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China condemns US 'hacking hullabaloo'

China condemns US 'hacking hullabaloo'
VIDEO: Console absent from Sony PS4 launch
EU wants Cambodia to pay more for Khmer Rouge crimes court
Google: Bernstein Pounds The Table; Ups Target To $1,000
Boardroom D-Day In London For Indonesian Coal Tycoon Bakrie
Gang rape victim fights back
North Korea cites "tragedy" of countries that give up nuclear programs
Police: Investigator faces charges himself
Egypt's Brotherhood still operates secretively
Pistorius detective faces own shooting charge
Japan executes three death-row inmates
The Case For Ubiquitous Leadership
Gallery: Great NASA Publicity Photos Since the Sixties
Curiosity Confirms Rock Sample Found From Beneath Mars
Japan's Abe seeks to show off alliance, get Obama nod on Abenomics
Cash, sexism and violence keep women out of Kenyan politics
Royal penguin found stranded on New Zealand beach
Japan's Abe seeks to show off alliance, get Obama nod on Abenomics
Cash, sexism and violence keep women out of Kenyan politics
Pistorius bail hearing set for third day

China condemns US 'hacking hullabaloo'

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 11:09 PM PST

State-run media rejects allegations that China hacked dozens of US firms, calling them a "commercial stunt".

VIDEO: Console absent from Sony PS4 launch

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 11:00 PM PST

The electronics giant Sony has unveiled its brand new gaming console, the PlayStation 4, in New York.

EU wants Cambodia to pay more for Khmer Rouge crimes court

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 11:20 PM PST

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The European Union is calling on Cambodia to come up with more cash for a Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal, where resignations have slowed proceedings and some staff are threatening to strike after going for more than two months without pay.

Google: Bernstein Pounds The Table; Ups Target To $1,000

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 11:17 PM PST

Google shares this week crossed the $800 level for the first time, and seems destined to beat Apple to the $1,000 mark.

Boardroom D-Day In London For Indonesian Coal Tycoon Bakrie

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 11:00 PM PST

Hell hath no fury like a financier scorned. Nat Rothschild's bid to replace the board of Bumi plc, which controls coal mines in Indonesia, reaches a climax Thursday at an EGM in London. Rothschild wants shareholders to overhaul the board and get to the bottom of fraud allegations against its operating units, which are run by the politically powerful Bakrie clan, Rothschild's ally-turned-nemesis. The Bakries, who injected their coal mines into Bumi in 2010 as a way to raise cheaper capital, have a different idea: sell back the assets. Their proposal to the board is for a $640 million restructuring of Bumi plc that would return to shareholders cash and stock in Bumi Resources, a Jakarta-listed firm. The Bakries are reportedly prepared to sell Visi Media Asia, which runs two Indonesian TV channels, in order to raise more capital. This is anathema to Rothschild and investors who feel that they've been sold short by the Bakries. The stock has fallen sharply since 2011 due to faltering coal prices and constant friction between Rothschild and his Indonesian partners.

Gang rape victim fights back

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 09:27 AM PST

After Mukhtar Mai was gang raped on the orders of a tribal court in Pakistan in 2002, local tradition dictated she was expected to commit suicide.

North Korea cites "tragedy" of countries that give up nuclear programs

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 10:41 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has bolstered its defenses against a "hostile" United States with its third nuclear test, it said on Thursday, noting that countries that had bowed to U.S. pressure to abandon their nuclear plans had suffered "tragic consequences".

Police: Investigator faces charges himself

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 11:05 PM PST

The sensational case of Oscar Pistorius took a new turn when police said the lead investigator is facing seven counts of attempted murder stemming from an incident four years ago.

Egypt's Brotherhood still operates secretively

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 10:24 PM PST

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi speaks publicly of firsthand knowledge of a meeting where opponents allegedly plotted against him.

Pistorius detective faces own shooting charge

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 11:02 PM PST

South African detective leading Paralympic star's inquiry faces seven charges of attempted murder, police say.

Japan executes three death-row inmates

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 10:38 PM PST

Hangings are the first use of capital punishment since conservative government came to power last year.

The Case For Ubiquitous Leadership

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 10:16 PM PST

Do you work in an environment that fosters leadership at every level, or just at the top of the org chart? You can either chasten people for attempting to lead, or encourage them to take risks, to explore opportunities, and to make decisions. If you want to create a culture of leadership, you must succeed in creating leadership ubiquity.

Gallery: Great NASA Publicity Photos Since the Sixties

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 10:15 PM PST

Curiosity Confirms Rock Sample Found From Beneath Mars

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 10:15 PM PST

NASA has confirmed that the Mars Curiosity rover has collected rock samples that it drilled from the Martian surface.

Japan's Abe seeks to show off alliance, get Obama nod on Abenomics

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 09:55 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be seeking to put a strong U.S.-Japan alliance on full display in the face of potential threats from a nuclear North Korea and an assertive China when he meets U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday. Abe, who has kept his ratings high since taking office in December, also needs Obama's signoff on his economic revival recipe of big spending and hyper-easy monetary policy. ...

Cash, sexism and violence keep women out of Kenyan politics

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 09:42 PM PST

NAIROBI, Feb 20 (TrustLaw) - Violence, a deeply chauvinistic society and a lack of cash are locking women out of elected office in Kenya, east Africa's leading economy but a laggard when it comes to female representation. The country's new constitution guarantees women a third of seats in parliament, but two and a half years since its adoption, Kenya's male-dominated assembly has still not passed the necessary legislation to put the constitutional principle into practice. ...

Royal penguin found stranded on New Zealand beach

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 11:08 PM PST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Thirsty and thin, a royal penguin has been found stranded on a New Zealand beach more than 1,000 miles from its sub-Antarctic home.