tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56930985760083339622024-02-02T14:02:42.800-08:00News UpdateNews Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-27050924642778644012012-04-16T05:44:00.001-07:002012-04-16T05:44:00.355-07:00Nicki Minaj Shuts Down Twitter Account After Fan Site Leaks Music Nicki Minaj is apparently unafraid of leaving her 11 million plus followers disappointed to express her outrage. The "Super Bass" raptress deleted her Twitter account on Sunday, April 15, shortly after blocking fan site NickiDaily.com for posting songs from "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded" ahead of its April 3 release in the United States. Prior to pulling the plug, News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-72761229043946897722012-04-15T14:10:00.001-07:002012-04-15T14:10:55.010-07:00Summit sex scandal takes shine off Colombia efforts Gracing the cover of the latest Time magazine and trumpeting his nation's security achievements, President Juan Manuel Santos had hoped the Summit of the Americas would showcase the modern face of Colombia. Yet global media coverage from this weekend's gathering of more than 30 heads of state has focused instead on a scandal after members of U.S. President Barack Obama's security detail were News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-20843018144848726702012-04-15T13:43:00.001-07:002012-04-15T13:43:26.002-07:00Support for Spain's PM falls as austerity bites Support for Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy fell sharply in April after his government announced deep spending cuts and health and education reforms to fight the sovereign debt crisis, an opinion poll showed on Sunday. The Metroscopia poll published monthly in left-leaning newspaper El Pais reflects for the first time a negative sentiment of the Spaniards towards the centre-right News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-53276094606664336632012-04-15T07:11:00.001-07:002012-04-15T07:11:38.505-07:00Pope marks milestones amid signs of frailty, succession talk Pope Benedict marks two milestones this week and while his health appears stable, signs of frailty have again prompted speculation over whether he will be the first pontiff in seven centuries to resign. Benedict, one of the oldest popes in history, turns 85 on Monday, and on Thursday he marks the seventh anniversary of his election as successor to the immensely popular John Paul II. SpeakingNews Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-58690248865454614642012-04-15T03:19:00.001-07:002012-04-15T03:19:11.728-07:00Iran hails progress in talks on nuclear programme Iran and six world powers claimed on Saturday that they had made significant progress in talks in Istanbul on the Iranian nuclear programme and said they would start talking about concrete steps towards a negotiated solution to the crisis at the next meeting, in Baghdad on 23 May. Speaking on behalf of the six-nation group, Catherine Ashton, the European Union foreign policy chief, said the News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-51559237367603011502012-04-14T16:37:00.001-07:002012-04-14T16:37:15.161-07:00Canada moves emission regulations in line with USA Regulations have been proposed by the Government of Canada that would put fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards for medium- and heavy duty vehicles in line with those in the USA. Proposals would cut emissions from on-road heavy duty vehicles and engines, such as large pick-up trucks and short/long-haul tractors; as well as garbage and cement trucks, buses and more; for the 2014 News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-1369992145803990312012-04-14T15:36:00.001-07:002012-04-14T15:36:54.208-07:00Al-Megrahi 'fighting for his life' The convicted Lockerbie bomber is fighting for his life after receiving a blood transfusion in hospital, his family has said. Former Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi's health is said to have deteriorated quickly. Al-Megrahi's son, Khaled, said his father was taken to hospital for the second time in two days. "My dad's health is very bad and has been worsening," News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-62192625153888965382012-04-14T15:03:00.001-07:002012-04-14T15:03:54.804-07:00Subaru BRZ Delayed Until 2013, Maybe News is surfacing that extremely high demand is somehow causing Japanese domestic deliveries of the Subaru BRZ to be delayed until January, 2013. It isn’t totally clear how something being well received and in-demand would make it harder to deliver, if anything the opposite would make sense, but according to FT86Club that’s exactly what’s going on. You’re probably wondering what that means News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-29582309995537943182012-04-13T22:38:00.001-07:002012-04-13T22:38:23.016-07:00Icann admits gTLD software flaw may have revealed rival bid details The internet naming company Icann has admitted that rival bidders for highly valuable new internet domains could have seen each others' secret bids because of flaws in its registration software. The company took the system offline on Thursday afternoon, just hours before applications were due to close after being open for more than three months. In a dramatic announcement at about 0200 on News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-66954051818977118472012-04-13T17:13:00.001-07:002012-04-13T17:13:16.401-07:00Acura NSX Roadster Drives the Red Carpet at Avengers Premiere The upcoming Avengers movie based on the classic marvel comics will feature super heros, super villains, crazy explosions and of course hot cars. Acura supplied the automotive eye candy in the form of the TL, MDX and the new NSX, showing the cars off at the movie’s red carpet debut. The Avengers hollywood premiere saw the whole fleet of Avengers designed Acura cars ferrying the stars to the News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-79097703355039040972012-04-13T15:32:00.001-07:002012-04-13T15:32:06.806-07:00Asian neighbors react to North Korean rocket launch The North Korean rocket launch that threw its neighbors in the Asian region into high alert was greeted with relief on Friday as previously jittery stock markets gained ground and bans on activities in its projected flight path were relaxed. Meanwhile, China state media labeled Japanese missile defense plans against the launch as a "pretext" to contain Beijing. South Korea and News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-18801056023636856752012-04-13T09:17:00.001-07:002012-04-13T09:17:32.886-07:00Four on trial in Denmark over Mohammad cartoons plotFour men went on trial in Denmark on Friday accused of plotting a "Mumbai-style" attack on the offices of a Danish newspaper whose publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in 2005 outraged many Muslims. The three Swedish citizens and one Tunisian pleaded not guilty to charges of terrorism and three of the four pleaded not guilty to illegal possession of weapons. Prosecutors News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-60134536075327435272012-04-13T06:02:00.001-07:002012-04-13T06:02:02.576-07:00FIA says F1 Bahrain Grand Prix to go ahead The governing body of the Formula One motor racing series has said that the Bahrain Grand Prix is to go ahead as planned, despite ongoing political instability and threats from some groups to disrupt the event. In a statement issued early on Friday, the FIA said: "Based on the current information the FIA has at this stage, it is satisfied that all the proper security measures are in placeNews Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-74826167380651370032012-04-13T05:27:00.001-07:002012-04-13T05:27:32.731-07:00UK police judgment poor in News Corp hacking case: report Senior London police staff linked to the News Corp phone hacking scandal showed poor judgment, took bad decisions and got too close to journalists working for Rupert Murdoch's newspapers, an independent watchdog said on Thursday. While the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC)rejected allegations of corruption involving two of the top personnel at the Metropolitan Police (MPS), it News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-15897706644731593282012-04-12T16:49:00.001-07:002012-04-12T16:49:11.436-07:00Pakistan agrees to re-engage with U.S., sets conditionsPakistan's parliament set out new guidelines for its relations with the United States, as it agreed to re-engage with Washington after months of tension over deadly airstrikes on a Pakistani border post by NATO forces and other issues. A list of recommendations approved by lawmakers includes a call for an immediate end to U.S. drone attacks and no further use of Pakistan as a transportation News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-33397763005650971712012-04-12T16:15:00.001-07:002012-04-12T16:15:47.550-07:002012 Peugeot 508 RXH UK review The Peugeot 508 RXH is the top-of-the-range model of the 508 SW. Using a version of the diesel-electric hybrid powertrain from the 3008 Hybrid4, it gives you everything from zero-emission electric-powered motoring to full-time four-wheel drive. That is thanks to its combination of a 2.0-litre diesel engine that drives the front wheels with an electric motor that drives the rear wheels. These News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-19738341409047137742012-04-12T13:20:00.001-07:002012-04-12T13:20:50.791-07:002013 Ford Escape Built with Help from Laser-Eyed Robots Ford is employing an army of robots with laser eyes and suction cup hands to build the 2013 Escape crossover. First put to work in Ford’s European facilities, the laser- and camera-aided robots are intended to increase quality on U.S.-assembled Escape models at Ford’s Louisville, Ky. Plant. The robots use an array of lasers and cameras as eyes, which help them install parts on the vehicle News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-66120273211579602222012-04-12T12:33:00.001-07:002012-04-12T12:33:53.911-07:00Sony Layoffs: Company To Slash 10,000 Jobs After Posting Biggest-Ever LossTOKYO - Faced with mounting losses, Sony Corp. said Thursday it will slash 10,000 jobs, or about 6 per cent of its global workforce, and try to turn around its money-losing TV business over the next two years. New CEO and President Kazuo Hirai outlined his business strategy at a big press conference where he pledged to revive the electronics and entertainment company. Sony earlier this week moreNews Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-6662747159547220552012-04-12T03:39:00.001-07:002012-04-12T03:39:31.595-07:00Gingrich charges Fox News with pro-Romney bias DOVER, Del. -- During a meeting with 18 Delaware Tea Party leaders here on Wednesday, Newt Gingrich lambasted The Fox News Channel, accusing the cable news network that employed him as recently as last year of having been in the tank for Mitt Romney from the beginning of the Republican presidential fight and singling out former colleagues for attacking him out of what he characterized as News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-41568430197535188262012-04-11T19:55:00.001-07:002012-04-11T19:55:26.972-07:00News International braced as lawyer brings phone-hacking scandal to US Mark Lewis, the lawyer who has been at the forefront of efforts to expose the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, is poised to bring the battle for legal redress across the Atlantic and to the doorstep of Rupert Murdoch's media empire. Lewis will arrive in the US on Saturday and next week will begin legal discussions in New York, just a stone's throw away from News Corporation's global News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-27823407782776307082012-04-11T14:37:00.001-07:002012-04-11T14:37:20.531-07:00Nigeria FM Called 'Africa's Candidate' for World Bank President As the World Bank interviews Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as a candidate for its next president, academics, human rights organizations and regional bodies across Africa are supporting Okonjo-Iweala, with some calling her "Africa's candidate." At the same time, Africans across the continent are calling on the United States to step aside. In the 68 years since the News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-88355253074967959492012-04-11T14:34:00.001-07:002012-04-11T14:34:02.693-07:00Apple accused by US of colluding with publishers to fix price of ebooks The US government has accused Apple and five book publishers of colluding to fix the prices of ebooks. A lawsuit filed in New York on Wednesday said Apple had conspired with publishers in response to Amazon's success in selling ebooks for just under $10. It said the alleged price-fixing came as Apple prepared to launched the iPad and was guaranteed a 30% commission on each ebook sold. The News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-49040581704997813852012-04-11T12:52:00.001-07:002012-04-11T12:52:06.497-07:00Audi R8 e-tron Sound Developed by Acoustic Engineers The Audi R8 e-tron is going to be heard, even though its four electric engines run silently. Audi has spent three years developing the right sound for its newest all electric vehicle, and they have released a video showcasing the process behind assigning a sound to the R8 e-tron. In the video we are introduced to composer Rudolph Halbmeir in the studio, working with his digital audio work News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-5469946847414194362012-04-11T06:26:00.001-07:002012-04-11T06:26:32.229-07:00Sudan accuses South of assaulting oil area Sudan said on Wednesday it would use "all legitimate ways and means" to oppose what it said was South Sudan's assault on an oil-producing border region disputed between the two countries and long marred by clashes. The two former civil war foes have accused each other of provoking the clashes in the disputed area around Sudan's South Kordofan border state. South Sudan, which declaredNews Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693098576008333962.post-6115576795016229562012-04-11T05:47:00.001-07:002012-04-11T05:47:42.420-07:00Kofi Annan appeals to Syrian ally Iran for peace as activists report fresh violence (CBS/AP) TEHRAN, Iran - International envoy Kofi Annan has appealed to Syria's key ally Iran to support his plan to end the violence wracking the Arab country, saying that "any further militarization of the conflict would be disastrous." Annan spoke to reporters after talks on Tuesday with Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi. The U.N.-Arab League envoy has been pushing Damascus to News Updatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161535362314734609noreply@blogger.com