VIDEO: Paris offers black heritage tours

VIDEO: Paris offers black heritage tours

VIDEO: Paris offers black heritage tours

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:23 PM PDT

Paris has seen an increase in the number of African American visitors, and there is a growing number of tours springing up to cater to the new demographic.


How Italy Will Profit from the New Libyan Regime (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:55 PM PDT

Time.com - Before the rebels had stormed Gaddafi's bunker, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi invited a leader of the Libyan regime to visit Rome


In Gadhafi, rebels hunting an elusive target (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:10 PM PDT

AP - Even after rebels stormed into the capital and overwhelmed his residence, Libya's Moammar Gadhafi has plenty of places to hide.


Libyan rebels' Gulf allies poised for payday (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:11 PM PDT

AP - When Libyan rebels first called out for international aid, the wealthy Gulf was quick to answer: Warplanes from Qatar and United Arab Emirates joined the NATO-led military coalition against Moammar Gadhafi and critical aid and diplomatic support were funneled to opposition fighters.


Nuclear Plant's Full Power Restored

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:34 PM PDT

The North Anna nuclear-power station in central Virginia has restored off-site power following the 5.8-magnitude earthquake, eliminating the need to rely on its back-up generators.


China Moves Closer to Accepting Rebel Takeover in Libya

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:12 PM PDT

China's government praised the rebel leadership group in a statement and said it hoped the "new regime" will help restore stability in the war-torn North African nation.


China urges tolerance, UN leading role in Libya (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:41 PM PDT

AP - All sides in Libya need to work for political reconciliation and allow the United Nations to play a leading role in rebuilding the conflict-stricken nation, China's Foreign Ministry said.


Indian parties to discuss anti-graft watchdog bill (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:46 PM PDT

Supporters of India's anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare, unseen, wave the national flag and shout slogans on the eighth day of Hazare's hunger strike in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. The government called Tuesday for India's political parties to reach consensus on drafting anti-corruption legislation, as an activist leading anti-graft protests entered the second week of his hunger strike. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)AP - India's government worked Wednesday to end an eight-day hunger strike protest by a popular protest leader, calling for all the parties in Parliament to debate his demands for stringent anti-corruption legislation.

Samsung Denies Reports It Plans To Bid For HP PC Unit

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:46 PM PDT

Samsung Electronics early Wednesday said it has no intention of?? bidding for the Hewlett-Packard personal computer business, Marketwatch reports. The comment comes amid widespread reports ? most of which seem to stem from a story by DigiTimes ? that Samsung might make an offer the HP unit. Last week, HP said it is considering strategic ...


Israeli air strike kills Gaza militant

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:37 PM PDT

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli air strikes killed a local commander of the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and wounded two militants who launched rockets at Israel, despite a two-day-old truce, Israeli and Palestinian officials said.

VIDEO: Strauss-Kahn's uncertain future

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:21 PM PDT

Although a New York judge has dismissed the sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, he still faces a civil suit from the woman who accused him of rape.


Billions spent on Afghan police but brutality,corruption prevail (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:13 PM PDT

Reuters - An Afghan policeman shot dead taxi driver Mohammad Jawid Amiri six month ago, for no apparent reason. According to a Kabul police official, the shooting was an accident, and the offending policeman is now behind bars.


Tripoli residents must "cleanse" capital: Gaddafi (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:04 PM PDT

A Libyan rebel fighter keeps watch after rebels seized control of the Gaddafi army women's officer training center in Tripoli's Qarqarsh district August 22, 2011. REUTERS/Bob StrongReuters - Muammar Gaddafi said in audio remarks broadcast on al-Rai TV that Tripoli residents must "cleanse" the Libyan capital from rebels.

Trade union joins Australian political sex scandal (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:38 PM PDT

AP - A political scandal that threatens to bring down Australia's fragile government has deepened, with a trade union reporting to police allegations that a lawmaker paid prostitutes with thousands of dollars of union money.


Billions spent on Afghan police but brutality,corruption prevail

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:48 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan policeman shot dead taxi driver Mohammad Jawid Amiri six month ago, for no apparent reason. According to a Kabul police official, the shooting was an accident, and the offending policeman is now behind bars.

Japan's debt rating cut by Moody's

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:41 PM PDT

Weak economy, high government debt and tsunami prompt credit ratings agency to downgrade world's third largest economy.


China urges "stable transition" in Libya (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:57 PM PDT

Reuters - China urged a "stable transition of power" in Libya and said it is in contact with the rebel National Transitional Council, in the clearest sign yet that Beijing has effectively shifted recognition to rebel forces poised to defeat Muammar Gaddafi.


Irene strengthens into Category 2 hurricane (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:08 PM PDT

Reuters - Hurricane Irene strengthened back into a Category 2 storm as it moved closer to the Bahamas on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.


Russia's Medvedev in talks with North Korean leader (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:41 PM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il receives a painting during a welcoming ceremony upon his arrival in Novobureyskaya, Amur province, August 21, 2011. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visited one of Russia's largest hydro power stations on Sunday, part of a tour of the country's Far East before talks with President Dmitry Medvedev, Russian news agencies said. REUTERS/www.portamur.ru/HandoutReuters - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev began talks with visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in Siberia's Buryatia region on Wednesday.

Sudan says no proof of mass graves in conflict area (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:23 PM PDT

Reuters - Sudan's U.N. envoy dismissed fresh allegations by a U.S. group that says it has identified a total of eight mass graves in the African country's conflict-ridden Southern Kordofan region.


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