Airbnb Raises Massive $112 Million Funding Round

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• Airbnb Raises Massive $112 Million Funding Round
• VIDEO: Anders Breivik due to appear in court
• New US envoy to Afghanistan: No rush for the exits (AP)
• Australia and Malaysia sign 'refugee' deal
• It's Official: Airbnb Joins The Billion Dollar Valuation Club
• How To Have A More Positive Relationship With Your Aging Parent
• VIDEO: Anders Breivik due to appear in court
• Catholic Health Australia regrets adoption policy (AP)
• Venezuela's Chavez will run for re-election in 2012
• VIDEO: UN to hold emergency drought talks
• VIDEO: UN to hold emergency drought talks
• SINA Corp Monetizes China's Twitter
• Strauss-Kahn accuser speaks publicly
• A Cuban housing market? Gov't is lifting a taboo (AP)
• Malaysia, Australia sign refugee exchange pact (AP)
• Just Three Plastic Surgeries Later, a Miss Brasil 2011 Victory
• India Banks Prepare for Another Rate Hike
• Oprah Selects Novel By Kenyan Author
• VIDEO: New York's first same sex weddings
• Could a Faster SWAT Response Have Prevented the Killings in Norway?

Airbnb Raises Massive $112 Million Funding Round Posted: 24 Jul 2011 11:06 PM PDT Airbnb has raised $112 million in new venture financing led by Andreessen Horowitz. DST Global and G

VIDEO: Anders Breivik due to appear in court Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:25 PM PDT The man blamed for Friday's twin terror attacks in Norway is due to make his first appearance in court.

New US envoy to Afghanistan: No rush for the exits (AP) Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:56 PM PDT AP - The new U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan says the United States is not rushing to leave the country and cautions that what happens in the months ahead will have far-reaching consequences across the globe.

Australia and Malaysia sign 'refugee' deal Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:52 PM PDT Human Rights Watch slams agreement to send 800 asylum seekers in Australia to Malaysia in exchange for 4,000 refugees.

It's Official: Airbnb Joins The Billion Dollar Valuation Club Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:51 PM PDT Apartment sharing startup Airbnb is getting one serious upgrade. The startup closed $112 million in

How To Have A More Positive Relationship With Your Aging Parent Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:43 PM PDT There a numerous difficulties around aging parents that deal with money. Here are 4 basic ways to m

VIDEO: Anders Breivik due to appear in court Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:25 PM PDT The man blamed for Friday's twin terror attacks in Norway is due to make his first appearance in court.

Catholic Health Australia regrets adoption policy (AP) Posted: 24 Jul 2011 09:53 PM PDT AP - Roman Catholic Church health providers have apologized for forcing unmarried Australian mothers to give up their babies for adoption and are urging state governments to accept financial responsibility for the once widespread practice.

Venezuela's Chavez will run for re-election in 2012 Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:30 PM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will seek another six-year term in an election next year despite recent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor, he told a state newspaper in an interview published late on Sunday.

VIDEO: UN to hold emergency drought talks Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:16 PM PDT As the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation is preparing to host emergency talks on the drought crisis in the Horn of Africa, the Red Cross says it has managed to deliver food aid in Somalia to an area controlled by the Islamist group Al-Shabaab.

VIDEO: UN to hold emergency drought talks Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:16 PM PDT As the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation is preparing to host emergency talks on the drought crisis in the Horn of Africa, the Red Cross says it has managed to deliver food aid in Somalia to an area controlled by the Islamist group Al-Shabaab.

SINA Corp Monetizes China's Twitter Posted: 24 Jul 2011 09:55 PM PDT China's microblogging site, weibo.com.cn, develops virtual currency.

Strauss-Kahn accuser speaks publicly Posted: 24 Jul 2011 09:39 PM PDT Maid who accused former IMF chief of attempted rape tells the US media he appeared as a "crazy man" and attacked her.

A Cuban housing market? Gov't is lifting a taboo (AP) Posted: 24 Jul 2011 09:00 PM PDT AP - Each morning before the sun rises too high, Cubans gather at a shaded corner in central Havana, mingling as though at a cocktail party. icebreaker is always the same: "What are you offering?"

Malaysia, Australia sign refugee exchange pact (AP) Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:47 PM PDT AP - Malaysia and Australia sealed a pact Monday to swap refugees in a contentious new strategy aimed at deterring asylum seekers from undertaking perilous boat journeys to Australia.

Just Three Plastic Surgeries Later, a Miss Brasil 2011 Victory Posted: 24 Jul 2011 09:34 PM PDT Twenty-five year old Brazilian girl Priscila Machado says that beauty wasn?t the only thing th

India Banks Prepare for Another Rate Hike Posted: 24 Jul 2011 09:10 PM PDT India readies another round of rate hikes.

Oprah Selects Novel By Kenyan Author Posted: 24 Jul 2011 09:09 PM PDT O, The Oprah Magazine has selected 'One Day I Will Write About This Place,' a memoir by award-winnin

VIDEO: New York's first same sex weddings Posted: 24 Jul 2011 08:35 PM PDT Hundreds of gay couples marry in New York after it became the sixth and most populous US state to legalise same-sex weddings.

Could a Faster SWAT Response Have Prevented the Killings in Norway? Posted: 24 Jul 2011 09:01 PM PDT ? Could better law enforcement have prevented the shooting at the youth camp in Norway this wee

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Tanker seized off western Africa

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• Tanker seized off western Africa
• China Fires Three After Rail Crash
• Fugitive Arrested on Arrival in Beijing
• U.S. Invites North Korean Envoy for Talks
• Cyprus Agrees on Austerity Package
• Australian Wins Tour de France
• China sacks officials after fatal train crash
• VIDEO: 'Attacked by an insane maniac'
• Europe’s Troubled Economies Join the Rescue Team
• In the Region | Connecticut: Connecticut Developers Bank on Young Singles
• Helicopter crash leaves man dead
• China sacks officials after fatal train crash
• Evans becomes first Australian to win Le Tour
• India face battle after Prior ton
• VIDEO: Extreme ideology that motivated killer
• Iraqi forces arrest 16 suspected al Qaeda members
• Legal Memo: The 14th Amendment, the Debt Ceiling and a Way Out
• Germany lends Libyan rebels $144 million
• Egypt opposition vow to stay put
• With New Outlook, Evans Becomes First Australian to Win Tour de France

Tanker seized off western Africa Posted: 24 Jul 2011 12:40 PM PDT Pirates hijack an Italian diesel tanker off the coast of the west African state of Benin in an attack of the kind more usually associated with Somalia.

China Fires Three After Rail Crash Posted: 24 Jul 2011 12:44 PM PDT China's government fired three railway officials as it began an investigation into a deadly collision between two bullet trains that raised new safety concerns about the country's vaunted high-speed rail system.

Fugitive Arrested on Arrival in Beijing Posted: 24 Jul 2011 12:16 PM PDT China's most-wanted fugitive, Lai Changxing, was arrested on his return to the country after being deported from Canada, where he had lived for 12 years, battling Chinese efforts to bring him home to face trial for his alleged role in a multibillion dollar smuggling operation.

U.S. Invites North Korean Envoy for Talks Posted: 24 Jul 2011 12:40 PM PDT Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the U.S. had invited a top North Korean envoy to New York to talk about ways to resume long-stalled talks aimed at halting North Korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Cyprus Agrees on Austerity Package Posted: 24 Jul 2011 12:38 PM PDT Cyprus agreed on a series of austerity measures, seeking to avoid a bailout after a blast at its largest power station has led to rolling blackouts, compounding its economic problems, such as its close ties with Greece.

Australian Wins Tour de France Posted: 24 Jul 2011 12:22 PM PDT The 34-year-old Cadel Evans won the Tour de France on Sunday, becoming the first Australian to capture cycling's most prestigious race.

China sacks officials after fatal train crash Posted: 24 Jul 2011 11:26 AM PDT Government fires three top railway officials, as rescue efforts continue in bid to find victims of high-speed crash.

VIDEO: 'Attacked by an insane maniac' Posted: 24 Jul 2011 01:38 AM PDT A survivor of Norway's shooting massacre describes how the gunman shot people who were trying to swim away from Utoeya island

Europe’s Troubled Economies Join the Rescue Team Posted: 24 Jul 2011 12:13 PM PDT Italy and Spain are major guarantors, but they may be next in line for aid if Europe's debt crisis deepens.

In the Region | Connecticut: Connecticut Developers Bank on Young Singles Posted: 24 Jul 2011 11:27 AM PDT Developers in Hartford and Bridgeport are gearing new one-bedroom rentals toward an unexpected demographic.

Helicopter crash leaves man dead Posted: 24 Jul 2011 12:35 PM PDT A helicopter crashes in a field in Cornwall, leaving one man dead.

China sacks officials after fatal train crash Posted: 24 Jul 2011 11:26 AM PDT Government fires three top railway officials, as rescue efforts continue in bid to find victims of high-speed crash.

Evans becomes first Australian to win Le Tour Posted: 24 Jul 2011 09:29 AM PDT No hitches on ride to Champs-Elysees while Mark Cavendish becomes only second Briton on the podium with green jersey win

India face battle after Prior ton Posted: 24 Jul 2011 11:09 AM PDT Matt Prior's century leaves India with an uphill struggle on the final day of the first Test against England at Lord's.

VIDEO: Extreme ideology that motivated killer Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:54 AM PDT Anders Breivik, the man in police custody accused of the Norway massacre has admitted he carried out the bombing in Oslo and the island shootings.

Iraqi forces arrest 16 suspected al Qaeda members Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:47 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces have arrested 16 suspected al Qaeda members accused of being behind more than 100 killings in the capital, a senior security official said Sunday.

Legal Memo: The 14th Amendment, the Debt Ceiling and a Way Out Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:50 AM PDT A Civil War-era provision in the 14th Amendment makes for an interesting discussion on whether President Obama could use it to unilaterally raise the debt ceiling.

Germany lends Libyan rebels $144 million Posted: 24 Jul 2011 09:44 AM PDT Germany announced Sunday it has agreed to lend 100 million euros ($144 million) to the rebels in Libya for "civilian and humanitarian purposes" despite staying out of NATO's bombing campaign against Libyan government forces.

Egypt opposition vow to stay put Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:26 AM PDT Opposition supporters in Egypt vow to continue their protests after two days of violent confrontations with the army and men in plain clothes.

With New Outlook, Evans Becomes First Australian to Win Tour de France Posted: 24 Jul 2011 12:20 PM PDT Cadel Evans, 34, is the oldest man in 88 years to win the prestigious cycling event. He finished second in 2007 and 2008.

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