Man vs. Machine: March Madness Edition

Man vs. Machine: March Madness Edition


Man vs. Machine: March Madness Edition

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 10:32 PM PDT

How is Georgia Tech's computer bracket stacking up against the real March Madness Results? More imp


Guatemala first couple eyes divorce over vote

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 10:53 PM PDT

President and wife to end marriage as first lady seeks constitutional eligibility to run for presidency.


Philippine lawmakers impeach anti-graft official (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:54 PM PDT

AP - Philippine lawmakers impeached the country's chief anti-corruption investigator Tuesday in a move that could clear the way to prosecute the country's former president.


NY Times journalists released from Libyan custody (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:52 PM PDT

Reuters - Libya released four New York Times journalists on Monday, nearly a week after they had been captured by Libyan forces while covering the conflict there, although three journalists for other outlets remained missing.


US firms doing well in China but worry on future (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:19 PM PDT

AP - American companies plan to expand their operations in China but remain deeply concerned over regulations that favor local companies at the possible expense of foreign businesses, a U.S. group said Tuesday.


Where Are Our Robot Overlords?

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:39 PM PDT

Welcome to Robot Overlords a look at futures that might have been and futures that may yet be.


Official death toll from Japan quake & tsunami tops 9,000: Kyodo (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:43 PM PDT

Reuters - The official death toll from the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan earlier in the month has now exceeded 9,000, Kyodo news agency quoted the national police as saying on Tuesday.


2 Americans die when raft overturns in Argentina (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:32 PM PDT

Rescue workers inspect an overturned raft while searching for the bodies of two U.S. tourists who were killed in an accident at one of the waterfalls in the Iguazu Falls area in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, Monday March 21, 2011. An Argentine news agency says the two were in an inflatable boat that overturned while passing under the waterfall Monday. Five other people; two from the U.S., two from Germany and one from Colombia, suffered injuries when the small raft flipped over. (AP Photo/Jason Dowling)AP - Two tourists from the United States were killed Monday in an accident at the Iguazu Falls on northern Argentina's border with Brazil, authorities said.



Official death toll from Japan quake & tsunami tops 9,000: Kyodo

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:43 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - The official death toll from the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan earlier in the month has now exceeded 9,000, Kyodo news agency quoted the national police as saying on Tuesday.


VIDEO: Calls for revolution in Syria

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:15 PM PDT

Thousands of demonstrators have marched through the Syrian city of Daraa openly calling for revolution and demanding greater freedom and an end to corruption.


Back in Tokyo

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:49 PM PDT

Returning yesterday to Tokyo, after two weeks in Shanghai, I was expecting some changes. But what t


VIDEO: Calls for revolution in Syria

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:15 PM PDT

Thousands of demonstrators have marched through the Syrian city of Daraa openly calling for revolution and demanding greater freedom and an end to corruption.


Novartis's MS Drug Gets Approval from EU

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 04:35 PM PDT

Novartis multiple-sclerosis pill Gilenya won approval in Europe, accelerating the global rollout of a medicine that is already on the market in the U.S. and is expected to net more than $3 billion in annual sales.


Kadhafi strongholds bombed as air assault criticised (AFP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 07:49 PM PDT

Libyan rebels gather around a burning T-72 tank belonging to forces of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, which were targeted the day before by a French air strike, in Shat al-Bedin 50 kms West of Benghazi. Moamer Kadhafi's Tripoli compound was rocked by blasts for a second night, his southern strongholds targeted and a navy base bombed as international criticism mounted over the air assault on Libya.(AFP/Patrick Baz)AFP - Moamer Kadhafi's Tripoli compound was rocked by blasts for a second night, his southern strongholds targeted and a navy base bombed as international criticism mounted over the air assault on Libya.



Lujiazui Breakfast: News And Views About China Stocks (March 22)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:21 PM PDT

Investors and traders in China's main financial district are talking about the following before the


Kate Middleton on Canvas: An Abstract Take on the Royal Wedding Portrait (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:55 PM PDT

Time.com - Greg Herzog, a behavior specialist, has made what he says is the first contemporary painting of Kate Middleton and Prince William


Obama says US ready to help Chile in rights cases (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 07:21 PM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures during a joint news conference with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, Monday, March 21, 2011, at La Moneda Palace in Santiago, Chile. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama said he's ready to help Chile solve human rights crimes committed during the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, but avoided agreeing Monday to a U.S. apology for meddling in the country's affairs.



Asian markets higher as Japanese stocks jump (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 07:50 PM PDT

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, March 21, 2011.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)AP - Asian shares were mostly higher in early trading Tuesday, with stocks in Japan clawing back some of the losses inflicted after a massive earthquake struck the country's industrial northeast less than two weeks ago.



Operation Odyssey Dawn: Coalition Awaits Arab Help in Libya (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:55 PM PDT

Time.com - Intervention is popular among Arabs at the moment, but that could change if the war gets messy and its aims get confused


CNN correspondent rejects Fox report on human shields

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 06:10 PM PDT

A CNN correspondent on Monday angrily rejected a report by the FOX network that he and other journalists were used as human shields by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to prevent a missile attack on his compound.