The Caucus: Emanuel to Raise Money for Democratic ‘Super PAC’

The Caucus: Emanuel to Raise Money for Democratic ‘Super PAC’


The Caucus: Emanuel to Raise Money for Democratic ‘Super PAC’

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 01:01 PM PDT

The deployment of Rahm Emanuel, the mayor of Chicago, gives Democratic groups for the first time a rainmaker of a stature like that of Karl Rove.


Merkel pledges Bundesbank chief support-sources

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:50 PM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged her support for Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann in the debate over the role of the European Central Bank (ECB), sources at a meeting of Merkel and leading German conservatives said on Wednesday.


A journalist's dying moments in Syria

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:41 PM PDT

An experienced war correspondent was killed within hours of arriving in Syria. Her husband is seen sobbing over her lifeless body, asking, "Did you suffer?"


VIDEO: Close-up look at Nokia's Lumia 920

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:17 PM PDT

Nokia has unveiled its first handsets powered by Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 operating system.


VIDEO: Colombia's 'cocaine queen' shot dead

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 09:42 AM PDT

Colombian police are investigating the murder of drug dealer Griselda Blanco, known by many as the 'cocaine queen', who was gunned down in the city of Medellin on Monday.


VIDEO: Star for comedian Ellen DeGeneres

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:03 AM PDT

Comedian and television host Ellen DeGeneres has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


A Munich survivor tells his story

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 08:14 AM PDT

Professor Shaul Ladany has a busy schedule to keep these days, but lays down one important condition before agreeing to speak to CNN.


French police find four shot dead, rush girl to hospital

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 01:11 PM PDT

LYON, France (Reuters) - French police found four people shot dead near a lake in southeastern France on Wednesday, three of them in a British-registered BMW car, public prosecutor Eric Maillaud said.


Arctic melt 'like doubling CO2'

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 11:20 AM PDT

Ice loss in the Arctic is effectively doubling mankind's contribution to global warming and the ice cap's days are numbered, a scientist says.


Jump in US West Nile virus deaths

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 11:57 AM PDT

The death toll from US cases of West Nile virus, which has killed scores of people, rises by nearly a third in a week, according to health officials.


Hundreds of Afghan soldiers detained, sacked for insurgent links

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:04 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan army has detained or sacked hundreds of soldiers for having links to insurgents, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday, as it tries to stem the rising number of so-called insider attacks.


Iran hosts Islamic resistance festival

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT

ISFAHAN, Iran — Often called one of the world's most beautiful cities, Isfahan is famous for its elegant architecture and formal gardens. It is also the city that 500 years ago was pivotal in transforming Iran from a Sunni-dominated country to a Shiite one.

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Indian prime minister’s office responds to Washington Post’s profile on Manmohan Singh

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 11:38 AM PDT

The office of India's prime minister objected to The Washington Post's front-page article, published Sept. 5, 2012, on Manmohan Singh's evolution as a leader.

The following is a letter from the Prime Minister's office:

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VIDEO: US parties court the female vote

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 11:50 AM PDT

With just two months to go until the US presidential election, the First Lady, Michelle Obama, has been trying to woo female voters.


Syrians come together, rebuild

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT

Residents in Mezzah say they are being punished for supporting the Syrian rebels but they are also coming together as a community for the first time.


Workers March on South African Mine

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 11:43 AM PDT

Around 2,000 protesting South African mineworkers marched to the site of a recent clash with police in which 34 people were killed, demanding their salaries be tripled, while Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies sought to reassure foreign investors in a series of meetings in London.


Tepco Head Says Nuclear-Free Japan Could Hurt Energy Security

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 09:34 AM PDT

The new head of Japan's biggest electric company aired concerns about the possibility that Japan could phase out nuclear power, saying such a move could be detrimental to the country's energy security.


U.S. Will Hold Part of Afghan Prison After Handover

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:16 PM PDT

The United States military will continue indefinitely to operate a section of the Parwan detention complex holding foreign combatants, even as the two countries prepare to mark a Sept. 10 handover.


Swiss to block arms issue to "dangerous" recruits

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 11:51 AM PDT

ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government said on Wednesday it wants civil and military authorities to share information to try to cut gun crimes by violent recruits with access to army-issued weapons.


U.S. Will Hold Part of Afghan Prison After Handover

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:16 PM PDT

The United States military will continue indefinitely to operate a section of the Parwan detention complex holding foreign combatants, even as the two countries prepare to mark a Sept. 10 handover.


China's single women compete for love and riches

China's single women compete for love and riches


China's single women compete for love and riches

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:12 AM PDT

Young Chinese women in swishy dresses and strappy sandals sit in a row clutching forms that list their weight and measurements as they wait for an interview with the "appearance consultant".

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N. Korea launches rare attack on Chinese company

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:10 AM PDT

North Korea on Wednesday launched a rare attack on a Chinese company which had denounced the communist state over a troubled joint venture deal.

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Compensate businesses in event of water crisis: Ikhlas

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:03 AM PDT

The Selangor government must compensate business operators for losses incurred if a water crisis occurs in the state, said the president of Ikhlas, Mohd Ridzuan Abdullah.

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35 years on, Voyager 'dancing on edge' of outer space

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:57 PM PDT

NASA's Voyager 1, launched in 1977, is nearing the outer boundary of the solar system and may already be "dancing on the edge" of outer space, the experts behind the pioneering craft said.

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Bring your own

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:51 PM PDT

A Chinese parent carrying a desk as a child carries a stool before starting the first day of school in a village in central China's Hubei province, where more than 3,000 other students have to bring their own desks to school.

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China pledges free movement in tense sea as Clinton visits

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:45 PM PDT

China promised Wednesday to ensure freedom of navigation in the tense South China Sea and told Secretary of State Hillary Clinton it was willing to work on a code of conduct to manage disputes.

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8 injured in central China cave-in

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:34 PM PDT

Eight construction workers were injured and another one remained trapped after a furniture market under construction collapsed in central China's Hubei Province Wednesday, company sources confirmed.

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Checks and balances

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:33 PM PDT

Some people stand on the moral high ground of democracy and rashly categorise those who are not in the same group with them as traitors and lackeys. They do not know that democracy is not about labeling others and criticism is not about calling names. On the contrary, democracy stresses on facts and reasoning, and criticism emphasises on tolerance and respect.

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Astro, Maxis to roll out consumer packages by year-end

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:02 PM PDT

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd and Maxis Bhd, which entered into a partnership today to provide the best of Astro TV and radio, high-speed broadband and voice to Malaysians, are to roll out their first phase consumer packages by year-end.

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Demand spurs need for 28,000 aircraft over next 20 years

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:46 PM PDT

Airbus' latest Global Market Forecast has identified the need for 28,200 passengers and freighters aircraft of 100 seats or more between 2012 and 2031 worth nearly US$4 trillion, reconfirming an upward trend in the pace of new aircraft deliveries.

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S. Korea MPs urge physical castration for repeat rapists (UPDATED)

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:57 PM PDT

A group of 20 South Korean lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday that would allow for the physical castration of repeat sex offenders, amid public outrage at a spate of brutal sex crimes.

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VIDEO: Michelle fires up Obama faithful

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:33 PM PDT

US First Lady Michelle Obama has made an impassioned speech backing her husband, President Barack Obama, at the Democratic convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.


Taiwan president cleared in row over costly musical

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:15 PM PDT

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou and two top aides were cleared of wrongdoing in a controversy over a musical that cost millions of dollars in public money but was staged only twice, officials said Wednesday.

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Cathay bans shark fin from cargo flights

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:13 PM PDT

Cathay Pacific said Tuesday it would no longer carry unsustainably sourced shark products on its cargo flights, dealing a blow to Hong Kong's huge shark fin industry.

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US university at forefront of design for the deaf

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:12 PM PDT

With a funny anecdote, college football player Tony Tatum recently sparked a rousing round of applause. The only thing is, you couldn't hear much clapping. But you could see it.

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Pakistan conflict fuels marijuana boom

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:07 PM PDT

Jam Bazaar in Pakistan is cramped with guns, pistols and marijuana, living proof of a booming market in what hawkers call the best medicine or "black gold" in the world.

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Film star glitz at Venice film festival

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:43 PM PDT

(Italy-AFP) - A day at the red carpet of the 69th Venice film festival, from early morning to late at night, from die-hard fans, to the cleaners, drivers, journalists and photographers, film stars and guest. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Global youth unemployment to worsen: ILO

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:07 PM PDT

Unemployment rates among young people will increase to 12.9 percent by 2017, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said in its latest report.

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UN welcomes Brahimi as new envoy, urging end to Syrian violence

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 08:48 PM PDT

The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday welcomed veteran Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi as UN-Arab League joint special representative on Syria and repeated calls for an end to violence in the conflict-torn country.

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Worldwide economic prospects take toll on Asia Pacific outlook

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 08:18 PM PDT

Economic disruption, including possible recession in the U.S., the Eurozone crisis and the slowing of expansion in China have taken a toll on the confidence of CEOs in the Asia-Pacific region.

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