ESC: Trial Finds No Benefit For Intraaortic Balloon Counterpulsation In Cardiogenic Shock

ESC: Trial Finds No Benefit For Intraaortic Balloon Counterpulsation In Cardiogenic Shock


ESC: Trial Finds No Benefit For Intraaortic Balloon Counterpulsation In Cardiogenic Shock

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:00 PM PDT

Despite a lack of evidence, circulatory support with intraaortic balloon counterpulation (IABP) has a class 1 recommendation in the guidelines and is often used in patients in cardiogenic shock following myocardial infarction for whom early revascularization is planned. That situation may change soon, as no benefit was found for the [...]


How Google is Driving Mobile Video Market Growth

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 06:49 PM PDT

Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) core business continues to be stable, profitable and growing, leading company executives to invest heavily in Android, Chrome and YouTube while planning for long-term convergence of mobile and video.  In following the last year of earnings calls, it's clear that Google's largest advertising customers are pushing the company [...]


Taliban storm Afghan post in 'insider plot'

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:04 PM PDT

Ten soldiers killed and four wounded in Helmand with officials claiming the attack was facilitated by Afghan soldiers.


VIDEO: Scars run deep after SA shootings

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 10:48 PM PDT

The world's third biggest platinum producer - Lonmin - is hoping the striking miners at its Marikana plant in South Africa will return to work this week, but the country is deeply shaken by what happened.


Two foreign troops killed by rogue Afghan soldier

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:24 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Two foreign soldiers were shot dead by a rogue Afghan army soldier in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, the NATO-led coalition said, adding to a series of insider shootings which have damaged trust between the allies.


NATO force: Afghan ally kills 2 coalition members

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 10:26 PM PDT

NATO forces in Afghanistan say an Afghan soldier has turned his weapon on international troops, killing 2 coalition service members in the country's east.


VIDEO: Scars run deep after SA shootings

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 10:48 PM PDT

The world's third biggest platinum producer - Lonmin - is hoping the striking miners at its Marikana plant in South Africa will return to work this week, but the country is deeply shaken by what happened.


VIDEO: Eco car Fisker's unique hybrid tech

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 02:43 AM PDT

Marc Istook test drives the Fisker Karma, a luxury eco car which is looking to redefine the term "hybrid".


Seyyer Launches: First Video A.I. Personalization Platform

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 06:42 PM PDT

Video CEO and founder, Behrooz Rezvani, Ph.D, has launched Seyyer Inc. and now developers can create video avatar content based on real people. It's like controlling any filmed public figure or video of a celebrity and via text control what they say. Rezvani is a repeat entrepreneur who also founded Ikanos [...]


For Spain's Jobless, Time Is Money

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 09:04 PM PDT

As Spain struggles with the industrialized world's highest jobless rate, young Spaniards are increasingly embracing self-help initiatives such as time banks and local currencies to cope.


Hundreds Killed in Syrian Offensive

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 09:02 PM PDT

Hundreds of Syrians were killed during a government offensive in a Damascus suburb, the bloodiest assault yet in the vicinity of the capital.


Attacks on Shrines Rattle Libya

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 06:04 PM PDT

Libya's congress held an emergency session about the destruction of two revered Sufi shrines by suspected religious extremists, who some lawmakers allege may have undertaken their actions in collusion with security officials.


U.S. to Discipline Soldiers in Afghan Incidents

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 06:41 PM PDT

The U.S. military will discipline nine service members in connection with two incidents that sparked outrage in Afghanistan, including the burning of the Quran.


Two Band Members Flee From Russia

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 06:17 PM PDT

Two members of the punk band Pussy Riot have fled Russia to avoid prosecution for a protest against Vladimir Putin that sent three of their band mates to prison, the group said Sunday.


Lawsuits Mount In Rate Scandal

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 09:22 PM PDT

Banks being probed for interest-rate manipulation face potentially tens of billions of dollars in claims from lawsuits from a variety of parties.


Iran Seeks Support as Summit Starts

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 06:38 PM PDT

Iran sought to rally developing nations behind its production of nuclear fuel Sunday at the start of a week of international diplomacy that could further increase tensions between Tehran and Washington.


Crime Group Suspected in Mexico Ambush

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 06:29 PM PDT

Twelve Mexican federal police were under investigation on Sunday over an ambush that wounded two American diplomats in the hills above the Mexican capital, as suspicions mounted that an organized crime group may have been involved in the attack.


Venezuela Death Toll Rises

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 08:39 PM PDT

Firefighters battled towering flames at Venezuela's biggest oil refinery Sunday, a day after an explosion killed at least 41 people in the country's deadliest oil-industry accident in recent memory.


Japan Opposition Threatens Censure

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 09:21 AM PDT

Senior officials from Japan's main opposition party said over the weekend that they would likely seek a censure motion against Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda as part of their push for early elections.


Tire Importer Sues U.S. on Retroactive Tariff

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 05:37 PM PDT

A U.S. tire importer whose case is backed by the Chinese government is challenging a law that Congress enacted that retroactively applied tariffs on Chinese off-road tires sold in the U.S.


Dozens sentenced over Cairo embassy attacks

Dozens sentenced over Cairo embassy attacks


Dozens sentenced over Cairo embassy attacks

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 01:00 PM PDT

Egyptian court convicts 76 people for attacking the Israeli and Saudi embassies during protests last year.


Nigeria in talks with Islamists via "back channels"

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's government is reaching out to radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, talking with some of its members via "back room channels" as it seeks a peaceful way out of the north's conflict, the president's spokesman said on Sunday.


Canoe capsize children rescued

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Four children have been rescued and a search is continuing for a man after their canoe capsized in a sea loch in the Highlands.


Afghans say top Haqqani leader was killed in U.S. drone strike

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 12:30 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan said on Sunday it believed that a top commander of the militant Haqqani insurgent network had been killed in a U.S. drone strike, citing intelligence reports that it said countered Afghan Taliban claims that Badruddin Haqqani was still alive.


Libya minister quits after criticism over attacks

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 12:14 PM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's interior minister resigned on Sunday, officials said, after he was criticized for failing to halt a surge of attacks on Sufi Muslim shrines that have raised fears of the spread of sectarian violence following the fall of Muammar Gaddafi.


U.S. Foreign Arms Sales Reach $66.3 Billion in 2011

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:58 AM PDT

The huge number, triple that of 2010, was largely driven by sales to Persian Gulf nations looking to shore up defenses against Iran.


Young Immigrants Helped by Refugee Youth Summer Academy

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:55 AM PDT

The Refugee Youth Summer Academy tries to help recently arrived refugees and asylees find a footing in their new country and prepares them for school.


Syrian Offensive Kills Hundreds

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 12:34 PM PDT

Hundreds of Syrians were killed during a sweeping offensive by government forces in a suburb of Damascus over the weekend, the bloodiest assault in the vicinity of the capital since the conflict began more than a year and a half ago.


Libya Seeks Answers in Attacks on Shrines

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:38 AM PDT

Libya's congress held an emergency session about the destruction of two revered Sufi shrines by suspected religious extremists, who some lawmakers allege may have undertaken their actions in collusion with security officials.


Tension Mounts Between Tokyo, Seoul

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 05:30 AM PDT

Japan's prime minister criticized South Korea for "illegally" occupying a set of disputed islands, as officials from both countries traded accusations over territorial claims.


Badruddin Haqqani Is Dead, Afghan Operatives Say

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 12:50 PM PDT

Afghanistan's intelligence agency says its operatives have confirmed that Badruddin Haqqani, a son of the founder of the powerful Haqqani militant network, has been killed.


Indian Police Detain Activists

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:37 AM PDT

Indian police detained scores of anticorruption activists who tried to march Sunday to the homes of top political leaders to protest a scandal over the government's sale of coal fields without competitive bidding.


Singapore Leader Urges Tolerance of Foreigners

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 08:51 AM PDT

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong expressed worry that rising antiforeigner sentiment has hurt the city-state's global reputation.


Two Russian Band Members Flee Country Amid Crackdown

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 12:35 PM PDT

Two members of the punk band Pussy Riot have fled Russia to avoid prosecution for a protest against Vladimir Putin that sent three of their band mates to prison, the group said Sunday.


Egypt’s garbage crisis bedevils Morsi

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:29 AM PDT

CAIRO — To understand why garbage is piling up on Cairo's streets, it helps to pay a visit to Atel Shenouda's clandestine pigpen.

Ensconced on the rooftop of his five-story apartment building in the predominantly Christian Zaraib district of Cairo, the 43-year-old trash collector's hogs rummage through a smattering of discarded vegetables and other organic waste.

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Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:29 AM PDT


Eleven corpses turn up along highway in southwestern Mexico

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:20 AM PDT

ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) - Eleven corpses showing signs of torture and execution-style gunshot wounds were found in southwest Mexico on Sunday, according to local authorities.


Three Israeli youths arrested in firebombing of Palestinian taxi

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 10:42 AM PDT

JERUSALEM — Three Israeli adolescents from a West Bank settlement were arrested Sunday in connection with a recent firebombing of a Palestinian taxi, Israeli police said, adding fuel to a debate in Israel about ethnic prejudice among youths.

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Tropical Storm Isaac bears down on Florida

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:01 AM PDT

Residents on US coast brace for gathering storm, as Republicans scramble to rearrange convention schedule in Tampa.


Two dead as clashes flare again in Lebanon's Tripoli

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:00 AM PDT

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Two people were killed on Sunday in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, a security source said, where sporadic fighting between Sunni Muslims and Alawites over six days has mirrored sectarian faultlines in the raging conflict in neighboring Syria.