Monthly Archives: January 2012

TopNews-28Jan2012

  • Cruise ship fuel removal stalled due to rough seas – The Associated Press
    Globe and MailCruise ship fuel removal stalled due to rough seasThe Associated PressGIGLIO, Italy (AP) — Rough seas off Italy’s Tuscan coast forced a delay in the planned Saturday start of the operation to remove a half-million gallons of fuel from the grounded Costa Concordia, and officials said pumping may now not begin until …Six Costa Concorida pa […]
  • Romney surges in Fla., but Gingrich attacking – CBS News
    Sydney Morning HeraldRomney surges in Fla., but Gingrich attackingCBS NewsThe two leading candidates in Tuesday’s crucial Republican presidential primary in Florida, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, were to hit the campaign trail hard in the Sunshine State Saturday. With polls showing Romney surging, Gingrich was pulling out …Gingrich Under Fire From Co […]
  • Obama seeks government reforms in Congress – San Francisco Chronicle
    News OneObama seeks government reforms in CongressSan Francisco ChronicleBy KEN THOMAS, AP President Barack Obama, fresh from a five-state tour following his State of the Union address, is calling for government reforms to ease gridlock and bar members of Congress from profiting from their position.Obama to senators: Change the way you do businessAtlanta Jou […] Continue reading

TopNews-24Jan2012

  • France urges Turkey not to overreact to genocide law – Reuters
    CBC.caFrance urges Turkey not to overreact to genocide lawReuters| PARIS (Reuters) – France urged Turkey not to overreact on Tuesday after the French parliament adopted a bill making it illegal to deny the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks nearly a century ago was genocide. Speaking on Canal+ television …Turkey Slams France Over Armenian ‘Gen […]
  • Largest Solar Radiation Storm in Six Years Headed Toward Earth – Bloomberg
    USA TODAYLargest Solar Radiation Storm in Six Years Headed Toward EarthBloombergThe Earth will be bombarded today by the strongest solar radiation storm in six years, with a limited potential to affect satellites and power grids, officials say. The coronal mass ejection, a violent release of plasma and magnetic fields from the sun …Biggest Solar Storm Sinc […]
  • Mitt Romney paid $3 million in federal taxes in 2010 – Los Angeles Times
    Los Angeles TimesMitt Romney paid $3 million in federal taxes in 2010Los Angeles TimesThe Republican presidential candidate agreed to make his tax returns public after pressure from rivals. Mitt Romney talks to the press after holding a round table on housing issues in Tampa, Fla., Jan. 23, 2012. (Emmanuel Dunand / AFP/Getty Images) …Tax returns show Romne […]
  • China’s Xi to Visit White House – Wall Street Journal
    Malaysia StarChina’s Xi to Visit White HouseWall Street JournalBy JEREMY PAGE BEIJING—Xi Jinping, the man widely expected to become China’s top leader this year, will take his biggest step into the international spotlight Feb 14 when he meets President Barack Obama on his first official visit to the US as vice …China heir apparent to visit White […] Continue reading

Why are websites protesting SOPA-PIPA bills?

SOPA and PIPA represent two anti-piracy bills in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate respectively. While these bills may have good intentions, but they are harming the core principles of the Internet: freedom and innovation. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a good explanation of how the bills violate the freedom of speech that serves as the foundation of the Internet.

We suggest US-based visitors to contact your Representative or Senator, and its International customers to donate to organizations like EFF, to ensure that broad opposition to this proposed legislation rings loud and clear. Many prominent Internet companies participating in the protest are listed here: SOPAstrike.com Continue reading

TopNews-18Jan2012

  • Ethiopia gunmen kill five foreign tourists in Afar – BBC News
    BBC NewsEthiopia gunmen kill five foreign tourists in AfarBBC NewsFive foreign tourists have been killed in Ethiopia in an attack by unknown gunmen in the northern Afar region, the government says. German, Belgian, Italian and Hungarian nationals were among them, government official Bereket Simon said. …Five nationalities victims in Ethiopia attacksTelegra […]
  • Police say dog walkers found human head in plastic bag on trail below LA’s … – Washington Post
    Telegraph.co.ukPolice say dog walkers found human head in plastic bag on trail below LA’s …Washington PostLOS ANGELES — Detectives are expected to resume searching an area of Los Angeles where two dogs found a human head in a plastic bag. Police say two dog walkers with about nine dogs came across the bag on a popular trail below the Hollywood sign in […]
  • Search suspended after stricken Italian cruise ship moves – CNN
    Telegraph.co.ukSearch suspended after stricken Italian cruise ship movesCNNBy the CNN Wire Staff The Italian Coast Guard has released photos of the rescue effort at the cruise ship Costa Concordia near Giglio Island, Italy. Giglio, Italy (CNN) — With bitterly cold temperatures and frigid waters, the chances of finding more …Cruise ship shifts, search halt […]
  • Russia Says Foreign Troops Will Not Deploy in Syria – Voice of America
    The Daily StarRussia Says Foreign Troops Will Not Deploy in SyriaVoice of AmericaJanuary 18, 2012 Russia Says Foreign Troops Will Not Deploy in Syria VOA News Syrian ally Russia says it will not allow the deployment of foreign troops in Syria, as the UN Security Council debates how to stop the bloodshed of the 10-month uprising …Russia: Western sanctions a […] Continue reading