Oil near $91 as traders eye Greek debt plan vote (AP)

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• Oil near $91 as traders eye Greek debt plan vote (AP)
• UK court to rule in Assange extradition case
• VIDEO: Haiti creating home loan system
• Gas could indicate new Japan nuclear plant trouble (AP)
• Rare white kiwi is seeing red after surgery (AP)
• Turkish 'Peasant' Banker Faces Sale
• Russia: The TV News Story That Slipped by the Censors -- for a While (Time.com)
• Greek PM convinces cabinet, next up Merkel and Sarkozy (Reuters)
• What China Would Gain from Europe in Bailing Out Euro Zone (Time.com)
• THE GREAT TRAINING ROBBERY: Why the $60 billion investment in leadership development is not working
• What China Would Gain from Europe in Bailing Out Euro Zone (Time.com)
• Greece Bailout Referendum: Papandreou Move Upsets Country (Time.com)
• Russian Oligarch Seeks to Distance Himself From Rival
• Brazil Industrial Output Falls
• Some Asian Economies Reflect Strains
• Plane Makes Crash Landing in Poland
• China Police Nab Fake-Drug Ring
• Egypt Scrutinizes Regime 'Remnants'
• News Corp. Counsel Noted Hacking 'Culture' in 2008
• Call for Greek Vote Unsettles Europe

Oil near $91 as traders eye Greek debt plan vote (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:24 PM PDT AP - Oil prices fell to near $91 a barrel Wednesday in Asia amid investor concern Greek voters may reject a plan to contain the country's debt crisis that was brokered by European leaders last week.

UK court to rule in Assange extradition case Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:19 PM PDT WikiLeaks founder to learn whether he will be sent to Sweden for questioning over sexual assault allegations.

VIDEO: Haiti creating home loan system Posted: 01 Nov 2011 08:39 PM PDT Two years since Haiti was devastated by an earthquake, the government hopes to create a new loan system that would make mortgages available to the middle classes.

Gas could indicate new Japan nuclear plant trouble (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 09:45 PM PDT AP - Officials detected a radioactive gas associated with nuclear fission at Japan's tsunami-damaged atomic power plant Wednesday, indicating there could be a new problem at one of its reactors. They injected a substance that neutralizes nuclear reactions as a precaution.

Rare white kiwi is seeing red after surgery (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 09:35 PM PDT AP - She's grumpy, grouchy and packs a good kick. Just like a healthy kiwi should.

Turkish 'Peasant' Banker Faces Sale Posted: 01 Nov 2011 04:25 PM PDT Hakan Ates, chief of DenizBank, is proud to say he is the cost-cutting "peasant" of Turkey's banking industry—it has made his bank a winner from two economic crises. Half a dozen buyers are interested in acquiring it.

Russia: The TV News Story That Slipped by the Censors -- for a While (Time.com) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:05 PM PDT Time.com - A report on torture in Chechnya surprised Russian viewers -- in part of the country anyway. And then the censors appeared to realize what was happening

Greek PM convinces cabinet, next up Merkel and Sarkozy (Reuters) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 08:57 PM PDT Reuters - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou fought off a barrage of criticism to win the backing of his cabinet on Wednesday to push ahead with a referendum the government said would take place as soon as possible on a European Union debt bailout deal.

What China Would Gain from Europe in Bailing Out Euro Zone (Time.com) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:05 PM PDT Time.com - By helping Europe keep the euro zone afloat, China would be taking a financial risk -- but the political and commercial gains could be worth it

THE GREAT TRAINING ROBBERY: Why the $60 billion investment in leadership development is not working Posted: 01 Nov 2011 09:43 PM PDT If you approve or select your organization's investments in leadership development, read on.... Thanks to a plethora of research, there is no doubt left about the fact that talent and leadership are essential hallmarks of sustainable business growth. Almost everyone therefore agrees that getting talent and leadership development right is a must. However, despite decades ...

What China Would Gain from Europe in Bailing Out Euro Zone (Time.com) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 08:05 PM PDT Time.com - By helping Europe keep the euro zone afloat, China would be taking a financial risk -- but the political and commercial gains could be worth it

Greece Bailout Referendum: Papandreou Move Upsets Country (Time.com) Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:05 PM PDT Time.com - Even a populace sick of austerity appears to be appalled at the Greek Prime Minister's proposed referendum on the hard-wrought bailout package. Expect more tumult

Russian Oligarch Seeks to Distance Himself From Rival Posted: 01 Nov 2011 06:39 PM PDT Testiifying in London, billionaire Russian businessman Roman Abramovich tried to distance himself from his opponent, rival oligarch Boris Berezovsky, by portraying him not as a former friend and partner but rather as a fixer he had hired to protect his business interests.

Brazil Industrial Output Falls Posted: 01 Nov 2011 07:42 PM PDT The country's industrial output shrank more than expected in September, led by a plunge in car making, as factories wither under the weight of a soaring currency, crumbling infrastructure and sprawling bureaucracy.

Some Asian Economies Reflect Strains Posted: 01 Nov 2011 07:44 PM PDT Manufacturing activity in parts of Asia sputtered in October, reflecting strains on the region's export-dependent economy from Europe's debt crisis and efforts to cool inflation.

Plane Makes Crash Landing in Poland Posted: 01 Nov 2011 08:42 PM PDT A Boeing airliner carrying 231 people from the U.S. landed on its belly in Warsaw after its landing gear failed to open, triggering sparks and small fires. No one was injured.

China Police Nab Fake-Drug Ring Posted: 01 Nov 2011 07:55 PM PDT Chinese police said they seized $30 million worth of counterfeit pharmaceuticals this week, as authorities work to show their commitment to a broader push to overhaul the country's food and drug regulations.

Egypt Scrutinizes Regime 'Remnants' Posted: 01 Nov 2011 04:05 PM PDT Egypt's interim military leadership will soon unveil a law barring corrupt former regime members from taking part in upcoming parliamentary elections, the deputy prime minister said Tuesday—an effort that appears to fall short of demands by a spectrum of politicians that all former ruling-party members be banned from running.

News Corp. Counsel Noted Hacking 'Culture' in 2008 Posted: 01 Nov 2011 06:25 PM PDT Newly released documents show that an outside lawyer for News Corp. in 2008 warned of a "culture of illegal information access" at the company's News of the World newspaper.

Call for Greek Vote Unsettles Europe Posted: 01 Nov 2011 09:32 PM PDT Greek Prime Minister Papandreou's decision to hold a referendum on his country's bailout roiled global financial markets and left euro-zone leaders scrambling to contain the fallout.

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