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Afghanistan Sun

• Taliban claims it launched Afghan bomb attack - 5 hours agoThe Taliban has admitted to being involved in a suicide attack that killed the police chief of Afghanistan's Kandahar province.
• EU rebukes Pakistan for going slow against Taliban - 1 hour agoThe European Parliament has rebuked Pakistan for the slow progress in the fight against Taliban militancy in the country and directed the European Commission to appropriate financial aid to Islamabad...
• Suicide Bomber Kills Prominent Afghan Police Chief - 6 hours agoSuicide Bomber Kills Prominent Afghan Police Chief
• Obama Says Afghanistan Troop Drawdown Not a 'Token Gesture' - 54 minutes ago

All Business

• Even the Smallest Things Can Help You Build Your Business - 1 day agoSometimes small changes can have a huge positive impact. Rieva Lesonsky shares 9 little things you can do to advance your small business without breaking a sweat.
• The AllBusiness 2012 Tax Reform Wish List - 2 days agoWe asked business owners and tax experts how they would change the tax system to make it easier for small businesses. Here are our favorite picks.
• Business Boxing: 5 Ways to Improve Cash FlowIn the latest episode of "Business Boxing," business experts Carol Roth and Barry Moltz share the top five ways for small businesses to improve cash flow.
• Does the Credit CARD Act Protect Small Business Owners? - 2 days agoLearn about the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act, and exactly how it does -- and does not -- protect your business.
• My 3 Most Embarrassing Small'Business Moments - 3 days ago

 BBC

• Gaddafi 'launching cluster bombs' - 4 hours agoPro-Gaddafi forces in Libya are accused by human rights campaigners of using cluster bombs, banned by more than 100 countries.
• Nigerians to vote for president - 1 hour agoFinal preparations are under way in Nigeria for Africa's biggest presidential vote with Goodluck Jonathan seen as frontrunner.
• Algerian leader promises reform - 4 hours agoAbdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria's president of 12 years, says the constitution will be amended to "strengthen democracy".
• Clashes at mass protest in Syria - 7 hours agoSyrian security forces in the capital Damascus use tear gas and batons to disperse the largest reported protests in a month of unrest.
• Croat generals jailed for war crimes - 13 hours ago
• M1 closure to affect sport fans - 2 hours agoThousands of people heading to London for one of the biggest weekends in the sporting calendar look set to be affected by the partial closure of the M1.
• Third in court over girl shooting - 2 hours agoThe third man to be charged with attempting to murder a five-year-old girl and a man in a shooting at a south London shop will appear in court later.
• Same-sex 'kiss-in' protest at pub - 9 hours agoHundreds of people take part in a same-sex "kiss-in" outside a pub in central London where two men said they were ejected for kissing.
• Councils cut back on social care - 55 minutes agoThe number of councils in England cutting back on free adult social care has increased by 13% this year, a survey suggests.
• Any Questions halted after death - 5 hours ago
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Cage Prisoners

• Voices from Bagram: Prisoners speak in their Detainee Review Boards (Part 2 of 3) - 14 hours ago Andy Worthington tells more exclusive stories directly from the notorious US prison at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan.
• EXCLUSIVE: Cageprisoners interview with French former Guantanamo detainee Khaled Ben Mustapha - 2 days ago Khaled Ben Mustafa was detained in Afghanistan and rendered to Guantanamo Bay, however, his return to France did not end his ordeal.
• It is gonna be tough for ninjas in France now - 2 days ago As of this week, it has become illegal for people in France to wear face veils in public – that means that Muslim women who cover their faces for Islamic purposes (burqa) are no longer able to do s...
• Uganda: Four Kenyan Human Rights Defenders to be Deported - 2 days ago Four human rights defenders have been detained by immigration officers at Entebbe airport, and threatened with deportation on the next flight. They were travelling to Kampala to meet with the Chief ...
• Communities under attack: building an alliance against criminalisation - 2 days ago

Energy

• Apr 15, How Safe is Nuclear Energy? Nuclear Energy, Non Renewable Energy: Eco20/20 - 13 hours agoSince the Chernobyl catastrophe in 1979, awareness has been raised time and time again concerning the dangers of nuclear energy. Green energy, however, does not consist of these dangers. This is beca...
• Apr 15, New Breakthroughs in Fuel Cell Technology: Electric Vehicles Articles: Eco20/20 - 14 hours agoMany companies worldwide are attempting to make the biggest breakthrough in fuel cell technology. Several companies have already made great progress. These fuel cell technologies will eventually produ...
• Apr 14, How Alternative Energies Are Being Used Successfully: Renewable Energy Articles: Eco20/20 - 1 day agoAs the United States has often been considered the world power, it's amazing that the United States is behind the times when it comes to power - green energy and renewable resources, that is. Man...
• Apr 14, How Does Hydropower Work?: Hydropower: Eco20/20 - 1 day agoHydropower is the energy created by harnessing the power of water. Hydropower accounts for approximately ten to fifteen percent of the power used in the United States. It is the most efficient and mos...
• Apr 13, Pros and Cons of Using Alternative Energy in Your Home: Eco Living Articles: Eco20/20 - 2 days ago

Frontier Post

• Govt appeals PBC for action against Azfar Asma takes serious note of threatsF.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: The federal government has sent an application to the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) to take disciplinary action against ...
• Prime Minister leaves for Kabul today Pakistan desirous of Afghan prosperity Jalil AfridiISLAMABAD: In the wake of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani?s visit to Afghanistan today, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir while briefing the journalists ...
• Hafiz in US to promote foreign investmentWASHINGTON (APP): Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh began his visit to Washington on Friday, reaffirming Islamabad's resolve to facilitate foreign investment ...
• US groups helped nurture Arab uprisingsWASHINGTON (INP): Even as the United States poured billions of dollars into foreign military programs and anti-terrorism campaigns, a small core of American ...
• Cameron phones Gilani

Gawker

• Comment of the Day: When Exercise Goes Awry [We Read You] - 4 hours ago # wereadyou Today we debated what the single best exercise really is . The New York Times says brisk walking, which is silly. We say: squats. ...
• What's Opening in Theaters This Weekend [Video] - 6 hours ago # movies The spring movie onslaught continues! This week we see the debut of Robert Redford's latest soft-focus epic sweeper, Jessie Eisenb...
• Here's What You Can Blow Your Tax Refund On [Money] - 6 hours ago # money Luckily everyone has until Monday, April 18—rather than the customary April 15th—to file their taxes. Sure, many people (especially freel...
• John Galliano Fired from John Galliano [Fashion] - 6 hours ago # fashion Fashion designer John Galliano was fired as Dior's head designer last month after his anti-Semitic rants surfaced . But today Dior,...
• Google Mixup Leads to Tax-Time Nightmare for Tiny Airport [Oopses] - 6 hours ago

Green Life

• Daily Roundup: April 15, 2011 - 3 hours agoMassive Apology: The president of the Tokyo Electric Power plant apologized to the Japanese people and promised to compensate those who were forced to evacuate during last month's nuclear fallout....
• Can Open-Source Models Decode Urban Agriculture? - 6 hours agoAs if the tribulations of organic farming weren't enough (relentless gophers, early frosts, voracious bug appetites), often small-scale farmers must also navigate labyrinthine regulations just to ...
• Quirky, Perhaps, But Easy to Grow (and Fun to Eat) - 9 hours agoMost gardeners feel confident nurturing backyard mainstays like tomatoes, lettuce, and rosemary but get intimidated by quirkier crops. So we asked horticulture experts to recommend offbeat but easy...
• Movie Review Friday: John Muir in the New World - 10 hours agoEscape to the movies with one of our  Movie Review Friday  selections. Each week we review a film with an environmental theme that's currently in theaters or on DVD---or in this case, on TV. J...
• Daily Roundup: April 14, 2011 - 1 day ago

MercoPress

• EU agriculture impact report before presenting “proposal list” to Mercosur - 2 hours ago The European Commission will be presenting in the next weeks a report on the consequences for the European agriculture of a trade agreement with Mercosur, announced EU Agricult...
• UK celebrates Sunday Malbec World Day, Argentina’s flagship grape variety - 2 hours ago Wines of Argentina are gearing up for its first ever Malbec World Day, a global celebration of Argentina’s ‘hero’ grape variety, according to worldwide drinks industry news Harp...
• Canadian company will develop gold mine project in Argentine Patagonia - 2 hours ago Argentina's Planning Ministry said Thursday that Canadian mining company Goldcorp Inc. (GG) will invest 850 million US dollars to put into production its Cerro Negro gold pr...
• Norway’s Statoil makes major oil discovery in the Brazilian Campos basin - 2 hours ago Norway’s biggest oil and gas producer Statoil ASA, said the “significant” oil discovery made adjacent to the Peregrino field in the Campos basin off Brazil may warrant a separat...
• Eichmann’s escape helped by German intelligence and Roman Catholic Church - 4 hours ago

RAW Story

• General Motors leads the US in clean energy patents - 3 hours ago DETROIT, Michigan — General Motors received more clean energy patents in the past year than any other company, a study released Friday said. GM's 135 patents represented nearly 14 percent of the...
• German executives sentenced in death of Italian workers - 4 hours ago ROME — An Italian court on Friday sentenced German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp's director-general in Italy to 16.5 years in jail for the deaths of seven workers after a fire at its Turin plant in De...
• Star of Egyptian revolt blasts world’s elites as “partners in crime” - 5 hours ago WASHINGTON — The Google executive who became the hero of the Egyptian revolution cropped up at the pinnacle of international finance Friday, chiding the elites for supporting strongman Hosni Mubarak...
• Drug-resistant bacteria found in 1/4 of US meat, poultry - 5 hours ago WASHINGTON — A sampling of grocery store meat in five US cities has shown a type of drug-resistant bacteria is contained in about one quarter of beef, chicken, pork and turkey for sale, a study said...
• LA Lakers to work with gay rights group after Kobe Bryant incident - 5 hours ago
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Red Tape Chronicles

• Just how creepy is 'Creepy'? A test-drive - 18 hours agoKelly Collis feels safe sharing her location information. You probably know that some Internet and cell phone applications like Foursquare or Twitter can broadcast your location to the world.  And y...
• Study: Banks hiding fee info, skirting law - 3 days agoThere's only one way to get the best price on a service: Shop around. And there's only one way to shop around: Compare prices. But banking consumers who try to engage in this pillar of free ma...
• 5 Traps: How do I use public Wi-Fi safely? - 3 days agoYou've heard it for years: Using free coffee shop Wi-Fi isn't safe.  But then, you've done it anyway,  viewing critical work documents or doing online banking. So let's talk turkey.  T...
• Lawsuit: Credit score sites mislead consumers - 1 week agoConfused about your credit score and where to get it?  That’s intentional, according to a new lawsuit filed in a California federal court. Many consumers who think they are buying a peek at their cr...
• Experian glitch temporarily sinks credit scores - 1 week ago

Reuters

• Osborne backs closer deficit scrutiny by IMF  - 5 hours agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne welcomed closer international scrutiny of his deficit reduction program on Friday, and said it undermined opposition criticism of his cuts to public sp...
• Misrata under bombardment, West seeks regime change  - 4 hours agoTRIPOLI (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi bombarded the besieged rebel city of Misrata and battled their way into its centre, and U.S., British and French leaders redefined the...
• G20 backs early-warning plan against future crises  - 7 hours agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Finance chiefs from leading world economies agreed on Friday on a new plan to identify countries whose policies could put the global economy at risk if left unchecked.
• U.S. inflation contained, bucks global price trend  - 9 hours agoBEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Inflation accelerated in Asia and Europe in March while the United States bucked the global trend with underlying price pressures largely in check, leaving monetary poli...
• Thousands protest over Hungary constitution change - 10 hours ago

San Jose Mercury

• Suspicious letter found at Google HQ in Mountain View - 25 minutes agoThe FBI is investigating a suspicious letter someone sent to the Google (GOOG) headquarters in Mountain View on Friday.
• Belmont college student kidnapped, taken to Sunnyvale motel - 40 minutes agoTwo men briefly kidnapped a Peninsula college student and took her to a Sunnyvale motel on Friday before police rescued her and arrested her ex-boyfriend, authorities said.
• Woman dies, husband survives in Caltrain car crash in Palo Alto - 2 hours agoAs cars lined up in front of the Nissan Altima on the Palo Alto Caltrain tracks, the crossing gates came down, boxing in the vehicle and leaving the couple inside with nowhere to drive.
• San Jose may ban medical marijuana shops - 2 hours agoAfter toying with regulations to allow medical marijuana outfits for a year and a half without reaching agreement on rules, San Jose council members may be ready to ban them altogether.
• Continuing Care Residential Communities can be risky during tough economic times - 6 hours ago

Top Documentary Films

• Aristotle’s Lagoon - 10 hours agoIn the 4th century BC the Greek philosopher Aristotle traveled to Lesvos, an island in the Aegean teeming, then as now, with wildlife. His fascination with what he found there, and his painstaking stu...
• Extraordinary People: The Rainman Twins - 23 hours agoThe story of Flo and Kay, the worlds only female autistic savant twins. Savantism is a rare condition in which sufferers of developmental disorders, often autism, are capable of acts of genius that fa...
• First Orbit - 1 day agoApril 12th 1961 – Yuri Gagarin is about to see what no other person has seen in the history of humanity – the Earth from space. In the next 108 minutes he'll see more than most people do in a life...
• Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives - 1 day agoFollow EELS frontman Mark Oliver Everett on his quest to comprehend the theory of parallel universes while unraveling the remarkable life story of his iconoclastic father Hugh - creator of the radical...
• The Zionist Story - 2 days ago

Voltaire

• Op-ed on Libya by Barack Obama, David Cameron and Nicolas SarkozyLibya's Pathway to Peace Together with our NATO allies and coalition partners, the United States, France and Britain have been united from the start in responding to the crisis in Libya, and we ar...
• Israeli political and military tests in GazaLibya: The tribal division and the fires of foreign interference / Aircrafts arrive from the Red Sea and bomb wanted men in Africa / Al-Hariri's task to trigger strife / The Muslim Brotherhood in ...
• President Obama's Speech on Debt and Deficit Reduction: 'The Country We Believe In'George Washington University Washington D.C. 13 April 2011 Good afternoon. It's great to be back at GW. I want you to know that one of the reasons I kept the government open was so I could be here...
• Curt Weldon, Washington's unofficial envoy to TripoliCurt Weldon, former Republican Congressman of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 2007 and only foreigner to sit on the board of the Gaddafi Foundation (Photo), traveled to Libya at the head of a small US deleg...
• Libya: African Union mediation hindered by NATO for 18 days
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• UK News 
• Fire near M1 hits Easter getaway
• Obama "satisfied" with Libya air mission
• Miller 'should drop hacking claim'
• Car thief dices with death in high-octane chase
• PM faces Parliament recall demands over Libya
• Dramatic rescue of bear stuck up a tree
• Royal Wedding timings released
• Record Store Day Sees Music Shops Hit Back
• Van Dykes team up for Sunshine Boys
• Prince William turned away at restaurant
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• House passes huge GOP budget cuts, opposing Obama (AP) - 1 hour agoAP - In a prelude to a summer showdown with President Barack Obama, Republicans controlling the House pushed to passage on Friday a bold but politically dangerous budget blueprint to slash social safe...
• Calculate exactly where your tax dollars go (Exclusive to Yahoo! News) - 13 hours agoExclusive to Yahoo! News - By JANE SASSEEN Yahoo! Politics Just how much do you spend to foot the bill for U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan? What's your share of the tab for interest on the nat...
• Mitt Romney’s hurdles in 2012: The Fast Fix (The Newsroom) - 16 hours ago
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• Earnings stumbles could awaken bears (Reuters) - 4 hours agoReuters - Earnings could make for a bumpy ride in U.S. stocks next week if more key companies undershoot expectations, possibly causing a spike in volatility.
• G20 backs early-warning plan against future crises (Reuters) - 2 hours agoReuters - Leading world economies agreed on Friday to put the policies of seven major nations under a microscope as part of a plan to prevent a repeat of the global financial crisis.
• J&J in talks to buy Synthes for $20 billion: report (Reuters) - 6 hours ago
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• The Settler State"The rule seems to be that when the people of a civilized country become spoiled by culture and riches, a hardier, less pampered and more primitive race on the fringes takes over, as Greece was t...
• The System is a Social Disease"The future calls for democratically controlled state power exercised in centrally overseeing decentralized local power, and a balance between global, national and local communities. This can onl...
• Mobilizing for September?"The September initiative does not exist on its own. It is part of a wider political campaign. But by the same token, if it does represent a significant opportunity to further the liberation of P...
• The Cape Talk debate on the UJ boycott of Ben Gurion University"It is Israel’s comprehensive system of institutionalised racism against indigenous non-Jewish inhabitants, depriving them of basic rights solely because of their ethnic identity, that sets Israe...
• A twist in Syria's sobriety

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