Pakistan: US missiles kill 7 militants in NW

Pakistan: US missiles kill 7 militants in NW


Pakistan: US missiles kill 7 militants in NW

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 10:51 PM PDT

Pakistani intelligence officials say missiles fired from unmanned American spy planes have hit two vehicles near the Afghan border, killing at least seven militants.


Philippine top minister feared dead in crash

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 11:01 PM PDT

President joins mass search for interior secretary Jesse Robredo, one of three people missing after plane crash at sea.


VIDEO: Anger over S Africa miners' fate

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 06:00 PM PDT

Relatives of missing mine workers in South Africa have complained that the authorities have failed to produce a central register of the 34 people shot dead on Thursday.


VIDEO: Illuminating French architecture

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 10:19 PM PDT

Computer technology is being used to illuminate and transform chateaus and cathedrals around France


Rescuers search for Philippine minister, 2 pilots

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 11:02 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2010 file photo, Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo gestures at the Department of Justice in Manila, Philippines. A Cessna 172 plane carrying Robredo crashed into the sea Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012 while attempting an emergency landing. At least one person was rescued but Robredo and the two pilots were missing, officials said. (AP Photo/Cheryl Ravelo, File)More than 200 rescuers were searching Sunday for Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo and his two pilots after their small plane crashed into the sea while attempting an emergency landing. An aide of Robredo made a dramatic escape from the doomed plane and was helping in the search, officials said.



Chinese politician's wife due to hear verdict

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 09:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2007 file photo, then Chinaese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai, right, and his wife Gu Kailai attend a memorial ceremony for Bo's father Bo Yibo, a late revolutionary leader considered one of communist China's founding fathers, at a military hospital in Beijing. The murder of a British businessman by Gu, the wife of the ousted Chinese politician, was supposed to be an open-and-shut case, by the government's account, but the trial proceedings, and official statements about them, have failed to clarify glaring omissions in the case. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)A fallen Chinese politician's wife who confessed to killing a British businessman is due to hear the verdict Monday in her murder trial and Communist Party leaders might have decided against a death penalty for fear it could incite public sympathy for her.



VIDEO: Illuminating French architecture

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 10:19 PM PDT

Computer technology is being used to illuminate and transform chateaus and cathedrals around France


VIDEO: Mobile phone throwing in Finland

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 10:19 PM PDT

Competitors have been gathering in the eastern Finnish town of Savonlinna for the annual Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships.


VIDEO: Mobile phone throwing in Finland

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 10:19 PM PDT

Competitors have been gathering in the eastern Finnish town of Savonlinna for the annual Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships.


Deadly bombings strike Libya capital

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 10:36 PM PDT

Two people reported killed near security buildings in Tripoli, the first deadly bombings since fall of Muammar Gaddafi.


Muslim world celebrates annual Eid al-Fitr

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 09:54 PM PDT

Millions around the world spend holiday with family, even if that means a difficult journey home.


At least two killed by car bombs in Libyan capital

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 11:07 PM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - At least two people were killed when three car bombs exploded near interior ministry and security buildings in the Libyan capital on Sunday, the first lethal attack of its kind since Muammar Gaddafi's fall last year, security sources said. The first bomb blew up near the interior ministry's administrative offices in Tripoli but caused no casualties, the sources said. On arriving at the site of the explosion, police found another car bomb that had not blown up. ...


Japan activists land, raise flags on disputed isle

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 10:29 PM PDT

Japanese activists hold the national flags on Uotsuri island, one of the islands of Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, in East China Sea, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Japan's Coast Guard says a group of Japanese activists have landed on Uotsuri island, one of a group of islands at the center of an escalating territorial dispute with China. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCEJapanese activists swam ashore and raised flags Sunday on an island claimed by both Japan and China, fanning an escalating territorial dispute between the two Asian powers.



At least two killed by car bombs in Libyan capital

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 11:07 PM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - At least two people were killed when three car bombs exploded near interior ministry and security buildings in the Libyan capital on Sunday, the first lethal attack of its kind since Muammar Gaddafi's fall last year, security sources said.


Why Jerks Get Ahead

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 04:42 PM PDT

As much as we'd rather not admit it, jerks often get ahead in our world -- usually at the expense of a lot of other people along the way. Psychological research over the past few years is revealing why. As it turns out, acting like a jerk isn't the secret [...]


Blizzard Is Making Every 'World Of Warcraft' Race, Including Pandarens, Playable For Everyone

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 04:41 PM PDT

  When Mists of Pandaria launches as the first major World of Warcraft expansion in years, players of even the vanilla WoW will be able to try out the Pandaren race. "With the release of patch 5.0.4, we're making all the races of Azeroth playable by anyone," writes Blizzard in a blog post, "no [...]


Malley: Debtor's Willful Non-Disclosure Of Asset Leads to Surcharge Of A Different Exempt Asset

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 04:07 PM PDT

An exempt asset is untouchable by creditors, right? Normally, yes. But sometimes, no. A recent Opinion from the First Circuit in Malley v. Agin, ___ F.3d ____, 2012 WL 3326629 (1st Cir., Aug. 15, 2012) demonstrates the dangers in relying on exemptions to protect assets. In financial difficulty, the Debtor sold his house and [...]


Tropical storm hits Mexico coast, quickly weakens

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 08:55 PM PDT

This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 1:45 PM EDT shows clouds associated with a tropical wave of low pressure moving over Hispaniola. This system kicks up a few light showers, but no heavy rainfall. To the north, the tail end of a front lingers over the Bahamas and Florida, creating shower and thunderstorm activity. In the western Caribbean Sea, an area of low pressure produces moderate to heavy rains as it slowly advances westward into Costa Rica and Panama. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)Tropical Storm Helene quickly weakened into a tropical depression Saturday after moving ashore on Mexico's Gulf Coast, then degenerated into a rain storm by night without bringing reports of significant damage.



Militants attack Yemen intelligence HQ, killing 20

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 02:44 PM PDT

The death toll of an al-Qaida suspected attack on a Yemeni intelligence headquarters rose to 20 on Saturday, in the worst such attack in a year that highlights the challenges faced by the country's new leadership as it struggles to bring security and reconcile a military with split loyalties.


Publisher Of Top Chinese Business Magazine "Caijing" Says 1st-Half Profit Soared 35%

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 03:48 PM PDT

A 25% increase in advertising revenue at mainland Chinese business magazine Caijing helped to fuel a big gain in first-half profit at SEEC Media Group amid cooling economic growth in the country. Overall revenue at Hong Kong-listed SEEC Media increased by 12% in the first six months of 2012 from a [...]


Airstrike Kills Taliban Fighters at Public Execution

Airstrike Kills Taliban Fighters at Public Execution


Airstrike Kills Taliban Fighters at Public Execution

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 01:01 PM PDT

The coalition strike killed more than 20 insurgents at a public execution in northeastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said.


Ecuador wants 'Assange guarantee'

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has used his weekly national address to state he had sought assurances over Julian Assange's extradition.


U.N. Starts New Phase in Syria as Violence Continues

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 01:24 PM PDT

A bitter struggle for control of Syria continues, both in the streets and in the effort to win over public opinion outside of the country.


India: Text message threats, rumors came from Pakistan

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 01:20 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Most of the threatening mobile phone text messages and website images that spread panic among migrants from cities in the south and west of India last week originated in Pakistan, India's interior ministry said on Saturday.


Ecuador wants 'Assange guarantee'

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has used his weekly national address to state he had sought assurances over Julian Assange's extradition.


Mexico arrests 'Guzman associate'

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 02:35 PM PDT

The Mexican army says it has arrested Hermilo N, alias The Duck, a man accused of bribing officials on behalf of top drugs fugitive 'Shorty' Guzman.


Egypt president 'to visit Iran'

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:37 PM PDT

Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi is to visit Iran to attend meetings of the Non-Aligned Movement at the end of August, state media report.


In Defending Medicare Plan, Ryan Speaks On Caregiver Role

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 01:19 PM PDT

In Florida, a battleground state, Paul Ryan sought to counter President Obama's charge that Republicans would "end Medicare as we know it" by moving to a voucher program that would cost retirees more.


Ecuador slams UK threats over Assange

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:58 PM PDT

President Rafael Correa says Britain's threats to remove Julian Assange are "vulgar, inconsiderate and intolerable".


Somalia moves forward to electing president

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:47 PM PDT

More than 200 parliamentarians selected as committee overseeing transition moves closer towards electing a new leader.


Madonna adds her voice to critics of Pussy Riot verdict

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:27 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Madonna, who had already voiced her support for the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, on Saturday joined a chorus of celebrities in slamming a jail sentence handed down in Moscow to three women from the group over a protest against President Vladimir Putin.


Egypt's president to visit Iran

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:08 PM PDT

The Egyptian president's reported upcoming visit to Iran would mark the first of such diplomatic move in over 30 years.


Yemeni secessionist leader released

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:10 PM PDT

ADEN (Reuters) - A Yemeni southern secessionist leader who was arrested upon arrival in Aden from Britain on Wednesday said on Saturday he had been released by the security forces.


In Syria, role of Kurds divides opposition

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 11:40 AM PDT

BEIRUT — Opponents of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad are showing signs of splintering along a deep regional fault line, with Arabs and Turks uneasy about a military offensive last month by Syrian Kurds, who overran four towns in the country's north.

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Japanese activists sail for disputed islands

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 09:45 AM PDT

Twenty boats make the journey despite China anger and a day after Japan deported pro-China activists from the Islands.


Former Barclays CEO 'held back evidence'

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 11:42 AM PDT

Parliamentary committee claims Bob Diamond held back evidence during hearings on the Libor rate-rigging scandal.


West Brom 3-0 Liverpool

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 09:46 AM PDT

Brendan Rodgers' first Premier League game as Liverpool manager ends in a 3-0 defeat by West Brom.


Lawyers of Big Tobacco Lawsuits Take Aim at Food Industry

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:42 PM PDT

More than a dozen lawyers who took on Big Tobacco have filed 25 cases against industry players like ConAgra Foods, PepsiCo, Heinz, General Mills and Chobani.


Diamond hits back at MPs' claims

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 08:02 AM PDT

Former Barclays chief Bob Diamond hits back at claims he was "highly selective" in his evidence to MPs during the Libor rate-fixing scandal.


Ammonium nitrate fertilizer is being smuggled into Afghanistan for IEDs

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 10:41 AM PDT

Seizures in Afghanistan of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, the main explosive used in Taliban bombs, more than doubled in the first seven months of 2012 compared to the same period last year, said U.S. officials.

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