Philippines steps up typhoon relief efforts

Philippines steps up typhoon relief efforts
Analysis: Europe's leaders weakened when bold action needed (Reuters)
Amazon: Time To Get Bullish, Stifel Analyst Says
US defence chief says Israel 'isolated'
Malaysian leader launches security law overhaul (AP)
Asian markets down on Greek debt fears
Gunmen free American woman in southern Philippines (Reuters)
Amanda Knox's appeals verdict expected in Italy (AP)
Panetta: Al-Qaida deaths hurt plans for attacks (AP)
Tiny nation Tuvalu declares fresh water emergency (AP)
ADP Moves Beyond Payroll; Integrated HR In The Cloud
Tech For Sale! HP? Yahoo? Netflix? Which Icon Sells Next?
Gunmen free American woman in southern Philippines
Floods kill 11 in Vietnam's Mekong Delta (AP)
IMF Sees Higher Risks to Global Growth
With Arizona help, fabled Arab antelope lives anew (AP)
4 dead, 6 missing as ship runs aground off Taiwan (AP)
VIDEO: Daredevil balances over cliff edge
VIDEO: Haqqani leader denies acting for Pakistan
The Weekly E-Book Reading List - 10/2/2011

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 11:32 PM PDT

Aid delivered to thousands still stranded on rooftops by floodwaters, but at least 15 villages still inaccessible.

Analysis: Europe's leaders weakened when bold action needed (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 11:02 PM PDT

Reuters - Just when Europe needs strong leadership to overcome its sovereign debt crisis, its pivotal leaders, Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy, have both been weakened at home.

Amazon: Time To Get Bullish, Stifel Analyst Says

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 10:58 PM PDT

It?s time to buy Amazon.com shares. At least, that?s what Stifel Nicolaus analyst Jordan Rohan says. In a report issued late Sunday, he raised his rating on the stock to Buy from Hold, setting a price target of $280. The stock closed last week at $216.23. ?Our upgrade of AMZN shares is based on the ...

US defence chief says Israel 'isolated'

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 10:54 PM PDT

Leon Panetta says US is committed to maintaining Israel's military edge in Middle East ahead of first visit to region.

Malaysian leader launches security law overhaul (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 10:22 PM PDT

AP - Malaysia's prime minister has begun moves in Parliament to revoke strict security laws as part of his new pledge to protect civil liberties.

Asian markets down on Greek debt fears

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 09:54 PM PDT

Hong Kong's Hang Seng index falls to lowest level in two-and-a-half years amid fears of new global recession.

Gunmen free American woman in southern Philippines (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 09:55 PM PDT

Reuters - Muslim gunmen have freed a Philippine-born American woman after nearly three months in captivity on a remote southern island in the Philippines where al Qaeda-linked militants are active, but her son was not released, police said on Monday.

Amanda Knox's appeals verdict expected in Italy (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 10:43 PM PDT

AP - After four years in prison and convicted of murder, Amanda Knox has a chance at freedom Monday when an appeals court decides if she killed her British roommate — a case that made Knox an unwilling celebrity and placed Italy's justice system under scrutiny.

Panetta: Al-Qaida deaths hurt plans for attacks (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 10:13 PM PDT

AP - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday that the deaths of several top al-Qaida leaders in Pakistan and Yemen in recent months will make it much more difficult for the terror group and its affiliates to plan and launch large-scale attacks abroad, including against the United States.

Tiny nation Tuvalu declares fresh water emergency (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 10:01 PM PDT

AP - The tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu has declared a state of emergency due to a severe shortage of fresh water.

ADP Moves Beyond Payroll; Integrated HR In The Cloud

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 09:31 PM PDT

Automatic Data Processing wants to be more than just a provider of payroll services. Indeed, it irritates ADP execs that the company isn?t even in the conversation when investors think about ways to play the outsourcing and cloud computing trends. ADP has been providing outsourced payroll to companies large and small for decades, long before ...

Tech For Sale! HP? Yahoo? Netflix? Which Icon Sells Next?

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 09:30 PM PDT

The tech sector has entered an amazing period of corporate turmoil ? one which potentially could result in a numb er of iconic brands changing hands. Not all of the companies now potentially in play will actually change hands, but some of the might. Here are some names to keep an eye on in the ...

Gunmen free American woman in southern Philippines

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 09:55 PM PDT

MANILA (Reuters) - Muslim gunmen have freed a Philippine-born American woman after nearly three months in captivity on a remote southern island in the Philippines where al Qaeda-linked militants are active, but her son was not released, police said on Monday.

Floods kill 11 in Vietnam's Mekong Delta (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 09:16 PM PDT

AP - The government says the worst seasonal flooding in more than a decade has killed 11 people, including five children, over the past week in Vietnam's southern Mekong Delta.

IMF Sees Higher Risks to Global Growth

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 11:03 PM PDT

IMF Deputy Managing Director Zhu Min said the downside risks to the fund's predictions for global growth of about 4% this year and next, down from 5% in 2010, have increased.

With Arizona help, fabled Arab antelope lives anew (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 09:00 PM PDT

AP - Growing up in the Middle East, Myyas Ahmed al-Quarqaz only knew the Arabian oryx from postage stamps.

4 dead, 6 missing as ship runs aground off Taiwan (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 09:01 PM PDT

AP - Four crew members died Monday and six went missing after a Panama-registered cargo vessel ran aground in heavy seas off the northern Taiwanese coast, the coast guard said.