Kenyan Nobel laureate Maathai dies

Kenyan Nobel laureate Maathai dies

Kenyan Nobel laureate Maathai dies

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 11:28 PM PDT

Africa's first women Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai dies in Nairobi while receiving cancer treatment, aged 71.


On The Front Line In China: An Illinois Mayor's Search For Investment

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 10:57 PM PDT

Rockford may have the highest unemployment in Illinois but it has at least one thing going for it: ??friends in China, the world's fastest-growing major economy.?? The city has attracted investment from China's Wanxiang Group, one of the country's largest non-government-controlled conglomerates. ??Wanxiang's chairman Lu Guanqiu ranked no. 21 on our new 2011 Forbes China ...


VIDEO: What has caused the eurozone crisis?

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 10:42 PM PDT

A rescue plan for the eurozone is being drawn up, under which banks and other institutions holding Greek debt would have to write off half of what they are owed.


VIDEO: Hikers back in US after Iran release

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 05:33 PM PDT

Two Americans released after spending more than two years in jail in Iran on spying charges have expressed their anger at the Iranian authorities.


VIDEO: Aborigines celebrate ball anniversary

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 08:46 PM PDT

Aboriginal people in Australia have been celebrating 60 years of debutantes' balls.


Under fire, Europe works to bolster debt crisis fund (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 10:49 PM PDT

Reuters - European policymakers began working on new ways to stop fallout from Greece's near-bankruptcy from inflicting more damage on the world economy after stinging criticism for failing to stem the debt crisis.


Bolivian police break up anti-highway march (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 10:33 PM PDT

Police officers detain a man during clashes after a march on the outskirts of Yucumo, Bolivia, Sunday Sept. 25, 2011. Indigenous and environmentalist groups began the Aug. 15th march to La Paz in protest of the government’s planned highway that would cut through the nature preserve, Territorio Indígena Parque Nacional Isiboro Sécure or TIPNIS, home to 15,000 natives. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)AP - Bolivian police used tear gas and truncheons to break up a march Sunday by hundreds of indigenous activists protesting plans to build a highway they say will despoil a vast Amazon nature preserve.

VIDEO: What has caused the eurozone crisis?

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 10:42 PM PDT

A rescue plan for the eurozone is being drawn up, under which banks and other institutions holding Greek debt would have to write off half of what they are owed.


Paul Krugman Misses the Point: Why Solyndra is Not Pets.com

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 09:50 PM PDT

In his NY Times blog this week, Paul Krugman continues his confusion of public vs. private when he snarks: But [Solyndra] is indeed a terrible scandal, because the private sector never ever puts money into ventures that end up failing: And then he puts up an ad from Pets.com, a very famous private equity disaster. ...


The True Cost of Net Neutrality

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 09:47 PM PDT

The FCC's net neutrality rules were finally published after months of delay. Why they're not likely to live long, and why the legacy of the FCC's nearly two years of fighting over them may be to undermine the Open Internet the rules were intended to preserve.


'CIA building' attacked in Kabul

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 10:05 PM PDT

Armed attack on US compound believed to house CIA buildings in Afghanistan's capital.


Pakistan will not attack Haqqani group, defying U.S.: report (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 09:48 PM PDT

A displaced Pakistani child, his face covered with flies, lies on the ground as he and his family take refuge on a roadside in Tando Allah Yar, in Pakistan's Sindh province, after fleeing their flood-hit homes, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. In Pakistan's Sindh province alone, the floods have killed over 220 people, damaged or destroyed some 665,000 homes and displaced more than 1.8 million people, according to the United Nations. Neighboring Baluchistan province has also been affected. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)Reuters - Pakistan's military will not take action against a militant group Washington blames for an attack against its embassy in Kabul, despite mounting American pressure to do so, a Pakistani newspaper reported on Monday.

First African woman to win Nobel Peace Prize dies (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 10:43 PM PDT

AP - Wangari Maathai, the first African woman recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, died after a long struggle with cancer, the environmental organization she founded said Monday. She was 71.


Heavy rains, floods leave 31 dead in north India (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 10:01 PM PDT

AP - Officials say monsoon rains caused mud-walled homes to collapse and kill at least 31 people over the weekend in India's most populous state.


Pakistan will not attack Haqqani group, defying U.S.: report

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 09:48 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's military will not take action against a militant group Washington blames for an attack against its embassy in Kabul, despite mounting American pressure to do so, a Pakistani newspaper reported on Monday.

Opposition to Palestinians at U.N. Threatens U.S. Business Interests (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 09:35 PM PDT

Time.com - A newly assertive Arab public, infuriated by President Obama shielding Israel from demands for Palestinian freedom, looks set to retaliate via its consumer power


Official: Wallenberg possibly outlived death date (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 09:00 PM PDT

In this Sept. 16, 2011 photo, Lt.Gen Vasily Khristoforov, unseen, holds documents during an interview with The Associated Press at the Federal Security Service headquarters in Moscow. In a rare interview, Khristoforov deflected accusations that his agency was hiding the truth. But his account and comments from independent researchers only underscored that the Wallenberg riddle may never be conclusively resolved. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)AP - Raoul Wallenberg, who saved tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews before vanishing into Soviet captivity, may have been alive after the official 1947 date of his death — but only for a few days, says the chief archivist of Russia's counterintelligence service.

Leader for Life? How Putin Set Up His Kremlin Comeback (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 09:35 PM PDT

Time.com - It's official: Putin, who is currently Russia's prime minister, will run for president this coming spring, opening the door for him reclaim his throne for another 12 years


AdVoice: Forbes 400 Got There With Friends, Not Friending

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 09:02 PM PDT

Woe and lamentation are the appropriate responses to news that the word "unfriended" has been added to the New Oxford American Dictionary. In the same way the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan alliteratively raised concerns about "dumbing deviancy down," so too should we guardians of language and culture be alarmed by depreciation of the idea ...


Forbes China To Hold Shanghai Fashion Forum On Sept. 26

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 08:48 PM PDT

Forbes China, the licensed Chinese-language edition of Forbes, will be hosting a forum in Shanghai with the city's Jing'An district government on Sept. 26 titled "Creativity in Design, A Fashionable Shanghai." Shanghai is hoping to promote its creative industries, which as a group includes research and design, construction design, media, consultancy and planning, and fashion ...


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Hikers Return to U.S. After Release From Iran

Hikers Return to U.S. After Release From Iran

Hikers Return to U.S. After Release From Iran

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 01:14 PM PDT

Two Americans imprisoned two years ago in Iran on charges of espionage arrived in New York City on Sunday.

Newspaper editor killed in Mexico

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 01:22 PM PDT

The mutilated body of Primera Hora editor Maria Elizabeth Macias is found in the northern Mexican city of Nuevo Laredo


England defeated by West Indies

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 01:31 PM PDT

England's summer ends on a low as they lose to the West Indies by 25 runs in the second T20 international at The Oval.


Europe seal dramatic Solheim Cup

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 10:20 AM PDT

Europe clinch the Solheim Cup with a 15-13 win after a dramatic final day of singles matches in Ireland.


Arrest Made in Afghan Peace Leader’s Killing

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 01:09 PM PDT

Officials said they had arrested a man linked to militants who arranged the killing of Burhanuddin Rabbani.

Tripoli prison mass grave found

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 12:50 PM PDT

A mass grave containing 1,270 bodies is found at the notorious Abu Salim prison in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.


Six charged with terror offences

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 01:09 PM PDT

Six men are charged with terrorism offences following a police operation in Birmingham last week.


Unrest on Rise as China Booms

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 11:24 AM PDT

China's massive economic-stimulus program has supported near double-digit growth, but also stoked inflation, piled up debt and fueled another unwelcome development: social unrest.


Pro-Nuclear Japanese Mayor Wins Re-Election

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 11:51 AM PDT

A pro-nuclear-power mayor of a town known for a long-stalled reactor project defeated his antinuclear opponent Sunday in a blow to the antinuclear movement that has grown in Japan since the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.


China Rebuffs Hopes It Might Help Bail Out Europe

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Chinese officials let Europe know during meetings of the IMF that China won't help bail out the Continent.


VIDEO: Barcelona's last bull fight

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 11:12 AM PDT

Matadors will be taking their final bows in Barcelona this evening after a vote that's banned bullfighting in the Spanish region of Catalonia.


Investors Ask if Anything Can Save Greece From Default

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 12:07 PM PDT

Euro zone leaders have spent the weekend working to craft a rescue plan to bolster sickly banks and buy the bonds of weak countries, but investors remain skeptical.

Mass grave of Libyan prisoners found

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 11:58 AM PDT

Remains of 1,700 inmates slain in Abu Salim jail during Gaddafi's rule unearthed amid continuing battles over Sirte.


Anticipated Amazon Tablet to Take Aim at Apple iPad

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 01:21 PM PDT

Amazon's souped-up color version of its Kindle e-reader hopes to undercut the iPad in price and steal away a couple of million in unit sales by Christmas.

Small Factories Take Root in Africa

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Why Africa doesn't make more stuff has been an enduring mystery of the global economy. Now, some small manufacturers are making things, from shoes to hot sauces, in places where multinationals fear to tread.


Hikers Released by Iran Arrive in U.S.

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 10:43 AM PDT

Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, shown above leaving Oman with Sarah Shourd, arrived on Sunday in New York after being released from an Iranian prison.


Saudi Women Gain Right to Vote

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 08:01 AM PDT

Saudi King Abdullah has given the kingdom's women the right to vote for first time in nationwide local elections, due in 2015.


Russian Finance Minister Eyes Exit

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 11:55 AM PDT

Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said he would decline a post in Russia's next government just hours after Vladimir Putin announced he would stand for president in 2012 elections.


Putin Set to Return as Russia's President

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 02:12 AM PDT

President Dmitry Medvedev said he will step aside next year, assuring the return of his predecessor, Vladimir Putin, to Russia's highest post -- a decision likely to bring more authoritarian rule and uncertainty over relations with the West.


Abbas Declares 'Palestinian Spring'

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 07:50 AM PDT

Thousands of Palestinians gave President Mahmoud Abbas a hero's welcome in the West Bank following his historic speech to the U.N. last week.


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