Dispute over islands reflects Japanese fear of China's rise

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• Dispute over islands reflects Japanese fear of China's rise
• The new high-tech dating technology? Meet in a bar
• Todd Akin defies Republican leaders to stay in race
• Americans tune out Afghan war as fighting rages on
• South Africa Defence Minister says sorry for shot miners
• Obama shifts to Ryan education plan
• Syrian forces kill 23 rebels in town near Damascus
• Hackers target UK government websites over Julian Assange case
• Rape or politics? Julian Assange sex case splits Britain
• Prince William rescues old woman stuck on a sea cliff
• Romania court puts President Basescu back in office
• Meles leaves behind richer, less tolerant Ethiopia
• Obama cancelled 3 kill Laden missions, claims book
• Afghan militants hit US military chief's plane
• Iran unveils new missile, other weapons
• Facebook's ambition collides with harsh market
• Development and decay in Manmohan Singh's village in Pakistan

Dispute over islands reflects Japanese fear of China's rise Posted: 21 Aug 2012 09:56 PM PDT When the flotilla of 21 fishing boats arrived at an island chain at the center of a growing territorial dispute with China, the captains warned the dozens of activists and politicians aboard not to at...

The new high-tech dating technology? Meet in a bar Posted: 21 Aug 2012 09:46 PM PDT Online dating services have long promised to help people find a mate by using statistical science to predict personal chemistry. But some of the biggest services are now adding a retro twist.

Todd Akin defies Republican leaders to stay in race Posted: 21 Aug 2012 08:13 PM PDT Todd Akin defied the nation's top Republicans on Tuesday and forged ahead with his besieged Senate bid, declaring the party was overreacting to his comments that women's bodies can prevent pregnancies...

Americans tune out Afghan war as fighting rages on Posted: 21 Aug 2012 08:08 PM PDT It was once President Barack Obama's "war of necessity." Now, it's America's forgotten war. The Afghan conflict generates barely a whisper on the US presidential campaign trail. It's not a hot topic a...

South Africa Defence Minister says sorry for shot miners Posted: 21 Aug 2012 07:26 PM PDT South Africa's Defence Minister apologised on Tuesday to angry miners who held up plastic packets of bullet casings, the first government official to beg forgiveness for the police shootings that kill...

Obama shifts to Ryan education plan Posted: 21 Aug 2012 01:02 PM PDT President Barack Obama told Ohio students on Tuesday that proposed Republican cuts to college aid show that opponent Mitt Romney "does not think investing in your future is worth it," using personal t...

Syrian forces kill 23 rebels in town near Damascus Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:30 PM PDT Government forces stormed a rebel-held town outside Damascus on Tuesday after days of fierce fighting, killing dozens of people including at least 23 fighters, according to activist groups and a rebel...

Hackers target UK government websites over Julian Assange case Posted: 21 Aug 2012 10:59 AM PDT Hackers have targeted British government websites in the last 24 hours, the government said on Tuesday, after activist hacking group Anonymous said it had launched attacks to protest against the handl...

Rape or politics? Julian Assange sex case splits Britain Posted: 21 Aug 2012 10:39 AM PDT Julian Assange's desperate attempt to avoid being sent from London to Stockholm to face questioning over alleged sex crimes has ignited bitter arguments in Britain over perceptions of rape.

Prince William rescues old woman stuck on a sea cliff Posted: 21 Aug 2012 06:16 AM PDT It's Prince William to the rescue again! The trained RAF search and rescue captain has saved a 58-year-old Canadian tourist who fell down a crevice.

Romania court puts President Basescu back in office Posted: 21 Aug 2012 05:23 AM PDT Romania's Constitutional Court today ruled that a referendum to impeach the country's president was invalid, leaving Traian Basescu in power after months of political turmoil. "The court noted that th...

Meles leaves behind richer, less tolerant Ethiopia Posted: 21 Aug 2012 04:19 AM PDT Ethiopian strongman Meles Zenawi led one of Africa's most populous nations for more than two decades, steering it along the path of economic growth while clamping down on dissent. A towering figure in...

Obama cancelled 3 kill Laden missions, claims book Posted: 21 Aug 2012 01:45 AM PDT US President Barack Obama put off three times operations to kill world's most dreaded terrorist Osama bin Laden before finally going ahead with the mission at the insistence of Secretary of State Hill...

Afghan militants hit US military chief's plane Posted: 21 Aug 2012 01:16 AM PDT Militants fired rockets into a US base in Afghanistan and damaged the plane of the chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff while he was on a visit, but the general was not near the aircraft, a spokes...

Iran unveils new missile, other weapons Posted: 21 Aug 2012 01:04 AM PDT Iran unveiled upgrades to six weapons on Tuesday, including a more accurate short-range missile, a more powerful naval engine and an airborne testing laboratory, Iranian media reported. The hardware w...

Facebook's ambition collides with harsh market Posted: 20 Aug 2012 11:56 PM PDT Inside Facebook's headquarters, a red-and-white poster affixed to a wall asks bluntly: "What Could Go Wrong?" Below, in black ink, someone has scrawled in tiny letters: "Everything."

Development and decay in Manmohan Singh's village in Pakistan Posted: 20 Aug 2012 11:39 PM PDT For years, Ghulam Muhammad Khan thought his brilliant classmate had been killed in the bloodbath that gave birth to India and Pakistan in 1947, the deadliest end to British colonial rule in history.

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