Argentina police break up child sex network

Argentina police break up child sex network

Argentina police break up child sex network

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 10:24 PM PST

Operation began after local police and Interpol in the UK detected sites in London publishing and swapping porn videos.

Bolivia says re-admitted to U.N. drug convention on its own terms

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 07:30 PM PST

Bolivia's President Morales speaks to his compatriots during a meeting with social movement members in BarcelonaLA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia on Friday said it had been re-admitted to the U.N. anti-narcotics convention after persuading member states to recognize the right of its indigenous people to chew raw coca leaf, which is used in making cocaine. President Evo Morales had faced opposition from Washington in his campaign against the classification of coca as an illicit drug. "The coca leaf has accompanied indigenous peoples for 6,000 years," said Dionisio Nunez, Bolivia's deputy minister of coca and integrated development. "Coca leaf was never used to hurt people. It was used as medicine. ...

Police official says 30 die in Nepal bus accident

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 09:36 PM PST

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A police official says a bus veered off a mountain road in west Nepal leaving at least 30 people dead and several more injured.

Filing Your Taxes? 4 Key Facts About IRS Form 1099

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 02:25 PM PST

Every employee receives a Form W-2 reporting annual pay and the taxes taken out. Include a copy with your tax return. Forms 1099 are equally important, maybe more so. See 1099 Or W-2?  Forms 1099 are a vital part of IRS computer matching. IRS computers check each one against your tax [...]

Watch The New 'Cyberpunk 2077' Teaser Trailer From CD Projekt RED

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 04:39 PM PST

Witcher 2 developer CD Projekt RED has released the first teaser trailer for the upcoming sci-fi RPG 'Cyberpunk 2077.'

Dozens killed in rural Nepal bus crash

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 09:39 PM PST

Police report at least 29 dead after bus plunges 600 metres off narrow mountain road in thick fog in Doti district.

White House Denies Petition Request To Build A Death Star

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 04:06 PM PST

In response to a petition request, the Obama Administration has stated that the United States will not build a Death Star.

Why Do Gamers Play One Game for Hundreds, Even Thousands of Hours?

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 03:25 PM PST

Endless Ocean: Blue World (EO:BW) is a Wii game that takes approximate eight to twelve hours to complete. Not Viki Kelly. She's been playing EO:BW for over 250 hours. She's far from finished. With an ocean to explore and sealife to explore it with, Kelly doesn't see herself putting down the Wiimote any time soon.

VIDEO: Cuba travel restrictions relaxed

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 07:57 PM PST

Long queues have been forming outside passport offices in Cuba as long-running restrictions on travelling abroad are about to be lifted.

US Department of Homeland Security Calls On Computer Users To Disable Java

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 02:33 PM PST

Photo credit: devdsp Concerns about the susceptibility of the Java programming language to cyberattacks culminated Thursday night, with a warning posted on the Department of Homeland Security's Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-Cert) calling on the public to temporarily disable Java on their personal computers. The call came in response to the [...]

Bolivia says re-admitted to U.N. drug convention on its own terms

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 07:30 PM PST

LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia on Friday said it had been re-admitted to the U.N. anti-narcotics convention after persuading member states to recognize the right of its indigenous people to chew raw coca leaf, which is used in making cocaine.

French troops help Mali retake captured town

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 09:51 PM PST

Rebels driven out of town of Konna after France launches air strikes to halt advances by fighters.

Venezuela's VP in Havana to see Chavez, family

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 06:46 PM PST

A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds up a painting of him during a symbolic inauguration rally for Chavez outside Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. The government organized the unusual show of support for the cancer-stricken leader on the streets on what was supposed to be his inauguration day. Vice President Nicolas Maduro said that even though it wasn't an official swearing-in, Thursday's event still marks the start of a new term for the president following his re-election in October. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's vice president flew to Cuba on Friday to visit the ailing Hugo Chavez and his family, while the leaders of Argentina and Peru also traveled to Havana saying they hoped to ask about the Venezuelan president's condition.

Workflow Is The New Plastics. Open EMRs Should Show, Not Tell.

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 01:59 PM PST

Digital health entrepreneurs must understand the importance of workflow, and both the strengths and limitations of existing EMRs.

Women Judged On Weight In Court, Study Finds

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 01:50 PM PST

Overweight women face bias in the courtroom / Photo courtesy of the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity Imagine there are four defendants — a lean male, lean female, obese male and obese female. Is any one of them more likely to have committed check fraud? All else being equal, [...]

Venezuela VP in Cuba to see Chavez

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 09:34 PM PST

Nicolas Maduro is visiting ailing Venezuelan president, as leaders of Argentina and Peru also arrived in Havana.

Chevrolet Flexing Global Muscles at Detroit Show

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 01:33 PM PST

Visitors to the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit will get to see five Chevrolet models that were neither developed in the U.S., nor sold here. That's an unusual move by Chevy, which traditionally only shows vehicles at the Detroit show that will be sold in this country. But [...]

Afghanistan: The challenge of 'good' vs 'bad' militias

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 02:10 PM PST

As two Afghan farmers tell it, they are part of the "good" militia in their northern province: unofficial armed men who protect schools, families, and farms, and have chased Taliban insurgents away.

Will Oculus Rift Be The "Coolest Gadget Ever?" An Interview With Creator Palmer Luckey

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 12:59 PM PST

The Oculus Rift, a much-hyped virtual reality headset that will be available to game developers in March, inspired yet another round of hyperbolic praise at CES this week. Geoffrey Morrison, of CNET, compared trying on the Oculus Rift to jacking into the Matrix. "Not only was this the coolest thing I [...]

Apple Loop: App Attack, Mr. Cook Goes to China, TV Time, Attention Walmart Shoppers

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 12:55 PM PST

Keeping you in the loop, once again, on some of the things happening around Apple this week. An app for that. Apple gave an update on its apps, announcing this week that iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch customers have downloaded more than 40 billion apps (excluding re-downloads and updates), with almost [...]

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