Brothers visit jailed Nobel winner in China (AP)

Brothers visit jailed Nobel winner in China (AP)
Karzai in India on crucial visit
Severed heads mark grisly trend in Mexico
Levitron Buys Energy-IT Start-Up Obvius
Looking For Work? NASA Is Hiring Astronauts
Analysis: Myanmar dam suspension tests vital China ties (Reuters)
Given an Opportunity to Cut Spending, the President Sings of the Buffett Rule
What CIOs Can Learn From Moneyball
Analysis: Myanmar dam suspension tests vital China ties
VIDEO: Syria must 'respect human rights'
VIDEO: Return to Norway's Utoeya island
Analysis: U.S. strikes on al Qaeda hallmarks of stealthier war (Reuters)
Suspected sectarian attack in Pakistan kills 13 (Reuters)
Indonesia tells tourists to stay clear of volcano (AP)
Suspected sectarian attack in Pakistan kills 13
VIDEO: Kercher trial: Pair acquitted
Analysis: U.S. strikes on al Qaeda hallmarks of stealthier war
Checklist for Fast Company Growth.
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Posted: 03 Oct 2011 11:35 PM PDT

AP - The brothers of a jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner in China say they have been allowed a rare visit with him.

Karzai in India on crucial visit

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 12:03 AM PDT

Afghanistan and India set to forge closer ties as Afghan leader visits New Delhi during an unstable time in region.

Severed heads mark grisly trend in Mexico

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 11:25 PM PDT

Decapitations coincide with death of four people, including two US citizens, in Ciudad Juarez.

Levitron Buys Energy-IT Start-Up Obvius

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 11:04 PM PDT

Leviton, the Melville, NY-based manufacturer of lighting management systems, data networking solutions and electrical wiring devices, said it plans to buy Obvius, the energy-management start-up company based in Portland, Oregon. Obvius has pioneered a portfolio of plug-and-play data-collection and communications applications based on an open architecture, which allow users to monitor electric, water, gas, environmental ...

Looking For Work? NASA Is Hiring Astronauts

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:50 PM PDT

NASA is opening up an application period for those who think they have the right stuff to be an astronaut.

Analysis: Myanmar dam suspension tests vital China ties (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:58 PM PDT

Reuters - The surprise decision by Myanmar's new civilian government to suspend a controversial, Chinese-backed dam is straining relations between the erstwhile allies, but neither is likely to risk lasting damage.

Given an Opportunity to Cut Spending, the President Sings of the Buffett Rule

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:37 PM PDT

The lion is laying down with the lamb regarding spending, and Obama is oblivious

What CIOs Can Learn From Moneyball

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:29 PM PDT

Written by Sunny Gupta Sunny Gupta is CEO and co-founder of Apptio, a provider of technology business management software. Despite having one of the lowest payrolls in Major League Baseball, Oakland A?s General Manager Billy Beane built a winning team employing something called "sabermetrics" (Society for American Baseball Research + Metrics). In his bestseller Moneyball, ...

Analysis: Myanmar dam suspension tests vital China ties

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:58 PM PDT

BEIJING/YANGON (Reuters) - The surprise decision by Myanmar's new civilian government to suspend a controversial, Chinese-backed dam is straining relations between the erstwhile allies, but neither is likely to risk lasting damage.

VIDEO: Syria must 'respect human rights'

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:41 PM PDT

US ambassador in Damascus, Robert Ford, says the Syrian government's ''repression'' against its own people is stirring up violence in Syria.

VIDEO: Return to Norway's Utoeya island

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:15 PM PDT

Journalists have been given their first access to the island of Utoeya since Anders Breivik killed 69 people at a youth camp on 22 July.

Analysis: U.S. strikes on al Qaeda hallmarks of stealthier war (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:18 PM PDT

Reuters - Five months of successful strikes against al Qaeda leaders reflect an increasingly precise, covert U.S. counter-terrorism campaign that appears to be reaching critical mass after years of heavy investment.

Suspected sectarian attack in Pakistan kills 13 (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:34 PM PDT

Reuters - At least 13 people were shot dead by gunmen in a suspected sectarian attack on a passenger bus in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province on Tuesday, the second such attack in just over two weeks.

Indonesia tells tourists to stay clear of volcano (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:13 PM PDT

AP - Authorities are warning tourists and fishermen to stay more than a mile (two kilometers) from a smoking Indonesian volcano known as "Child of Krakatoa."

Suspected sectarian attack in Pakistan kills 13

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:34 PM PDT

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least 13 people were shot dead by gunmen in a suspected sectarian attack on a passenger bus in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province on Tuesday, the second such attack in just over two weeks.

VIDEO: Kercher trial: Pair acquitted

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:06 PM PDT

An Italian appeals court has overturned the murder convictions of American Amanda Knox and Italian Raffaele Sollecito, jailed for the killing of UK student Meredith Kercher in 2007.

Analysis: U.S. strikes on al Qaeda hallmarks of stealthier war

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:18 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five months of successful strikes against al Qaeda leaders reflect an increasingly precise, covert U.S. counter-terrorism campaign that appears to be reaching critical mass after years of heavy investment.

Checklist for Fast Company Growth.

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 09:49 PM PDT

I do a lot of consulting for entrepreneurs building their companies. No matter what the industry, I find the same things lacking in companies struggling to grow. So this week, I thought it would be helpful if I put these common challenges into an easy to review checklist. So take a few minutes to look ...