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Seven US soldiers killed in Afghan blasts
KABUL – Seven soldiers killed in a bombing in southern Afghanistan on Thursday were Americans, the Pentagon confirmed, adding that they died after successive blasts struck them at the same location. Pentagon spokesman Colonel Dave Lapan said the soldiers were killed by two blasts in Shorabak district in Kandahar province.…
British astronomers complete largest-ever map of local universe
British astronomers announced Wednesday they had completed the largest-ever map of the local universe using a type of lens and filter that sees light differently than conventional telescopes. Researchers at the University of Portsmouth called the image, formally titled the 2MASS Redshift Survey, one of their greatest accomplishments yet, noting…
U.S. orders non-emergency personnel out of Yemen
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States announced it was ordering family members of US government employees and certain non-emergency personnel to leave Yemen. The move by the State Department came amid calls for Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down and as fierce fighting between security forces and dissident…
Greenpeace warns of radioactive sea life off Japan
TOKYO (AFP) – Environmental group Greenpeace warned Thursday that marine life it tested more than 20 kilometres (12 miles) off Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant showed radiation far above legal limits. The anti-nuclear group, which conducted the coastal and offshore tests this month, criticised Japanese authorities for their “continued inadequate…
Serbia arrests ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Mladic
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia said on Thursday it had arrested Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic after years on the run from international genocide charges, opening the way for the once-pariah state to seek to join the European Union. “On behalf of the Republic of Serbia I can announce the…
Two environmentalists gunned down in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — A husband and wife team of environmentalists have been killed by gunmen in Brazil’s northern Amazon state of Para, one of the most restive regions in the country due to land disputes, officials said Wednesday. Brazilian President, Dilma Rousseff ordered an immediate federal investigation to find…
Dalai Lama rejects role as ‘symbolic’ head of state
DHARAMSHALA, India — Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has rejected an offer to become the “symbolic” head of state, a Tibetan official said Wednesday. Samdhong Rinpoche, outgoing premier of the Tibetan government-in-exile, said the Nobel Peace Prize winner had “explained” his reasons for turning down the ceremonial job. A…
Switzerland: No more nuclear power plants
BERN (AFP) – The Swiss government on Wednesday recommended to parliament that the country’s five nuclear power plants should not be replaced as they age, leaving them to be phased out by 2034. The move, to be accompanied by a switch to more renewable energy, follows Switzerland’s decision to suspend…
Obama tells Yemen’s Saleh to quit amid Sanaa clashes
SANAA (AFP) – US President Barack Obama on Wednesday repeated his call for Yemen’s leader Ali Abdullah Saleh to quit as clansmen loyal to a powerful opposition tribal chief seized buildings and battled security forces in Sanaa. “We call upon President Saleh to move immediately on his commitment to transfer…
Obama admits ‘inherent limitations’ of Libya intervention
LONDON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama on Wednesday admitted the “inherent limitations” of NATO’s strategy of using air power but no ground troops in Libya, but said building pressure would still oust Moamer Kadhafi. On the second day of a state visit to Britain, Obama also delivered his strongest…
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