Lack of funding threatens the future of HIV drug therapy in the developing world

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• Lack of funding threatens the future of HIV drug therapy in the developing world
• For General Petraeus, battling corruption in Afghanistan is a priority
• Afghanistan war deaths
• South American leaders to discuss Colombia-Venezuela relationship
• Somali pirates release Turkish ship: TV
• Al Qaeda in Iraq claims TV office bombing
• Siemens 3Q earnings up 9 percent (AP)
• Collingwood ready for Pakistan bowlers (AFP)
• Rome's prisoner rickshaw rehabiliation
• Pakistan mourns as rains hamper black box search (AFP)
• Arizona's view of migrant law block
• Prisoner rickshaw rehabilitation
• US court session pits BP against oil spill victims (AFP)
• Spectre of ousted Australian PM haunts election (AFP)
• No survivors in Pakistan plane crash (Reuters)
• Arizona's view of migrant law block
• China flood death toll nears 1,000
• UK's underwater rubbish collectors
• Star Wars hits New York subway
• Star Wars hits New York subway

Lack of funding threatens the future of HIV drug therapy in the developing world Posted: 28 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT Ten years ago, many experts thought you couldn't bring antiretroviral therapy to people with AIDS in poor countries. The drugs cost too much, there weren't enough doctors, the patients wouldn't take the medicines correctly, and the risk of creating a resistant virus was too high. HIV - AIDS - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Immune Disorders

For General Petraeus, battling corruption in Afghanistan is a priority Posted: 28 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT KABUL -- Every day, Gen. David H. Petraeus meets with senior NATO officials at headquarters for a 7:30 a.m. update, and at nearly every session, he returns to an issue that has bedeviled the U.S. campaign for years: Afghan corruption. Afghanistan - Asia - Government - Aid and Development - United States

Afghanistan war deaths Posted: 28 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT Total number of U.S. military deaths since 2001 and names of the U.S. troops killed recently in the Afghanistan war, as announced by the Pentagon: Afghanistan - Asia - Warfare and Conflict - Afghanistan Civil War - Improvised explosive device

South American leaders to discuss Colombia-Venezuela relationship Posted: 28 Jul 2010 03:36 PM PDT BOGOTA, Colombia -- An emergency meeting of South American leaders has been scheduled Thursday in Quito, Ecuador to defuse a bitter dispute that began when Colombian President Alvaro Uribe accused his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, of supporting Colombian guerrillas. Colombia - Venezuela - South America - United States - Business and Economy

Somali pirates release Turkish ship: TV Posted: 28 Jul 2010 11:11 PM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Somali pirates have released the Turkish ship Frigia which they hijacked four months ago, Turkish broadcaster NTV reported on Thursday.

Al Qaeda in Iraq claims TV office bombing Posted: 28 Jul 2010 11:07 PM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - The Iraqi arm of al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack this week on the Baghdad office of satellite television channel Al Arabiya, and warned of further strikes on media targets.

Siemens 3Q earnings up 9 percent (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2010 10:40 PM PDT AP - Industrial conglomerate Siemens AG says its net earnings were up 9 percent in its fiscal third quarter as new orders rose strongly and revenue increased.

Collingwood ready for Pakistan bowlers (AFP) Posted: 28 Jul 2010 10:41 PM PDT AFP - Paul Collingwood is adamant there is no reason why he or his fellow England batsmen should feel daunted by the challenge of facing Pakistan's bowlers here at Trent Bridge.

Rome's prisoner rickshaw rehabiliation Posted: 28 Jul 2010 09:10 PM PDT The problems of congested roads and prisoner rehabilitation are being tackled at the same time in a project in Rome.

Pakistan mourns as rains hamper black box search (AFP) Posted: 28 Jul 2010 10:19 PM PDT AFP - Pakistan observed a day of mourning Thursday for the 152 people killed in the country's worst aviation disaster, as heavy rains delayed the search for the aircraft's black box.

Arizona's view of migrant law block Posted: 28 Jul 2010 09:09 PM PDT People in Arizona give their views on the blocking of a tougher version of the state's immigration laws days before it was to come into effect.

Prisoner rickshaw rehabilitation Posted: 28 Jul 2010 09:10 PM PDT The problems of congested roads and prisoner rehabilitation are being tackled at the same time in a project in Rome.

US court session pits BP against oil spill victims (AFP) Posted: 28 Jul 2010 09:46 PM PDT AFP - Families of those killed in a rig explosion and fishermen who lost their livelihoods due to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will face energy giant BP in court for the first time Thursday.

Spectre of ousted Australian PM haunts election (AFP) Posted: 28 Jul 2010 09:46 PM PDT AFP - Australia's government has denied Kevin Rudd was behind damaging cabinet-level leaks, as the former prime minister's hurried sacking haunted campaigning for next month's polls.

No survivors in Pakistan plane crash (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2010 09:37 PM PDT Reuters - A Pakistani passenger plane crashed in heavy rain near Islamabad Wednesday, killing all 152 people on board, officials said, in the worst aviation accident in Pakistan.

Arizona's view of migrant law block Posted: 28 Jul 2010 09:09 PM PDT People in Arizona give their views on the blocking of a tougher version of the state's immigration laws days before it was to come into effect.

China flood death toll nears 1,000 Posted: 28 Jul 2010 09:42 PM PDT Death toll rises as worst floods in a decade strand tens of thousands in northeast.

UK's underwater rubbish collectors Posted: 28 Jul 2010 08:37 PM PDT A team of divers - known as Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners - are stepping up efforts to keep Britain's coastline clean and litter free.

Star Wars hits New York subway Posted: 28 Jul 2010 08:46 PM PDT Meet New York's improvisational film makers who have been performing scenes from cult films in public places.

Star Wars hits New York subway Posted: 28 Jul 2010 08:46 PM PDT Meet New York's improvisational film makers who have been performing scenes from cult films in public places.

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