Libyan capital rocked by explosions

Libyan capital rocked by explosions

Libyan capital rocked by explosions

Posted: 11 May 2011 10:50 PM PDT

Government officials say strikes target Gaddafi's compound, as rebels claim advances in western city of Misurata.


Names You Need To Know: Scala And Typeface

Posted: 11 May 2011 10:23 PM PDT

The computing world is changing more than most of us see, as our phones, tablets and other devices i


India's ruling party outraged over Gandhi's arrest (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 10:44 PM PDT

An Indian policeman escorts an injured magistrate (R) during clashes between farmers and police in Greater Noida close to New Delhi. The farmers have been protesting against land acquisition for the ongoing construction of the Yamuna Expressway highway.(AFP/File)AFP - India's ruling Congress party reacted with fury Thursday after police arrested senior leader Rahul Gandhi, widely tipped as a future prime minister, as he took part in protests by farmers.

More pressure on Pakistani military over bin Laden

Posted: 11 May 2011 10:35 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's opposition leader accused the powerful spy agency of negligence and incompetence on Wednesday as the country's former president said rogue members of the security establishment may have helped Osama bin Laden hide for years near Islamabad.

How Three Texas Counties Created Personal Social Security Accounts and Prospered

Posted: 11 May 2011 10:12 PM PDT

Three Texas counties opted out of Social Security 30 years ago by switching to personal accounts, an


Key dates regarding John Demjanjuk (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 10:06 PM PDT

AP - Key dates in the case of John Demjanjuk:


India ruling party icon arrested over protests: reports (Reuters)

Posted: 11 May 2011 09:20 PM PDT

Reuters - Rahul Gandhi, leader of India's ruling Congress party who is seen as the prime minister in waiting, was briefly arrested then released on bail when he joined farmers protesting against land being taken over for a $2 billion highway, local media reported.


Brazil Govt Intervenes on $6.82 Per Gallon Gasoline Prices

Posted: 11 May 2011 09:11 PM PDT

Brazil government intervenes and demands lower gasoline prices, effective immediately.


Warhol Self-Portrait Fetched $38M In 'Longest Lot In History' At Christie's New York Auction

Posted: 11 May 2011 08:49 PM PDT

A big night at Christie's New York post-war and contemporary art sale, with a Warhol self-portrait t


Brazil's "Quiet" Real Estate Boom

Posted: 11 May 2011 08:33 PM PDT

Brazil's commercial real estate investment boom is quietly being led by savvy, private equity manage


India ruling party icon arrested over protests: reports

Posted: 11 May 2011 09:20 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Rahul Gandhi, leader of India's ruling Congress party who is seen as the prime minister in waiting, was briefly arrested then released on bail when he joined farmers protesting against land being taken over for a $2 billion highway, local media reported.

Special report: "Big Sister" set to evict Communists from India

Posted: 11 May 2011 10:02 PM PDT

KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - Mamata Banerjee clasped a microphone with both hands, beads of sweat clinging to her brow, bathroom sandals on her feet as the crowd of mainly women shouted her campaign slogan, "Mother, Earth, People." Many raised their mobile phones to take pictures, like fans at a rock concert.

'Nazi guard' court verdict expected in Germany (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 09:01 PM PDT

Defendant John Demjanjuk arrives in the courtroom in his wheelchair for another session of his trial on May 11 in Munich, southern Germany. Demjanjuk is accused of helping to murder 27,900 Jews and others during his alleged time as a Nazi death camp guard at Sobibor.(AFP/Pool/Joerg Koch)AFP - The verdict in the trial of 91-year-old John Demjanjuk, charged in Germany with helping to murder nearly 30,000 Jews in an extermination camp during World War II, is expected on Thursday.

Reputed drug kingpin Makled arraigned in Venezuela (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 09:01 PM PDT

AP - A Venezuelan man accused of being a major international drug trafficker was arraigned Wednesday on charges including money laundering, drug trafficking and hired killings.


China's web spin doctors spread Beijing's message (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 09:03 PM PDT

Security personnel march pass the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. With nearly half a billion people surfing the web in China, the Internet has become a vital forum for debate in the world's most populous country where authorities deploy legions of AFP - China, which employs an army of censors to police the Internet, has also deployed legions of "web commentators" to get the government's message out -- in a crafty but effective way.

Facebook 'planking' craze under fire in Australia (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 08:15 PM PDT

Australian police officers are seen manning a road block. An Internet craze known as AFP - An Internet craze known as "planking" has come under fire from authorities in Australia after the arrest of a man for sprawling on a police car.

U.S.: Fewer illegal border crossers held

Posted: 11 May 2011 08:19 PM PDT

By at least one measure, illegal immigration is not the problem that it used to be for the United States -- the number of arrests of people trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally has decreased sharply in the last five years, according to federal statistics.

Syrian tanks shell towns, at least 19 killed (Reuters)

Posted: 11 May 2011 08:03 PM PDT

EDITOR'S NOTE: REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT OF THE VIDEO FROM WHICH THIS STILL IMAGE WAS TAKEN. Protesters march through the streets in Homs May 6, 2011 in this still image taken from video uploaded on a social media website. REUTERS/Social Media Website via Reuters TVReuters - Syrian tanks shelled residential areas in two towns and at least 19 people were killed across the country, rights campaigners said, as President Bashar al-Assad's forces fought to crush a seven-week uprising.

Libyan TV shows first film of Gaddafi in two weeks (Reuters)

Posted: 11 May 2011 09:06 PM PDT

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., second fro right, talks about his meeting with a Libyan delegation opposed to the regime of Moammar Gadhafi, Wednesday, May 11, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are: Ali Suleiman Aujali, the former Libyan ambassador to the U.S. who publicly broke with Moammar Gadhafi's regime in February, Mahmoud Jibril, representative for foreign affairs with the Libyan Transitional National Council, Kerry, and former Libyan ambassador to the United Nations Abdurrahman Mohamed Shalgham. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Reuters - Libyan state television showed footage of Muammar Gaddafi meeting officials in a Tripoli hotel, ending nearly two weeks of doubt over his fate since a NATO air strike killed his son.

5.1 quake kills eight, smashes buildings in Spain (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 08:02 PM PDT

View of cars crashed by debris from a collapsed building in Lorca, southern Spain, on May 11, 2011 after a magnitude 5.2 quake killed at least 8 people.(AFP/Jorge Guerrero)AFP - A magnitude 5.1 quake killed at least eight people in southern Spain, sending historic buildings crashing down as panicked residents fled.
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