Why India's Corruption Fight Is Just Beginning (Time.com)

Why India's Corruption Fight Is Just Beginning (Time.com)
August is deadliest month for US in Afghanistan (AP)
Japan's parliament elects new prime minister
VIDEO: Gaddafi's secrets: Inside security HQ
VIDEO: Etna eruption levels 'increasing'
VIDEO: Gaddafi family 'flee to Algeria'
Dozens killed in Uganda landslides
Libya rebels demand Algeria return Gaddafi family (Reuters)
U.S. Soldiers Take Laptops and BlackBerrys to Afghanistan (Time.com)
Japan's parliament elects Noda new prime minister (AP)
As China Promotes Red Tourism, Officials Get Creative (Time.com)
First Facebook, Now Yelp Scaling Back Daily Deals: Report
New Japan PM Noda faces party feud, split parliament (Reuters)
Why Is Much of Africa Giving Libya's Rebels the Cold Shoulder? (Time.com)
Pakistan: Bomber, companion die in premature blast (AP)
Another Slice of "Cold Pizza"? The Man Most Likely to Lead Japan (Time.com)
New Japan PM Noda faces party feud, split parliament
U.N. warns on mutant strain of bird flu virus
Japan Parliament Confirms Noda as Prime Minister
Guess Who's Buying Miami?

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 10:45 PM PDT

Time.com - Anna Hazare ended his hunger strike after the government agreed to a new anti-corruption bill. But it may take more than a new law to cleanse India of corruption.

August is deadliest month for US in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 10:43 PM PDT

AP - Sixty-six U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan so far this month, making August the deadliest month for American forces in the nearly decade-long war.

Japan's parliament elects new prime minister

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:17 PM PDT

Yoshihiko Noda, the sixth PM in five years, set to grapple with tsunami damage, nuclear disaster and flagging economy.

VIDEO: Gaddafi's secrets: Inside security HQ

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:13 AM PDT

As forces loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi retreat, they have left a trail of evidence about how his regime operated. The BBC's Orla Guerin gained access to Col Gaddafi's homeland security headquarters.

VIDEO: Etna eruption levels 'increasing'

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 02:41 PM PDT

There has been more volcanic activity on Sicily's Mount Etna, eight days after a large eruption.

VIDEO: Gaddafi family 'flee to Algeria'

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:00 PM PDT

The wife and three children of fugitive Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are in Algeria, Algerian officials say.

Dozens killed in Uganda landslides

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 10:48 PM PDT

At least 40 people killed as avalanche of mud buries homes and entire families in the country's mountainous east.

Libya rebels demand Algeria return Gaddafi family (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 10:40 PM PDT

Reuters - Libya's rebels accused neighboring Algeria of an act of aggression for admitting the fleeing wife of Muammar Gaddafi and three of his children, but the whereabouts of the former strongman himself remain a mystery a week after his overthrow.

U.S. Soldiers Take Laptops and BlackBerrys to Afghanistan (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 10:45 PM PDT

Time.com - As electronics get more and more portable, soldiers are taking laptops, tablets and BlackBerrys all the way to distant military outposts

Japan's parliament elects Noda new prime minister (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 10:27 PM PDT

AP - Japan's parliament elected former Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda as the new prime minister on Tuesday — the country's sixth leader in five years.

As China Promotes Red Tourism, Officials Get Creative (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 10:00 PM PDT

Time.com - Beijing is funneling money into tourist destinations that play up the country's communist roots. But history-themed holidays are a tough sell

First Facebook, Now Yelp Scaling Back Daily Deals: Report

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 10:06 PM PDT

Just a few days after Facebook said it was shutting down its daily deals service, Yelp is scaling back its daily deals service.

New Japan PM Noda faces party feud, split parliament (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 10:01 PM PDT

Reuters - Japan Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda was voted in on Tuesday as the country's sixth prime minister in five years amid doubts he can unite his fractious ruling party while tackling myriad economic ills and a nuclear crisis.

Why Is Much of Africa Giving Libya's Rebels the Cold Shoulder? (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 09:45 PM PDT

Time.com - The African Union was coddled by Gaddafi and so, though they sometimes cringed at his antics, they aren't happy at the way he was ousted

Pakistan: Bomber, companion die in premature blast (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 09:43 PM PDT

AP - A senior police official says a suspected suicide bomber riding on a motorcycle in Pakistan's largest city prematurely detonated his explosives, killing himself and his companion.

Another Slice of "Cold Pizza"? The Man Most Likely to Lead Japan (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 09:45 PM PDT

Time.com - Yoshihiko Noda, the newly elected president of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, is the best bet to become the country's next Prime Minister. Don't expect miracles

New Japan PM Noda faces party feud, split parliament

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 10:01 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda was voted in on Tuesday as the country's sixth prime minister in five years amid doubts he can unite his fractious ruling party while tackling myriad economic ills and a nuclear crisis.

U.N. warns on mutant strain of bird flu virus

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 10:01 PM PDT

The United Nations warned Monday of a possible resurgence of the deadly avian flu virus, saying there are indications a mutant strain may be spreading in Asia.