News Headlines - 23 August 2010

▽Eight Hong Kong Tourists Die in Bloody End to Manila Bus Siege - Business Week
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-08-23/eight-hong-kong-tourists-die-in-bloody-end-to-manila-bus-siege.html
Eight Hong Kong tourists were shot dead in the bloody end to the seizure of a bus in Manila by a disgruntled police inspector, who was also killed when officers stormed the vehicle.

▽Trapped Chile miners receive food and water - BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11064687
Rescue workers in Chile say they have sent the first supplies of water and food to 33 miners who have been trapped underground for 17 days.

▽34 killed in Pakistan; bombings occur in Taliban stronghold areas - Los Angels Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-bombings-20100824,0,2877980.story
Three bomb blasts killed 34 people Monday in northwest Pakistan, authorities said.

▽Royal Navy underfunding has left it 'inadequate' for vital tasks, report finds - Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/7956549/Royal-Navy-underfunding-has-left-it-inadequate-for-vital-tasks-report-finds.html
Britain must to invest in large numbers of cheaper warships if the “dangerously weak” Royal Navy is to guarantee the country's maritime security, an academic paper has said.

▼Vocaloid news at this moment
http://sekiseblog.blog51.fc2.com/blog-entry-456.html
A summary of the newly launched vocaloid news, including Lily, VY1, Rin and Len append, Luka append, Project if series, and a new CV with man's voice.