Amnesty: Libyan rebels may be guilty of war crimes (AP)

Amnesty: Libyan rebels may be guilty of war crimes (AP)

Amnesty: Libyan rebels may be guilty of war crimes (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 10:22 PM PDT

AP - Rebels fighting to topple Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi committed unlawful killings and torture, Amnesty International said in a report released on Tuesday.


Nintendo seeks to rev up 3DS with holiday games (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 10:46 PM PDT

AP - Nintendo is readying an array of video games for the holidays in an aggressive attempt at catch-up for lost time from the sales delay of the 3DS portable machine last year.


VIDEO: Italian parliament discuss austerity package

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 10:32 PM PDT

As concern about the euro crisis continues to deepen, the lower house of the Italian parliament has begun debating a package of austerity measures which is designed to balance the country's budget by 2013.


VIDEO: Greek union's tax 'sabotage' plans

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 10:56 PM PDT

Greece's power workers union says it will sabotage government plans to impose a new emergency property tax which is designed to save the country from bankruptcy.


How Sharing Will Transform Online Advertising

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 10:03 PM PDT

Written by Kurt Abrahamson Before Internet search, people relied on each other for information - ?each other? being defined as the smartest person in the vicinity or, if all else failed, Mom. Seeking out knowledge from our peers - more so than texts or other forms of written wisdom - is as basic a human ...


GE hopes to double German business in five years: report (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 09:51 PM PDT

Reuters - General Electric Co hopes to double the company's German business in five years through a combination of organic and inorganic growth, a company executive told the Wall Street Journal in an interview.


Possible NKorean defectors found off Japan coast (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 10:20 PM PDT

AP - Japan's coast guard says it has found an unidentified boat off the country's western coast with nine possible North Korean defectors.


Cracks emerge among Libya's rebels, from frontlines to Tripoli (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 02:53 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - From Libya’s still-active frontlines to the halls of power in Tripoli, divisions are emerging among revolutionaries and their leaders even before “liberation†has been officially declared.


Israel arrives at a tough diplomatic intersection (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 02:13 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Israel is expected to exercise "maximum restraint" as it faces a trio of regional challenges that threaten to further deepen its isolation, already more acute than the Jewish state has seen in decades.


Japan PM vows fiscal reform, seeks opposition help

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 10:39 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reaffirmed his commitment to curbing public debt on Tuesday and warned taxes will have to rise, while reaching out to the opposition for help in tackling the multitude of problems the country faces.

The Net As A Human Right; Claiming Our 'Identity Property'

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 09:25 PM PDT

Written by Anne Bezancon In June, Sens. Al Franken and Richard Blumenthal introduced the Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011, legislation intended to close privacy loopholes and establish basic standards, particularly in the arena of location-based services. Many on Madison Avenue and in Silicon Valley bristle at the notion of regulation, particularly when it comes ...


IBM and 3M Partner To Make a Faster Computer Processor

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 09:17 PM PDT

IBM and 3M are jointly developing a heat dissipating adhesive that could lead to processors hundreds of times faster than current technology.


James Dean And Elizabeth Taylor Come To Life On Day 5 Of New York Fashion Week

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 09:37 PM PDT

After a one season hiatus due to production and pricing issues, the menswear designer Michael Bastian is back in business. Judging from his strong spring collection, an homage to James Dean, and the positive reaction from the audience, Bastian is well on his way to reclaiming the moniker Ralph Lauren?s heir apparent bestowed to him ...


Reports: Italy asks China to buy bonds, invest (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 09:17 PM PDT

AP - Italian officials have held talks with China's sovereign wealth fund in an effort to persuade Beijing to buy Italy's government bonds or invest in its companies, news reports said Tuesday.


Will the Next Big Terrorism Hot Spot be North Africa's Sahel? (Time.com)

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 08:30 PM PDT

Time.com - The dispersal of a huge amount of anti-aircraft rockets from Gaddafi's Libya raises fears that al-Qaeda's ransom-rich local franchise may now be more highly weaponized.


Al Qaeda releases video supporting Arab Spring (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 10:19 PM PDT

Reuters - Al Qaeda has released a message in which Osama bin Laden's successor as the group's leader, Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahiri, said al Qaeda supported the Arab Spring.


Italy asks China to buy its bonds: report (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 08:35 PM PDT

Reuters - Italy has asked China to make "significant" purchases of Italian debt, the Financial Times reported on its website on Monday.


Turkish PM visits Egypt to boost regional influence (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 08:17 PM PDT

Reuters - Turkish Prime Minister Taypip Erdogan received an enthusiastic welcome in Egypt at the start of a North African tour which will assert Turkey's role as a friend and helper of the popular movements that have toppled long-standing Arab leaders.


Al Qaeda releases video supporting Arab Spring

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 10:32 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda has released a message in which Osama bin Laden's successor as the group's leader, Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahiri, said al Qaeda supported the Arab Spring.

Rescued Gulf of Mexico oil worker dies

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 08:03 PM PDT

One of the seven missing oil workers found alive in the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend has died, Geokinetics, a Texas-based geophysical service company, said on Monday.
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