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Space station‘s humanoid robot comes alive

World NewsAug 25, 2011

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) _ NASA‘s humanoid robot has finally awakened in space.Ground controllers turned Robonaut on Monday for the first time aboard the International Space Station. The robot was delivered to the orbiting complex back in February. It took this long for the operating software to
U.K. Police catch murderer 11 years after he fled with victim in suitcase

World NewsAug 25, 2011

A 42-year-old Lebanese man who lived on the run for 11 years after killing a young cabaret singer in London now faces around 30 years behind bars, the Daily Mail reported.CCTV footage clearly shows Yousseff Wahid in Heathrow airport right before he was getting ready to dump a body of Fatima Kama in
Police: Baby tossed from US hospital has died

World NewsAug 25, 2011

ORANGE, California (AP) -- A 7-month-old baby boy who was tossed from the fourth floor of a hospital parking structure died Wednesday, the same day his mother made a first court appearance on charges of attempted murder and felony child abuse, a police spokesman said. Police lines mark where an
Libyan rebels storm seat of Gadhafi’s power

World NewsAug 24, 2011

TRIPOLI (AP) -- Hundreds of Libyan rebels stormed Moammar Gadhafi’s compound Tuesday, charging wildly through the symbolic heart of the crumbling regime as they killed loyalist troops, looted armories and knocked the head off a statue of the besieged dictator. But they found no sign of the man himse
Facebook to let users pre-approve photo tags

World BusinessAug 24, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Drunken revelers rejoice: Facebook will now let you decide whether your friends can attach your name to a photo before it is circulated.Currently, your friends can add your name to a photo on Facebook without your consent or knowledge. You can remove it later, but only after lot
‘No recession but weakness will endure’

World BusinessAug 24, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Another U.S. recession is not likely over the next 12 months. Neither is any meaningful improvement in the economy.That’s the picture that emerges from an Associated Press survey of leading economists who have grown more pessimistic in recent weeks. They say high unemployment and w
Libya’s fatal weapons not yet corralled

World NewsAug 24, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― No one can be sure who controls the Libyan government’s weapons stockpiles, a stew of deadly chemicals, raw nuclear material and some 30,000 shoulder-fired rockets that officials fear could fall into terrorists’ hands in the chaos of Moammar Gadhafi’s downfall or afterward.One imme
Developments in Libya key to U.S. politics, economy

World NewsAug 24, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― The dramatic advance of Libyan rebels over the forces of longtime strongman Moammar Gadhafi offers vindication, at least for now, for President Barack Obama’s decision to refrain from using U.S. troops on Libyan soil and to let NATO take the lead. But the chaotic scene on the stree
EU, U.S. ready to help Libya by unfreezing assets

World NewsAug 24, 2011

Tough reform ahead for oil-rich country just released from GadhafiFRANKFURT (AP) ― Europe and the United States are preparing to unfreeze billions in frozen Libyan assets that will be crucial to supporting the country once Moammar Gadhafi’s regime collapses, but the North African nation’s recovery w
Philippines, Vietnam beef up their military strengths amid tensions

World NewsAug 24, 2011

MANILA (AP) ― The Philippines and Vietnam each received warships Tuesday to beef up their navies as they face tensions with China over disputed islands, raising the prospect of a deepening arms race in the South China Sea.The two Southeast Asian nations also are shopping for additional military asse
Iran shows U.N. nuke equipment

World NewsAug 24, 2011

VIENNA (AP) ― Iran has allowed a top U.N. atomic inspector access to a site where it is developing advanced centrifuges that can be used to make nuclear fuel and to arm warheads, diplomats told the Associated Press on Tuesday.The diplomats said that Deputy Director General Herman Nackaerts of the In
Quake rocks U.S. East Coast, no major damage

World NewsAug 24, 2011

Nuclear reactors temporarily shut down after 5.8 tremor, one of the biggest ever in eastern U.S.MINERAL, Virginia (AP) -- One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded on the East Coast of the United States shook buildings and rattled nerves on Tuesday and forced the evacuations of parts of the Cap
Malaysian ‘forces husband to hear mistress tortured’

World NewsAug 24, 2011

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24, 2011 (AFP) - A Malaysian woman has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping her husband‘s mistress for several days and forcing him to listen by phone while his lover was tortured and beaten, police said Wednesday.The enraged wife was arrested on Tuesday in a suburb of the capita
Quake rocks East Coast of US, no major damage

World NewsAug 24, 2011

MINERAL, Virginia (AP) _ One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded on the East Coast of the United States shook buildings and rattled nerves on Tuesday and forced the evacuations of parts of the Capitol, White House and Pentagon.There were no immediate reports of deaths, but fire officials in W
Calif. baby tossed from building; mom arrested

World NewsAug 24, 2011

ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California woman accused of tossing her 7-month-old son from the fourth floor of a hospital parking structure was arrested after she circled back to the scene four hours later, a police spokesman said Tuesday.Sonia Hermosillo, 31, of La Habra was arrested Monda