Vatican City Looking tired but serene, Pope Benedict XVI told thousands of faithful Wednesday that he was stepping down for "the good of the church," speaking in his first public appearance since dropping the bombshell announcement of his resignation. The 85-year-old Benedict basked in more than a minute-long standing ovation when he entered the packed audience hall for his traditional Wednesday...
Charred Human Remains Found in Burned Cabin
Labels: Business Investigators have located charred human remains in the burned-out cabin where they believe suspected cop killer and ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner was holed up as the structure burned to the ground, police said.The human remains were found within the debris of the burned cabin and identification will be attempted through forensic means, the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner...
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Why pope will long be remembered
Labels: WorldTim Stanley says Pope Benedict will be seen as an important figure in church history.STORY HIGHLIGHTSTimothy Stanley: Benedict XVI's resignation is historic since popes usually serve for lifeHe says pope not so much conservative as asserting church's "living tradition" He backed traditionalists, but a conflicted flock, scandal, culture wars a trial to papacy, he saysStanley: Pope kept to principle,...
Nokia slams India tax raid as 'excessive'
Labels: Technology MUMBAI: Finnish phone giant Nokia said Tuesday it had protested to the Indian government over a tax raid at one of its factories in South India, slamming the action as "excessive and unacceptable".Officials last month raided one of Nokia's manufacturing units in the southern city of Chennai as part of an investigation into tax department suspicions that it may have evaded taxes totalling...
North Korea claims to conduct powerful nuclear test
Labels: LifestyleSTORY HIGHLIGHTSTest yield was "several kilotons," according to U.S. intelligenceObama says the test was "highly provocative," calls for swift international actionChina says it "resolutely opposes" the nuclear testThe test is "a significant step forward" for the North's program, an analyst saysHong Kong (CNN) -- North Korea said Tuesday that it had conducted a new, more powerful underground nuclear...
Poll: 45% approve of Obama's handling of the economy
Labels: Health By Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Anthony Salvanto, and Fred Backus As President Barack Obama prepares for the first State of the Union Address of his second term, one which will primarily be focused on economic issues, fewer than half of Americans (45 percent) approve of how he's handling the economy, while more (49 percent) disapprove. Overall, Mr. Obama is performing better with 52 percent of...
Could an African Cardinal Be the Next Pope?
Labels: Business Feb 12, 2013 9:09am Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson attends a Mass for Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, in this April 13, 2005 photo. (Pier Paolo Cito/AP Photo)By BAZI KANANI and PHOEBE NATANSONROME – After Pope Benedict XVI became the first pope in hundreds of years to voluntarily resign, the Roman Catholic Church could be...
Feb
11
What beats Grammy? Immortality
Labels: WorldLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeLegends beyond their own timeSTORY HIGHLIGHTSBob Greene: Grammy nominated acts should remember the real prize comes later in lifeHe says at a hotel he ran into a group of singing stars from an earlier era, in town for a showHe says the world of post-fame...
US tornadoes strike southern states, 60 injured
Labels: Technology MIAMI: Several powerful tornadoes ripped through the southern US states of Mississippi and Alabama injuring at least 60 people and destroying hundreds of homes at the weekend, emergency officials said Monday.The city of Hattiesburg in Mississippi's Forrest County bore the brunt of the storms, with heavy rain continuing to lash the region and create a risk of flooding."Two people were critically...
3 dead in Delaware courthouse shooting
Labels: LifestyleBy Ashley Fantz, CNNupdated 10:46 AM EST, Mon February 11, 2013STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Three are killed in a courthouse shooting, Delaware State Police sayNEW: A gunfight reportedly broke out in lobby of the courthouseThe shooting happened at the New Castle County Court of Common Pleas(CNN) -- Three people are dead, including a gunman who opened fire at a courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware, Monday morning,...
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