Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir attack

Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir attack


Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir attack

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 10:26 PM PDT

Eight soldiers killed in ambush on a military vehicle ahead of prime minister's visit to the region.

Qatar's outgoing emir, a visionary for tiny Gulf state

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 10:47 PM PDT

DOHA (Reuters) - To his admirers, Qatari emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani is a champion of the common man's struggle against tyranny, and a visionary who turned billions of dollars in energy revenues into strategic international investments.

Stunning Photos Of The International Space Station

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 10:39 PM PDT

Cosmonauts Will Carry The Olympic Torch Into Outer Space

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 10:39 PM PDT

Next year, the Winter Olympics are going to be held in the Russian city of Sochi. To mark the occasion, Russia's Olympic Torch relay will be taking the Olympic Torch where no Torch has gone before - into outer space.

Qatar emir steps down, hands power to son

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 10:17 PM PDT

Qatar's Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani arrives at Al-Sadd Stadium for the final Crown Prince Cup soccer match between Al-Sadd and Lekhwaiya in DohaDOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani said on Tuesday he was stepping down and handing power to his son Sheikh Tamim, explaining it was time for a new generation to take over. In a speech broadcast on Qatar state television, Sheikh Hamad made no direct mention of Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, who had been widely expected to also step down. "God knows that I didn't want power in itself and I didn't seek it for personal reason," said the emir, who overthrew his father in a bloodless coup in 1995. ...


NSA leaker's global flight appears stalled for now

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 10:17 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 21, 2013 file photo, a banner supporting Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs, is displayed at Central, Hong Kong's business district. The Hong Kong government says Snowden wanted by the U.S. for revealing two highly classified surveillance programs has left for a "third country." The South China Morning Post reported Sunday, June 23, 2013 that Snowden was on a plane for Moscow, but that Russia was not his final destination. Snowden has talked of seeking asylum in Iceland. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Edward Snowden's stop-and-start flight across the globe appeared to stall in Moscow as the United States ratcheted up pressure to hand over the National Security Agency leaker who had seemed on his way to Ecuador to seek asylum.


Asian stocks mostly lower on China worries

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 09:58 PM PDT

A stock investor reacts near a board displaying stock prices at a brokerage house in Huaibei in central China's Anhui province Monday June 24, 2013. Global stock markets reeled Monday, with Shanghai's index enduring its biggest loss in four years, after China allowed commercial lending rates to soar in a move analysts said was aimed at curbing a booming underground lending industry. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday as investors continued their flight from risky assets on the prospect of slower Chinese growth and the winding down of the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus.


Qatar's emir transfers power to son

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 10:41 PM PDT

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani says he is handing over power to son and calls on countrymen to lend their support.

Qatar emir announces transfer of power to his son

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 10:38 PM PDT

DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani said on Tuesday he was transferring power to his son, Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim, taking the rare step for a Gulf Arab ruler of voluntarily ceding power to try to ensure a smooth succession.

Chicago Blackhawks Win 2013 Stanley Cup, But Franchise Still Losing Money By Undervaluing Ticket Prices

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 09:57 PM PDT

The Chicago Blackhawks are Stanley Cup Champions for the second time in four years.

Iran condemns Egypt's sectarian killings as 'contradicting Islam'

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 09:41 PM PDT

Egyptians stand outside El Sayeda Nafisa Mosque after funeral prayers for Shi'ite victims, who were killed in sectarian violence, in CairoDUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry condemned the killing of four Shi'ite Egyptians near Cairo, saying such extremism violated the tenets of Islam, state television reported late on Monday. "The Islamic Republic of Iran denounces any act of extremism and violence which contradicts Islam and the tenets of Islam," read a foreign ministry statement published by the website of English-language news channel, Press TV. "Iran is certain that the sensible and revolutionary Egyptian nation, through its prudent leaders ... ...


Iran condemns Egypt's sectarian killings as 'contradicting Islam'

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 09:41 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry condemned the killing of four Shi'ite Egyptians near Cairo, saying such extremism violated the tenets of Islam, state television reported late on Monday.

Graying Asian Economic Tiger Rears Cubs From Offshore

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 09:33 PM PDT

They're sad old stories, and Taiwan has never liked telling them. The island's birth rate averaging one child per woman ranks among the world's lowest, a threat to long-term economic productivity. Capital has married talent and eloped to China where wages remain lower despite annoyingly small paychecks at home. Forecasting export growth, the traditional nest egg for Taiwan's economy, is like predicting earthquakes given today's uncertain consumer demand in the West. Samsung is selling more smartphones than Taiwan's homegrown HTC. Taiwan is where careers go to die, one white-collar Western expat who left for China (a common thing to do) would say. To quote another, whoever leaves last, please turn the lights out.

VIDEO: L'Aquila town centre frozen in time

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 09:20 PM PDT

Luisa Baldini returns to the centre of L'Aquila, to see how little has changed four years on from the earthquake which devastated the medieval Italian town.

Ten car bombs kill 39 in Iraqi capital

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 09:22 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Ten car bombs exploded across the Iraqi capital on Monday, killing nearly 40 people in markets and garages on the evening of a Shi'ite Muslim celebration, police and medical sources said.

Top China paper hits back at U.S. accusations on Snowden

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 09:08 PM PDT

File photo of protesters holding photo of Snowden during a demonstration outside the U.S. Consulate in Hong KongBEIJING (Reuters) - China's top state newspaper praised fugitive U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden on Tuesday for "tearing off Washington's sanctimonious mask" and rejected accusations that it had facilitated his departure from Hong Kong. The strongly worded front-page commentary in the overseas edition of the People's Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, comes after Washington harshly criticized Beijing for allowing Snowden to flee. ...


SKorea says several gov't, private websites hacked

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 09:03 PM PDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said multiple government and private sector websites were hacked on Tuesday's anniversary of the start of the Korean War, and Seoul issued a cyberattack alert warning officials and citizens to take security measures.

All assailants in attack on Afghan presidential palace killed: police

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 08:54 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - An early morning insurgent attack on Tuesday on Afghanistan's presidential palace has been put down with all the assailants killed, Kabul's police chief said. General Ayoub Salangi told Reuters the gunfight ended after about 90 minutes with all the attackers killed. (Reporting by Mirwais Harooni and Dylan Welch, Editing by Ron Popeski)

Do CMOs Impact Firm Performance?

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 09:06 PM PDT

Do marketers – and CMOs – actually matter when it comes to firm performance? Recent research by Nath and Mahajan suggests they don't. Their study, published in 2008, found that the presence of a CMO in one of the top paid positions in the firm had no impact on a firm's financial performance. In 2011, Nath and Mahajan reported results from another study which suggested CMO Power had no impact on a firm's sales growth or ROS. The reality is that these studies, conducted in an academically rigorous way, represent a nascent and embryonic understanding of the CMO and their impact on the firm. As a result, there is an absence of a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the CMO. Consider the following headlines from managerial articles  "Is the CMO Role Dying or Thriving?" "Marketing is Dead" "The CMO is Dead" "Is the CMO Dead?"  While scholars aren't finding many examples of how CMO's positively impact firm performance, some managerial articles are prognosticating the CMO's demise. The problem with these articles is that: (1) most are simply descriptive (e.g., 32% of CMOs don't understand how they are measured), which fails to provide any deeper cause and effect insight and (2) these studies are usually conducted by firms attempting to sell CMOs or CEOs services. In conjunction with CMO.com, we are conducting a first-ever "CMO Impact" study to truly understand how and in what ways CMOs impact firm performance. The objective is to help CMOs better understand how dimensions of the CMO position impact the CMO's ability to perform. Ultimately, the insight can be used by CMOs to identify and craft the "right" CMO role for specific circumstances which can lead to better results.

Company of Heroes 2 Review: A Refreshing Reboot

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 09:05 PM PDT

Relic Entertainment's Company of Heroes 2 feels much like the original 2006 title that added considerable depth to the real-time strategy genre, which was becoming bogged down by resource gathering titles.  Company of Heroes emphasized the idea that objectives matter and incentivized players to battle over key map positions instead massing forces and aiming for base destruction victories.  There was a focus on unit-to-unit interaction and a heavy focus on location and position.  Company of Heroes 2 does nothing to revolutionize or expand the genre as players move to the Eastern Front, but it does improve on many aspects of the original title.

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