Oil above $112 ahead of Bernanke news conference (AP)

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• Oil above $112 ahead of Bernanke news conference (AP)
• Thai-Cambodia border clash flares up again
• AP Interview: UN diplomat works against Gadhafi (AP)
• Chinese couple hold 'royal wedding' with horses (AP)
• Is An 850 Credit Score Possible?
• How Deficit Spending Works to Defeat a Liquidity Trap
• Taiwan opposition names Tsai to run for president (AP)
• Travels Down Under With Alice, Age 88
• Why Foreign Automakers Are Launching China-Only Designs (Time.com)
• China in no mood to listen in U.S. rights talks (Reuters)
• Karzai Told to Dump U.S.
• Explosion rocks Egypt gas pipeline
• VIDEO: Liam Fox: Progress in Misrata
• Britain prepares for biggest royal wedding since Diana (AFP)
• Egypt gas pipeline to Israel, Jordan attacked: source (Reuters)
• Thousands gather in India for Hindu guru's funeral (AP)
• The Unhappy Anniversary Of Arizona's Anti-Immigrant Law
• Fleecing The Facebook Generation
• Investor Sues T.J. Maloney And His $1.8 Billion Private Equity Firm Alleging Bogus Fees
• Egypt gas pipeline to Israel, Jordan attacked: source

Oil above $112 ahead of Bernanke news conference (AP) Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:39 PM PDT AP - Oil prices hovered above $112 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as traders awaited comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke about U.S. interest rates and economic growth.

Thai-Cambodia border clash flares up again Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:23 PM PDT At least 14 people killed as fighting spreads in the disputed Dangrek mountains, home to several ancient temples.

AP Interview: UN diplomat works against Gadhafi (AP) Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:15 PM PDT AP - Libyan Ambassador Ibrahim Dabbashi objects to being called a rebel diplomat.

Chinese couple hold 'royal wedding' with horses (AP) Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:11 PM PDT AP - A Chinese couple have tied the knot with a procession inspired by the British royal wedding, donning ceremonial garb and riding in a horse-drawn carriage flanked by guards in scarlet uniforms.

Is An 850 Credit Score Possible? Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:32 PM PDT This post provided by SavingsAccounts.com. College students dream of the perfect GPA. Newlyweds migh

How Deficit Spending Works to Defeat a Liquidity Trap Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:31 PM PDT The mechanism used by society to permit money???being???saved to flow to borrowers stopped functioni

Taiwan opposition names Tsai to run for president (AP) Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:39 PM PDT AP - Taiwan's main opposition party says chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen has secured its presidential nomination after winning an island-wide telephone poll.

Travels Down Under With Alice, Age 88 Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:14 PM PDT When an 88 year old decides to travel, she won't let anything stop her. Alice's trip "down under" c

Why Foreign Automakers Are Launching China-Only Designs (Time.com) Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:20 PM PDT Time.com - Foreign automakers are trying to boost their competitiveness by launching new mid-priced brands for China, which overtook the U.S. to become the world's largest car market in 2009

China in no mood to listen in U.S. rights talks (Reuters) Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:23 PM PDT Reuters - China's increasingly tough line against dissent suggests it will be in no mood to bend to U.S. demands to soften its approach when the two begin talks on human rights on Wednesday.

Karzai Told to Dump U.S. Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:12 PM PDT Pakistan is lobbying Afghanistan's president against building a long-term strategic partnership with the U.S., urging him instead to look to Pakistan—and its Chinese ally—for help in striking a peace deal with the Taliban and rebuilding the economy.

Explosion rocks Egypt gas pipeline Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:32 PM PDT Security official blames armed gang for "attack" at terminal that supplies natural gas to Jordan and Israel.

VIDEO: Liam Fox: Progress in Misrata Posted: 26 Apr 2011 06:58 PM PDT UK Defence Secretary Liam Fox has welcomed Washington's sanctioning of the deployment of armed Predator drones to attack ground targets in Libya.

Britain prepares for biggest royal wedding since Diana (AFP) Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:11 PM PDT AFP - Britain is putting the crowning touches to the preparations for Friday's wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton as the world gets set to tune in for the biggest royal occasion for 30 years.

Egypt gas pipeline to Israel, Jordan attacked: source (Reuters) Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:56 PM PDT Reuters - Saboteurs blew up a pipeline running through Egypt's North Sinai on Wednesday that supplies gas to Israel and Jordan, a security source told Reuters.

Thousands gather in India for Hindu guru's funeral (AP) Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:10 PM PDT AP - Thousands of tearful devotees, including top politicians, gathered Wednesday for the funeral of Sathya Sai Baba, one of India's best-known Hindu ascetics who was revered as a divine incarnation with miraculous healing powers.

The Unhappy Anniversary Of Arizona's Anti-Immigrant Law Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:01 PM PDT A misguided law championed by conservatives makes it harder to hire workers.

Fleecing The Facebook Generation Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:01 PM PDT The youth in this country have signed up to pay for my retirement.

Investor Sues T.J. Maloney And His $1.8 Billion Private Equity Firm Alleging Bogus Fees Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:41 PM PDT The New York City buyout shop is accused of "broad-based looting."

Egypt gas pipeline to Israel, Jordan attacked: source Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:56 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Saboteurs blew up a pipeline running through Egypt's North Sinai on Wednesday that supplies gas to Israel and Jordan, a security source told Reuters.

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China Seeks Bigger Role in Australia Economy

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• China Seeks Bigger Role in Australia Economy
• Lee Kuan Yew: World Needs Strong U.S.
• Monaco Looks for Own Wedding Boost
• In Japan’s Nuclear Nexus, Safety Is Left Out
• Media Decoder: Couric Confirms Departure From CBS
• New tax campaign targets plumbers
• Restaurant Review: The Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare
• Indian bank blamed as termites eat cash
• Dramatic particle find 'premature'
• VIDEO: Syria sanction threat as violence escalates
• Balloon-Borne Messages to North Korea Have Detractors on Both Sides of Border
• 'Inside help' in Afghan jailbreak
• Weather good for shuttle farewell
• Libya rebels try to impose order, boost credibility
• Syria extends military crackdown
• Crowds gather for guru's funeral
• American Finds a Home in Chinese Record Books
• Live - Tuesday football
• 51 hostages rescued in Mexican border city
• Two in court after 'hate raids'

China Seeks Bigger Role in Australia Economy Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:08 AM PDT China aspires to play a greater role in Australia's economy, one of the country's top leaders said, signaling Beijing's aspirations for its companies to make inroads beyond simply extracting resources.

Lee Kuan Yew: World Needs Strong U.S. Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:26 AM PDT Singapore's former prime minister said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that the U.S. needs to put its fiscal house in order and that it is in the world's interests for the U.S. to remain a pre-eminent power.

Monaco Looks for Own Wedding Boost Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:08 AM PDT The July marriage of Monaco's ruler, Prince Albert, could help the city-state carve out a new niche as a venue for lavish weddings.

In Japan’s Nuclear Nexus, Safety Is Left Out Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:59 AM PDT The ties binding power companies, utilities, regulators and politicians underlie the establishment's push to increase nuclear power at all cost.

Media Decoder: Couric Confirms Departure From CBS Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:45 AM PDT ABC has emerged as the dark-horse candidate to land Katie Couric's planned syndicated show.

New tax campaign targets plumbers Posted: 26 Apr 2011 12:07 PM PDT The taxman is targeting plumbers and others who work for cash in a fresh campaign against those not paying tax.

Restaurant Review: The Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:15 AM PDT César Ramirez's restaurant in downtown Brooklyn is a kind of sui generis exercise in personal expression, and one of the more extraordinary restaurants in New York City.

Indian bank blamed as termites eat cash Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:14 AM PDT An Indian bank is reported to have found staff of a local branch guilty of laxity after thousands of dollars worth of notes were damaged by termites.

Dramatic particle find 'premature' Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:23 AM PDT Speculation about a dramatic finding in the search for the elusive Higgs boson particle is premature, according to experts.

VIDEO: Syria sanction threat as violence escalates Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:04 AM PDT UK Foreign Secretary William Hague warns Syria of sanctions if the violent crackdown continues.

Balloon-Borne Messages to North Korea Have Detractors on Both Sides of Border Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:51 AM PDT Political agitators, Christian proselytizers and North Korean defectors plan to send millions of leaflets aloft in coming weeks.

'Inside help' in Afghan jailbreak Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:54 AM PDT Afghanistan's justice minister says the 488 inmates who escaped from Kandahar's main prison through a Taliban-dug tunnel must have had inside help.

Weather good for shuttle farewell Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:55 AM PDT Forecasters say there is currently just a 20% chance of poor weather conditions keeping shuttle Endeavour from launching on its final mission on Friday.

Libya rebels try to impose order, boost credibility Posted: 26 Apr 2011 12:12 PM PDT AJDABIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's rebel army has replaced ragtag volunteers with polished officers to guard the flash-point eastern town of Ajdabiyah, as it seeks to bolster its image as a credible adversary of Muammar Gaddafi.

Syria extends military crackdown Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:29 AM PDT Rights groups report more deaths and arrests as Assad sends troops to put down protests in Deraa, Doumaa and Baniyas.

Crowds gather for guru's funeral Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:24 AM PDT Indian PM Manmohan Singh and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi join mourners saying farewell to the guru Sri Satya Sai Baba.

American Finds a Home in Chinese Record Books Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:32 AM PDT Quincy Douby, a Brooklyn native who scored 53 points in Game 1, has the Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers fighting for the Chinese Basketball Association title.

Live - Tuesday football Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:14 AM PDT Man Utd play Schalke 04 in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final in Gelsenkirchen, while Stoke host relegation-threatened Wolves in Tuesday's Premier League match.

51 hostages rescued in Mexican border city Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:14 AM PDT Mexican federal police rescued 51 migrant hostages who were being held in northeastern Mexico, the country's public security ministry said Tuesday.

Two in court after 'hate raids' Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:02 AM PDT Two men arrested in a crackdown on alleged sectarian internet campaigns appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

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