State election has big implications for all India (AP)

State election has big implications for all India (AP)


State election has big implications for all India (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 10:01 PM PST

AP - One of India's most powerful and controversial politicians rises from a throne-like armchair, a clutch of candidates standing deferentially behind her and two large portraits flanking the stage. A gated semicircle keeps tens of thousands of supporters 20 yards (meters) away.


New Book: Design Voices

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 09:38 PM PST

? ?Everything that is man-made in this world has been designed," writes my colleague and arts editor Anna Carnick. ?And good design??can enrich and even improve our lives. Be it an innovative, multi-functional joint??system that provides an infrastructure for relief housing and high-end tables, or a??collection of charred furniture, or even an artificial rainbow that ...


Could Tim Tebow Madden Bowl Mania Lead To Cover Of Madden NFL 13?

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 09:02 PM PST

INDIANAPOLIS ? Just when you thought the New England Patriots' clobbering of Tim Tebow and the Broncos on their way to Super Bowl XLVI had squashed Tebow-mania, along comes the Madden Bowl. Tebow was in with EA Sports for the big game before Super Sunday. Tebow, who was on the cover of NCAA Football 11, ...


Around the World in Eight Days

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 05:57 PM PST

A writer attempts an art-inspired challenge, traveling around the globe on a tight budget to visit all 11 Gagosian Galleries in hopes of winning a Damien Hirst print.


Sudan rebels "seeking way" to hand over abducted Chinese (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 09:09 PM PST

Reuters - Sudanese rebels said they are looking for ways to hand over 29 Chinese workers held in the border state of South Kordofan, Chinese state media said, as Sudan's government confirmed the death of one worker in a firefight.


Peru frees Chilean arrested outside air base (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 07:36 PM PST

AP - Peruvian police have freed one of two Chileans arrested this week on suspicion of espionage.


Most Japanese towns undecided on nuclear stress tests: survey (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 08:38 PM PST

Reuters - Three Japanese towns would be willing to restart their nuclear reactors if they pass government stress tests, two were against the idea but most were undecided, a newspaper survey suggested Saturday.


Sudan rebels "seeking way" to hand over abducted Chinese

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 09:09 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Sudanese rebels said they are looking for ways to hand over 29 Chinese workers held in the border state of South Kordofan, Chinese state media said, as Sudan's government confirmed the death of one worker in a firefight.


Most Japanese towns undecided on nuclear stress tests: survey

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 08:38 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Three Japanese towns would be willing to restart their nuclear reactors if they pass government stress tests, two were against the idea but most were undecided, a newspaper survey suggested Saturday.


NATO to Acquire First Fleet of Unarmed Drones

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 07:28 PM PST

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed Friday to acquire its first fleet of unarmed drones under a long-sought deal that defense officials said would help fill a gap in alliance surveillance capabilities exposed by last year's military campaign in Libya.


My Man From Davos Says 90% Chance Israeli Attack on Iran

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 07:24 PM PST

The bad news is the high expectation of an exogenous event that could throw economic recovery, an advancing stock market, and a mending Europe to the winds-- and usher in a period of fear and uncertainty punctuated by oil spiking to God knows what price, to shortages of energy, to profit margins squeezed in industries that require petroleum additives, not to speak of events that could trigger catastrophe in the Middle East. My own response is disbelief that these public statements by Israeli journalists in the NY Times, the opinion of our Secretary of Defence, and anxiety from Iranian specialists will turn into reality.


Loyalists Invade Yemen Newspaper

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 06:31 PM PST

Independent-minded Yemeni journalists lost a politically significant battle after regime loyalists helped invade the nation's flagship newspaper and forcibly reinstated the ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh's image at the top of Friday's newspaper.


Cuba's Raul Castro visits Venezuela's Chavez (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 07:30 PM PST

Cuba's President Raul Castro, right, speaks to an official as Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, second right, gestures next to him at the international airport in La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Castro is in Venezuela to attend the summit of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas, ALBA, Sunday. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)AP - Cuban President Raul Castro flew to Caracas on Friday to attend a meeting with other allies of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, who was at the airport for the arrival.



When A Housemate Is A Dependent (And A Tax Break)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 06:19 PM PST

If your boyfriend, grandma or unemployed brother is crashing on your pull-out couch, you could snag a tax break by claiming them as a dependent on your federal income tax return.


VIDEO: Wikileaks suspect faces court martial

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 07:03 PM PST

Alleged Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning is to face a court martial, the US Army has confirmed.


Rescuers find bodies from Papua New Guinea ferry disaster

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 06:49 PM PST

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rescuers searching for survivors after a heavily laden ferry sank off Papua New Guinea said on Saturday they had found four bodies and that the search would go on for about 100 still missing.


VIDEO: Russian fuel supplies shortage

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 06:08 PM PST

The cold weather has led to a shortage of Russian fuel supplies in eight countries.


Micron CEO Steve Appleton Killed in Plane Wreck

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 05:52 PM PST

This morning Micron Technology?s CEO Steve Appleton was killed in an airplane accident in Micron?s headquarters city of Boise, Idaho.?? Trading of Micron stock was halted as the news was released. My company, Objective Analysis, issued an Alert to our clients and subscribers to provide details of the event, Appleton?s accomplishments at Micron, and some ...


MTN Probes Bribery Claims

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 05:39 PM PST

Shares of South African mobile-phone operator MTN fell after the company said it is investigating claims by Turkey's largest mobile-phone operator that it engaged in corruption to secure a deal in Iran.


Mexico former ruling party fights drug link report (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 05:46 PM PST

AP - Mexico's former ruling party has filed a complaint accusing federal prosecutors of leaking information tying three of the party's former governors to a drug money-laundering investigation.