VIDEO: How a water bowl makes waves

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• VIDEO: How a water bowl makes waves
• VIDEO: Gorilla adopted by French couple
• Russian court bans Scientology books (AP)
• China leader warns of risks as Communist Party turns 90 (AFP)
• VIDEO: Morocco to vote on king's reforms
• VIDEO: 'Why I joined China's Communists'
• VIDEO: Warm welcome as royal tour begins
• VIDEO: Morocco to vote on king's reforms
• Italian cabinet approves tough austerity plan
• France and Germany reach quarter-finals
• Japan imposes energy limits amid power crunch (AP)
• Don't Pay More Than $64 For Abercrombie, You'll Get Gored
• Case against IMF chief 'near collapse'
• EU-South Korea trade deal takes effect (AFP)
• Tropical storm brings heavy rain to central Mexico (AP)
• Papua opens up to intrepid tourists (AFP)
• Brazil's Stock-Market Slide Speaks Loudly
• Israeli Facebook Campaign Keeps Lid on Cheese Prices
• Market Nuggets: Harbor: Aluminum Premiums In Americas To Hit Record Highs In Next Year
• Comex Gold Ends Lower on Better Investor Risk Appetite

VIDEO: How a water bowl makes waves Posted: 30 Jun 2011 11:20 PM PDT Scientists have finally turned their attention to a musical instrument that has been around for millennia.

VIDEO: Gorilla adopted by French couple Posted: 29 Jun 2011 11:38 AM PDT A childless French couple have adopted a 13-year-old female gorilla named Digit.

Russian court bans Scientology books (AP) Posted: 30 Jun 2011 10:45 PM PDT AP - A court in a Moscow suburb has banned works by the founder of the Church of Scientology, officials said Thursday.

China leader warns of risks as Communist Party turns 90 (AFP) Posted: 30 Jun 2011 10:41 PM PDT AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao warned the ruling Communist Party faced severe "growing pains" as it turned 90 on Friday and that corruption, and alienation from China's people, could erode public support.

VIDEO: Morocco to vote on king's reforms Posted: 30 Jun 2011 10:45 PM PDT Morocco prepares to head to the polls to vote on a series of reforms and constitutional amendments proposed by King Mohammed.

VIDEO: 'Why I joined China's Communists' Posted: 30 Jun 2011 12:10 PM PDT The American Sidney Rittenberg is one of only a handful of foreigners ever to join the Chinese Communist Party.

VIDEO: Warm welcome as royal tour begins Posted: 30 Jun 2011 03:06 PM PDT The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have arrived in Ottawa at the start of a nine day visit to Canada.

VIDEO: Morocco to vote on king's reforms Posted: 30 Jun 2011 10:45 PM PDT Morocco prepares to head to the polls to vote on a series of reforms and constitutional amendments proposed by King Mohammed.

Italian cabinet approves tough austerity plan Posted: 30 Jun 2011 10:21 PM PDT Move to shield country from Greek debt crisis as it trims budgets of ministries and local authorities.

France and Germany reach quarter-finals Posted: 30 Jun 2011 12:52 PM PDT Victories for France and Germany send Canada and Nigeria packing in Group A of the women's World Cup.

Japan imposes energy limits amid power crunch (AP) Posted: 30 Jun 2011 10:31 PM PDT AP - Japan's government has begun imposing energy restrictions on companies, shopping malls and other major electricity users to cope with power shortages following the country's nuclear crisis.

Don't Pay More Than $64 For Abercrombie, You'll Get Gored Posted: 30 Jun 2011 09:47 PM PDT OThe recently published International Council of Shopping Center's weekly report on aggregate retail

Case against IMF chief 'near collapse' Posted: 30 Jun 2011 09:32 PM PDT New York Times says prosecutors discover issues involving accuser's asylum application and possible criminal links.

EU-South Korea trade deal takes effect (AFP) Posted: 30 Jun 2011 08:48 PM PDT AFP - A sweeping free trade pact between the European Union and South Korea, the first in Asia for the world's largest economic bloc, came into effect on Friday, officials in Seoul said.

Tropical storm brings heavy rain to central Mexico (AP) Posted: 30 Jun 2011 08:47 PM PDT AP - The Atlantic season's first tropical storm swirled over Mexico's central Gulf coast Thursday, bringing heavy rains to a wide swath of the country but causing little damage.

Papua opens up to intrepid tourists (AFP) Posted: 30 Jun 2011 08:45 PM PDT AFP - For decades, the only foreign visitors to venture into Papua were gold-diggers, anthropologists, missionaries and soldiers fighting imperial wars.

Brazil's Stock-Market Slide Speaks Loudly Posted: 30 Jun 2011 07:40 PM PDT While many Latin American stock markets took a hit during the second quarter as the global economic recovery sputtered, Brazil's benchmark Ibovespa index has not only been the worst performing in the region but also one of the weakest in the world.

Israeli Facebook Campaign Keeps Lid on Cheese Prices Posted: 30 Jun 2011 08:05 PM PDT Israel's powerful dairy companies have surrendered to a three-week boycott and Facebook campaign and pledged to lower prices on cottage cheese, as Israeli consumers take on rising prices.

Market Nuggets: Harbor: Aluminum Premiums In Americas To Hit Record Highs In Next Year Posted: 30 Jun 2011 08:15 PM PDT (Kitco News) ? Aluminum premiums hit record highs in the U.S. and Latin America in mid-May sho

Comex Gold Ends Lower on Better Investor Risk Appetite Posted: 30 Jun 2011 08:10 PM PDT (Kitco News) -Comex gold futures prices ended the U.S. day session moderately lower Thursday, while

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With Talks Deadlocked, N.B.A. Heads for a Shutdown

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• With Talks Deadlocked, N.B.A. Heads for a Shutdown
• The Caucus: Colbert Gets Permission to Form Super PAC
• Concern over journalists' arrest in Ethiopia
• Saudi visa ban for Indonesians and Filipinos
• Venezuelans scour video for Chavez health clues
• Newspaper firm ends street sales
• Tehran flight grounded in dispute
• Irish activists say Israel sabotaged flotilla vessel
• Ivory Coast has urgent need to restore order: U.N.
• Swazi judge in king 'insult' row
• Thai Army Is Wild Card in Election
• VIDEO: Greek pushes ahead on austerity plan
• VIDEO: China celebrates longest sea bridge
• 17 children die at India hospital
• VIDEO: Mother-in-law's e-mail sparks manners row
• DealBook: Mortgage Executive Receives 30-Year Sentence
• City Room: Google Car Likes to Take Pictures. Pose for Them? Not So Much.
• Sudan grants U.N. limited access to tense border area
• Man City hold talks over Clichy
• 'Learn lessons' in methadone case

With Talks Deadlocked, N.B.A. Heads for a Shutdown Posted: 30 Jun 2011 12:43 PM PDT Commissioner David Stern was expected to impose a lockout at midnight Thursday after negotiators for the owners and the players union could reach a new labor agreement.

The Caucus: Colbert Gets Permission to Form Super PAC Posted: 30 Jun 2011 12:18 PM PDT The satirical host of Comedy Central's "Colbert Report" got permission on Thursday to form a political action committee and promote it on his show.

Concern over journalists' arrest in Ethiopia Posted: 30 Jun 2011 12:19 PM PDT Amnesty International says government using laws on reporting of counter-terrorism as pretext to silence dissent.

Saudi visa ban for Indonesians and Filipinos Posted: 30 Jun 2011 12:04 PM PDT State news agency says labour ministry will no longer issue visas for Indonesian and Filipino domestic workers.

Venezuelans scour video for Chavez health clues Posted: 30 Jun 2011 12:31 PM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans poured over the latest video of President Hugo Chavez for clues to his health on Thursday after the scrapping of a regional summit he had been due to host kept the guessing game going.

Newspaper firm ends street sales Posted: 30 Jun 2011 12:26 PM PDT Two of the biggest newspapers in Wales, the Western Mail and South Wales Echo, put a halt to sales in the street.

Tehran flight grounded in dispute Posted: 30 Jun 2011 11:59 AM PDT More than 100 passengers bound for Tehran are caught up in a dispute at Birmingham Airport involving an Iranian airline and a leasing company.

Irish activists say Israel sabotaged flotilla vessel Posted: 30 Jun 2011 11:51 AM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Irish pro-Palestinian activists accused Israel on Thursday of sabotaging their boat while it was docked in Turkey to stop it joining an international flotilla bound for the Palestinian enclave of Gaza.

Ivory Coast has urgent need to restore order: U.N. Posted: 30 Jun 2011 12:52 PM PDT ABIDJAN (Reuters) - The U.N. envoy to Ivory Coast urged the government Thursday to restore law and order by deploying police and sending former rebels who helped President Alassane Ouattara seize power back to their barracks.

Swazi judge in king 'insult' row Posted: 30 Jun 2011 12:04 PM PDT A top judge in Swaziland, Thomas Masuku, has been suspended for allegedly insulting King Mswati III, the chief justice says.

Thai Army Is Wild Card in Election Posted: 30 Jun 2011 11:28 AM PDT With Yingluck Shinawatra leading opinion polls, analysts said the key question is whether Thailand's conservative armed forces will accept an election outcome Sunday that places the youngest sister of exiled populist billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra in Thailand's top job.

VIDEO: Greek pushes ahead on austerity plan Posted: 30 Jun 2011 11:42 AM PDT Greece's parliament has passed a second vote on its austerity programme, which was needed to secure the country further financial support.

VIDEO: China celebrates longest sea bridge Posted: 30 Jun 2011 11:22 AM PDT The world's longest sea bridge, the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, has been opened to general traffic in China.

17 children die at India hospital Posted: 30 Jun 2011 11:36 AM PDT The government of West Bengal state orders an investigation into a Calcutta hospital where 17 children have reportedly died in 36 hours.

VIDEO: Mother-in-law's e-mail sparks manners row Posted: 30 Jun 2011 11:37 AM PDT A bride-to-be, who had visited her fiance's parents, received a furious e-mail from her mother-in-law complaining about her bad manners that has now become an internet sensation.

DealBook: Mortgage Executive Receives 30-Year Sentence Posted: 30 Jun 2011 12:37 PM PDT Lee B. Farkas, the former chairman of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker, received less than the 385-year penalty sought by federal prosecutors.

City Room: Google Car Likes to Take Pictures. Pose for Them? Not So Much. Posted: 30 Jun 2011 11:09 AM PDT A reporter stumbles on the car that provides images for the Street View on Google Maps. And the chase begins!

Sudan grants U.N. limited access to tense border area Posted: 30 Jun 2011 12:50 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sudan's government is allowing limited U.N. access to Kadugli, capital of a tense border state where fighting and looting has taken place ahead of southern secession, a U.N. spokesman said Thursday.

Man City hold talks over Clichy Posted: 30 Jun 2011 11:56 AM PDT Manchester City are in talks with Arsenal over the possible signing of Gael Clichy, BBC Sport has learned.

'Learn lessons' in methadone case Posted: 30 Jun 2011 11:22 AM PDT A report into the case of a couple from Porthmadog who gave their baby daughter the heroin-substitute methadone says lessons can be learned.

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