Deadly E. coli mixes common toxin with rare "glue"

Deadly E. coli mixes common toxin with rare "glue"
VIDEO: Syrian opposition demands Assad quits
VIDEO: Mladic to appear in court in the Hague
VIDEO: JR's Dallas memorabilia auction
VIDEO: Bedbug dogs sniff out blood-suckers
NATO jets target Libyan capital
Yoga guru pressures India's govt over corruption (AFP)
30 years on, AIDS fight may tilt more to treatment
Japan PM faces backlash after surviving challenge (AFP)
Mladic due to make first court appearance
For iCloud Users The First Hit Is Free, Then It's $25 Annually
Seek Safety: Five Stock Picks For June By Forbes China
Portuguese leaders wind up election campaign (AFP)
Is a Weak Dollar Good for Russia?
How Shaq put Tout on the social media map (in 15 seconds)
MGM China shares rise in 1st day of HK trading (AP)
Moscow in mediation bid amid more Libya raids (AFP)
African migrants 'missing off Tunisia coast'
Matthews Asia Funds Heads To China's Minor Leagues
VIDEO: Syrian opposition call on Assad to resign

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 10:55 PM PDT

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists probing the deadly E. coli strain in Europe are finding the bacteria combines a highly poisonous but common toxin with a rarely seen "glue" that binds it to a patient's intestines.

VIDEO: Syrian opposition demands Assad quits

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:23 PM PDT

Syrian opposition groups meeting in Turkey have called on President Assad to resign immediately, and make way for a transition to democracy.

VIDEO: Mladic to appear in court in the Hague

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 10:54 PM PDT

The former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic is to makes his first appearance in court in the Hague after being on the run for 16 years.

VIDEO: JR's Dallas memorabilia auction

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 10:44 PM PDT

Larry Hagman - better known as the larger-than-life, money obsessed, JR Ewing from Dallas - is holding an auction in Los Angeles to sell off hundreds of his personal possessions.

VIDEO: Bedbug dogs sniff out blood-suckers

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 05:04 PM PDT

Dozens of dogs trained to sniff out bedbugs have been put to the test at a US hotel in a bid to combat the increase in infestations.

NATO jets target Libyan capital

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 10:51 PM PDT

Raids on army vehicles and ammunition depots in Tripoli follow announcement of extension of alliance's Libyan mission.

Yoga guru pressures India's govt over corruption (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 10:21 PM PDT

AFP - India's most famous yoga guru pressured India's government to accept his hardline proposals to combat corruption as he prepared to go on hunger strike at the weekend.

30 years on, AIDS fight may tilt more to treatment

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 10:30 PM PDT

CHICAGO/GENEVA (Reuters) - After 30 years of AIDS prevention efforts, global leaders may now need to shift their focus to spending more on drugs used to treat the disease as new data show this is also the best way to prevent the virus from spreading.

Japan PM faces backlash after surviving challenge (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 09:47 PM PDT

AFP - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan is facing a backlash for saying he would quit once recovery from the nation's quake disaster takes hold but then suggesting he wants to stay until next year.

Mladic due to make first court appearance

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 09:47 PM PDT

Former army commander set to face judges at UN tribunal in The Hague for genocide charges in Bosnia war.

For iCloud Users The First Hit Is Free, Then It's $25 Annually

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 09:34 PM PDT

Apple will let users store their music in its iCloud digital media service, before charging a subscr

Seek Safety: Five Stock Picks For June By Forbes China

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 09:11 PM PDT

Forecasts??of China's economic growth rate this year are falling. Interest rates may rise again amid

Portuguese leaders wind up election campaign (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 09:11 PM PDT

AFP - Portuguese party leaders will Friday make a final push for votes before an early general election that will decide who will implement the country's 78-billion-euro bailout agreement with the IMF and the EU.

Is a Weak Dollar Good for Russia?

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 09:08 PM PDT

A??dead president walks into a Moscow bar and sells fill ?er up? So the story goes. A we

How Shaq put Tout on the social media map (in 15 seconds)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 08:47 PM PDT

It?s hard to argue with Kurt Badenhausen?s assertion that Shaquille O?Neal, who an

MGM China shares rise in 1st day of HK trading (AP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 08:32 PM PDT

AP - Macau casino operator MGM China Holdings Ltd. rose up to 6 percent on its Hong Kong stock exchange debut on Friday, highlighting strong investor interest in the world's biggest gambling market.

Moscow in mediation bid amid more Libya raids (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:50 PM PDT

AFP - Explosions rattled the Libyan capital overnight into Friday as a US official said strongman Moamer Kadhafi was increasingly isolated and Russia prepped an envoy to mediate the conflict.