Russian police free child hostage, kill seven militants in Dagestan |
- Russian police free child hostage, kill seven militants in Dagestan
- Sean Payton's 5-Year, $38 Million Contract Reflects Coach's Impact on Saints Financial and On-Field Performance
- As Dairy Cliff Approaches, Consumers May See Milk and Cheese Prices Double
- Looking For a New Year's Resolution? Try Digital Security (For Wusses)
- Environmental Leader Rebecca Tarbotton Dies In Ocean Mishap At Age 39
- Why Leaders Need to Rethink Teamwork
- Obama enacts anti-Iran bill for the Americas
- CAR neighbours agree to send support troops
- Why We Blab Our Intimate Secrets on Facebook
- Fiscal Cliff Uncertainty Pushes Stocks Lower
- September 2012 Revisited - Van Persie And Ibrahimovic Pay Back Starts; Hillsborough The Truth; Del Piero Signs For Sydney
- Syria opposition leader rejects Moscow invitation
- US leaders hurry to avert 'fiscal cliff'
- Indian gang rape victim dies; New Delhi braces for protests
- Analysis: U.N. confronts failure of diplomacy in Syria
- Indian gang-rape victim dies in Singapore hospital
- Syrian leader Assad said to be isolated, fearful as regime faces collapse
- Indian gang rape victim dies; New Delhi braces for protests
- Analysis: U.N. confronts failure of diplomacy in Syria
- White House Sets Deadline For Budget Vote
| Russian police free child hostage, kill seven militants in Dagestan Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:31 PM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed seven militants and freed a 6-year-old girl taken hostage in the restive Dagestan region of Russia's volatile North Caucasus on Saturday, a national anti-terrorism committee official told Interfax news agency. |
| Posted: 28 Dec 2012 05:43 PM PST Pay the Cost to be the Boss: New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton Rewarded with Huge Contract It was reported on Friday night that the New Orleans Saints have re-signed suspended head coach Sean Payton to a 5-year, $37.5 million contract. It appears as though absence makes the Saints grow fonder...of Sean [...] |
| As Dairy Cliff Approaches, Consumers May See Milk and Cheese Prices Double Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:57 PM PST As the country prepares to go over the fiscal cliff, consumers are bracing for a different cliff --- the "dairy cliff" --- triggered by the expiration of the 2008 Farm Bill. Without an updated Farm Bill, price control measures established in 1949 go into effect. Those measures require the federal [...] |
| Looking For a New Year's Resolution? Try Digital Security (For Wusses) Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:34 PM PST Here is something you should know about me - I'm a little bit of a flake when it comes to technology. Despite the fact that my computer is worth more than my car, I like to leave it on trains, in the back of cabs, and in airports. At least [...] |
| Environmental Leader Rebecca Tarbotton Dies In Ocean Mishap At Age 39 Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:02 PM PST VideoPhoto: RAN Rebecca Tarbotton, executive director of the environmental group Rainforest Action Network, died Wednesday while caught in the surf in Mexico near Puerto Vallarta. She was 39. "The coroner ruled cause of death as asphyxiation from water she breathed in while swimming," the Rainforest Action Network said in a statement issued [...] |
| Why Leaders Need to Rethink Teamwork Posted: 28 Dec 2012 02:08 PM PST This article first appeared on the HBS Working Knowledge website on December 17, 2012 Even as academic journals and business sections of bookstores fill up with titles devoted to teams, teamwork, and team players, Harvard Business School Professor Amy C. Edmondson wonders if many might be barking up the wrong tree. "I've [...] |
| Obama enacts anti-Iran bill for the Americas Posted: 28 Dec 2012 07:42 PM PST President Obama signs into law bill passed by Congress requiring State Department to employ new strategy against Tehran. |
| CAR neighbours agree to send support troops Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:55 PM PST Representatives from 10-nation Economic Community of Central African States pledge to help as rebels advance on Bangui. |
| Why We Blab Our Intimate Secrets on Facebook Posted: 28 Dec 2012 01:04 PM PST Leslie K. John and colleagues set out to discover the reason behind a common discrepancy: While many of us purport to be concerned about Internet privacy, we seem to have no worries about sharing our most intimate details on Facebook. |
| Fiscal Cliff Uncertainty Pushes Stocks Lower Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:37 PM PST Cash has a role in most portfolios, but it should usually be a small one. |
| Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:21 PM PST Manchester United needs two goals in the final five minutes from Robin van Persie to beat newly promoted Southampton 3-2 in the Premier League. Another expensive summer acquisition Zlatan Ibrahimovic also scores twice as PSG defeats Lille 2-1. Bayern Munich stuffs Stuttgart 6-1 with all the goals coming in the first 51 [...] |
| Syria opposition leader rejects Moscow invitation Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:52 PM PST ALEPPO PROVINCE, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's opposition leader has rejected an invitation from Russia for peace talks, dealing another blow to international hopes that diplomacy can be resurrected to end a 21-month civil war. |
| US leaders hurry to avert 'fiscal cliff' Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:16 PM PST President Obama meets congressional leaders in bid to avert January 1 deadline, as parties remain divided over tax cuts. |
| Indian gang rape victim dies; New Delhi braces for protests Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:23 PM PST
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| Analysis: U.N. confronts failure of diplomacy in Syria Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:42 PM PST
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| Indian gang-rape victim dies in Singapore hospital Posted: 28 Dec 2012 09:05 PM PST
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| Syrian leader Assad said to be isolated, fearful as regime faces collapse Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:43 PM PST His official portrait still refers to Bashar al-Assad as "The Hope" of the Syrian nation, but signs are increasing that the man who presides over Syria's embattled government has little of it left for himself. Read full article >> |
| Indian gang rape victim dies; New Delhi braces for protests Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:24 PM PST NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An Indian woman whose gang rape in New Delhi triggered violent protests died of her injuries on Saturday in a Singapore hospital, bringing a security lockdown in Delhi and recognition from India's prime minister that social change is needed. |
| Analysis: U.N. confronts failure of diplomacy in Syria Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:42 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Attempts by the United Nations to end the bloody 21-month-old Syrian conflict through diplomacy have been a resounding failure and there is little reason to expect a quick change given the Russian-U.S. rift on Syria. |
| White House Sets Deadline For Budget Vote Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:47 AM PST VideoThey came, they saw, they concurred. Yes, I meant concurred. And here's what they agreed on: they should do something about the budget. Sadly, I'm not kidding. At the meeting at the the White House today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) managed to hammer [...] |
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