Italian police defend their Knox murder probe (AP)

Italian police defend their Knox murder probe (AP)

Italian police defend their Knox murder probe (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:42 PM PDT

Amanda Knox, right, talks to her lawyer Carlo dalla Vedova during a hearing of her appeals case at the Perugia court, Italy, Monday, Sept. 5, 2011. The appeals case of Amanda Knox, the American student convicted of killing her British roommate, resumed Monday with lawyers questioning independent experts who cast doubt on the evidence used in the first trial. The 24-year-old from Seattle who has been behind bars since the November 2007 murder was in the Perugia courtroom, as was her co-defendant and onetime boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito. Ahead of the hearing, the first after the summer break, the sister of victim Meredith Kercher issued a letter asking the appeals court to assess 'every single (piece) of evidence' so that justice can be done. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici)AP - The police official who conducted the original investigation in the Amanda Knox case defended her standards Monday, after an independent review harshly criticized the evidence used to convict the American student of murdering her British roommate.

Libya rebels to enter pro-Gaddafi town after deal: report (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:47 PM PDT

Reuters - Libyan forces plan to enter the pro-Gaddafi desert town of Bani Walid on Tuesday after reaching a deal with delegates from the town to avoid fighting, Al Jazeera television said.


China starts to reshuffle engineers of economic boom (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:44 PM PDT

A worker climbs at a construction site in central Beijing August 22, 2011. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - China has begun work on an 18-month reshuffle of its top economic and regulatory policy officials as part of a leadership transition that will see President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao hand their posts to a younger generation.

Ikatu International: Leveraging Markets, Creating Opportunity

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:25 PM PDT

Recently, I interviewed Darlene Daggett of Ikatu International, a non-profit organization focused on leveraging markets to create employment opportunities for the world's youth population. Darlene is a 30-year participant in the multi-channel retail market space.?? She successfully launched an entrepreneurial career at 29 and subsequently during her 18-year tenure at QVC Inc, pioneered the exponential ...


Tijuana violence slows as one cartel takes control

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:10 PM PDT

TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico's famously seedy border city of Tijuana is enjoying a lull in drug murders as the country's most powerful cartel gains the upper hand over its rivals.

Air drops bring aid to typhoon-isolated Japanese (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:48 PM PDT

Rescuers search destroyed houses for missing people after a landslide triggered by Typhoon Talas that brought heavy rains at Tanabe, central Japan, Monday, Sept. 5, 2011. The storm dumped record amounts of rain Sunday in western and central Japan as it turned towns into lakes, washed away cars and triggered mudslides that obliterated houses. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREAAP - Helicopters began ferrying supplies Tuesday to communities cut off from the outside world by Japan's worst typhoon in seven years. The storm has left at least 37 dead and 54 missing in a nation still struggling to recover from its devastating tsunami just six months ago.

Let's Hope Warren Buffett is Searching for Meaning

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:44 PM PDT

Cash-value life insurance could be behind Buffett's plea for higher taxes


The World's Smallest Electric Motor is Made of Only One Molecule

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:25 PM PDT

The world's smallest electric motor is made from only one molecule - and it's only 1 nanometer.


TPP a Savior for Japanese Agriculture and Consumers

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 08:05 PM PDT

TPP is not a threat to Japanese agriculture. It is very likely to be its savior, and the savior of long-suffering Japanese consumers and taxpayers.


MyMela: An Online Marketplace for Indian Artisans

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 08:01 PM PDT

Recently, I interviewed Navroze S. Mehta, founder and CEO of MyMela, an online marketplace to showcase the unique crafts of Indian artisans who are at risk of losing their livelihood due to economic pressures. Rahim Kanani: Describe a little bit about the motivation and founding of MyMela. Navroze S. Mehta: My "MyMela" journey is a ...


Libya's Oil Industry: Don't Expect a Quick Comeback (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:55 PM PDT

Time.com - The country's economy is almost completely dependent on the health of its petroleum and gas sector. But hitting the restart button doesn't mean all systems are go


All Pets Allowed! Italian Proposal Would Outlaw Pet Housing Restrictions (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:55 PM PDT

Time.com - The eternal battle that pits animal lovers vs. landlords could take a pet-friendly turn in Italy, where Parliament will debate a bill that would outlaw building regulations banning home pets


VIDEO: Foreign minister reveals MI6 links

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 04:11 PM PDT

Abdelati Obeidi, former Libyan foreign minister under Col Muammar Gaddafi, tells the BBC's Jeremy Bown that MI6 was operating in Libya until the start of the country's revolution in February.


VIDEO: Obama previews economy plan

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 08:17 PM PDT

President Obama has appealed to the opposition Republican party to back his plans to boost the US economy, ahead of a major speech to Congress on Thursday.


VIDEO: Fires continue to rage through Texas

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 08:18 PM PDT

Firefighters in the US state of Texas are struggling to contain a huge wildfire that has already destroyed 300 homes.


Scuffles disrupt Mubarak trial as police testify

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 08:39 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Police officers testifying at the trial of Hosni Mubarak said on Monday they were not aware of orders to shoot at protesters, as scuffles erupted inside and outside the courtroom between supporters and opponents of the ousted Egyptian president.

VIDEO: Fires continue to rage through Texas

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 08:18 PM PDT

Firefighters in the US state of Texas are struggling to contain a huge wildfire that has already destroyed 300 homes.


VIDEO: Obama previews economy plan

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 08:17 PM PDT

President Obama has appealed to the opposition Republican party to back his plans to boost the US economy, ahead of a major speech to Congress on Thursday.


VIDEO: Flash mobs take on the Haka dance

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 05:19 PM PDT

In New Zealand ahead of the Rugby World Cup, flash mobs are performing the national team's famous Haka all over the country.


Libyan army convoy in Niger may be Gadaffi deal (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:05 PM PDT

An anti-Gaddafi fighter walks next to a vehicle as he mans the last checkpoint to enter the town of Bani Walid, currently held by pro-Gaddafi forces, in south east Tripoli September 5, 2011. REUTERS/Youssef BoudlalReuters - Scores of Libyan army vehicles have crossed the desert frontier into Niger in what may be a dramatic, secretly negotiated bid by Muammar Gaddafi to seek refuge in a friendly African state, military sources from France and Niger told Reuters on Tuesday.
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