China military spending to top $100 billion this year

China military spending to top $100 billion this year

China military spending to top $100 billion this year

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 10:36 PM PST

BEIJING — Beijing's Communist rulers plan to boost military spending by 11 percent this year, passing the $100 billion mark for the first time and renewing questions about China's long-term intentions.

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Afghan army chief warns against another NATO blunder

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 11:04 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - The burning of Korans at a NATO base in Afghanistan advanced the Taliban's cause and any repeat of similar "negligence" by Western forces would be disastrous, the Afghan army chief of staff has warned.

Israeli minister says world cannot protect Israel (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 10:35 PM PST

AP - Israel's foreign minister says the international community's failure to stop the violence in Syria shows it cannot keep Israel safe.


Rescue under way after US storm havoc

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 10:52 PM PST

Crews search for survivors after tornado outbreak leaves at least 36 dead and destroys towns in Midwest and South.


Putin's Likely Victory in Russia: Will It Be Greeted With Protests? (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 09:10 PM PST

Time.com - The inevitability of Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency is what fuels the protest movements against him. His predicted win on Sunday may just set off a whole new round of demonstrations


Death toll in Polish train collision rises to 15, with 54 injured in hospitals (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 10:22 PM PST

AP - Death toll in Polish train collision rises to 15, with 54 injured in hospitals


Japanese emperor goes home after heart surgery (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 10:23 PM PST

AP - Japan's 78-year-old emperor has left hospital after heart surgery.


Will Pakistan's Oscar Help Stop a Disfiguring Crime Against Women? (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 09:10 PM PST

Time.com - Saving Face and its chronicle of victims of acid attacks has made the country proud. Will it lead to the end of a heinous traditional crime?


Polls open in Russian presidential election (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 09:28 PM PST

AP - Polling stations have opened across Russia's vast expanse for the presidential election widely expected to return Vladimir Putin to the Kremlin.


'Southland': TNT's Rough Diamond

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 09:34 PM PST

I was a very disappointed by this season's first episode of Southland. Lucy Liu joined the cast as Officer John Cooper's new partner, and her character's transparent bag of...baggage was the heavy-handed shiny thing in the middle of most scenes. For some reason, the storyline didn't match the characters, and was completely predictable. Brilliant Regina ...


12 Quirky International Campaign Slogans At The New York Times Travel Show

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 09:33 PM PST

Strolling around the annual Times Show at the Jacob K. Javits Center (which continues through March 4th with presentations from Patricia Schultz, Adam Richman and ?The Points Guy? Kelly) got me wondering about quite a few things: Will I ever get to all of the many far-flung locales I yearn to visit? Do most Americans ...


Syrian forces renew assault on Homs

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 10:56 PM PST

More areas being bombarded as aid agencies remain unable to gain access to neighbourhoods in desperate need of relief.


Freed of Gadhafi, Libya's instability only deepens (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 09:00 PM PST

AP - A large map of Libya hangs on the wall in the home of Idris al-Rahel, with a line down the middle dividing the country in half.


China to Increase Defense Spending 11.2%

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 08:12 PM PST

China says it plans to boost defense spending by 11.2% in 2012, as strong economic growth continues to fuel rapid military expansion.


NASA Finds An Atmosphere Around Another Of Saturn's Moons

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 08:21 PM PST

NASA's Cassini probe has detected trace oxygen ions around Saturn's Moon Dione, indicating


Putin set to reclaim the Kremlin in Russian vote (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 08:11 PM PST

Reuters - Vladimir Putin is almost certain to win a third presidential term in an election that began on Sunday in Russia's far east, though opponents have challenged the legitimacy of a vote they say is skewed in his favor.


VP Biden goes to Latin American amid drug debate (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 08:09 PM PST

AP - Vice President Joe Biden heads to Latin America Sunday amid unprecedented pressure from political and business leaders to talk about something U.S. officials have no interest in debating: decriminalizing drugs.


China lead pollution poisons 160 children: report (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 08:26 PM PST

Reuters - Lead emission from factories and the natural environment in China's manufacturing heart of Guangdong has poisoned 160 children, Xinhua said on Sunday in the country's latest case of unfettered industrial toxins.


A Fine Day for the NFL? Bounty Scandal Raises Tax Questions

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 08:16 PM PST

Baseball season opened in Clearwater this week but that wasn?t what folks were talking about in the sports world. The focus was on the announcement from the NFL that several players on the Saints, as well as at least one assistant coach, Gregg Williams, were found to have maintained a ?bounty? program during the 2009, ...


Do Unemployed Americans Suffer From The "Stockholm Syndrome?"

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 08:15 PM PST

? ? The Stockholm Syndrome is a term coined to describe how prisoners and those who have been abducted and held captive eventually begin to feel better about their captors.?? Research has shown that over one-quarter of captives exhibit this syndrome over time.?? The actual definition is posted below. ? In psychology, Stockholm Syndrome is ...


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