DR Congo opposition calls for mass protests |
- DR Congo opposition calls for mass protests
- India moves to restrict online content
- US House approves 'indefinite detention' bill
- Oil near $96 amid Europe debt, economy concerns (AP)
- Verdict for Malaysia's Anwar expected in January (AP)
- VIDEO: South African prison becomes museum
- VIDEO: Time unveils Person of the Year
- VIDEO: Young Nigerians warned about cybercrime
- Fukushima Nears Cold Shutdown Milestone
- Chinese village besieged after protests
- VIDEO: Inside a Philippines maternity ward
- Six-pack hunks - more than Singapore can bare? (Reuters)
- Olympus may opt for tie-ups to shore up capital (AP)
- Toxic Liquor Kills 102 in India
- VIDEO: Inside a Philippines maternity ward
- Investigation in Poldermans Case Expands to Leiden University Medical Center
- VIDEO: Philippine contraception bill debate
- Betting the Farm on Oregon Iron Works
- Mobile Microgrid Promises Power-in-Under-an-Hour
- Spend Your Remaining FSA Dollars... In Under an Hour!
| DR Congo opposition calls for mass protests Posted: 14 Dec 2011 10:53 PM PST Etienne Tshisekedi's party calls for demonstrations as US expresses concern over legitimacy of recent presidential vote.
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| India moves to restrict online content Posted: 14 Dec 2011 10:57 PM PST Concerns over freedom of speech raised over government plans to limit "objectionable material".
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| US House approves 'indefinite detention' bill Posted: 14 Dec 2011 10:09 PM PST House of Representatives approves defence bill including moves to allow terror suspects to be detained indefinitely.
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| Oil near $96 amid Europe debt, economy concerns (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2011 09:37 PM PST
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| Verdict for Malaysia's Anwar expected in January (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2011 10:12 PM PST AP - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says a conviction in his sodomy trial would only strengthen his opposition alliance ahead of elections.
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| VIDEO: South African prison becomes museum Posted: 14 Dec 2011 09:42 PM PST South Africa is poised to shine the spotlight on the gallows at Pretoria prison, one of apartheid's most chilling legacies.
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| VIDEO: Time unveils Person of the Year Posted: 14 Dec 2011 09:12 PM PST Time Magazine's choice for the person who made the single greatest impact in 2011 is The Protester.
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| VIDEO: Young Nigerians warned about cybercrime Posted: 14 Dec 2011 09:55 PM PST Young people in Nigeria, where there is high youth unemployment, are being encouraged not to turn to cybercrime.
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| Fukushima Nears Cold Shutdown Milestone Posted: 14 Dec 2011 09:26 PM PST Japanese authorities are set to announce Friday that they have brought the Fukushima Daiichi complex's reactors to a state called cold shutdown, a milestone in stabilizing the site.
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| Chinese village besieged after protests Posted: 14 Dec 2011 09:19 PM PST Police seal off roads and food supplies to village in southern province after rallies against government land seizures.
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| VIDEO: Inside a Philippines maternity ward Posted: 14 Dec 2011 09:01 PM PST As the Philippines government moves to provide free contraception to those who want it, BBC News takes a look at a busy maternity ward in Manila.
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| Six-pack hunks - more than Singapore can bare? (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2011 08:36 PM PST Reuters - Shirtless men clad in red sweatpants have been lining up for days in Singapore's prime shopping district, part of an advertising gimmick revealing not just muscle but also a gradual unpeeling of the city state's puritanical ways.
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| Olympus may opt for tie-ups to shore up capital (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2011 09:22 PM PST
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| Toxic Liquor Kills 102 in India Posted: 14 Dec 2011 10:09 PM PST A local magistrate says a tainted batch of bootleg liquor has killed 102 people and sent dozens more to the hospital in eastern India.
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| VIDEO: Inside a Philippines maternity ward Posted: 14 Dec 2011 09:01 PM PST As the Philippines government moves to provide free contraception to those who want it, BBC News takes a look at a busy maternity ward in Manila.
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| Investigation in Poldermans Case Expands to Leiden University Medical Center Posted: 14 Dec 2011 08:38 PM PST The investigation in the Dutch scientific misconduct case has now spread to the Leiden University Medical Center, according to??media reports in the Netherlands. The case first came to public attention last month when??the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam fired ??prominent cardiovascular researcher Don Poldermans. (Click here for previous CardioBrief coverage of the case.) A spokesman ...
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| VIDEO: Philippine contraception bill debate Posted: 14 Dec 2011 08:12 PM PST The BBC's Kate McGeown reports from the Philippines, where a family-planning bill is pitting church against state.
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| Betting the Farm on Oregon Iron Works Posted: 14 Dec 2011 08:13 PM PST Oregon Iron Works, led by its former lobbyist, Chandra Levy, is ostensibly a manufacturer, though its greatest asset seems to be its ability to win government contractors. The company got its start in the plush world of military contracting, and later used these political connections to become the only US-based manufacturer of streetcars. As Oregon ...
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| Mobile Microgrid Promises Power-in-Under-an-Hour Posted: 14 Dec 2011 08:06 PM PST After participating in a panel discussion yesterday in D.C. on the subject of clean energy and economic development, a gentleman asked me why distributed-energy technologies had yet to achieve anything approaching the vast market potential he had just heard me say they could? There are many reasons why distributed generation () is still sitting on ...
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| Spend Your Remaining FSA Dollars... In Under an Hour! Posted: 14 Dec 2011 08:02 PM PST As part of her MoneyZen series, women & money financial expert Manisha Thakor presents a simple 6-point plan to spend your remaining FSA dollars in under an hour.
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