Heading for the Hills: Spanish Winemakers Adapt to Global Warming (Time.com)

Heading for the Hills: Spanish Winemakers Adapt to Global Warming (Time.com)


Heading for the Hills: Spanish Winemakers Adapt to Global Warming (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 10:20 PM PDT

Time.com - Heading for the Hills: Spanish Winemakers Adapt to Global Warming


North Korean leader Kim in Russia, to meet Medvedev (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 11:12 PM PDT

Reuters - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il arrived in Russia on a special train on Saturday as the isolated state tries to reach out to regional powers and seek economic aid.


Egypt to withdraw envoy in Israel over shootings (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 10:56 PM PDT

Reuters - Egypt said on Saturday it is withdrawing its ambassador from Israel pending an investigation by the Jewish state of the killings of Egyptian security personnel at the border, in a sign of rising tension between the two countries.


Hanging With Hackers: Inside Germany's Great 'Geek' Convention (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 10:20 PM PDT

Time.com - The Chaos Computer Club is hosting a summer camp for 3,000 hackers fromaround the world in Brandenburg, formerly in East Germany


North Korean leader Kim in Russia, to meet Medvedev

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 11:12 PM PDT

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il arrived in Russia on a special train on Saturday as the isolated state tries to reach out to regional powers and seek economic aid.


NKorea leader in Russia, will meet with Medvedev (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 10:59 PM PDT

South Korean soldiers pass by a TV feeding file video footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's last visit to Russia, at Seoul train station, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011. South Korean media reported Saturday that Kim's special train arrived in Russia. It was not immediately clear whether Kim was aboard. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il arrived in Russia on Saturday and will meet with President Dmitry Medvedev during his visit, the Kremlin said.



Sudan to allow UN mission to South Kordofan (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 10:32 PM PDT

AP - Sudan says it will allow six U.N. agencies to take part in a government-organized mission to South Kordofan, where the U.N. human rights office has called for a probe into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.


Bus crash kills 35 people in south Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 10:29 PM PDT

A policeman keeps watch at the site of an explosion in Jalalabad August 20, 2011. An explosion in Jalalabad city in the eastern Nangarhar province killed a National Directorate official and wounded two of his bodyguards on Saturday, a police detective said. REUTERS/ Parwiz (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)AP - A government spokesman says a bus has careened off of a mountain road in south Afghanistan, killing 35 people including women and children.



Photojournalists beaten by police in Kashmir

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 10:16 PM PDT

Police detain and beat two photographers, including a foreign national, covering protests in Indian-administered region.


VIDEO: Spain's football strike delays season

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 09:33 PM PDT

The start of the Spanish football season will be delayed after negotiations to prevent a strike by players failed.


Israel-Gaza attacks stoke tension with Cairo (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 09:27 PM PDT

A Palestinian man surveys the damage in Bin Zayed mosque after an Israeli air strike in Gaza August 19, 2011. REUTERS/Mohammed SalemReuters - Israeli aircraft struck militant outposts in Gaza and Palestinians fired rockets back on Friday following deadly gun attacks along the desert border with Egypt that have raised tensions between Israel and the new rulers in Cairo.



20 killed in Syria despite Assad's pledge to UN (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 09:26 PM PDT

Supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad shout slogans and wave their national flag, as they protest to show their solidarity to their president, in Damascus, Syria, on Friday Aug. 19, 2011. Assad, who inherited power from his father in 2000, is facing the most serious international isolation of his rule. On Thursday, the United States and its European allies demanded he step down. Syrian security forces killed at least 20 protesters Friday despite promises by President Bashar Assad that the military operations against the 5-month-old uprising are over. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)AP - Syrian security forces killed at least 20 protesters Friday despite promises by President Bashar Assad that the military operations against the 5-month-old uprising are over.



240,000 Chilean residents in quake, tsunami drill (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 08:51 PM PDT

AP - Some 240,000 residents have mobilized on Chile's northern coast to test responses to a simulated earthquake and tsunami. It's the biggest such exercise ever conducted in the South American nation.


Egypt withdraws ambassador from Israel

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 10:50 PM PDT

Cabinet demands compensation and investigation into cross-border shooting incident that left five Egyptian police dead.


'New evidence' of mass graves in Sudan

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 02:15 PM PDT

Rights group calls for investigation into three mass graves found in Sudan's South Kordofan region.


VIDEO: Norway families visit Utoeya island

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 07:40 PM PDT

Family members and friends of Norwegians killed by a gunman last month have been visiting Utoeya island, the scene of the massacre.


Naveen Jain on Entrepreneurial Philanthropy

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 08:53 PM PDT

Helping people get what they need most in life is at the heart of successful philanthropy.?? It is no coincidence that fulfilling peoples' needs is also the foundation of a successful business.?? I see no contradiction between them. Any venture, whether it is commercial or philanthropic, should aim at improving the lives of as many ...


Syrian forces kill 34 despite Assad pledge (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 09:52 PM PDT

A supporter of Syrian President Bashar Assad holds up an Arabic placard which reads - 'Syria Asssad, God Syria and only Bashar, Syria is fine, thanks Russia (in the heart),' as he protests to show his solidarity to his President, in Damascus, Syria, on Friday Aug. 19, 2011. Assad, who inherited power from his father in 2000, is facing the most serious international isolation of his rule. On Thursday, the United States and its European allies demanded he step down. Syrian security forces killed at least 20 protesters Friday despite promises by President Bashar Assad that the military operations against the 5-month-old uprising are over. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)Reuters - Syrian forces killed dozens of protesters on Friday despite assurances by President Bashar al-Assad that a crackdown was over, and thousands of people rallied across the Arab nation with renewed vigor demanding political freedoms.



VIDEO: Norway families visit Utoeya island

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 07:40 PM PDT

Family members and friends of Norwegians killed by a gunman last month have been visiting Utoeya island, the scene of the massacre.


The New Credit Score Rules

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 08:23 PM PDT

If you only read one article about credit scores this year, read this one. The average credit score nationwide is 666, according to CreditKarma.com. That's not only an ominous number, but can be a costly one. Based on CreditKarma.com's data, the trend amongst lenders shows that a 660 credit score is the threshold to be ...


Syrian Forces Kill 13 Protesters

Syrian Forces Kill 13 Protesters


Syrian Forces Kill 13 Protesters

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 10:42 AM PDT

Security forces fired at thousands of protesters who poured into the streets throughout the country Friday, killing at least 13 people one day after the U.S. and its European allies demanded that President Bashar al-Assad step down.


U.K. Court to Force Disclosure in Hack Case

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 10:52 AM PDT

A U.K. court is forcing the private investigator at the center of the News Corp. phone-hacking scandal to disclose who told him to intercept voicemails.


Belarus Scraps U.S. Nuclear Deal

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 11:38 AM PDT

Belarus said it would suspend an agreement with the U.S. to get rid of its highly enriched uranium stockpile after Washington imposed new economic sanctions on the former Soviet republic.


Japan Official: Yen Shouldn't Be Safe Haven

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 11:31 AM PDT

A Japanese finance minister said there are no plans for a sustained yen intervention, but said global investors shouldn't treat the yen as a "flight-to-safety" currency.


China's Xi Offers Reassurances

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 09:19 AM PDT

China's economy will not suffer from a "hard landing," Vice President Xi Jinping said in meetings with Joe Biden, whose trip to China is aimed in large part at reassuring China the U.S. fiscal situation is sound.


Thaksin Visa Raises Questions in Thailand

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 10:52 AM PDT

Ousted Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra's rush back onto the international stage is raising awkward questions for his sister, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, about who really runs the country.


Belgian Festival Canceled After Deadly Incident

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 09:54 AM PDT

Officials canceled the last two days of the three-day Pukkelpop music festival after a stage collapse during a powerful storm killed five people and injured 140, some of them seriously.


Spain Cuts Tax on Home Purchases

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 07:02 AM PDT

Spain will temporarily lower the rate of value-added tax levied on purchases of newly built housing as it looks to boost its moribund property market.


Pope says education must lead to faith, not just work

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 12:15 PM PDT

EL ESCORIAL, Spain (Reuters) - Pope Benedict warned on Friday that education was more than training for work and said it ought to also lead the young to "love, reason and faith."


Turkish jets on third night of sorties: Reuters witness

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 12:06 PM PDT

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Ten warplanes took off from an airbase in southeastern Turkey on Friday on what appeared to herald a third night of strikes against Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq, a Reuters witness said.


VIDEO: Two NI women murdered in Turkey

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 11:47 AM PDT

Two women from County Down in Northern Ireland, named as Kathy Dinsmore and Marion Graham, have been murdered in Turkey.


'Slave maid' in Lebanon

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 05:28 AM PDT

Madagascar woman finds freedom after 15 years hard labour


China and US make up after basketball brawl

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 11:40 AM PDT

The Chinese basketball team that got into a brawl with US university players in an exhibition game visits Beijing airport to make amends.


Israel continues air strikes on Gaza

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 11:36 AM PDT

At least nine people have been killed in Gaza by Isreali air strikes since deadly attacks in Israel the day before.


Spurs close in on Diarra signing

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 11:31 AM PDT

Tottenham are close to completing a deal to sign France midfielder Lassana Diarra from Real Madrid.


Bell and Pietersen punish India

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 11:14 AM PDT

Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell hit a record 350-run partnership against India as England end day two on 457-3.


Dozens die in South Sudan raids

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 08:59 AM PDT

At least 40 people are killed in fighting between ethnic groups, said to be over cattle raids, in Jonglei state of South Sudan.


VIDEO: Twelve dead after Kabul gun attack

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 11:09 AM PDT

Gunmen have stormed the British Council offices in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least 12 people.


South of Tripoli, town celebrates rebel arrival

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 11:12 AM PDT

GARYAN, Libya (Reuters) - Standing in the main square of the Libyan town of Garyan where his brother was killed by a sniper days before rebels arrived, Muammar al-Sharif vows he will not let Muammar Gaddafi's forces take the town back.


Husband Is Charged in Wife’s Killing in New Jersey

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 11:02 AM PDT

Prosecutors say the victim, Nazish Noorani, had recently texted her brother about her husband, Kashif Parvaiz: "Someday U will find me dead, but it's cuz of Kashi."