VIDEO: US soldier dubbed 'Lawrence of Iraq'

VIDEO: US soldier dubbed 'Lawrence of Iraq'

VIDEO: US soldier dubbed 'Lawrence of Iraq'

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 04:16 PM PDT

Captain Travis Patriquin was an Arabic-speaking career soldier who helped to develop the so-called Sunni Awakening and in so doing helped to turn around the US war in Iraq.


VIDEO: 69 days: Miners' long wait for rescue

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 05:16 AM PDT

The 33 miners trapped deep underground for 69 days in northern Chile have been rescued, one by one.


Bhutan king's wedding captivates nation

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:34 PM PDT

Thirty-one-year old Namgyel Wangchuck ties knot woth Jetsun Pema, a student 10 years his junior in a colourful ceremony.


Deaths in California shooting

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:05 PM PDT

At least eight people killed in hair salon south of Los Angeles by suspect described as a former member of armed forces.


King of Bhutan marries his commoner bride (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:21 PM PDT

King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck,left, and Queen Jetsun Pema sit during Buddhist blessings prior to their marriage at the Punakha Dzong, in Punakha, Bhutan, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. The 31-year-old reformist monarch of the small Himalayan Kingdom wed his commoner bride in a series ceremonies Thursday. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)AP - The beloved king of the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan married his commoner bride Thursday in an ancient Buddhist ceremony at the country's most sacred monastery fortress.

This Time, Amid This Obama "Recovery," It's FUBAR*

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 09:59 PM PDT

*FUBAR: A slang term originating in WWII, (broadly) meaning "suboptimal". How many times in the past four years have you read the sentence, "This time, it's different"? Well, in the case of the U.S. economy, this time it really is different. The most recent recession, which the NBER says started in January 2008 and ended ...


Beware of Crocodile Entering the Ocean

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 09:50 PM PDT

Jack Ma's real intention may not be to acquire Yahoo!, but to expand his Alibaba Group to the U. S.


Tripoli celebrates capture of Gaddafi's son (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 09:42 PM PDT

An anti-Gaddafi fighter fires a Grad missile during clashes with Gaddafi forces in Sirte, October 11, 2011. REUTERS/Asmaa WaguihReuters - Celebratory bursts of gunfire and fireworks lit up the skies over Tripoli early on Thursday as word spread that Libyan government fighters had captured Muammar Gaddafi's son Mo'tassim in Sirte.

'Massive' oil spill clean-up underway in New Zealand

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 09:41 PM PDT

A major clean-up operation is underway along the north coast of New Zealand 's North Island as debris and oil leaking from a cargo ship that ran aground on a reef wash ashore, officials say.

Where to Buy Wine Online: The Top Eight Wine Ecommerce Sites for Unique and Interesting Wines

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 09:06 PM PDT

It's the holiday season for consumers, but for the wine industry value-chain its "OND" - an acronym for October-November-December - also known as the make or break time of year when upwards of 40% of all annual retail wine sales are realized. Retail store sales still account for the vast majority of wine sales, yet ...


Epic bank heist exposes Brazil's security flaws

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 09:41 PM PDT

By Guillermo Parra-Bernal, Brian Winter and Bruno Marfinati

Haiti's president meets with 'Baby Doc,' Aristide (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 09:17 PM PDT

Haiti's President Michel Martelly embraces former Haiti's President Jean-Bertrand Aristide during a meeting in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. (AP Photo)AP - Haiti's new president met with former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier on Wednesday in an effort to reconcile the Caribbean country with its troubled past.

China trade momentum softens in face of global woes (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 09:21 PM PDT

Reuters - China's trade surplus narrowed in September for a second straight month as growth of exports and imports both pulled back, reflecting global economic weakness and domestic cooling, and giving Beijing ammunition to resist U.S. pressure to allow the yuan to rise more quickly.


Powerful earthquake hits Indonesia

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 09:30 PM PDT

People sent fleeing homes and hotels in panic but there are no immediate reports of damage or casualties, say reports.


'US drone raid' kills fighters in Pakistan

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:17 PM PDT

Intelligence sources say four fighters have been killed by missiles fired on compound near the city of Miran Shah.


Indonesia's Bali rattled by quake; dozens injured (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 09:55 PM PDT

AP - A powerful earthquake jolted Indonesia's popular resort island of Bali on Thursday, causing widespread panic and injuring at least 50 people, many with broken bones and head wounds.


President Obama to address Australian Parliament (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 08:35 PM PDT

AP - Australia's prime minister says President Barack Obama has accepted her invitation to address a special sitting of Parliament next month.


Lone Star Rising (Time.com)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:00 PM PDT

Time.com - Lone Star Rising


Football murder probe opened against Gaddafi's son (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 08:16 PM PDT

Reuters - Libya's interim leaders have approved a request to open an investigation into Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi over the murder of a footballer who played for the national team in the 1980s, prosecutor Abdullah Banoun said on Wednesday.


Flood toll jumps to 43 in Vietnam's Mekong Delta (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 08:02 PM PDT

AP - Vietnam says nine more deaths have brought the toll from the Mekong Delta's worst flooding in more than a decade to 43 people, mostly children.


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