Insight: In Greece, loan sharks compound the pain (Reuters)

Insight: In Greece, loan sharks compound the pain (Reuters)


Insight: In Greece, loan sharks compound the pain (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 11:05 PM PST

Reuters - For self-made businessman Dimitrios, the threats began with a phone call from a man who said they knew where his daughter was.


Helicopter crashes installing Christmas tree in NZ (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 08:42 PM PST

Firemen work at the scene of a helicopter accident in Auckland's Viaduct Basin, New Zealand, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.  The helicopter helping install a Christmas tree on Auckland's waterfront crashes in dramatic fashion, but the pilot escapes serious injury. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Sarah Ivey)** NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUT **AP - A helicopter helping install a Christmas tree on Auckland's waterfront has crashed in dramatic fashion, but the pilot escaped serious injury.



Bomb explodes as Philippines marks massacre anniversary

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 11:33 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - A crude bomb exploded on Wednesday near a memorial for 58 victims of the Philippines' worst election-related violence hours before the start of a rally to commemorate the attack two years ago, police said.


Currency: Dollars Aren't Enough; Here Comes The Ven (Video)

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 11:07 PM PST

There?s a strange new world out there of alternative currencies ? strange new methods for paying for goods and services both online and off. In this interview with Forbes at the recent conference in , Hub Culture founder Stan Stalnaker explains how his startsup Hub Culture has created a new currency called the Ven. He ...


Insight: In Greece, loan sharks compound the pain

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 11:05 PM PST

ATHENS (Reuters) - For self-made businessman Dimitrios, the threats began with a phone call from a man who said they knew where his daughter was.


VIDEO: Egypt protesters reject army offer

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 11:00 PM PST

An offer from Egypt's military rulers to hand over power more quickly has been rejected by protesters, who are demanding the leaders step down.


Microsoft's Craig Mundie: The Smart Phone Battle Is Just Starting (Video)

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 10:51 PM PST

Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie thinks the global battler for smart phone supremacy is just getting off the ground. Mundie made the?? remarks in an interview last week at the conference in . In this clip, Mundie asserts that it is early days for the sector, and that the company can still ...


Microsoft's Craig Mundie On Siri: Been There, Done That (Video)

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 10:40 PM PST

Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie isn?t nearly as impressed with Siri, the voice recognition interface for the iPhone 4S, as a lot of other people. Mundie, in fact, contends that has been stressing that feature on the new phone due to a lack of other truly novel improvements in the latest version ...


Who Won The CNN Republican Debate?

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 10:35 PM PST

Ron Paul boosted his national profile with a strong debate performance. He was one of the three big winners along with Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. The only problem is that his message connects most with liberals and independents than it does with the Republican base. More outings like this and Paul will be perfectly ...


Why Newt Gingrich Gets High Marks On Style And Substance At The Republican Debate - media training

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 10:34 PM PST

Gingrich was able to put a lot of the things that people despise about him to the side in favor of showing a more humble, compassionate and likeable persona. He took heat from all sides when it came to his policy and thoughts on immigration but he handled each attach with a calm hand and ...


India investigates train fire that killed 7 (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 10:34 PM PST

In this early Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011 photo, fire engulfs the coaches of the Howrah-Dehradun Express train between Gomo and Nimiaghat Railway stations in Jharkhand state, India. A female Australian researcher is among seven people who died when a fire swept through an overnight train in India, according to reports. (AP Photo) INDIA OUTAP - Forensic investigators in India were trying to determine Wednesday what caused a fire that engulfed two train cars and killed seven passengers, including an Australian researcher.



5 Reasons Why Facebook's Phone Will Fail

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 09:33 PM PST

Smartphones are a game Facebook can't win and should avoid, but egos rush in... Little to gain and a whole lot to lose.


Yemen leader in Saudi for power-transfer deal

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 10:52 PM PST

Ali Abdullah Saleh arrives in Riyadh to sign Gulf initiative to hand power to deputy, Yemen state TV reports.


Yemeni president in Saudi to sign power transfer deal: report (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 10:13 PM PST

Reuters - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to sign a Gulf power transfer initiative made by the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the country's state TV said.


Yemeni leader in Saudi to sign power transfer deal (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 11:18 PM PST

Defected army soldiers, right, stand guard while protestors march during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)AP - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to sign a U.S.-backed power transfer deal mediated by Gulf Arab states to resolve the impoverished country's crisis, Yemen's state television reported.



Law protecting Afghan women has "long way to go": U.N.

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 10:06 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan authorities are failing to enforce the law to protect women from murder, beating, rape and other violence and being sold into marriage and prostitution, the United Nations said on Wednesday.


Pakistani Taliban Denies Cease-fire

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 10:57 PM PST

The Pakistani Taliban's spokesman denied that the group agreed to a cease-fire or is in talks with the government


Mexico to probe links to drug gangs in election

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 10:00 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The office of Mexico's attorney general said on Tuesday it would investigate reports that drug gangs had sought to influence voters in a state election won by the main opposition party earlier this month.


VIDEO: Nasa ready for biggest Mars mission

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 08:34 PM PST

Nasa is making final preparations for its biggest mission to Mars yet, in which it will study whether ancient conditions on the planet could have ever supported life.


VIDEO: Hope of justice after Philippines massacre

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 08:37 PM PST

Authorities in the southern Philippines say they have defused five roadside bombs near the site of the the Maguindanao massacre - the worst case of political violence in Philippine history.