Colombia: Cuba to miss Americas summit

Colombia: Cuba to miss Americas summit


Colombia: Cuba to miss Americas summit

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 11:06 PM PST

Colombian leader says island has agreed not to attend Cartagena meeting, averting showdown between US and leftist bloc.


Bomb kills 4 Thai soldiers in Muslim south

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 10:20 PM PST

Thai security personnel investigate the wreckage of a jeep after a bomb attack by suspected Muslim militants on a roadside in Thailand's southern Narathiwat provinceNARATHIWAT, Thailand (Reuters) - Four soldiers were killed and one was critically wounded when insurgents detonated a roadside bomb in Thailand's Muslim south, police said on Thursday. The attack took place late on Wednesday in Narathiwat, one of three mainly Muslim provinces bordering Malaysia, where a shadowy insurgency has claimed more than 5,000 lives since 2004, when a low-level separatist rebellion from the 1970s resurfaced. The soldiers were travelling in two vehicles and had been providing security during a Buddhist festival. ...



6 UK troops killed in Afghanistan explosion

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 07:30 PM PST

An Afghan soldier passes by a chattered window of a destroyed police car after an explosive device went off in the center of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 6, 2012. The explosion wounded three policemen. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)Six British soldiers were killed after an explosion hit their armored vehicle in southwestern Afghanistan, Britain's Ministry of Defense said. It was the biggest loss of life for British forces in the country since a plane crash in 2006.



Vietnam jails 2 for disseminating anti-gov't docs

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 07:35 PM PST

Two Catholics have been convicted of spreading anti-government propaganda and sentenced to prison in Vietnam, where local church officials and the ruling Communist Party have had an uneasy relationship for years.


Bomb kills 4 Thai soldiers in Muslim south

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 10:24 PM PST

NARATHIWAT, Thailand (Reuters) - Four soldiers were killed and one was critically wounded when insurgents detonated a roadside bomb in Thailand's Muslim south, police said on Thursday.


Australian collar-bomb hoaxer pleads guilty

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 10:00 PM PST

Man faces up to 20 years in prison over extortion attempt which involved chaining fake device to young woman's neck.


China parliament unveils dissident detention powers

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 09:59 PM PST

Wang Zhaoguo, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the NPC, explains the draft amendment to the Criminal Procedural Law in BeijingBEIJING (Reuters) - China's parliament unveiled legislation on Thursday solidifying police powers to hold dissidents in secret criminal detention, prompting an outcry from artist Ai Weiwei and rights advocates caught in a surge of clandestine detentions last year. Others said, however, the ruling Communist Party had retreated from the most draconian part of new rules for another kind of secretive detention, called "residential surveillance", which were proposed last year. ...



China cyber capability puts U.S. forces at risk: report

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 09:11 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese cyberwarfare would pose a "genuine risk" to the U.S. military in a conflict, for instance over Taiwan or disputes in the South China Sea, according to a report prepared for the U.S. Congress. Operations against computer networks have become fundamental to Beijing's military and national development strategies over the past decade, said the 136-page analysis by Northrop Grumman Corp released on Thursday by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. ...


China parliament unveils dissident detention powers

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 10:03 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's parliament unveiled legislation on Thursday solidifying police powers to hold dissidents in secret criminal detention, prompting an outcry from artist Ai Weiwei and rights advocates caught in a surge of clandestine detentions last year.


VIDEO: What happens when solar storm strikes?

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 09:32 PM PST

A strong solar storm, the largest in five years, is expected to hit Earth on Thursday with experts warning it could disrupt power grids and satellite navigations systems.


Google's Eric Schmidt: "Connecting the World Will Free the World"

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 09:37 PM PST

? Earlier this evening, and as a guest of the United Nations Foundation, I attended the 29th Annual National Press Foundation Awards to celebrate accomplishments in broadcasting, print, and online journalism, as well as editorial cartoons. Of particular interest was the dinner keynote: Executive Chairman of , . He spoke about the future of wireless, ...


Study Highlights Hidden Dangers in Everyday Products ... Even the "Green" Ones

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 09:20 PM PST

A first-of-its-kind, peer-reviewed study published in Environmental Perspectives today reveals an alarming number of unlabeled chemicals of concern in commonly used household and personal care products. The study was funded by Silent Spring Institute, which had 213 consumer products (in 50 categories) independently tested by??Battelle Labs in Ohio for 66 specific chemicals associated with either ...


China testing cyber-attack capabilities, report says

Posted: 08 Mar 2012 09:01 PM PST

For a decade or more, Chinese military officials have talked about conducting warfare in cyberspace, but in recent years they have progressed to testing attack capabilities during exercises, according to a congressional report to be released Thursday.

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Clinton: UN soldier brought cholera to Haiti?

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 09:04 PM PST

Peacekeeper probably carried disease, but main cause of outbreak was poor sanitary conditions, says UN special envoy.


Intel Is Hiring, Promises Parties To Go With The Paranoia

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 08:45 PM PST

What happened to paranoia? To crushing competitors into dust? To building giant robotic factories? Given that ?s shares are up 20% over the past year, clearly hasn?t lost it?s edge. In an effort to grab new employees, however, the Santa Clara, California processor company has been showing prospective employees its softer side lately. ?What is ...


China cyber capability puts U.S. forces at risk: report

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 09:11 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese cyberwarfare would pose a "genuine risk" to the U.S. military in a conflict, for instance over Taiwan or disputes in the South China Sea, according to a report prepared for the U.S. Congress.


Berlin berates Athens for bureaucracy stopping investment: paper

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 08:41 PM PST

German Economy Minister Roesler attends news conference about governemnt's photovoltaics position paper in BerlinBERLIN (Reuters) - Athens' failure to accept Germany's help on reducing bureaucracy and boosting private investment is disappointing, German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler was cited as saying by a newspaper on Thursday. Germany pledged last October to advise Greece on cutting red tape and attracting investment to help its economy get back on its feet and have a fighting chance to cope with its debt. The agreement was struck during Roesler's visit to Greece as head of a 70-strong delegation of German industry representatives seeking business in the country. ...



Afghan Air Force Probed in Drug Running

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 09:01 PM PST

The Afghan Air Force is being investigated by the U.S. for allegedly using aircraft to ferry drugs and weapons around the country.


U.S. Report to Warn on Cyberattack Threat From China

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 09:06 PM PST

China almost certainly would mount a cyberattack on the U.S. in the event of a conflict, and the U.S. has no clear policy to determine how to respond appropriately, a congressional advisory panel is set to warn on Thursday.


China, TPP and Japan's Future in Asia

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 08:32 PM PST

I have written before that I think Japan's future is one of increasing economic, social, and even political integration within a China-dominated Asia. In determining how to approach the ASEAN+3 FTA trade talks, on the one hand, and TPP, on the other, Japan will be both balancing its near term interests and plotting its future course.