Jeff Bezos' Spaceship Passes Key NASA Test

Jeff Bezos' Spaceship Passes Key NASA Test


Jeff Bezos' Spaceship Passes Key NASA Test

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 06:51 PM PDT

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin just passed a key milestone in the design of its spacecraft.


President Obama's Tax Proposal And The Fate Of The Small Business Owner

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 06:36 PM PDT

Wait a second…what was all that talk about Libya, Israel, Iran, China and Al Qaeda? I thought the most pressing issue facing Americans was making sure that Warren Buffett paid more tax than his secretary? I kid, but tonight's presidential debate served as a refreshing reminder that there are few more [...]


Anti-Obama Billionaires

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 05:51 PM PDT

Timeshare mogul David Siegel's letter to his employees urging them to vote Romney is just the latest in a string of recent anti-Obama invective from his fellow one-percenters.


Taiwan hospital blaze leaves many dead

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 10:22 PM PDT

At least 12 bed-bound patients killed and scores injured after fire sweeps through nursing facility in Tainan city.


Election 2012: The Decision For Investors

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 05:59 PM PDT

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


In An Election About The Economy, Obama's Foreign Policy Debate Victory Was Pyrrhic

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 05:59 PM PDT

In a debate about foreign policy, the health of the U.S. economy continued to steal the limelight. So while Obama appeared confident and often reasonable about foreign policy matters on the way to victory, it was pyrrhic. This is an election about the economy.


Mexican police arrest three in killing of politician's son

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 08:52 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities arrested three suspects, two of them police officers, on Monday for involvement in the kidnapping and murder of Jose Eduardo Moreira, the son of a prominent politician. Both Victor Landeros, alias "The Iguana," and Jorge Tenorio, or "The Taka," served as municipal police officers in Ciudad Acuna, the northern border town where Moreira, the son of Humberto Moreira, ex-chairman of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), was killed on October 3. ...


From Big Bird To Battleship: President Obama Puts Aside Childish Things

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 05:52 PM PDT

Obama's greatest weakness as a candidate—his engagement with complexity—is also potentially his greatest strength. As much as we wish for simplicity, most grownups understand that the world is a complicated place, and the President is acting like the grownup-in-chief.


First U.S. Presidential Debate Of 2012 Election

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 05:52 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at the first presidential debate on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2012.


Romney And Obama Lurch From Hug Fest To Slug Fest

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 05:51 PM PDT

The third and final presidential debate of 2012 was supposed to be solely about foreign policy but quickly turned into a heated exchange about domestic policy issues. Governor Romney didn't put the distance between himself and President Obama on foreign policy issues such as Iran, Syria, China, and Israel. When [...]


How Scarce Does Water Need to Get Before It's Valuable?

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 05:46 PM PDT

As water issues continue to have more impacts on businesses a new report finds companies slow to respond to water-related risks.


The Body Language Winner of the Third Presidential Debate

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 05:39 PM PDT

President Obama's body language won the third presidential debate.


Election 2012: The Decision For Investors

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 05:04 PM PDT

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


Obama's Top Celebrity Bankrollers

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 05:03 PM PDT

Here are the Hollywood elite giving big for Obama's reelection campaign.


Britain to double number of drones in Afghanistan: report

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 07:37 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is to double the number of armed drone aircraft flying combat and surveillance operations in Afghanistan, the Guardian reported on Tuesday. In a new squadron of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), five Reaper drones will be sent to Afghanistan and be in operation within six weeks, with control coming, for the first time, from terminals and screens in Britain, the newspaper said. Pilots based in a high-tech site at RAF Waddington, a military base in England, will fly the recently bought American-made UAVs, according to the Guardian. ...


BBC airs unseen expose on its disgraced star

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 07:20 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 1986 file photo, Jimmy Savile, right, poses for photographers with a wax work model at Madame Tussauds museum in London. The BBC faced growing fallout Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 over sexual abuse allegations against Savile, as British Prime Minister David Cameron accused the broadcaster of changing its story about why it killed a news segment on the accusations. (AP Photo/John Redman, File)BBC reporters put their own bosses in the hot seat over their role in expanding pedophilia scandal Monday, airing footage from a previously-unseen expose of one of the BBC's most popular entertainers and quizzing senior management about why they canned the bombshell program.



Cambodian workers protest disrespect to late king

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 09:04 PM PDT

A Chinese factory supervisor who caused an uproar by tearing up a poster of Cambodia's late King Norodom Sihanouk was transferred Tuesday to a city court where she could face formal charges for insulting the monarchy and inciting public disorder.


Libyans protest Bani Walid gunfight

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 11:27 PM PDT

Hundreds of protesters accuse the government of killing civilians.


Benin uncovers 'plot to poison' president

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 09:19 PM PDT

Niece, doctor and ex-minister arrested in conspiracy allegedly prompted by decision to end major business concessions.


Growing debate consensus: Romney sounded just like Obama

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 09:10 PM PDT

Initial debate response from foreign policy-watchers seems to be building around the impression that Mitt Romney laid out policies and approaches remarkably similar to President Obama's. Though both candidates worked to highlight differences on issues such as Syria, Afghanistan, and even China, the subtext of their comments often suggested few actual differences in how they'd act. We'll explore this more tomorrow, but here's a taste of what people are saying:

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VIDEO: India's 'stolen' children

VIDEO: India's 'stolen' children


VIDEO: India's 'stolen' children

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:36 PM PDT

According to child rights organisations, more than 50.000 children disappear in India every year and many are sold as cheap labour.


Terrorism’s global decline, explained in charts

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:27 PM PDT

One issue likely to come up during tonight's presidential foreign policy debate is the U.S. effort to curb international terrorism. While President Obama will probably focus on his administration's success in killing Osama bin Laden and Mitt Romney on its failure to prevent the September attack in Benghazi, Libya, it's worth looking at the data. Here are some numbers from the National Counterterrorism Center, which released its most recent report in June. 

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VIDEO: Girl, seven, stuns experts with opera

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:23 PM PDT

Alma Deutscher, aged seven, has composed her first opera called "The Sweeper of Dreams".


Iran hangs ten drug smugglers: report

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:24 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran hanged 10 people convicted of drug trafficking on Monday, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported, part of what rights group Amnesty International called a "state killing spree".


Bits Blog: Amazon Cloud Service Goes Down and Takes Some Popular Web Sites With It

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:06 PM PDT

Amazon's servers — the crucial backbone for a number of popular Web and mobile services — were offline for several hours Monday afternoon.


Injured Spies out of Australia GP

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 10:59 AM PDT

Ben Spies will miss the Australian Grand Prix for surgery on injuries sustained during the Malaysian GP.


Press freedoms watchdog slams Turkish government

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 09:17 AM PDT

An organization that monitors freedom of the press is harshly critical of the government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a new report, accusing it of waging "one of the world's biggest crackdowns on press freedoms in history."


Jordan seeks to curb flow of fighters to Syria

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:00 PM PDT

AMMAN, Jordan — Strings of lights lit a vacant lot on a cool October night. Waiters served pastries to smiling bearded men as tributes were bellowed from a stage. Decorative banners featured familiar faces: Osama bin Laden and the Jordanian al-Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

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Would direct U.S.-Iran talks be bad for Israel?

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:49 AM PDT

The full story behind The New York Times report, that the United States and Iran have agreed in principle to direct nuclear talks after the elections, may not come to light for some time. We covered the responses, the speculation, and the reasons for and against believing that talks are actually happening

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Mexico drug boss's parent dug up

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:24 AM PDT

Mexican experts are carrying out DNA tests on the body of one of the parents of Zetas cartel boss Heriberto Lazcano to dispel doubts about his death.


Peru's doctors end long strike after Humala grants pay hike

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:21 PM PDT

LIMA (Reuters) - Doctors in Peru returned to work on Monday after wresting promises of better pay from President Ollanta Humala and credited congressional leadership for helping end the 33-day-strike.


Time is tight to get consensus on Egypt constitution: expert

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:19 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - The time left for the completion of Egypt's constitution might not be enough to resolve disputes which threaten its legitimacy, according to a legal expert who says failure to forge a consensus could lead to instability in government.


Finnish prime minister unharmed in knife scare

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:16 PM PDT

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen was unhurt after being confronted by a man with a knife during a pre-election rally in the western city of Turku, his aides said on Monday.


The Caucus: Foreign Policy Debate Puts Focus on Leadership

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:50 AM PDT

For 90 minutes tonight, President Obama and Mitt Romney will clash over specific foreign policy issues, their differences heightened by a debate intended to draw out sharp contrasts ahead of Election Day in two weeks.


China’s Slowing Economy Puts Pressure on American Exporters

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:06 PM PDT

Job reductions are emerging in industries like mining, heavy machinery and scrap metal that boomed along with China, illustrating the risks to the American economy if growth continues to slow.


Uganda may stop mediating in Congo over U.N. accusations

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:14 PM PDT

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda said on Monday it would stop mediating in the conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels if the U.N. Security Council endorsed accusations that Uganda was supporting the rebels.


Four killed as Muslim protesters attack Ethiopia prison

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:32 AM PDT

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Four people were killed in eastern Ethiopia when a group of armed demonstrators raided a police station following protests over alleged government interference in Muslim affairs, an official said on Monday.


China’s Slowing Economy Puts Pressure on American Exporters

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:31 PM PDT

Job reductions are emerging in industries like mining, heavy machinery and scrap metal that boomed along with China, illustrating the risks to the American economy if growth continues to slow.


Books of The Times: In ‘The Oath,’ Jeffrey Toobin Portrays Supreme Court

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:46 PM PDT

Jeffrey Toobin draws on interviews with the justices and their law clerks in a lucid, if opinionated, assessment.


De Gustibus: Making a Meal Out of Peanut Butter and Pickles

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Jelly gets kicked to the curb, and pickles take its place, making the PB&P a cult snack option.