Christian Pakistani minister shot dead in Islamabad

Christian Pakistani minister shot dead in Islamabad


Christian Pakistani minister shot dead in Islamabad

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 10:50 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti, who has been calling for changes in the country's controversial blasphemy law, was killed in a gun attack in Islamabad on Wednesday, a hospital official said.


Libyan volunteers eager to fight Gadhafi (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 10:10 PM PST

New Libyan rebel recruits stand in formation during a training session after signing up with the forces against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi  after signing up at a training base in Benghazi, eastern Libya, Tuesday, March 1 , 2011. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)AP - More than 100 Libyan men stood at attention, marched in place and chanted "God is great" before a squad of trainers in Benghazi, the epicenter of the opposition-controlled eastern half of Libya.



Taiwan, China bust joint kidnapping case (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 10:08 PM PST

AP - Prosecutors say a businessman from Taiwan who was kidnapped in China by a team of Chinese and Taiwanese gangsters has been freed.


Las Vegas Sands Reveals SEC Probe Into Macau Business

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:35 PM PST

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson's battle with his former head of China operations is attracting the inte


Families trapped in Cote d'Ivoire

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:57 PM PST

UN refugee agency says 60 families without food have been prevented from leaving violence-hit suburb of commercial city.


SKoreans to send Mideast protest video to NKorea (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:33 PM PST

A South Korean anti-war protester gives a flower to an army soldier during a rally against South Korean activists who  launched propaganda leaflets toward North Korea, at a main gate of Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. South Korean activists say they will continue launching propaganda leaflets toward North Korea despite Pyongyang's threats to fire at South Korean border towns in retaliation.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - South Korean activists vowed Wednesday to send propaganda material into North Korea including footage of protests in the Middle East despite its threats to open fire on the South in retaliation.



Mobility Seeds The Cloud

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:08 PM PST

Written by Roberto Padovani We've learned a lot about mobility since the early days of this decade w


Why I Won't Write About Charlie Sheen Again (Until I Do)

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:41 PM PST

But after watching Sheen's interview this evening on 20/20, I'm feeling queasy. To me, Sheen came ac


Tech's Sales Future - Media

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:00 PM PST

I may have just seen the future of media, and it was a tech company called Spiceworks. Spiceworks is


Why We Gossip about Charlie Sheen

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 07:48 PM PST

So have at it with Charlie. We take lessons where we find them - for investing, setting employment p


Libyan rebel army prepares for war

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:34 PM PST

Ragtag units gather and organise themselves to march on the capital, Tripoli, still under Gaddafi's control.


U.S. forces to target Taliban returning to Kandahar (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:09 PM PST

U.S. Marines from the First Battalion Eighth Marines Alpha Company smoke while riding on the back of a vehicle in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, February 27, 2011. REUTERS/Finbarr O'ReillyReuters - Beefed up U.S. security in southern Afghanistan will make it difficult for the Taliban to reintroduce forces into their Kandahar stronghold when the spring fighting season begins, a top general said on Tuesday.



17 bodies found in clandestine graves in Mexico (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:15 PM PST

A state police officer runs during a confrontation with members of a gang in the neighbourhood of Casa Blanca in Xalapa, State of Veracruz, Mexico, in January 2011. US law enforcement agents have arrested 678 gang members from 113 different organizations, including 13 linked to drug trafficking groups in Mexico, an official said here Tuesday.(AFP/File/Antonio Palacios)AP - Soldiers on Tuesday unearthed 17 bodies buried in two clandestine graves in the southern state of Guerrero and authorities said they were searching for more.



Report Details How Saudi Royals Cream Off Oil Revenue

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:12 PM PST

Reuters report gives delicious detail on Saudi handouts to royals.


The New White House Report on Women, and What We Have to Stop Complaining About

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 06:55 PM PST

Today, on the first day of Women's History Month, the White House released a new report entitled Wom


You're on Your Own

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 07:12 PM PST

You're On Your Own: A Solution to the Social Security Crisis Lies in Giving Americans the Incentive


Charlie Sheen Audience Exploding on Twitter

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 06:23 PM PST

What a day on Twitter for Charlie Sheen! In just a few hours since joining the social networking ser


Paris collections get off to a minimalist start (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 07:47 PM PST

British designer John Galliano (C) leaves a police station in Paris. The fall-winter pret-a-porter collections in Paris got off to a minimalist start, overshadowed by the furore surrounding Galliano after Dior said it will sack its chief designer after a video surfaced showing him insulting cafe patrons and declaring AFP - The fall-winter pret-a-porter collections in Paris got off to a minimalist start, overshadowed by the furore surrounding John Galliano at Christian Dior.



College Aid Announcements Sign of Predictable Change

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 07:21 PM PST

Two years ago I wrote an article for Forbes, Billions in Merit Aid Up For Grabs, in which I shared s


Silicon Valley Tour of VC Backed Nanosys

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 06:43 PM PST

If you don't have a flat-screen TV, this will amaze you. If you already have a flat-screen TV this w


Libya suspended from rights body

Libya suspended from rights body


Libya suspended from rights body

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 01:15 PM PST

United Nations general assembly unanimously suspends country from UN Human Rights Council, citing 'rights violations'.


Protests in Oman Sputter

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:57 PM PST

Protests in Oman's second-largest city, Sohar, lost steam Tuesday, but not before spreading unrest to the mouth of the world's most important oil thoroughfare—the Strait of Hormuz, which controls access to most of the energy produced in the Persian Gulf.


Clinton warns of 'civil war' in Libya without strong U.S. action

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:09 PM PST

The Obama administration, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said, was "taking no options off the table so long as the Libyan government continues to turn its guns on its own people."


Gbagbo youth riot in Cote d'Ivoire

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:15 PM PST

Supporters of president Laurent Gbagbo attack foreign businesses and UN staff.


Valves Are Focus in Hearing on San Bruno Pipeline Explosion

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:02 PM PST

Pacific Gas and Electric decided not to equip its gas pipelines in many locations with valves that the government said could limit the damage from pipeline failures, a official testified on Tuesday.


DealBook: A New Breed of Markets

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:40 AM PST

When the operators of the New York and Frankfurt stock exchanges announced a merger last month, it was the latest example of consolidation among the world's financial markets. If the NYSE Euronext-Deutsche Borse deal goes through, it will create a trans-Atlantic powerhouse that offers trading in stocks, options and derivatives.


U.S. forces to target Taliban returning to Kandahar

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:09 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Beefed up U.S. security in southern Afghanistan will make it difficult for the Taliban to reintroduce forces into their Kandahar stronghold when the spring fighting season begins, a top general said on Tuesday.


The Caucus: Issa Fires Aide Who Shared E-Mail

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 10:24 AM PST

Representative Darrell Issa, Republican of California, fired his chief spokesman for sharing his email conversations with a New York Times reporter.


Ivorian pro-Gbagbo groups rampage against foreigners

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:49 AM PST

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Youth supporters of Ivory Coast's incumbent Laurent Gbagbo rampaged through the business district of Abidjan on Tuesday, pillaging shops owned by foreigners.


Economy catching up, says Jones

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:39 AM PST

Prosperity in Wales is catching up with the rest of the UK, First Minister Carwyn Jones claims.


VIDEO: Refugee crisis at Libya's border

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:29 AM PST

The plight of refugees trying to get out of Libya is a growing cause for concern.


Top powers split over Libya options

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 01:15 PM PST

Russia and France caution against moves to use the military option against Gaddafi.


IOC dismisses 'racist' logo claim

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:08 AM PST

IOC president Jacques Rogge dismisses Iran's suggestion that the London 2012 logo is 'racist'.


SA columnist in 'racism' furore

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:17 AM PST

A South African columnist apologises for an article criticised as racist against mixed race people after her paper suspends her column.


Desperate refugees surge over Libya-Tunisia border

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:10 AM PST

RAS JDIR, Tunisia (Reuters) - Soldiers fired into the air in an effort to subdue a wave of Egyptian laborers desperate to escape Libya on Tuesday, as the refugee crisis created by the rebellion against Muammar Gaddafi escalated.


Even a Weakened Qaddafi May Be Hard to Dislodge

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:07 AM PST

The Libyan leader has enough support among critical institutions and tribes to retain power in the capital, Tripoli, for some time, experts say.


Gas Drillers Recycle Wastewater, but Risks Remain

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:25 PM PST

Some recycling methods by natural-gas drillers can leave behind salts and sludge concentrated with radioactive material, which can be dangerous if it gets into waterways.


More College Graduates Taking Public Service Jobs

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:03 AM PST

A cohort of young college graduates has ended up doing good because the economy did them wrong, new data show.


Breast milk ice cream confiscated

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 10:56 AM PST

Ice cream made from breast milk is removed from a London restaurant on health grounds following complaints by members of the public.


Man on trial for teenager murder

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:02 AM PST

A man goes on trial accused of murdering a 17-year-old girl whose burned body was found in a field in North Lanarkshire.