2013年3月11日星期一

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Venezuelan candidates trade barbs

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:36 PM PDT

Henrique Capriles, Venezuela's opposition leader and governor of Miranda state, addresses the media in CaracasThe presidential election starts with scathing personal attacks.

Judge nixes NYC’s big drink ban

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 12:32 PM PDT

File photo of a 64-ounce drink displayed alongside other soft drink cup sizes at a news conference at City Hall in New YorkMayor Bloomberg says he will immediately appeal the decision.

Judge OKs 'truth serum' for Colo. shooting suspect

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 23, 2012 file photo, James E. Holmes appears in Arapahoe County District Court in Centennial, Colo. Lawyers for Holmes have indicated their client might plead not guilty by reason of insanity. In court documents made public Friday, March 1, 2013, James Holmes' attorneys want the judge to declare portions of the state's insanity defense laws unconstitutional. The filings say the laws in which a defendant may waive their right to remain silent and reveal confidential medical information should be unconstitutional in cases involving the possibility of execution. (AP Photo/Denver Post, RJ Sangosti, Pool, File)It could help determine James Holmes' mental state if he pleads not guilty by reason of insanity.

Mars in the Utah desert

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 07:07 AM PDT

Mars in the Utah desertMelissa Battler, a geologist and commander of Crew 125 EuroMoonMars B mission, collects geologic samples for study at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in the Utah desert March 2, 2013. The MDRS aims to investigate the feasibility of a human exploration of Mars and uses the Utah desert's Mars-like terrain to simulate working conditions on the red planet. Scientists, students and enthusiasts work together developing field tactics and studying the terrain. All outdoor exploration is done wearing simulated spacesuits and carrying air supply packs and crews live together in a small communication base with limited amounts of electricity, food, oxygen and water. Everything needed to survive must be produced, fixed and replaced on site. Picture taken March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 20 OF 31 FOR PACKAGE 'MARS IN THE DESERT' SEARCH 'JIM MARS' FOR ALL IMAGES

Dad hacks 'Donkey Kong' so daughter can play as girl

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 03:03 PM PDT

Father Hacks 'Donkey Kong' to Let Daughter Play as GirlDeveloper Mike Mika put in lot of work to make his 3-year-old happy.

Palin's new book eyes religion at the holidays

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:26 PM PDT

Former Alaska Governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Palin speaks at a Tea Party Express rally on Boston Commons in BostonAccording to the publisher, it will advocate "reserving Jesus Christ in Christmas."

Pope's balcony dons red drapes for next pontiff

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:50 PM PDT

Pope's Balcony Gets Red Drapes for Next PontiffCardinals are gathering as preparations are being made for the new pope.

Helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills five: NATO

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 05:25 PM PDT

Five members of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force were killed.

U.N. looking into 20 massacres in Syrian crisis

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 12:57 PM PDT

Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria Paulo Pinheiro delivers his report next to UN human rights chief Pillay during the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in GenevaU.N. human rights investigators find a "disturbing and dangerous trend."

Owner says vehicle in deadly Ohio crash was stolen

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 03:50 PM PDT

This Monday, March 11, 2013 photo in Southington, Ohio shows the interior of a vehicle where six people died in a crash early Sunday in Warren, Ohio. Two teens who escaped the crash that killed six friends in a swampy pond wriggled out of the wreckage by smashing a rear window and swimming away from the SUV, a state trooper said Monday. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)Investigators are piecing together why eight teens were crammed into an SUV before it flipped.

Obama meets Arab American leaders ahead of trip

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 03:32 PM PDT

The groups encouraged the president to deliver a message of hope to the Palestinian people.

Palestinian militants likely killed Gaza baby, the U.N. says

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 12:59 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2012 file photo, Jihad Masharawi weeps while he holds the body of his 11-month old son Ahmad, at Shifa hospital following an Israeli air strike on their family house, in Gaza City. A U.N. report indicates an errant Palestinian rocket, not an Israeli airstrike, likely killed the baby of Masharawi during fighting in the Hamas-ruled territory last November. The death of Omar al-Masharawi, became a symbol of what Palestinians see as Israeli aggression during eight days of fighting that killed more than 160 Palestinians and six Israelis. (AP Photo/Majed Hamdan, File)The report challenges the widely believed story behind a stirring image.

Hagel takes cautious steps on Afghan trip

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 12:44 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of Defense Hagel is greeted by U.S. General Breedlove upon Hagel's arrival at Ramstein Air Base in GermanyA suicide bombing and accusations complicate the defense secretary's debut.

Long to-do list awaits the next pope

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 12:02 PM PDT

A view of the balcony on the facade of St. Peter's Basilica where the newly elected Pope will make his first appearance to salute the cheering crowd, at the Vatican Monday, March 11, 2013. Cardinals have gathered for their final day of talks before the conclave to elect the next pope amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs a manager pope to clean up the Vatican's messy bureaucracy or a pastoral pope who can inspire the faithful and make Catholicism relevant again. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)The moment Cardinal Albino Luciani learned his colleagues had elected him pope, he responded: "May God forgive you for what you've done." The remark, by the man who became Pope John Paul I, was seen as an expression of humility — but also a commentary on the mammoth task ahead.

No fish tale: Seven-foot alligator gets a prosthetic tail

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 12:27 PM PDT

Most people would not go out of their way to make a 7-foot-long alligator a more efficient swimmer. But a team of researchers in Arizona are doing just that, having attached a prosthetic tail to the back of an alligator to help the creature live a more normal life. "The fact he doesn't try to [...]

Convicted ex-Detroit mayor jailed until sentencing

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 03:32 PM PDT

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick leaves federal court after being convicted Monday, March 11, 2013, in Detroit, of corruption charges, ensuring a return to prison for a man once among the nation's youngest big-city leaders. (AP Photo/Detroit News, David Coates)Kwame Kilpatrick was found guilty of racketeering conspiracy, bribery, and tax crimes.

Craigslist murder case goes to Ohio jury

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:04 PM PDT

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The murder case against the alleged triggerman charged with killing three men by luring them with Craigslist job offers went to the jury on Monday after the prosecution asked jurors to use common sense and return a guilty verdict.

White House is concerned with 'North Korea's bellicose rhetoric'

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 11:41 AM PDT

North Korean soldiers attend military training in an undisclosed locationPyongyang's threats raise tensions and intimidate others, said an Obama spokesman.

Fidel Castro laments loss of 'best friend,' Chavez

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 10:01 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2000 file photo, Cuba's President Fidel Castro, left, talks with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in Barinas, Venezuela, near Chavez's hometown of Sabaneta. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 that Chavez has died. Chavez, 58, was first diagnosed with cancer in June 2011. (AP Photo/Jose Goitia, File)HAVANA (AP) — Retired leader Fidel Castro broke nearly a week of silence since the death of friend and ally Hugo Chavez, saying Monday that Cuba has lost its "best friend" with the late Venezuelan president's passing.

Cemetery puts brakes on NASCAR-themed headstone

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 09:18 AM PDT

A Catholic church has put the brakes on a headstone designed with the NASCAR logo. Sharon Carr, to honor her late husband, Jason Carr, had a a headstone built in the shape of a couch and decorated with images of a dog, a deer, and NASCAR and Indianapolis Colts logos to represent his interests. But [...]

Two acts seeking compensation for 'Harlem Shake'

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 09:15 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Two performers who say their songs have been used in Baauer's No. 1 hit "Harlem Shake" are seeking compensation because their vocals have been used without permission.

Somali pirates free Greek oil tanker seized last year: shipowner

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 09:35 AM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Somali pirates released a Greek-owned crude oil tanker and its 26 crew members who were seized 10 months ago in the Arabian Sea, the vessel's owner Dynacom Tankers Management said on Monday. The MT Smyrni, which was carrying one million barrels of oil, was hijacked in May last year off Oman. MT Smyrni is the second tanker to be freed by Somali pirates within the last few days. A chemical tanker hijacked a year ago with more than 20 crew on board was also released last week. (Reporting by Renee Maltezou in Athens and Abdiqani Hassan in Bosasso, editing by Deepa Babington)

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