Nov 29 Amid intensifying violence, Central African Republic wants to lift ban on diamond exports A road outside the Central African Republic's capital city of Bangui, which rebels seized in March. Photo by Flickr user John Friel. The Central African Republic is calling for an end to the ban on their export… Continue reading
Nov 29 U.S. commander apologizes for drone strike that killed Afghan civilians Photo by Reuters/U.S. Air Force/Lt Col Leslie Pratt/Handout The American military commander behind one, maybe two NATO drone strikes on Thursday that killed a child and wounded two women in the southern Helmand Province of Afghanistan, apologized to… Continue reading
Nov 29 France could soon punish those who pay for sex Under current law, prostitution is legal in France. Photo of French police by Flickr Creative Commons user Sean Ganann The French parliament is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a bill to impose heavy fines on those paying… Continue reading
Nov 29 President Obama visits activists fasting for immigration President Barack Obama shakes hands with supporters after speaking about immigration reform in the East Room of the White House on Oct. 24. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Friday told activists who are… Continue reading
Nov 29 First family welcomes White House Christmas tree US Park Service personnel position the White House Christmas tree in the Blue Room this afternoon pic.twitter.com/CUNHhXBkO7— petesouza (@petesouza) November 29, 2013 The White House wasted no time moving from one holiday to the next. Continue reading
Nov 29 Stocks fall on Black Friday, but up for the month Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images Online Black Friday sales couldn't make up for declines in phone and industrial shares on a half day of trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Standard and Poor's 500 Index closed slightly… Continue reading
Nov 29 Update: Comet ISON may have survived close encounter with the sun .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Material from Comet ISON appeared… Continue reading
Nov 29 For NASA, Black Hole Friday beats Black Friday deals If you're sick of everything Black Friday, NASA has an alternative: Black Hole Friday. Throughout the day, they'll be tweeting facts and images about black holes, and giving Black Friday forgoers a reason to celebrate. For retail, it's… Continue reading
Nov 29 Black Friday spreads to Europe and one company marks up product with success An employee shouts to colleagues as customers gather around a near-empty display of televisions during a Black Friday discount sale inside an Asda supermarket in London on Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. Britons queued outside Asda supermarkets this morning and… Continue reading
Nov 29 Full pardon to be granted to the 21 females arrested Wednesday #Egypt to pardon the 21 women and girls sentenced to 11 years in prison for a peaceful protest http://t.co/yknWwXiFmR— AJELive (@AJELive) November 29, 2013… Continue reading