Grandmother Sentenced to Death for Cocaine Smuggling

An Indonesian court sentenced a British grandmother to death on Tuesday for smuggling cocaine worth $2.5 million in her suitcase onto the resort island of Bali — even though prosecutors had sought only a 15-year sentence.

Lindsay June Sandiford, 56, wept when judges handed down the sentence and declined…

Sony Announces New Xperia Z Tablet

Sony has unveiled what it says is the thinnest tablet computer of its kind.
The Android-powered Xperia Z is 0.27in (6.9mm)-thick. That is 0.01in thinner than Apple’s iPad Mini despite featuring a bigger 10.1in screen. It coincides with news that LG is releasing…

Prince Harry Returns From War in Afganistan

LONDON– Capt. Wales is coming home to be Prince Harry once again.

The Ministry of Defense revealed Monday that the 28-year-old prince is returning from a five-month deployment in Afghanistan, where he served as an Apache helicopter pilot with the Army Air Corps. It did not immediately…

President Obama Inaugurated For 2nd Term

WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring “our journey is not complete,” President Barack Obama took the oath of office for his second term before a crowd of hundreds of thousands Monday, urging the nation to set an unwavering course toward prosperity and freedom for all its citizens and protect the social safety net…

Teen Gunman Kills Parents, 3 Children in New Mexico

A teenager shot dead two adults and three children inside a Albuquerque home, authorities in New Mexico said on Sunday. A Bernalillo County sheriff spokesman, Aaron Williamson, said the boy’s motive and connection to the five victims were not immediately known.

The shootings took place late Saturday; the suspect…