VIDEO: Abbas poised to bid for UN membership

VIDEO: Abbas poised to bid for UN membership

VIDEO: Abbas poised to bid for UN membership

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:31 PM PDT

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is poised to submit an historic request to the United Nations to admit Palestine as a member state.


As sparks fly, Pakistan warns U.S. "You will lose an ally" (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:17 PM PDT

Reuters - Pakistan warned the United States it risks losing an ally if it continued to accuse Islamabad of playing a double game in the war against militancy, escalating the crisis in relations between the two countries.


Pakistan's Sectarian Killers Operate with Impunity (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:00 PM PDT

Time.com - The military and government appear reluctant to act against the group that claimed responsibility for a massacre of Shi'ite pilgrims on Monday


Pope heading to Erfurt; meeting with Luthernas (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:38 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI, 2nd right, meets with representatives of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, after his speech in the German Bundestag, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI is on a four-day official visit to his homeland Germany. Right is Robert Zollitsch, chairman of the German Bishop's Conference. (AP Photo/Wolfgang Radtke, pool)AP - Police are putting the final touches on security measures in the eastern city of Erfurt in preparation for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI on the second day of his trip to Germany.

Rescuers reach all quake-hit Indian villages (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:31 PM PDT

AP - Soldiers in India's northeast have reached the last villages cut off by a powerful earthquake that shook the Himalayan region last weekend and killed more than 100 people.


Australia 'collar bomb' suspect extradited from US (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:08 PM PDT

AP - An Australian man accused of chaining a fake bomb to a teenage girl's neck as part of an extortion attempt is being extradited from the U.S. to Australia.


Who Won The GOP Debate In Florida? -Media Training

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:56 PM PDT

http://www.dailynational.com TJ Walker offers his analysis of why Mitt Romney gets the nod as winner of the GOP Debate in Florida over Rick Perry and Ron Paul.


VIDEO: Who will run for Russian president?

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:58 PM PDT

Russians are waiting for news of who will run for president next March - Prime Minister Putin or President Medvedev?


VIDEO: 'I don't know much about ballet'

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:17 PM PDT

Sir Paul McCartney, whose debut ballet score has premiered in New York, admits that he knows little about the art form.


VIDEO: Who will run for Russian president?

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:58 PM PDT

Russians are waiting for news of who will run for president next March - Prime Minister Putin or President Medvedev?


Venezuela's Chavez: Chemotherapy has concluded (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:38 PM PDT

AP - President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that he completed chemotherapy, expressing optimism the treatment was successful and vowing to continue steering Venezuela toward socialism.


Pakistan condemns US comments about spy agency (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:49 PM PDT

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta looks on at left as Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Iraq. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Pakistan lashed out at the U.S. for accusing the country's most powerful intelligence agency of supporting extremist attacks against American troops in Afghanistan — the most serious allegations against Islamabad since the beginning of the Afghan war.

Mitt Romney Wins GOP Debate In Florida -Media Training

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:54 PM PDT

http://dailynational.com/ Mitt Romney was the big winner at the GOP Debate in Florida. TJ Walker offers analysis on why it was his night and why he topped the likes of Rick Perry and Ron Paul For more information on media and presentation training please visit http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com, http://www.mediatrainingworkshop.com and continue reading http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/blog for news and analysis ...


Building a New Computer Based on 19th Century Plans

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:53 PM PDT

A project has begun to build Charles Babbage's never before built Analytical Engine - one of the first computer designs.


Why It Was Not Rick Perry's Night At The GOP Debate In Florida -Media Training

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:52 PM PDT

http://dailynational.com/ It was not Rick Perry?s night at the GOP Debate in Florida. TJ Walker offers analysis on why Perry gets lower marks than his first debate appearance.


Facebook Experts React To The New Facebook At f8 [Video]

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:34 PM PDT

Check the video to see the reaction from Leonard Speiser, co-founder at Clover; Hussein Fazal, CEO of AdParlor; Clara Shih, CEO of Hearsay Social; and Ed Baker, CEO of Friend.ly.


Yemen TV: President Saleh back from Saudi Arabia (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:05 PM PDT

An anti-government protester holds out his blood-stained hands after clashes with security forces, in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. Yemeni government forces opened fire with anti-aircraft guns and automatic weapons on tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in the capital pushing for ouster of longtime ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh, killing several people and wounding dozens.(AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)AP - President Ali Abdullah Saleh returned Friday to the Yemeni capital after more than three months of medical treatment in Saudi Arabia in a surprise move that could further enflame violence between forces loyal to him and his opponents.

Malaysian resort forced to scrap Miss Bikini night (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:25 PM PDT

AP - A beach resort in Muslim-majority Malaysia on Friday scrapped a publicity event for an international "Miss Bikini" pageant after officials warned it could promote indecent behavior.


U.S. porn magnate funds $1 million quest to embarrass governor (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 09:41 PM PDT

Reuters - Pornographic magazine publisher Larry Flynt offered $1 million (649,000 pounds) on Thursday to anyone with proof of "an illicit sexual liaison" involving leading Republican presidential candidate and Texas Governor Rick Perry.


(AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:08 PM PDT

AP - Yemeni state media say President Ali Abdullah Saleh has returned to country from Saudi Arabia.


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At War Blog: Discharged Gay Service Members Sue Over 'Half-Pay' Policy

At War Blog: Discharged Gay Service Members Sue Over 'Half-Pay' Policy

At War Blog: Discharged Gay Service Members Sue Over 'Half-Pay' Policy

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:42 PM PDT

Two days after the "don't ask, don't tell" policy ended, lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union were in United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington Thursday arguing on behalf of service members who say they received only half their separation pay when they were discharged for their sexuality.

Claims of 2012 boxing medal fix

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 02:01 PM PDT

A BBC Newsnight investigation uncovers evidence of secret payments from an Azerbaijani to boxing organisers, which whistleblowers allege is part of a deal to secure two gold medals at London 2012.


Scientists claim to break speed of light

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:45 PM PDT

Finding by CERN team, if confirmed, could overturn Einstein's theory of relativity and fundamental rules of physics.


VIDEO: Mixed reaction as Pope visits Germany

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:52 PM PDT

Benedict XVI, the German head of the Roman Catholic Church, has begun his first official visit to his home country as Pope.


HP replaces its chief executive

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:35 PM PDT

Troubled computer giant Hewlett-Packard replaces its chief executive Leo Apotheker with former eBay head Meg Whitman.


Facebook focuses on media sharing

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:39 PM PDT

Facebook outlines plans to encourage users to share more of the media they consume, including music and movies.


TIMESCAST: TimesCast | September 22, 2011

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:43 PM PDT

Stock markets plunge on recession fears; the Op-Ed columnist Joe Nocera on investor confidence in Washington; and 20 percent of New Yorkers now live in poverty.

Wait to identity woman's body

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:15 PM PDT

The family of Karen Coyles, who went missing in Ballycastle are waiting to hear if the body of a woman found off the coast of Scotland is their loved one.


Defiant Ahmadinejad prompts UN walkout

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 12:53 PM PDT

Iranian leader accuses US and others of racism, colonialism, war-mongering and blames them for financial crisis.


Seventh arrest in terror inquiry

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:09 AM PDT

A seventh person is arrested by police in connection with an anti-terrorist operation in Birmingham.


French Campaign-Finance Probe Advances

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 12:00 PM PDT

A probe into alleged illegal financing of a political campaign in the mid-1990s has escalated a confrontation between opposition parties and the government of President Nicolas Sarkozy, eight months ahead of the next presidential election.


At Global Meeting, Haiti Tries to Turn a Page

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:25 PM PDT

President Michel Martelly will address this year's U.N. General Assembly on Friday with promises of a fresh start for the earthquake-devastated nation. It will be a tough message to sell.


Bulgaria, Romania Blocked From Travel Zone

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:26 AM PDT

Bulgaria and Romania, the EU's newest members, were kept outside of the bloc's passport-free Schengen travel zone after the Dutch and Finnish governments blocked plans to let them in.


United Nations Journal: Israeli-Palestinian Dispute Upstages Arab Spring at U.N.

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:30 PM PDT

Tensions in the Palestinian-Israeli dispute have largely overshadowed the year of Arab uprisings at the General Assembly.

U.S.: Pakistani Intelligence Supports Militants

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:01 AM PDT

The top American uniformed officer told Congress that an extremist group considered responsible for high profile attacks in Afghanistan works as a "veritable arm" of Pakistan's intelligence service.


Ex-Libyan Prime Minister Arrested in Tunisia

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 08:43 AM PDT

Tunisia's Interior Ministry said Al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, Libya's former prime minister, has been arrested.


Iranian Leader Attacks West at U.N.

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:07 AM PDT

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran used his speech before the United Nations General Assembly to deliver a blistering and familiar attack on the U.S. and the West.


Himalaya Quake Death Toll Hits 104

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 03:31 AM PDT

Rescuers finally reached villages in India's remote northeast that were cut off by a powerful earthquake that rattled the Himalayan region last weekend, as the death toll in the disaster climbed past 100.


Greek Transit Workers Strike

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:35 AM PDT

Thousands of Greek public-transport workers walked off the job in a 24-hour strike over austerity reforms, a day after the government approved new budget cuts to appease the country's international creditors.


Afghan Agency Pins Death on Top Taliban

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Afghanistan's intelligence agency accused the Taliban's leadership in Pakistan of orchestrating the assassination of Afghanistan's most prominent peace negotiator.


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