Tunisian PM hints at election delay

Tunisian PM hints at election delay


Tunisian PM hints at election delay

Posted: 08 May 2011 11:05 PM PDT

Beji Sebsi suggests planned July vote for drafting constitution could be pushed back as reform protests continue.


Fresh religious tensions brewing in Malaysia (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2011 11:00 PM PDT

AP - New religious tensions are brewing in Muslim-majority Malaysia over allegations that church leaders are conspiring to make Christianity the country's official religion.


Monks Fight to Get Cambodian Forests on the Carbon Market (Time.com)

Posted: 08 May 2011 10:05 PM PDT

Time.com - Monks Fight to Get Cambodian Forests on the Carbon Market


Oil rises to near $99 on weaker US dollar (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2011 10:18 PM PDT

Qatar on Sunday ruled out any AP - Oil prices rose to near $99 a barrel Monday in Asia, bouncing back from last week's plunge, as a weaker U.S. dollar made commodities less expensive for investors with other currencies.



Tributes for Australian boxing hero Rose (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2011 10:11 PM PDT

Australian sports and political figures on Monday paid tribute to boxing great Lionel Rose, pictured here in the Victoria town of Drouin in August 2000, the first Aboriginal boxer to win a world title, who died over the weekend aged 62.(AFP/File/GREG GARAY)AFP - Australian sports and political figures on Monday paid tribute to boxing great Lionel Rose, the first Aboriginal boxer to win a world title, who died over the weekend aged 62.



Appreciation: Seve Ballesteros, Spain's Fallible and Fabulous Golf Hero (Time.com)

Posted: 08 May 2011 10:05 PM PDT

Time.com - The golf great got himself into the kinds of trouble that weekend golfers get into all the time. Then somehow, he would play the shot that we all dream of hitting -- but never do. Seve was the man who made our fantasies real


Lujiazui Breakfast: News And Views About China Stocks (May 9)

Posted: 08 May 2011 10:08 PM PDT

Investors and traders in China's main financial district are talking about the following before the


Why Your LinkedIn Profile Matters More than Ever!

Posted: 08 May 2011 09:51 PM PDT

Do you have a LinkedIn profile that's been sitting idle? Take a moment to think about how you're goi


Haitian lawmakers vote to allow dual nationality (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2011 09:49 PM PDT

AP - Haitians living overseas will now have more rights in their homeland.


China bars writer from Australia trip: organisers (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2011 09:22 PM PDT

Chinese dissident writer Liao Yiwu is seen at an event in Berlin. Chinese authorities have barred Liao from travelling to Australia for a festival for AFP - Chinese authorities have barred dissident writer Liao Yiwu from travelling to Australia for a festival for "security reasons" and advised him against publishing his works abroad, organisers said Monday.



Cuban dissident dies after detention

Posted: 08 May 2011 02:08 PM PDT

A Cuban dissident died early Sunday after being detained by police three days earlier, with a fellow activist blaming police for his death.


A Badly Needed Catalyst to Manage Complexity

Posted: 08 May 2011 09:32 PM PDT

Ever since I wrote The Complexity Crisis back in 2008, everyone who has read it has almost the same


Steve Forbes Interview: How ING Direct's Arkadi Kuhlmann Became The "CEO Of Savings"

Posted: 08 May 2011 09:20 PM PDT

The Chairman and Founder of ING Direct USA talks about the banking system in the United States and h


David S. Rose ??? Father of Angel Investing in New York

Posted: 08 May 2011 09:18 PM PDT

I recently had the privilege of interviewing David S. Rose, who has been described as ?the Fat


Next Week's Guest: Jim Reynolds, CEO of Loop Capital

Posted: 08 May 2011 09:15 PM PDT

Steve Forbes sits down with the Loop Capital CEO next week to talk about municipal bonds, housing, p


Solar Updates Marines' Arsenal

Posted: 08 May 2011 08:38 PM PDT

A company of U.S. Marines recently conducted a remarkable three-week patrol through southern Afghanistan, replacing hundreds of pounds of spare batteries in their packs with roll-up solar panels the size of placemats to power their battle gear.


Australia's Malaysia-based asylum seeker plan (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2011 09:11 PM PDT

File photo shows asylum seekers staging a protest at Villawood Detention Centre in Sydney. Australia on Monday rejected criticism of its plan to send 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia for processing, insisting it is not a return to a disputed policy of banishing boat people to poor Pacific nations.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - Australia on Monday rejected criticism of its plan to send 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia for processing, insisting it is not a return to a disputed policy of banishing boat people to poor Pacific nations.



In France, China's Noveau Rich Shop 'Til They Drop

Posted: 08 May 2011 09:02 PM PDT

France retail tourism dominated by Chinese spending.


Arkadi Kuhlmann: Rebel With A Bank

Posted: 08 May 2011 09:00 PM PDT

The chairman of ING Direct USA talks with Steve Forbes about what sets his bank apart, the perils of online security and how to fix mortgages in America. Oh, and his Harley-Davidson.


Hillary Clinton Co-Chairs US-China Meet on Security and Markets

Posted: 08 May 2011 08:32 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will co-chair the third annual China-US Strategic and E