Is Thailand Losing the Battle Against Human Traffickers? (Time.com)

Is Thailand Losing the Battle Against Human Traffickers? (Time.com)


Is Thailand Losing the Battle Against Human Traffickers? (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 10:15 PM PDT

Time.com - In Thailand's fight against human trafficking, rescues are rare -- and often less effective than their advocates claim


Power cut halts China's new high-speed train (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 10:21 PM PDT

Passengers are seen at Beijing South Railway Station where a new train service links up Shanghai with the national capital. A power cut brought the new $33 billion high-speed rail link between Beijing and Shanghai to a standstill Sunday, Chinese railway authorities said, just 10 days after its high-profile launch.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - A power cut brought the new $33 billion high-speed rail link between Beijing and Shanghai to a standstill Sunday, Chinese railway authorities said, just 10 days after its high-profile launch.



Jubilation in Juba: What Does Freedom Mean for South Sudan (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 10:15 PM PDT

Time.com - The world's newest country may have oil to fuel its future but there is a mess of unresolved issues with Khartoum that may violently complicate the days and months ahead


Nestle Offers $1.7 Billion For 60% Stake In Hsu Fu Chi

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 10:16 PM PDT

The Swiss food giant Nestle SA has offered to buy 60% of Chinese snacks and candy company Hsu Fu Chi


Steve Forbes Interview: Michael Mauboussin, Professor and Investor

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 10:00 PM PDT

The Columbia Business School Professor and Chief Strategist at Legg Mason sits down with Steve Forbe


Syrian forces raid Homs, Hama; Assad starts dialogue (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 09:58 PM PDT

With the wave of protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that began in March once again upsetting their lives, Iraqis who had fled their war-torn country are returning home.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)Reuters - Syrian forces killed at least one civilian and injured 20 in Homs Monday during the heaviest raids on the city since troops deployed there two months ago to crush dissent against President Bashar al-Assad, residents said.



More bodies pulled from India train wreckage (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 10:00 PM PDT

A derailed passenger train is seen off the track near Bhatkuchi, about 70 km (43 miles) west of Gauhati, India early Monday, July 11, 2011. At least fifty passengers were injured as four coaches of the Guwahati-Puri Express derailed following a possible explosion, local police and railway sources said. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)AP - Rescue workers pulled more bodies Monday from the mangled wreckage of a passenger train that derailed in northern India, as the death toll climbed to 67.



F

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 09:50 PM PDT

An index of F terms in the Forbes Financial Glossary. ? Face Value Federal Funds Rate Federal H


Face Value

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 09:42 PM PDT

(See: Par Value) The value for which a note, bill or bond will be redeemed at a designated time in t


Federal Funds Rate

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 09:42 PM PDT

The interest rate charged for overnight loans between banks. This rate is controlled by the Federal


Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 09:41 PM PDT

A government agency that purchases mortgages from the initial lending institutions, insures them aga


Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 09:41 PM PDT

A government agency that purchases mortgages from the initial lending institutions, insures them aga


Federal Open Market Committee

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 09:41 PM PDT

The branch of the federal reserve responsible for overseeing the monetary policy in the United State


Federal Reserve

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 09:41 PM PDT

The central bank of the United States, which is responsible for controlling the money supply and int


Fiduciary Responsibility

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 09:41 PM PDT

The legal and ethical responsibility that a money manager has to an investor to make financial decis


Fill-Or-Kill Order

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 09:41 PM PDT

A stock order that must be executed as soon as it reaches the trading floor or it is canceled. A fil


Financial Accounting Standards Board

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 09:40 PM PDT

A non-profit organization that works to improve the generally accepted accounting practices (GAAP) i


Financial Advisor

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 09:40 PM PDT

A professional who assists investors in making decisions and carries out other financial duties. Fin


Financial Futures

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 09:40 PM PDT

Futures contracts in which the underlying asset is a stock index, interest rates or other financial


Financial Ratio

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 09:40 PM PDT

A ratio between data found on a company's financial statement or throughout a company's industry. Ca


Senegal suspends Habre expulsion

Senegal suspends Habre expulsion


Senegal suspends Habre expulsion

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Senegal suspends its planned repatriation of Chad's ex-President Hissene Habre, who faces the death penalty in his homeland.


United States 2 (5), Brazil 2 (3), Penalty Kicks: U.S. Women Oust Brazil in Penalty Kicks

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 12:46 PM PDT

A last-gasp goal on a header by Abby Wambach allowed the Americans to take their chances in a shootout, and they advanced to the semifinals against France.


Australia Proposes Carbon Trading Plan, Again

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 08:23 AM PDT

A similar plan by the previous prime minister to cut 159 million tons of carbon dioxide by 2020, was largely blamed for having led to his political downfall.


Scores Die as Train in India Derails

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 12:46 PM PDT

Scores of people were killed were injured when more than a dozen cars of a train headed for the capital derailed in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.


Chinese Imports Slow but Exports Rise

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 05:10 AM PDT

The slowing rate of imports is expected to heighten concerns about how swiftly the Chinese economy is slowing.


Nigeria claims Boko Haram deaths

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 12:57 PM PDT

The Nigerian army says it has shot dead 11 Islamic militants in the troubled northern city of Maiduguri and denies claims that civilians were killed.


Murdoch backs beleaguered UK aide

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 12:24 PM PDT

Rupert Murdoch says News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks is his top priority, after arriving in the UK to handle the phone-hacking crisis.


A Compass for Conservative Politics

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 12:39 PM PDT

Newsmax has become a potent force by offering what its chief executive calls "news that Americans in the heartland would like to see."


Italy Becoming a Bigger Priority for Euro Zone

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 12:03 PM PDT

Top European officials were to meet Monday as fears grew that Italy could become the latest victim of the debt crisis.


Egyptians push for faster reforms

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 12:00 PM PDT

Thousands camp in Cairo's main square against government's failure to bring change, five months after Mubarak's removal.


Public health in disarray in South Sudan

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 11:40 AM PDT

Doctors in Juba complain of a shortage of nurses and primary-care facilities.


Fenerbahce chairman behind bars

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 11:22 AM PDT

Aziz Yildirim joins 25 others already remanded in custody as match-fixing investigation continues in Turkey.


Interpol issues warrants for Hariri killing suspects

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 11:47 AM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Interpol has circulated arrest warrants for four suspects in the 2005 assassination of Lebanese statesman Rafik al-Hariri, U.N.-backed tribunal said on Sunday.


Obama Envoy Meets With Yemeni Leader

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 12:20 PM PDT

John Brennan told President Ali Abdullah Saleh that the only way to restart American aid would be to sign an accord to effectively remove himself from power.


The First Lady of the N.B.A.

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 08:51 AM PDT

La La Anthony, the wife of the basketball star Carmelo Anthony, has made a name for herself. Now she's helping make a name for them.


Protest Bolsters Malaysia Opposition

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 11:07 AM PDT

An unexpectedly large protest rally in Kuala Lumpur—and the government's tough response—appears to have galvanized Malaysia's opposition movement, putting new pressure on Prime Minister Najib Razak.


Russia Reports 111 Missing After Boat Sinks in Volga

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 11:05 AM PDT

Emergency officials say 111 people remain missing and at least one person has died after a passenger boat with over 180 people onboard sank on the Volga River.


Turkey football club boss charged

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 11:08 AM PDT

Aziz Yildirim, president of Turkish football champions Fenerbahce, is remanded in custody and charged over alleged match-fixing.


Scores Die as Train in India Derails

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 10:51 AM PDT

Scores of people were killed were injured when more than a dozen cars of a train headed for the capital derailed in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.


Beckhams announce new daughter

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 11:43 AM PDT

Victoria Beckham has given birth to a girl, a spokesman for her husband David announces on Twitter.