US warns of Sudan-South Sudan border conflict

US warns of Sudan-South Sudan border conflict


US warns of Sudan-South Sudan border conflict

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:58 PM PDT

Susan Rice says US is "deeply concerned" over lack of urgency in both countries to accept an African Union roadmap.


U.S. cargo ship captain arrested, vessel detained in Venezuela

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:22 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities have arrested the American captain of a U.S.-flagged cargo ship after finding three rifles on board, according to a crew member of the vessel and a U.S. embassy official.


DreamHack And Twitch Target Spain For The Future Of ESports

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 07:00 PM PDT

VideoDreamHack and Twitch invite video game industry luminaries to discuss the future of eSports in Spain at the first-ever Valencia eSports Congress. The one day event on September 21will bring leaders from pro gaming together to discuss the future of the growing phenomenon. DreamHack is organizing this landmark event, while [...]


Obama Gave a Great Speech Pregnant With Some Really Bad Ideas

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 06:58 PM PDT

If Obama inherited "one of the worst economic crises in history", then by definition he should be presiding over "one of the greatest economic recoveries in history."


Zynga Launches First Third-Party Games On Zynga.com, Adds New Partners

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 06:51 PM PDT

Zynga launched the first four of its third-party games on Zynga.com, at a press event in San Francisco Thursday.


CA's Amazon Tax Hits The Nation Sept. 15, 2012

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 03:55 PM PDT

Photo credit: bizbuzzmedia Beginning September 15, 2012, a new law takes effect in the Golden State (Stats. 2011, ch. 313 (AB 155)). See Online buying surges as tax deadline looms. It drastically expands the out-of-state retailers required to register with California's State Board of Equalization (BOE), the agency that administers California's [...]


Merkel braves Bavaria beer tent to pitch euro message

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:59 PM PDT

ABENSBERG, Germany (Reuters) - With three hours of drinking behind them when Angela Merkel entered the sweltering beer tent, the 3,000 Bavarians crammed around long wooden tables gave the German chancellor a warm and rowdy welcome.


Colombia rules out ceasefire with FARC

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:43 PM PDT

President says military will intensify operation against rebels ahead of peace talks in October.


U.S. to blacklist Haqqani network: New York Times

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:50 PM PDT

Washington (Reuters) - The United States is preparing to blacklist the Pakistan-based Haqqani network, accused of some high-profile attacks, as early as Friday, the New York Times said on its website. Designation by the State Department as a Foreign Terrorist Organization would bring sanctions such as criminal penalties for anyone providing material support to the group and seizure of any assets in the United States. The administration was facing a congressional deadline this weekend. ...


Hong Kong goes to polls with many fuming over China influence

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:54 PM PDT

Retired teacher James Hon Lin-shan, who has been on a hunger strike for 112 hours, rests inside a tent during a demonstration against the launch of national education outside government headquarters in Hong KongHONG KONG (Reuters) - A wave of protests in Hong Kong ahead of elections is posing a major test for the city's new leader as the prospect of voter discontent threatens to shake up the political landscape in retaliation against perceived meddling by Beijing. This time round, Hong Kong's legislature will have a more democratic flavor - it has been expanded from 60 to 70 seats, with just over half of them to be directly elected in Sunday's polls. ...



Asia-Pacific nations agree to slash duties on 'green' technology

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:09 PM PDT

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific nations have made a breakthrough in promoting trade in 'green' technology, and the United States is pressing ahead with efforts to carve out a regional free-trade zone, a senior U.S. official said on Friday. Speaking before a summit of leaders of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis said the group had agreed to slash import duties on technologies that can promote economic growth without endangering the environment. ...


Students "Forced" To Work In iPhone 5 Factory Returning To School, Chinese Media Says

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 06:15 PM PDT

Students from the eastern Chinese city of Huai'an that have been "forced" recently to work at a factory that makes iPhone 5s have started to return to school, the government-published Shanghai Daily reported today. A main Apple supplier, Foxconn Technology, hired students to work in the factory as "interns" to meet [...]


The Most Important Interview Question Never Asked

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 05:55 PM PDT

I have been hounding my business partner, our CEO, Dave Elkington, to share a very powerful question he has tested in the hiring process over the eight years of interviewing candidates in our growth company, InsideSales.com. He finally relented to sharing in this guest post. - Ken [...]


U.S. to blacklist Haqqani network: New York Times

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:24 PM PDT

Washington (Reuters) - The United States is preparing to blacklist the Pakistan-based Haqqani network, accused of some high-profile attacks, as early as Friday, the New York Times said on its website.


VIDEO: Monastic life on the Isle of Wight

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:56 PM PDT

A Benedictine monastery on the Isle of Wight is offering young men a taste of the monastic life in place of work experience or a gap year.


Hong Kong goes to polls with many fuming over China influence

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:54 PM PDT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A wave of protests in Hong Kong ahead of elections is posing a major test for the city's new leader as the prospect of voter discontent threatens to shake up the political landscape in retaliation against perceived meddling by Beijing.


League of Legends Takes Over PAX Prime 2012

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 05:35 PM PDT

PAX Prime 2012 played host to the League of Legends Season Two North American Regionals, taking over nearly the entire sixth floor of the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA.  But Riot Games and League of Legends were all over the convention, not just in the massive space set [...]


U.S. congressman confirms high-level U.S.-Israel spat over Iran

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 07:25 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blew up at the U.S. ambassador last month because he was "at wits' end" over what he sees as the Obama administration's lack of clarity on Iran's nuclear program, a U.S. congressman who was at the meeting said. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, a Republican, made his first public comments about the late August meeting in Israel in an interview with Michigan's WJR radio on Tuesday. ...


Asia-Pacific nations agree to slash duties on 'green' technology

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:09 PM PDT

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific nations have made a breakthrough in promoting trade in 'green' technology, and the United States is pressing ahead with efforts to carve out a regional free-trade zone, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.


Japan utility: No money to develop renewables

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 08:19 PM PDT

Tokyo Electric Power Co., President Naomi Hirose listens during an interview with The Associated Press in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. The head of Japan's utility that owns the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant said his company has no money to develop alternative energy even as the government moves to reduce nuclear energy following the crisis. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)The head of the Japanese utility that owns the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant says last year's meltdowns sapped away money it might have used to switch to alternative energy, making it all the more important for the company to stick with nuclear.