Israel court to hear hunger striker's appeal

Israel court to hear hunger striker's appeal

Israel court to hear hunger striker's appeal

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:23 PM PST

Supreme Court brings forward case of Palestinian detained without charge, as he battles for life after 66-day fast.


Top Olympus executive found dead in India park: report (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:06 PM PST

Reuters - A top executive of Japan's scandal-ridden Olympus Corp has been found dead in a park outside New Delhi, an apparent suicide, The Times of India said on Tuesday, quoting police.


Mobilizing The Masses: In Asia, Wireless Grows Up

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:05 PM PST

Guest post written by Beerud Sheth Beerud Sheth is CEO of GupShup, India?s largest social network. He was also the founder of Elance. From Angry Birds to angry protesters, the mobile phone has expanded beyond simple communication, changing the way we entertain, educate and economically evolve. People can plan a peaceful political protest, or even ...


Europe seals new Greek bailout to avoid default (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:28 PM PST

Reuters - Euro zone finance ministers sealed a 130-billion-euro ($172 billion) bailout for Greece Tuesday to avert a chaotic default in March after persuading private bondholders to take greater losses and Athens to commit to deep cuts.


Israelis flock to sages' tombs seeking miracles (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:05 PM PST

FILE - In this Monday, April 7, 2008 file photo, an Israeli woman and her daughter pray at the grave Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira, affectionately known as the 'Baba Sali' in Netivot, southern Israel. One man prays to heal the legs he broke in a car accident. An older woman pleads for grandchildren. Another visitor has come come to see 'God's secretary.' These believers are part of a peculiar and growing phenomenon in Israel, where hundreds of thousands of people from starkly different backgrounds flock to the tombs of ancient biblical figures or modern day rabbis, seeking blessings and claiming they've witnessed miracles. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)AP - One man prays to heal the legs he broke in a car accident. An older woman pleads for grandchildren. Another visitor has come to see "God's secretary."

Australian PM to host dinner for lesbians and gays (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:08 PM PST

AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard, an opponent of same sex-marriage, will host a meal for two lesbian couples and a pair of gay men at her official residence on Tuesday after an Australian activist group won a charity auction.


VIDEO: Indonesia's 'Mall Wars' go mainstream

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:22 PM PST

Costume clad toy gun players take to shopping centres to battle with toy guns in what started as a hobby and is now becoming a piece of marketing.


Is Whitney Houston's 'Wasted Talent' is Any More Tragic Than Your Own?

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:29 PM PST

To have a great talent and shrink away from manifesting it is a true tragedy - whether or not you have drugs or the pressures of fame or a dysfunctional childhood or nothing much at all to blame.


Billionaire Sheldon Adelson Says He Might Give $100M To Newt Gingrich Or Other Republican

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:04 PM PST

Casino billionaire, Sheldon Adelson, talks campaign finance, a potential $100 million Gingrich donation and fighting "socialist" Obama.


His Majesty's Balance Sheet - A Thai Government Response

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 08:30 PM PST

? The following letter was sent by the Royal Thai Embassy in Washington in response to my recent post on the Crown Property Bureau and King Bhumibol Adulyadej. You can read the original post here. Dear Editor, With reference to Mr. 's 20 January 2012 article "In Thailand, A Rare Peek??At His Majesty's Balance Sheet," ...


Why CIOs are First Class Citizens ??? Part Two

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 07:26 PM PST

In part one of "Why CIOs are First Class Citizens," I introduced the notion of the CIO's role as a "first-class" executive-level leader. In this post, I will outline the three stepping stones that CIOs should consider to be recognized as first-class executive leaders, including the best practices that CIOs can apply in their journey ...


Capitol Hill hearings show rough times ahead for White House over its proposed defense cuts

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:26 PM PST

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has joked that he wants a combat badge "with clusters" for his three days on Capitol Hill last week spent fighting off critics of the Obama administration's fiscal 2013 defense budget.

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Blast at steel plant in NE China kills at least 13 (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:38 PM PST

AP - At least 13 people have been killed and 17 hurt in a blast at a steel plant in northeastern China.


The Crucial Difference Between Wireless And Mobile

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:25 PM PST

Guest post written by Scott Snyder and Jonathan Stark Scott Snyder is co-founder, president and chief strategy officer at Mobiquity. Jonathan Stark is the company?s VP of application architecture. Today, we are inundated with news about smartphones and tablets, the mobile Internet, and 4G Wireless. In this flood of information it?s notable that the words ...


Japan, U.S. near deal on Iran oil import cut

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:33 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is close to agreement with Washington on the size of cuts refiners must make in imports of Iranian crude oil to win waivers from U.S. sanctions, two ministers said Tuesday after a media report the two sides would settle on an 11 percent cut.

China factory explosion leaves many dead

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:43 PM PST

At least 10 dead and 17 wounded in latest accident in world's second largest economy with poor safety norms.


It's My Google, Larry. Mine! So Quit Changing It.

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:02 PM PST

just did it again. They changed something! Now there?s not just a search box on its home page, there?s a box to share stuff on its social network thingie +. It sucks! Just ask Sarah. Just ask Danny. That box must be, like, 8,000 honking pixels. That?s, like, almost 1% of the page. Just look ...


Johannesburg no longer a no-go for tourists, investors (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 12:47 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - In recent decades, downtown Johan­nesburg achieved near-mythical status as being one of the most dangerous places in the world. Its spiraling crime rate and rapid urban decay drove white business and residents out. Foreign visitors were warned to stay away for fear of their lives, and investment in the city ground to a near halt.


Fearing West, Putin pledges biggest military buildup since cold war (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:36 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Russia needs to launch a major military buildup to prepare for life in a dangerous world where international law is breaking down, the West feels free to intervene in sovereign countries, and rivals could invade Russia to seize its rich trove of natural resources, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned.


Yemenis vote to elect Saleh successor

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 09:29 PM PST

Election with Vice-President Hadi as only candidate will make President Saleh the fourth Arab autocrat to leave power.


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