Doctor Who 7.01: Season 7 Starts Off with a Bang (and a Bait and Switch)

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• Doctor Who 7.01: Season 7 Starts Off with a Bang (and a Bait and Switch)
• Asian giants seek better ties; China's defense minister in India
• Migron settlers begin leaving homes: Israeli army
• Questioning Rio's boom - a contrarian in Brazil
• Tokyo city officials survey disputed islands
• Training suspended for new Afghan recruits
• In Italy, world’s oldest bank faces uncertain future
• Secrecy surrounding ‘zero-day exploits’ industry spurs calls for government oversight
• Turkey facing renewed test from Kurdish militants
• U.S. defense firms trying to find bigger foothold in India
• Hillary Rodham Clinton won’t be seen close to Charlotte during the Democratic convention
• Brahimi says change 'unavoidable' in Syria
• Pakistan arrests accuser in blasphemy case
• Asian giants seek better ties; China's defense minister in India
• Migron settlers begin leaving homes: Israeli army
• VIDEO: Leaders gather for Zenawi burial
• Pakistan police arrest Christian girl's accuser
• Questioning Rio's boom - a contrarian in Brazil
• VIDEO: Leaders gather for Zenawi burial
• Watch The New 'God Of War: Ascension' Furies Trailer

Doctor Who 7.01: Season 7 Starts Off with a Bang (and a Bait and Switch) Posted: 01 Sep 2012 06:54 PM PDT When last we left the Doctor (Matt Smith) at the end of Doctor Who's season 6, he had faked his death in a spectacular way. At the start of season 7, that, as well as his marriage to River Song, isn't important. What's important is, 1) The Doctor is back in a new adventure, and 2) We've just seen one of the more remarkable bait-and-switches in Doctor Who history.

Asian giants seek better ties; China's defense minister in India Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:27 PM PDT NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A rare visit to India by China's defense minister should help avoid flare-ups along the border between the nuclear-armed Asian giants at a time when Beijing is grappling with a change of leadership and friction in the South China Sea. But General Liang Guanglie's trip -- the first by a Chinese defense minister in eight years -- also highlights growing competition between the two emerging powers as they jostle for influence and resources across Asia. ...

Migron settlers begin leaving homes: Israeli army Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:24 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Jewish settlers began leaving the unauthorized outpost of Migron in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the military said, obeying an Israeli supreme court order to vacate their homes by Tuesday. A number of families began moving out of their homes in the hilltop settlement of about 50 families in an orderly fashion, a spokeswoman said, although a few said they would remain and would not go voluntarily, an Israel Radio report added. A police spokesman said officers had started handing eviction orders to the families before dawn. ...

Questioning Rio's boom - a contrarian in Brazil Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:06 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - To many in this coastal metropolis, Rio de Janeiro has never had it so good. After decades of decay, crippling crime rates, and a loss of big business to rival São Paulo, Rio is on the rise. A recent boom in Brazil's economy, the discovery of massive offshore oilfields nearby, and Rio's planned hosting of the World Cup and Olympics in the next four years have restored some of the splendor to the tropical city of 6.5 million people. But one local official is tired of the exuberance. ...

Tokyo city officials survey disputed islands Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:27 PM PDT Tokyo city officials planning to buy tiny islands at the center of a longtime territorial dispute with China surveyed the area and took water samples Sunday in a showcase meant to send a message of ownership.

Training suspended for new Afghan recruits Posted: 01 Sep 2012 06:09 PM PDT KABUL — The senior commander for Special Operations forces in Afghanistan has suspended training for all new Afghan recruits until the more than 27,000 Afghan troops working with his command can be re-vetted for ties to the insurgency. Read full article >>

In Italy, world’s oldest bank faces uncertain future Posted: 01 Sep 2012 04:50 PM PDT SIENA, Italy — Tucked away in this Tuscan city, the oldest bank in the world has survived the Borgias, pestilence and too many wars to count. Now, a mundane foe has proved far more dangerous: Italian government debt. Read full article >>

Secrecy surrounding ‘zero-day exploits’ industry spurs calls for government oversight Posted: 01 Sep 2012 03:39 PM PDT Deep in Iran's nuclear facilities, gas centrifuges used to enrich uranium began spinning erratically: fast, then slow, then fast, until they failed. First dozens, then hundreds, then an estimated 1,000 centrifuges were disabled that way, delaying Iran's nuclear program by up to 18 months. Read full article >>

Turkey facing renewed test from Kurdish militants Posted: 01 Sep 2012 03:05 PM PDT ISTANBUL — For nearly three weeks this summer, Turkey's military and Kurdish guerrillas have fought one of the longest battles in their decades-long conflict, experts say. The guerrillas usually carry out spectacular attacks in the summer and fall, but the fight this year has been especially long and intense. Read full article >>

U.S. defense firms trying to find bigger foothold in India Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:50 PM PDT ADIBATLA, INDIA — The strategic defense partnership between the United States and India should have been a match made in heaven. The first is the world's biggest arms manufacturer; the second is among the biggest arms importers. Read full article >>

Hillary Rodham Clinton won’t be seen close to Charlotte during the Democratic convention Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:16 AM PDT Several members of President Obama's Cabinet plan to attend the Democratic convention, but the Democrat he beat to claim the presidential nomination four years ago will not be among them. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will be about as far away as her State Department plane could take her when the convention opens in Charlotte. She left Washington on Thursday for an island hopping trip across the South Pacific and Southeast Asia, with visits to the Cook Islands, Timor-Leste and Brunei, on the island of Borneo. Read full article >>

Brahimi says change 'unavoidable' in Syria Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:35 PM PDT New UN envoy for Syria says change is "necessary, indispensable, unavoidable" but hints he won't call for Assad to quit.

Pakistan arrests accuser in blasphemy case Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:39 PM PDT Authorities detain imam accused of planting burnt pages of the Quran on Christian girl, officials say.

Asian giants seek better ties; China's defense minister in India Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:27 PM PDT NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A rare visit to India by China's defense minister should help avoid flare-ups along the border between the nuclear-armed Asian giants at a time when Beijing is grappling with a change of leadership and friction in the South China Sea.

Migron settlers begin leaving homes: Israeli army Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:29 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Jewish settlers began leaving the unauthorized outpost of Migron in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the military said, obeying an Israeli supreme court order to vacate their homes by Tuesday.

VIDEO: Leaders gather for Zenawi burial Posted: 01 Sep 2012 09:05 PM PDT African leaders have gathered in Addis Ababa for the state funeral of Ethiopia's long-serving Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died last month.

Pakistan police arrest Christian girl's accuser Posted: 01 Sep 2012 09:54 PM PDT Pakistani police say authorities have arrested an imam who had accused a Christian girl of blasphemy.

Questioning Rio's boom - a contrarian in Brazil Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:06 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - To many in this coastal metropolis, Rio de Janeiro has never had it so good.

VIDEO: Leaders gather for Zenawi burial Posted: 01 Sep 2012 09:05 PM PDT African leaders have gathered in Addis Ababa for the state funeral of Ethiopia's long-serving Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died last month.

Watch The New 'God Of War: Ascension' Furies Trailer Posted: 01 Sep 2012 04:42 PM PDT Video The new God of War: Ascension trailer features some of the upcoming game's new bosses: three spider-legged Furies that look quite daunting. Ascension is the origin story of our mythical PlayStation exclusive hero, Kratos. The game features an overhauled combat system and, for the first time in the franchise, a player-vs-player component. Actually, I [...]

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