VIDEO: Nato strikes 'hit police HQ' in Tripoli

VIDEO: Nato strikes 'hit police HQ' in Tripoli

VIDEO: Nato strikes 'hit police HQ' in Tripoli

Posted: 16 May 2011 11:03 PM PDT

The latest air strikes on the Libyan capital Tripoli have struck the police headquarters in the city according to the government's spokesman.


Amid setbacks Japan keeps Fukushima shutdown target

Posted: 16 May 2011 11:07 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is set to renew a pledge on Tuesday to bring the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant under control by January, despite revelations that three reactors were plunged into meltdown after the March 11 earthquake and the new risk posed by a massive pool of radioactive water at the site.

BP's Arctic deal lapses without announcement (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 10:31 PM PDT

File photo of the offices of British-Russian oil giant TNK-BP in central Moscow. The deadline for BP to complete its Rosneft alliance lapsed Tuesday without an announced agreement amid reports that it was tantalisingly close to a deal that could see it tap Russia's Arctic oil wealth.(AFP/File/Natalia Kolesnikova)AFP - The deadline for BP to complete its Rosneft alliance lapsed Tuesday without an announced agreement amid reports that it was tantalisingly close to a deal that could see it tap Russia's Arctic oil wealth.

Death toll climbs to 98 in Pakistan suicide attack (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 10:48 PM PDT

Pakistani soldiers escort an army convoy in Islamabad. The death toll from a double suicide bombing targeting a police training centre in northwest Pakistan has risen to 98, police said on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Farooq Naeem)AFP - The death toll from a double suicide bombing targeting a police training centre in northwest Pakistan has risen to 98, police said on Tuesday.

Learn to 'Do the Right Thing' for Your Startup

Posted: 16 May 2011 10:35 PM PDT

Did you ever wonder how a new entrepreneur knows how to "do the right thing" for his business? Most


What Rockstar Games' LA Noire and AMC's 'Mad Men' Have in Common

Posted: 16 May 2011 10:24 PM PDT

NEW YORK - While the odds aren't good that there will ever be a "Mad Men" video game, fans of the po


NATO incursion into Pakistan wounds two troops: officials (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 10:41 PM PDT

Reuters - A NATO helicopter incursion into Pakistan's North Waziristan wounded two troops on Tuesday, local intelligence officials said, further ratcheting up tensions between Islamabad and the West.


U.S. deepens engagement with Afghan Taliban to end war: report (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 10:20 PM PDT

Reuters - The United States has stepped up direct talks with the Afghan Taliban for a political settlement of the 10-year-old war, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, a move that analysts said earlier was easier following the death of Osama bin Laden.


Queen Elizabeth II ready for historic Irish trip (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 10:10 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 16, 2008 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, is welcomed by children waving Britain's flag, upon her arrival at the British Embassy in Ankara, Turkey. Encouraged by the largely successful peace process in Northern Ireland, which has made her sensitive visit feasible, the queen will become the first British monarch to set foot in the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. When a British sovereign last came, a full century ago, all of Ireland was still part of the United Kingdom. (AP Photo/Firat Yurdakul, Pool)AP - Much of central Dublin has been closed off by police to prepare for the landmark visit of Queen Elizabeth II, who is set to become the first British monarch to set foot in the Republic of Ireland despite rising security concerns.

China power woes as drought worsens supply crunch (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 10:15 PM PDT

AP - Much of central China is enduring its worst energy crisis in years, with factories and residents facing power cuts as supply runs short of demand — a problem worsening as drought dries rivers, reducing hydroelectric capacity.


Australian beer hopes to boldly go into space (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 10:10 PM PDT

Reuters - Wherever man has ventured, beer has followed. Now, two Australian entrepreneurs hope that will include space.


NATO incursion into Pakistan wounds two troops: officials

Posted: 16 May 2011 10:41 PM PDT

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A NATO helicopter incursion into Pakistan's North Waziristan wounded two troops on Tuesday, local intelligence officials said, further ratcheting up tensions between Islamabad and the West.

Syrians find 13 bodies in Deraa mass grave: residents

Posted: 16 May 2011 10:27 PM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian villagers pulled 13 bodies from a mass grave near the southern city of Deraa on Monday, residents said, and thousands joined a night-time march in a Damascus suburb demanding the overthrow of the government.

U.S. deepens engagement with Afghan Taliban to end war: report

Posted: 16 May 2011 10:40 PM PDT

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States has stepped up direct talks with the Afghan Taliban for a political settlement of the 10-year-old war, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, a move that analysts said earlier was easier following the death of Osama bin Laden.

Pakistan plays China card with Prime Minister's visit (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 09:32 PM PDT

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilan (R) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao before their meeting at the Prime Minister's residence in Islamabad December 17, 2010. REUTERS/Mian KhursheedReuters - Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani's visit to China from Tuesday allows Islamabad to show it has another major power to turn to just as relations with the United States have turned increasingly strained after the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Myanmar prisoner clemency slammed as 'pathetic' (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2011 09:46 PM PDT

AP - Myanmar's long-expected clemency program for prisoners was slammed as a "pathetic response" to foreign calls to set more than 2,000 political detainees free.


The Case for Keeping the Lights On

Posted: 16 May 2011 09:45 PM PDT

The full list of lighting's sins is long and resulted in making the simple act of turning off the li


Is A Commission-Based Job Right For You?

Posted: 16 May 2011 09:35 PM PDT

Not everyone has what it takes to be a successful salesperson. If you're thinking about jumping into


Pakistan plays China card with Prime Minister's visit

Posted: 16 May 2011 10:06 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani's visit to China from Tuesday allows Islamabad to show it has another major power to turn to just as relations with the United States have turned increasingly strained after the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Australia's Dr. Death Lobbies for Euthanasia Down Under (Time.com)

Posted: 16 May 2011 10:30 PM PDT

Time.com - After outlawing the practice in 1996, Australian states reconsider the individual's right to die


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