Tuesday, December 13, 2011
GORONTALO, Indonesia, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Indonesia's Sulawesi Island Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The USGS said its monitors placed the epicenter of the quake 99 miles deep and about 43 miles south of Gorontalo, 231 miles east-northeast of Palu and 612... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, December 12, 2011
NATO to end training mission in Iraq
BRUSSELS, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The NATO Training Mission in Iraq will end Dec. 31 when its mandate expires, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Monday. Efforts to reach agreement on extending the program were unsuccessful, despite "robust negotiations" conducted during the past few weeks,... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Gingrich, Romney ripped by Bachmann
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Michele Bachmann said Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are political twins, dubbing them "Newt Romney" in a Republican presidential debate in Iowa Saturday night. The Minnesota congresswoman said neither the former House speaker nor ex-Massachusetts governor are true... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Virginia Tech gunman identified
BLACKSBURG, Va., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The gunman who took his own life after killing a Virginia Tech police officer was identified Friday as Radford University student Ross Ashley, police said. Ashley, 22, of Spotsylvania County, Va., was a part-time business management student at Radford. There was no... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Genetic clue to MS identified
OXFORD, England, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A rare genetic variant which causes reduced levels of vitamin D appears to be directly linked to multiple sclerosis, British and Canadian researchers say. Oxford University researchers along with Canadian colleagues at the University of Ottawa, University of British... Sign in to see full entry.