Belarus seeks answers over deadly metro bombing (AFP)

Belarus seeks answers over deadly metro bombing (AFP)

Belarus seeks answers over deadly metro bombing (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 11:05 PM PDT

Emergency doctors help a woman injured in a bomb blast at a metro station in downtown Minsk. Belarus on Tuesday sought to identify the perpetrators behind the bombing on the Minsk metro that killed 12 and wounded 150, the first major apparent act of terror in its post-Soviet history.(AFP/Sergey Balay)AFP - Belarus on Tuesday sought to identify the perpetrators behind the bombing on the Minsk metro that killed 12 and wounded 150, the first major apparent act of terror in its post-Soviet history.

Japan upgrades nuclear emergency to highest level (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 11:02 PM PDT

Protesters hold placards while marching in front of the headquarters of Tokyo Electric Power Company in Tokyo. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was badly damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan and has been leaking radiation since, despite efforts to cool and stabilise its reactors.(AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - Japan upgraded its nuclear emergency to a maximum seven on an international scale of atomic crises on Tuesday, the first time the highest ranking has been invoked since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.

U.N. chief: Ivory Coast violence should stop after Gbagbo's arrest

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 10:40 PM PDT

As Ivory Coast residents adjust to life with a clear leader and relative stability after months of bloodshed, the chief of the United Nations called for President Alassane Ouattara to ensure there is no retaliation against supporters of a former leader whose refusal to step aside spurred a civil war.

VIDEO: Moussa Koussa breaks his silence

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 10:11 PM PDT

Moussa Koussa - the most high profile defector from the Libyan regime - has spoken publicly for the first time since he arrived in Britain.


VIDEO: Gbagbo to face legal proceedings

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 10:14 PM PDT

Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo is to face legal proceedings, says his successor Alassane Ouattara.


Televised debate a key test for Canada opposition (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 10:08 PM PDT

Reuters - A prime-time televised debate on Tuesday could make or break the election campaign for Canada's opposition Liberals, which need a strong showing from leader Michael Ignatieff to have a chance in what is now a lopsided race.


1941 Jeep Willys at Chrysler Museum

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 10:09 PM PDT

The Jeep is steeped in rough and tumble imagery that dates back 70 years to the collective memory of


CEOs, Egos and Logos: Overcoming the Sudden Squalls of Leadership

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 08:20 PM PDT

...is probably the best CEO I've ever known, and his mantra is that success relies on the courage to


Twelve killed in Belarus metro attack (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 09:51 PM PDT

A woman helps a man injured by a bomb blast at a subway station in central Minsk on April 11, 2011. The death toll from the Belarus attack, described as an act of terror, has risen to 12.(AFP/Sergey Balay)AFP - The death roll rose to 12 Tuesday after a blast described as an act of terror tore through a metro station in the Belarus capital near President Alexander Lukashenko's headquarters.

Drone 'friendly fire' kills two US troops (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 10:04 PM PDT

An unmanned drone aircraft is seen during a test flight in California. A drone missile strike killed a US Marine and a Navy corpsman last week by mistake, in what appeared to be the first instance US troops had been killed in a AFP - A drone missile strike killed a US Marine and a Navy corpsman last week by mistake, in what appeared to be the first instance US troops had been killed in a "friendly fire" incident involving an unmanned aircraft, defense officials have said.

Lujiazui Breakfast: News And Views About China Stocks (April 12)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 09:28 PM PDT

Investors and traders in China's main financial district are talking about the following before the


HP's Push To Higher-Value Applications

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 09:26 PM PDT

Hewlett Packard's push up market - from cost savings and into cloud computing, services, complex sof


The Pain Ahead for Ivory Coast (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 09:37 PM PDT

The Daily Beast - The capture of Laurent Gbagbo will end months of fierce fighting, but won't heal the cancer of divisive nationalism and ethnic politics that have crippled the West African nation, writes Mvemba Phezo Dizolele.


IMF cuts Japan growth forecast due to quake (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 09:36 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, April 10 file image taken by T-Hawk drone aircraft and released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the aerial view shows the damaged reactor building of Unit 4, left, of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Japan's nuclear regulators raised the severity level of the crisis at a stricken nuclear plant Tuesday to rank it on par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, citing the amount of radiation released in the accident. The Nuclear Safety Commission and Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency both announced the rating was being raised from 5 to 7, the highest level on an international scale overseen by the International Atomic Energy Agency. (AP Photo/Tokyo Electric Power Co.,File) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - The International Monetary Fund has cut its forecast of Japan's economic growth due to the country's devastating earthquake and tsunami.

Proper Breathing Can Improve Sports Performance By 15 Percent

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 09:09 PM PDT

Researchers at the University of Portsmouth have determined that proper training of the muscles resp


Google Invests $168 Million In BrightSource Energy Solar Plant

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 07:35 PM PDT

Google (GOOG) on Monday disclosed that it has invested $168 million in a solar energy power plant be


Tunisian migrants riot on Italian island

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 09:38 PM PDT

Riot at migrant detention centre follows controversial deportation deal between Tunisian and Italian authorities.


NY police probe suspected serial killings

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 09:31 PM PDT

Police fear killer may be preying on women working as prostitutes after finding 10 sets of bones near Long Island beach.


Noriega's Panama mansion fails to draw bids again (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 08:40 PM PDT

The entrance to a mansion, formerly owned by Panama's former dictator Manuel Noriega and currently owned by the state, is seen in Panama City, Monday, April 11, 2011. According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, there were no bidders at Monday's auction on Noriega's former properties. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)AP - Panama's government hoped to auction off a mansion that once belonged to former strongman Manuel Noriega for $2.5 million, but no one has bid.

Taiwan air drill highlights US arms sale dilemma (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 09:24 PM PDT

Taiwan air force F-16 fighter lands on one section of a highway during the Hanguang military drill in Madou, Tainan city, south of Taiwan, Tuesday, April 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)AP - Taiwan's equipment-challenged air force demonstrated its improvisational skills Tuesday, landing six war planes on a normally busy highway to simulate a response to a Chinese attack on its air fields.
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