VIDEO: Is Kashmir the new Chamonix?

VIDEO: Is Kashmir the new Chamonix?

VIDEO: Is Kashmir the new Chamonix?

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 10:34 AM PDT

The unlikely location of Kashmir is making a name for itself as one of the worlds top ski destinations.

Suspected militants attack Pakistan power station, 7 dead

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 10:41 PM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Suspected militants forced their way into a power station in northwest Pakistan and killed seven people, police said on Tuesday. A police official said two people, a policeman and a security guard, were killed on the spot and five others died after being kidnapped in Monday's incident. The bullet-riddled bodies of the captives have been recovered, the official added. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Pakistan's Taliban, which is close to al Qaeda, has threatened to escalate violence ahead of May 11 elections, including attacks on political rallies. ...

North Korea vows to restart nuclear facilities

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 10:43 PM PDT

In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed in Tokyo Monday, April 1, 2013 by the Korea News Service, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives a speech during a plenary meeting of the central committee of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea. After weeks of war-like rhetoric, North Korean leader Kim gathered legislators Monday for an annual spring parliamentary session taking place one day after top party officials adopted a statement declaring building nuclear weapons and the economy the nation's top priorities. (AP Photo/KCNA via KNS) JAPAN OUT UNTIL 14 DAYS AFTER THE DAY OF TRANSMISSIONSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea vowed Tuesday to restart all mothballed facilities at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex, adding to tensions already raised by near daily warlike threats against the United States and South Korea.

In India, dodging taxes is part of the game

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 10:32 PM PDT

In this Tuesday, March 26, 2013 photo, Indian salaried employees file their income tax papers at an Income Tax office in New Delhi, India. In a country of 1.2 billion people, a country where years of staggering economic growth have created tens of thousands of new millionaires annually and a recent slowdown has done little damage to a thriving luxury goods market, far less than .01 percent of the population admits they are in the top tax bracket. Less than 3 percent of Indians file income tax returns at all, and officials say only about 1.5 million taxpayers declare earning more than 1,000,000 rupees per year (about $18,000). (AP Photo /Manish Swarup)NEW DELHI (AP) — In a country long defined by its poverty, it's easy now to find India's rich.

North Korea to restart nuclear facilities

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 10:42 PM PDT

Reopening of major facility north of Pyongyang follows weeks of warlike rhetoric towards South Korea and the US.

Several dead in attack in Pakistan's Peshawar

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 10:54 PM PDT

Two dead after rocket attack on power station in northern Pakistan, while five others were killed after being abducted.

Malawi to take Tanzania dispute to court

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 10:36 PM PDT

Malawi President Joyce Banda says her country is giving up on mediation efforts in the long running border dispute.

VIDEO: Concert fundraiser for hard hit Cypriots

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 11:48 PM PDT

Thousands of people have attended a concert in Cyprus to help those hardest-hit by the island's financial crisis.

Suspected militants attack Pakistan power station, seven dead

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 11:17 PM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Dozens of suspected militants attacked a major power station in northwest Pakistan with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades and killed seven people, police said on Tuesday.

Militants kills 7, kidnap 4 in attack in Pakistan

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 10:58 PM PDT

Pakistani Wazeer Khan, 87, sits on a roadside near his home, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, April 1, 2013. Khan and his family fled Pakistan's tribal area of Bajur in 2009, due to fighting between the Taliban and the army, and took refuge in Islamabad. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Several dozen militants armed with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades attacked a power grid station in northwestern Pakistan before dawn Tuesday, killing seven people and taking four hostage, police said.

15 Traits of the Ideal Employee

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 10:03 PM PDT

When hiring for any size business, it's not what the candidates know today.  Information can always be taught.  The most intelligent companies hire on future success and heavily weigh personality when determining the most apt employees.

Tourists kidnapped, 1 sexually assaulted in Rio

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 10:51 PM PDT

Map locates Rio de Janeiro where tourists were attacked and one was sexually assaulted aboard a public transport vanRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Two foreign tourists were held for hours and brutalized and one, a woman, was sexually assaulted aboard a public transport van they boarded in Rio de Janeiro's showcase Copacabana beach neighborhood, police said in a statement.

13 youths die in fire Myanmar police call accident

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 10:43 PM PDT

Fire fighters walk outside of a mosque that a fire killed 13-children in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Police in Myanmar said 13 children died when an electrical fire broke out at the mosque in the country's largest city. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A fire engulfed a mosque housing Muslim schoolchildren in Myanmar's largest city Tuesday, killing at least 13. Authorities, anxious over sectarian violence that has shaken the nation, quickly blamed the blaze on an accidental electrical short.

Duel of Champions: A Must-Try CCG

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 09:00 PM PDT

At PAX East 2013 Ubisoft had a booth bazaar of wonders.  Sure, we got a look at an Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag trailer.  We got a taste of Watch Dog.  But the real show stealer was a free-to-play digital collectible card game (CCG) called Might & Magic: Duel of Champions.

Vietnamese farmers go on trial for fighting police

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 08:45 PM PDT

A Vietnamese police officer gestures toward a photographer, seeking to stop him from working close to a court in Haiphong Vietnam, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. A Vietnamese court begun hearing the trial of four fish farmers charged with attempted murder for fighting back against police and army officers seeking to evict them from their land last year. (AP Photo/Chris Brummitt)HAIPHONG, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese court has begun hearing the trial of four fish farmers charged with attempted murder for fighting back against police and army officers seeking to evict them from their land last year.

March 'deadliest month' in Syria's war

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 08:31 PM PDT

Activist group says it documented more than 6,000 deaths in the last month as fighting intensified.

Why Purely Virtual Teams Don't Work

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 08:27 PM PDT

Ten years ago today, on April 1, 2013, these things did not exist: facebook, youtube, twitter, linkedin.  Google had not yet gone public, and Wikipedia was in its infancy.  The smartphone was just coming into the market with limited capability.

Assange appoints WikiLeaks Party campaign director for Australian Senate bid

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 08:01 PM PDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures from the balcony of Ecuador's Embassy as he makes a speech, in central LondonBy Rob Taylor CANBERRA (Reuters) - Fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, holed up in London's Ecuadorian embassy for nine months, has appointed a high-profile opponent of Britain's monarchy to run his campaign for a seat in Australia's upper house of parliament. Former Australian Republican Movement head and lawyer Greg Barns said on Monday he would be campaign director for the WikiLeaks Party spearheading Assange's rare absentee bid for a Senate seat in Australia's September 14 election, which even if successful would not bring him any legal protection. ...

Apple apologizes in China after service criticism

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 08:06 PM PDT

In this Monday April 1, 2013 photo, a man leaves an Apple store with an iPhone and an iPad in his hands in central Beijing, China. Apple apologized to Chinese consumers after government media attacked its repair policies for two weeks in a campaign that reeked of economic nationalism. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)BEIJING (AP) — Apple apologized to Chinese consumers after government media attacked its repair policies for two weeks in a campaign that reeked of economic nationalism.

Assange appoints WikiLeaks Party campaign director for Australian Senate bid

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 08:02 PM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, holed up in London's Ecuadorian embassy for nine months, has appointed a high-profile opponent of Britain's monarchy to run his campaign for a seat in Australia's upper house of parliament.

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