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U.S. News India News Politics News Business News Sports News Science News Tech News Health News   China, NKorea reaffirm ties after rocket test   BEIJING (AP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao met with a top North Korean envoy on Monday in a reaffirmation of traditional ties following Chinese pique over Pyongyang's recent attempted rocket launch.

Suu Kyi delays debut as Myanmar freed from EU sanctions   By Soe Than Win (AFP) - 2 hours ago NAYPYIDAW - Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi shunned the opening of parliament on Monday while the nation's president vowed "no U-turn" on reforms as the EU suspended wide-ranging sanctions.

Sudan's Bashir rejects talks with South   By Abdelmoneim Abu Edris Ali (AFP) - 19 minutes ago HEGLIG, Sudan - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said Monday there will be no more talks with South Sudan, as fresh Sudanese air raids dashed South Sudanese hopes for an end to weeks of fighting.

Breivik claims 'racist' plot to cast him as insane OSLO, Norway - Anxious to prove he's not insane, confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has told a court that questions about his mental health are part of "racist" plot to discredit his extreme anti-Muslim ideology.

Fact box: Dutch opinion polls show fragmented landscape | AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - As the Netherlands heads for early elections, the latest opinion polls show no single party will win a majority, increasing the risk that it could take months for a new coalition consisting of three or four parties to be formed.

Shekel Weakens on Concern Egypt Gas Halt May Stoke Mideast Risk By Sharon Wrobel on April 23 Israel's shekel was set for the biggest decline in almost three weeks as demand for riskier assets waned on concern Egypt's decision to halt a natural gas supply agreement may fuel Middle East geopolitical tensions.

UN observers visit suburbs of Syrian capital BEIRUT (AP) - United Nations observers monitoring Syria's shaky cease-fire visited a string of rebellious Damascus suburbs Monday, while the European Union looked set to levy new sanctions to increase the pressure on President Bashar Assad's regime.

Bangladesh clashes over missing opposition leader By Shafiq Alam (AFP) - 8 minutes ago DHAKA - One demonstrator was killed and more than 20 police injured in Bangladesh on Monday as officers fought to control a crowd of 10000 people protesting over the disappearance of opposition leader Ilias Ali.

China sees trade with Germany near doubling by 2015 By Kevin Yao and Andreas Rinke HANNOVER, Germany, April 23 (Reuters) - China and Germany, the world's two biggest exporters, can nearly double their bilateral trade in the next three years, but must also improve their market access and combat ...

Sri Lanka government orders removal of Dambulla mosque Sri Lanka's government has ordered the removal of a mosque from an area it says is sacred to the country's majority Buddhists.

Imran Khan supports demilitarisation of Siachen LAHORE: Backing the military move, cricketer -turned-politician Imran Khan supported demilitarisation of the Siachen glacier, but said there should not be any unilateral withdrawal by Pakistani troops.

Angry Saudi boy, 4, shoots father dead after he refused to buy him a PLAYSTATION By Daily Mail Reporter An angry four-year-old boy shot his father dead after he refused to buy him a PlayStation. The Saudi Arabian youngster, from the southern Jizan area, grabbed his father's pistol and gunned him down.

YouTube loses court battle over music clips YouTube could face a huge bill for royalties after it lost a court battle in Germany over music videos. A court in Hamburg ruled that YouTube is responsible for the content that users post to the video sharing site.

Pak plans to build two N-power plants in Sindh ISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans to build two coastal nuclear power plants with a capacity of 1000 MW each in the southern port city of Karachi to meet the future energy needs of the financial hub, according to a media report on Monday.

17 Qaeda militants killed by Yemen air raid SANAA - Seventeen suspected Al-Qaeda militants were killed in an air raid that struck one of their hideouts in the southern town of Loder, the defence ministry said on Sunday.

Obama moves ahead in swing states President Barack Obama - with the help of a slowly improving US economy - is gaining ground in many of the 14 states where the presidential contest with Mitt Romney hangs in the balance.

Pakistan PM's son named in ephedrine case PTI Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Musa has cut short his honeymoon in South Africa and returned to Pakistan after being named as an accused in a case of alleged irregularities in the import of a large amount of the controlled drug ...

* Sri Lanka President arrives in Seoul, South Korea Seoul: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa arrived at Seoul Air Base in Seoul, South Korea for a four-day official visit on an invitation extended by his South Korean counterpart, President Lee Myung-Bak.

Narrow escape for two Pakistan airliners; authorities order 'shakedown . Karachi/Lahore/Islamabad, (ANI): Days after the fatal Bhoja Airline crash, two airliners narrowly escaped disasters in Karachi and Lahore respectively on Sunday, prompting the authorities to order a 'shakedown inspection' of all private airlines ...

 

Google Drive Storage

1. Google Drive to Offer Up to 100 GB of Storage

   Rumors about Google Drive have been circulating for a long, long time. But now Reuters is reporting that Drive will launch today, and also offer .

2. Google Drive confirmed by Google support pages | The Verge

   Only the most skeptical of observers would consider Google Drive a rumor by this point, but if you want some truly bulletproof confirmation of its ...

3. 100GB Google Drive due today tip insiders [Updated] - SlashGear

   Google Drive will offer up to 100GB of cloud storage when it launches, insiders have claimed, with a public unveil of the multimedia and ...

4. Google Drive: What it could mean for the cloud storage market | ZDNet

   Major cloud industry players weigh in on what the arrival of Google Drive could mean for the consumer and enterprise cloud storage markets.

5. Google Drive rumored to be launched as early as today | Ubergizmo

   Google's answer to Dropbox has long been rumored and it has been tipped several times that Google Drive could be launching soon.

6. As Google Drive Gets Real, Rivals Prep for Invasion | Cloudline ...

    The long-rumored Google Drive cloud storage service is expected to be launching this week, and if one seemingly credible launch partner leak ...

7. Ahead of Google Drive launch, Dropbox makes sharing incredibly ...

    Just ahead of Google's upcoming Drive launch, cloud storage powerhouse Dropbox has released a powerful new tool that lets you share files ..

 

Pottermore Potion

J.K. Rowling's Pottermore Site Is Now Open to the Public

With the books and movies all finished, are you suffering from Harry Potter withdrawal?

 

More Than $1.5 Million Worth of Harry Potter Ebooks Sold in 3 Days

Harry Potter fan site Pottermore sold more than $1.59 million worth of ebooks in the first three days after the books became available, Pottermore CEO Charlie Redmayne said on a Radio Litopia show, "The Naked Book."

 

J.K. Rowling Is A Rich Lady; Decoding Shakespeare's Scrawl

Today in books and publishing: A possible settlement between some of the Big Six publishers and the Department of Justice, Pottermore sold an estimated $1.5 million in e-books in its first three days, and a depressing look at an Amazon fulfillment center.

 

JK Rowling Upgrades Website, Teases First Adult Book

[More from Mashable: Pottermore to Be Online Gaming Site [REPORT]]

 

'Harry Potter' e-books finally fly onto an e-reader near you

Harry Potter fans rejoice. The hugely popular series is now available from J.K. Rowling's Pottermore website as digital downloads that can be read on e-readers, tablets and smartphones.

 

 Amazon, B&N make concessions for Potter ebooks

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc and Barnes & Noble Inc unveiled Harry Potter e-books on Tuesday in deals that suggest the companies made big concessions with author J.K. Rowling for electronic access to the hit series. Amazon said it struck a distribution deal with J.K. Rowling's new website pottermore.com. Amazon customers can search for the Harry Potter e-books in the company's Kindle Store, but ...

 

J.K. Rowling Is Writing a Potter Encyclopedia; The Pulitzer Blame Game

Today in books and publishing: J.K. Rowling isn't done with Harry Potter completely, the jurors for the Pulitzer's fiction prize explain why they're not to blame for the lack of a winner, and what DOJ's settlements with three publishers means for the way you buy e-books in the coming months.

 

Harry Potter, Now Magically Paper-Free; Creepy Vogue Article to Become Creepy Book

Today in books: Like magic, the Harry Potter e-books have arrived, E.L. James made a lot of money selling the film rights to Fifty Shades of Grey, and Ian McEwan has a late addition to the November publishing slate.

 

Harry Potter breaks e-book lockdown

When the Harry Potter books finally went on sale in electronic form on Tuesday, it was as if Harry himself had cast the "Alohomora" spell on them — the one that unlocks doors.

 

Harry Potter eBooks Available for the First Time on NOOK® by Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced the highly-anticipated eBook editions of J.K. Rowling's bestselling Harry Potter stories are now available to buy for the first time ever at the Pottermore Shop through BN.com and NOOK starting today. All seven titles in the Harry Potter series, plus a complete set, can be ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

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