2013年1月30日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


One dead in Phoenix office shooting

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 04:56 PM PST

A SWAT team stands in position outside of a home of a suspected gunman who fired shots inside an office building during business hours in PhoenixPolice are searching for the 70-year-old suspect, Arthur D. Harmon.


Israel airstrike hits Syria arms convoy

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 02:25 PM PST

(Blank Headline Received)The move is what some called a warning to Damascus not to arm Israel's Lebanese enemy.


Malaysia grapples with elephant murder mystery

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 05:02 PM PST

A pygmy elephant calf walks next to its dead mother in Gunung Rara Forest Reserve in the Malaysia's Borneo islandThirteen pygmy elephants have been found dead; officials suspect they were poisoned.


Last surviving member of Andrews Sisters trio dies

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 03:21 PM PST

Patty Andrews diesPatty was the Andrews in the middle, the lead singer and chief clown.


Ala. gunman holed up in bunker with young boy

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 03:45 PM PST

Heavily armed men move away from the suspects home at the scene of a Dale County hostage scene in Midland City, Ala. on Wednesday Jan. 30, 2013. Authorities were locked in a standoff Wednesday with a gunman authorities say on Tuesday intercepted a school bus, killed the driver, snatched a 6-year-old boy and retreated into a bunker at his home in Alabama. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Mickey Welsh) NO SALESThe man, who killed a bus driver Tuesday, is a Vietnam vet with anti-gov't views.


Kerry gives farewell speech to Senate

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 02:31 PM PST

Kerry, Senate in Mutual Farewell Salutes"There's nothing wrong with the Senate that can't be fixed," he said.


America's top dog continues its 22-year reign

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 12:49 PM PST

Sabrina Fairchild, a five-year-old female Labrador Retriever, is photographed by members of the media after the breed was named the most popular dog by the American Kennel Club in New York January 15, 2007. REUTERS/Keith BedfordBut other breeds like bulldogs are muscling their way to the top, according to the AKC.


NYC parents say 7-year-old son handcuffed over $5

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 04:16 PM PST

The family of a 7-year-old New York boy is suing police and the city for $250 million, saying cops handcuffed and interrogated the boy for ten hours after a scuffle over lunch money at school.

Royal couple surprises London Tube passengers

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 02:28 PM PST

Commuters in London may have thought they had boarded the wrong train today when they saw who was sitting with them.

Teacher donates kidney after seeing Facebook plea

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 02:27 PM PST

Any parent of grade-school-age kids knows that it takes a saint to be a teacher. Now a teacher from Kentucky is proving that yet again by volunteering to donate one of her kidneys to a complete stranger. Twelve months ago, John Desmond, a father of two, came down with bacterial meningitis, which shut down his [...]

Porn star Ron Jeremy hospitalized with aneurysm

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 02:06 PM PST

Adult film legend Ron Jeremy, 59, has been hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles with a heart aneurysm and is currently in critical condition.

13 tech terms you should never say again

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 02:09 PM PST

13 Tech Terms You Should Never Say AgainYou'd never describe your USB Flash drive as a floppy disk, even though it serves the same purpose. You wouldn't think of referring to the network admin who runs your servers as a "keypunch operator." So why did you tell your daughter that you are "filming" her dance recital on a digital camera?


Want more sex, guys? Stop helping with the chores

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 01:39 PM PST

No good deed goes unpunished. That famous phrase from Clare Booth Luce apparently applies to married men, according to a new study that finds men who help with the housework tend to have less sex. The University of Washington research, published Wednesday in the American Sociological Review, suggests that heterosexual couples have more "sexual encounters" [...]

Artist hides $12,600 in gallery exhibit to lure visitors

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 02:44 PM PST

LONDON - Painter Tomas Georgeson has artfully tried to drum up attendance at a London gallery by hiding $12,600 - most of his life savings - among the paintings and other artworks for the taking if anyone can find it.

Photos: Wheel-less cars? It's gotta be something French

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 07:00 AM PST

Photos: Wheel-less cars? It's gotta be something French

Emotions high as activists voice gun control pros and cons

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 12:59 PM PST

Former US Rep. Gifford sits next to husband retired Navy Captain Mark Kelly during gun control hearing in WashingtonFormer Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and NRA chief Wayne LaPierre address Congress.


Vicious storms blamed for two deaths in the South

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:32 AM PST

In this image made from video and released by WSB TV in Atlanta, a tornado moves through the town of Adairsville, Ga. on Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013. A fire chief says a storm that roared across northwest Georgia has left overturned vehicles on Interstate 75 northwest of Atlanta, and crews are responding to reports of people trapped in storm-damaged residential and commercial buildings. (AP Photo/WSB TV) MANDATORY CREDITWinds blew hard enough to overturn tractor-trailers.


One more surgery for Malala Yousufzai

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:49 AM PST

FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, showing 15-year old Pakistani shooting victim Malala Yousufzai as she recovers in Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England, after being shot in the head by the Taliban in Pakistan for advocating education for girls. It is announced Wednesday Jan. 30, 2013, that Malala Yousufzai will undergo further surgery over the next few days, using a titanium plate to reconstruct part of her shattered skull. Malala was shot and critically wounded on Oct. 9 as she headed home from school in the northwest Swat Valley, Pakistan, and was evacuated to Birmingham for ongoing medical treatment. (AP Photo/University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, FILE)The Pakistani girl, shot by a Taliban gunman, is headed toward a full recovery.


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