In China Train Crash, Sina's Weibo Breaks News

In China Train Crash, Sina's Weibo Breaks News
US avoids debt default with last-minute deal
China says Xinjiang attack linked to Pakistan (AFP)
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Thai crown prince offers to settle plane dispute (AP)
S. Korea bans Japanese lawmakers in islands row (AFP)
VIDEO: US condemns Syria attacks
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Egyptians await Mubarak trial with mixed feelings (AFP)
Unrest leaves 21 dead in Indonesia's Papua (AFP)
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China says "extremists" trained abroad behind attack in west (Reuters)
China blames Muslim extremists for attack in Xinjiang
AP Exclusive: Insanity ruling not likely in Norway (AP)
Vietnam War-era shell explodes, killing 3 farmers (AP)
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Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:36 PM PDT

China's "Twitter" first to break news on country's worst-ever high speed train wreck.

US avoids debt default with last-minute deal

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:24 PM PDT

President Obama and congressional leaders agree to lift the ceiling on US borrowing, just two days before a deadline.

China says Xinjiang attack linked to Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:21 PM PDT

AFP - A deadly weekend attack in China's restive Xinjiang region was masterminded by "terrorists" trained in Pakistan, the local government said Monday.

Conservation International: Stemming the Tide of Environmental Crises, Part One

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:50 PM PDT

Dr. Russell Mittermeier has been the President of Conservation International since 1989. Mittermeier

Steve Forbes Interview: Experts On Building A Retirement-Ready Portfolio

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:46 PM PDT

Jack Bogle, Ken Fisher, and more share their advice on investors in their golden years.

Thai crown prince offers to settle plane dispute (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:24 PM PDT

AP - Thailand's crown prince is offering to use his personal assets to settle a dispute with a German company that had a plane he uses impounded as part of a long-running battle with the Thai government.

S. Korea bans Japanese lawmakers in islands row (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:44 PM PDT

AFP - South Korea on Monday denied entry to three Japanese lawmakers in a fresh diplomatic row over islands claimed by both countries, Seoul's foreign ministry said.

VIDEO: US condemns Syria attacks

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:32 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama has said he is appalled by the brutal attacks by Syrian forces on civilian protesters.

Undaunted, woman pioneer is off again over the ice (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:00 PM PDT

AP - Friends sometimes catch her gazing, entranced, at the wind ripples forming in the snow, or at the "diamond dust" glint of crystals delicately drifting down the Arctic air.

Egyptians await Mubarak trial with mixed feelings (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 08:59 PM PDT

AFP - Hosni Mubarak's murder and corruption trial, which opens on Wednesday, is generating a mixture of excitement and regret among the Egyptians who overthrew the veteran president.

Unrest leaves 21 dead in Indonesia's Papua (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:20 PM PDT

AFP - Election related mayhem and a gun attack on a crowded minibus killed 21 people in Indonesia's restive Papua region, police said Monday.

Crowdsourcing the next post (F.A.Q.s)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 08:56 PM PDT

I received so many questions about what I was looking for when soliciting suggestions for my next po

What China, Others, Are Saying About US Debt Deal

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 08:49 PM PDT

Big countries weigh in on debt ceiling decision Sunday, July 31.

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Posted: 31 Jul 2011 08:46 PM PDT

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China says "extremists" trained abroad behind attack in west (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 08:43 PM PDT

Reuters - China said on Monday that Muslim "religious extremists" led by ringleaders "trained in overseas terrorist camps" were responsible for an attack in the far western region of Xinjiang that left six people dead.

China blames Muslim extremists for attack in Xinjiang

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:16 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday that Islamic extremists were behind an attack on the eve of the Muslim fasting month in the restive western region of Xinjiang that left 11 people dead.

AP Exclusive: Insanity ruling not likely in Norway (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 08:31 PM PDT

AP - It's unlikely that the right-wing extremist who admitted killing dozens in Norway last week will be declared legally insane because he appears to have been in control of his actions, the head of the panel that will review his psychiatric evaluation told The Associated Press.