Suu Kyi urges 'healthy scepticism' on Myanmar

Suu Kyi urges 'healthy scepticism' on Myanmar


Suu Kyi urges 'healthy scepticism' on Myanmar

Posted: 31 May 2012 10:45 PM PDT

Democracy icon tells World Economic Forum in Bangkok that her country needs to diffuse "time bomb" of high unemployment.


UK minister defends handling of BSkyB

Posted: 31 May 2012 10:39 PM PDT

UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt defended his conduct in the case of a bid by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to take over British satellite broadcaster BSkyB at a hearing Thursday.


VIDEO: Boy 'survived massacre by playing dead'

Posted: 31 May 2012 10:24 PM PDT

The fallout from the massacre in the Syrian town of Houla last week is continuing to drive the debate over what can be done to stop the violence.


VIDEO: Boy 'survived massacre by playing dead'

Posted: 31 May 2012 10:24 PM PDT

The fallout from the massacre in the Syrian town of Houla last week is continuing to drive the debate over what can be done to stop the violence.


Gay Marriage - Why are we still talking about this?

Posted: 31 May 2012 10:06 PM PDT

Freedom is one of the first words that come to mind when you think about America but exactly how free are we? Most people like to think America is the land of the free but when you break it down America is not the only land of the free, we are just one of the ...


Insight: From a ferry, a Chinese fast-attack boat

Posted: 31 May 2012 09:47 PM PDT

(Reuters) - It looked like a textbook win-win deal when Australian high-speed ferry designer AMD Marine Consulting formed a joint venture in 1993 with the engineering arm of a state-owned Chinese shipbuilder. The joint venture partner, Guangzhou Marine Engineering Corporation, a subsidiary of the giant China State Shipbuilding Corporation, gained access to state-of-the-art technology in wave-piercing, aluminum-hull designs. For AMD, a Sydney-based private company, the payoff was a foothold in China's maritime market during a period of rapid growth. ...


New Greek poll gives anti-bailout leftists 6-point lead

Posted: 31 May 2012 09:45 PM PDT

Head of Greece's radical left SYRIZA party Tsipras addresses news conference in BerlinATHENS (Reuters) - A new Greek opinion poll published on Friday showed the anti-bailout leftist SYRIZA party with a six-point lead over their conservative pro-bailout rivals, ahead of a key election on June 17 that may decide whether the country will stay in the euro zone or not. If elections took place today, SYRIZA would get 31.5 percent of the vote versus 26.5 percent for the conservative New Democracy, according to the Public Issue/Kathimerini poll. The finding contradicts most other pollsters, who show New Democracy with a slight lead. ...



Suu Kyi asks investors for help on Myanmar jobs "time bomb"

Posted: 31 May 2012 09:36 PM PDT

Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi smiles during the World Economic Forum on East Asia in BangkokBANGKOK (Reuters) - Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi urged foreign firms on Friday to invest cautiously in fast-changing Myanmar and give priority to creating jobs as much as making profits in order to defuse the "time bomb" that is the country's high unemployment rate. Speaking during her first trip outside her country in 24 years, the leader of the fight against dictatorship in the former Burma also warned against "reckless optimism" about Myanmar's rapid reforms. ...



Insight: From a ferry, a Chinese fast-attack boat

Posted: 31 May 2012 09:48 PM PDT

(Reuters) - It looked like a textbook win-win deal when Australian high-speed ferry designer AMD Marine Consulting formed a joint venture in 1993 with the engineering arm of a state-owned Chinese shipbuilder.


Gaza gunman kills Israeli on border: security source

Posted: 31 May 2012 09:51 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Palestinian gunman killed an Israeli on the Gaza Strip border on Friday, an Israeli security source said.


Suu Kyi Warns Against 'Reckless Optimism'

Posted: 31 May 2012 10:43 PM PDT

Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi warned potential investors that the durability of the country's tentative political reforms depends on the military's support for continuing change.


New Greek poll gives anti-bailout leftists 6-point lead

Posted: 31 May 2012 09:45 PM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - A new Greek opinion poll published on Friday showed the anti-bailout leftist SYRIZA party with a six-point lead over their conservative pro-bailout rivals, ahead of a key election on June 17 that may decide whether the country will stay in the euro zone or not.


'Game of Thrones' Season 3 New Characters Revealed

Posted: 31 May 2012 09:08 PM PDT

Good news Game of Thrones??fans. If you?ve read the books and watched the show, you may have noticed some missing characters including Jojen and Meera Reed. I worried about it not that long ago. Well fear not! The characters have not been cut from the show. Speaking to EW.com show creator David Beinoff explained their ...


VIDEO: Volcano threatens millions in Mexico

Posted: 31 May 2012 09:00 PM PDT

Popocatepetl sits roughly halfway between Mexico City and the city of Puebla, meaning some 25 million people live within a 60-mile radius of the volcano.


VIDEO: Canadian police hunt body parts suspect

Posted: 31 May 2012 08:59 PM PDT

Detectives have now asked Interpol to help in their search for Luka Rocco Magnotta.


VIDEO: John Edwards cleared by court

Posted: 31 May 2012 09:01 PM PDT

The judge in North Carolina declared a mistrial when the jury could not reach a verdict on five other alleged offences.


Suu Kyi asks investors for help on Myanmar jobs "time bomb"

Posted: 31 May 2012 09:36 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi urged foreign firms on Friday to invest cautiously in fast-changing Myanmar and give priority to creating jobs as much as making profits in order to defuse the "time bomb" that is the country's high unemployment rate.


How Recruiters Use LinkedIn

Posted: 31 May 2012 08:42 PM PDT

Looking to tap the hidden job market? Then it's time to update your LinkedIn profile.


California Lawmakers Approve Cap-And-Trade Revenue Bill

Posted: 31 May 2012 08:34 PM PDT

How should California spend the billions in revenue to be generated in the coming years by its soon-to-launch cap-and-trade program? We're closer to knowing the final answer, after a key vote in the California Legislature this week. On Tuesday, the California Assembly voted 47-26 to approve AB 1532 (PDF), a bill written by Speaker John ...


SpaceX capsule returns from landmark mission

Posted: 31 May 2012 09:13 PM PDT

Private company's unmanned supply ship splashes down off coast of Mexico after carrying supplies to space station.