Scientists at the CERN laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland say they are encouraged by new data suggesting their Large Hadron Collider, the world’s most powerful atom-smasher, is one step closer to finding an elusive sub-atomic particle known as the Higgs boson. The so-called “God particle” was the object of a three-decades-long search by particle physicists at [...]
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December 16, 2011
December 16, 2011
Hit South Korean Podcast Sparks Controversy
A South Korean online radio show is one of the most downloaded programs on the Internet. It is a political satire that makes fun of President Lee Myung bak and criticizes many of his policies. But some observers say it crosses the line between comedy and conspiracy. From Seoul, reporter Jason Strother tells us more [...]
December 16, 2011
December 15, 2011
Pakistan says U.S. drones in its air space will be shot down
December 15, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Pakistan says U.S. drones in its air space will be shot down [Awesome! It's about time.] 10 Dec 2011 Pakistan will shoot down any U.S. drone that intrudes its air space per new directives, a senior Pakistani official told NBC News on Saturday. According to the new Pakistani defense [...]
December 15, 2011
Time unveils Person of the Year
14 December 2011 Last updated at 16:04 GMT Time cited the influence of the Arab Spring in their decision Time Magazine’s choice for the person who made the single greatest impact in 2011 is The Protester. The pick reflects the importance of demonstrations during 2011 – from the Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street and [...]
December 15, 2011
December 14, 2011
Could US-style local TV work in the UK?
13 December 2011 Last updated at 13:56 GMT By Brian Wheeler BBC News, Birmingham, Alabama Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Local television news is a big hit in most parts of the United States Local television stations are on their way to the UK, with the culture secretary announcing details of [...]
December 14, 2011
How the Iraq war followed one veteran home
14 December 2011 Last updated at 03:35 GMT Members of the author’s infantry platoon wait in Kuwait for transport into Iraq As the last US troops leave Iraq, the BBC’s David Botti reflects on the nearly nine years of war. He served in Iraq as an infantryman in the US Marine Corps Reserve during the [...]
December 13, 2011
Gingrich-Huntsman debate: no news, just snooze
If the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates had been as insipid and smug as yesterday’s self-styled copy – a debate between Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman – slavery would probably still be legal in America. In reality the long-winded discussion in New Hampshire between the two 2012 Republican presidential hopefuls was more like a warm bath than [...]
December 13, 2011
December 13, 2011
Intel reduces revenue forecasts
12 December 2011 Last updated at 19:52 GMT Intel expects supplies of hard drives to improve in the first six months of 2012 Computer chip maker Intel has said it will miss revenue forecasts because of a shortage of hard disk drives. Intel, the world’s largest maker of microprocessors, now expects to make revenues in [...]
December 13, 2011
Iran refuses to return US drone
13 December 2011 Last updated at 10:21 GMT Iranian TV showed the unmanned “stealth” aircraft apparently undamaged Iran has rejected a US call for the return of an American spy drone captured by Iran’s military. The aircraft was now “property” of Iran and it was up to Iran to decide what to do with it, [...]
December 12, 2011
Billionaire to run against Putin
12 December 2011 Last updated at 15:33 GMT Mr Prokhorov is one of Russia’s richest men Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov has said he will challenge Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in next March’s presidential election. Mr Prokhorov said it was “the most serious decision” of his life. Saturday saw Russia’s biggest demonstration in years by protesters [...]