VIDEO: Workers struggle after E.coli scare

VIDEO: Workers struggle after E.coli scare

VIDEO: Workers struggle after E.coli scare

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:53 PM PDT

Spanish farmers lost millions of euros worth of business when Germany initially blamed cucumbers in Spain for a fatal E. coli outbreak.


China inflation at near three-year high

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 11:04 PM PDT

Inflation hits 34-month high at 5.5 per cent, powered by rising food prices and commodities.


Japan city to give radiation counters to children (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 11:00 PM PDT

Japan's Fukushima city will hand radiation measuring devices to all children aged between four and 15 for three months from September to gauge their exposure from the crippled nuclear power plant, an official at the city's education board told AFP.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)AFP - Japan's Fukushima city said Tuesday it would hand radiation measuring devices to 34,000 children to gauge their exposure from the crippled nuclear power plant about 60 kilometres (40 miles) away.

Britain cannot defend Falklands: 1982 commander (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:31 PM PDT

File photo of a field artillery battery firing during a military exercise at Mount Pleasant British base, Falklands. Military cuts mean Britain would be hard put to defend the Falkland Islands from another Argentine attack, the commander of the naval task force that recaptured them exactly 29 years ago said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Daniel Garcia)AFP - Military cuts mean Britain would be hard put to defend the Falkland Islands from another Argentine attack, the commander of the naval task force that recaptured them exactly 29 years ago said Tuesday.

Amnesty urges Malaysia to arrest Sudan leader (AP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:26 PM PDT

AP - Rights group Amnesty International urged Malaysia on Tuesday to withdraw its invitation for Sudan President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted for war crimes, or arrest him if he turns up for an economic forum.


Air Canada to continue to operate during strike (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:37 PM PDT

Reuters - The union representing customer service and ticket sales agents at Air Canada Inc went on strike after failing to reach a new labor agreement with the country's biggest airline.


Dalai Lama mistakes Australian PM for a man (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:33 PM PDT

Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, gestures while speaking at Parliament House in Canberra on June 14, 2011. Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard confirmed she will not meet with the 75-year-old Buddhist during his current tour of Australia.(AFP/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - It may be just as well that the Dalai Lama has given up his political role after the revered Tibetan spiritual leader Tuesday referred to Australia's female prime minister as a man.

German Student Creates Pool Playing Robot

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:11 PM PDT

A Master's student in Germany has created a robot capable of playing a decent game of pool.


Attention Couch Potatoes: Turn Off TV For Your Successful Retirement

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 09:43 PM PDT

Watching too much TV and too much time on the net can lead to more than being overweight. It can al


Something for Everyone: Why Turkey's Vote Is Good for Democracy (Time.com)

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 07:05 PM PDT

Time.com - Erdogan fell short of a supermajority but that is likely to be envigorating for the country's parliamentary democracy


Pilot killed as blimp crashes in Germany (AP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 09:18 PM PDT

Rescuers carry a coffin at the airfield in Reichelsheim, central Germany, early Monday June 13, 2011. An airship crashed in Germany and caught fire Sunday, June 12, killing the pilot. The DAPD news agency reported that police said the aircraft's three passengers were able to escape unharmed from the accident Sunday evening near Reichelsheim, outside Frankfurt. The airship was returning from an appearance at a local music festival. There was no immediate word on the cause of the accident (AP Photo/dapd/Mario Vedder)AP - Police say a blimp has crashed in Germany and caught fire, killing the pilot.

Pakistan removes paramilitary chief over killing (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:37 PM PDT

This television frame grab taken from Awaz News channel on June 10, shows a paramilitary soldier holding an assault rifle to the neck of unarmed Pakistani youth Sarfaraz Shah (L) moments before he was shot dead in a public park in Karachi.(AFP /Awaz News/Ho)AFP - Pakistan's military removed the chief of the paramilitary Rangers on Tuesday over the filmed killing of an unarmed man in a public park that shocked the nation.

Australian forces receive 'very many' abuse claims (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 09:19 PM PDT

Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith (pictured) has admitted that the government had received AFP - Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith said on Tuesday the government had received "very many complaints" of sexual and other abuse within the military, as new rape allegations emerged.

The Best And Worst Cities For Jobs This Summer

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 09:09 PM PDT

Employers in all 50 states expect the bleak employment picture to perk up during the three-month per


Product Review: Informatica Addresses The Impending Big Data Challenge With Release 9.1

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 08:52 PM PDT

Big Data Emerges As A Challenge In A World Of Unstructured Data Proliferation Data volumes continue


Romney Wins GOP Debate - Media Training

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 08:44 PM PDT

http://www.tjwalker.com http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com Analysis of the GOP New Hampshire Deba


Japan to compensate nuclear victims

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 09:24 PM PDT

Relief at nuclear operator TEPCO as cabinet approves bill to compensate thousands of people effected by Fukushima plant.


Australia's boom lures new wave of European immigrants (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 08:57 PM PDT

Reuters - About 100 men in their 20s and 30s, filled a conference room at a Dublin hotel last week to hear a migration agent describe the personal fortunes waiting to be made a world away in the booming mining towns of the Australian outback.


India, Sri Lanka resume ferry after 28 years (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 08:58 PM PDT

A passenger ferry began operations between India and Sri Lanka for the first time in 28 years after a previous service was disrupted by the island's ethnic war, officials said.(AFP/File/Ishara S. Kodikara)AFP - A passenger ferry began operations between India and Sri Lanka for the first time in 28 years on Tuesday after a previous service was disrupted by the island's ethnic war, officials said.

Special report: Australia's big dig for foreign workers (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 08:51 PM PDT

Bangladeshi Mohammed Monirul Islam works at the Karratha Aluminium Welding in Karratha April 19, 2011. REUTERS/Daniel MunozReuters - Lucille Lievaux, a 25-year-old French geologist, commutes to work on a plane, a 1,300-km journey from Australia's Indian Ocean city of Perth to the mining town of Karratha, a smudge of suburbia on the continent's barren northwest coast.
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Egypt questions Israeli spy suspect

Egypt questions Israeli spy suspect

Egypt questions Israeli spy suspect

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:23 PM PDT

Family dismisses espionage allegations against Ilan Chaim Grapel, a US-Israel dual national, as "totally delusional".


India-Sri Lanka ferry relaunches

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 11:11 AM PDT

For the first time in three decades, there is to be a passenger boat services between India and its close southern neighbour, Sri Lanka.


NHS concessions due after review

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:00 PM PDT

The government is to accept large swathes of its plans for the NHS in England need to be rewritten, the BBC has learnt.


VIDEO: Bill Gates on why vaccines are magic

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 11:17 AM PDT

Microsoft tycoon Bill Gates pledges $1bn to help vaccinate children around the world against preventable diseases like pneumonia.


Mavericks win their first NBA Finals

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 06:22 AM PDT

After three decades of frustration the Dallas Mavericks sealed a 4-2 series win over rivals Miami Heat in the NBA Finals


Reports: Abyei demilitarisation deal reached

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:33 PM PDT

Mediator's office says agreement between leaders of north and south Sudan to pave the way for Ethiopian troops' arrival.


Italian PM humiliated in crucial referendums

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:53 PM PDT

Voters back motions against nuclear power, water privatisation and trial immunity for government ministers.


Trichet Draws U.S.-EU Comparison

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:04 PM PDT

The divergences between the economies of individual member states of the euro zone are no greater than those between states in the U.S., ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said.


Carstens Says IMF Bid Is a Longshot

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Mexican central banker Agustin Carstens pressed his bid to head the International Monetary Fund in a meeting with his U.S. counterpart, but admitted he had a slim chance of beating out French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde for the post.


Rare Violence Targets Police in Jordan as Youths Seek to Engage King

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:05 PM PDT

Stone-throwing youths in a poor southern town exploded in anger at rough handling by police during a visit by King Abdullah II on Monday, a symptom of simmering popular frustrations in Jordan even as the monarch moves toward democratic reform.


At War: As Local Militias Expand in Northern Afghanistan, Tales of Abuse Follow

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:01 PM PDT

Local militias in northern Afghanistan infuriate as much as they protect.

Agency Cuts Greece’s Debt Rating Again

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:53 PM PDT

The three-notch downgrade by Standard & Poor's is the latest sign that the market believes that Greece will be forced to default on its debt.

The Appraisal: Holding On Has Its Benefits, and Then Some

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:59 PM PDT

An 89-year-old woman who bought her State Street town house in Brooklyn for $16,000 in 1966 awaits the rewards — the asking price is about $1.895 million.

Miliband: Homes for workers first

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:14 PM PDT

People who work or volunteer should get priority on council house waiting lists, Labour leader Ed Miliband says.


VIDEO: Ex-Gaddafi soldier speaks of regime

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 11:59 AM PDT

Fighters in the Libyan rebel enclave of Misrata have been continuing efforts to try to break out of the port through army lines.


Murray fights back to win at Queen's

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 08:47 AM PDT

Andy Murray will be confident ahead of Wimbledon after defeating Frenchman Tsonga in the Queen's Club final


Cyber attacks' China connection

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:22 AM PDT

A cooking school in Jinan city has been traced to hackers who broke into US officials' personal accounts.


City Room: 3 Wavering State Senate Democrats Back Gay Marriage

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:10 PM PDT

With the reported switch by three senators who voted against the measure in 2009, the fate of the bill is in the hands of the chamber's Republicans.

Well: Digital Dalliance: Easy to Do and Easy to Get Caught

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:34 PM PDT

As online flirtation enters the mainstream, therapists are debating whether it facilitates infidelity.

Taxman on trail of online traders

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:47 AM PDT

The tax authorities are going to use improved surveillance software to track down people trading on marketplace websites but failing to pay tax.


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