Oil rises as Greece moves to salvage bailout (AP)

Oil rises as Greece moves to salvage bailout (AP)


Oil rises as Greece moves to salvage bailout (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 09:48 PM PST

Demonstrators march with a replica of a pipeline during a protest to demand a stop to the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline outside the White House on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Oil prices rose to near $95 a barrel Monday in Asia after Greek leaders agreed to a coalition government that will likely approve an European Union-led bailout package.



Colombia rebels reject demobilization plea, vow fight

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 09:57 PM PST

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebels scorned the "happy laughter" of their foes and rejected a plea to demobilize after the killing of their leader Alfonso Cano gave President Juan Manuel Santos his biggest military victory.


Lady Gaga steals show at MTV Europe Awards...again (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 09:32 PM PST

Lady Gaga holds her four awards after the show at the MTV Europe Music Awards show in Belfast November 6, 2011. REUTERS/Luke MacgregorReuters - Lady Gaga stole the show at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast on Sunday, scooping four prizes and going one better than 2010 when she also led the field with three.



Early count: Nicaragua pres Ortega winning big (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 09:14 PM PST

AP - Election officials say president and former Sandinista revolutionary Daniel Ortega is winning big in Nicaragua's presidential election.


Suicide bomber kills 2 in northwestern Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 09:42 PM PST

Afghan refugees living on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, offer Eid al-Adha prayers, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha or the Feast of the Sacrifice. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - A suicide bomber detonated his explosives Monday as a former government official greeted others outside a mosque in northwestern Pakistan on an important Islamic holiday, killing the official and his guard, police said.



UN peacekeeper killed in Sudan's Darfur

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 09:38 PM PST

UN chief condemns attack that left two other peacekeepers wounded while on patrol and urges Khartoum to ensure justice.


Greenpeace protests SAfrican coal power station (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 09:26 PM PST

AP - Greenpeace activists climbed a construction crane at a coal-fired power station under construction east of Johannesburg and planned to spend the night there to protest what they call South Africa's unnecessary dependence on coal, the environmental group said Monday.


Bus, truck collide in central Vietnam, killing 10 (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 08:53 PM PST

AP - Police say 10 people were killed and 19 others injured when a truck collided with a bus in central Vietnam.


The Cybercrime Boom: It's A Good Time To Be A Hacker

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 08:44 PM PST

Guest post written by Karim Toubba Karim Toubba is the vice president of product marketing and strategy for the security business unit at Juniper Networks. As world economies sputter and stall, for the hacker community these are the salad days. Whether the motivation is notoriety, profitability or corporate espionage, today's hackers are much more sophisticated ...


No Mention of LightSquared, Clearwire Gets a Boost in the Sprint Debt Offering News

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 08:38 PM PST

In its debt offering set to close on Nov. 9 2011, Sprint indicate in its use of proceeds that some of the money might be used to help Clearwire complete its network upgrade. Maybe over the last month, Sprint management has come to its senses as to the most cost effective way to build a new LTE TDD nationwide network.


Letter from Hong Kong

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 08:23 PM PST

Yesterday on the island of Cheun Chau, a sleepy fishing village with a small beach dotted with European tourtists and Asian windsurfers, I met and exchanged business cards with a recent Hong Kong University graduate, Kaka Leung. Kaka and a friend had come to the ragged beachside boardwalk with their photographer for a final celebration ...


Thousands send money to China's Ai for tax bill (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 08:36 PM PST

AP - Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei said Monday that thousands of supporters have donated more than $550,000 to help him pay a government tax bill, a show of support and a form of protest that a state-run newspaper warned could be illegal.


VIDEO: Thai flood death toll reaches 500

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 08:16 PM PST

The worst flooding to hit Thailand for 50 years has now claimed more than 500 lives, as the waters continue to flow towards the capital.


Striving for Interoperability in Social Business

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 08:10 PM PST

The World Wide Web Consortium is holding an online Social business Jam session to bring subject-matter experts, leaders, and business people from many organizations, vendors and customers together virtually for three days from November 8th to 10th. I'd encourage anyone invested in collaboration within the enterprise or across public social networks to join and share ...


United Launches First U.S. Commercial Flight Powered by Biofuel

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 08:08 PM PST

The first U.S. commercial airline flight powered by biofuel is set to take off from Houston on Monday ??- a United Airlines 737 that will fly to Chicago burning a blend of petroleum and an algae-derived fuel made by Silicon Valley's Solazyme. Given that aviation biofuel makers have yet to begin commercial production, the flight ...


New Study: Clients Lower Expectations Of Agencies

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 07:55 PM PST

Avidan Strategies fielded a study among CMOs and senior Marketing executives to assess the state of client/agency relationships. This is the first of two articles on the subject. Today's post deals with marketers' assessments of agencies. A second post will provide insight into how clients shape client/agency relationships.


Customer Centric Trumps Customer Service Every Time

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 07:47 PM PST

New product startups rightfully begin with a heads-down focus on creating the ultimate product - whether it's a new technology, a new look and ease of use, or a new low-cost delivery approach. Most then add customer service at the rollout, but very few really understand what it means to be truly customer centric, and ...


3 Ways To Hack Into Asia's New Social Boom

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 08:06 PM PST

Guest post written by Thomas Clayton Thomas Clayton is CEO of Bubble Motion, a social messaging service. Just last month, Facebook hit the 800 million-user mark. It is foreseeable that in the not-so-distant future, Facebook will become the first service in history to reach 1 billion users - a truly unfathomable number just a decade ...


VIDEO: Thai flood death toll reaches 500

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 08:16 PM PST

The worst flooding to hit Thailand for 50 years has now claimed more than 500 lives, as the waters continue to flow towards the capital.


VIDEO: Syria protests: At least 19 killed

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 05:09 PM PST

Security forces have killed at least 19 protesters during demonstrations against the Syrian government, activists say.


VIDEO: Bieber girlfriend 'nervous' about show

VIDEO: Bieber girlfriend 'nervous' about show


VIDEO: Bieber girlfriend 'nervous' about show

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 11:52 AM PST

Teen popstar Justin Bieber's girlfriend, Selena Gomez, has told the BBC's Lizo Mzimba that she is "nervous and excited" about presenting and performing at the MTV Europe Music Awards show.


Thai Floods Wash Over Global Supply Chains

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 06:57 AM PST

The flooding has revealed to the world the scale of industrialization in Thailand and the extent to which two global industries, computers and cars, rely on components made in the country.


Many dead and missing in Colombia landslides

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 11:52 AM PST

Landslides in several cities, caused by unusually heavy rain, leave 14 people dead and dozens missing.


Adidas sites suffer cyber-attack

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 11:17 AM PST

The German sportswear maker takes its websites offline after discovering a "sophisticated, criminal cyber-attack".


Martin Scorsese’s Magical ‘Hugo’

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 11:27 AM PST

With his first movie in 3-D, the famed director goes on yet another cinematic adventure.


Chavez says foes would harm slums

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 11:07 AM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez accused political opponents eyeing a 2012 election battle on Sunday of wanting to reverse social policies in Venezuela's slums and rid the nation of Cubans who promote his self-styled "revolution."


'Cyborg yeast' run by a computer

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 11:02 AM PST

Scientists precisely control gene activity in brewer's yeast using computer-based feedback - an idea that may be used to help produce biofuels and drugs.


Fulham 1-3 Tottenham

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 10:37 AM PST

Tottenham overcome absence of manager Harry Redknapp to maintain fine Premier League run as Fulham's home problems mount.


Geoffrey Mutai Wins New York Marathon With Course Record

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 11:52 AM PST

Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya, who set the Boston Marathon course record in April, broke the New York City Marathon record by more than two and a half minutes, in 2 hours 5 minutes 6 seconds.


Record time in New York marathon

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 10:47 AM PST

Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya wins the New York City Marathon in a course record, more than two minutes inside the previous best time.


Arab League plans emergency talks on Syria

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 10:50 AM PST

Foreign ministers schedule new meeting for Saturday after Syrian government fails to implement league's peace plan.


Greek leaders hold crunch talks

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 11:56 AM PST

Talks between Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and the main opposition leader, which could pave the way for the PM's departure, end with no immediate word on the outcome.


Small Businesses in Greece Are Being Devastated

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 09:32 AM PST

Small shops, in many ways the lifeblood of the Greek economy, which relies on domestic demand, are shuttering by the day.


BP Argentina asset sale collapses

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 09:11 AM PST

Oil giant BP fails in its attempt to sell off its Argentinian assets.


Colombia rebels reject demobilization plea, vow fight

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 11:08 AM PST

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebels scorned the "happy laughter" of their foes and rejected a plea to demobilize after the killing of their leader Alfonso Cano gave President Juan Manuel Santos his biggest military victory.


Two killed in grenade attack on Kenyan church

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 09:18 AM PST

One woman and her two grandchildren also injured in attack in eastern town of Garissa.


Israel deports activists from Gaza-bound aid ships

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 05:39 AM PST

All 27 of the detained activists from two aid ships stopped by the Israeli military on their way to Gaza last week have been deported or are waiting for flights out of the country, Israel's foreign ministry said Sunday.


Smoky highway caused fiery British crash, police say

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 09:28 AM PST

Smoke from a bonfire and fireworks show caused a fiery weekend crash on a highway in southwestern England that killed seven people, police said Sunday.


Syrian forces kill 13 at start of Eid, Arabs to meet

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 11:00 AM PST

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces shot dead at least 13 civilians on Sunday in a continued military assault on the restive city of Homs and in attacks on pro-democracy demonstrations that erupted after prayers marking the main Muslim feast, activists said.


US warns of Nigeria hotel attack

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 08:58 AM PST

An Islamist group which carried out attacks in north-eastern Nigeria, may be planning to bomb hotels in the capital, Abuja, the US embassy warns.