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Image via WikipediaThe number of people killed in the Philippines by floods triggered by Tropical Storm Washi has risen to 650.
Soldiers and volunteers are still searching for the 800 people reported missing on southern Mindanao island.Many were trapped in their homes as the flash floods coincided with high tides. In some places entire villages are reported to have been swept away.
In pictures: Philippine flood devastation
North Korea's Kim Jong-il dead at 69drgrist Here's the announcer on North Korean TV announcing Kim Jong-Il's death. Strangely touching. http://youtu.be/7zT8lKweG00
This did not take long
Václav Havel on Kim Jong-il
Iranian state TV has broadcast what it says is the confession of an alleged CIA spy, a US man of Iranian descent.
The man, named as Amir Mirzai Hekmati, was shown allegedly confessing to a mission to infiltrate Iran's intelligence services.| A Russian winter: Putin, protests, propaganda |
A new reality TV show aiming to counter negative stereotypes of Muslim Americans in the US has sparked major debate after at least two companies pulled their advertisements from the series following pressure from a conservative evangelical group for a boycott.
All American Muslim focuses on the everyday lives of five American Muslim families in Dearborn, Michigan, a city with the largest Arab population in the US. The show's creators, cable TV network TLC, say the show aims to foster better relations with a community that many feel is misrepresented by mainstream US media. But voices from the right say it is a ploy to carry out a stealth holy war.
In this week's feature, Listening Post's Marcela Pizarro looks at what an American Muslim reality TV show has revealed about US media in a post-9/11 era.
Deadly riots spread in Kazakhstan oil region
Occupy Goes to Washington, Finding Politics is Complicated
Fri Dec 16, 2011 17:59 from Wired Top Stories
As winter closes in, Washington, DC emerges as the only city with Occupy encampments, leaving the city with two encampments, both with different views on the future of a movement. Video: Drone Watches Last U.S. Convoy Leave Iraq
Sun Dec 18, 2011 07:31 from Wired Top Stories
Video: Here's a drone's eye view of the final U.S. military convoys to leave Iraq. Over eight years after the U.S. began one of its most controversial wars, a flying robot loitered overhead to watch the military cross the Kuwait border.Army Arrested Manning Based on Unconfirmed Chat Logs
Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:58 from Wired Top Stories
In the second day of a military hearing for accused WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning, the government concedes it arrested Manning based on unconfirmed and inaccurate information from Manning's chats with an informer.Bradley Manning Case Advances Despite Defense Objections
Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:17 from Wired Top Stories
The lawyer for alleged WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning threw a wrench into a military hearing on charges against Manning -- calling for the presiding officer to step down over conflicts of interest. Iran's Alleged Drone Hack: Tough, but Possible
Fri Dec 16, 2011 16:01 from Wired Top Stories
Not that you should necessarily believe Iran's claims about the U.S. drone it captured, but: It's possible to spoof a drone's GPS. It's harder than the Iranians make it seem. But it's doable, and if the Iranians did it, add that to the list of security flaws with the U.S. fleet of flying robots. Internet Braces For Stream-Only Netflix
Fri Dec 16, 2011 14:20 from Wired Top Stories
The U.S. Postal Service is cutting back on one-day delivery and the decision has many wondering if the days of shipping and receiving those red Netflix envelopes are nearly over. CEO Reed Hastings recently described the DVD business as being in "a slow decline over the next, well, many years." The question is how this slow wind-down will affect the Internet.How to Master Facebook Timeline in 5 Quick Minutes
Fri Dec 16, 2011 12:50 from Wired Top Stories
Yesterday, Facebook rolled out its new Timeline feature to the masses. This ultra-illustrative, chronological listing of posts, photos, shared links, check-ins, and more is a radically different arrangement than the Facebook profile you've been used to. Here's how to curate it to best effect.Supernova Research Challenges Cosmic 'Dark Flow' Mystery
Fri Dec 16, 2011 12:31 from Wired Top Stories
New research contradicts the finding that everything in the visible universe is moving in the same direction, a phenomenon known as dark floNo Fear: Memory Adjustment Pills Get Pentagon Pushopen original article
Fri Dec 16, 2011 12:00 from Wired Top Stories
Intent on solving the PTSD crisis plaguing this generation of soldiers, the Pentagon's decided to make a major push into a controversial realm of treatment. One that'd see military personnel popping fear-erasing pills to zap their traumatic memories.How Ignorance Could Improve Group Decisions
Fri Dec 16, 2011 08:30 from Wired Top Stories
Under certain conditions, a new study shows uninformed individuals can shift the balance toward the majority, enabling a democratic process where the majority rules.( What am I doing )
Japan declares Fukushima stable
In pictures: Rwanda's poo-powered prisons
Three Smart Things About Food IrradiationFri Dec 16, 2011 04:30 from Wired Top Stories
Wired outlines the good, the bad, and the explosive about food irradiation. 
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