Protest votes add to uncertainty in close Italy election

Protest votes add to uncertainty in close Italy election

Protest votes add to uncertainty in close Italy election

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 11:03 PM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Polls in Italy opened for the second day of voting on Monday in one of the most closely watched and unpredictable elections in years, with a surge in protest votes fuelling fears of an unclear outcome that could hamper economic reform.

Italians cast ballots on final voting day

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:58 PM PST

Result of unpredictable four-way race crucial to European financial markets amid long and deep recession in key economy.

Apple's Real Opportunity In Television: Everything But The TV Itself

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:34 PM PST

Fourth in a series.

Israel carries out Arrow missile interceptor test: official

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 11:06 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel carried out a successful test of its upgraded Arrow missile interceptor on Monday, an Israeli official said.

Young Afghan actor's family proud of Oscar nod

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:12 PM PST

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Relatives of the young Afghan star of "Buzkashi Boys" expressed more pride than disappointment upon learning on Monday that the Oscar-nominated movie didn't win.

2 Books that Changed Everything I Know About Success: Les Miserables and Magnificent Obsession

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:27 PM PST

I heard a speaker once mention two books that had impacted his life and touched his heart in many ways: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, and Magnificent Obsession by Lloyd C. Douglas.

Oscars 2013: The Winners

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:10 PM PST

Oscars Real Winners And Losers

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:10 PM PST

Another Oscar ceremony has come and gone. Expectations were met (Daniel Day-Lewis winning Best Actor) and there were some surprises (Ang Lee beating Steven Speilberg for Best Director). Following along on Twitter, there were plenty of complaints about the host, the length of the ceremony and some of the presenters. We got a song about boobs, Jennifer Lawrence taking a tumble and lots of long-haired blond men winning in some of the more obscure categories.

VIDEO: Polls close on day one of Italy vote

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 02:37 PM PST

Voting has ended on the first day of Italy's general election - seen as crucial for tackling the country's economic problems as well as for the eurozone.

Big Data "A-Ha" Moment?

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 09:12 PM PST

I won't be going to the TED Conference this week.  Instead, I'll be participating in the Strata Big Data Conference.  Nothing against TED; I loved my time there last year.  Big Data is about to hit an important inflection point and the Strata conference, brilliantly orchestrated by Tim O'Reilly and his team, is bound to be an opportunity for investors, entrepreneurs and tech observers to discuss the transformation the space is going through.

Florida's Legislature, Not Its Governor, Will Determine Medicaid Expansion's Fate

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 09:05 PM PST

There's been a lot of coverage—including here—of the recent spate of Republican governors who have endorsed Obamacare's expansion of Medicaid in their states. But, as Josh Archambault has noted, the media is missing a big part of the story: that no Medicaid expansion can take place without the explicit authorization of the state legislature. And in Florida, where Gov. Rick Scott (R.) made national news last week by reversing his opposition to the expansion, the Republican-controlled legislature remains very skeptical.

Oscars 2013: The Winners

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 09:00 PM PST

Oscar Winners 2013: The Full List

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 09:00 PM PST

The Oscars were full of surprises this year. Lincoln, which once seemed like a sure thing, walked way with only 1 major award for Best Actor for Daniel Day- Lewis. Ang Lee won for Best Director for Life of Pi and Argo took home Best Picture without director Ben Affleck earning a Best Directing nomination.

Oscars 2013: The Winners

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 08:55 PM PST

Day-Lewis wins third best actor Oscar

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:38 PM PST

London-born artist become first person to win best actor Academy Award three times for Lincoln, as Argo takes best film.

Congratulations to Ben Affleck, Hollywood's Greatest Failure

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 08:55 PM PST

In a television interview from last December, Barbara Walters asked the wildly talented actor, screenwriter and director Ben Affleck how today's Affleck would advise the one of yesteryear on how to navigate stardom. Implicit in Walters' question was the assumption that he would tell the Affleck of old to avoid the myriad errors that had reduced him to a Bentley driving, J-Lo dating, and bad script choosing joke.

Five Lessons From Zimbabwe's Richest Man, Strive Masiyiwa

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 08:51 PM PST

Over two decades ago, Strive Masiyiwa took the Zimbabwean government to court in a grueling five-year legal battle. Masiyiwa had been planning to launch his own mobile telecoms company, but the government, which claimed it held an exclusive monopoly to manage and operate telecommunications in Zimbabwe,was desperately trying to thwart his ambitions. After the High Court ruled in favor of Masiyiwa, the Zimbabwean tycoon went on to build Econet Wireless, a leading Pan-African mobile telecoms company with operations across Africa, the U.K and New Zealand.

Nigerian Millionaire Builds $500 Million Cement Plant To Rival Billionaire Dangote

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 08:39 PM PST

Nigerian multi-millionaire tycoon Abdulsamad Rabiu is reportedly constructing a $500 million ultra-modern cement plant in Edo State in the south of Nigeria.

The Best Dresses From Oscars 2013

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 08:25 PM PST

The 2013 Oscars Best-Dressed List

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 08:25 PM PST

Youth, fashion relevance and likely-to-win Oscar standing. With these credentials, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Lawrence and Jessica Chastain collectively formed the trinity of it-actresses to clothe for this year's Oscars, and in the end, there was no mistaking it.
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Hives May Be Treated With Asthma Drug, Study Shows

Hives May Be Treated With Asthma Drug, Study Shows

Hives May Be Treated With Asthma Drug, Study Shows

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 12:44 PM PST

Monthly injections by the drug Xolair significantly reduced hives and itchiness in patients who participated in a trial whose results were published online by The New England Journal of Medicine.

UK's Clegg on defensive as sexual harassment claims batter party

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 12:55 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on Sunday denied covering up allegations of sexual misconduct by a former senior member of his Liberal Democrat party, already floundering in opinion polls.

Fighting in Sudan's Darfur region kills 51: government

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 12:59 PM PST

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Recent fighting between Arab tribes in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur has killed 51 people and wounded 62, state news agency SUNA said on Sunday, in the first official comment on fresh violence in the western region.

How do you solve a problem like Sabah?

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 12:21 PM PST

Filipino group asserts historical claim on Malaysian province

Mass protests erupt across Bulgaria

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 12:02 PM PST

Tens of thousands rally nationwide to demand cap on rising power bills, higher wages and end to government corruption.

Pistorius' brother faces charges

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 12:25 PM PST

As Olympic icon Oscar Pistorius faces a murder trial for shooting his girlfriend, his older brother is also charged in the death of a woman.

Killing highlights Acapulco violence

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 12:22 PM PST

A Belgian national has become the latest casualty in a popular Mexican tourist destination plagued by violence.

Scotland's archbishop contests "inappropriate behavior" claim

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:57 AM PST

Scotland's Roman Catholic archbishop is contesting accusations of "inappropriate behavior" with priests, claims leveled as Cardinal Keith O'Brien prepares to join the conclave that will choose a new pope.

French journalist killed while covering Syrian civil war

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 09:57 AM PST

French journalist Olivier Voisin has died from injuries suffered while working in Syria, the office of French President Francois Hollande said Sunday.

Bersani leads Berlusconi in Italian election

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 12:24 PM PST

Italy's parliamentary elections kick off Sunday, with polls suggesting the center-left -- led by Pier Luigi Bersani -- is on track to defeat controversial three-time prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Palestinians protest inmate's death, warn Obama

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 12:23 PM PST

All of the Palestinians in Israeli prisons -- about 4,500 people -- took part in a hunger strike Sunday, and crowds protested in the streets of the West Bank as Palestinian officials called for an international investigation into an inmate's death.

Afghanistan says U.S. special forces may be behind torture, murder

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 11:17 AM PST

The Afghan government says a group of armed people who may be U.S. special forces is carrying out acts of torture and murder.

News Analysis: Britain’s Economic Malaise Brought Ratings Downgrade

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 12:05 PM PST

Britain has begun to trail its peers in Europe when it comes to lowering its budget deficit and making it attractive for other countries to buy its exports.

After M.T.A. Setbacks, No-Swipe Fare Cards Are Still Stuck in the Future

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 11:43 AM PST

Despite the rising cost of maintaining the MetroCard system, it is not going anywhere anytime soon, officials concede, because no one is sure what will replace it.

The Caucus: Lawmakers Dismiss China’s Denials Over Cyberattacks

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:51 AM PST

In some of his strongest public remarks about the reported Chinese-sponsored cyber attacks on American companies and government agencies, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said that the situation was "as bad as I've ever seen it and exponentially getting worse."

McCain renews threat to hold up Brennan confirmation to CIA post

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 11:49 AM PST

Sen. John McCain on Sunday renewed his threat to place a hold on John O. Brennan's nomination as CIA director, saying his decision depends on Brennan's answers to his questions about the terrorist attack last September in Benghazi, Libya, and his knowledge of harsh CIA interrogation techniques.

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Afghan President Karzai ends U.S. Special Forces operations in key province

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 11:45 AM PST

KABUL – Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday ordered all U.S. Special Forces to leave a strategically important province in two weeks, alleging that they have been involved in the torture and murder of "innocent people."

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Syrian rebels storm police academy near Aleppo

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 11:27 AM PST

BEIRUT — Rebels stormed a police academy near the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday, the latest in a string of gains in the country's north using weapons seized from the Syrian military.

Turning President Bashar al-Assad's own armaments against him, the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) used captured tanks to launch a fresh offensive on the compound in Khan al-Asal on the outskirts of the city. Opposition fighters took control of all four buildings in the complex, but clashes continued to rage, according to the Local Coordination Committees (LCC), an opposition activist network.

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Britain’s top cardinal accused of ‘inappropriate’ behavior with priests

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:56 AM PST

LONDON — On the same day as his last public blessing Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI confronted the threat of a fresh scandal within the church hierarchy, with Vatican officials informing him of new allegations that Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric had engaged in inappropriate behavior with priests.

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Brain's 'stroke shielding' cracked

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 11:33 AM PST

The ability of parts of the brain to shield themselves from the destructive damage caused by a stroke has been explained by researchers.
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