|  Bahrainis to bury dead protester amid crackdown      (Reuters)   Posted: 17 Mar 2011 11:07 PM PDT Reuters - Bahrainis prepared on Friday to bury an activist killed in a crackdown on mainly Shi'ite Muslim protesters that has angered Iran and raised tensions in the world's largest oil-exporting region.   
 
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  |  China: 'serious reservations' about UN resolution      (AP)   Posted: 17 Mar 2011 11:11 PM PDT AP - China says it has "serious reservations" about a United Nations resolution authorizing a no-fly zone over Libya and military action to protect civilians against Moammar Gadhafi's forces.   
 
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  |  Marines use destruction to succeed in Afghanistan      (AP)   Posted: 17 Mar 2011 11:08 PM PDT AP - In a war where winning the hearts and minds of Afghans is the ultimate goal, damaging homes with powerful explosives and bulldozing a mosque and scores of other buildings may not sound like a wise idea.   
 
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  |  eBay Tries Vietnam After China Bust   Posted: 17 Mar 2011 11:34 PM PDT How the new eBay of Vietnam fares will have a big impact on the development of this tech entreprener   
 
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  |  Macroeconomics' New Alchemy: Getting Something for Nothing   Posted: 17 Mar 2011 10:40 PM PDT The fatal conceit that policymakers know better than the masses and the markets.   
 
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  |  Rudd hopes UN decision on Libya not too late      (AFP)   Posted: 17 Mar 2011 10:19 PM PDT  AFP - Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said on Friday he hoped a UN Security Council resolution on Libya was not too late, as he ruled out Canberra becoming involved militarily.
  
 
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  |  Thai lawmakers blame PM for mall fire      (AFP)   Posted: 17 Mar 2011 10:31 PM PDT  AFP - Opposition lawmakers in Thailand have blamed Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva for last year's huge fire at a major Bangkok shopping mall, during a no-confidence debate against his government.
  
 
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  |  The Internet, Freedom of Speech and the Anti-Gay App   Posted: 17 Mar 2011 11:08 PM PDT What is troubling about the Anti-Gay App Hubbub is the apparent ease with which we're willing to sur   
 
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  |  Portal 2 Ads Keep Getting Better   Posted: 17 Mar 2011 09:46 PM PDT We're going to have fun with science.   
 
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  |  Can You Love Free Markets and the Poor?   Posted: 17 Mar 2011 09:50 PM PDT Yes, but a soft heart isn't a substitute for a hard head.   
 
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  |  'Fear' motivated Strauss and England      (AFP)   Posted: 17 Mar 2011 09:54 PM PDT  AFP - England captain Andrew Strauss said the fear of more World Cup embarrassment had been a key motivating factor as his side stayed alive after a thrilling 18-run win over the West Indies.
  
 
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  |  Haiti's Aristide heads home before runoff vote   Posted: 17 Mar 2011 10:08 PM PDT PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Exiled former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide headed back to his country on Friday after ignoring U.S. opposition to a homecoming some fear could disrupt Haiti's presidential election runoff on Sunday.    
 
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  |  In Tokyo, Goods Return To Shelves As Nuclear Worries Remain   Posted: 17 Mar 2011 10:17 PM PDT One week after the March 11 Kanto-Tohoku earthquake struck, the after-effects continue to play out T   
 
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  |  Clash of the titans looms in racing Gold Cup      (AFP)   Posted: 17 Mar 2011 09:22 PM PDT  AFP - Kauto Star is the only horse to have regained a Cheltenham Gold Cup crown and should he do it again on Friday, he will be seen by many as the greatest ever steeplechaser.
  
 
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  |  Libyan rebels in Benghazi celebrate UN's historic no-fly zone vote      (The Christian Science Monitor)   Posted: 17 Mar 2011 07:08 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Shortly before midnight, the streets of Libya's de facto rebel capital, Benghazi, were quiet, nearly deserted.   
 
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  |  Nagasaki survivor calmly waits out nuclear crisis in Tokyo   Posted: 17 Mar 2011 09:38 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Kazuko Yamashita was five when the atom bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, destroying her home in a second and leaving her with a lifelong fear that every time she becomes ill, this time it is finally cancer.    
 
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  |  Japanese Quake Impact on India and China Trade-Nomura   Posted: 17 Mar 2011 09:23 PM PDT Although Japan as a destination for Chinese exports has greatly diminished over the last decade, Jap   
 
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  |  ABB Group wins Cleantech Company of the Year   Posted: 17 Mar 2011 10:08 PM PDT Power and automation giant ABB, Ltd. (NYSE:ABB) was named Cleantech Corporation of the Year at the C   
 
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  |  U.S. Sticks to Relief Mission Amid Nuclear Fears   Posted: 17 Mar 2011 09:23 PM PDT The local U.S. military commander of Operation Tomodachi, the joint mission with Japan to supply aid to the disaster-displaced, said the nuclear crisis won't stop the effort.   
 
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  |  Mexico grounds pilots on 2 flights for drinking      (AP)   Posted: 17 Mar 2011 09:08 PM PDT AP - Mexican authorities suspended the licenses of two pilots, two co-pilots and a flight attendant on flights operated by Mexican carrier Aeromexico for being under the influence of alcohol, the Communications and Transportation Department said in a statement Thursday.   
 
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