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BBC: Yemen unrest: 'Dozens killed' as gunmen target rally
Yemen unrest: 'Dozens killed' as gunmen target rally
Unidentified gunmen firing on an anti-government rally in the Yemeni capital Sanaa have killed at least 45 people and injured 270, doctors told the BBC.
The gunmen fired from rooftops overlooking the central square in what the opposition called a massacre.
President Ali Abdullah Saleh declared a national state of emergency but denied his forces were behind the shooting.
US President Barack Obama has condemned the violence, urging Mr Saleh to allow peaceful protests.
BBC: Ivory Coast shelling in Abidjan 'a war crime' - UN
Ivory Coast shelling in Abidjan 'a war crime' - UN
The shelling of an Abidjan market by Ivory Coast security forces which killed at least 25 people may be a crime against humanity, the UN says.
Allies of disputed President Laurent Gbagbo have denied UN claims they fired the shells.
They landed in the district of Abobo, which is under the control of militias who back his rival, Alassane Ouattara.
Mr Gbagbo refuses to step down although Mr Ouattara is widely recognised as the winner of last year's poll.
BBC: Barack Obama heading to Brazil on Latin America trip
Barack Obama heading to Brazil on Latin America trip
US President Barack Obama is departing for a five-day trip to Latin America aimed at building markets for US exports and extending US influence.
Mr Obama heads first to Brazil, a major market for US goods, where he hopes to bolster ties with new Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.
He later travels to Chile and El Salvador.
The White House bills the trip as a way to create US jobs by deepening economic ties with Latin American countries.
BBC: Pakistan: Calls for revenge after US drones kill 40
Pakistan: Calls for revenge after US drones kill 40
Tribal leaders in the Pakistani region of North Waziristan have vowed revenge against the US after drones killed more than 40 people near the Afghan border.
&&&&&We are a people who wait 100 years to exact revenge. We never forgive our enemy,"the elders said in a statement.
Thursday's attack has caused fury - most of the dead were tribal elders and police attending an open-air meeting.
Observers say anger over the botched drone raid may help Pakistan delay an assault on the Taliban in Waziristan.
BBC: Tuberculosis vaccine target found
Tuberculosis vaccine target found
A protein which could be targeted for a tuberculosis vaccine has been discovered by scientists at Imperial College London.
TB is caused by bacteria and the only vaccine against it, the BCG jab, is not very effective.
The disease of the lungs kills approximately two million people worldwide each year.
The charity, TB Alert, said the research was promising, but a vaccine was a long way off.
BBC: Middle East unrest: Three killed at protest in Syria
Middle East unrest: Three killed at protest in Syria
At least three protesters have been shot dead in the south Syrian city of Deraa as security forces clamped down on a protest rally.
They were killed by security forces as protesters demanded political freedom and an end to corruption, eyewitnesses and activists told foreign media.
President Bashar al-Assad, whose Baath party has dominated politics for nearly 50 years, tolerates no dissent.
Washington strongly condemned the use of force against demonstrators.
Reuters: Fed joined G7 in yen intervention: NY Fed spokesman
Fed joined G7 in yen intervention: NY Fed spokesman
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve joined other Group of Seven central banks in intervening in currency markets to help weaken the Japanese yen on Friday, a New York Federal Reserve spokesman told Reuters.
Reuters: GM to assess Japan parts problems in two weeks: CEO
GM to assess Japan parts problems in two weeks: CEO
(Reuters) - General Motors Co (GM.N) will only learn the impact of Japan's earthquake and nuclear crisis on its supply chain within a week or two, Chief Executive Daniel Akerson said on Friday, as shortages of components and other supplies deepen.
The largest U.S. carmaker is assessing possible bottlenecks that Japan's woes could cause for GM factories around the globe, Akerson told reporters in Sao Paulo. He is in Brazil to announce the opening of a third shift at GM's Sao Caetano do Sul plant.
&&&&&I would say over the next week or two we will have a better understanding not only about what is happening in Japan but also where we are on an inventory basis around the globe,"he said.
Plant shutdowns across Japan following the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis risk limiting supplies of everything from semiconductors to car parts for manufacturers across the globe. Honda (7267.T) and Renault (RENA.PA) are curbing output as ruptured logistics, sagging confidence and energy shortages hamper operations.
Reuters: Egyptians gear up for first post-Mubarak vote
Egyptians gear up for first post-Mubarak vote
(Reuters) - Egypt holds a referendum on Saturday on constitutional changes in the first such vote since protests toppled longtime president Hosni Mubarak.
The referendum, designed to usher in free legislative and presidential elections, has divided the country's reform movement between those in favor of amending the constitution and those who want it completely rewritten.
The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's biggest organized opposition group, and other Islamists support the amendments.
Other opposition parties and prominent reformists, including prospective presidential candidates Mohamed ElBaradei and Amr Moussa, oppose them.
Reuters: JPMorgan, others boost payouts after Fed tests
JPMorgan, others boost payouts after Fed tests
(Reuters) - U.S. regulators gave major banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co the green light on Friday to boost dividends, loosening the reins on the industry 2-1/2 years after the government bailed out the financial system.
The strongest banks, including JPMorgan, are entitled to raise dividends and buy back shares in a matter of weeks, while weaker banks, including SunTrust Banks Inc, were authorized to issue shares and pay back government bailout money.
The Federal Reserve tested how banks would fare if the economy were to come under more pressure, in another round of stress tests nearly two years after the first round. European banks face similar tests.
Banks received billions of dollars of rescue funds from the government in 2008 and 2009 after suffering huge losses in a credit crunch. But in 2010 the banking system turned a profit, emboldening regulators to permit banks to return money to shareholders through dividends and buybacks.
Reuters: Bahrain to pursue talks, receive more Gulf troops
Bahrain to pursue talks, receive more Gulf troops
(Reuters) - Bahrain is committed to talks with the opposition but security is a priority and more Gulf troops will arrive in the kingdom to help restore order after weeks of unrest, the foreign minister said on Friday.
Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed al-Khalifa said three or four Gulf states were sending troops and the forces would remain for as long as it took to bring calm after protests by the Shi'ite majority slid into sectarian violence and crippled the economy.
Their role would be limited to guarding strategic assets such as oil facilities, however, and they will not be involved in quelling protests, he told a news conference in Manama.
&&&&&We look with all confidence to the return of normal life in Bahrain,"Sheikh Khaled said. &&&&&We know dialogue is our path."
Reuters: IBM pays $10 million to settle bribery complaint
IBM pays $10 million to settle bribery complaint
(Reuters) - IBM has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a complaint its employees tried to bribe South Korean and Chinese officials with cash, gifts and entertainment in return for business for more than a decade.
The U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission alleged employees of IBM Korea and a local joint venture with LG Electronics paid around $207,000 in bribes to South Korean government officials, according to court documents on Friday.
IBM employees in China also provided gifts, overseas trips and entertainment to Chinese government officials, it said.
The violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act took place between 1998 through 2009, the SEC said in the complaint.
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Computer World: ICANN approves .xxx top-level domain
ICANN approves .xxx top-level domain
IDG News Service - The adult entertainment industry now has a home on the Internet: It's called .xxx.
The group that manages the Internet's top-level domains -- the .com, .org and .net that we all type at the end of e-mail messages and Web addresses -- said Friday that it will establish a .xxx domain, a move that it hopes will add a measure of predictability and security to the wild world of Internet websites. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) signed off on the process at a meeting in San Francisco this week.
Pornography is often used to lure Web surfers to dangerous or fraudulent sites. By regulating .xxx, ICANN hopes to make things better.
Anyone who wants to register a .xxx domain will first have to go through an application process that's approved by the International Foundation for Online Responsibility. This procedure is intended to ensure that .xxx domains don't engage in fraud, child pornography and other practices. At the same time, having a domain set aside specifically for adult websites would make it easier for users to block such sites from their browsing experience. "
Editorial Note:The internet really is for Porn........