VIDEO: What went wrong on Air France Rio flight?

VIDEO: What went wrong on Air France Rio flight?

VIDEO: What went wrong on Air France Rio flight?

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 11:09 PM PDT

Investigators are to reveal the circumstances of the deadly crash of an Air France jet travelling from Rio de Janeiro to Paris in 2009.


VIDEO: US House debt limit vote delayed

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 10:58 PM PDT

A vote on a Republican bill to raise the US debt ceiling, cut spending and avert default on US debt is delayed amid reports of conservative resistance.


Anonymous claims to have hacked defense contractor ManTech

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 10:44 PM PDT

In a tweet posted just after midnight Eastern Standard Time, the hacktivist group Anonymous claimed


16 dead, 10 missing in Ukraine mine blast (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:57 PM PDT

File picture shows Ukrainian miners after their shift. Sixteen miners died and another 10 were missing as a result of an explosion in a coal mine in the Lugansk region in eastern Ukraine, the emergencies ministry said.(AFP/File/Alexander Khudoteply)AFP - Sixteen miners died and another 10 were missing as a result of an explosion in a coal mine in the Lugansk region in eastern Ukraine, the emergencies ministry said.

South Korean soldiers search debris for land mines (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 10:35 PM PDT

Vehicles are submerged in floodwater after heavy rain in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 28, 2011. Thousands of rescuers used heavy machinery and shovels Thursday to clear mud and search for survivors after huge landslides and flooding killed more than 40 people in South Korea.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - South Korean troops searched Friday for land mines that may have been dislodged by landslides and flooding that have killed dozens of people.

Ukraine mine blast leaves several dead

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 10:01 PM PDT

At least 16 miners killed and 10 others unaccounted for following explosion in eastern Lugansk region.


Blast at Ukrainian coal mine kills 16 (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT

Reuters - A blast at a coal mine in the Lugansk region of eastern Ukraine killed at least 16 miners on Friday, the Emergencies Ministry of the former Soviet republic said.


16 killed in Ukraine mine blast (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:46 PM PDT

AP - Ukraine's Emergency Situations Ministry says 16 miners have been killed in an explosion at a mine in the country's east.


Serena sets up Sharapova showdown at WTA Stanford (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:43 PM PDT

Serena Williams serves to Maria Kirilenko of Russia during the Bank of the West Classic at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium in Stanford, California. Williams booked a marquee quarter-final against Maria Sharapova with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 win.(AFP/Getty Images/Matthew Stockman)AFP - Serena Williams set up a marquee quarter-final clash with Maria Sharapova at the $721,000 WTA Stanford hardcourt tournament.

Norway's Victims

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:55 PM PDT

See some of the people confirmed killed in last week's bombing and mass shooting in Norway.


Too Beautiful? British MP Draws Line In Sand For Cosmetics Ads

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:12 PM PDT

As July draws to a close, it has been all but a dull month, bringing its share of grave and even tra


Software Patents and Judicial Activism

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:01 PM PDT

One of the common themes in discussions of yesterday?s post is well represented by this commen


Blast at Ukrainian coal mine kills 16

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT

KIEV (Reuters) - A blast at a coal mine in the Lugansk region of eastern Ukraine killed at least 16 miners on Friday, the Emergencies Ministry of the former Soviet republic said.

VIDEO: Pakistan floods: One year on

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:13 PM PDT

The BBC's Aleem Maqbool looks at the impact of the floods that hit Pakistan one year ago


VIDEO: Pakistan floods: One year on

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:13 PM PDT

The BBC's Aleem Maqbool looks at the impact of the floods that hit Pakistan one year ago


British hacking scandal deepens as inquiry opens (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:02 PM PDT

File picture from 2000, shows Sara and Michael Payne, parents of murdered child Sarah Payne. The phone-hacking scandal that stunned Britain and rocked Rupert Murdoch's media empire deepened Friday with claims that Sara Payne's voicemail might have been hacked by the News of the World(AFP/Pool/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The phone-hacking scandal that stunned Britain and rocked Rupert Murdoch's media empire deepened Friday with claims that the mother of another murdered girl was targeted as an inquiry into the affair opened.

Study: Mexico homicides rose 23 percent in 2010 (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:43 PM PDT

Maria Consuelo, a victim of the drug war, reacts during a discussion with members of the Mexican congress and victims of the drug war at the Chapultepec castle in Mexico City July 28, 2011. REUTERS/Bernardo Montoya (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)AP - The number of homicides in Mexico rose by nearly a quarter in 2010 compared to the year before as the drug war intensified across the country, Mexican statisticians said Thursday.

Emotional funeral for South Vietnam's ex-leader Ky (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:09 PM PDT

AP - The family of U.S.-backed South Vietnamese ex-leader Nguyen Cao Ky paid tribute to him at a tearful funeral Friday, urging people to remember him as a man who profoundly loved his homeland.


China piracy sweep nets fake Tibetan books, porn films

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:54 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's latest crackdown on intellectual property piracy has netted more than 20,000 fake Tibetan-language text books, 90,000 copies of a well-known Chinese film as well as porn films, state media said on Friday.

Thanks to China, Brazil's VALE reports record-breaking Q2 profits. $3 bn dividends offered.

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:36 PM PDT

?? Boosted by Chinese demand, Vale has reported record-breaking performance in second quarter result


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