Israeli airstrike kills one in Gaza attack

Israeli airstrike kills one in Gaza attack


Israeli airstrike kills one in Gaza attack

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 11:16 PM PDT

Palestinian fighter killed and another wounded after Gaza security sources report Israeli tanks entering Khan Yunis.


Guinea-Bissau arrests 'counter-coup leader'

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 10:48 PM PDT

Officials say Captain Ntchama led an attack aimed at reinstating former Prime Minister Gomes Junior, ousted in April.


First Impressions: Dell XPS 12 Windows 8 Convertible Ultrabook

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 06:28 PM PDT

One of the initial offerings in the new breed of Windows 8 devices is Dell's XPS 12, a convertible ultrabook running the full version of Microsoft's newly-released operating system. A review unit landed on my desk this weekend, and I wanted to offer up some first impressions as a prelude to the eventual review.


Magnitude-7.7 quake strikes off western Canada

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 10:32 PM PDT

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada and a tsunami warning was issued, authorities said, but there were no immediate reports of major damage.


Spain: French police arrest top Basque ETA leader

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 09:55 PM PDT

Spain's Interior Ministry says an alleged leader of the Basque separatist group ETA has been arrested in eastern France.


Tensions mount as police grab protesters in China

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 09:59 PM PDT

About 200 riot police officers have marched toward crowds of people and seized some demonstrators protesting over a chemical factory in an eastern Chinese city.


For Magazines, The Digital Future Lies Beyond The iPad

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 06:08 PM PDT

Guest post written by Jonathan Harris Jonathan Harris is CEO of Netizeen, a company which offers software to add social features to magazines. Jonathan Harris Two years ago, Steve Jobs stood in front of a room packed with self-confessed Apple fanatics and held up the iPad, the most "magical and revolutionary device" in [...]


An Earth-Killing Asteroid Could Be Deflected With Paintballs

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 06:05 PM PDT

If a giant asteroid threatened to wipe out civilization, we might be able to divert it with something as simple as paintballs. A lot of paintballs.


Seven Tibetans burn themselves in anti-Beijing protests: group

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 09:10 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - A total of seven Tibetans have set fire to themselves in the past week in protest against what they claim is heavy-handed Chinese rule in the Himalayan region, a human rights group said in a statement issued late on Saturday. Cousins Tsepo, 20, and Tenzin, 25, set themselves aflame outside a government building in Driru County, north of regional capital Lhasa on Thursday, London-based group Free Tibet said. Tsepo died on the way to hospital and Tenzin was taken away by officials, Free Tibet said. His whereabouts are unknown. ...


7.7 magnitude quake hits Canada's British Columbia

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 11:06 PM PDT

(Reuters) - A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 hit Canada's Pacific coast province of British Columbia late Saturday, setting off a small tsunami, but there were no immediate reports of damage, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey said an earthquake with a 7.7 magnitude hit the province, centered 123 miles south-southwest of Prince Rupert at a depth of 6.2 miles, the USGS said. Earthquakes Canada said the quake in the Haida Gwaii region has been followed by numerous aftershocks as large as 4.6. It said a small tsunami has been recorded on a deep ocean pressure sensor. ...


Seven Tibetans burn themselves in anti-Beijing protests: group

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 09:10 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - A total of seven Tibetans have set fire to themselves in the past week in protest against what they claim is heavy-handed Chinese rule in the Himalayan region, a human rights group said in a statement issued late on Saturday.


Leftwing Euro MPs cancel Iran visit

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 08:52 PM PDT

Delegates nix planned trip after officials in Tehran reject request to meet with two Sakharov Prize winners.


Canada's West Coast hit by earthquake

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 11:18 PM PDT

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake has hit islands off Canada's Pacific province of British Columbia.


7.7 magnitude quake hits Canada's British Columbia

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 11:06 PM PDT

(Reuters) - A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 hit Canada's Pacific coast province of British Columbia late Saturday, setting off a small tsunami, but there were no immediate reports of damage, officials said.


'Assassin's Creed III' Includes Micro-Transactions, Ubisoft Applies Free-To-Play Model To Retail Games

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 04:21 PM PDT

Apparently 'Assassin's Creed III' will include some form of micro-transactions, something Ubisoft has expressed an interest in implementing in the past.


Poll finds fresh increase in US racism

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 09:48 PM PDT

Associated Press poll says anti-black sentiment has grown since Barack Obama's historic election victory in 2008.


Big Data News of the Week

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 04:14 PM PDT

20120326-NodeXL-Twitter hadoop network (Photo credit: Marc_Smith) This was probably the week with most big data news so far this year, teeming with numerous announcements from big data vendors. Wikibon.org's Dave Vellante summed it up best:  "We are seeing dramatically different models of people attacking the marketplace and I think it's healthy… [...]


VIDEO: US braces for Hurricane Sandy

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 07:44 PM PDT

The East Coast of America is preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, which is predicted to make landfall on Monday night, in the run-up to Halloween.


VIDEO: Indonesia makes 11 terror arrests

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 07:45 PM PDT

Police in Indonesia say they have arrested 11 people they suspect of planning to attack Western targets.


Lawyers for China premier's family deny "hidden riches" claim

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 07:41 PM PDT

China's Premier Wen Jiabao waves during the European Union-China summit at the Egmont Palace in BrusselsBEIJING (Reuters) - Lawyers representing the family of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao have rejected claims made by the New York Times on Friday that they have accumulated at least $2.7 billion in "hidden riches", Hong Kong media reported on Sunday. The New York Times, citing corporate and regulatory records, reported on Friday that Wen's mother, siblings and children had amassed the majority of their wealth since Wen was named Vice Premier in 1998. ...