French FM accosted on her way into Gaza (AP)

French FM accosted on her way into Gaza (AP)

French FM accosted on her way into Gaza (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 11:04 PM PST

AP - A crowd of furious Palestinian protesters have tried to block the French foreign minister on her way into the Gaza Strip, jumping on her vehicle and lying on the road.


S.Korea navy 'kills Somali pirates, saves crew' (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 11:09 PM PST

This undated handout photo released by South Korea's military shows S.Korean soldiers aboard a helicopter aiming a machine gun at a pirate boat in waters off Somalia. S.Korean navy commandos on Friday stormed a ship hijacked by Somali pirates, rescuing all the crew and killing eight pirates, according to military officials.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - South Korean navy commandos stormed a ship hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, rescuing all the crew and killing eight pirates, according to military officials.

Executive coaching - another set of clothes for the Emperor?

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 11:06 PM PST

Executive coaching is a fast growing business, at least in the 'usual suspect' economies of the deve


Indian court rejects death for missionary killer (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 10:26 PM PST

Gladys Staines (L), widow of Australian missionary Graham Staines, and her daughter Esther Staines walk out of a house in Kolkata in 2004. India's Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a death sentence plea for the killer of Graham Staines and his two sons in 1999, ruling that a life sentence was sufficient punishment.(AFP/File/Deshakalyan Chowdhury)AFP - India's Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a death sentence plea for the killer of an Australian missionary and his two sons in 1999, ruling that a life sentence was sufficient punishment.

An embarrassed France backpedals from its support of Tunisia's Ben Ali (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 03:19 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - "There is no love; there are only proofs of love,†the French poet Pierre Reverdy once wrote. Now, in the wake of the French diplomatic disaster over its support of Tunisian strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali until moments before he fled the country, France may owe Tunisia "proofs of love."


Step toward peace? South Korea agrees to talk with North Korea. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 02:55 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - North Korea and South Korea are apparently on their way to talking again.


Tunisia mourns unrest victims

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 10:40 PM PST

North African nation begins three-day mourning to honour those who died in the uprising that toppled president Ben Ali.


How a king's love rocked a nation

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 01:28 PM PST

Wallis Simpson, a Baltimore belle, fell in love with King Edward VIII in the 1930s. But the two-time divorcee was deemed unacceptable so the King chose to give up his throne instead. Katty Kay reports.


Think Again: America's Best Days Are Still Ahead

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 10:25 PM PST

An ideology that encourages individual aspirations and provides a system with the means for people t


Floods costing Australia $3B in lost farming, coal (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 10:11 PM PST

Wayne Carolan (R) shares a beer with his friend Grant Wooler at Wooler's house, which is partially covered by floodwaters in Depot Hill in Rockhampton, Queensland January 5, 2011. REUTERS/Daniel MunozAP - Rivers surged to record heights and put rural towns and an already waterlogged city on flood watch Friday in a weekslong crisis that is costing Australia at least $3 billion in lost farming and coal exports.

Research In Motion: Ye Gads, I Like The BlackBerry PlayBook

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 10:04 PM PST

So, let me confess that for the last couple of years, I?ve been something of a BlackBerry hate


Tiger Moms On The Endangered List

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 09:50 PM PST

Pushy parenting is a fact of life for many Chinese today, but attitudes are likely to soften over ti


China earmarks $303 bn for safe water: report (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 09:26 PM PST

Chinese peasants are seen here filling up a large water tank from a reservoir in Qixingcun, southwestern Yunnan province. China plans to invest $303 billion in water infrastructure projects over the next five years that would give millions of rural residents access to safe drinking water, state media reported.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - China plans to invest $303 billion in water infrastructure projects over the next five years that would give millions of rural residents access to safe drinking water, state media reported.

Blair to face Iraq inquiry again

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 09:08 PM PST

Former British prime minister to be questioned a second time over decisions he made regarding the war.


Vietnamese blogger released on bail (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 09:02 PM PST

AP - Vietnamese state media say police have released on bail a blogger accused of branding the son of a senior security official as a womanizer.


24 pilot whales die in New Zealand stranding (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 09:24 PM PST

AP - New Zealand conservation officials on Friday euthanized 10 pilot whales, the only survivors of a 24-strong pod that became stranded in a mangrove swamp.


AP Enterprise: Blackwater founder trains Somalis (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 08:20 PM PST

FILE - In a July, 21, 2008 file photo, Erik Prince, founder and CEO of Blackwater Worldwide is seen at Blackwater's offices in Moyock, N.C. Prince, the controversial U.S. businessman whose company Blackwater Worldwide became synonymous with the use of private security forces in Iraq, has quietly taken on a new role helping to train troops in lawless Somalia. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)AP - Erik Prince, whose former company Blackwater Worldwide became synonymous with the use of private U.S. security forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, has quietly taken on a new role in helping to train troops in lawless Somalia.

Hu urges closer US-China ties as world powers (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 08:10 PM PST

Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger introduces China's President Hu Jintao, to leaders from the private and public sectors, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 in Washington, at a luncheon co-hosted by the US-China Business Council. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao denied his country is a military threat despite its arms buildup and pressed the U.S. on Thursday for closer cooperation between the global powers. He urged the United States to treat China "with respect and as equals" after encountering a fresh barrage of criticism from lawmakers over human rights.

Solar Power Brings NetCentric Warfare to Afghanistan

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 08:25 PM PST

The logistical challenges involved in sustaining military operations in remote areas where wars are


Negotiations under way for Korea talks

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 07:26 PM PST

South Korea has accepted a North Korean proposal for high-level military talks and will propose working-level talks to pave the way, South Korea's defense ministry said Thursday.
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