VIDEO: Zuma: 'Nelson Mandela is a fighter'

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• VIDEO: Zuma: 'Nelson Mandela is a fighter'
• Gulf Shi'ites fear rising sectarian rhetoric over Syria
• Pakistan tries anew to end insurgency in resource-rich Baluchistan
• Mandela still in 'serious but stable' condition in hospital
• World's oldest man dies at 116
• Secret program leaker Snowden missing since Monday
• Thai Muslims debate their future as peace talks raise hope
• Seatbelts could have prevented 3 Boston U deaths
• Thai Muslims debate their future as peace talks raise hope
• Preview: Iran election offers choice, but little change
• Expat IRS Tax Filing Deadline Is June 17
• 10 Myths About Social Networking For Business
• Can Waze Jumpstart Google's Social Networking Drive?
• U.S. sanctions four Lebanese men, accuses them of aiding Hezbollah
• U.S. sanctions four Lebanese men, accuses them of aiding Hezbollah
• The Check's Not In The Mail: Post Office Loses Tax Bills For Entire Town
• World's oldest person dies in Japan at 116
• Belief: What I Learned, As A CEO, From The Day I Was Fired
• Asian markets down on concern about Japan, US
• World Digest: June 11, 2013

VIDEO: Zuma: 'Nelson Mandela is a fighter' Posted: 11 Jun 2013 11:00 AM PDT The South African president, Jacob Zuma, has met the team of doctors treating Nelson Mandela for a recurring lung infection.

Gulf Shi'ites fear rising sectarian rhetoric over Syria Posted: 11 Jun 2013 10:41 PM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Shi'ite Muslims in the Gulf, alarmed by the shrill sectarian rhetoric of some Sunni clerics after Lebanon's Hezbollah militia entered Syria's civil war, fear they will be blamed and may be victimized for the bloodshed.

Pakistan tries anew to end insurgency in resource-rich Baluchistan Posted: 11 Jun 2013 10:33 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has pledged to rein in human rights abuses by security forces in the huge, resource-rich province of Baluchistan as a first step towards starting talks to end a long-running insurgency waged by guerrillas seeking an independent homeland.

Mandela still in 'serious but stable' condition in hospital Posted: 11 Jun 2013 10:30 PM PDT JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African former president Nelson Mandela was still in "serious but stable" condition in hospital, a government spokesman told local radio on Wednesday morning.

World's oldest man dies at 116 Posted: 11 Jun 2013 10:16 PM PDT Former postman and farmer, born in 1897, put his longevity down to getting out in the sun.

Secret program leaker Snowden missing since Monday Posted: 11 Jun 2013 09:58 PM PDT HONG KONG (AP) — The whereabouts of a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about U.S. surveillance programs remain unknown two days after he checked out of a Hong Kong hotel.

Thai Muslims debate their future as peace talks raise hope Posted: 11 Jun 2013 10:06 PM PDT By Amy Sawitta Lefevre PATTANI, Thailand (Reuters) - Huddled in a room on the periphery of a university campus in the southern Thai province of Pattani, Muslim students debate ideas that have long been considered inflammatory or even treasonous. An insurgency by shadowy Muslim fighters in predominantly Buddhist Thailand's three southernmost provinces has claimed 5,700 lives since 2004. ...

Seatbelts could have prevented 3 Boston U deaths Posted: 11 Jun 2013 09:57 PM PDT ROTORUA, New Zealand (AP) — Three Boston University students who were killed last year in New Zealand when their minivan rolled might have survived if they were wearing seatbelts, police said Wednesday.

Thai Muslims debate their future as peace talks raise hope Posted: 11 Jun 2013 10:06 PM PDT PATTANI, Thailand (Reuters) - Huddled in a room on the periphery of a university campus in the southern Thai province of Pattani, Muslim students debate ideas that have long been considered inflammatory or even treasonous.

Preview: Iran election offers choice, but little change Posted: 11 Jun 2013 10:00 PM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Friday's presidential election in Iran is unlikely to bring significant change to the Islamic republic, whose supreme leader has ensured hardline candidates dominate the field. But the sole moderate could yet upset the race.

Expat IRS Tax Filing Deadline Is June 17 Posted: 11 Jun 2013 10:10 PM PDT You may be used to thinking of April 15 as tax return filing day. For many, it is. But there's an automatic two month extension for some. It applies to U.S. citizens and resident aliens living overseas, or serving in the military outside the U.S. on the regular due date of their tax return.

10 Myths About Social Networking For Business Posted: 11 Jun 2013 09:41 PM PDT

Can Waze Jumpstart Google's Social Networking Drive? Posted: 11 Jun 2013 09:41 PM PDT Most people seem to believe that Google's $1 billion-plus acquisition Tuesday of the human-powered traffic mapping app Waze is strictly defensive. And there is something to that argument: Waze would beef up its already leading Maps service and keep rivals such as Facebook and Apple from gaining on it.

U.S. sanctions four Lebanese men, accuses them of aiding Hezbollah Posted: 11 Jun 2013 09:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on four Lebanese citizens on Tuesday, accusing them of fundraising and recruiting for Hezbollah in West Africa, as Washington seeks to cut off sources of cash for the Lebanese militant group. The U.S. Treasury Department said Ali Ibrahim al-Watfa, Abbas Loutfe Fawaz, Ali Ahmad Chehade, and Hicham Nmer Khanafer were sanctioned for acting as "ambassadors" for Hezbollah, which the U.S. government considers a terrorist group. The men were acting in Sierra Leone, Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire and the Gambia, it said. ...

U.S. sanctions four Lebanese men, accuses them of aiding Hezbollah Posted: 11 Jun 2013 09:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on four Lebanese citizens on Tuesday, accusing them of fundraising and recruiting for Hezbollah in West Africa, as Washington seeks to cut off sources of cash for the Lebanese militant group.

The Check's Not In The Mail: Post Office Loses Tax Bills For Entire Town Posted: 11 Jun 2013 08:49 PM PDT Every now and again, the Post Office loses a piece of mail. Or 2,000.

World's oldest person dies in Japan at 116 Posted: 11 Jun 2013 10:01 PM PDT TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Jiroemon Kimura, who had been recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person and the oldest man ever, died Wednesday of natural causes. He was 116.

Belief: What I Learned, As A CEO, From The Day I Was Fired Posted: 11 Jun 2013 08:37 PM PDT Although I've mentioned him in my book, The 7 Non-Negotiables of Winning, I haven't yet shared with Forbes' readership that Dr. Stephen R. Covey, who passed away last year, has had a special significance in my life. He was a mentor, a friend, and, at one time, my boss. This is why his teachings are woven into my DNA.

Asian markets down on concern about Japan, US Posted: 11 Jun 2013 08:09 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks fell Wednesday amid concern about a lack of new Japanese moves to calm bond markets and uncertainty about the outlook for U.S. monetary policy.

World Digest: June 11, 2013 Posted: 11 Jun 2013 07:12 PM PDT Greece will temporarily close all its state-run TV and radio stations with a loss of about 2,500 jobs as part of the cost-cutting drive demanded by the bailed-out nation's international creditors, officials said Tuesday. Read full article >>

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