Last year’s 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Mineral, Virginia, was felt over an area much larger than previously thought. In a new study, scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey report landslides triggered by the quake four times farther away from the epicenter, and over an area 20 times larger than expected, based on studies of other […]
New Evidence Shows Surprising Reach of Eastern US Quake
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Spain’s Constitutional Court Upholds Gay Marriage Law
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
Spain’s top court has upheld the legality of the country’s gay marriage law, rejecting an appeal contending that marriage can represent only the union of a man and a woman. The county’s top court voted Tuesday to dismiss the appeal filed by the conservative Popular Party that has opposed it. Spain’s parliament passed the gay […]
Voters Head to the Polls in 2012 US Presidential Election
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
Voters across the United States are heading to the polls Tuesday, to decide whether to re-elect President Barack Obama or pick a new American leader for the next four years, Republican challenger Mitt Romney. There were long lines of voters at polling places throughout the country, with some sporadic problems reported. Both candidates have dispatched […]
Voters Head to the Polls in 2012 US Presidential Election
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Voters across the U.S. are heading to the polls Tuesday, to decide whether to re-elect President Barack Obama or pick a new American leader for the next four years, Republican challenger Mitt Romney. There were long lines of voters at polling places throughout the country, with some sporadic problems reported. Both candidates have dispatched legions […]
Ukraine Orders Partial Vote Re-run
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
Ukraine’s outgoing parliament has ordered a partial re-run of voting in five disputed districts despite claims by the opposition that it won those seats. A nonbinding resolution was passed by parliament Tuesday after a call by the Central Election Commission declaring that the vote tally violated Ukrainian law and the country’s constitution. The opposition accuses […]
Heart Could Power its Own Pacemaker
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
Patients whose hearts need a bit of help keeping the beat are often given a pacemaker, which delivers electrical pulses to regulate heartbeats. The tiny electronic devices, surgically implanted beneath the skin on the chest, must be replaced every five to seven years when their batteries run out. But an experimental device that converts energy […]
Sudan’s Bashir Has ‘Successful, Minor’ Surgery
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Sudan’s state news agency says President Omar al-Bashir has undergone what it calls “successful, minor surgery” in Saudi Arabia. The report Tuesday did not say what type of surgery Mr. Bashir had, but said he is recovering well and will be released from the hospital in a few hours. This is the second time this […]
Greek Workers Strike as Parliament Debates Cuts
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
A 48-hour public workers’ strike has begun in Greece, as lawmakers discuss a new round of austerity measures required for another infusion of bailout funding from the European Union. Police and anti-riot troops were out in force across the capital, Athens, Tuesday as more than 35,000 people marched through the city in two separate demonstrations […]
Voters Head to the Polls in 2012 US Presidential Election
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Voters across the U.S. are heading to the polls Tuesday, to decide whether to re-elect President Barack Obama or pick a new American leader for the next four years, Republican challenger Mitt Romney. The national presidential election is nearing the finish line, but the outcome is uncertain. After a year-and-a-half of campaigning, three debates and […]
Cameroon President Celebrates 30 Years in Power
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya marks 30 years in power Tuesday — an event the ruling party is greeting with celebrations, while the opposition plans to protest. Supporters of the 79-year-old president say he has brought stability to Cameroon, a nation of 20 million with vast ethnic, linguistic and religious diversity. Opponents call him a dictator […]
