Monkey long believed extinct found in Indonesia (AP)

Monkey long believed extinct found in Indonesia (AP)


Monkey long believed extinct found in Indonesia (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:50 PM PST

AP - Scientists working in the dense jungles of Indonesia have "rediscovered" a large, gray monkey so rare it was believed by many to be extinct.


Blast hits mainly Kurdish town in Turkey

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:46 PM PST

Seven police officers among the wounded as roadside bomb in Hakkari, in the country's southeast, leaves one person dead.


VIDEO: Sundance Film Festival opens in Utah

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:30 PM PST

Big names from the world of cinema have arrived in Park City in Utah for this year's Sundance Film Festival.


The Top 10 Reasons Lying Will Corrode Your Self-Esteem.

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:59 PM PST

Most folks know who is responsible for the observation, "If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed." It was Hitler. Now I am not saying all tellers of Big Lies should be lumped with Hitler, but it is undeniable that our nation is now awash with politicians ...


"Those Who Survive... Will Never Be As Before" (the CEO of FIAT/Chrysler speaks at Ross)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:59 PM PST

?Those who survive, who find strength and the courage to stand and fight, will never be as before.? This week the North American Auto Show takes place and needless to say, the auto industry has gone through a lot of turmoil.?? Last week, Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of Chrysler and FIAT spoke at the Ross ...


Jailed Cuba dissident dies in hunger strike

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:12 PM PST

HAVANA (Reuters) - A 31-year-old jailed dissident, Wilmar Villar Mendoza, died on Thursday in eastern Cuba from the effects of a 56-day hunger strike and what fellow opposition activists believe was mistreatment by the Cuban government, a Cuban human rights activist said.


Yemeni group threatens to take over Sanaa

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:29 PM PST

Emboldened by capture of town southeast of capital, suspected al-Qaeda-linked fighters vow to impose strict Islamic law.


It Got Real in the New Orleans Whole Foods Parking Lot

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:16 PM PST

Last June, a viral video by rapper D.J Dave Whitman lampooned the notion that it might ?get real? in the Whole Foods parking lot. Obviously, he had never been to New Orleans. Whole Foods has made a business catering to non-violent, upper-middle class yuppies, but those divisions get a lot fuzzier in the Big Easy. ...


Contrarians Should Have Seen Google's Big Whiff Coming

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:03 PM PST

Google's $60 drop, in response to its earnings report, is another piece of evidence in the steady stream of examples over the last decade that traditional investment approaches no lon


Who Won The CNN South Carolina Republican Debate? -Media Training

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:00 PM PST

Newt Gingrich made a splash at the start of the debate condemning moderator John King for asking about recent claims made by Gingrich?s ex-wife. Two standing ovations followed which will all but guarantee Newt the headlines but was it enough to make him the debate winner? For more information on media and presentation training please ...


Intel Sees 'High Single Digit' Revenue Growth In 2012

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 08:52 PM PST

Intel CFO Stacy Smith says the chip maker expects to grow revenues in the ?high single digits? in 2012, considerably higher than the 2.3% Wall Street analysts have been forecasting. Smith made the comment in an interview with Forbes on Thursday afternoon after the company posted better-than-expected fourth quarter results. Smith notes that the company ...


Jailed Cuban dissident dies after hunger strike (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 08:53 PM PST

AP - A prominent Cuban government opponent says an imprisoned dissident who went on a hunger strike to protest his four-year sentence has died.


Much of Asia expects birth jump in Year of Dragon (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:16 PM PST

AP - Taiwan has one of the lowest birth rates in the world, but you wouldn't know that from visiting the obstetrics department at Taiwan Adventist Hospital. The hallways were abuzz this week with dozens of women lined up for ultrasound checks and other appointments with obstetricians.


Miracle man to stand for South Korean presidency (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 08:27 PM PST

Reuters - Jaded voters may think it'll take a miracle to change South Korea, but one potential presidential candidate says that's exactly what he can conjure up.


Gingrich comes under attack in US debate

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:19 PM PST

US Republican presidential hopeful defends himself against marital misconduct allegations in South Carolina debate.


Miracle man to stand for South Korean presidency

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 08:27 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - Jaded voters may think it'll take a miracle to change South Korea, but one potential presidential candidate says that's exactly what he can conjure up.


Santorum's Hypocritical and False Claim That Obama Discourages Marriage

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:57 PM PST

If I were a Republican politician, I wouldn't go around accusing the Democrats of discouraging marriage or single teen motherhood when it's practically a GOP party-platform to prevent the "wrong kind" of Americans from getting married.


Syria killings persist as Arab monitors' mandate expires (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:34 PM PST

Reuters - Syrian forces have retreated from a rebel-held town under a local ceasefire, residents said, but deadly violence raged on elsewhere as a month-long mandate for Arab League peace monitors in Syria was expiring.


Six foreign troops dead in U.S. helicopter crash in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:20 PM PST

Reuters - Six foreign soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, a spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said.


Haitian driver for Frenchman slain in robbery (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:14 PM PST

AP - The news director for a Port-au-Prince radio station says the Haitian driver for a French journalist has been killed in a robbery.


England will not panic - Strauss

England will not panic - Strauss


England will not panic - Strauss

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 06:59 AM PST

Captain Andrew Strauss says England will not make any dramatic changes in the wake of the 10-wicket defeat by Pakistan in the first Test in Dubai.


Ethiopia sends elders to help release abducted

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:50 PM PST

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Authorities in Ethiopia's northern Afar region have sent elders to try to secure the release of two German tourists and two Ethiopians kidnapped by gunmen and who the government believes are now inside Eritrea, officials said on Thursday.


Hamas Says Palestinian Parliament Speaker Arrested

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:32 PM PST

Hamas officials said the speaker of the Palestinian parliament, Abdel Aziz Duaik, was arrested by Israeli soldiers near Ramallah.


Thousands march in Turkey for slain journalist

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:39 PM PST

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - More than 10,000 people marched silently through Istanbul on Thursday to protest against the acquittals of 17 men tried over the killing of prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink and commemorate the fifth anniversary of his death.


New Definition of Autism May Exclude Many, Study Suggests

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:42 PM PST

Revisions to the diagnostic manual may make it harder for many people who would no longer meet the criteria to get health, educational and social services, researchers say.


The Caucus: Busy Day Both Tests and Rewards Gingrich

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:50 AM PST

Newt Gingrich gets some good news from Rick Perry's withdrawal, but bad news from a former wife.


Indictment Charges Megaupload Site With Piracy

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:56 AM PST

Federal prosecutors say they have shut down one of the world's largest Internet file-sharing sites, Megaupload.com, and charged its founder and others with violating piracy laws.


Israel arrests senior Palestinian

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:03 PM PST

The speaker of the Palestinian assembly, who is a member of the Hamas militant group, has been arrested at an Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank.


Megaupload sharing site shut down

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:51 PM PST

One of the internet's largest file-sharing sites is offline after US officials charged its founder with violating piracy laws.


Leap second gets one more week

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:46 AM PST

World telecommunications body says more time needed before final decision is made on dropping adjustment mechanism.


FiveThirtyEight: Gingrich Tied With Romney in South Carolina Forecast

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:24 AM PST

The FiveThirtyEight model now shows Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney in a virtual tie in South Carolina, with each having about a 50 percent chance of winning the primary.


Salvage firms jostle for wrecked Italian liner

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:44 PM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Though the search for survivors or, more likely, bodies on the Costa Concordia goes on, attention is turning to what to do with the hulk of wrecked Italian super-liner - and who will win the rich contract to break it up or salvage it.


Protesters try to disrupt showpiece Bahrain Air show

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:45 AM PST

MANAMA (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters tried to disrupt the Bahrain airshow on Thursday, burning tires which sent up columns of smoke as the authorities attempt to show life is returning to normal in the troubled Gulf kingdom.


Edano: Japan Bracing for Nuclear-Free Summer

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:27 PM PST

Japanese trade and industry minister Yukio Edano said Japan may have no nuclear reactors operating during the peak power demand season in summer, a worrying scenario that could hit domestic production.


Mass Turk Protest Marks Writer's Murder

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:28 PM PST

Tens of thousands of Turks marched through central Istanbul, mounting the biggest demonstration for democracy and human rights that the country has seen in years.


Ex-IMF Official: Japan Should Provide More for Europe Plan

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:54 AM PST

Japan should contribute more to the IMF to fight the European debt crisis, even if the U.S. doesn't chip in, said a former IMF deputy managing director who also was once Tokyo's top financial diplomat.


Italy ship crew 'were in denial'

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:34 AM PST

A tape suggests the crew of the Costa Concordia ship mentioned only a "blackout" in a communication with Italian officials after hitting rocks.


Two foreigners seized in Pakistan

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:25 PM PST

Two foreigners, one Italian and one believed to be German, are kidnapped in the city of Multan in Punjab, according to local officials.


Bangladesh Army Claims to Thwart Coup Attempt

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:52 AM PST

Investigators made two arrests and were pursuing at least a dozen rogue military officers and expatriates suspected of plotting to topple the government.


Quantum trick for cloud computing

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:17 AM PST

Researchers demonstrate that, if quantum computers fulfil their promise of ultra-fast computing, the job could be farmed out to "the cloud" while remaining secure.