US gov't official meets with new Maldives leader (AP)

US gov't official meets with new Maldives leader (AP)


US gov't official meets with new Maldives leader (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 11:05 PM PST

Maldives' former President Mohamed Nasheed, center, lifts a child as he walks out from a Mosque following prayers with his supporters in Male, Maldives, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)AP - A top U.S. government official met Saturday with leaders in the Maldives to get a fresh assessment of the political situation in the Indian Ocean nation.



AP Exclusive: Bali bomb made using rice ladle (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 10:39 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2011 file photo, terrorist suspect Umar Patek, center, is escorted by police officers as he arrives to testify for his wife, Ruqayyah binti Husein Luceno, who is on trial for immigration violations, at a district court in Jakarta, Indonesia. Southeast Asia's most notorious suspected bombmaker, nicknamed the 'Demolition Man,' is facing trial in Indonesia for his alleged role in the 2002 Bali bombing. Umar Patek's trial begins Monday, Feb. 13, 2012,  in a Jakarta court. It follows his nine-year flight from justice that took him from the Philippines to Pakistan. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)AP - A Muslim militant known as "Demolition Man" for his expertise with explosives has told interrogators he used common household items to build the massive bomb used in the 2002 terrorist attack on the tourist island of Bali.



Alan Moore Is Satisfied with His Role in the Rise of Anonymous

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 10:24 PM PST

When creative genius Alan Moore wrote V for Vendetta in 1982, he couldn't have foreseen the rise of Anonymous, the online group of hacktivists who took up his protagonist's facemask as their public identity. But Moore (who also wrote the brilliant Watchmen in 1986) is pleased that they did.


NY Fashion Week Day 2: Bradley Cooper And New York Giants Victor Cruz At Tommy Hilfiger, Jason Wu Explores China

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 09:01 PM PST

It seems that after successfully wooing Upper East Side socialites, Jason Wu has focused his sights on young, wealthy ladies from China and Hong Kong and his home country Taiwan. I say this because the designer's fall 2012 collection was an exploration of his Chinese heritage. He showed it in the wool and leather shirts ...


Syrians trade blame over Aleppo bombings

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 10:07 PM PST

Opposition denies government claims that it was behind bomb attacks in northern city that left dozens of people dead.


Anonymous 'takes down' CIA website

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 10:07 PM PST

Hackers claim responsibility for disabling the website for several hours, the latest attack on a US federal agency.


Greece to Borrow up to €35 Billion for Debt Buyback

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 09:11 PM PST

Greece will borrow up to €35 billion from Europe's temporary bailout fund to finance an ambitious debt-buyback plan from the European Central Bank.


VIDEO: Europe's cold spell continues

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 08:57 PM PST

Sub-zero temperatures and heavy snow continue to affect most of Europe, and more is expected.


VIDEO: Europe's cold spell continues

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 08:57 PM PST

Sub-zero temperatures and heavy snow continue to affect most of Europe, and more is expected.


Myanmar Protest Monk Detained, Released

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 08:52 PM PST

A prominent Buddhist monk who was one of hundreds of political prisoners freed in Myanmar last month was released late Friday after being taken away before dawn by the authorities.


Bombings hit Syria, Saudis push for peace at U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 08:39 PM PST

Reuters - Violence flared across Syria, including bomb attacks that killed at least 28 people in Aleppo, while at the United Nations diplomats said a new effort was afoot to gain backing for an Arab peace plan to end 11 months of bloodshed in the country.


Japanese Emperor Akihito hospitalized for tests (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 09:48 PM PST

Japan's Emperor Akihito, left, along with Empress Michiko, heads to the University of Tokyo Hospital, by car, in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012.   Japan's Imperial Household Agency says Emperor Akihito has been hospitalized for tests.  An agency official says that the 78-year-old Akihito was admitted to University of Tokyo Hospital on Saturday for testing, but that the visit was not an emergency. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREAAP - Japan's Imperial Household Agency says Emperor Akihito has been hospitalized for tests.



Mexico cartels paid $4.5 million political bribes: court

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 08:42 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican drug cartels paid $4.5 million in bribes to buy protection and political favors in a state run by the country's main opposition party, U.S. court documents said on Friday, as the party leads polls to win the presidency in July.


Bombings hit Syria, Saudis push for peace at U.N.

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 08:39 PM PST

AMMAN (Reuters) - Violence flared across Syria, including bomb attacks that killed at least 28 people in Aleppo, while at the United Nations diplomats said a new effort was afoot to gain backing for an Arab peace plan to end 11 months of bloodshed in the country.


VIDEO: Greek cabinet agree austerity plan

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 06:42 PM PST

The Prime Minister of Greece, Lucas Papademos, has insisted his country must do "whatever it takes" to avoid bankruptcy and catastrophe.


VIDEO: Greek cabinet agree austerity plan

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 06:42 PM PST

The Prime Minister of Greece, Lucas Papademos, has insisted his country must do "whatever it takes" to avoid bankruptcy and catastrophe.


5-Year Freedom Investing Returns

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 07:21 PM PST

In Freedom Investing 2012 I analyzed the latest Index of Economic Freedom from The Heritage Foundation. Here I present some of the analysis for returns over the past 5-years. I took 16 of the developed countries with the largest investable markets and compared their current economic freedom score with their returns over the past 1, ...


Tax Trivia Giveaway #8: Tax and Tequila

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 06:31 PM PST

Our next tax trivia question is: In January 2012, which celebrity told Piers Morgan that the most difficult check she has to write each year is to the IRS and has employees bring her tequila when it?s time to do it? For more about the giveaway, including rules and prizes, check out this post. ? ...


Slowly Starving Her Mother To Get The Inheritance

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 06:11 PM PST

A daughter was slowly starving her aging mother to death to get an inheritance, and Adult Protective Services too inadequate action to protect the vulnerable elder. The daughter had legal control. Pay attention to your own legal documents to be sure you have an agent on them who will keep you safe.


U.S. Details Underwear Bomber's Ties to al Qaeda Leaders

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 06:26 PM PST

Federal authorities are urging multiple life sentences for admitted underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, offering new details about his ties to the senior al Qaeda figures behind his attempt to destroy an airliner headed to Detroit on Christmas Day 2009.