December 4, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Kansas City-bound airplane searched for explosives –Airport spokesperson: Explosive-sniffing dogs used to search plane; 45 passengers questioned and their baggage searched 03 Dec 2011 (MO) U.S. authorities say they searched a commercial airplane for explosives after it landed in Kansas City because the airline received a “somewhat suspicious” electronic [...]
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December 4, 2011
December 3, 2011
‘Fast and Furious’ papers show struggle
Washington (CNN) — An intense struggle among several senior Justice Department officials was revealed Friday as internal documents on the gun-running Operation Fast and Furious were released by the department. About 1,400 pages that had been demanded by Capitol Hill investigators were sent to three key congressional committees in advance of what is expected to [...]
November 30, 2011
Britain Withdraws Some Diplomats from Iran After Embassy Assaults
Britain says it is withdrawing some of its embassy staff from Iran following Tuesday’s mob assaults on British diplomatic compounds in the capital, Tehran. In a statement Wednesday, the British foreign office says the safety of British embassy personnel and their families is London’s immediate priority. It did not say how many staff are leaving [...]
November 27, 2011
New York’s ardour for Michael Bloomberg cools
The rally last week at Manhattan’s Riverside church was packed. Several thousand people crammed into the famous hall where Martin Luther King once gave a 1967 speech against the Vietnam war and for a fight against poverty. The gathering was part of the Living Wage New York campaign, which aims to force companies who receive [...]
November 22, 2011
US students arrested in Tahrir Square
Violence continues in Tahrir Square Link to this video The US embassy in Cairo is investigating the detention of three US students accused of throwing petrol bombs at security forces in Tahrir Square. The three, all students at the American University in Cairo, were arrested during clashes outside the interior ministry on Monday, authorities said. [...]
November 22, 2011
California road slips into the ocean
Huge chasms and crevices appeared in the Paseo del Mar road in the San Pedro area of Los Angeles. Sections of road completely sank into the ocean taking power cables and street lights with them. The stretch of road had been considered at risk for several months, and people had been warned to stay clear [...]
November 20, 2011
Teens charged in death of retired NFL player’s son
Los Angeles (CNN) — Four southern California teenagers have been charged following the apparent drug overdose death of an 18-year-old high school quarterback whose father is a retired NFL player, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Saturday. Three of the teens have been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Griffen Kramer, son [...]
November 18, 2011
On the heels of Avatar, directors turn increasingly to 3D
Next Friday marks the release of Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, a 3D adaptation of Brian Selznick’s novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Set in 1930s Paris, Hugo Cabret is a thief and an orphan, living in the walls of a train station. Though the story has some fantastical elements, it’s not your classic 3D fodder. Likewise, [...]
November 16, 2011
Heavy D post-mortem inconclusive
15 November 2011 Last updated at 16:16 GMT Heavy D performed at Michael Jackson’s tribute concert in Cardiff Results of a post-mortem into the death of rapper Heavy D have been inconclusive in determining why he died last week. The Los Angeles coroner’s office has deferred judgment on how the rapper died suddenly at the [...]
November 15, 2011
Immortals commands US box office
14 November 2011 Last updated at 11:55 GMT Superman actor Cavill stars as Theseus in Immortals, directed by Tarsem Singh Action movie Immortals, the story of Greek hero Theseus, has topped the North American box office, taking $32m (£20.1m) in its opening weekend. The film, starring British actor Henry Cavill – who will star as [...]
November 12, 2011
Suicide attackers storm Afghan governor’s office
November 12, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Suicide attackers storm Afghan governor’s office –A meeting between government and Nato officials was under way at the time of the attack. 10 Nov 2011 Attackers have stormed the offices of a governor in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktia province, killing at least four Afghan security personnel. Several suicide attackers, armed [...]
November 9, 2011
Berlusconi Promises to Resign After Economic Reforms
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says that he will resign after parliament passes crucial economic reforms aimed at stabilizing Italy’s economy. Berlusconi made the announcement Tuesday after he lost parliamentary majority during a vote on a routine budget measure in the lower house, with seven ruling party members defecting. The measure passed with 308 [...]
November 9, 2011
Air base ‘lost US troop remains’
9 November 2011 Last updated at 00:08 GMT Dover Air Force Base has received more than 6,300 military casualties for burial since 2003 A US Air Force base tasked with preparing military casualties for burial lost portions of remains twice during 2009, a probe has found. The incidents were brought to light by civilian mortuary [...]
November 8, 2011
Democracy Candidates Barred from Beijing Elections
Pro-democracy candidates hoping to take part in a round of district-level elections in the Chinese capital Beijing Tuesday have been barred from running. The central government has showcased the grass roots elections as proof that its tight grip on China’s political process is being gradually loosened. The Chinese government often claims to the world it [...]