Indian gov't calls all-party meeting on corruption (AP)

Indian gov't calls all-party meeting on corruption (AP)

Indian gov't calls all-party meeting on corruption (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:03 PM PDT

A young supporter of India's anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare sports a cap that reads 'we are Anna' at Hazare's fast venue in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. Hazare, who has entered the seventh day of his fast, is unhappy with the Indian government's response, aides said Monday, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appeared staunch against caving in to the activist's demands for a powerful anti-graft watchdog office.(AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)AP - The government is urging India's political parties to reach consensus on drafting anti-corruption legislation as an activist leading anti-graft protests enters the second week of his hunger strike.

VIDEO: Fuel from food in oil-rich UAE

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 04:04 PM PDT

Dubai is an oil-rich state in a region where fuel comes cheap, but the area's first company to recycle restaurants? leftover oil as fuel has opened.


Seoul must change to "trustpolitik" with North, says Park

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:02 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - The frontrunner to be South Korea's next president says Seoul must be more accommodative toward the North, proposing what she calls a policy of "trustpolitik" that marks a move away from the administration's current hardline stance.

Gaddafi's son says rebels 'trapped'

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 10:30 PM PDT

Questions over extent of opposition forces' grip as Saif al-Islam re-emerges to rally loyalists in battle for Tripoli.


China says Libyan oil projects of mutual benefit (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 10:13 PM PDT

AP - China's oil investments in Libya are important to both sides and Beijing is hoping for a swift return to stability, the government said Tuesday.


5 Uighur Chinese held in Malaysia risk deportation (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 10:35 PM PDT

AP - The U.N. refugee agency says it is seeking access to five ethnic Uighur Chinese arrested in Malaysia amid criticism over the country's deportation of 11 others to China.


Police probe Australian political sex scandal (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 10:10 PM PDT

AP - Australian police are investigating allegations that a lawmaker misused a credit card to pay prostitutes in a political scandal that could bring down the country's fragile government.


Innograd: Russia Reinvents Silicon Valley

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 10:05 PM PDT

Over the past year, the Russian government has been quietly constructing the Innograd project on roughly four square kilometers of land on the outskirts of Moscow which will soon house 30,000 scientists and engineers. Innograd, a high-technology research hub in Skolkovo, is perhaps the largest state-directed effort to establish an innovation ecosystem for pioneering the ...


William Kannel, Former Director of the Framingham Heart Study, Dead at 87

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 09:55 PM PDT

William Kannel, the cardiovascular epidemiologist who helped find most of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease during his lifelong association with the Framingham Heart Study (FHS), died on Saturday at the age of 87. Indeed, Kannel coined the term ?risk factor? in a 1961 article in??Annals of Internal Medicine. Kannel ?made the courageous decision ...


VIDEO: Branson holiday home burns down

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 10:31 PM PDT

Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet is among 20 people who have escaped a fire at the Necker Island luxury home of Sir Richard Branson.


Eastern rebels press onwards to Tripoli

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 09:53 PM PDT

Occasional skirmishes and jubilant scenes as opposition fighters from the east push towards capital.


China starts bullet train safety inspections (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 09:45 PM PDT

AP - China is starting inspections of all its showcase bullet train lines following a crash last month that killed 40 people, as authorities work to determine who is ultimately responsible for the disaster.


The Daily Dot Is A Local Newspaper For The Social Web

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 09:24 PM PDT

Are social sites like Reddit, Tumblr and YouTube communities that are just as worthy of news coverage as local towns?


Biden: China didn't need reassurance on U.S. economy (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 09:22 PM PDT

Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden said on Monday China's leaders did not seek reassurances about the weak U.S. economy, and he called Xi Jinping -- the man expected to take over as China's next president -- pragmatic and strong.


A Cure For The Common Pain Reliever Ad

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 09:17 PM PDT

Standing out in the very crowded pain relief category has proven to cause, well, headaches for so many marketers. That?s what I think is smart about this stunt for Panadol. Rather than show us another suffering person rubbing their temples on TV, the team here took the headache to the streets and created this bold ...


Steve Forbes Interview: Robert Kleinschmidt, Contrarian Investor

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 09:06 PM PDT

Robert Kleinschmidt, President and CEO of Tocqueville Asset Management, thinks investors need to go against the grain to really make money in the market.


Wishing You A Great Summer

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 08:17 PM PDT

So this advertising team has been working for months with no break on an enormous campaign for a Fortune 500 brand. Suddenly, a Genie appears before them and offers each of them one wish. The copywriter says: ?I?ve always dreamed of writing the great American novel. I wish I were on a tropical island where ...


Notes From A Contrarian Investor

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 03:16 PM PDT

Tocqueville Asset Management's CEO on bubbles, emotions in investing and the lessons of 2008.


U.S. concerned about Vietnam detention of protesters (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 08:32 PM PDT

Plainclothes policemen push a protester (L, in red) into a police bus during an anti-China demonstration in Hanoi August 21, 2011. REUTERS/Tu QuangReuters - The U.S. embassy in Vietnam voiced concern on Tuesday about the detention of dozens of people who held an anti-China protest on Sunday, saying the action breached Vietnam's treaty obligations.

Where Do I Build My Book of Business? In the Great State of Texas, Ma'am

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 08:11 PM PDT

Those young managers will be growing with their companies and you'll keep up with them and then one day when they're the CEO of Yahoo, they'll call and say, "I've got this $250 million antitrust action and I'd like you to take the case."


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Rebels’ Sudden Success Sends European Backers Scrambling

Rebels’ Sudden Success Sends European Backers Scrambling

Rebels’ Sudden Success Sends European Backers Scrambling

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 01:28 PM PDT

Western countries and their allies are now scrambling to put together a post-conflict plan for Libya.

Syria Emerges as Front Line of Arab Uprisings

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 12:09 PM PDT

While Libya and Syria have little in common beyond their repression, the arithmetic of the region seems to be betting against authoritarian rule that fails to reform.

The Caucus: G.O.P. Candidates React to Libya With Caution and Indifference

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Republican White House aspirants, many of whom opposed military involvement, offered tentative praise for the developments in the region without giving President Obama any credit.

Speculation rife over Gaddafi exit strategy

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 01:09 PM PDT

As the world talks about a post-Gaddafi era, questions remain over the whereabouts of the Libyan leader.


Dispute over Lockerbie bomber revived

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 01:07 PM PDT

Politicians on both sides of the Atlantic are demanding that Libya's new rulers extradite convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset al-Megrahi.

Gaddafi forces fire suspected Scud missile: source

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 01:09 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi fired a suspected scud missile, which originated near the city of Sirte, a U.S. defense official said on Monday.

MoD orders 14 Chinook helicopters

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 10:21 AM PDT

Britain has ordered 14 new Chinook helicopters in a £1bn contract, the Ministry of Defence says.


Riot 'wall of hope' painted over

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:37 AM PDT

The removal of a wall of messages decorating a riot-hit pub in Woolwich prompts an angry reaction from residents.


Obama: Gadhafi's Rule at End

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 12:24 PM PDT

President Obama said "the situation is still very fluid" even while concluding that "the Gadhafi regime is coming to an end."


Firefight in central Tripoli darkens rebel mood

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 12:54 PM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - All hell breaks loose when Gaddafi forces open fire, apparently with anti-aircraft guns, on a compound in Tripoli where rebel commanders are discussing how to secure the city.

Parallels Between Qaddafi and Hussein Raise Anxiety in West

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 01:20 PM PDT

Western leaders have stressed the differences between the rebellion in Libya and the prolonged agony of Iraq.

City Room: Prosecutor Files to Drop Charges in Strauss-Kahn Case

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 01:21 PM PDT

The Manhattan district attorney's office asked for dismissal of sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund.

New search for missing U.S. woman in Aruba

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 12:49 PM PDT

Police in Aruba launched a new search on Monday for missing U.S. woman Robyn Gardner not far from the facility where the only suspect connected to the case is being held.

DSK accuser's lawyer: Charges dropped?

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 01:09 PM PDT

Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will no longer face criminal charges related to allegations that he sexually assaulted a hotel housekeeper, the housekeeper's attorney said Monday after meeting with prosecutors.

Prosecutors want Strauss-Kahn charges dropped

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 12:25 PM PDT

New York prosecutors ask judge to drop case against former IMF chief due to concerns over his accuser's credibility.


Analysis: After Libya, eyes turn to Syrian revolt

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 12:20 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters)" - The downfall of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is likely to pave the way for increased Western attention to Syria and embolden protests against President Bashar al-Assad.

Housekeeper’s Lawyer Asks to Remove District Attorney From Case

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 12:02 PM PDT

In a motion filed Monday, a lawyer for the woman who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault says the district attorney mishandled the case.

Two more arrested in murder case

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 12:00 PM PDT

Two more people are arrested in a murder inquiry following the death of a 60-year-old man in Newport, bringing the total to 10.


Flutey left out of England squad

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:45 AM PDT

England leave out centre Riki Flutey and include his uncapped Wasps team-mate, scrum-half Joe Simpson, in their 30-man World Cup squad.


The Scramble for Access to Libya’s Oil Wealth Begins

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 12:03 PM PDT

Britain's BP, Italy's Eni, France's Total and Austria's OMV stand to gain the most once the conflict ends. But it's unclear whether a rebel government would honor the contracts struck by the Qaddafi regime.
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