Israel to give Palestinians $100 million in withheld funds |
- Israel to give Palestinians $100 million in withheld funds
- Nightclub fire highlights Brazil's safety laws
- Buyer's Remorse? How About Year-End Gift Remorse!
- Sixty-five people executed in Syria's Aleppo: activists
- Russia scraps law enforcement deal with Washington
- Israel to give Palestinians $100 million in withheld funds
- VIDEO: Soldier has double arm transplant
- VIDEO: Nigerian farmers take on Shell
- Sixty-five people executed in Syria's Aleppo: activists
- Russia scraps law enforcement deal with Washington
- Pakistan says militant bases broken up near Afghan border
- VIDEO: Why the surf is up in China
- VIDEO: MEPs put on their dancing shoes
- Doddle Of The Dead - Putting The App In Zombie Apocalypse, Part 2
- Is the CMO Role Dying Or Thriving?
- Payroll Tax Hike Adds Scrutiny on "Independent Contractors"
- Pakistan says militant bases broken up near Afghan border
- US regulator asks Boeing for full battery history
- SKorea attempts rocket launch weeks after NKorea
- Chrysler's Super Bowl Silence Could Give Its Ad Huge Impact
| Israel to give Palestinians $100 million in withheld funds Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:47 PM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will give Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's administration around $100 million in tax revenues that had been withheld in retaliation for his statehood bid in the United Nations, Israeli officials said on Wednesday. They described the handover as a one-time deal, signaling rightist Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had not formally scrapped sanctions that have hurt the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank and worried world powers. ... |
| Nightclub fire highlights Brazil's safety laws Posted: 29 Jan 2013 11:17 PM PST
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| Buyer's Remorse? How About Year-End Gift Remorse! Posted: 29 Jan 2013 07:57 PM PST Did you make gifts at year-end to kids and other family members, hoping to clean up your estate? Perhaps you thought you were saving huge taxes and making your beneficiaries happy at the same time. $5M Tax-Free Gifts? Going, Going, Gone. You were not the only one who was surprised when Congress passed the fiscal cliff bill at New Years with an estate tax fix that meant you could have waited. |
| Sixty-five people executed in Syria's Aleppo: activists Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:27 PM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 65 people were found shot dead with their hands bound in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday in a "new massacre" in the near two-year revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. |
| Russia scraps law enforcement deal with Washington Posted: 29 Jan 2013 11:00 PM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is scrapping its agreement with Washington to cooperate on law enforcement and narcotics control, another sign of deteriorating ties between the Cold War-era foes since Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin last year. |
| Israel to give Palestinians $100 million in withheld funds Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:47 PM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will give Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's administration around $100 million in tax revenues that had been withheld in retaliation for his statehood bid in the United Nations, Israeli officials said on Wednesday. |
| VIDEO: Soldier has double arm transplant Posted: 29 Jan 2013 03:45 PM PST Brendan Marrocco he first American soldier to survive after losing all four limbs in the Iraq war has received a double-arm transplant. |
| VIDEO: Nigerian farmers take on Shell Posted: 29 Jan 2013 09:26 PM PST A group of Nigerian farmers will hear on Wednesday whether their case against Dutch oil giant Shell has been successful. The farmers blame oil leaks in the Niger delta on the oil company, but Shell denies any wrongdoing. |
| Sixty-five people executed in Syria's Aleppo: activists Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:26 PM PST
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| Russia scraps law enforcement deal with Washington Posted: 29 Jan 2013 11:00 PM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is scrapping its agreement with Washington to cooperate on law enforcement and narcotics control, another sign of deteriorating ties between the Cold War-era foes since Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin last year. The order, signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and posted on the government website on Wednesday, said the agreement, which came into force in 2002, "does not address current realities and has exhausted its potential". Moscow is unhappy with a law passed by the United States last year imposing sanctions on alleged Russian human rights abusers. ... |
| Pakistan says militant bases broken up near Afghan border Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:25 PM PST PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security officials broke up more than a dozen militant sanctuaries in the Khyber tribal region this week and killed 23 fighters, they said, while tribal sources said pro-Taliban groups killed 20 pro-government militants. The Lashkar-e-Islam and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant groups attacked villages in the Tirah region and killed residents when they tried to stop them entering the area, the security officials said, requesting anonymity. Tirah is a maze of valleys on a route from Afghanistan to the Pakistani city of Peshawar. ... |
| VIDEO: Why the surf is up in China Posted: 29 Jan 2013 06:45 PM PST Surfing is increasing in popularity in China, and the island of Hainan is preparing to host an international surfing event. |
| VIDEO: MEPs put on their dancing shoes Posted: 29 Jan 2013 07:03 PM PST Politicians in the European parliament in Brussels took a break from discussing the eurozone to try out a few dance moves as part of a charity fundraising event. |
| Doddle Of The Dead - Putting The App In Zombie Apocalypse, Part 2 Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:44 PM PST |
| Is the CMO Role Dying Or Thriving? Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:36 PM PST What's happening to the CMO role? This question has been hot for a couple of years. Some suggest the role is nominal and "dying" while others suggest it is bigger, more complex, and more important than ever before. |
| Payroll Tax Hike Adds Scrutiny on "Independent Contractors" Posted: 29 Jan 2013 07:27 PM PST Whether you're in business, self-employed or a wage earner, by now you know that 2013 brought higher payroll taxes. See Fiscal Cliff, Dairy Cliff, What About the Payroll Tax Cliff? After the hype about raising taxes only on high incomes, payroll taxes went back up for all employees, even for those earning $20,000 a year. Climbing from 4.2 to 6.2%, that extra two percent adds up. If you make $50,000, it's an extra $1,000 a year. |
| Pakistan says militant bases broken up near Afghan border Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:25 PM PST PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security officials broke up more than a dozen militant sanctuaries in the Khyber tribal region this week and killed 23 fighters, they said, while tribal sources said pro-Taliban groups killed 20 pro-government militants. |
| US regulator asks Boeing for full battery history Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:16 PM PST
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| SKorea attempts rocket launch weeks after NKorea Posted: 29 Jan 2013 09:24 PM PST SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is attempting to launch a satellite from its own soil for the first time, a feat that archrival North Korea accomplished last month to the surprise of the world. |
| Chrysler's Super Bowl Silence Could Give Its Ad Huge Impact Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:08 PM PST While other auto brands are blowing their ammo on teasers of their Super Bowl ads, or already have revealed their entire 30-second or 60-second commercials for the Big Game, one key brand has been notably missing from all the pre-kickoff hype and social-media ground campaigns. |
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