last week’s massacre, as European anti-terror experts were to meet Thursday to examine ways of preventing a repeat of an Oslo-style massacre. Amid growing criticism that it took officers too long to halt a killing spree by Anders Behring Breivik that left…
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