VIDEO: Palestinian refugees flee Syria camp

VIDEO: Palestinian refugees flee Syria camp

VIDEO: Palestinian refugees flee Syria camp

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 10:31 PM PDT

Thousands of Palestinian refugees have been forced to escape a camp in the Syrian port of Latakia amid shelling by government troops, the UN has said.


VIDEO: Palestinian refugees flee Syria camp

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 10:31 PM PDT

Thousands of Palestinian refugees have been forced to escape a camp in the Syrian port of Latakia amid shelling by government troops, the UN has said.


Veteran Indian activist detained ahead of mass fast

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 10:47 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian police detained a veteran social activist, just hours before he was due to begin a fast to the death to demand tough laws against corruption, as the country's beleaguered prime minister hardened his stance against anti-government protests.

The Wiener and The Losers

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 10:13 PM PDT

Yesterday's Associated Press article, "Legal Beef: Sara Lee, Kraft Escalates Wiener War," spotlights two hot dog brands (Sara Lee's "Ball Park Franks" and Kraft's "Oscar Meyer") caught up in a terse cycle of sue and counter-sue. Their bone of contention??? Which brand has the right to advertise to America that they're the best. Reportedly, Sara ...


Bahrain investigators close office after scuffles (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 10:27 PM PDT

AP - An international panel investigating Bahrain's unrest has closed its office after a mob angered by false reports that officials were cleared of committing abuses had stormed the premises.


Libyan rebels try to isolate Tripoli, Gadhafi (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 06:16 PM PDT

In this Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011 photo, a Libyan rebel fighter in Zawiya, western Libya, reacts to the news that the city of Surman, an important strategic point, is now under the control of the rebel forces. Libyan rebels have claimed they were trying to cut off two key supply routes to Moammar Gadhafi's stronghold in Tripoli after capturing more towns in the west of the country. On Sunday, the opposition fighters also battled government forces for control of the strategic city of Zawiya, just 30 miles (48 kilometers) from the capital, Tripoli. (AP Photo/Giulio Petrocco)AP - Libya's rebels threatened to isolate Tripoli by blocking key supply routes and cutting oil pipelines on Monday after a dramatic weekend advance put them in the strongest position since the 6-month-old civil war began to attack Moammar Gadhafi's stronghold.

Chinese gov't urged to save train crash kid's leg (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 10:24 PM PDT

AP - Pressure has been mounting on the Chinese government to save the badly crushed left leg of a 2-year-old girl pulled out of the wreckage of a high-speed train crash last month.


FBI arrests man over 'collar bomb' hoax

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 10:22 PM PDT

Australian man seized in Kentucky over Sydney incident in which fake device was attached to teenage girl's neck.


Gunman kills Afghan woman working for government (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 10:06 PM PDT

A transfer case containing the remains of Army 2nd Lt. Joe L. Cunningham sits on a loader Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Cunningham, 27, of Kingston, Okla., died Aug. 13, 2011 in Laghman province, Afghanistan of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)AP - An Afghan official says a woman who works for the government of southern Kandahar province has been gunned down outside of her home.

New Book: Allies Hoped to Topple Hitler With Hormones (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 10:00 PM PDT

Time.com - Plan A: Operation Valkyrie. Plan B: Make the FÜhrer a fraulein


VIDEO: Australia 'collar-bomb' suspect held

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 09:04 PM PDT

An Australian man has been arrested in the US in connection with an attack on a teenager who had a fake bomb strapped to her neck, the FBI has said.


VIDEO: Leaders to debate eurozone crisis

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 09:02 PM PDT

The French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet to discuss how to deal with the ongoing eurozone debt crisis.


VIDEO: Obama begins campaign-style tour

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 09:03 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama has begun a campaign-style speaking tour to make a case to voters for action to boost the US economy and create jobs.


Chinese Students Flood U.S. Grad Schools

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 10:37 PM PDT

Thanks to a thriving economy in China, an increasing number of Chinese students are attending U.S. graduate schools, according to a study to be released on Tuesday by a graduate-school industry group.


VIDEO: Australia 'collar-bomb' suspect held

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 09:04 PM PDT

An Australian man has been arrested in the US in connection with an attack on a teenager who had a fake bomb strapped to her neck, the FBI has said.


VIDEO: Obama begins campaign-style tour

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 09:03 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama has begun a campaign-style speaking tour to make a case to voters for action to boost the US economy and create jobs.


VIDEO: Leaders to debate eurozone crisis

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 09:02 PM PDT

The French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet to discuss how to deal with the ongoing eurozone debt crisis.


We Won't Get Ahead by Taxing Warren Buffett More - Jennifer Aniston Maybe

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 09:06 PM PDT

I generally stay pretty deep in the weeds of taxation looking for little tidbits that might otherwise go unremarked like this case??about how to deduct a covenant not to compete.?? I have fairly low expectations of taxes being fair or making sense.?? So my motto about taxes is ?It is what it is.?? Deal with ...


Apple may have provided flawed evidence to European judge in Samsung Tab 10.1 case (Digital Trends)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 07:45 PM PDT

Digital Trends - Apple’s case against Samsung is based on the fact that it believes the Samsung Tab 10.1 looks too much like its iPad. In the evidence provided by Apple to a European judge they included a side by side picture of the iPad and Tab 10.1 that might not be as accurate as possible. The picture in question has both products side by side, and they look strikingly similar in size and shape.


Indonesia mob victim: No justice for minorities (AP)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 09:39 PM PDT

Member of Ahmadiyah sect Deden Sudjana, sits on the defendant's chair during his trial at a district court in Serang, Banten, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. The man injured when Muslim hard-liners attacked members of his minority Islamic sect was sentenced Monday to six months in jail, more than some of the actual attackers. (AP Photo)AP - A man wounded when Islamic hard-liners launched a deadly attack on his minority sect questioned Indonesia's commitment to religious freedom after he was sentenced to six months in jail — more than some of the assailants caught on video.

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