Curiosity prepped for software upgrade; snaps panorama - CNET
While scientists marvel at new views of Mars from the Curiosity rover, engineers are gearing up to load new software in a bit of electronic brain surgery that will take several days to complete. by William Harwood Part of a color panorama made up of …
Japanese fans dejected after 2-1 loss to US women in Olympic soccer final - Washington Post
TOKYO -- Japanese soccer fans who got up before dawn to watch their team take on the US women for the Olympic soccer gold medal started their day with disappointment. Just over a year ago, Japan enjoyed a stunning victory over the US in the women's …
Tension between Romney and conservative stalwarts resurfaces - NBCNews.com
War of Words And Arms Amid Assault In Syrian City - New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Syrian rebels in embattled Aleppo tried to maintain morale on Thursday by highlighting small gains in the midst of a withdrawal from the most contested area of the city, as government forces fired on their positions with jets, …
Assad replaces fugitive PM; Aleppo rebels pull back - Pakistan Daily Times
ALEPPO: Syrian President Bashar al Assad named a new prime minister on Thursday to replace most senior government defector as his forces pushed rebels back from a strategic district in Aleppo. Assad appointed Wael al Halki, a Sunni Muslim from the …
Nagasaki marks bomb with nuke-free Japan call - Pakistan Daily Times
TOKYO: The mayor of Nagasaki called Thursday for a Japan free of nuclear fears as the city marked the 67th anniversary of its World War II atomic bombing by the United States. "Even during wartime there are certain unacceptable actions," Tomihisa Taue …
Sect found after nearly a decade - Pakistan Daily Times
Seventy members of a radical sect who have been living in an underground bunker without heat or sunlight for nearly a decade have been discovered living on the outskirts of the city of Kazan in Russia, local media reported. The sect members included 20 …
Sinai buildup shifts tenet of Egypt-Israel peace - CBS News
CAIRO -- Egyptian troops, light tanks, armored vehicles and attack helicopters are pouring into the Sinai desert to root out increasingly aggressive Islamic militants in the most significant easing to date of a key provision in the landmark 1979 peace …
Iran holds Syria conference, pushes for peace talks - Times of India
TEHRAN: Iran on Thursday backed moves to start peace talks between the Syrian regime and opposition groups as it hosted a 29-nation conference on the conflict gripping its key ally. Iranian foreign minister Ali Akbar Salehi told reporters after the …
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