Money talks: July 18th 2011

Money talks: July 18th 2011


Money talks: July 18th 2011

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 04:00 PM PDT

Policymakers in the euro-zone look for a way out of the crisis, while politicians in America manufacture one of their own


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VIDEO: Scientist risks life to collect lava

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 09:07 PM PDT

A scientist tries to get a lava sample from Mount Nyiragongo in Africa's Great Rift Valley, but gets too close to the boiling lake.


Size of crisis impedes Somalia relief efforts

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 10:45 PM PDT

As aid trickles in, the magnitude of the Horn of Africa drought is impeding humanitarian agencies' effectiveness.


Pakistani workers of U.S. aid agency feared kidnapped (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 10:12 PM PDT

Reuters - Eight Pakistani employees of a U.S.-based aid organization are missing and feared kidnapped in Pakistan's volatile southwest bordering Afghanistan, a senior Pakistani government official said on Tuesday.


Pakistani workers of U.S. aid agency feared kidnapped

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 10:12 PM PDT

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Eight Pakistani employees of a U.S.-based aid organization are missing and feared kidnapped in Pakistan's volatile southwest bordering Afghanistan, a senior Pakistani government official said on Tuesday.


Murdochs to face phone-hacking grilling

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 10:10 PM PDT

News Corporation chief and son to answer questions in British parliament as scandal intensifies.


Can Nepal Sell Itself as a Gay-Wedding Destination? (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 09:25 PM PDT

Time.com - Selling Nepal as a wedding destination for gay couples has been widely embraced by the entrepreneurs of the nation's tourism sector, a once thriving industry that was dealt a severe blow during the decade-long Maoist insurgency


News Corp shares recover slightly in Australia (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 09:32 PM PDT

News Corporation Chief Rupert Murdoch is seen in London. Shares in the firm have recovered some ground on bargain hunting in Australian trade amid reports that under-fire tycoon Murdoch could step down as chief executive.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - News Corp. shares recovered some ground on bargain hunting in Australian trade Tuesday amid reports that under-fire tycoon Rupert Murdoch could step down as chief executive.



Clinton in India for security talks (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 09:47 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, gestures to the media,  flanked by Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, right, upon her arrival at Air Force station,  in New Delhi, Monday, July 18, 2011. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in India for security and counterterrorism talks as the two countries try to broaden their relationship. (AP Photo/Prakash Singh, Pool)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton held security and counterterrorism talks Tuesday with Indian officials as the two countries try to broaden their relationship and manage mutual concerns about Pakistan and Afghanistan.



Vietnam: Anti-China Demonstrations Are No Longer Allowed (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 09:25 PM PDT

Time.com - After weeks of being quietly tolerated, anti-China protests in Vietnam's capital were shut down by police for the second week in a row on Sunday


VIDEO: Scientist risks life to collect lava

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 09:07 PM PDT

A scientist tries to get a lava sample from Mount Nyiragongo in Africa's Great Rift Valley, but gets too close to the boiling lake.


New Zealander pleads guilty to seal massacre (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 09:08 PM PDT

A New Zealand Fur Seal is seen in a zoo. A New Zealand teenager has admitted bludgeoning to death 25 seals, including newborn pups, because he thought they were AFP - A New Zealand teenager has admitted bludgeoning to death 25 seals, including newborn pups, because he thought they were "pests", reports said Tuesday.



In U-Turn, Anti-China Protestors Are Told to Go Home in Hanoi (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 08:30 PM PDT

Time.com - After weeks of being quietly tolerated, anti-China protests in Vietnam's capital were shut down by police for the second week in a row on Sunday


No doubt Chavez will run in 2012 vote, aide says (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 08:27 PM PDT

AP - An aide to Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez said Monday that there is no doubt the president will run for re-election next year despite his struggle with cancer.


S. Korea PM raps Japan over airline ban (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 08:34 PM PDT

A Korean Air Airbus A380 is seen at an airshow. South Korea's prime minister has urged Japan to drop its boycott of the Korean airline which flew over islands claimed by both nations, calling the ban a breach of international rules.(AFP/File/Eric Piermont)AFP - South Korea's prime minister urged Japan Tuesday to drop its boycott of a Korean airline which flew over islands claimed by both nations, calling the ban a breach of international rules.



Why The United Arab Emirates Did Not Have an Arab Spring (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 08:30 PM PDT

Time.com - A trial of five dissidents in Abu Dhabi is met with a demonstration heartily in favor of the Gulf states' rulers


International Assessment of Seismic Risk

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 08:04 PM PDT

Internationally, concern about seismic risks for nuclear power plants began climbing years before the March earthquake in Japan, but actually making the plants more quake-proof will take a long time.


Stanford Students Create JediBot to Fight Lightsaber Duels

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 07:39 PM PDT

Students at Stanford's Robotics lab have created a robot that can fight lightsaber duels.


Shutting Down a Business Tests Your Leadership

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 07:32 PM PDT

It's Not How You Start A Business. . . it's How you Close One that Counts


LulzSec hacks scandal-hit News International websites (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 07:28 PM PDT

Lulz Security hacker group on Monday attacked the website of the Rupert Murdoch owned Sun newspaper, replacing the online version with a fake story pronouncing the mogul's death.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Websites owned by Rupert Murdoch's News International were down Tuesday after the Lulz Security hacker group replaced The Sun's online version with a fake story pronouncing the mogul's death.