Saturday, August 25, 2012

A 'sound' idea to reduce poverty

A 'sound' idea to reduce poverty


A 'sound' idea to reduce poverty

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 01:31 PM PDT

It's a new idea which could resonate with communities across the developing world -- a biomass stove which also generates electricity using sound waves.

Syrian opposition: Deadliest month

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 12:49 AM PDT

With one more week left to go, August is already the deadliest month in Syria's 17-month crisis. Opposition activists report more than 3,700 people killed -- most of them civilians.

Tenuous nature of heroism

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 10:58 PM PDT

Zeno Franco says Armstong is a figure who brought us closer to the essence and the limits of the human endeavor. If we revel in his fall we no longer have to challenge ourselves to perform at those limits

Tropical Storm Isaac smacks Haiti

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 10:43 AM PDT

The front of Tropical Storm Isaac lashed Haiti's southern peninsula early Saturday, bringing gale-force winds and potential flooding to a nation where hundreds of thousands still live in tent cities following a 2010 earthquake.

Blast at Venezuela oil refinery kills 26

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 10:43 AM PDT

An explosion rocked the Amuay oil refinery in northwestern Venezuela, killing 26 people, including a 10-year-old boy, a Venezuelan official said Saturday.

Samsung to fight court ruling for Apple

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 11:44 PM PDT

Samsung plans to challenge a U.S. court ruling that recommends more than $1 billion in damages to Apple over a patent dispute.

Senior Pakistani Taliban leader killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 10:44 AM PDT

A senior Pakistani Taliban leader was killed in a NATO airstrike in Afghanistan's volatile northern Kunar province, the NATO-led coalition said Saturday.

Mexicans, U.S. tight-lipped over attack on vehicle

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 10:46 AM PDT

Mexican authorities moved Saturday to tighten their communication about Friday's shooting of two U.S. Embassy personnel by federal police as the Americans drove in their SUV south of the capital with a Mexican Navy captain.

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