What Angry Birds Can Teach Negotiators

What Angry Birds Can Teach Negotiators


What Angry Birds Can Teach Negotiators

Posted: 12 May 2011 03:56 PM PDT

Don't give in to the desire to put another offer in your slingshot and pull the trigger to see what


Property Porn Of The Week: A $17,000 Rental In The Bronx

Posted: 12 May 2011 03:55 PM PDT

The owner of this ritzy Riverdale mansion has high hopes of renting to a Yankees or Knicks player --


Yahoo Says It Learned Of Alipay Situation March 31; Shrs Off Again

Posted: 12 May 2011 03:04 PM PDT

Yahoo shares are down sharply in late trading after the company issued a statement in response to th


Just Act Like You Know What You're Doing

Posted: 12 May 2011 03:00 PM PDT

One of life's great lessons--learned in a rather peculiar way.


When Will CRM Officially Become Commoditized?

Posted: 12 May 2011 02:38 PM PDT

Ford, with much fanfare, has announced what it plans to do with the API: figure out what how its dri


Hamas sends signals of moderation to West (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 11:00 PM PDT

AP - Hamas, the Islamic militant group known for suicide bombings, rocket attacks and hatred of Israel, is sending subtle signals of moderation as it prepares to join a Palestinian unity government.


Count starts in India elections key for Congress (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 11:12 PM PDT

Trinamool Congress party supporters celebrate the early leads of their party outside the residence of party leader Mamata Bannerjee, seen in poster, in Kolkata, India, Friday, May 13, 2011. Votes were being counted Friday in five Indian state elections that have tested the ruling Congress party as it battles corruption scandals and protests over food inflation. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)AP - Officials counted votes Friday in five Indian state elections where the ruling Congress party is hoping to make crucial gains despite battling corruption scandals and protests over food inflation.



Discouraging year for rights in Australia: Amnesty (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 10:49 PM PDT

Photo illustration of Aboriginal performers. Australia's human rights record has taken backward steps on refugees and Aborigines, Amnesty International warned Friday as it criticised a plan to send boatpeople to Malaysia.(AFP/File/Anoek de Groot)AFP - Australia's human rights record has taken backward steps on refugees and Aborigines, Amnesty International warned Friday as it criticised a plan to send boatpeople to Malaysia.



VIDEO: US and Pakistan relations 'in crisis'

Posted: 12 May 2011 10:47 PM PDT

Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US ambassador to the UN and Afghanistan, says he finds it difficult to believe that Pakistan was not aware of the whereabouts of Osama Bin Laden.


VIDEO: Shawshank star's real life prison mission

Posted: 12 May 2011 10:38 PM PDT

Oscar-winning actor Tim Robbins talks to BBC News about why he runs acting classes for California prisoners.


VIDEO: US and Pakistan relations 'in crisis'

Posted: 12 May 2011 10:47 PM PDT

Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US ambassador to the UN and Afghanistan, says he finds it difficult to believe that Pakistan was not aware of the whereabouts of Osama Bin Laden.


Jewels from one of Britain's richest women on sale (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 10:01 PM PDT

AP - A pearl-and-diamond tiara belonging to a 19th century woman once known as Britain's wealthiest is due to go for auction next month, Christie's auction house said Friday.


Libyan rebel official set for White House talks (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 10:57 PM PDT

Senior Libyan rebel Mahmud Jibril, pictured in March. Jibril will hold his first talks at the White House on Friday, but his calls for Washington to recognize his movement as the country's rightful rulers look set to be dashed(AFP/File/Eric Feferberg)AFP - Senior Libyan rebel Mahmud Jibril will hold his first talks at the White House on Friday, but his calls for Washington to recognize his movement as the country's rightful rulers look set to be dashed.



India's ruling Congress sees gains in state polls (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 10:39 PM PDT

An Indian Border Security Force soldier keeps watch as voters wait in line at a polling station in Purulia, some 350 kms west of Kolkata, on May 10. Vote counting was underway Friday in five Indian states, with the ruling Congress party expected to make key gains despite a series of damaging corruption scandals.(AFP)AFP - Vote counting was underway Friday in five Indian states, with the ruling Congress party expected to make key gains despite a series of damaging corruption scandals.



WikiLeaks: Gitmo detainees talked of plots

Posted: 12 May 2011 09:47 PM PDT

In the latest WikiLeaks dump of classified government documents, hundreds of risk-assessment files on Guantanamo Bay detainees tell a "he said, he said" story of terror plots considered and potentially planned as a follow up to the 9/11 attacks.


Officials: Bin Laden 'complacent' in Pakistan

Posted: 12 May 2011 09:12 PM PDT

U.S. officials say several key indicators bolster their initial impression that Osama bin Laden had a support network in Pakistan that resulted in his staying in one location for the past several years, feeling comfortable he would not get caught.


Blasts kill at least 70 in Pakistan

Posted: 12 May 2011 10:18 PM PDT

Twin explosions targeting recruits at a military training facility in northwest Pakistan killed at least 70 people and injured 30 others, police said.


Report: LatAm 'dangerous' for journalists

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:16 PM PDT

As attackers target reporters and governments shut down television stations, Latin America ranks among the most dangerous regions for journalists, according to an Amnesty International report released Friday


No deaths in China bank blast: Xinhua (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 09:30 PM PDT

File photo of police cars in Xiahe, Gansu Province. An explosion at a bank in northwest China's Gansu province injured at least 39 people but caused no deaths, the official Xinhua news agency said Friday, citing witnesses and the local government.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - An explosion at a bank in northwest China's Gansu province injured at least 39 people but caused no deaths, the official Xinhua news agency said Friday, citing witnesses and the local government.



Qantas engineers call off strikes for a month (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2011 10:25 PM PDT

File photo of ground staff with Qantas planes at Sydney International Airport. More than 1,600 Qantas engineers have called off strikes over pay scheduled for next week and have pledged not to down tools for a month, Australia's national carrier said Friday.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - More than 1,600 Qantas engineers have called off strikes over pay scheduled for next week and have pledged not to down tools for a month, Australia's national carrier said Friday.