Google revamps search system

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• Google revamps search system
• Lion lunges at Las Vegas trainer
• Merlin series takes 'darker tone'
• Business basics: Interest rates
• China to boost surveillance of superbug
• China: 200 pilots faked flying records
• Imam: U.S. security, Islamic center linked
• Another mayor murdered in Mexico
• Senegal prostitutes look forward to Ramadan's end (AP)
• Study urges US to scale back Afghan troops, goals (AFP)
• Circus fish-swallowing act dropped in Australia (AP)
• Bomb blast kills 10 in Pakistan's Kurram region
• Plus size debut at NY Fashion Week
• Chinese media warns Japan over detention
• Ford: How About A Group Hug?
• Karzai aims to limit foreign role in probes: report
• BP blames multiple sides for spill
• Hamas warns PA over recent arrests
• China boat captain could stand trial for collision (AP)
• Slow ticket sales won't stop Hong Kong Bledisloe: ARU (AFP)

Google revamps search system Posted: 08 Sep 2010 03:55 PM PDT The search giant launches a system with web links appearing as soon as characters are typed into the query box.

Lion lunges at Las Vegas trainer Posted: 08 Sep 2010 02:13 PM PDT A lion lunged at a trainer as stunned onlookers watched in horror, at Las Vegas's MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.

Merlin series takes 'darker tone' Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:27 PM PDT Newsbeat visits the cast of Merlin on location in a soggy Puzzlewood and speaks to the actors who play Merlin and Morgana.

Business basics: Interest rates Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:16 PM PDT The BBC's Declan Curry looks at why interest rates matter

China to boost surveillance of superbug Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:24 PM PDT China's capital will step up surveillance of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, in response to a superbug that first emerged in South Asia and is spreading globally, state media said.

China: 200 pilots faked flying records Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:14 PM PDT Nearly 200 commercial pilots in China falsified their flying experience, Chinese aviation officials have discovered.

Imam: U.S. security, Islamic center linked Posted: 08 Sep 2010 08:04 PM PDT The imam behind plans for an Islamic center near ground zero told "Larry King Live" that moving it to another location would embolden Islamic radicals.

Another mayor murdered in Mexico Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:54 PM PDT Killing in El Nranjo comes as Clinton says country's drug gangs morphing into "what we would consider an insurgency".

Senegal prostitutes look forward to Ramadan's end (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:10 PM PDT AP - Wearing white to symbolize purity, worshippers throughout this African capital gathered to pray on one of the final nights of Ramadan. To purify the soul and purge sin, they hadn't eaten all day and refrained from drinking, smoking and having sex — which during the holy month is only allowed among spouses at night.

Study urges US to scale back Afghan troops, goals (AFP) Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:33 PM PDT AFP - The United States should scale back troops and goals in Afghanistan as its military campaign has backfired and boosted the Taliban, according to a study billed as a Plan B for President Barack Obama.

Circus fish-swallowing act dropped in Australia (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:29 PM PDT AP - A Russian circus touring Australia has dropped an act in which a performer swallows a live fish then regurgitates it after complaints that it was in poor taste and inhumane.

Bomb blast kills 10 in Pakistan's Kurram region Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:26 PM PDT PARACHINAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed 10 people and wounded four in Pakistan's Kurram tribal region on the Afghan border on Thursday, a government official told Reuters.

Plus size debut at NY Fashion Week Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:06 PM PDT For the first time at New York Fashion Week there will be a runway show featuring plus size models.

Chinese media warns Japan over detention Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:02 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media on Thursday warned Japan of rising anger over its detention of a trawler captain, suggesting the latest territorial squabble between Asia's two top economies could intensify.

Ford: How About A Group Hug? Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:43 PM PDT CFO Lewis Booth made fixing Ford's balance sheet everyone's problem

Karzai aims to limit foreign role in probes: report Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:51 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai intends to impose rules restricting international involvement in anti-corruption investigations, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.

BP blames multiple sides for spill Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:50 PM PDT Inquiry says other companies contributed to Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Hamas warns PA over recent arrests Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:54 PM PDT Group in charge of Gaza Strip says Palestinian Authority will be targeted if it continues arresting Hamas members.

China boat captain could stand trial for collision (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:28 PM PDT AP - The captain of the Chinese fishing boat that collided with Japanese patrol vessels near disputed islands could stand trial in the latest territorial spat between the neighbors, officials said Thursday.

Slow ticket sales won't stop Hong Kong Bledisloe: ARU (AFP) Posted: 08 Sep 2010 08:38 PM PDT AFP - Australian Rugby Union chief executive John O'Neill has said the fourth Bledisloe Cup Test against New Zealand will go ahead in Hong Kong next month despite sluggish ticket sales, reports said on Thursday.

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