CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's president negotiated with judges on Monday to try to defuse a crisis over his seizure of extended powers which set off violent protests reminiscent of the uprising that thrust his Islamist movement into government. The justice minister said he thought President Mohamed Mursi would agree with a proposal from the highest judicial authority to curb the scope of...
NASA monitors massive dust storm on Mars
Label: Technology WASHINGTON: The US space agency says it is monitoring a massive dust storm on Mars that has produced atmospheric changes.It's the first time since the 1970s that NASA is studying such a phenomenon both from orbit and with a weather station on the surface, NASA said on its website."This is now a regional dust storm," said Rich Zurek, chief Mars scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
Narayan Rane clears the air, no plan to join Shiv Sena
Label: Lifestyle MUMBAI: Keeping party politics away, two key DF ministers, NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal and Congress's Narayan Rane, on Monday paid tributes to their political mentor and former boss Balasaheb Thackeray at a condolence meeting held at Mantralaya, the state government headquarters. Thackeray died after protracted illness at his Bandra residence on November 17. Even as he fondly recalled his long association...
Bounce houses a party hit but kids' injuries soar
Label: HealthCHICAGO (AP) — They may be a big hit at kids' birthday parties, but inflatable bounce houses can be dangerous, with the number of injuries soaring in recent years, a nationwide study found.Kids often crowd into bounce houses, and jumping up and down can send other children flying into the air, too.The numbers suggest 30 U.S. children a day are treated in emergency rooms for broken bones, sprains,...
'Innocence of Muslims' Filmmaker: I Have No Regrets
Label: Business From behind bars, the maker of the anti-Islam movie "Innocence of Muslims" says he has no regrets. Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, a 55-year-old Egyptian-American Coptic Christian, told The New York Times that he stands by the incendiary movie, which portrays the religion'sbeloved Prophet Muhammad as a fraud and a pedophile."I thought, before I wrote this script," said Nakoula in...
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Mursi to meet judges over power grab
Label: WorldCAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi will meet senior judges on Monday to try to ease a crisis over his seizure of new powers which has set off violent protests reminiscent of last year's revolution which brought him to power. Egypt's stock market plunged on Sunday in its first day open since Mursi issued a decree late on Thursday temporarily widening his powers and shielding...
French right close to collapse after talks fail
Label: Technology PARIS: France's main right-wing opposition party was close to collapse on Sunday after talks failed to resolve a bitter leadership dispute and an ex-prime minister vowed to take the battle to the courts.The contested leadership vote has thrown into turmoil ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP -- still reeling from its loss of the presidency and parliament this year -- and raised the spectre...
Syed Ibrahim set to be first Muslim chief of IB
Label: Lifestyle NEW DELHI: Syed Asif Ibrahim, a 1977 batch IPS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, is set to take over as the new director of Intelligence Bureau. Ibrahim, who will succeed incumbent Nehchal Sandhu who is due to retire in December end, will be the first Muslim officer to head the country's premier intelligence agency. External intelligence agency RAW will also see a change at the helm, with Alok...
AP PHOTOS: Simple surgery heals blind Indonesians
Label: HealthPADANG SIDEMPUAN, Indonesia (AP) — They came from the remotest parts of Indonesia, taking crowded overnight ferries and riding for hours in cars or buses — all in the hope that a simple, and free, surgical procedure would restore their eyesight.Many patients were elderly and needed help to reach two hospitals in Sumatra where mass eye camps were held earlier this month by Nepalese surgeon Dr. Sanduk...
No Powerball Winner; Jackpot Grows to $425 Million
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