VIDEO: Undercover in Syria's Kurdish region

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• VIDEO: Undercover in Syria's Kurdish region
• Fact-Checking the Obama Campaign's Defense of its $716 Billion Cut to Medicare
• Indonesia president says corruption threatens economic growth
• Obama unveils youth immigration programme
• Brazil to spend $66bn on new infrastructure
• Indonesia president says corruption threatens economic growth
• Think Yelp is Unbiased? Think Again!!
• It's The Set-Top Box Stupid! Apple's Cracking Of TV Is Hiding In Plain Sight
• Syria's conflict stirs unrest in fragile Lebanon
• Iraq: Bombs kill 10 north of Baghdad
• Militants storm Pakistan air base; eight killed
• The New York Times v HCA: What Happens When Ideology Trumps Ethics? You Get Sloppy Journalism
• Asbestos in Chinese Cars
• Uruguay Moves to Limit Hot Money Inflows
• ASX Profit Drops
• How Much Tax Would You Owe On A $320 Million Powerball Jackpot?
• Invisible Worlds: Sony Shows Off PSN Exclusives 'Rain' And 'The Unfinished Swan' At Gamescom
• Can Shatner Re-Engage Priceline's Warp Drive?
• Japan considers deporting China activists to defuse feud: media
• Mexico's monarch butterfly reserve stops logging

VIDEO: Undercover in Syria's Kurdish region Posted: 15 Aug 2012 10:55 PM PDT After five days undercover, Orla Guerin reports from Syria's Kurdish region.

Fact-Checking the Obama Campaign's Defense of its $716 Billion Cut to Medicare Posted: 15 Aug 2012 06:46 PM PDT Five days ago, Democrats were cheering the selection of Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney's choice for Vice President, because they thought that Ryan's efforts at Medicare reform would offend seniors, handing the election to President Obama. Contrary to the expectations of many, however, it has been the Obama campaign that has been forced to defend its $716 billion cut to the Medicare program, one that Mitt Romney promises to repeal. In the weeks ahead, those defenses won't hold up. Here's why.

Indonesia president says corruption threatens economic growth Posted: 15 Aug 2012 10:01 PM PDT JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Thursday corruption is on the rise, even in parliament, in his most explicit comments yet on a scourge that he warned threatened economic growth in Southeast Asia's largest economy. Corruption is widely seen as holding back the economy and Yudhoyono has been criticized for letting the fight against it slow as he comes towards the end of his second five-year term. A series of corruption scandals have rocked the president's Democrat Party, weakening it in advance of elections in 2014 when Yudhoyono will step down. ...

Obama unveils youth immigration programme Posted: 15 Aug 2012 10:11 PM PDT New policy allows young immigrants to apply for permits to work and study for up to two years.

Brazil to spend $66bn on new infrastructure Posted: 15 Aug 2012 10:46 PM PDT Stimulus package to help world's six-largest economy build roads and airports in run-up to World Cup and Olympics.

Indonesia president says corruption threatens economic growth Posted: 15 Aug 2012 10:02 PM PDT JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Thursday corruption is on the rise, even in parliament, in his most explicit comments yet on a scourge that he warned threatened economic growth in Southeast Asia's largest economy.

Think Yelp is Unbiased? Think Again!! Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:35 PM PDT Many of us rely on Yelp for advice on restaurants, dry cleaners, retailers, handymen, gardeners, and so on under the assumption that it is a democratic site that supports all comments, good and bad, without bias. Nothing could be further from the truth. I found yesterday that Yelp filters results according to [...]

It's The Set-Top Box Stupid! Apple's Cracking Of TV Is Hiding In Plain Sight Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:06 PM PDT Confirmation that Apple is actually negotiating with Time Warner and other big cable operators about taking over the set-top box is indeed a big story. For a piece of technology that people spend so much time with, cable boxes remain obdurate and inscrutable "black boxes" of functionality. For viewers to feel intuitively comfortable navigating the navigation of their TV experiences would be a quality of life improvement for many.

Syria's conflict stirs unrest in fragile Lebanon Posted: 15 Aug 2012 01:08 PM PDT Lebanese gangs backing the regime in Damascus smashed storefronts belonging to Syrian merchants on Wednesday and a powerful clan claimed it was holding more than 20 Syrians captives as the civil war across the border stirred tensions in this fragile Arab nation.

Iraq: Bombs kill 10 north of Baghdad Posted: 15 Aug 2012 11:57 AM PDT Iraqi authorities say three bomb blasts shortly before sunset north of Baghdad have killed 10 people and wounded 31.

Militants storm Pakistan air base; eight killed Posted: 16 Aug 2012 10:25 PM PDT ISLAMABAD, Pakistan— Armed militants stormed a major Pakistani air force base early Thursday, sparking an hours-long firefight with security forces and raising concerns about the military's ability to tamp down insurgents. Read full article >>

The New York Times v HCA: What Happens When Ideology Trumps Ethics? You Get Sloppy Journalism Posted: 15 Aug 2012 04:55 PM PDT It's been said that all's fair in love, war and politics, but you have to wonder if the public is served when media outlets let their ideological leanings drive their coverage, leaving collateral damage in their wake. No, I'm not talking about Fox News, which, almost always, is guilty as [...]

Asbestos in Chinese Cars Posted: 15 Aug 2012 07:07 PM PDT An Australian importer recalled 23,000 Great Wall and Chery cars over asbestos—setting back a Chinese auto industry eager to sell cars in developed markets.

Uruguay Moves to Limit Hot Money Inflows Posted: 15 Aug 2012 04:06 PM PDT Uruguay said Wednesday it will use capital controls to stem short-term investment flows and keep its currency from appreciating further.

ASX Profit Drops Posted: 15 Aug 2012 08:04 PM PDT ASX, operator of Australia's main stock exchange, said full-year profit slipped 3.7% as anxiety over the state of the global economy scared away investors and discouraged new listings.

How Much Tax Would You Owe On A $320 Million Powerball Jackpot? Posted: 15 Aug 2012 04:23 PM PDT Tax bite depends on where you live and how you take your winnings. New York City residents pay the most.

Invisible Worlds: Sony Shows Off PSN Exclusives 'Rain' And 'The Unfinished Swan' At Gamescom Posted: 15 Aug 2012 04:17 PM PDT Two upcoming Sony exclusives take innovative approaches to storytelling in an inherently visual medium.

Can Shatner Re-Engage Priceline's Warp Drive? Posted: 15 Aug 2012 04:10 PM PDT Wiliam Shatner, in a surprise move, coming back to life in Priceline's advertising campaign.

Japan considers deporting China activists to defuse feud: media Posted: 15 Aug 2012 09:06 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may deport 14 Chinese activists arrested for landing on a disputed island to try to defuse a worsening feud between Asia's two biggest economies, media and experts said on Thursday, but the risk of an escalating confrontation remains. The row over the islands in the East China Sea, which are near potentially vast maritime gas fields, has frayed relations between the two Asian neighbors, long bedeviled by the bitter legacy of Japan's wartime occupation of much of China and contemporary rivalry over resources and regional clout. ...

Mexico's monarch butterfly reserve stops logging Posted: 15 Aug 2012 10:44 AM PDT Illegal logging has practically been eliminated in the western Mexico wintering grounds of the monarch butterfly, according to a research report released Wednesday, and Mexican officials now hope to use the successful program of anti-logging patrols and payments to rural residents to solve other forestry conflicts throughout the country.

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