Will Thailand's Most Famous Fugitive Get His Passport Back? (Time.com)

Will Thailand's Most Famous Fugitive Get His Passport Back? (Time.com)


Will Thailand's Most Famous Fugitive Get His Passport Back? (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:50 PM PDT

Time.com - Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has gone from exile to de-factor ambassador in a matter of months. Now, with help from his family, he might finally be heading home


Oil nears $78 amid hopes of Europe financial fix (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:52 PM PDT

Nebraska state Sen. Annette Dubas, center, and others follow testimony at a public hearing on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, in Atkinson, Neb., Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. Supporters and opponents of a proposed Canadian oil pipeline flooded into the north-central Nebraska town of Atkinson on Thursday, hoping to sway the U.S. State Department before it decides whether to allow the $7 billion project to proceed. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)AP - Oil rose to near $78 a barrel Wednesday in Asia amid hopes that Europe will contain the debt crisis that has engulfed Greece and threatens to destabilize other countries that use the euro.



Malaysia frees 125 suspects in security law repeal (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:01 PM PDT

AP - Malaysia's government has granted freedom to 125 mostly criminal suspects kept under police watch and prevented from traveling.


Syrian opposition forms unity council, hoping to continue Arab Spring (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:01 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Syria’s myriad opposition groups are forging a newly unified Syrian National Council (SNC), after more than six months of streets protests have challenged the rule of President Bashar al-Assad and raised the possibility of another successful Arab Spring revolution to follow those in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya.


Egyptian blogger's hunger strike turns critical; hearing delayed (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:09 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Egypt’s military prosecution today postponed the appeal hearing of Maikel Nabil Sanad, an imprisoned blogger convicted of criticizing the military. His brother Mark said the three-week delay amounted to a death sentence, since Maikel â€" now 43 days into a hunger strike â€" has vowed to abstain from water as well as food beginning today.


Executive Profiles: Disruptive Tech Leaders In Social Business - Rob Tarkoff???, Lithium Technologies

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:29 PM PDT

Welcome to an on-going series of interviews with the people behind the technologies in Social Business.?? The interviews?? provide insightful points of view from a customer, industry, and vendor perspective.?? A full list of interviewees can be found here. Rob Tarkoff, President and CEO Lithium Technologies Biography Rob Tarkoff is president and CEO of Lithium ...


Executive Profiles: Disruptive Tech Leaders In Social Business ??? Bobby Yazdani, Saba

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:20 PM PDT

Welcome to an on-going series of interviews with the people behind the technologies in Social Business.?? The interviews?? provide insightful points of view from a customer, industry, and vendor perspective.?? A full list of interviewees can be found here. Bobby Yazdani, CEO and Founder, Saba Biography Bobby Yazdani is the founder, chairman, and CEO of ...


VIDEO: UN resolution on Syria is vetoed

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:53 PM PDT

China and Russia have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria over its crackdown on anti-government protesters.


Death toll rises to 17 in China coal mine blast (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 09:27 PM PDT

AP - The death toll from a coal mine explosion in southwestern China has risen to 17.


Civilians killed as Yemeni troops shell Taiz

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:29 PM PDT

Anti-government protests continue as the president's opponents declare that "dialogue with the regime has stopped".


Could National Debt Forgiveness Help Kickstart the American Economy?

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:13 PM PDT

The American economy is stuck in a consumer debt trap. Consumers and businesses, not to mention local and state governments, are still in the dregs of a balance sheet recession. Without increased government spending to mitigate the demand crisis, there?s little chance the economy will jump start on its own. And while there are job-killing ...


Is #happiness even the point? from @PsychToday

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:06 PM PDT

Nice piece in Psychology Today by Melissa Kirk, a self-help book editor, on the real goal: balance, not happiness. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/test-case/201110/is-happiness-even-the-point


New Apple iPhone fails to wow fans

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:23 PM PDT

Dull product launch may not be what many had been expecting from the technology company's new management.


Haiti's long wait for prime minister ends

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 09:58 PM PDT

Gary Conille's appointment as prime minister is ratified by the Haitian senate by 17 votes to 3.


Oracle Boots Salesforce.com's Benioff From Conference

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 09:40 PM PDT

In an impressive clash of giant-sized egos, Oracle has cancelled a planned keynote at its Oracle World conference in San Francisco tomorrow by Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff. AllThingsD notes that Benioff in other recent public appearances has been bashing Oracle over its cloud computing offering ? which he calls a ?false cloud.? Undeterred, Salesforce is ...


Create Jobs With Innovation, In-Shoring, Education

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 09:03 PM PDT

Written by Russell Glass Russell Glass is CEO of Bizo, a business-to-business marketing firm. Over the past decades, the United States has become increasingly efficient at producing just about everything. This efficiency has allowed companies to do more with fewer people, thus reducing labor needs and decreasing costs while increasing profits, dividends and/or spending on ...


Cloud Computing Set to 'Skyrocket,' Driven by Economy: Survey

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 08:54 PM PDT

Cloud computing is becoming more than a tactical measure adopted by managers and professionals seeking quick solutions to business and technical problems. It is increasingly being seen as a strategic initiative. Not only are most executives now planning to adopt some form of cloud computing for their organizations, they also expect these technology services to ...


Amanda Knox Acquittal: What Now for the Family of Meredith Kercher? (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:50 PM PDT

Time.com - Amanda Knox sobbed uncontrollably as a judge read out her acquittal. Several rows behind her, the family of Meredith Kercher stared ahead in silence


Asia stocks trim gains (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 09:31 PM PDT

A man walks past a board showing the closing price of Japan's Nikkei share average along with other countries stock price indexes outside a brokerage in Tokyo September 27, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - Asian stocks trimmed earlier gains Wednesday as investors remained skeptical about whether European leaders are going far enough their efforts to stop the region's sovereign debt woes from sparking a full-blown banking crisis.



Haiti's long wait for PM ends with 3rd pick (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 09:20 PM PDT

In this file photo taken Aug. 16, 2011, former U.S. President and UN special envoy to Haiti, Bill Clinton, left, speaks to Garry Conille, center, on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  The long wait for Haiti to approve a prime minister ended Tuesday after the Senate voted in favor of Garry Conille to run the government. The 17-3 vote for Conille to serve as prime minister will enable Haitian President Michel Martelly to install a Cabinet .(AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)AP - The long wait for Haiti to find a prime minister ended Tuesday after its Senate approved Garry Conille to run the government, hopefully jump-starting stalled earthquake reconstruction efforts.



VIDEO: A look at Apple's new iPhone 4S

VIDEO: A look at Apple's new iPhone 4S


VIDEO: A look at Apple's new iPhone 4S

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 12:48 PM PDT

Rory Cellan-Jones looks at the new iPhone 4S - the latest model announced by Apple boss Tim Cook


Dalai Lama cancels highly charged South Africa trip

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 12:55 PM PDT

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, canceled a trip to South Africa planned for this week that had put Pretoria in a bind between its biggest trading partner China and one of its modern heroes, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu.


News Analysis: With Christie Out, Republican Race Begins for Real

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:28 AM PDT

Chris Christie's decision not to run for president means the Republican field is set and the party's nominee will most likely be one of the contenders already in the race.


Major fire starts in city centre

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 12:36 PM PDT

A large fire breaks out at a derelict mill in the centre of Bradford, forcing road closures.


Insolvent Cardiff CAB will close

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:51 AM PDT

Cardiff Citizens Advice Bureau is to close by the end of the month with the loss of 12 jobs.


House Approves Spending Bill, Averting Shutdown

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 12:23 PM PDT

The House vote keeps the government operating through mid-November and ends the threat of a government shutdown — for now.


Restaurant Review: Tertulia — NYC — Restaurant Review

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 12:30 PM PDT

Tertulia, the chef Seamus Mullen's gastropub in the West Village, sees its roots in northern Spain, and its success in a cuisine that is equal parts pork and seafood, garlic and smoked paprika.


Apple Introduces a New iPhone, With a Personal Assistant

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 12:30 PM PDT

Although the new phone is virtually indistinguishable from its predecessor on the outside, the company says the iPhone 4S is packed with better technical innards, including a more advanced camera.


VIDEO: Revisiting Hungarian town hit by sludge

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 05:42 AM PDT

Last October a toxic waste spill from an aluminium factory swallowed homes in Western Hungary in what was the country's worst environmental disaster.


NATO air raids to continue in Libya

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:52 AM PDT

US defence chief says NATO campaign will go on as long as ground fighting continues, as residents flee city of Sirte.


Bahrain sentences more activists to jail

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:38 AM PDT

Twenty-six more sentenced to jail, raising number to 60 in two days, as officials ban opposition "human chain" protest.


Uganda LRA rebel tracker unveiled

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:45 AM PDT

A new system of radio links is launched to try to counter a rebel movement whose attacks have plagued vast areas of Central Africa.


Los Angeles Philharmonic to Lead a Sistema-Style Project

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:28 AM PDT

The Los Angeles Philharmonic, under leadership of the music director Gustavo Dudamel, is setting up a training program based on El Sistema, the Venezuelan-based movement that weds music teaching and social work.


Opting Out of Race, Christie Says, ‘Now Is Not My Time’

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 12:30 PM PDT

Ending a late flurry of indecision, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey announced on Tuesday that he had decided not to seek the presidency.


Apple unveils refreshed iPhone 4S

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 12:46 PM PDT

Apple shows off the eagerly anticipated latest version of its popular iPhone range, at a special event at its Californian headquarters.


Hospital treats Libyan casualties

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:47 AM PDT

Three casualties of the conflict in Libya arrive at a Teesside hospital for treatment.


VIDEO: Libyan rebels 'find new Gadaffi home'

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:39 AM PDT

National Transitional Council fighters have entered a house they claim belongs to the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's birth village of Abu Hadi.


Job losses as toffee firm folds

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:10 AM PDT

The makers of Highland Toffee have ceased trading with the loss of more than 100 Scottish jobs, administrators have confirmed.


Concern for Egyptian hunger-strike blogger

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:02 AM PDT

Supporters fear Mikael Nabil's continuing detention amounts to "death sentence" for jailed blogger.


Spot-fixing trial begins in London

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:59 AM PDT

Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammed Asif appear in court charged with conspiracy to cheat during Test match.