Rescuers search for missing climbers after Nepal avalanche

Rescuers search for missing climbers after Nepal avalanche


Rescuers search for missing climbers after Nepal avalanche

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:28 PM PDT

Rescue team members carry a tourist after an avalanche at Mount Manaslu Base CampKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepali rescue helicopters searched on Monday for at least three foreign climbers missing on a Himalayan mountain after a weekend avalanche swept away camps and killed 11 people in the worst such disaster in nearly two decades. Seven French climbers were among the 11 victims of the avalanche that struck their camp on Mount Manaslu, the world's eighth-highest mountain at 8,163 meters (26,781 feet). Two German climbers and one each from Spain and Nepal also died. Helicopters brought back five climbers from their base camp to Kathmandu on Sunday. ...



Turkey clips military's wings in landmark verdict

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:11 PM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The jailing of hundreds of Turkish army officers including top generals accused of plotting to topple Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan underscored how far he has come in gaining control of the country's once all-powerful military. But Erdogan, 10 years in power, must grapple with suspicions among critics and even some sympathizers that he is using this and other coup investigations to silence opposition as he sets about taming a militant secularist establishment. Far from flinching, he may seek more power in a revamped presidency. ...


Report: Yemeni women worse off after revolution

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:15 PM PDT

Protestors chant slogans during a rally to commemorate the one year anniversary of the people who were killed in clashes with Yemeni government forces in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. Yemeni government forces opened fire with anti-aircraft guns and automatic weapons on tens of thousands of protesters in the capital one year ago pushing for ouster of longtime ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh, killing several people and wounding dozens. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)Women in Yemen are worse off now than a year ago, when they played a significant part in the country's revolution that promised political and economic change, an international aid agency has concluded.



Terry quits England national football team

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:01 PM PDT

Former captain says position in team has become "untenable" as FA racism hearing date approaches.


Hilarious Borderlands 2 Video Shows Us the Best (Or Is it Worst?) Gun Ever

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 06:44 PM PDT

Borderlands 2, Gearbox's recent FPS extravaganza, has 87 bazillion guns, and you can't possibly find and use all of them. But if you happen to acquire this Energizing Bane by Hyperion, consider arming yourself with it only if you have a sense of humor or are deaf.


Election 2012: The Decision For Investors

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 06:22 PM PDT

Obama Vs. Romney on taxes, dividends and investment gains.


Romney Accountant's Letter - Exercise In Obfuscation ?

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 06:22 PM PDT

Romney Rally in Derry, New Hampshire (Photo credit: WEBN-TV) The Romney campaign did not just dump the Romney 2011 final 1040 on us Friday, providing us with hundreds of pages of mosty pointless disclosure forms.  They also gave us a two page letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), which has prepared the Romney [...]


Romney and Obama tied in Rasmussen Poll: Most Accurate in 2008 and 2004

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 06:15 PM PDT

How do you determine which poll to believe? Mitt Romney speaking at CPAC in Washington D.C. on February 11, 2011. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The key strategy is finding the accuracy of these polls over time. A very interesting study was done by Costas Panagopoulos, Ph. D., of the Department of Political Science [...]


Romney and Obama tied in Rasmussen Poll: Most Accurate in 2008 and 2004

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 05:12 PM PDT

How do you determine which poll to believe? Mitt Romney speaking at CPAC in Washington D.C. on February 11, 2011. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The key strategy is finding the accuracy of these polls over time. A very interesting study was done by Costas Panagopoulos, Ph. D., of the Department of Political Science [...]


Rescuers search for missing climbers after Nepal avalanche

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:28 PM PDT

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepali rescue helicopters searched on Monday for at least three foreign climbers missing on a Himalayan mountain after a weekend avalanche swept away camps and killed 11 people in the worst such disaster in nearly two decades.


Kazakstan's longest serving prime minister resigns

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:12 PM PDT

Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Masimov inspects an honour guard during an official welcoming ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in BeijingALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's longest serving prime minister, Karim Masimov, has resigned after nearly six years at the helm of the largest economy in Central Asia, the presidential press service said on Monday. Masimov, 47, was appointed prime minister in January 2007. A loyalist to President Nursultan Nazarbayev fluent in several languages, he is credited with having maintained economic growth in Kazakhstan through the worst of the global financial crisis. Nazarbayev accepted his resignation in a decree published on the presidential website, www.akorda.kz. ...



Romney and Obama tied in Rasmussen Poll: Most Accurate in 2008 and 2004

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 06:15 PM PDT

How do you determine which poll to believe? The key strategy is finding the accuracy of these polls over time. A very interesting study was done by Costas Panagopoulos, Ph. D., of the Department of Political Science at Fordham University at the end of the last presidential election in 2008. His research [...]


Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Expansion Review

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 06:08 PM PDT

The Magic: The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 (Magic 2013 on the iPad) expansion package focuses on bringing players a taste of Ravnica's guilds, just in time for the Return to Ravnica set launching in physical form.  While players get a chance to experience some guild affiliated decks and [...]


Turkey clips military's wings in landmark verdict

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:11 PM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The jailing of hundreds of Turkish army officers including top generals accused of plotting to topple Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan underscored how far he has come in gaining control of the country's once all-powerful military.


PCs: Demand Continues To Weaken; Evercore Cuts Outlook

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 05:44 PM PDT

This is a rotten time to be in the personal computer business. Battered by intense competition, soft demand and ongoing cannibalization from tablets and smartphones, PC demand is on the wane. In recent months, there have been warnings about the lackluster market from Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Seagate, among others [...]


Golf's Tiger Tour - A Billionaire's New Zealand

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 05:36 PM PDT

Golf's Tiger Tour features the ultimate in luxury accommodations and jaw dropping coastal golf.


Apple's New iPhone 5 Ad Shows A Guy With A Pretty Big Thumb!

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 05:36 PM PDT

OK, judge for yourself, but I don't think what Apple is showing in this new ad is an average-sized hand. To those of you that have gotten your hands on the iPhone 5, is it really that easy to reach the upper row of icons?


64th Emmy Awards

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 05:34 PM PDT

TV's big night.


Louis C.K. And 'Mad Men': The Real Winners And Losers At The Emmy Awards

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 05:34 PM PDT

'Modern Family' wins big while 'Mad Men' gets shut out.


Kazakstan's longest serving prime minister resigns

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:12 PM PDT

ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's longest serving prime minister, Karim Masimov, has resigned after nearly six years at the helm of the largest economy in Central Asia, the presidential press service said on Monday.