VIDEO: The most potent symbol of power?

VIDEO: The most potent symbol of power?

VIDEO: The most potent symbol of power?

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:49 PM PDT

A French exhibition charts the evolution of thrones, one of the most-potent symbols of power.


VIDEO: Libyan talks amid stalemate

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:36 PM PDT

Ministers are to hold talks on the conflict in Libya, amid calls for Nato to step up the pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.


VIDEO: BBC meets royal wedding trumpeters

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:21 PM PDT

The BBC hears from the trumpeters who will perform for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.


Oil hovers above $106 as traders mull crude demand (AP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:32 PM PDT

A large sign states the property owners stand on a purposed pipeline to prove drinking water to households on Carter Road in Dimock, Pa. in this photo taken Dec. 21, 2010. Residents in suburban Texas and rural Pennsylvania are living with the nastiness and rancor erupting in communities nationwide over the volatile issue of hydraulic fracturing, a form of gas drilling. (AP Photo/Ralph Wilson)AP - Oil prices hovered near $106 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as traders mulled whether higher fuel costs will undermine crude demand enough to stymie a two-month rally.

Egyptian Officials Detain Mubarak

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:42 PM PDT

Egypt's prosecutor general has announced a 15-day detention for the country's former president to investigate accusations of corruption and abuse of authority.


Libya contact group meets in Qatar

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:37 PM PDT

Rebels seeking global recognition are expected to tell world leaders that Gaddafi''s exit is the only way out of crisis.


China arrests fourth dissident in "Jasmine" crackdown

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:26 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have arrested a veteran dissident, Zhu Yufu, on subversion charges, his ex-wife and a friend said on Wednesday, making him the fourth activist known to have been arrested and likely to face trial in a crackdown on dissent.

Reprisals rock Ivory Coast after strongman deposed (AP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:16 PM PDT

Soldiers allied with Alassane Ouattara check the identity documents of travelers leaving Abidjan, at a road block at an unfinished toll station 20km outside Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Tuesday, April 12, 2011. Residents of Ivory Coast's economic capital continued to flee Tuesday, unconvinced that Laurent Gbagbo's capture would bring a quick end to insecurity and ongoing shortages of food and water. President Ouattara called on all fighters to put down their arms now that the longtime strongman has been captured after his refusal to cede power sparked violence leaving bodies piled at morgues.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)AP - The young man in civilian clothes didn't have the right answers for troops loyal to Alassane Ouattara and they suspected he was a fighter backing his rival for the presidency. So one of the soldiers kicked the man in the teeth.

Sesame Street beams American dream to Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:13 PM PDT

The United States has turned to oversized puppets in its newest attempt to win hearts and minds in Pakistan, funding a $20 million remake of popular children's TV programme Sesame Street.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - The United States has turned to oversized puppets in its newest attempt to win hearts and minds in Pakistan, funding a $20 million remake of popular children's TV programme Sesame Street.

Australian military embroiled in gay-hate claims (AFP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:41 PM PDT

File photo shows Australian soldiers in southern Afghanistan. Australia's Defence Force came under more fire Wednesday after claims it failed to discipline dozens of personnel allegedly linked to an online gay-hate campaign.(AFP/ADF/File/Stu Dood)AFP - Australia's Defence Force came under more fire Wednesday after claims it failed to discipline dozens of personnel allegedly linked to an online gay-hate campaign.

Endpoints Ready For The Cloud

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 09:41 PM PDT

While lots of attention has been paid of late to the cloud ??? that handy shared infrastructure resi


Egypt's Mubarak has heart problems in questioning (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 09:37 PM PDT

Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak addresses the nation in this still image taken from video February 10, 2011. REUTERS/Egyptian State TV via Reuters TVReuters - Hosni Mubarak was in hospital after suffering heart problems under questioning, following protests by hard-core reformists who said the former president was being protected from prosecution by Egypt's military rulers.

Asian markets up in face of Japan nuclear worries (AP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 09:35 PM PDT

The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 117.53 points, or 0.95 percent, to end unofficially at 12,263.58. REUTERS/GraphicAP - Asian stocks rose Wednesday despite Wall Street losses and Japan's declaration that its nuclear crisis is as severe as the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

Egypt's Mubarak has heart problems in questioning

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 09:37 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Hosni Mubarak was in hospital after suffering heart problems under questioning, following protests by hard-core reformists who said the former president was being protected from prosecution by Egypt's military rulers.

A Novel Tax Tactic In The Fight For School Choice

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 09:01 PM PDT

Not all wealth is owned by the government.


'This is our Olympics' says N.Z. W.Cup chief (AFP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 08:54 PM PDT

Rugby World Cup chief executive Martin Snedden (pictured) says this year's tournament is New Zealand's Olympics and it was crucial they hold it properly despite the loss of Christchurch as a host city.(AFP/File/Marty Melville)AFP - Rugby World Cup chief executive Martin Snedden says this year's tournament is New Zealand's Olympics and it was crucial they hold it properly despite the loss of Christchurch as a host city.

Japan economy to take hit from quake, nuclear accident (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 08:33 PM PDT

Reuters - Japan cut the outlook for its economy on Wednesday for the first time in six months, saying last month's devastating quake and tsunami would hurt growth, with no sign yet when the nuclear crisis they triggered might be brought under control.


Mubarak sons held for investigation: Egypt TV (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 08:45 PM PDT

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's sons Alaa Mubarak (L) and Gamal Mubarak, who is also the head of the higher political committee of the National Democratic Party (NDP), visit late former President Anwar al-Sadat's tomb in Cairo during his 29th death anniversary October 6, 2010. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters - Two sons of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak were being detained for 15 days in a corruption investigation, Egyptian state television said on Wednesday.

Execution of innocent man sparks Taiwan debate (AFP)

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 08:45 PM PDT

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou (R) prays in front of a portrait of Chiang Kuo-ching, who was 21 years old when he was wrongly convicted for the murder of a yourng girl and put to death by a firing squad in 1997.(AFP/File/Hsu Chao-Chang)AFP - In a small, sparsely-furnished apartment in the suburbs of Taipei, Chou Chang-chan's hands shake as she holds a picture of a sharply-dressed young man -- her son, who was brutally murdered at age 32.

Why the Huffpo Class Action Suit Is a Legal Long Shot

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 07:51 PM PDT

If the $105 million class action suit against the Huffington Post filed Tuesday succeeds in full, ea


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