The Hubble Telescope Finds A Fifth Moon Around Pluto

The Hubble Telescope Finds A Fifth Moon Around Pluto

The Hubble Telescope Finds A Fifth Moon Around Pluto

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 07:21 PM PDT

The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered Pluto's fifth moon.


VIDEO: Panama's fight against drug smugglers

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 10:47 PM PDT

Counter-drugs forces in Panama have been trying to reduce the grip organised criminals have on one of the country's remote islands.


VIDEO: Could N Korea have a new First Lady?

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 10:55 PM PDT

A mystery woman seen attending events with North Korea's Kim Jong-un has led to speculation in South Korean media about her identity.


Hub Ventures Startups Seek Social Impact

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 06:35 PM PDT

Hub Ventures, a San Francisco incubator focused on startups with a social mission, held its demo day Wednesday.


Malaysia to repeal sedition law ahead of polls

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 10:30 PM PDT

Malaysia's leader has announced plans to repeal a colonial-era law curbing free speech in the latest political reform ahead of general elections, but critics warned Thursday that his reform efforts so far have not improved the country's human rights record.


VIDEO: A look inside Mussolini's Rome bunker

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 10:35 PM PDT

Benito Mussolini's wartime bunker, situated beneath his Rome mansion, is set to open to the public.


VIDEO: BBC World Service leaves Bush House

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 10:39 PM PDT

The BBC World Service has been synonymous with Bush House for 70 years but its journalists are relocating to a new building in London along with the rest of BBC News.


Russian delegation hits Washington to lobby against "Magnitsky" sanctions

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 10:03 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Russians are coming to Washington; in fact, they are already here. But they aren't happy. A Russian parliamentary delegation is in the U.S. capital to lobby American lawmakers against a bill sanctioning Russian officials implicated in human rights abuses -- a move Moscow considers offensive outside interference in its affairs. ...


Nine police killed in attack claimed by Taliban

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 10:17 PM PDT

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Masked gunmen stormed a house and killed nine police cadets in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Thursday, police said, the second attack on security forces claimed by the Taliban in relatively peaceful Punjab province in four days. The Pakistani Taliban said it was responsible and vowed more violence in the region. Lahore city police chief Aslam Tareen said three policemen were also wounded. "At around 6 a.m., masked gunmen on three motorcycles stormed the house and opened fire. The victims were trainees at the Punjab Jail Academy," Tareen said. ...


Three African migrants hurt in Israeli arson attack

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 10:10 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Unidentified arsonists set fire on Thursday to the Jerusalem home of Eritrean migrants, injuring three in what Israeli police said appeared to have been a racist attack. Street violence has surged in recent months against Africans who cross, without permits, into Israel across the porous Egyptian border in search of work or asylum. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said an apartment in a west Jerusalem market district was set alight overnight, and that one Eritrean occupant suffered serious burns while two others were treated for smoke inhalation. ...


Three African migrants hurt in Israeli arson attack

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 10:10 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Unidentified arsonists set fire on Thursday to the Jerusalem home of Eritrean migrants, injuring three in what Israeli police said appeared to have been a racist attack.

Russian delegation hits Washington to lobby against "Magnitsky" sanctions

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 10:03 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Russians are coming to Washington; in fact, they are already here. But they aren't happy.

CEOs Afraid Of Going Social Are Doing Shareholders A Massive Disservice

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 05:47 PM PDT

Josh James This is a guest post written by Josh James, who founded Omniture (now a part of Adobe). He currently runs Domo, a data startup. Big company CEOs are virtually invisible on social media sites. They're not on Facebook, not on Twitter, not on Google Plus, not on Pinterest—they're barely even [...]


Apple Mac Sales Up or Down? A Tale of Two Researchers

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 01:33 PM PDT

Researchers Gartner Inc. and IDC released their estimates today for PC shipments in the second quarter, and while they agreed that PC shipments overall stalled, they couldn't seem to agree on how Apple fared in the U.S. (since it doesn't ship enough Macs to make the worldwide PC top 5 [...]


Nine police killed in attack claimed by Taliban

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 10:17 PM PDT

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Masked gunmen stormed a house and killed nine police cadets in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Thursday, police said, the second attack on security forces claimed by the Taliban in relatively peaceful Punjab province in four days.

Security personnel killed in Pakistan raid

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 10:42 PM PDT

Police shot dead after gunmen storm a building in the eastern city of Lahore.


What Congressmen Should Do On Vacation: Visit Startups

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 05:21 PM PDT

Guest post written by Marvin Ammori and Luke Pelican Marvin Ammori is a fellow at the New America Foundation focused on technology, free speech and entrepreneurship, and founder of Ammori Group, a Washington-based law firm. Luke Pelican is an attorney with Ammori Group. Marvin Ammori Congress leaves Washington, D.C. in August for recess. While [...]


America's Top State Fairs (of Summer)

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

California State Fair. Image by Josh Coleman. Though state fairs do happen to take place practically all year round—including one in February (Florida)—the vast majority explode during the dog days of summer and throughout the fall. For now, though, let's just focus on the state fairs of summer—the biggest and boldest [...]


Afghan massacre defendant to have court hearing in September

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 08:58 PM PDT

SEATTLE (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has scheduled a preliminary court hearing in September for the soldier charged with killing 16 Afghan civilians in rampage in March. U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales is to have an Article 32 hearing on September 17, Army Lieutenant Colonel Gary Dangerfield said Wednesday. Dangerfield said he did not know where the hearing would be held. Bales, a decorated veteran of four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, is accused of walking off his base under cover of darkness and opening fire on civilians in their homes in at least two villages. ...


Valve Releases Source Filmmaker To The Masses, Hilarity Ensues

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 04:50 PM PDT

VideoValve's Source Filmmaker program has entered its open beta phase, and it looks amazing. Valve's Source Filmmaker software is still in beta, but the closed portion of the beta is over and now anyone with 15GB of storage can download the entire thing and start making their very own movies. I strongly [...]


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