Bahrain pledges probe into teen death during rally (AP)

Bahrain pledges probe into teen death during rally (AP)


Bahrain pledges probe into teen death during rally (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:22 PM PDT

Bahraini riot police pass Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, in front of the headquarters of the main Shiite opposition political society in Manama, Bahrain, decorated with images of opposition activists in banners calling for freedom for jailed leaders, 'our pride and dignity.' Authorities heavy presence prevented a planned human chain protest near the Al-Wefaq offices against lengthy sentences imposed on doctors and activists. Police vehicles regularly are splattered with paint bombs . (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)AP - Bahrain has ordered an investigation into the death of a teenage boy who opposition groups claim was killed by police gunfire during an anti-government protest.



VIDEO: Desmond Tutu marks 80th birthday

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:33 PM PDT

As Archbishop Desmond Tutu celebrates his 80th birthday on Friday, he has courted controversy by calling the ruling ANC "worse than the apartheid government".


VIDEO: Afghanistan conflict 10 years on

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:51 PM PDT

More than 130,000 international troops are still in Afghanistan, 10 years after the start of the US-led invasion of the country.


VIDEO: Desmond Tutu marks 80th birthday

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:33 PM PDT

As Archbishop Desmond Tutu celebrates his 80th birthday on Friday, he has courted controversy by calling the ruling ANC "worse than the apartheid government".


VIDEO: New York's 'park in the sky'

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:00 PM PDT

One of the runaway hits of this past summer in New York has not been on Broadway - instead it has been at a most unusual park which is attracting millions of visitors from all around the world.


Pakistan says Obama pressure on militants hurts (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:09 PM PDT

Robert M. Gates rides greets Cadets at West Point, N.Y., on Thursday, Oct.  6, 2011. Gates received the Thayer Award on Thursday in his speech he said he agreed with the claim that Pakistan̢۪s intelligence agency has ties to a militant group active in neighboring Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Lee Ferris)Reuters - President Barack Obama's warning to Islamabad over suspected ties to militants will hurt efforts to stabilize Afghanistan and fuel anti-Americanism, the chairman of Pakistan's Senate Foreign Affairs Committee said on Friday.



Japan central bank keeps interest rate near zero (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:07 PM PDT

AP - Japan's central bank on Friday kept its key interest rate unchanged at nearly zero and extended by six months an emergency loan program for disaster-hit regions.


Pakistan says Obama pressure on militants hurts

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:09 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's warning to Islamabad over suspected ties to militants will hurt efforts to stabilize Afghanistan and fuel anti-Americanism, the chairman of Pakistan's Senate Foreign Affairs Committee said on Friday.


VIDEO: Afghanistan conflict 10 years on

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:51 PM PDT

More than 130,000 international troops are still in Afghanistan, 10 years after the start of the US-led invasion of the country.


VIDEO: New York's 'park in the sky'

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:00 PM PDT

One of the runaway hits of this past summer in New York has not been on Broadway - instead it has been at a most unusual park which is attracting millions of visitors from all around the world.


A Video Game Ad With Some Dignity

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:40 PM PDT

It?s a rare treat when a video game ad isn?t just footage of the game. What?s even more rare is when a gaming ad can be relevant to the passionate gamer as well as the occasional player. This new Playstation ad plays in that rarefied air beautifully. It?s an homage to ?Michael.? The kid in ...


Why 'Occupy Wall Street'?

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 09:54 PM PDT

For people wondering why the ?Occupy Wall Street? movement is spreading across the country, an article earlier this year in?? Bloomberg by Danielle Kucera and Christine Harper sheds some light. It discusses the continuing disconnect between the amount of pay in finance and the value generated to society: Wall Street traders still earn much more ...


Afghanistan marks 10 years since US invasion

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:03 PM PDT

Tenth anniversary of US-led offensive against the Taliban comes amid growing security concerns.


New Zealand fears oil spill disaster

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:06 PM PDT

Minister says vessel stranded off North Island could cause "most significant maritime pollution disaster in decades".


Wall Street protests spread to US capital

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:50 PM PDT

"Occupy" movement gains ground in Washington DC, as US president says his American Jobs Act will appease some concerns.


Thirty-two bodies found in Mexican Gulf state (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:06 PM PDT

Reuters - Mexican security forces have found 32 bodies at several locations around the eastern city of Veracruz, authorities said Thursday, barely two weeks after 35 corpses were dumped on a busy street in the Atlantic port.


China says 12 punished for Shanghai subway crash (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:27 PM PDT

AP - A subway crash in Shanghai that injured nearly 300 people resulted from negligence, inadequate training and faulty installation of backup power systems, the city's safety agency said. It announced penalties for a dozen subway employees.


Thirty-two bodies found in Mexican Gulf state

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:06 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican security forces have found 32 bodies at several locations around the eastern city of Veracruz, authorities said Thursday, barely two weeks after 35 corpses were dumped on a busy street in the Atlantic port.


VIDEO: Afghans 'will have viable state by 2015'

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 08:56 PM PDT

It is 10 years since the start of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, the American and British-led operation against Taliban forces in the country.


AdVoice: The End of Blogs (and Maybe Websites) as We Know Them

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 09:08 PM PDT

I started blogging five years ago as an experiment. Over the years, I built a decent following, made it on a few "best of" lists and established a solid bank of content. I never wrote a post for money or allowed advertising; I was in full control of the site and the content. That changed ...


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