VIDEO: Charles Manson refused parole

VIDEO: Charles Manson refused parole

VIDEO: Charles Manson refused parole

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 06:25 PM PDT

Charles Manson, one of America's most notorious inmates, has been refused parole by a prison panel in California.


VIDEO: UN peace deadline passes in Syria

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:49 PM PDT

The UN deadline for a complete ceasefire in Syria has passed.


Zimbabwe's Mugabe returns from Singapore

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:41 PM PDT

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe returned home from Singapore on Thursday, looking fit and defying reports that he was seriously ill. The 88-year-old leader bounded down the stairs of a white chartered plane, accompanied by his wife and was met at Harare's main airport by senior government officials, including his potential successor, vice president Joice Mujuru. Mugabe did not speak to reporters and was whisked away in his official presidential motorcade. ...


VIDEO: Charles Manson refused parole

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 06:25 PM PDT

Charles Manson, one of America's most notorious inmates, has been refused parole by a prison panel in California.


Pakistan reveals soft side to India with trade show

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:00 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - From gourmet chefs to fashion houses showcasing muslin suits on the catwalk, Pakistan will unveil a trade fair in New Delhi on Thursday to reveal a soft side to traditional foe India as commercial ties between the nuclear-armed rivals begin to bloom. Despite a combined population of 1.4 billion people and thousands of years of shared history and culture, cross-border trade between India and Pakistan is paltry - a legacy of three wars since their independence from Britain in 1947. ...


VIDEO: Greek town forms bartering system

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:20 PM PDT

As Greece wonders whether its debt crisis will eventually spell its exit from the euro, one town in the centre of the country, Volos, has formed an alternative local currency.


VIDEO: African elephant poaching 'rising'

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:39 PM PDT

Elephant poaching in Africa is on the rise despite an international 23-year ban on the trade in ivory


North Korea readies for rocket launch

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 10:41 PM PDT

Five-day launch window opens but watchers say imminent blast-off unlikely due to adverse weather conditions.


Algerian founding father Ben Bella dead at 95

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 11:04 PM PDT

North African nation declares eight days of mourning for iconic leader of struggle for independence from France.


Iran offers Asia oil buyers easier credit terms: FT

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 08:46 PM PDT

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Iran is offering Asian oil buyers, including India, easier credit terms to lure more business and counteract tough Western sanctions aimed at restricting the OPEC member's principal export, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Tehran has been offering a handful of potential customers in Asia 180 days of free credit, the newspaper said quoting unnamed industry officials. Each month of credit amounted to a discount of roughly $1.2 to $1.5 a barrel. Despite its generous terms, Iran was struggling to find new customers, the FT said. ...


Russia’s opposition movement tested in southern city

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 08:48 PM PDT

ASTRAKHAN, Russia — For almost four weeks, few people in this onetime caviar capital in southern Russia knew that an opposition mayoral candidate here had been on a hunger strike to protest an election he says was stolen from him.

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Solar Power Plant Builder BrightSource Energy Pulls IPO

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 09:26 PM PDT

BrightSource , the California solar thermal power plant builder backed by , , and other heavy-hitters, abruptly pulled its initial public offering on the eve of its planned debut Thursday, citing "adverse market conditions." "While we received significant interest from potential investors, the continued market and economic volatility are not optimal conditions for an IPO," ...


Secret behind 'My Heart Will Go On'

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 09:43 PM PDT

Film composer James Horner tells the remarkable story behind Celine Dion's iconic "Titanic" song, "My Heart Will Go On."

Activist: no reports of violence at truce deadline

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 08:07 PM PDT

In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), International envoy Kofi Annan, left, gestures during his meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on the Iranian island of Qeshm, Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Annan, the U.N.-Arab League envoy, has been pushing Damascus to withdraw its troops from cities and halt all violence in 48 hours to salvage his peace plan. He has appealed to Syria's key ally Iran to support his plan to end the violence wracking the Arab country, saying that Activists say a deadline for a U.N.-brokered cease-fire has passed without reports of major violence, just hours after Syria promised to observe the halt in fighting.

Hotel to serve Titanic's last supper

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 09:12 PM PDT

This weekend nostalgic diners with a big budget will be able to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic by sampling the luxury liner's last menu -- as well as actual wine salvaged from the wreck.

China moves to contain Bo scandal

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 09:13 PM PDT

For hours, China's micro-blogging community was abuzz with anxious tweets: an important announcement would be released at 6:30 or 7 p.m. on the official China Central Television (CCTV).

VIDEO: South Korea rulers win majority

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 08:35 PM PDT

South Korea's ruling Saenuri party has taken the majority of seats in parliamentary polls, winning 152 in the 300-seat national assembly.


Why Didn't The Supreme Court's Obamacare Hearing Cream Health Insurance Stocks?

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 08:26 PM PDT

There is a split between what free-market policy analysts believe Obamacare will do to health insurers and what investors believe. Wonks tend to think that the regulatory burden imposed by Obamacare ? especially increasing politicians? power over health plans? ability to set premiums ? will demolish private health insurance. I wrote a lengthy analysis of ...


Japan's "Super Lawyer" Ranking

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 08:16 PM PDT

The importance of this ranking of "super lawyers" goes beyond the individuals and even of the firms name. It is really about the availability of superior people who can be and are being instrumental in spearheading Japan's corporate restructuring and globalization. The named lawyers clearly differ from the stereotypical "sensei" bengoshi. They are making things happen.


It's National Park Week! 10 Ways To Enjoy Nature Plus A Luxury Stay

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 08:13 PM PDT

? National Park Week 2012 (April 21-29) means free admission to all 397 national parks in the U.S. But what if it?s a fear of roughing it, and not those $25 entry fees, that have kept you away for so long? Then just put the money you?ll save toward one of these high-end hotels, each ...


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