House approves $1.1 trillion measure to fund government through September 30
January 15, 2014
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill that eliminates the threat of a government shutdown through September 30 and offers lawmakers a chance to end four years of chaotic, crisis-driven budgeting.
US suspends 34 nuclear missile officers over exam cheating
January 15, 2014
WASHINGTON: The US military has suspended 34 officers in charge of launching nuclear missiles for cheating on a proficiency test, Air Force leaders said on Wednesday.
The US Air Force has come under growing scrutiny over a spate of embarrassing setbacks linked to the nuclear force.
Congress mounts its fiercest attack yet on AAP, calls it a...
January 15, 2014
NEW DELHI: In the fiercest attack yet by outside supporter Congress on AAP, senior party leader Salman Khurshid on Wednesday dubbed it as "anarchist" with "Jurassic" ideas out to destroy the system and also with some of the "worst, stinking, third grade" people across the country.
Doomsday Clock Set at 5 ‘Til Midnight
January 15, 2014
The iconic Doomsday Clock remains poised at five minutes until midnight, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists announced today (Jan. 14).
Tick, tock ... The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor for threats to humanity from technology.
Obama: Won’t wait for legislation to advance 2014 priorities
January 15, 2014
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he would not wait for Congress to pass legislation to advance his policy priorities this year and said he was "getting close" to finishing a review of U.S. surveillance practices - to be unveiled on Friday.
Poverty among employed higher than unemployed: Report
January 14, 2014
NEW DELHI: Poverty among the employed is higher than among the unemployed. If that seems counterintuitive, the fact that 90% of the poor are employed might make it seem less puzzling.
Abortion is evidence of ‘throwaway culture’: Pope
January 14, 2014
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Monday criticized abortion as evidence of a "throwaway culture" that wastes people as well as food, saying that such a mentality is a threat to world peace.
He also urged better respect for migrants. Saying hunger is a threat to world peace, he noted that not only food but human beings themselves are often discarded as unnecessary.
Amma Canteen warms cold Delhi’s Pongal
January 14, 2014
Delicacies sold like hot cakes with stalls running out of food before 8 p.m.
ON A PLATTER: People at the ‘Amma Unavagam’ Pongal celebration 2014 at Tamil Nadu Bhawan, in New Delhi on Sunday
Google to acquire Nest for $3.2 billion in cash
January 14, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO: Google Inc on Monday announced plans to acquire Nest Labs Inc, a maker of smart thermostats and smoke alarms, for $3.2 billion, signaling the internet company's intention to expand into a broader array of devices and bringing valuable hardware design expertise in-house.
John Kerry seeks to bridge US-Russia gap with potatoes
January 14, 2014
PARIS: After months of tension between the United States and Russia over issues ranging from Edward Snowden's intelligence leaks to the Syrian conflict, US secretary of state John Kerry sought to bridge the diplomatic gap on Monday by giving his Russian counterpart an unusual gift of potatoes.
