Oil near $102 amid weak dollar, mixed demand signs (AP)

Oil near $102 amid weak dollar, mixed demand signs (AP)

Oil near $102 amid weak dollar, mixed demand signs (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 10:13 PM PDT

Workers from Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA take part in a protest against U.S. sanctions against the company in Maracaibo May 25, 2011. Red-clad oil workers rallied in Venezuela on Wednesday to denounce AP - Oil prices inched higher to near $102 a barrel Thursday in Asia amid a weaker dollar and mixed signs about U.S. crude demand heading into the summer driving season.

Rare white kiwi chick hatches at NZ wildlife park (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 10:11 PM PDT

In this May 22, 2011 photo provided by the Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre Thursday, May 26, 2011, a rare white kiwi chick is seen three weeks after it hatched on May 1 in Wellington, New Zealand. The all-white kiwi, named 'Manukura' is believed to be the first white chick born in captivity. Kiwis are normally brown in color. Manukura is the thirteenth of fourteen kiwi chicks hatched at the wildlife center this season. (AP Photo/Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre, Mike Heydon, Jet Productions) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Officials say a rare white kiwi chick hatched at a New Zealand wildlife reserve will have a protected early life — unlike wild kiwis that face nonnative predators that are slowly wiping them out.

GE Gobbles Up More of the Smart Grid

Posted: 25 May 2011 09:48 PM PDT

General Electric said it will buy a FMC Tech, a smart grid start-up company that surfaced in "GE's 2


Mexico Gun Battle Kills 28

Posted: 25 May 2011 09:48 PM PDT

Gunmen apparently from two rival drug gangs fought a ferocious gun battle on a highway in a western Mexico state that killed 28 men.


Greek debt restructuring bears high risks: Germany (Reuters)

Posted: 25 May 2011 09:52 PM PDT

Reuters - Any possible restructuring of Greece's sovereign debt was dangerous for the country's solvency, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told business daily Handelsblatt in an interview.


Nigerian names and the stories they tell (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 09:36 PM PDT

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, seen here with his wife, Patience, in Otuoke, at Ogbia district in Bayelsa State. The 53-year-old leader has benefited from a series of events that have advanced his career by default.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - So what do you get in Nigeria when you take Sunday, God's Gift, Whoknows, Noisy Place and, of course, Goodluck? Could be a family gathering.

Jimmy Buffett Wants You to Have a Cheeseburger in His Virtual Paradise

Posted: 25 May 2011 09:37 PM PDT

THQ is expanding its offerings into the casual gaming space this fall with a unique partnership with


Beauty in a Time of Cynicism-Life's Complexity Conveyed Through Car Design

Posted: 25 May 2011 09:18 PM PDT

Roads are filled with scowling faces. But it's not necessarily the motorists that have an angry look


Blasts near east China government buildings injure five (Reuters)

Posted: 25 May 2011 10:12 PM PDT

Reuters - Blasts at three sites near government buildings in an eastern Chinese city likely caused by a disgruntled farmer damaged 10 cars and injured at least five people on Thursday, state media reported.


EU first: Chinese workers rebuild Polish motorways (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 09:16 PM PDT

Chinese labourers work on part of the Warsaw-Berlin highway in Poland near Zyrardow (central Poland) on May 23, 2011. About 500 Chinese workers have been toiling away at the motorway since the beginning of this year in order to meet a 2012 deadline.(AFP/Janek Skarzynski)AFP - In the heart of the Polish countryside, about 500 Chinese workers toil frenetically on a new stretch of the A2 motorway connecting Berlin and Warsaw -- an unprecedented sight both here and across the EU.

Blasts hit Chinese government buildings

Posted: 25 May 2011 09:13 PM PDT

Three explosions in the eastern city of Fuzhou may have been caused by blasts from cars, state media reports.


Blasts near east China government buildings injure five

Posted: 25 May 2011 10:12 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Blasts at three sites near government buildings in an eastern Chinese city likely caused by a disgruntled farmer damaged 10 cars and injured at least five people on Thursday, state media reported.

Russia Wants a Finger on Europe's Nuclear Shield (Time.com)

Posted: 25 May 2011 08:55 PM PDT

Time.com - Fearing its nuclear deterrence may become a thing of the past, Moscow is agitating for assurances -- and a finger on what it calls the Red Button


28 killed in drug shootout in western Mexico (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 09:10 PM PDT

A police officer escorts Julio de Jesus Radilla Hernandez, aka 'El Negro' as he is presented to the press at the federal police headquarters in Mexico City,Wednesday, May 25, 2011. Mexico's federal police said Radilla Hernandez is allegedly responsible for ordering the March 27 murder of Juan Francisco Sicilia, son of Mexican poet Javier Sicilia and six other people. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)AP - Gunmen apparently from two rival drug gangs fought a ferocious gunbattle on a highway in a western Mexico state that killed 28 men Wednesday, authorities said.

US cutting back troops in Pakistan amid tensions (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 09:06 PM PDT

A Pakistani soldier stands guard outside a major naval air base following an attack by militants in Karachi on May 23, 2011. The US military said it has begun pulling some American troops out of Pakistan after Islamabad requested a smaller presence, amid tensions over a US raid against Osama bin Laden.(AFP/Asif Hassan)AFP - The US military said it has begun pulling some American troops out of Pakistan after Islamabad requested a smaller presence, amid tensions over a US raid against Osama bin Laden.

Suicide, depression hits Australia detainees (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 08:57 PM PDT

Australia's asylum seeker policy came under more fire Thursday with the Human Rights Commission warning that suicide and depression were major concerns in the country's detention centres.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - Australia's asylum seeker policy came under more fire Thursday with the Human Rights Commission warning that suicide and depression were major concerns in the country's detention centres.

How Nazi Scientists Tried to Create an Army of Talking Dogs (Time.com)

Posted: 25 May 2011 08:55 PM PDT

Time.com - It's further proof that Hitler was barking mad


VIDEO: Police clear Tbilisi protesters

Posted: 25 May 2011 08:43 PM PDT

Riot police in Georgia use tear gas and water cannons to clear an anti-government protest in Tbilisi ahead of independence day celebrations.


Putting Singapore on the map ??? one Brazilian Wax at a time

Posted: 25 May 2011 08:20 PM PDT

Ten years ago, nobody in Singapore had heard of a Brazilian wax, much less ever had one. Fast forwar


Asian stocks rebound following Wall Street rally (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 09:55 PM PDT

Active Network Chief Executive Officer Dave Alberga, President Matt Landa and CFO Scott Mendel on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to mark the company's initial public offering. (Photo: Business Wire)AP - Asian stocks rebounded Thursday as higher oil prices revived investor interest in commodity companies and corporate announcements in Japan helped investors shake off worries over the European debt crisis.
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