GOP Mourning for Mitt Romney? Not So Much

Republicans are over it.And most of them aren't doing much mourning for Mitt Romney.Just over a week since the two-time Republican presidential hopeful failed to deny President Obama a second term, instead of offering up condolences for a candidate who garnered 48 percent of the popular vote, GOP leaders seem to be keeping Romney at arm's length."I've never run for president --...

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Israel hits Hamas buildings, shoots down Tel Aviv-bound rocket

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft bombed Hamas government buildings in Gaza, and the "Iron Dome" defense system shot down a Tel Aviv-bound rocket on Saturday as Israel geared up for a possible ground invasion. Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that runs the Gaza Strip, said Israeli missiles wrecked the office building of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh - where he had met on...

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Football: Old boy Pilkington leaves Manchester Utd reeling

NORWICH, United Kingdom: Manchester United spurned an opportunity to regain first place in the Premier League table when they were stunned 1-0 at Norwich City on Saturday.Last year's champions Manchester City had moved to the top of the table earlier in the afternoon thanks to a 5-0 home victory over Aston Villa.And a header on the hour by Norwich winger Anthony Pilkington - a former United...

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Brothers' battle turns into bloodbath

NEW DELHI: Differences between Ponty Chadha and his youngest brother Hardeep widened soon after their father Kulwant Singh Chadha died last June, business sources say. Hardeep wanted the family business split. "Hardeep would get aggressive when he demanded separation of the business. Although things never really went out of hand, like it did on Satuday, heated arguments did take place. Ponty had...

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EU drug regulator OKs Novartis' meningitis B shot

LONDON (AP) — Europe's top drug regulator has recommended approval for the first vaccine against meningitis B, made by Novartis AG.There are five types of bacterial meningitis. While vaccines exist to protect against the other four, none has previously been licensed for type B meningitis. In Europe, type B is the most common, causing 3,000 to 5,000 cases every year.Meningitis mainly affects infants...

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Petraeus Grilled Over Ambassador Rice

Disgraced former CIA director Petraeus spent almost four hours in closed door hearings before the House and Senate intelligence committees this morning to testify about what he learned first-hand about the Sept. 11 attack in the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.Democratic senators who emerged from the hearing said Petraeus' testimony supported U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice.Rice, who...

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Israel moves on reservists after rockets target cities

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli ministers were on Friday asked to endorse the call-up of up to 75,000 reservists after Palestinian militants nearly hit Jerusalem with a rocket for the first time in decades and fired at Tel Aviv for a second day. The rocket attacks were a challenge to Israel's Gaza offensive and came just hours after Egypt's prime minister, denouncing what he described...

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Thousands of angry Jordanians call for king to go

AMMAN: Thousands of protesters made unprecedented calls on Friday for Jordan's King Abdullah II to go, as police blocked them from heading to the royal palace to vent their anger over big fuel price increases."Freedom, freedom, down with Abdullah," chanted crowds that AFP estimated at around 10,000 people, including Islamists, leftists and youth activists.Publicly insulting the king or...

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India summons Irish envoy over Savita’s death

LONDON/NEW DELHI: Rising global outrage over the tragic death of 31-year-old Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar forced the Irish government to respond on Friday. Ireland's deputy prime minister, Eamon Gilmore, conveyed to the Indian ambassador in Dublin, Debashish Chakravarti, the Irish people's "very strong feelings" and "sense of grief" over Savita's death. He also told a press conference that...

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EU drug regulator OKs Novartis' meningitis B shot

LONDON (AP) — Europe's top drug regulator has recommended approval for the first vaccine against meningitis B, made by Novartis AG.There are five types of bacterial meningitis. While vaccines exist to protect against the other four, none has previously been licensed for type B meningitis. In Europe, type B is the most common, causing 3,000 to 5,000 cases every year.Meningitis mainly affects infants...

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