Study Looks at HIV and Poverty

Study Looks at HIV and Poverty

Study Looks at HIV and Poverty

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 11:00 PM PDT

The prevalence of HIV infection among heterosexuals in U.S. inner cities constitutes a generalized epidemic, a new U.S. study says.


Ceremony for Myanmar's assassinated Gen. Aung San (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 10:51 PM PDT

AP - Myanmar held a low-key ceremony Monday to mark the anniversary of the 1947 assassination of independence hero Gen. Aung San — father of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.


Denied the honour of a proper burial

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 10:42 PM PDT

The last remains of scores of British and Australian World War I troops recovered from mass graves are to be reburied.


Rubbish clearing costs rise by £100m

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 10:28 PM PDT

The cost of keeping England's streets clean has risen in the last 12 months by £100m.


US announces new Pakistan aid

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 10:30 PM PDT

US secretary of state pledges millions of dollars for energy, water, medical projects.


Singapore arrests 'Hangman' author

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 10:20 PM PDT

British author of book on death penalty arrested for alleged criminal defamation.


After years of rebuilding, most Afghans lack power (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 10:20 PM PDT

In Tuesday, April 27, 2010 photo, an Afghan refugee lights his gas lamp outside his tent in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan consumes less energy per person than any other country in the world, even after years of reconstruction efforts, according to data compiled by the U.S. government.(AP Photo/Dar Yasin)AP - The goal is to transform Afghanistan into a modern nation, fueled by a U.S.-led effort pouring $60 billion into bringing electricity, clean water, jobs, roads and education to this crippled country. But the results so far — or lack of them — threaten to do more harm than good.

Australian PM extends lead in election race (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 09:56 PM PDT

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard talks at a news conference in Canberra July 17, 2010. Gillard called an early federal election to be held on August 21, with the poll to be fought over policies on economic management, climate and border protection. REUTERS/Andrew TaylorReuters - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's chances of winning an August 21 election were boosted on Monday with an opinion poll showing voters overwhelmingly preferred her as prime minister.

Australian PM extends lead in election race

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 09:56 PM PDT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's chances of winning an August 21 election were boosted on Monday with an opinion poll showing voters overwhelmingly preferred her as prime minister.

Balkan Pink Panthers stuff of local legend (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT

AP - Their nickname comes straight from Peter Sellers and Inspector Clouseau, but there's nothing bumbling about them.


Gaza family struggles to survive in a tent (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT

Members of the Palestinian Awaja family, from left, Zikrayat, 2, mother Wafa, 34, holding baby Leyali, Omsyat, 13, and Dia, 4, on tent, stand near the makeshift structures that house them in Beit Lahiyeh, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, June 10, 2010. The Awajas are among thousands of families whose houses were destroyed during Israel's three-week military offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza, launched in December 2008 with the aim of halting Hamas rocket attacks. An Israeli forces bulldozer flattened the Awajas' house and as the family tried to flee, bullets hit father Kamal, Wafa, and their 8-year-old son Ibrahim — who bled to death in the street. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - The few dozen yards (meters) of fraying blue tarpaulin and dirt-stained canvas that define the Awaja family's living space can't keep out the cold in winter, or the dust and heat in summer.

Despite Chavez, Venezuela economy not socialist (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT

Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro walks past images of Chile's late President Salvador Allende, center, and Nicaragua's national hero Augusto Sandinoa, right, after a press conference in Caracas, Friday, July 16, 2010. Maduro said Venezuela's government sent a note of protest to the Colombian government after it said that it has evidence that several Revolutionary Forces of Colombia or FARC rebel leaders are hiding in Venezuela. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)AP - It's President Hugo Chavez's biggest economic battle cry, and it's getting louder as Venezuela suffers a recession: "We're going to bury Venezuelan capitalism."

Australian govt leaps to 10-point vote lead: poll (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 09:13 PM PDT

Australia's government shot to a 10-point lead over the opposition as Prime Minister Julia Gillard, pictured, set August 21 elections, according to the latest Newspoll released on Monday.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - Australia's government shot to a 10-point lead over the opposition as Prime Minister Julia Gillard set August 21 elections, according to the latest Newspoll released on Monday.

Trains collide in India, authorities fear casualties

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 08:27 PM PDT

Rescuers were trying to pull out trapped passengers from mangled cars after a moving train rammed into a stopped train in eastern India early Monday, a railway spokesman said.

German Executives Criticize China

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 09:18 PM PDT

Leaders of BASF and Siemens reiterated foreign criticism in a meeting with Premier Wen Jiabao about rules that foreign companies say compel them to transfer intellectual property in order to gain market access in China.


Mayor Resigns, In Blow to Merkel

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 05:40 PM PDT

Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered another setback Sunday when Hamburg's popular mayor Ole von Beust resigned abruptly, the sixth state leader in her conservative party to abandon ship within the last year.


Environmental Toll Becomes Clearer

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 09:02 PM PDT

With the gushing oil in the Gulf of Mexico finally halted, the toll on one of the most valuable and precarious ecosystems in the U.S. is starting to become clear.


2 bodies found in flooded China mine that traps 11 (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 08:25 PM PDT

In this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescuers head to examine the fire conditions at Xiaonangou coal mine at Sangshuping Township of Hancheng City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Sunday, July 18, 2010. An electrical fire inside the coal shaft in northern China left 28 miners dead, a government official said Sunday. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Liu Xiao) ** NO SALES**AP - Rescuers found two bodies in a flooded coal shaft in northwestern China and 11 miners remained trapped Monday — a reminder of the dangers of an industry that claimed the lives of 36 others just days ago.

Did Credit Suisse Help its German Customers Evade Taxes? (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 10:40 PM PDT

Time.com - As part of Germany's continuing crackdown on tax evasion, authorities raided the offices of Credit Suisse on Wednesday, with prosecutors claiming that employees of the Swiss bank were trained to help customers hide their money from the tax man.


N.Korea starts water discharge from border dam (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 08:54 PM PDT

South Korean soldiers survey an area close to the border with North Korea near an upstream dam located in the North. North Korea has started discharging water from one of its dams along the border with South Korea amid high cross-border tensions, reports said Monday.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)AFP - North Korea has started discharging water from one of its dams along the border with South Korea amid high cross-border tensions, reports said Monday.
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