Abdul Basit, 43, was hours from his slated execution; has been paralyzed from the waist down since contracting meningitis in prison in 2010 ...read more
Source: CBS News
Monthly Archives: September 2015
Man Shoots Infant Son, Ex-Girlfriend in Alabama Church
Man shoots infant, estranged girlfriend in Ala. church before pastor, parishioners tackle him ...read more
Source: ABC News
Category: US
Rights Group Says Civilians Harmed in Egypt's Sinai Campaign
Human Rights Watch says civilians harmed as Egypt military creates northern Sinai buffer zone ...read more
Source: ABC News
Category: International
Saudi soldiers held by Yemen rebels
Two Saudi soldiers fighting with the Arab coalition in Yemen have been detained by Houthi rebels, coalition spokesman Ahmed Asseri said. ...read more
Source: CNN Top Stories
Report: 13 Turkish Soldiers Wounded in Bomb Attack
Report: 13 Turkish soldiers wounded in bomb attack in eastern Turkey ...read more
Source: ABC News
Category: International
Chinese Uighur Upholds Long Tradition of Tightrope Walking
Chinese Uighur upholds tradition of tightrope walking, hopes to perform dramatic new feat ...read more
Source: ABC News
Category: International
Former Peanut Exec Gets 28 Years in Prison for Outbreak
Former peanut executive gets 28 years in prison for role in deadly salmonella outbreak ...read more
Source: ABC News
Category: US
Man buried alive in road crater
Residents in a rural part of central India made a gruesome discovery over the weekend. ...read more
Source: CNN Top Stories
More kids crossing into U.S. alone
U.S. officials say there's a notable increase in the number of unaccompanied minors and families crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, presenting worries of a possible new refugee influx. ...read more
Source: CNN Top Stories
School shocked after assistant principal appears in crude rap video
New Jersey officer pleads not guilty to charges he was driving drunk in crash that killed 2
Former wrestling champion faces tough opponent in stage 4 cancer battle
Emails show top Clinton aide discussed sensitive travel plans on unsecured account
Chicago residents face 'perfect storm' of tax hikes - VIDEO: Chicago mayor pushing $500M tax hike
Addenbrooke's put in special measures
One of the UK's biggest NHS trusts is put in special measures after inspectors found concerns over staffing, treatment delays and governance failings. ...read more
Source: BBC
EDF eyes renewables expansion outside Europe, CEO says
PARIS (Reuters) - French state-controlled utility EDF wants to expand into renewable energy beyond Europe, Chief Executive Jean-Bernard Levy told financial daily Les Echos in an interview published on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters
Category: businessNews
AfricaLink on Air - 22 September 2015: 0705 UTC
Burkina Faso army troops enter capital, negotiating coup leaders' surrender+++Suspected Boko Haram militants kill at least 45 in Maiduguri attacks+++Kenyans mark second anniversary of Westgate killings ...read more
Source: Deutsche Welle
Category: World
He backs off earlier statement about Muslims running for president
Food exec sentenced in outbreak
A former peanut company owner was sentenced Monday to 28 years in jail for knowingly shipping out salmonella-tainted products in a 2008 outbreak that killed nine people and sickened hundreds of others. ...read more
Source: CNN Top Stories
91-year old woman charged with complicity to murder in Auschwitz
A former SS radio operator at Auschwitz, now 91, has been charged by German authorities with being an accessory to murder on 260,000 Counts. Prosecutors say her trial in Kiel is not likely to begin until next year. ...read more
Source: Deutsche Welle
Category: News
'Golden' silver nanoparticle looks and behaves like gold
(Phys.org)—In an act of "nano-alchemy," scientists have synthesized a silver (Ag) nanocluster that is virtually identical to a gold (Au) nanocluster. On the outside, the silver nanocluster has a golden yellow color, and on the inside, its chemical structure and properties also closely mimic those of its gold counterpart. The ...read more
Source: phy.org
Category: Nanomaterials
Column: Kevin Harvick's mettle will be tested next 2 races
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson are not enemies. They have known each other since the early days of their careers, which began in California before the two crossed the country to North Carolina to take a crack at making it in NASCAR. ...read more
Source: Fox News
AstraZeneca taps crowd sourcing to find cancer drug cocktails
LONDON (Reuters) - Drugmaker AstraZeneca is harnessing the wisdom of crowds to help mix tomorrow's cancer drug cocktails.
Source: Reuters
Category: businessNews