EU warns against growing tensions in Kosovo

EU warns against growing tensions in Kosovo


EU warns against growing tensions in Kosovo

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:11 PM PDT

Concerns grow after ethnic Serbs angry with a Kosovo police operation set fire to a border crossing post in the north.


Swatch reports record first-half profit, sales (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:02 PM PDT

Models of Swatch watches are seen at a trade fair in Basel. The world's biggest watch group has said its first half net profits soared 24.5 percent to 579 million francs (503 million euros, $722 million), setting a fresh record for the company.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - The world's biggest watch group Swatch said Thursday its first half net profits soared 24.5 percent to 579 million francs (503 million euros, $722 million), setting a fresh record for the company.



Hyundai Motor 2Q profit rises 37 percent (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:06 PM PDT

AP - Hyundai Motor's net profit rose 37 percent in the second quarter amid higher revenue and global vehicle sales.


Australia massacre video renews old pain (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:54 PM PDT

The smoldering remains of a house in 1996 where Martin Bryant, the gunman responsible for Australia's worst modern-day massacre, was captured. He killed 35 people and injured 21 injured at the Port Arthur tourist attraction site near Hobart.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Australian police on Thursday condemned the posting online of a graphic police video of the aftermath of the 1996 Port Arthur massacre when a gunman killed 35 people, saying it reopened old wounds.



Analysis: Revolt or summer fever? Israel ponders tent protest

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlined emergency housing reforms in a televised address, many of the protesters who had prompted the measures by camping out in Israeli cities made derisive hand gestures.


Babbage: July 27th 2011

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:41 PM PDT

Mozilla unveils a new operating system for mobile devices, Microsoft shows strong quarterly results and Air BnB raises over $100 million


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The Future of Scandinavia (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:55 PM PDT

Time.com - The best action against Breivik is to defend our open society


Bus, truck collision in Bangladesh kills 17 (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:50 PM PDT

AP - A bus crowded with passengers collided head on with a truck in northern Bangladesh on Thursday, killing at least 17 people and injuring 30 others, a police official said.


Fighting Terrorism with Democracy: How Norway's Prime Minister Plans to Heal His Country (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:55 PM PDT

Time.com - In an exclusive interview with TIME, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg talks about the attacks that have shocked his nation, and his determination to promote 'more democracy, more openness, and greater political participation'


VIDEO: Life in Sparta amid economic gloom

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:28 PM PDT

Austerity measures in Greece have raised fears of long-term joblessness and enhanced the difficulty of keeping a small business afloat.


Libya condemns UK recognition of fighters

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:44 PM PDT

Decision to welcome National Transitional Council in London called "irresponsible and illegal" in Tripoli.


China defends carrier plans, neighbors worry about (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:32 PM PDT

A vessel reported to be the Ukrainian-made aircraft carrier Reuters - China's neighbors are worried its aircraft carrier program may in time intimidate regional rivals but its military on Thursday defended the plan as vital for maritime security.



Kandahar Mayor's Killing Another Blow to U.S. Afghanistan Effort (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:50 PM PDT

Time.com - The latest victim in a string of killings of local officials loyal to President Hamid Karzaai, Ghulam Haider Hamidi tried to build good governance against the odds


VIDEO: Life in Sparta amid economic gloom

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:28 PM PDT

Austerity measures in Greece have raised fears of long-term joblessness and enhanced the difficulty of keeping a small business afloat.


China defends carrier plans, neighbors worry about

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:32 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's neighbors are worried its aircraft carrier program may in time intimidate regional rivals but its military on Thursday defended the plan as vital for maritime security.


Man United outclass MLS All-Stars 4-0 (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:44 PM PDT

Dimitar Berbatov (C; right) of the Manchester United celebrates his goal against the MLS All-Stars with teammate Nemanja Vidic during their game at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. Manchester United won 4-0.(AFP/Getty Images/Jeff Zelevansky)AFP - English Premier League champions Manchester United outclassed Major League Soccer's All-Stars for the second straight year, beating the hosts 4-0 in their friendly.



Algeria boosts food imports in bid to quash revolt (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:22 PM PDT

A woman buys vegetables from an Algerian market vendor in a suburb of Ain Benian in the lead-up to Ramadan. Faced with crumbling regimes across the Arab world, Algeria has dramatically boosted its grain imports to contain social unrest ahead of Ramadan, when food prices traditionally shoot up.(AFP/File)AFP - Faced with crumbling regimes across the Arab world, Algeria has dramatically boosted its grain imports to contain social unrest ahead of Ramadan, when food prices traditionally shoot up.



Analysis: Asia's small exporters at risk in U.S. slump (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:56 PM PDT

Reuters - Asia's small, export-driven economies look most vulnerable to the threat of a deeper U.S. economic slump, which could materialize even if Washington manages to avert a debt default.


Ford to Build Its Second India Factory

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:33 PM PDT

Ford plans to invest about $900 million to build its second factory in India, as the auto maker strives to gain a bigger foothold in the country's auto market.


Army drafted in as storms batter Seoul; 53 dead or missing (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:01 PM PDT

Reuters - At least 53 people are dead or missing after the heaviest rains in a century lashed the South Korean capital Seoul and surrounding areas, officials said on Thursday, with damage expected to run into hundreds of millions of dollars.