Friday, 9th March, 2012 Japan ends whaling season short of quota
Japan has ended its whaling season with less than a third of its annual target, said the country's Fisheries Agency.
Friday, 9th March, 2012 Indian 'mining mafia' accused of killing policeman
A senior Indian police officer has been run over and killed by a vehicle carrying illegally quarried stones in northern Madhya Pradesh state, police say.
Friday, 9th March, 2012 2 dead, 7 hurt after man opens fire at Pittsburgh psychiatric hospital
A man walked into a Pittsburgh psychiatric hospital with a pair of guns Thursday and began firing, leading to injuries to seven people and two deaths -- including his own as police arrived and shot back, authorities said.
Friday, 9th March, 2012 Emirates berates Airbus over superjumbo cracks
Emirates Airline, the world's largest operator of Airbus's A380 superjumbo, has lambasted the aircraft maker and plans to seek compensation after complaining of widespread disruption to the carrier following the discovery of wing cracks on the jet.
Friday, 9th March, 2012 Abducted Briton, Italian killed as rescue attempt launched
The suspected killers of Italian and British hostages who had been held in Nigeria have been arrested, an adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan said Thursday in a statement, according to the government-run Nigerian Television Authority.
Thursday, 8th March, 2012 Japan reports record current account deficit
Japan has reported a record current account deficit because of rising energy imports, as the country's economic recovery remains fragile.
Thursday, 8th March, 2012 AQAP claims responsibility for Yemen attacks
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has taken responsibility for a series of attacks on Yemeni security forces in recent days that killed more than 180 troops.
Thursday, 8th March, 2012 Pakistani Taliban official raises questions about his demotion
A prominent figure in the Pakistani Taliban on Thursday questioned a decision by the group's leadership to remove him from his position of deputy commander over accusations he held unauthorized talks with the Pakistani government
Thursday, 8th March, 2012 Fears of disruption as big solar storm hits the Earth
The Earth is currently being battered by a storm of charged particles from the Sun, which could disrupt power grids, satellite navigation and plane routes.
Tuesday, 6th March, 2012 Australia floods: Thousands evacuate NSW town
Almost 9,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes in the town
of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales as floods continue in southeast
Australia.
Tuesday, 6th March, 2012 Holder: US can legally kill Americans in terror groups
The U.S. government is legally justified in killing its own citizens
overseas if they are involved in plotting terror attacks against
America, Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday, offering the Obama
administration's most detailed explanation so far of its controversial
targeted killing program.
Tuesday, 6th March, 2012 Heightened U.S.-Afghan tensions threaten strategic talks
The United States appeared Monday to raise the possibility there may be
no long-term strategic agreement with Afghanistan after American troops
withdraw in 2014, a move that comes amid heightened tensions over the
burning of Qurans by U.S. soldiers.
