VIDEO: Aleppo 'nail in Assad's coffin'

VIDEO: Aleppo 'nail in Assad's coffin'


VIDEO: Aleppo 'nail in Assad's coffin'

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 11:41 PM PDT

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's assault on the city of Aleppo will be "a nail in his coffin".


China paper blames poor government decisions for violent protest

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 11:38 PM PDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Bad decision-making was the main reason for a violent environmental protest in eastern China at the weekend, a state newspaper said in an unusually mild reproach stance after thousands of residents ransacked offices and overturned cars.


Yemen vows to track down kidnappers of Italian embassy officer

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 11:27 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's foreign minister has vowed to do everything possible to track down the kidnappers of an Italian embassy security officer and obtain his safe release, state news agency Saba said.


US audit: $200M wasted on Iraqi police training

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 10:54 PM PDT

U.S. auditors have concluded that more than $200 million was wasted on a program to train Iraqi police that Baghdad says is neither needed nor wanted.


EYES ON LONDON: US men look for gymnastics gold

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 10:02 PM PDT

A fan holds an umbrella during a rainy afternoon at the Beach Volleyball venue at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you:



U.S. Treasury Gives Fat Dose of FATCA Compliance Details

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 03:26 PM PDT

Seal of the United States Department of the Treasury (Photo credit: Wikipedia) You might think that the biggest naysayers about FATCA are U.S. persons living abroad. They may be vocal and feel caught in the crosshairs of the U.S. war on undisclosed foreign accounts and income. See Are Expats Derailing The FATCA [...]


VIDEO: Fears over casualties in Aleppo

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 10:26 PM PDT

The Syrian army is continuing to pound rebel strongholds in Aleppo, raising fears about civilian casualties in the city of more than 2m people.


VIDEO: Pussy Riot: Russian punk band on trial

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 10:32 PM PDT

The controversial trial begins in Moscow of three members of Russian band Pussy Riot.


VIDEO: Pussy Riot: Russian punk band on trial

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 10:32 PM PDT

The controversial trial begins in Moscow of three members of Russian band Pussy Riot.


VIDEO: Fears over casualties in Aleppo

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 10:26 PM PDT

The Syrian army is continuing to pound rebel strongholds in Aleppo, raising fears about civilian casualties in the city of more than 2m people.


Apple To Take Twitter Stake? Nope, Apparently Not

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 05:59 PM PDT

Well, that was fun while it lasted. The New York Times last week got the Valley all a-titter with a report that Apple in recent months had held talks to take a stake in Twitter. But Bloomberg reported over the weekend that in fact Apple is NOT in active talks with Twitter. The [...]


U.S. construction projects in Afghanistan challenged by inspector general’s report

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 09:01 PM PDT

A U.S. initiative to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on construction projects in Afghanistan, originally pitched as a vital tool in the military campaign against the Taliban, is running so far behind schedule that it will not yield benefits until most U.S. combat forces have departed the country, according to a government inspection report to be released Monday.

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SIMPLY MAGICAL

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 08:59 PM PDT

France's Yannick Agnel, right, and United States' Ryan Lochte, compete in the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Sunday, July 29, 2012. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)"It's magical, simply magical," said rising swimming star Yannick Agnel, after surpassing the U.S. team to win a gold medal for France in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay. "We didn't have too much pressure. We did what we know how to do. Now, Olympic champions. It's brilliant."



London 2012 Medicine: Not Your "Usual" UK Health Care

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 05:29 PM PDT

English: NHS logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The medical care that many athletes will receive from physicians and therapists at the new 36 million dollar state of the art medical complex in the Olympic Village the next 3 weeks will likely surpass the type of access to medical care that most residents [...]


David and the Goliath of the Mid-Atlantic's Power Grid: The End of Business As Usual

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 05:26 PM PDT

Over the past decade, I have encountered enough wild-eyed (and often borderline delusional) proposals for improving America's electric grid to fill a small library. Despite the electric grid's many flaws, it is harder to replace the electric grid than most people realize. So when I responded to an inquiry from Marc [...]


Seagate: Earnings Due Monday; More Speculation On OCZ

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 05:16 PM PDT

Will Seagate provide a surprise tomorrow along with its fiscal Q4 earnings report? The numbers have already been telegraphed. On July 5, the disk-drive maker reduced guidance for the quarter: the company projected revenue of about $4.5 billion and non-GAAP gross margin of 33.6%, down from previous guidance of at least [...]


Are you a Social HR Leader?

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 05:13 PM PDT

Mexico's Sofia Arreola (L) poses alongside her manager after winning the Women's Omnium Points race at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup, a test event for the London 2012 Olympic Games, at the Velodrome in the Olympic Park in London on February 18, 2012. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) Now [...]


Consumer Stocks Tell The Tale: Shoppers Are Still Buying

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 05:12 PM PDT

With all the chatter in the 24-hour news cycle about how bad the economy is – and all the real worry that many people feel as paychecks are constrained while costs seem to keep rising – you'd never think that consumer discretionary has remained a bright spot. For those who would [...]


Are Video Games And Internet Porn Destroying Our Young Men?

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 04:56 PM PDT

Are video games and internet porn paving the way for social decline and crisis for our young men?


U.S. construction projects in Afghanistan challenged by inspector general’s report

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 09:01 PM PDT

A U.S. initiative to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on construction projects in Afghanistan, originally pitched as a vital tool in the military campaign against the Taliban, is running so far behind schedule that it will not yield benefits until most U.S. combat forces have departed the country, according to a government inspection report to be released Monday.

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