Jerry Sandusky, the man at the centre of a child sex abuse case that rocked the US and the world of college football, has waived his preliminary hearing, a surprise decision that avoided facing his accusers and moves him toward a trial. At least some of the 10 accusers had been expected to testify against [...]
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December 14, 2011
December 14, 2011
Congo President Rejects British MP Accusations of Mining Fraud
A member of the British parliament, Eric Joyce, says President Joseph Kabila is selling off the mineral assets of the Democratic Republic of Congo to “shell” companies at a huge loss. President Kabila says he is bringing investors to the country to help create more jobs. Scottish MP Joyce says Kabila’s government is awarding mineral [...]
December 12, 2011
US cuts put British-backed Afghan hydropower project in doubt
Cuts to the US government’s Afghanistan development programme have put in doubt the future of a 220-tonne hydroelectric generator that British forces hauled across the desert of Helmand more than three years ago. The September 2008 operation to sneak the heavy machinery across 100 miles of hostile territory in northern Helmand to the Kajaki dam [...]
December 11, 2011
Samasource Provides Jobs for Poor Via the Internet
The World Bank says 1.3 billion of the world’s seven billion people live in extreme poverty, surviving on less than $1.25 a day. Aid organizations have long relied on charitable contributions to help the world’s poor. But the head of one aid group argues that giving to charity is the wrong approach. “I really don’t [...]
December 9, 2011
Secrecy of Apple Store openings
Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series on Apple’s secretive practices in opening retail stores. Part 2, about an upcoming Apple store in Santa Monica, California, will be published Friday. (CNN) — When Apple pulls the veil off of its newest store on Friday, New Yorkers will get their first glimpse at [...]
December 8, 2011
Analysts Hope Eritrea Sanctions Will End Somali Conflict
In East Africa, hopes are high that the long-running Somali conflict will soon abate with the United Nations Security Council’s approval Monday of tougher sanctions against Eritrea. The nation is accused of supporting Somali militants, including al-Shabab. For its part, Eritrea denies the allegations and calls the sanctions “illegal and unjust.” Analysts and some of [...]
December 2, 2011
Al-Qaida is holding 70-year-old US aid worker who was kidnapped in Pakistan
Al-Qaida says it is holding a 70-year-old American aid worker abducted in Pakistan three months ago. Ayman al-Zawahiri, the al-Qaida leader, said in a video that Warren Weinstein, who was kidnapped by armed men in Lahore, would be freed only if the US ceases its air strikes on Afghanistan and Pakistan, and frees prisoners. “Just [...]
November 30, 2011
Protests halt Peru mine project
30 November 2011 Last updated at 05:54 GMT Protesters say the project will cause pollution and destroy water supplies US company Newmont which is planning a huge open-cast gold mine in northern Peru says it is halting construction after days of protests. At least 10 people were injured on Tuesday at the site in the [...]
November 19, 2011
Jail for self-help guru James Arthur Ray over sweat lodge deaths
A self-help guru has been jailed for two years over the deaths of three people during a sweat lodge ceremony in Arizona. James Arthur Ray was sentenced to three two-year terms for the deaths of James Shore, Liz Neuman and Kirby Brown, who died after attending a personal growth seminar he led near Sedona, Arizona, [...]
November 18, 2011
Do you think hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for natural gas should go ahead? | Poll
Natural gas drilling by hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking’, in shale deposits is under way in some US states, on hold in others. Environmentalists are raising concerns about pollution, while industry argues that development is vital for energy independence and job creation. Do you think fracking should go ahead?
November 16, 2011
November 13, 2011
Yuan drain as China’s rich move west
Sherry Wang misses many things about China. It’s taken time to get used to western food, and day-to-day communication is harder; even requesting goods in a convenience store can be a struggle. But the wealthy entrepreneur has no regrets about her decision to emigrate to North America two years ago. The education system “makes my [...]
October 15, 2011
The self-inflicted wound of US foreign aid cuts | Kevin Gallagher and Katherine Koleski
It’s not every day that foreign aid is front page news in the United States, but it is because slashing foreign aid has become one of the few areas of bipartisanship in the US Congress. Such an act of retreat is short-sighted. Given that China and other emerging markets are ramping up their overseas development [...]
October 6, 2011
Steve Jobs obituary
Steve Jobs: his life and career. Credit: Charles Arthur and Richard Sprenger Link to this video Steve Jobs, who has died aged 56 following a long battle with pancreatic cancer, made an unprecedented impact on the world’s consumer electronics markets with a string of hit products, including the iPod media player, iPhone smartphone and iPad [...]