Seoul admits Kim death intelligence failings

Seoul admits Kim death intelligence failings

Seoul admits Kim death intelligence failings

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 11:10 PM PST

South Korean defence minister says he was unaware of Kim Jong-il's death until North Korean state media broke the news.


Philippines sends coffins as toll nears 1,000 dead (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 10:55 PM PST

AP - The Philippine government shipped more than 400 coffins Tuesday to two flood-stricken cities in the south where the death toll neared 1,000 as President Benigno Aquino III declared a state of national calamity and relief agencies rushed to help.


Biological Shock Treatment: A Discussion with "Deadly Monopolies" Author Harriet A. Washington

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 11:09 PM PST

Harriet A. , author of such works as Medical Apartheid (a winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction) recently published a book whose title nearly says it all, Deadly Monopolies:?? The Shocking Corporate Takeover Of Life Itself - And The Consequences For Your And Our Medical Future (Doubleday, 2011). has been, among ...


The Speech President Obama Needs To Deliver

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 10:55 PM PST

Guest post written by Russ Glass Russ Glass is CEO of Bizo, a provider of business audience marketing software. The following is a speech he believes President Obama needs to make to the nation as soon as possible. We as a nation are being unsustainably coddled by Washington politics. It's a simple fact replayed day ...


VIDEO: A factory fit for an ageing workforce

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 10:46 PM PST

Financial turmoil in Europe has forced governments to look at ways to reduce their debts, with several countries choosing to raise the age at which workers can retire.


VIDEO: A factory fit for an ageing workforce

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 10:46 PM PST

Financial turmoil in Europe has forced governments to look at ways to reduce their debts, with several countries choosing to raise the age at which workers can retire.


VIDEO: Life after Kim Jong-il: What next?

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 09:41 PM PST

As North Korea enters 10 days of national mourning for its former leader Kim Jong-il, international leaders look to see how the transition of power to his son Kim Jong-un will play out.


VIDEO: Britain boycotts IMF euro scheme

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 10:33 PM PST

Several European countries have agreed to provide 150bn euros (£125bn; $194bn) to the International Monetary Fund but Britain's decision not to take part in the scheme to support the eurozone meant EU finance ministers failed to reach their target sum of 200bn euros


VIDEO: Life after Kim Jong-il: What next?

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 09:41 PM PST

As North Korea enters 10 days of national mourning for its former leader Kim Jong-il, international leaders look to see how the transition of power to his son Kim Jong-un will play out.


Apple Patent Victory Against HTC Doesn't Cripple Google's Android

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 09:15 PM PST

The U.S. International Commission (ITC) ruled today that HTC has infringed claims 1 and 8 of the '647 patent on system and method for performing an action on a structure in computer-generated data held by Apple. The patent covers the way email addresses and phone numbers embedded in text messages and emails become clickable.


Kim Jong-un visits his father's body

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 11:19 PM PST

Son and assumed heir of Kim Jong-il pays respects as Hillary Clinton says US stands ready to help North Korean people.


New twist in Papua New Guinea power struggle

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 09:58 PM PST

Governor-general reverses former prime minister's reinstatement and backs rival in bid to end months-long deadlock.


Kim Jong Il's Life: 'Team America' Parody, Myth and Mayhem (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 09:20 PM PST

Time.com - In North Korea, the Dear Leader -- more recently, the "Supreme Leader" -- fostered a cult of personality and maneuvered his small, totalitarian nation into a force that compelled concern and even fear among the world's powers


China Proposes Lifting Vegetable Tax

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 08:41 PM PST

China's government is proposing to eliminate its value-added tax on the distribution of vegetables in its latest effort to shield consumers from higher food prices.


Prosecutors: Manning's direct link to Assange

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 09:15 PM PST

Investigators give evidence on alleged conversations between WikiLeaks founder and US soldier accused of leaking files.


In mourning, hermit kingdom North Korea seals itself (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 10:31 PM PST

Employees of a foreign exchange trading company work in front of a monitor displaying a TV programme on the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, in Tokyo December 20, 2011. Asian stocks and the euro steadied on Tuesday, but sentiment remained fragile on concerns that efforts to contain the euro zone debt crisis were faltering and tougher rules to strengthen banks' capital would further undermine their profits. Sentiment in Asia was already risk-averse, after the death of North Korea leader Kim Jong-il raised fears of regional instability and prompted investors to pull money out of riskier assets and into the safe-haven dollar on Monday. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS OBITUARY)Reuters - North Korea was in seclusion on Tuesday, a day after it announced the death of its leader Kim Jong-il, as concern mounted over what would happen next in the deeply secretive nation that is trying to build a nuclear arsenal.

AP Enterprise: Russia oil spills wreak devastation (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 09:00 PM PST

This Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 photo shows dying trees next to an oil spill near the town of Usinsk, 1500 kilometers (930 miles) northeast of Moscow. Komi is one of Russia's largest and oldest oil provinces but ruptures in aging pipelines and leaks from decommissioned oil wells make oil spills in the region routine. Environmentalists estimate at least 1 percent of Russia's annual oil production, or 5 million tons (35 million barrels), is spilled every year. That's equivalent to one Deepwater Horizon-scale leak about every two months. Crumbling infrastructure and a harsh climate combine to spell disaster in the world's largest oil producer, responsible for 13 percent of global output. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)AP - On the bright yellow tundra outside this oil town near the Arctic Circle, a pitch-black pool of crude stretches toward the horizon. The source: a decommissioned well whose rusty screws ooze with oil, viscous like jam.

Japan to pay $114 million for each F-35 fighter jet (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 09:22 PM PST

Reuters - Japan's defense ministry said on Tuesday it would pay 8.9 billion yen ($114 million) for each of Lockheed Martin's F-35 jet fighters in the initial stage of procurement.


2012 could be the year of the Apple clones

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 08:39 PM PST

Could 2012 be the year of the????clones? It seems likely based on what I expect to be announced at next month's Consumer Electronics Show in . I'm not talking about exact duplicates. doesn't license its operating systems, so unlike what happened to in 1982, we're not going to see products that run off-the-shelf Mac or ...


Analysis: U.S. seeks Korea stability but influence (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 08:42 PM PST

Reuters - When Defense Secretary Leon Panetta visited U.S. troops in South Korea in October and told them that they were on "the front line," it was clearly a rhetorical flourish meant to show appreciation for the 28,500 American forces theoretically in firing range of the North.


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Cornell and Technion-Israel Chosen to Build Science School in New York City

Cornell and Technion-Israel Chosen to Build Science School in New York City

Cornell and Technion-Israel Chosen to Build Science School in New York City

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 01:29 PM PST

The school, a joint effort of Cornell University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology,will be built 0n two million square feet on a patch of city-owned land on Roosevelt Island.

Saudi prince invests $300m in Twitter

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 01:17 PM PST

Alwaleed bin Talal and his investment firm seal the deal with the micro-blogging site after months of negotiations.


At War Blog: More on Mao's Rockets and Modern War, Part III

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 12:36 PM PST

Among the perennial tools of battlefield underdogs, the 107-millimeter rocket has a secure place. First fielded by China and known as a Type 63, it has been a consistent presence in recent wars.

Moroccan Islamists quit Arab Spring opposition

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 01:13 PM PST

RABAT (Reuters) - An Islamist group seen as the main opposing force to Morocco's monarchy has suspended its involvement in a movement inspired by revolts in Tunisia and Egypt, citing the need for a new deal with secularist activists to bolster its ideology.

Syria army deserters 'shot dead'

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 01:09 PM PST

Dozens of army deserters are shot dead by Syrian troops as they tried to flee their bases and join anti-government protests, activists say.


Ex-Miss Venezuela dies of cancer

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 12:54 PM PST

Venezuelan ex-beauty queen Eva Ekvall dies of breast cancer aged 28 after a long battle that helped raise awareness of the disease.


VIDEO: Paying respects to Czech leader

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 01:11 PM PST

Mourners have paid final respects to the Czech Republic's first President, Vaclav Havel, signing condolence books and laying roses on his coffin.


A Pollution Fight Powered by Bioluminescent Sea Creatures

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 12:58 PM PST

Edith Widder has spent a career studying sea creatures with the ability to make light — bioluminescence. Now she is using the phenomenon to fight pollution.

VIDEO: Thousands need aid in Philippines

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 12:41 PM PST

Aid agencies in the Philippines are trying to reach more than 120,000 people affected by flash flooding on the island of Mindanao.


Cairo clashes reveal deep divisions

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 12:32 PM PST

Shocking images of beaten woman reveal Egypt's bitter divide


Exclusive: Cuba sweetens pot for new private farmers

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 12:35 PM PST

HAVANA, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Cuba, trying to lure people back to the land and lift food production, has modified a land lease program so that private farmers can rent more land and keep it in their family as if they owned it, farmers said over the weekend.

Strauss-Kahn returns to public stage in China

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 12:15 PM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn returned to public life on Monday as guest speaker at a Beijing conference, seven months after his arrest on now-dropped attempted rape charges ended his hopes of becoming France's next president.

VIDEO: Glimpse behind Harry Potter set

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 10:27 AM PST

The Making of Harry Potter, in Hertfordshire, may not be open yet but tickets have already gone on sale.


AC Milan arrange talks over Tevez

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 12:35 PM PST

AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani will hold talks with Manchester City on Thursday over the possible transfer of Carlos Tevez.


At War Blog: Big Deal: Iraqi Government Accuses Top Official in Assassinations

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 11:15 AM PST

The warrant against Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi on terrorism charges was issued on Monday as his party threatened to pull out of the coalition with the Shiite-led government.

Iraq issues arrest warrant for vice-president

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 11:58 AM PST

Shia-led government accuses Tareq al-Hashimi, Iraq's highest ranking Sunni official, of involvement in bomb plot.


TIMESCAST: TimesCast | December 19, 2011

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 11:37 AM PST

Kim Jong-un succeeds his father | The view from China, North Korea's foremost ally | Nicholas D. Kristof on Kim Jong-il's impact on his people.

New Weight on U.S.-South Korea Relations

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 01:08 PM PST

The United States' close ties with the South are likely to prove crucial as the two countries navigate through the perilous days ahead.

At War Blog: In the Images From Iraq, Lessons Learned

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 11:04 AM PST

Photojournalists reflect on their experiences covering the Iraq war.

EU Puts Pressure on Ukraine

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 11:06 AM PST

A summit aimed at anchoring Ukraine in Europe fell flat on Monday, as the European Union warned it wouldn't sign a trade and political-association deal with Kiev unless the government took steps to release jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.


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