Bomb material found in Thailand after terror warnings

Bomb material found in Thailand after terror warnings

Bomb material found in Thailand after terror warnings

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:39 PM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police discovered bomb-making material after the detention of a Lebanese man suspected of planning an attack, but the prime minister insisted Monday that everything was under control.

(AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:09 PM PST

AP - Nigerian president announces immediate drop in gasoline prices amid nationwide fuel strike


China: a lifeline for Iran and its oil exports? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 02:52 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - There were few signs that US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner had any success during his visit to Beijing this month to persuade China to help pressure Tehran over its nuclear program by buying less Iranian oil.


ElBaradei quits race, says no real democracy in Egypt (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:32 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Egyptian Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei announced Saturday he would not run in Egypt’s presidential elections because the military’s control of the country made fair elections impossible.


VIDEO: Aid official expelled from Chad

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:23 PM PST

A senior British aid official has been expelled from Chad while attempting to visit refugees from Darfur in the east of the country.


At CES, the only Law that Matters

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 09:59 PM PST

At CES, the contrast between the show floor and the grim conversations at the Innovation Policy Summit couldn't be more stark. Law is slow, technology is fast. At the accident-prone intersection of D.C. law and Moore's Law, Moore's Law always wins. Eventually.


Nigeria lowers fuel price, no deal with unions

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:03 PM PST

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Monday petrol prices would be reduced to 97 naira ($0.60) a liter, a week after nationwide strikes and protests began against the government's decision to scrap fuel subsidies.

To Avoid Collapse The Post Office Should Deliver Health Care And Other Services

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 09:41 PM PST

? After I moved to Iowa in July I noticed that my mail carrier is much friendlier than he was in Philadelphia. When I bump into Bill, who?s worked in my neighborhood for years, we chat about baseball (he?s a big Cards fan), recent vacations, and of course the weather. He jokes with my kids ...


Cold Fusion: NASA Says Nothing Useful

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 09:29 PM PST

? On NASA?s Glenn Research Center?s Research page the following summary was published last last year: Tests conducted at NASA Glenn Research Center in 1989 and elsewhere consistently show evidence of anomalous heat during gaseous loading and unloading of deuterium into and out of bulk palladium. At one time called "cold fusion," now called "low-energy ...


Oil near $99 in Asia amid Europe debt jitters (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 09:32 PM PST

A worker tries to gather oil from the shores of the Coatzacoalcos river, in the state of Veracruz January 7, 2012. Two weeks after a pipeline leak in coastal Mexico sent oil gushing into a river, state oil monopoly Pemex has recovered about two-thirds of the spilled crude, but the full clean-up could take another month. Mexico's environmental protection agency, Profepa, is supervising containment of the 1,500-barrel spill that killed fish, injured wildlife and left greasy slicks in the Coatzacoalcos river. Picture taken January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Sergio Balandrano (MEXICO - Tags: ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS)AP - Oil prices edged up near $99 a barrel in Asia on Monday amid concerns that tensions in the Middle East would hurt crude supply but gains are tempered by jitters over Europe's ratings downgrade.

Stop the killing, UN chief tells Syria's Assad (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 08:41 PM PST

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during the Reform and Transitions to Democracy conference in Beirut January 15, 2012. REUTERS/Mohamed AzakirReuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told Bashar al-Assad to "stop killing your people" and the Syrian leader offered an amnesty for "crimes" committed during a 10-month-old revolt against him.

Britain, HK to develop London as yuan trading hub (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 08:37 PM PST

AP - British and Hong Kong leaders said Monday they will team up to develop London into an international trading center for China's currency.


Analysis: China developers launch funds to bridge finance gap (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 08:46 PM PST

Reuters - China's fledgling real estate investment fund market could see a surge of activity in 2012 as property developers launch their own vehicles in a desperate bid to bridge an estimated $111 billion financing gap in the year ahead.


Stop the killing, UN chief tells Syria's Assad

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 08:41 PM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told Bashar al-Assad to "stop killing your people" and the Syrian leader offered an amnesty for "crimes" committed during a 10-month-old revolt against him.

Trial of top Philippine judge may distract Aquino from economy

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 08:37 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine Senate begins the impeachment of the top judge on Monday in a case that could drag on for months and distract President Benigno Aquino from his promised focus on lifting the economy, creating jobs and rooting out corruption.

Fourteen still missing from Italian ship disaster (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:06 PM PST

Reuters - Rescue workers searched the half submerged hulk of a capsized Italian cruise ship for 14 people still missing Monday, more than 48 hours after the huge vessel capsized, killing at least six and injuring more than 60.


Thai police raid warehouse in terror probe (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 07:56 PM PST

AP - A Thai television station is reporting that a Lebanese suspect with alleged links to Hezbollah militants has led police to a warehouse housing materials that could be used to make explosives.


Fourteen still missing from Italian ship disaster

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:06 PM PST

GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Rescue workers searched the half submerged hulk of a capsized Italian cruise ship for 14 people still missing Monday, more than 48 hours after the huge vessel capsized, killing at least six and injuring more than 60.

The Red Carpet Winners At The 2012 Golden Globe Awards

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 06:53 PM PST

Spring's big trends like punch, trippy colors and bouquets of flowers were missing on the red carpet at the 2012 Golden Globe Awards. Instead red carpet watchers were treated to a parade of nude and blush dresses like Charlize Theron's deep neckline Dior Couture dress with a bustle on the waist, easily the best of ...


Gilani vs. the Military: Is a Coup d'etat in the Works in Pakistan? (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 06:55 PM PST

Time.com - The civilian prime minister is feuding with the all-powerful generals with the supreme court and opposition politicians itching to join the melee


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