Analysis: A "Thaksinomics" renaissance in Thailand (Reuters)

Analysis: A "Thaksinomics" renaissance in Thailand (Reuters)


Analysis: A "Thaksinomics" renaissance in Thailand (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:31 PM PDT

Supporters of Yingluck Shinawatra, the sister of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, raise her image as she took stage during a campaign rally in Si Saket north east Thailand on June 29, 2011. Thailand will hold a general election on July 3. REUTERS/Adrees LatifReuters - Festive campaign posters across Thailand promise voters the world in Sunday's election: free tablet PCs, wage increases, high-speed trains, tax cuts. The list goes on.



Clashes in Greece, parliament expected to approve bill (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:28 PM PDT

Protesters by the Greek Communist-affiliated trade union PAME hold a huge banner in front of the Parthenon at the Acropolis hill in Athens June 27, 2011. REUTERS/Yiorgos KarahalisReuters - Greek police clashed with protesters outside parliament in the early hours of Thursday ahead of a vote expected to approve a final austerity bill needed to secure international aid and avert a debt default.



Samsung seeks US import ban on Apple products (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:35 PM PDT

A South Korean walks past a Samsung logo in Seoul. The firm has asked the US International Trade Commission to ban the import of Apple products into the United States, expanding its patent war with the US giant.(AFP/File/Park Ji-Hwan)AFP - South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday it had asked the US International Trade Commission to ban the import of Apple products into the United States, expanding its patent war with the US giant.



Morocco prepares for vote on king's powers

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:17 PM PDT

North African country enters final day of campaigning ahead of historic referendum that comes amid regional uprisings.


Analysis: A "Thaksinomics" renaissance in Thailand

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:49 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Festive campaign posters across Thailand promise voters the world in Sunday's election: free tablet PCs, wage increases, high-speed trains, tax cuts. The list goes on.


Coping With Distractions: 6 Ways You Can Boost Your Productivity

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:10 PM PDT

Written by Yaacov Cohen How many of us have gone to work and pledged to be more productive today tha


Tahrir Square Erupts With Teargas In Frustration Riot

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:01 PM PDT

Enraged protesters took to Tahrir Square in Cairo on Wednesday to show their frustration with the la


Blues HK owner in money-laundering charges (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:04 PM PDT

Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung (pictured here arriving at the magistrates court in a police van) has appeared in court charged with money-laundering offences after his arrest by Hong Kong police.(AFP/File/Str)AFP - Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung, a one-time hairdresser turned football tycoon, appeared in court Thursday charged with money-laundering offences after his arrest by Hong Kong police.



Gaza flotilla organizers: 2nd ship sabotaged (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:03 PM PDT

U.S. and French activists chant slogans as they hold placards after a news conference about an international flotilla to blockaded Gaza, in Athens, Monday, June 27, 2011. Organizers say Israel is pressuring Greece to halt the ships' departure. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)AP - Organizers of a flotilla of pro-Palestinian activists seeking to break the blockade of Gaza say Israel has sabotaged a second ship.



France gives Libya rebels arms but Britain balks (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:04 PM PDT

Libyan rebels and emergency workers rush to the site of a blaze at a weapon storage facility in Rajma east of Benghazi. France has acknowledged dropping arms to rebels in Libya, while NATO ally Britain is declining to follow suit over concerns about UN Security Council authorization(AFP/Patrick Baz)AFP - France has acknowledged dropping arms to rebels in Libya, while NATO ally Britain is declining to follow suit over concerns about UN Security Council authorization.



The New Art And Science Of Great Customer Experience

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:41 PM PDT

Written by Rob Tarkoff At last year?s CEBIT conference, I spoke to a rather serious group of E


Russia Shuts the Lights on Neighbor Belarus for Late Electricity Bill

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:38 PM PDT

Russian electric power monopoly Inter RAO shut down its electric power distribution on neighboring B


Poland to focus on economic growth in EU head role (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:01 PM PDT

A Polish soldier, wearing traditional national costume, is seen through a European flag in Warsaw. Poland, which takes over the EU's rotating presidency on Friday, will focus on kickstarting economic growth across the 27-member bloc, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has said.(AFP/File/Wojtek Radwanski)AFP - Poland, which takes over the EU's rotating presidency on Friday, will focus on kickstarting economic growth across the 27-member bloc, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has said.



China cracking down on rights lawyers: Amnesty (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:30 PM PDT

File photo shows a group of protestors, including a lawyers concern group, demanding the release of human rights lawyers in China. Beijing has unleashed an AFP - Beijing has unleashed an "uncompromising" assault on China's legal profession, targeting human rights lawyers in an effort to head off social unrest, Amnesty International said Thursday.



At Paris Air Show, China Helps Airbus Beat Boeing

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:15 PM PDT

Thanks to China, Airbus gets double the amount of aircraft orders than Boeing at last week's Paris A


Mr. President: Hold up a mirror; you have met the enemy and it is you!

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:08 PM PDT

? I watched President Obama today make a scathing speech in which he was alternatively cynical,


Former Taiwan President Indicted

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 08:49 PM PDT

Taiwan prosecutors indicted the island's former President Lee Teng-Hui and his economic advisor, alleging they embezzled funds from 1994 to 1999.


Clashes in Greece, parliament expected to approve bill

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:28 PM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police clashed with protesters outside parliament in the early hours of Thursday ahead of a vote expected to approve a final austerity bill needed to secure international aid and avert a debt default.


Brazil's Havaianas Sandals Get Disney Make-Over

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 08:43 PM PDT

Disney characters get imprinted on Brazil's popular beach sandal brand.


Google+: Other Targets

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 08:41 PM PDT

Over at TechCrunch Google+ leader Bradley Horowitz reminds us that it "remains the plan" for Google'