Putin speech may offer clues on next Russian government

Putin speech may offer clues on next Russian government


Putin speech may offer clues on next Russian government

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:56 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin will play up his economic achievements on Wednesday in his last annual address to parliament as prime minister, a speech that will be scoured for clues on the makeup of his next administration. The set-piece speech, which comes less than a month before Putin is sworn in on May 7, will offer the once and future Kremlin chief - a master of policy detail - a platform to set out a growth agenda for his six-year term. ...


Red Cross makes first visit to Turkmenistan jail

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:41 PM PDT

ALMATY (Reuters) - Turkmenistan has allowed a Red Cross delegation to visit one of its prisons for the first time since the reclusive Central Asian nation's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday. The Red Cross delegates, including a doctor, made a round of one of the penitentiaries of Turkmenistan's interior ministry last week, the Geneva-based ICRC said in a Russian-language statement posted on its website. It added that the delegation had also visited the construction site of a future prison. ...


VIDEO: UN: 'Syria must change course'

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:41 PM PDT

The UN Security Council has expressed deep concern over the Syrian government's commitment to the international peace plan saying the leadership must change course.


Putin speech may offer clues on next Russian government

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:56 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin will play up his economic achievements on Wednesday in his last annual address to parliament as prime minister, a speech that will be scoured for clues on the makeup of his next administration.


Red Cross makes first visit to Turkmenistan jail

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:41 PM PDT

ALMATY (Reuters) - Turkmenistan has allowed a Red Cross delegation to visit one of its prisons for the first time since the reclusive Central Asian nation's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday.


Suu Kyi meets Myanmar president

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:44 PM PDT

Opposition leader holds talks with President Sein as she prepares to take seat in parliament.


Arroyo pleads not guilty to corruption charge

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:17 PM PDT

Former Philippine president and husband enter pleas in alleged bribery case related to deal with Chinese company.


Rescuers scramble to reach Peruvian miners

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:29 PM PDT

Cave-in delays efforts to free nine workers trapped underground in southern Peru copper mine.


Caine's Arcade Video: The Infectious Virality of the Child Inventor and Entrepreneur

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:11 PM PDT

A friend just sent me this video from??Colossal, and it has apparently been making the viral rounds. It?s a ten minute short film by independent filmmaker and animator??Nirvan Mullick.??Here?s his setup for the film, ?9 year old Caine Monroy, who built an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad's used auto parts store, is about to ...


SanDisk Demures, Market Loses $106 Billion

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 09:22 PM PDT

One week ago, on April 3, previewed the company?s earnings. ?Due to weaker than expected pricing and demand, the company estimates total revenue to be approximately $1.2 billion, down from the previously forecasted revenue range of $1.30 to $1.35 billion.? Today, one week later, the stock market is $106 billion poorer, based on the Dow ...


More Than One-Third of IT Budgets Now Spent on Cloud: Survey

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 09:25 PM PDT

Companies are investing heavily in cloud computing, a new survey of 1,650 IT and business executives shows. On average, they report, more than a third, 34%, of their current IT budgets are now allocated to cloud computing solutions. These are some of the findings of the IDG Study, conducted in January 2012. Most of these ...


North Korea says fuel being injected into rocket

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 09:42 PM PDT

The Unha-3 (Milky Way 3) rocket is pictured on a launch pad at the West Sea Satellite Launch Site during a guided media tour by North Korean authorities in the northwest of PyongyangPYONGYANG (Reuters) - Isolated North Korea said on Wednesday it was injecting fuel into a long-range rocket "as we speak" ahead of a launch condemned by its neighbors and the West as a disguised long-range ballistic missile test. The launch, set to take place between Thursday and next Monday, has prompted neighbors such as the Philippines to re-route their air traffic just in case. Regional powers also worry it could be the prelude to another nuclear test, a pattern the hermit state set in 2009. Japan said it would shoot down the rocket if it crossed its airspace. ...



Mexico ruling party hopeful slips in presidential race: poll

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 09:10 PM PDT

Josefina Vazquez Mota, presidential candidate of the ruling National Action Party (PAN) leaves after a news conference at her campaign headquarters in Mexico CityMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's ruling party presidential candidate is losing support and in danger of slipping into third place in the polls ahead of the July 1 election, according to a daily survey by GEA-ISA for Milenio news network released late on Tuesday. The latest opinion poll for the election showed Josefina Vazquez Mota, the candidate of President Felipe Calderon's conservative National Action Party (PAN), with 18 percent support, down 1 percentage point from the previous survey. It was her worst showing since the poll began some three weeks ago. ...



Philippine navy in standoff with China ships

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 09:16 PM PDT

Manila summons Beijing's ambassador for talks over confrontation between warship and Chinese vessels in South China Sea.


The Death of Taxes (or the End of Life as We Know It?)

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 08:58 PM PDT

? An enormous opportunity is presenting itself as a frightening problem???Complexity.?? How leaders react will determine the future of their businesses, and indeed the future and prosperity of America for decades to come. About four years ago, my book The Complexity Crisis was published. I had been studying and observing complexity off and on for ...


Lujiazui Breakfast: News And Views About China Stocks ??? April 11

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 08:45 PM PDT

Investors in China's main financial district are talking about the following before the start of trade today:?? The fifth decline in five trading days in major U.S. stock indices amid worried about global economic growth leave Chinese shares mixed today. Auto stocks may rise as investors hope mixed news about the world's largest vehicle market ...


Mexico ruling party hopeful slips in presidential race: poll

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 09:21 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's ruling party presidential candidate is losing support and in danger of slipping into third place in the polls ahead of the July 1 election, according to a daily survey by GEA-ISA for Milenio news network released late on Tuesday.


North Korea says fuel being injected into rocket

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 11:00 PM PDT

PYONGYANG (Reuters) - Isolated North Korea said on Wednesday it was injecting fuel into a long-range rocket "as we speak" ahead of a launch condemned by its neighbors and the West as a disguised long-range ballistic missile test.


Change Sucks ??? We Don't Want You on Instagram

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 08:25 PM PDT

Facebook's announced on Monday that they had purchased Instagram for $ 1 Billion. According to the New York Times, Zuckerberg has made a total of four posts since he signed up for Instagram in October of 2010. The paper suggests that's $250 million a photo. Although the purchase has elicited some positive response from users, ...


Philippine Ex-Leader Pleads Not Guilty

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 08:13 PM PDT

Former Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and her husband pleaded not guilty to corruption charges related to a deal with a Chinese telecommunications company, in a second criminal case against her.