Archive for the ‘English’

  • White House strikes back on Death Star petition
    source: Yahoo Movies Berita Lain: Americans favor “Lincoln” for top Oscars: poll Japanese filmmaker Nagisa Oshima dies aged 80 Jodie Foster Kicks Open the Closet Door – What It Means for Gays in Hollywood ”Argo” scores sweet Golden Globe victory with two top awards ”Argo” bests ”Lincoln” at Golden Globes
    published on January 13th, 2013 at 05:04
  • Aaron Swartz, internet freedom activist, dies aged 26
    Swartz developed RSS at an early age Aaron Swartz, a celebrated internet freedom activist and early developer of the website Reddit, has died at 26. The activist and programmer took his life in his New York apartment, a relative and the state medical examiner said. His body was found on Friday. Mr Swartz began computer programming as a child, and at 14 co-authored an...
    published on January 13th, 2013 at 04:18
  • Hollande steps up France security over Mali and Somalia
    French President Francois Hollande has ordered an increase in domestic security in the aftermath of military operations in Africa. He was responding to the risk of Islamist attack after French forces intervened against militants in Mali. A pilot was killed as France launched air strikes on a column or rebels. Two French soldiers were "sacrificed" in a raid to...
    published on January 13th, 2013 at 01:30
  • Pakistan blasts: Government tries to placate Shia protesters
    Most of the dead were from Quetta's 500,000-strong Hazara Shia Pakistani officials are holding crisis talks with Shia protesters in the city of Quetta, who are demanding protection after bomb blasts killed nearly 100. The talks come as the minority Shia community have refused to bury the dead, barricading a road with coffins of the victims for a second day. Sunni...
    published on January 12th, 2013 at 22:58
  • Beijing air pollution soars to hazard level
    The air smells of coal dust and car fumes Air pollution in the Chinese capital Beijing has reached levels judged as hazardous to human health. Readings from both official and unofficial monitoring stations suggested that Saturday's pollution has soared past danger levels outlined by the World Health Organization (WHO). The air tastes of coal dust and car fumes,...
    published on January 12th, 2013 at 20:42
  • French soldier killed and hostage feared dead in Somalia
    Denis Allex was filmed by his captors A French soldier has been killed in Somalia during a failed operation to free a hostage who is also believed to have died, the defence minister said. Jean-Yves Le Drian told reporters in Paris that a second soldier was missing after the operation. A battle erupted with al-Shabab militants after commandos swooped on the town of...
    published on January 12th, 2013 at 18:43
  • Chinadan#039;s landslide death toll rises to 46 – state media
    Troops have also been deployed to help rescuers At least 46 people, including children, are now known to have been killed by a landslide in China's southern Yunnan province, state media report. The bodies of the last two missing residents of the Gaopo village, Yunnan province, were found in the morning, Xinhua news agency says. The landslide hit the village at...
    published on January 12th, 2013 at 18:26
  • French hostage and soldiers die in raid in Somalia
    Two French soldiers and a French hostage have been killed during a failed operation to free him in Somalia, the defence ministry says. Commandos backed by helicopters reportedly swooped on the southern town of Bulo Marer during the night, targeting an Islamist base there. They are believed to have been trying to free a French agent seized in 2009. The raid in east Africa...
    published on January 12th, 2013 at 16:45
  • French commandos dan#039;attack militant base in Somaliadan#039;
    Reports from Somalia suggest French commandos have mounted an operation against a militant base in a bid to free a French hostage. Witnesses in Bulo Marer said they had heard a helicopter above the southern town before explosions and gunfire. Al-Shabab militants are believed to be holding a French person hostage. An al-Shabab spokesman told AFP news agency "several"...
    published on January 12th, 2013 at 14:12
  • Nepal bus crash on mountain road dan#039;leaves 29 deaddan#039;
    Police in Nepal say 29 people have died after a bus veered off a mountain road and crashed. The accident happened near the village of Chhatiwan in the western district of Doti. Police and local residents helped pull the dead and injured from the scene of the accident, which occurred at night and in foggy conditions. Buses are often overcrowded in Nepal and accidents on...
    published on January 12th, 2013 at 13:22