VIDEO: Gravity satellites slam into Moon

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• VIDEO: Gravity satellites slam into Moon
• VIDEO: Making driving better in Poland
• Several arrested after Bahrain protests
• 4Chan's 'Moot' Laments The Death Of Internet Culture
• Xyratex Declares $2/Shr Special Div; Sets Holder Rights Plan
• Followup on the News: Internet Spat Breaks Out over Qnet and Multi-level Marketing in India
• Is Prince Charles Guilty of Royal Tax Avoidance?
• Ebb and Flow hit the dark side of the moon
• In Syrian rebel training, motivation trumps skills
• NKorea may see few buyers despite rocket success
• China detains 100-plus people for doomsday rumors
• Aetna CEO Bertolini: Get Ready for 'Rate Shock' as Some Health Insurance Premiums to Double in 2014
• VIDEO: US gun debate gathers pace
• Egypt braced for fresh anti-charter protests
• On eve of South Korea vote, Park sounds father's battle cry
• Crippled NKorean probe could orbit for years
• Cyclone Evan leaves trail of damage over Fiji
• On eve of South Korea vote, Park sounds father's battle cry
• Cayman Islands' ruling party fails to reach consensus to oust premier
• US school killings spark gun control debate

VIDEO: Gravity satellites slam into Moon Posted: 17 Dec 2012 10:54 PM PST Two Nasa satellites, Ebb and Flow, who have been monitoring the Moon, have been deliberately crashed onto the surface.

VIDEO: Making driving better in Poland Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:13 PM PST Poland ranks as one of the most dangerous places to drive in the European Union with more than 4,000 road deaths on average each year.

Several arrested after Bahrain protests Posted: 17 Dec 2012 10:49 PM PST Security forces fire tear gas and expand patrols in Manama after clashes with protesters, government says.

4Chan's 'Moot' Laments The Death Of Internet Culture Posted: 17 Dec 2012 05:50 PM PST Founder of the website that spawned Anonymous sees a worrying decline in dissent against Internet regulation.

Xyratex Declares $2/Shr Special Div; Sets Holder Rights Plan Posted: 17 Dec 2012 05:46 PM PST Xyratex, a provider of data storage technology, announced after the close Monday that its board has declared a special one-time $2 a share cash dividend, payable December 31 to holders of record December 27. The company also said that on the same scheduled it will pay a regular quarterly dividend of [...]

Followup on the News: Internet Spat Breaks Out over Qnet and Multi-level Marketing in India Posted: 17 Dec 2012 05:40 PM PST Perhaps it was only a matter of time before the detractors of Southeast Asian multi-level marketer Qnet and its controversial founder and chairman, Vijay Eswaran, came out in force.  Our story Selling a Better Life attracted a great deal of attention, almost all of it positive and much of it [...]

Is Prince Charles Guilty of Royal Tax Avoidance? Posted: 17 Dec 2012 03:10 PM PST Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) Britain's Prince Charles may feel a tad uncomfortable. It seems unlikely he's a tax cheat, but Britain's taxing agency has been asked to investigate alleged tax avoidance by his £700m hereditary estate. The complex matter involves the nature of the [...]

Ebb and Flow hit the dark side of the moon Posted: 17 Dec 2012 10:43 PM PST Twin space probes make their final journey after mission ends, intentionally crashing into a lunar mountain.

In Syrian rebel training, motivation trumps skills Posted: 17 Dec 2012 10:39 PM PST Sixteen grunting rebel fighters dropped down for pushups in a rain-slick backyard, practiced storming a house from the cover of an olive grove, and then assembled for a refresher course on firing rocket-propelled grenades.

NKorea may see few buyers despite rocket success Posted: 17 Dec 2012 11:15 PM PST By successfully firing a rocket that put a satellite in space, North Korea let the far-flung buyers of its missiles know that it is still open for business. But Pyongyang will find that customers are hard to come by as old friends drift away and international sanctions lock down its sales.

China detains 100-plus people for doomsday rumors Posted: 17 Dec 2012 10:02 PM PST Chinese police have detained more than 100 people, among them members of a fringe Christian group, for spreading rumors about the world's impending end, state media reported Tuesday.

Aetna CEO Bertolini: Get Ready for 'Rate Shock' as Some Health Insurance Premiums to Double in 2014 Posted: 17 Dec 2012 05:32 PM PST Last week, Aetna, the third-largest private health insurer in the U.S., held its annual investor conference in New York, in which company executives laid out their detailed assessment of the post-election environment for health insurance. Aetna's comments, and those of its peers in similar settings, illustrate how Obamacare will dramatically drive up the cost of health insurance in the United States. "In some markets," said Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini, increases in premiums could "go as high as 100 percent. And we've done all that math. We've shared it with all the regulators. We've shared it with all the people in Washington that need to see it. And I think it's a big concern."

VIDEO: US gun debate gathers pace Posted: 17 Dec 2012 10:26 PM PST As the first funerals are held for the victims of Friday's mass shooting in Connecticut, President Barack Obama meets members of his Cabinet to discuss how America's gun laws might be changed.

Egypt braced for fresh anti-charter protests Posted: 17 Dec 2012 10:26 PM PST Opposition suppoters set to take to streets following alleged violations during first round of constitutional poll.

On eve of South Korea vote, Park sounds father's battle cry Posted: 17 Dec 2012 10:20 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - With just a day to go before a tight presidential vote in South Korea, front-running conservative candidate Park Geun-hye evoked her dictator father's economic call to arms in a bid to rally her party faithful. She pledged in a news conference to recreate Park Chung-hee's "Let's Live well" miracle of rapid economic gains for a country that she said was laboring under heavy household debt, the high cost of raising children and poverty among old people. ...

Crippled NKorean probe could orbit for years Posted: 17 Dec 2012 10:14 PM PST A North Korean satellite launched into space last week appears to be malfunctioning but could remain in orbit for several years, a leading expert in the United States said Tuesday.

Cyclone Evan leaves trail of damage over Fiji Posted: 17 Dec 2012 09:32 PM PST No deaths reported as cyclone is downgraded and moves away from Fiji, having caused destruction across the island.

On eve of South Korea vote, Park sounds father's battle cry Posted: 17 Dec 2012 10:20 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - With just a day to go before a tight presidential vote in South Korea, front-running conservative candidate Park Geun-hye evoked her dictator father's economic call to arms in a bid to rally her party faithful.

Cayman Islands' ruling party fails to reach consensus to oust premier Posted: 17 Dec 2012 08:14 PM PST GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters) - Members of the Cayman Islands' ruling party failed to reach a consensus on Monday to oust Premier McKeeva Bush, who was arrested last week on suspicion of corruption, a party official said. Key members of the United Democratic Party met on Monday to determine if they would withdraw their support for the embattled leader, said Ellio Solomon, who represents the party in parliament. ...

US school killings spark gun control debate Posted: 17 Dec 2012 09:00 PM PST More congressmen call for dialogue on curbing gun violence as Obama prepares to tackle problem after school massacre.

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