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New iPad goes on sale in China after suit settled

Jul 20, 2012

Apple released its newest iPad in China on Friday after settling a lawsuit over ownership of its name and requiring buyers to place orders in advance to control crowds.Watched by security guards, a few dozen shoppers waited outside stores in Beijing and Shanghai, which opened on time at 8 a.m. That was in contrast to the chaotic scene outside Apple's main Beijing store in January, when some custom
City disapproves of bikini parade plans

Jul 20, 2012

Rachel Vanghen (L) reacts after winning first place in a bikini contestant in the infield before the 135th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on May 15, 2010. (UPI/John Angelillo)A Minnesota woman said she will go ahead with plans to attempt a bikini parade world record despite the disapproval of local officials.Cynthia Frederick said she wants to gather 451 bikini-clad women to
Syria's Assad appears on TV after bombing

Jul 20, 2012

Syrian President Bashar Assad made his first appearance Thursday since a bomb killed some of his top lieutenants, looking calm and composed on state TV even as his forces turned parts of Damascus into combat zones and rebels seized two of the country's border crossings.The unprecedented attack on Assad's inner circle Wednesday, along with the government's inability to crush the rebels after five d
Clinton, Jim Yong Kim declare joint vision for gender equality

Jul 20, 2012

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Jim Yong Kim, the new head of the World Bank, laid out their joint vision Thursday for promoting gender equality across the world.Taking the stage together at a forum in Washington, they agreed that collecting more gender-sensitive data is a basic step toward addressing related problems through policy decisions."Getting the gender-sensitive
Judge: Man who stripped nude at airport not guilty

Jul 19, 2012

PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) ― An Oregon man who stripped nude at Portland’s airport security to protest what he saw as invasive measures was found not guilty of indecent exposure. Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge David Rees ruled Wednesday that John Brennan’s act was one of protest and therefore, protected speech. Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Joel Petersen argued that Brennan’s strip-down was an act of indecent exposure. “I was aware of the irony of removing my clothes to protect my p
Indian MPs vote for president, Mukherjee set to win

Jul 19, 2012

NEW DELHI (AFP) -- Indian national and state lawmakers voted on Thursday for a new president, with former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee seen as a certainty to take up the mainly ceremonial post.Mukherjee, the candidate of the ruling Congress-led alliance, is a respected conciliator, and as head of state he may play a role in who governs India after the general election due in 2014.The president oversees the formation of a new government when no party wins a clear majority, and most observers
Hungary charges Nazi war crimes suspect

Jul 19, 2012

BUDAPEST (AP) ― A 97-year-old Hungarian man suspected of abusing Jews and helping deport thousands of them during the Holocaust was taken into custody Wednesday, questioned and charged with war crimes, prosecutors said.The case of Laszlo Csatary was brought to the attention of Hungarian authorities last year by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish organization active in hunting down Nazis who have yet to be brought to justice. In April, Csatary topped the organization’s list of most-wanted Nazi
Syria rocked by regime deaths ahead of UN vote

Jul 19, 2012

Rebels pushed their "Damascus Volcano" assault Thursday after three senior security chiefs were killed in a bombing Washington said indicated President Bashar al-Assad was losing control of Syria.The deaths Wednesday of Defence Minister General Daoud Rajha, Assad's brother-in-law Assef Shawkat and General Hassan Turkmani, head of the regime's crisis cell, came on one of the deadliest days in the 1
Zimmerman: Martin killing was 'God's plan'

Jul 19, 2012

George Zimmerman said he was not "a racist" or "a murderer" and asserted his killing of unarmed black Florida teenager Trayvon Martin was "God's plan.""I'm not a racist and I'm not a murderer," Zimmerman, a former crime-watch volunteer charged with second-degree murder in Martin's death, told Fox News Channel in a recorded interview that aired Wednesday night.He said he believed he was owed an apo
Six-inch snail found in U.K.

Jul 19, 2012

A six-inch-long “monster slug” has been found in the U.K.A British media report said on Tuesday that a monster slug reaching six inches from tip to tail has been found in Don Proctor’s garden in Devon, U.K.Recent floods, heavy rain and the unusually warm weather in the British Isles have created ideal breeding conditions for the slimy creatures, according to the report.Mr. Proctor said that his wife noticed the plants in the couple’s garden slowly disappearing because of the slug. He also said t
Suspicious powder revealed as flour

Jul 19, 2012

Authorities in Washington state said a suspicious powder found spread around an intersection turned out to be flour spread by a pair of crows.Firefighters said a hazardous materials team was called to the Edmonds intersection Tuesday and traffic was diverted for more than an hour while the team worked to identify the substance, The (Everett) Daily Herald reported Wednesday."It turns out the white
Pulitzer-winning columnist William Raspberry dies

Jul 18, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) ― William Raspberry, who became the second black columnist to win a Pulitzer Prize for his widely read syndicated commentaries in the Washington Post, died Tuesday. He was 76. Raspberry had prostate cancer and died at his home in Washington, his wife, Sondra Raspberry, told the Post. A Post spokeswoman confirmed his death. Raspberry, who grew up in segregated Mississippi, wrote an opinion column for the Post for nearly 40 years. More than 200 newspapers carried his column in synd
Good deeds to celebrate Mandela’s 94th

Jul 18, 2012

JOHANNESBURG (AP) ― Annah Nankie Nhlapo has been waiting 22 years for a home. On a dusty narrow road on the outskirts of Johannesburg, the foundation of her new house is finally taking shape. Over the next five days, to commemorate the U.N.-mandated Nelson Mandela International Day, housing charity Habitat for Humanity is working with volunteers to build 67 houses across South Africa, in honor of Mandela’s 67 years of political service. Nhlapo is one of the lucky ones who will be handed keys on
Russia ready to seek consensus on Syria crisis

Jul 18, 2012

MOSCOW (AP) ― Russia’s foreign minister on Tuesday said Moscow is ready to seek consensus in the U.N. Security Council on a new resolution aimed at ending Syria’s civil war, but gave no indication how it would resolve a disagreement over a Britain-sponsored resolution. Moscow’s draft resolution calls for the “immediate implementation” of a peace plan from Kofi Annan, the U.N. and Arab League envoy for the crisis, and the guidelines for a political transition approved at a meeting in Geneva last
Israel’s Netanyahu loses key coalition partner

Jul 18, 2012

JERUSALEM (AP) ― Israel plunged toward a political crisis Tuesday after the largest party in the government quit, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in charge of a hard-line coalition opposed to most Mideast peace moves. The moderate Kadima Party voted to pull out of the government in a feud over attempts to reform the country’s military draft. The move, just two months after Kadima joined the coalition, appeared to push the country closer to early elections, a scenario that would paralyz