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ElPais

Las lluvias torrenciales causan casi 500 muertos en Pakistán y Afganistán

about 7 hours ago
Las lluvias torrenciales que caen en Pakistán y Afganistán desde hace cuatro días, las peores en décadas, han causado casi 500 muertos y 400.000 desplazados. Se teme que la cifra de víctimas aumente, mientras las autoridades tratan de llegar a los pueblos que se han quedado aislados por el agua de los ríos, desbordados por el monzón.
Huffington Post

Floods In Pakistan Leave Thousands Stranded (PHOTOS)

about 19 hours ago
Days of heavy monsoonal rains have brought severe floods to northwest Pakistan, where an estimated 430 people have been killed. Flood waters have ripped through hundreds of villages, torn down 60 bridges and countless buildings. The Associated Press reports,"This is a natural calamity, and we will do whatever is possible to reach the flood-affected people and to help them," said Mian Iftikhar ...
DerSpiegel

Pakistan: Mindestens 400 Tote nach Unwettern

about 19 hours ago
Erdrutsche und Überschwemmungen: Schwere Unwetter haben in Pakistan viele Tote gefordert. Ganze Landstriche sind von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten, hunderte Kilometer Straßen wurden weggespült. Zwar sind für die kommenden Tage weniger starke Regenfälle vorhergesagt - doch noch steigen die Flusspegel.
New York Times

400 Killed in Flooding in Pakistan, Officials Say

about 19 hours ago
Hundreds of thousands of people were believed to be unable to evacuate to safer ground.
NZZ

Zahl der Opfer bei Fluten in Pakistan steigt

about 24 hours ago
Inzwischen mehr als 450 Tote – 400'000 Häuser zerstört
Le Figaro

Des centaines de morts dans des inondations au Pakistan

1 day ago
EN IMAGES - Au moins 313 personnes ont perdu la vie à la suite des pluies diluviennes qui se sont abattues sur le depuis trois jours, notamment dans le nord-ouest, où la situation est la pire enregistrée depuis 1929.
FAZ

Überschwemmungen und Erdrutsche: Zahl der Opfer in Pakistan steigt auf 400

1 day ago
Die schlimmsten Überschwemmungen seit vielen Jahrzehnten haben in Pakistan bislang nahezu 400 Menschen das Leben gekostet. Viele weitere Menschen gelten als vermisst. FAZ.NET - Homepage | Politik | Gesellschaft | Wirtschaft | Finanzmarkt | Sport | Feuilleton | Reise | Wissen | Auto | Computer
WSJ

Pakistan Mulled Canceling U.K. Visit

1 day ago
Pakistan considered canceling a state visit by President Asif Ali Zardari to the U.K. after Prime Minister David Cameron made remarks during a trip to India this week about Pakistan's role in sponsoring terrorism.
sueddeutsche

Hochwasser-Katastrophe in Pakistan: Tödlicher Monsun

1 day ago
Überflutete Dörfer und Erdrutsche: Schwere Überschwemmungen haben in Pakistan bislang mindestens 300 Menschen das Leben gekostet. Die Lage könnte sich noch weiter verschlimmern.
CNN

At least 325 people dead in Pakistan flooding

1 day ago
Flooding caused by monsoon rains has killed at least 325 people across Pakistan, according to an aid organization.
Pravda

Flash Floods and Heavy Rains Kill 275 in Pakistan

1 day ago
Pakistan stepped up rescue efforts after flash floods and heavy rains in the northwest killed 291 people and left thousands stranded in the region’s worst storms. Communication systems collapsed.
The Guardian

PM alarms Foreign Office veterans

1 day ago
PM's 'open and honest' approach has angered Israel and Pakistan and stirred EU debate over TurkeyAs waiters in livery dispensed chicken curry canapes and a selection of colourful Indian summer fruit juices from silver trays, a tinkle on a glass indicated the guest of honour had something important to say. David Cameron stepped up in front of the guests gathered in the drawing room of the Britis...
Times of India

Why don't allies hit terror bases in Pak? asks Karzai

1 day ago
Afghan president Hamid Karzai questioned on Thursday the willingness of his western allies to strike insurgent bases in Pakistan given the strong evidence of Islamabad’s support for the Taliban.
NEWS.au.com

Flash floods kill 113 in Pakistan

1 day ago
AT least 113 people have died and thousands more have been made homeless as flash floods triggered by torrential rains hit north-west Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir, officials say.
BBC

Pakistan 'less afraid of Taliban'

1 day ago
Pakistanis are less afraid the country will be taken over by extremists and feel less threatened by the Taliban than last year, research suggests.
Hindustan Times

India, UK ask Pakistan to eliminate terror from its soil

1 day ago
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and British premier David Cameron in a clear message to Pakistan today said that its soil can't be used for act of terror and it has to honour its committment to fight it.
Al Jazhera

Scores dead in Pakistan floods

1 day ago
Bridges and streets swept away in what is reported as worst flooding in 100 years.
AP

Rain slows hunt for air crash bodies in Pakistan

1 day ago
By ASIF SHAHZAD and MUNIR AHMED 2010-07-29T15:48:45Z ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Anguished relatives sought the remains of loved ones killed in Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash, some grieving at a hospital collecting bodies Thursday and others joining the recovery effort at the hillside crash site laden by heavy rain and mud....
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Washington Post

CEO's booze-fueled blunder puts new hire in tough spot

about 12 hours ago
Adapted from a recent online discussion. Harassed (?) by CEO: I just started a job that I love. A few weeks ago, I was at a conference, where I was approached by our CEO as I was walking back to my hotel room late at night. He was extremely drunk; I was not. The short version is that he asked me to... England - Business - Business and Economy - Alcoholic beverage - United States
Le Figaro

Duisbourg rend hommage aux victimes de la Love Parade

about 3 hours ago
EN IMAGES - La chancelière allemande Angela Merkel et le président Christian Wulff ont interrompu leurs vacances pour assister à cette messe œcuménique. 21 personnes ont perdu la vie dans la bousculade de samedi dernier.
WSJ

Germany Holds Memorial for Love Parade Victims

about 5 hours ago
Germany is holding a memorial service for the victims of the Love Parade music festival, where 21 people were crushed to death and 500 injured.
ElPais

Duisburgo rinde homanje a las víctimas de la tragedia de la Loveparade

about 6 hours ago
Las banderas ondean a media asta en Duisburgo, donde a las 11.00 ha comenzado el funeral por los 21 fallecidos, entre ellos dos estudiantes españolas, el pasado sábado como consecuencia de una avalancha humana en el festival de música Love Parade. En la honras funebres está presentes la canciller Angela Merkel y el presidente alemán, pero no el alcade de la ciudad germana, que ha sido duramente...
Times of India

Memorial service for Love Parade victims in Germany

about 7 hours ago
Germany held a memorial service on Saturday for the victims of the Love Parade techno music festival, where 21 people were crushed to death and 500 injured in a tunnel that was the only entrance to the event.
CNN

Thousands to mourn Love Parade victims

about 8 hours ago
Thousands of people are expected to gather Saturday for a memorial service a week after a stampede at a German music festival left 21 people dead.
AP

Germany: memorial service for Love Parade victims

about 8 hours ago
By 2010-07-31T07:50:37Z DUISBURG, Germany (AP) -- Germany is holding a memorial service for the victims of the Love Parade techno music festival, where 21 people were crushed to death and 500 injured....
BBC

Love Parade memorial service due

about 13 hours ago
Germany prepares for a memorial service one week after a deadly stampede killed 21 people at the Love Parade dance festival.
FOX

More Funny Vintage Ads

about 14 hours ago
Because women just love you more when you compliment their cleaning! Click through for more hilarious ads from our not too distant past
NEWS.au.com

Hills couple "Speidi" call it quits

about 18 hours ago
IT looks like fame, plastic surgery, and love could not keep the bond between reality stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt together.
New York Times

Deadly German Stampede Gets Its Villain

about 19 hours ago
Adolf Sauerland, the mayor of Duisburg, has received death threats since 21 people where trampled to death at the Love Parade music festival.
Reuters

Goldman employees still enamored with firm and CEO

about 22 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc is the bank many Americans love to hate, but one group just plain loves it: its employees.
FAZ

Loveparade-Katastrophe: Druck auf Sauerland in Duisburg wächst

1 day ago
Eine Woche nach der tödlichen Massenpanik bei der Love Parade bereitet sich die Stadt auf die zentrale Gedenkfeier vor. Derweil wächst der Unmut über Oberbürgermeister Adolf Sauerland (CDU), der sich nach wie vor weigert zurückzutreten. Auch aus den Reihen der Union fordern immer mehr Parteigenossen Sauerlands Rücktritt. FAZ.NET - Homepage | Politik | Gesellschaft | Wirtschaft | Finanzmarkt...
DerSpiegel

Love Parade: Computer sollen Massenpaniken vorhersagen

1 day ago
Sind Menschenmassen berechenbar? Forscher tüfteln an Computersystemen, die Katastrophen wie die in Duisburg verhindern sollen. Eine Software aus Deutschland soll bald die Bewegungen von bis 60.000 Personen vorhersagen. Doch ein Unsicherheitsfaktor bleibt: der einzelne Mensch.
science blogs

SciFoo: The Joys and Sorrows of Blogging on a Network [Confessions of a Science Librarian]

1 day ago
A few of us are proposing this session at the upcoming Science Foo Camp at Google HQ this coming weekend:The Joys and Sorrows of Blogging on a Network What with the recent Pepsigate crisis at ScienceBlogs and some rumblings at Nature Network not to mention a bunch of new players on the blogging network landscape, it seems like a good time to take a look at what's going on out ...
Mashable

Find the Best Daily Deals in Your City in One Place

1 day ago
Mashable’s Spark of Genius series highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, see details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.Name:
AllThingsDigital

Liveblogging Microsoft’s Financial Analyst Meeting (Afternoon Session): Nobody Puts Steve-B in the Corner! [BoomTown]

1 day ago
BoomTown is in Redmond, Wash. today to attend Microsoft's annual Financial Analyst Meeeting, which top execs from the software giant taking the stage to talk about All Things Microsoft. I liveblogged this morning's sessions here, and now the afternoon session opens with CEO Steve Ballmer, who is confidently strutting around after delivering record results last week for the fourth quarter.
Huffington Post

Gary Shteyngart On Being James Franco's Teacher And Lindsay Lohan's Soul Mate (VIDEO)

1 day ago
Earlier this month, Gary Shteyngart made a hilarious, irreverent book trailer for his new novel, "Super Sad True Love Story," where he played an illiterate hack whose success in the literary community was largely accidental. The trailer starred James Franco, who is a student in Shteyngart's writing seminar at Columbia (in real life). We asked Gary what it was like being James Franco's teacher...
TechCrunch

Google Introduces Location-Aware Mobile Display Ads

1 day ago
Google's mobile ads are becoming more location-aware. Today, Google is introducing mobile display ads for both the iPhone and Android phones which can be geo-targeted. Advertisers will be able to check a "location extension for display" box and their ads will become geo-enabled when viewed in mobile browsers or apps.  A little double-arrow will open up the ad and show the business pinned on ...
Gizmodo

Longest Pinhole Exposure Ever Is Also Most Beautiful [Photography]

1 day ago
I love pinhole photography. The fact that people will take a gamble on a piece of film for months—or even years—strikes me as almost romantic, like a time capsule. This longest-ever exposure shows 34months of New York life. More »
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DerSpiegel

Gaza-Streifen: Hamas-Kommandeur stirbt bei Luftangriff

about 3 hours ago
Die israelische Armee hat die schwersten Luftangriffe seit Wochen auf Ziele im Gaza-Streifen geflogen. Dabei kam ein Kommandeur der radikal-islamischen Hamas ums Leben. Seine Weggefährten schwören blutige Rache.
sueddeutsche

Nahost-Konflikt: Israel bombadiert Gazastreifen

about 5 hours ago
Die Ruhe hielt ein Jahr: Bei israelischen Luftangriffen ist ein Mitglied der Hamas getötet worden, mehrere Menschen wurden verletzt. Zuvor hatten radikale Palästinenser Raketen abgefeuert.
Al Jazhera

Hamas rocket maker killed in raid

about 6 hours ago
Israel launches air strikes in Gaza "in response" to rocket attack on Ashkelon.
CNN

Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

about 6 hours ago
A senior Hamas member was killed during Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, Hamas security forces said Saturday.
Reuters

Israeli air strike kills Hamas commander in Gaza

about 7 hours ago
GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike has killed a Hamas military commander and rocket maker in the Gaza Strip, the Islamist group that rules the Palestinian territory said on Saturday.
AP

Israeli airstrike kills senior Hamas rocket maker

about 10 hours ago
By IBRAHIM BARZAK 2010-07-31T05:51:46Z GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israeli warplanes fired missiles at five targets across Gaza, killing a senior commander of the Hamas military wing and wounding 11 people, the group said Saturday....
Hindustan Times

Israeli jets hit Hamas targets in Gaza, nine hurt

about 14 hours ago
Nine Palestinians were injured late Friday when Israeli warplanes struck three separate targets in the Gaza Strip, which is ruled by the Islamic Hamas movement, medics and witnesses said.
WSJ

Hamas Probe Leads to American Firms

about 16 hours ago
American investigators, cooperating in a probe of the assassination of a Palestinian leader in Dubai, have identified a handful of U.S.-based companies believed to have been used to transfer money to suspects in the case.
Huffington Post

Fadi Elsalameen: Prime Minister Fayyad 'Build, build despite the occupation'

1 day ago
I sat down with the Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad at his office in Ramallah for aPalestine Note exclusive interview. Ramallah - For three years,...
The Guardian

PM alarms Foreign Office veterans

1 day ago
PM's 'open and honest' approach has angered Israel and Pakistan and stirred EU debate over TurkeyAs waiters in livery dispensed chicken curry canapes and a selection of colourful Indian summer fruit juices from silver trays, a tinkle on a glass indicated the guest of honour had something important to say. David Cameron stepped up in front of the guests gathered in the drawing room of the Britis...
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NEWS.au.com

Germany mourns Love Parade victims

about 5 hours ago
GERMANY has held a memorial service for the victims of the Love Parade techno music festival, where 21 people were crushed to death and 500 injured in a tunnel that was the only entrance to the event.
Times of India

Memorial service for Love Parade victims in Germany

about 7 hours ago
Germany held a memorial service on Saturday for the victims of the Love Parade techno music festival, where 21 people were crushed to death and 500 injured in a tunnel that was the only entrance to the event.
AP

Germany: memorial service for Love Parade victims

about 8 hours ago
By 2010-07-31T07:50:37Z DUISBURG, Germany (AP) -- Germany is holding a memorial service for the victims of the Love Parade techno music festival, where 21 people were crushed to death and 500 injured....
New York Times

From Germany to Radicalism for Young Muslims

about 15 hours ago
A growing number are traveling to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, ending up in the camps of groups affiliated with Al Qaeda or the Taliban.
science blogs

"Never in the civilised world have so many been locked up for so little" [Dispatches from the Culture Wars]

about 22 hours ago
That's the subtitle of this article in The Economist about America's out-of-control prison system, which locks up more of our own citizens than any other nation on earth, including Russia and China. Justice is harsher in America than in any other rich country. Between 2.3m and 2.4m Americans are behind bars, roughly one in every 100 adults. If those on parole or probation are included, one adu...
Huffington Post

Peter Scheer: Wikileaks didn't just happen. It exists because journalists lost control over the information they obtain.

1 day ago
By Peter Scheer The New York Times' front-page stories on the war in Afghanistan-based on a massive leak of classified US military cables and other...
WSJ

Germany Regains Jobs Lost in Recession

1 day ago
German unemployment fell in July for the 13th straight month, putting Europe's largest economy on the brink of a milestone: regaining all of the employment lost during the recession far earlier than many expected.
The Guardian

PM alarms Foreign Office veterans

1 day ago
PM's 'open and honest' approach has angered Israel and Pakistan and stirred EU debate over TurkeyAs waiters in livery dispensed chicken curry canapes and a selection of colourful Indian summer fruit juices from silver trays, a tinkle on a glass indicated the guest of honour had something important to say. David Cameron stepped up in front of the guests gathered in the drawing room of the Britis...
BBC

Nigeria edge into Under-20 final

1 day ago
Nigeria's Falconets beat Colombia 1-0 to reach the final of the Under-20 Women's World Cup in Germany.
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Times of India

5.8-magnitude quake shakes Iran, no word on casualties

about 4 hours ago
Iran's state television says a 5.8-magnitude earthquake has jolted the southeastern part of the country. There is no word on casualties or damage. The earthquake comes only a day after a 5.7-magnitude quake injured 110 people in Torbat-e Heydariyeh.
CNN

Iran hit by second moderate quake in 2 days

about 5 hours ago
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit southern Iran on Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, a day after another moderate quake in the country's northeast left 170 people injured.
Reuters

Quake in northeast Iran injures 170 people

about 9 hours ago
TEHRAN (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 hit northeastern Iran, injuring around 170 people, state radio reported on Saturday.
People Daily

Irregularities found in reconstruction projects of 2008 Sichuan quake

about 18 hours ago
China's auditing authorities said on Friday that irregularities in different forms had been found in various reconstruction projects implemented following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The auditing had resulted in two legal cases, which involved two people and 4.24 million yuan (626,214 U.S. dollars), said a statement of the National Audit Office (NAO). This is the third round of auditing ...
Scientific American

Chile's quake was fifth largest on modern record

about 18 hours ago
When a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Chile on February 27, residents and seismologists knew it was a big one. But a new analysis reaffirms just how massive it was. [More] Chile - Earthquake - Seismology - South America - Earth Sciences
Huffington Post

Iran Earthquake: 5.7 Quake Causes Communication Issues, Damage

about 18 hours ago
TEHRAN, Iran — A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the northeast Iranian city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh on Friday, injuring at least 110 people. Iran's state TV said the quake also damaged several villages and temporarily disrupted communications. The earthquake occured at around 06:20 p.m. local time (14:50 GMT) and rocked the city for about 10 seconds, causing cell phone disconnections. ...
AP

5.6 quake shakes Iran

about 20 hours ago
By 2010-07-30T19:59:13Z NEW YORK (AP) -- An earthquake measuring 5.6 rattled the northeast Iranian city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported....
Hindustan Times

Quake hits Philippines

1 day ago
A strong undersea tremor hit southern Philippines today but no tsunami alert was issued, the US Geological Survey said.
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Times of India

Pakistan plane crash: Black box found

about 6 hours ago
Recovery workers on Saturday found the "black box" flight data recorder from the wreckage of Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash, though its condition was unclear, a government official said.
FOX

Black Eye for Arlington, But Others at Risk?

about 8 hours ago
NEWS.au.com

Black Saturday Royal Commision verdict

about 14 hours ago
ROYAL commission's final report in to the Black Saturday bushfires handed to Victorian premier John Brumby.
BoingBoing

Stating the Obvious : If you don't have a house you don't need no sofa

about 21 hours ago
"empty home on Bloomington Ave S, Minneapolis" by Andrew Ciscel via CC OK, so I'm not an economist. But as a venture investor in early-stage medical and technology companies I read the usual financial articles that come across my screen and I see the same statistics everybody is seeing. I listen to Obama and I watch the TV shows where pundits argue with Congressmen about the wisdom of this or t...
Hindustan Times

Pakistan searches for black box of doomed plane

1 day ago
A woman's torso was recovered on Friday from the site of Pakistan's worst aviation disaster, adding to a grim harvest as bodies are returned to families and investigators seek the crucial black box.
AP

Ex-students fined in SAfrica racist video case

1 day ago
By ANGUS SHAW 2010-07-30T09:51:19Z JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- A South African court on Friday ordered four white former students to pay fines of nearly $3,000 each for a video they made that humiliated black university employees and drew global attention to entrenched racism on the campus....
BBC

Four fined over SA 'racist video'

1 day ago
Four white South Africans are fined $2,700 (£1,700) each after making a video humiliating black university workers.
science blogs

Zedonk! [The Thoughtful Animal]

1 day ago
I'm not going to create a new category for this creature, because I never expect to blog about these critters again. At least it's clear that he's a mammal. A zedonk, an unusual cross between a donkey and a zebra, is attracting attention at Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in north Georgia after being born there about a week ago. The animal, which has a zebra father and a donkey mother, has black ...
DerSpiegel

Sicheres Internet: DNSSEC soll Phishing unmöglich machen

1 day ago
Die Internet-Netzwerkverwaltung Icann hat auf dem Hackerkongress Black Hat ihre Domain-Absicherung DNSSEC präsentiert. Das neue, endlich einsatzbereite Verfahren soll den Internetverkehr sicherer machen und Phishern, Botherdern und anderen Cyberkriminellen das Leben erschweren.
Nikkei

Kyocera Down Despite April-June Black Ink

1 day ago
Science Daily

Vitamin D deficiency linked to arterial stiffness in black teens

1 day ago
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with arterial stiffness, a risk factor for heart disease and stroke, in black teens, according to a new study. Black teens taking vitamin D supplementation of 2,000 international units per day had a decrease in central arterial stiffness.
TechCrunch

Researchers: Android Wallpaper App Shows “No Evidence Of Malicious Behavior”

1 day ago
Yesterday, mobile security firm Lookout announced at the Black Hat security conference that it had discovered a seemingly benign wallpaper application for Android that had been downloaded millions of times — and allegedly harvested user data like text messages and browsing history, which was being sent to servers in China. At least, that's what was reported. Turns out, it looks like the press...
Gizmodo

Hacker Develops Program To Make ATMs Spit Out Free Cash [Atm]

1 day ago
ATMs use computers. Computers have weaknesses. Hackers exploit weaknesses. See where this is going? A hacker developed software that can force an ATM's computer to give free cash. Luckily for banks, he showed off his technique at the Black Hat conference. More »
CNN

Painting stolen by Nazi now on display in New York

1 day ago
A demur redhead in a modest black dress is making a brief appearance in New York, before finally returning home to Austria.
Reuters

Obama seeks to mend rift with US black community

1 day ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought Thursday to repair damage to his relationship with the black community caused by his administration's firing of an African-American government official.
Huffington Post

Shirley Sherrod To Sue Andrew Breitbart

1 day ago
SAN DIEGO — Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making racially tinged remarks last week. The edited video posted by Andrew Breitbart led Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to ask Sherrod to resign, a decision he reconsidered after seeing the entire video of her March speech to a local NAACP g...
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WSJ

Curfew Imposed in Indian Kashmir

about 8 hours ago
Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew across Indian Kashmir as anti-India protests and clashes between Kashmiri Muslims and government forces continued.
FT

Indian police open fire on Kashmir demonstrators

about 23 hours ago
Indian paramilitary forces opened fire on angry anti-India protestors in several different parts of the troubled Muslim-majority state of Kashmir, killing at least three people
Al Jazhera

Protesters killed in Kashmir clash

1 day ago
Troops kill two demonstrators and wound 12 others protesting against Indian rule.
Reuters

Police open fire at Kashmir protesters, two killed

1 day ago
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Indian police on Friday fired at thousands of people protesting against Indian rule in Kashmir, killing two demonstrators, officials said, in the latest flare-up of violence in the disputed Himalayan region.
AP

Soldiers fire on protesters in Kashmir, 2 wounded

1 day ago
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN 2010-07-30T09:55:10Z SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- Clashes erupted again in Indian Kashmir's main city Friday after two men were wounded when paramilitary forces opened fire on a group of anti-India protesters....
Times of India

J&K govt bans two TV channels

1 day ago
Jammu and Kashmir government has banned the transmission of two local television channels as they were telecasting "provocative programmes".
The Guardian

Hundreds dead in Pakistan flooding

1 day ago
North-west region hardest hit as floodwaters wash away roads and bridges, leaving an estimated 400,000 people strandedThe death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached at least 313 today, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides.The rising toll from the monsoon rains underscore the poor infrastructure in Pakistan, whe...
NEWS.au.com

Flash floods kill 113 in Pakistan

1 day ago
AT least 113 people have died and thousands more have been made homeless as flash floods triggered by torrential rains hit north-west Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir, officials say.
Hindustan Times

Kashmir opposition locks up ministers inside secretariat

1 day ago
Srinagar’s civil secretariat today turned into a garrison with the media camera’s eyeing on its gates and employees rushing to windows as the J-K’s main opposition party, PDP, locked up civil secretariat in Srinagar and bolted employees and ministers inside.
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US abuzz with 'wedding of the century'

about 9 hours ago
The picturesque small town of Rhinebeck is all abuzz for former first daughter Chelsea Clinton's marriage today, billed as the "wedding of the decade" and "wedding of the century" by a frenzied media.
FOX

Nature's Midgets

about 14 hours ago
If you thought your toy poodle was small, take a look at these animals -- the smallest beasts on Earth. Nature's Biggest & Baddest
AllThingsDigital

In Silicon Valley, Forget Your Wallet–But Not Your Phone [Voices]

about 21 hours ago
Two pilot programs by start-ups in Silicon Valley are testing ways to bring to market a long-promised innovation of the Internet era: the digital wallet.
Gizmodo

Vue Wireless Home Monitoring's iPhone Client Is Pretty Decent [Review]

1 day ago
The Vue wireless camera system we reviewed last year is unique, in that it's completely wireless and small, so you can hide it in cracks and check in occasionally. Now we've tried the iPhone client, and it works as expected. More »
People Daily

Many Chinese youth leaving first-tier cities

1 day ago
Recently, many Chinese youth have left the country's first-tier cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, after several years of hard work to pursue careers in second-tier and third-tier cities. This new trend has been described by media as a "flight" from first-tier cities. Although the number of young workers who have chosen to leave is relatively small, this phenomenon marks a sha...
NEWS.au.com

Rescue-bot can sniff out disaster

1 day ago
JAPANESE emergency services are to trial a small tank-like rescue robot that can search rubble for survivors and deliver water, food or mobile phones in disaster zones.
The Guardian

London cycle hire gets into gear

1 day ago
Boris Johnson's answer to Paris's Vélib bike-hire scheme launched in London today. Follow live updates and post your views and experiences of Barclays cycle hire8.44am: The satirical website The Poke has been having fun with the scheme and Photoshop.Batting away criticism that the £750 million price tag for the Millenium Bicycle was 'scandalous', Johnson boasted that "this extr...
Washington Post

Republicans continue Senate filibuster of small-business bill, stymie Democrats

1 day ago
In a fresh blow to President Obama's jobs agenda, the Senate on Thursday shelved a plan to create a $30 billion loan fund for cash-strapped small businesses, delaying final passage of a top administration priority until September at the earliest. Filibuster - Senate - United States - Government - Legislative Branch
TechCrunch

Google Confirms: We’re Not Currently Blocked In China

1 day ago
We've just received word from Google that they are not currently blocked in China and that a server issue was most likely the cause of their dashboard misread. From Google: Because of the way we measure accessibility in China, it's possible that our machines could overestimate the level of blockage. That seems to be what happened last night when there was a relatively small blockage. It appea...
science blogs

The end is near [Greg Laden's Blog]

1 day ago
So, do you think there is any connection between this: 9 months, 23 days Mark your calendars! The end of the world is nigh, and we've got a specific date: the Rapture will occur on 21 May, 2011, and the world ends on 21 October 2011. How do we know this? As near as I can tell, it's pure numerology... and this: That Killer Asteroid You Heard About Ye...
Mashable

iPhone App Finds Fun Things to Do Near You

1 day ago
A Day’s Outing, a website dedicated to helping users find nearby day trips, weekend get-aways or quick excursions across the U.S., has just launched its new iPhone app [iTunes link], making it easy to find ways to spend…
Science Daily

Vaccine scares may do more harm than previously believed to a population's 'herd immunity'

1 day ago
Public immunization efforts may be much more sensitive than previously realized to small changes in the perceived costs or risks of vaccination, scientists report. In some cases, the spread of vaccine avoidance via social networks can make the difference between a minor, localized outbreak and an epidemic four times as large.
Scientific American

Thaw deal: Climate change could leave penguins in the dark

1 day ago
Few animals can live totally in the dark, and penguins are no exception. But new research shows that climate change could soon rob Adélie penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) of the sunlight they need to survive, and that could drive them into extinction.The problem comes from melting sea ice, according to the report in the July 2010 issue of Ecology . As the climate changes and more of Antarc...
WSJ

Bill to Aid Small Businesses Suffers Setback

1 day ago
The Senate defeated a key procedural motion that would have ended debate on a bill containing measures aimed at providing a boost to small businesses, in a move which could spell the end for the legislation.
AP

Republicans block small business lending bill

1 day ago
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER 2010-07-29T16:35:47Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans blocked a bill to increase small business lending Thursday, dealing a setback to President Barack Obama's jobs agenda....
Reuters

Small business lending plan blocked in Senate

1 day ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a $30-billion plan to help community banks boost lending to small businesses, dealing a blow to President Barack Obama's election-year battle to reduce unemployment.
Huffington Post

Jonathan A. Schein: Think Twice Before Taking a Paper Receipt

1 day ago
When shopping, how many times do you hear the cashier ask, "Would you like a receipt"? And how many times do you take one? Well,...
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Hindustan Times

BCCI Working Committee to meet on tommorow

1 day ago
A decision on the television broadcasting rights and the request of the Delhi Commonwealth Games organisers for financial help are likely to be taken up for discussion when the Cricket Board's Working Committee meets in Mumbai tomorrow.
Pravda

USA Fears Loss of Sri Lanka

1 day ago
Most Americans are not familiar with the long history of relations that Sri Lanka and the USA have together. In fact, most—and to be fair, a good deal of the world’s population—couldn’t pinpoint the country on a map even though Sri Lanka is one of the top trade partners of the USA. So what do they do in Sri Lanka besides producing excellent tea and Cricket players? Can Sri Lanka avoid getting t...
BBC

Life without Murali

1 day ago
How the loss of Muralitharan will affect Sri Lankan cricket
The Guardian

PM alarms Foreign Office veterans

1 day ago
PM's 'open and honest' approach has angered Israel and Pakistan and stirred EU debate over TurkeyAs waiters in livery dispensed chicken curry canapes and a selection of colourful Indian summer fruit juices from silver trays, a tinkle on a glass indicated the guest of honour had something important to say. David Cameron stepped up in front of the guests gathered in the drawing room of the Britis...
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People Daily

Russian school children leave for visit to China

about 5 hours ago
&$&$ Russian students dance during a departure ceremony for a group of Russian children who are ready to spend their summer vacation in China, at the Ocean Children Center in Vladivostok, Russia, on July 30, 2010. A total of 499 Russians, 447 children and 52 teachers and staff workers, will leave Vladivostok on July 31 for China' capital of Beijing to spend their summer vacation ...
science blogs

"Never in the civilised world have so many been locked up for so little" [Dispatches from the Culture Wars]

about 22 hours ago
That's the subtitle of this article in The Economist about America's out-of-control prison system, which locks up more of our own citizens than any other nation on earth, including Russia and China. Justice is harsher in America than in any other rich country. Between 2.3m and 2.4m Americans are behind bars, roughly one in every 100 adults. If those on parole or probation are included, one adu...
FT

Russia calls in army as fires escalate

about 23 hours ago
Russia called in the army to combat fires sweeping across the drought-stricken European part of the country and forcing thousands of people to flee
Hindustan Times

Wildfires sweeping Russia kill at least 23

1 day ago
Forest fires sweeping across parts of Russia today killed at least 23 people and forced the evacuation of thousands in the hottest summer weather since records began 130 years ago.
News.co.au

Forest fires death toll reaches 25

1 day ago
DEATH toll from forest fires sweeping across Russia amid a record-breaking heatwave has grown to 25.
CNN

Moscow hits record high of 102 degrees

1 day ago
Besieged by a heat wave, Moscow, Russia, surpassed the century mark Thursday for the first time in recorded history.
Pravda

1 day ago
Georgia should prepare for “total defense” and “de-occupation” of the country. President Saakashvili said this while speaking at the Georgian Defense Ministry. His speech was dedicated to the second anniversary of the outbreak of war in South Ossetia. The main part of Saakashvili's speech was traditionally devoted to denouncing “imperial plans” of Russia that allegedly wanted to establish full ...
The Lancet

[Series] Treatment and care for injecting drug users with HIV infection: a review of barriers and ways forward

1 day ago
We review evidence for effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and coverage of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for injecting drug users (IDUs) infected with HIV, with particular attention to low-income and middle-income countries. In these countries, nearly half (47%) of all IDUs infected with HIV are in five nations—China, Vietnam, Russia, Ukraine, and Malaysia. In all five countries, IDU access to AR...
AllThingsDigital

Russian City Bans YouTube; ISP Doesn't Comply [Voices]

1 day ago
Based on the content of one video clip that it said disseminated extreme views, a Russian court has ordered Internet provider Rosnet to block access to YouTube in the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Rosnet President Alexander Yermakov appealed to reverse the order and declined to enforce it, calling the judge "incompetent." Google Russia's Alla Zabrovskaya said that the ruling was an "obvious viola...
Reuters

Republican concerns could stall START treaty

1 day ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Republicans voiced objections on Thursday to the new START nuclear arms treaty with Russia, raising concerns that could delay efforts to hand President Barack Obama a foreign policy victory ahead of the November elections.
New York Times

Rybkhoz Journal: From Fires to Fish, Heat Wave Batters Russia

1 day ago
A record heat wave in the country is felt in such ways as smoky peat fires around Moscow and dying trout at a fish farm.
The Guardian

Russians face security crackdown

1 day ago
Legislation will give security services powers to arrest people for crimes they have yet to commitRussian citizens can be issued official warnings about crimes that they have not yet committed under powers granted to the security services today.President Dmitry Medvedev signed off on a new law giving the FSB, the successor agency to the KGB, the right to caution people suspected of preparing ac...
BBC

A walk-in cow wash - it's Odd Box

1 day ago
The world of doggy ice cream, a huge waterfight in Russia and a walk-in cow wash. It's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.
Huffington Post

Dan Dorfman: Gold Shines, But Media Sees Rust

1 day ago
"I get no respect," was the favorite line of the late comedian, Rodney Dangerfield. Media blasts notwithstanding, the bottom line here is that gold, widely thought of as a safe-haven investment, clearly merits respect.
AP

Russia foils passenger plane hijacking

1 day ago
By 2010-07-29T17:03:52Z MOSCOW (AP) -- A man briefly hijacked a plane at a Moscow airport on Thursday, holding 105 passengers hostage on the ground until police disguised as medics overpowered him and detained him, officials said....