WikiLeaks blames Guardian newspaper for leaks

WikiLeaks blames Guardian newspaper for leaks


WikiLeaks blames Guardian newspaper for leaks

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:22 PM PDT

Whistleblowing website says unfiltered US cables available online in security breach blamed on UK newspaper's reporters.


VIDEO: Libya's influence on Sarkozy's ratings

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:28 PM PDT

President Sarkozy led international action against Col Gaddafi's regime, but has the Libyan conflict affected his standing in France?


How to Score on the Entrepreneur Likability Scale

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 09:55 PM PDT

You don't have to be likeable to everyone to be a great entrepreneur, just to the people who count. Of course, we can all point to apparent exceptions, like Ted Turner or Larry Ellison, who are sometimes seen as lions, downright predators, or even jerks. Yet I'm told that even these guys are considered quite ...


Sri Lanka imposes new anti-terrorism measures

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:41 PM PDT

Emergency law comes to an end, but new government regulations prevent detained Tamil separatists from being released.


Emerging East Asia's bonds grow 7.7% in 2Q (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 09:58 PM PDT

AP - The Asian Development Bank said emerging East Asia's local currency bond markets continued to expand in the second quarter of the year, albeit at a slower pace.


VIDEO: Dutch gameshow for failed asylum seekers

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:14 PM PDT

A Dutch gameshow is giving failed asylum seekers the chance to win 4,000 euros to help them start a new life back in their country of origin.


VIDEO: International meeting on Libya's future

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:19 PM PDT

The leaders of Libya's emerging interim government are to set out their plans for the country's future at an international conference in Paris.


Analysis: Lagarde shows independence from Europe as IMF chief (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 09:34 PM PDT

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations forum in New York July 26, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - New IMF chief Christine Lagarde's call to recapitalize European banks by force struck a nerve among the continent's Europe's policymakers and showed she is not afraid to challenge her former peers as many feared she might be.



Mexican businessman gets more years for child porn (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 09:21 PM PDT

AP - A Mexican judge has increased the sentence of a prominent Mexican businessman convicted of child pornography after a prosecutors' appeal. He extended the prison term to 60 years from 13 years.


China says carrier met targets in first sea trial (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 09:24 PM PDT

AP - China says its first aircraft carrier attained all its set objectives in its initial sea trial last month.


China says it will attend Libya meeting in Paris (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 09:47 PM PDT

AP - China said it would send a vice minister to a conference in Paris aimed at mapping out Libya's future and stressed again Thursday that the United Nations should play a leading role in rebuilding the country.


Apple blasted for alleged pollution by suppliers (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:27 PM PDT

AP - Apple is fending off a fresh barrage of criticism from Chinese environmental activists over alleged pollution by the manufacturers who make its iconic products.


It's The Year of Mobile Commerce

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 09:17 PM PDT

Mobile commerce is the biggest topic in retail these days. Consumers are turning smartphones into shopping aids and retailers are scrambling to figure out the best way to serve this market. From scanners, to mobile friendly sites, price comparison apps and now plug-ins that turn phones into hand-held payment devices, 2011 is shaping up to ...


WikiLeaks: Breach Exposed U.S. Cables

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 06:15 PM PDT

WikiLeaks says that its massive archive of unredacted U.S. State Department cables has been exposed in a security breach. The files now appear to be circulating freely around the Web, and WikiLeaks is blaming a British newspaper.


Philippines, China seek South China Sea code of conduct

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 08:06 PM PDT

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines and China have agreed on the need for a binding code of conduct in the South China Sea as the two countries seek to defuse tensions over territorial disputes that have flared this year, President Benigno Aquino said.


The Real Value of Sears

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 08:20 PM PDT

Sears as a retailer, not a holding company, has always held value far beyond its stores in the names of its marquee brands: Craftsman, Die Hard and Kenmore. And with the announcement that Craftsman will soon be sold at Costco stores it seems likely that management finally realizes where Sears? real value lies. I wrote ...


The Lorax and the Paper Giant

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 07:24 PM PDT

This month we have a tale of civil disobedience and the corporate response that touches nearly every household in North America. ??It stretches from old growth forests of Canada to corporate boardrooms in Dallas. Oh, and a visit from Dr. Seuss? Lorax. But first, my guest for this month?s interview, Dr. Michael Conroy. In addition ...


Syrian forces raid Hama, official resigns in protest (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 07:57 PM PDT

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (C) attends Eid Al Fitr prayers at President Hafez al-Assad mosque in Damascus August 30, 2011, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA. REUTERS/Sana/HandoutReuters - Syrian forces raided houses in Hama for the second day on Thursday, residents said, hours after the city's attorney general declared on YouTube he had resigned in protest against bloody repression of street demonstrations.



Philippines, China seek South China Sea code of conduct (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 08:06 PM PDT

Reuters - The Philippines and China have agreed on the need for a binding code of conduct in the South China Sea as the two countries seek to defuse tensions over territorial disputes that have flared this year, President Benigno Aquino said.


Nix Your Neediness Now

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 07:57 PM PDT

I?m going to write about something that could be having a massive impact on your career and business success, and yet which I?ve never seen written about in a business context: Your level of neediness. Recently I was at a major business conference, with over a hundred people in the room. And for some reason ...


Kosovan admits killing US airmen

Kosovan admits killing US airmen


Kosovan admits killing US airmen

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 01:08 PM PDT

Arid Uka tells German court he regrets shooting two US airmen at Frankfurt airport and does not understand why he did it


Mentally ill sisters freed from chains in West Bank

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:56 AM PDT

We first met Mohedeye and Nedaa Dawabsha sitting quietly on the floor of a small room in their family's modest house in the dusty West Bank village of Duma. Neither of the sisters were able to leave the room.


Lawyers: Kosovar admits shooting U.S. servicemen in Germany

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:22 AM PDT

A Kosovar has admitted shooting dead two American servicemen and injuring two others in an attack on a U.S. Air Force bus in Germany, his lawyers said Wednesday.


Defiant Gaddafi son vows to fight

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:56 PM PDT

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, one of fugitive Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's sons, vows to carry on fighting and says his father is fine.


Woman beats breast cancer at 100

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:58 PM PDT

A 100-year-old woman is told she is free of breast cancer after having surgery at Tameside Hospital in Greater Manchester.


City Room: Irene's Cost May Reach $1 Billion, Cuomo Says

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:59 PM PDT

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that he expected damage in New York to reach "close to $1 billion."


New Storm Brews in the Atlantic

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:23 PM PDT

Weather forecasters are watching a powerful new storm churning in the mid-Atlantic even as the East Coast recovers from Irene.


Colombia Changes Defense Chiefs as Rebel Attacks Rise

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:29 AM PDT

Colmbia changed defense ministers Wednesday, a sign that the country's progress in fighting a decades-old insurgency has hit a roadblock and that the armed forces are struggling to deal with a recent surge in rebel attacks.


Ferrari Chief Says the Rich Should Pay More Taxes

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:28 PM PDT

One of the more surprising names to appear on the "Tax Me More" list of rich people is Luca di Montezemolo.


VIDEO: Europe climbs film festival bill

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:24 PM PDT

Figures from the world of film are gathering in Venice for the film festival, with several of the most anticipated big-budget titles financed and made in Europe rather than the US.


Gaddafi foreign minister arrested: witness

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:30 PM PDT

JANZOUR, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's foreign minister, Abdelati Obeidi, was arrested Tuesday at his farm in Janzour, a suburb west of Tripoli, a Reuters correspondent said.


Report: Gaddafi foreign minister arrested

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:38 PM PDT

Abdelati Obeidi reportedly arrested on Tuesday from his farm near Tripoli.


Body is found in sea off Anglesey

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:08 PM PDT

The body of a man is found in the sea at Rhosneigr on Anglesey, say North Wales Police.


Earliest Homo Erectus Tools Found in Kenya

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:39 AM PDT

A new geological study, being reported the journal Nature, showed that tools from a site near Lake Turkana in Kenya were made about 1.76 million years ago.


In Myanmar, Freedom Means Taunting the Ref

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:57 AM PDT

The hardships and oppression of Burmese life seem to vanish at soccer matches, where fans indulge in raucous revelry that wouldn't be tolerated outside the stadium.


Syrian official 'saw executions'

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:52 AM PDT

A man purporting to be the top legal official in the central Syrian city of Hama says he has resigned after witnessing crimes against humanity.


Mother of home alone girl sought

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:42 AM PDT

The mother of a four-year-old girl who was found home alone in Crawley is being sought by police and social services.


Car bomb kills three, wounds 20 in Iraq

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:41 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A parked car bomb exploded near a police checkpoint on a commercial street in a largely Sunni Muslim area of southwestern Baghdad on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding 20 others, an interior ministry source said.


India anti-graft activist Hazare recovers from fast

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:34 AM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An anti-corruption campaigner, whose near two-week hunger strike against graft made him a national hero in India, left hospital on Wednesday after recovering from his fast and headed home to a rousing welcome.


Texas A&M Says Goodbye to the Big 12

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:53 PM PDT

The university said it would conditionally withdraw from the Big 12, clearing the way for it to join the Southeastern Conference for the 2012 football season if it is accepted by that league.