Will new iPad be compatible with 4G in the UK? It’s not in Australia
There’s growing confusion over whether the new iPad, due to go on sale on March 16th, will be compatible with forthcoming 4G networks in the UK and other parts of Europe reports “What Hi Fi Sound and Vision” in their…
Sobbing families identify Swiss bus crash victims
GENEVA (AP) — Relatives of the 28 people killed when a bus from Belgium crashed inside a Swiss tunnel faced a heartbreaking task Thursday: identifying the bodies ahead of their repatriation. Most of the dead were children. Family members, some…
Cuba dissidents vow to stay in church
HAVANA (AP) — A group of 13 Cuban dissidents who have occupied a Havana church for two days are no longer demanding an audience with Pope Benedict XVI when he visits this month, but vowed Thursday to continue their protest….
Ivanovic secures Chelsea comeback
Branislav Ivanovic’s extra-time goal sent Chelsea into the Champions League quarter-finals as they completed a superb comeback to beat Napoli at Stamford Bridge. The Blues have been in turmoil since losing 3-1 in the first leg in Naples, with manager…
US pastor runs anti-gay effort in Uganda
BOSTON (AP) — An East African gay advocacy group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against a Massachusetts evangelist, alleging he has waged a decade-long campaign to persecute gays in Uganda. The suit was filed in federal court in Springfield against…
German court mulls restitution of Nazi-seized art
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top federal appeals court is set to rule Friday on whether a Berlin museum must return to a Jewish man from Florida thousands of rare posters that were seized from his father by the Nazis. Lower…
Beach replenishment a tough issue in Florida
PORT ST. JOE, Fla. (AP) — The St. Joseph Peninsula is picture-perfect Florida: 17 miles of sugar sand beach interrupted by a few clusters of homes, each with a million-dollar view of the Gulf of Mexico. But according to state…
Egypt charges 75 people in deadly soccer riot
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s top prosecutor on Thursday charged 75 people in connection with a deadly soccer riot last month in the Mediterranean city of Port Said in which authorities said fans were thrown to their death off the stadium…
Kate’s Goal: Duchess promotes Olympic field hockey
LONDON (AP) — She shoots, she scores! The former Kate Middleton smashed home a goal Thursday as she played a bit of field hockey while visiting the British Olympic women’s team at Olympic Park. The Duchess of Cambridge, who captained…
Lewis Hamilton dismisses Horner comments over Button threat
Lewis Hamilton has shrugged off Red Bull team principal Christian Horner’s comments that his McLaren team-mate Jenson Button is a bigger threat. Horner told BBC Sport he is predicting a closer contest for the World Drivers’ Championship although he expects…
