Bali bombing suspect re-enacts alleged crime (AP)

Bali bombing suspect re-enacts alleged crime (AP)


Bali bombing suspect re-enacts alleged crime (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:25 PM PDT

AP - An Indonesian militant accused of making the explosives used in the 2002 Bali bombings is back on the resort island to re-enact his alleged crime for authorities.


Anger over killing of priest in Philippines

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:19 PM PDT

Colleagues say army had been watching Fausto Tentorio and believe priest who aided poor died in extrajudicial killing.


Manage America's Economic Decline? No Thank You.

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:02 PM PDT

We've seen this movie before about U.S. cascading downward, but part two gave us the individual willing to set our economy free on the way to stupendous growth.


Backed By $24M, Qwilt Builds Next Generation Video Infrastructure

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:01 PM PDT

Qwilt, founded by executives from Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks, has raised $24 million in venture funding for its next generation video networking service.


U.S. fears more plots from Iran's Quds Force (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:14 PM PDT

Reuters - The United States believes Iran's shadowy Quds Force is becoming increasingly aggressive overseas and may be working on other international plots beyond the alleged plan to kill Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Washington, three U.S. officials told Reuters.


In Crumbling Sudan: Dodging Bombers with the Rebels of Blue Nile (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:10 PM PDT

Time.com - A TIME reporter joins one group among the many that make up the jigsaw puzzle of rebellions slicing up the already halved Sudan


NATO moves to remove Kosovo Serb roadblocks (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:54 PM PDT

AP - NATO-led troops in Kosovo have confronted Kosovo Serbs manning their roadblocks as tensions escalated in the volatile north of the country.


Chinese court rejects activist appeal for protest (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:07 PM PDT

AP - A Chinese court has rejected an activist's appeal of her nine-month jail term for staging a noisy protest.


Abbas: Israel Promised to Release More Prisoners (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:10 PM PDT

Time.com - In an interview with TIME, the head of the Palestinian Authority recalls an earlier promise by a previous Israeli prime minister -- and he wants Netanyahu to keep it


U.S. fears more plots from Iran's Quds Force

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:14 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes Iran's shadowy Quds Force is becoming increasingly aggressive overseas and may be working on other international plots beyond the alleged plan to kill Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Washington, three U.S. officials told Reuters.


Another Detector Finds No Evidence of Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:41 PM PDT

The ICARUS detector in Italy, which also detects neutrinos from CERN, has seen no sign of faster-than-light neutrinos.


Men Slightly Funnier, But Mostly to Each Another

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:10 PM PDT

Men are funnier than women, but only just barely and mostly to other men.


$1.1 Million for Apple Employees

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:59 PM PDT

? $1,112,189 Apple employees who have contributed the maximum to Apple?s employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) over the past seven years have seen their shares grow in value to approximately $1,112,189 (as of today?s trading high of $408.42). 635% Return If an employee participated at the maximum contribution level of $25,000 per year (you may ...


Clinton in Afghanistan to discuss peace moves (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:02 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker as Afghan chief of protocol Hamid Saddiq (2nd R) and Lt. General Curtis Scaparotti (L) look on upon Clinton's arrival in Kabul October 19, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will discuss possible peace talks and Afghanistan's tricky ties with Pakistan when she meets Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other key leaders in Kabul on Thursday, U.S. officials said.



Chavez to return to Venezuela after medical tests (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:13 PM PDT

AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he is returning to his country on Thursday after undergoing a series of medical tests in Cuba.


Japan pushing Okinawa ahead of Panetta visit (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:26 PM PDT

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta waits for the arrival of Italian Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, at the Pentagon.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Japan is stepping up efforts ahead of new U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's visit next week to break a stalemate over the relocation of a Marine base that has stalled the restructuring of U.S. military forces in Asia.



Asian stocks down as Europe debt crisis festers (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:43 PM PDT

An Occupy Wall Street campaign demonstrator stands in Zuccotti Park, near Wall Street in New York October 17, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonAP - Asian stock markets fell Thursday over renewed fears that European leaders had not reached a consensus on a rescue plan to resolve the continent's debt crisis.



Thai PM admits government overwhelmed by floods (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:37 PM PDT

Thai women paddle on a boat through a flooded street at Ban Kadee temple in Phatum Thani province, north of Bangkok ,Thailand, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. Thai authorities were staging a fighting retreat Wednesday against flood waters that threaten Bangkok, after the country's oldest factory park was completely inundated and a nearby one faced imminent threat. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)AP - Thailand's new premier acknowledged the country's flood crisis has overwhelmed her government, pleading for mercy from the media and solidarity from the country in battling the relentless waters.



Clinton in Afghanistan to discuss peace moves

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:02 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will discuss possible peace talks and Afghanistan's tricky ties with Pakistan when she meets Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other key leaders in Kabul on Thursday, U.S. officials said.


VIDEO: Life in Gaddafi's hometown

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 06:32 PM PDT

Loyalist fighters are still holding out in Colonel Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte but, despite the fighting, some of the residents are returning.