Palestinian youths shot to death as West Bank seethes

Palestinian youths shot to death as West Bank seethes


Palestinian youths shot to death as West Bank seethes

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 10:56 PM PDT

A Palestinian protester throws a stone towards Israeli troops during clashes in HebronBy Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Israeli troops have shot dead two Palestinian youths in the occupied West Bank, medical officials said on Thursday, as confrontations entered a third day following the death of a prisoner in an Israeli jail. The Israeli army said troops fired on Palestinians who threw fire bombs after dark on Wednesday at a guard post near Tulkarm in the northern West Bank. One body was swiftly recovered and a second was found in the early hours of Thursday. Palestinian officials named the dead men as Amer Nassar, 17, and Naji Belbisi, 18. ...


Palestinian youths shot to death as West Bank seethes

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 10:56 PM PDT

RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Israeli troops have shot dead two Palestinian youths in the occupied West Bank, medical officials said on Thursday, as confrontations entered a third day following the death of a prisoner in an Israeli jail.

Facebook's Android Event: It's Not Really About The Phone

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 10:00 PM PDT

There's one thing to know about whatever phone appears as part of Facebook's much anticipated announcement Thursday morning about its "new home on Android."

US offers reward for Uganda warlord Kony

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 10:51 PM PDT

Newly expanded War Crimes Rewards Programme offers $5m each for arrest or capture of Joseph Kony and his top LRA aides.

Desmond Tutu wins $1.7 million Templeton Prize

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 09:52 PM PDT

File photo of South African Archbishop and Nobel Laureate Tutu speaking in New DelhiBy Maria Golovnina LONDON (Reuters) - South African anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu has won the 2013 Templeton Prize worth $1.7 million for helping inspire people around the world by promoting forgiveness and justice, organizers said on Thursday. A leading human rights activist of the late 20th century, the former Anglican archbishop of Cape Town played a pivotal role in the downfall of apartheid and subsequently worked to heal wounds in South Africa's traumatized society. Tutu, 81, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for standing up against white-minority rule. ...


Desmond Tutu wins $1.7 million Templeton Prize

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 09:52 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - South African anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu has won the 2013 Templeton Prize worth $1.7 million for helping inspire people around the world by promoting forgiveness and justice, organizers said on Thursday.

The Mouse Cleans House: Disney Shuts Down LucasArts

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 09:18 PM PDT

Ask any fan of Star Wars: There's a new Moff in town. Although Disney acquired LucasArts on October 30, 2012, Disney has made some sweeping changes gradually, such as cancelling the long-running Cartoon Network television show, The Clone Wars, as well as the upcoming live-action comedy Detours in mid March. Now, after over five months, Disney executed Order 66 on their recently acquired videogames studio, LucasArts, and its 150 employees.

6 Ways To Conquer Leadership Pressure

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 09:02 PM PDT

How a leader deals with pressure will tell you much about who they are as a person. Their reaction to pressure will reveal the strength of their character and conviction, what and whom they value, and whether or not they can be trusted. The reality is most people buckle under pressure. Only a few handle pressure well, and even fewer possess the qualities to be able to thrive on pressure.

How to Fix the Start Up Hiring Dilemma

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 09:00 PM PDT

Hiring employees, especially for a startup, is the most difficult task a founder faces. It is filled with risk, reward, and the costs of high turnover that comes with failure. Most founders do not have the capital to make a mistake. This is why they spend countless hours sitting across the table from a candidate to try to figure out if they have the skills to do a great job. They also want to know if the candidate will fit the culture of their company.

As Japan Commemorates a Postwar Return to Sovereignty Okinawans Lament a Day of Shame

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 08:55 PM PDT

Later this month, official events will be held throughout Japan to commemorate the 61stanniversary of Japan's recovery of sovereignty following its 1945 defeat

Why Captain Kirk's Call Sparked A Future Tech Revolution

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 08:49 PM PDT

Most people whipping out their mobile phone and touching the interface with their fingers won't connect it to science fiction at all. I thought it appropriate today to recall the debt that the technology and mobile phone industries owe to the genius of Gene Roddenberry, Star Trek and science fiction literature. Science fiction has always inspired the creation of great inventions, but we tend not to acknowledge the debt the everyday technology we take for granted has to the creative inventions in far-flung science fiction literature. Fantastic technological notions that had been spawned by visionaries such as Roddenberry and others inspired our modern scientists and inventors, who then saw fit to bring these ideas to reality. Martin Cooper can recall the moment when he was at a break in his lab watching the episode of Star Trek when Kirk used his Communicator to call for help for an injured Spock, which later inspired him to invent the mobile phone.

Dark Rodents: 'Ghost Of A Tale' Looks Like A Miniature Dark Souls

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 08:32 PM PDT

A new indie action-adventure RPG on Indiegogo featuring a brave mouse on a mysterious island draws inspiration from Redwall, Zelda, and Dark Souls.

Hollande pledges new law after tax scandal

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 08:44 PM PDT

French president promises control of politicians' wealth after former budget minister admits to tax fraud.

China promises swift reporting on bird flu outbreak

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 09:42 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will swiftly communicate to the outside world and its own people details of a new strain of deadly bird flu, the health ministry said, following complaints it had been too slow to report on the outbreak and suspicion of a SARS-like cover-up.

China promises swift reporting on bird flu outbreak

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 09:42 PM PDT

Technicians carry out a test for the H7N9 bird flu virus using test reagents at the Beijing Center for Diseases Control and PreventionBEIJING (Reuters) - China will swiftly communicate to the outside world and its own people details of a new strain of deadly bird flu, the health ministry said, following complaints it had been too slow to report on the outbreak and suspicion of a SARS-like cover-up. A total of nine people in China have been confirmed to have contracted the new bird flu strain, H7N9, all in the east of the country. Three infected people have died. ...


6 Ways To Conquer Leadership Pressure

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 08:20 PM PDT

How a leader deals with pressure will tell you much about who they are as a person. Their reaction to pressure will reveal the strength of their character and conviction, what and whom they value, and whether or not they can be trusted. The reality is most people buckle under pressure. Only a few handle pressure well, and even fewer possess the qualities to be able to thrive on pressure.

Taxes From A To Z (2013): S Is For Statute Of Limitations

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 08:03 PM PDT

S is for Statute of Limitations. All good things must come to an end… And even the Internal Revenue Service has a limit on how much time can pass before they may no longer assess and collect on federal income taxes. In the legal world, these time limits are called the statute of limitations (SOL).

Obama pushes for gun buyer background checks

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 08:03 PM PDT

US president lobbies for stronger gun control while lauding Colorado's newly-passed arms restrictions.

As U.S. Departs, Afghan Business Dries Up

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 09:04 PM PDT

With U.S. military involvement in the nation winding down, Afghan companies that sprang up to serve the foreigners are struggling to survive an uncertain time.

Canada Widens Terrorism Inquiry

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 04:56 PM PDT

Canadian authorities are investigating a man from London, Ontario, they say associated with two men from there who died in January, allegedly as part of the team of terrorists who attacked an Algerian gas plant.

Ex-Mexican mayor arrested on suspicion of helping kidnappers

Ex-Mexican mayor arrested on suspicion of helping kidnappers


Ex-Mexican mayor arrested on suspicion of helping kidnappers

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:50 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A former mayor in Mexico has been arrested on suspicion of helping a criminal gang kill two men when he ran the western town of Villa Corona last year, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Hagel warns of deep, new cuts to defense budget

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:24 PM PDT

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told the Pentagon Monday to brace for further possible cuts in defense spending and said the military needs to make fundamental changes in the way it operates to cope with new fiscal realities.

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Violence reignites along Israel-Gaza border after Palestinian prisoner’s death

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:20 PM PDT

JERUSALEM — The death of a Palestinian prisoner in Israeli custody triggered a flare-up of violence across the Israel-Gaza border early Wednesday, but calm later returned to the area as both sides appeared to be stepping back from further confrontation.

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Hunt for Joseph Kony, elusive African warlord, is halted

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 10:47 AM PDT

NAIROBI — The Ugandan military has suspended its hunt for war crimes suspect Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army, delivering a major setback to capturing a notorious warlord accused in the abductions of tens of thousands of children over the past three decades.

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Stunning before-and-after satellite photos show sectarian devastation in Burma

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 10:43 AM PDT

In late March, as tension between Burma's Buddhists and its Muslim minority escalated, a street vendor and a customer in the city of Meiktila began quarreling over a piece of gold. Somehow, the Buddhist customer received a head injury, possibly from the Muslim vendor. Before long, Buddhist mobs were attacking Muslim-run gold stalls. A group of Muslims then stabbed a Buddhist monk to death, apparently in revenge. And then it was chaos.

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State of the Art: T-Mobile Breaks Free of Cellphone Contracts and Penalties

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 10:15 AM PDT

T-Mobile, the smallest of the Big Four cellphone carriers, steps away from the two-year, unbreakable contract that Sprint, Verizon and AT&T live by.

Data Mismatch Clouds China's Export Report

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 01:04 PM PDT

A discrepancy between China's export data and Hong Kong import numbers has raised doubts about what appeared to be booming overseas demand for Chinese goods, amid uncertainty about the strength of the recovery in the world's second largest economy.

Fire Engulfs Luxury Tower in Chechnya

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:16 PM PDT

A luxury high-rise building in Chechnya's capital where French actor Gerard Depardieu was given a five-room apartment caught fire Wednesday sending smoke billowing over much of the city.

Big Investors Rethink Rosy Outlook on Euro-Zone Debt

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 11:54 AM PDT

Several large institutional investors are starting to question the European Central Bank's ability to stay true to its pledge last July to "do whatever it takes" to support the euro zone.

Portuguese Government Survives No-Confidence Vote

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:02 PM PDT

Portugal's government survived a no-confidence vote in parliament, giving it breathing room before facing another serious hurdle—an anticipated high-court ruling that could derail the country's €78 billion ($100 billion) international bailout program.

Spanish king's daughter charged in corruption inquiry

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:32 PM PDT

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Princess Cristina, daughter of King Juan Carlos, was charged on Wednesday with being an accomplice in an embezzlement case against her husband, the latest high-level graft investigation to anger Spaniards suffering a severe recession.

Fallon succeeds Leno at Tonight Show

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:18 PM PDT

Late-night television show host Jay Leno will be replaced by presenter Jimmy Fallon on NBC's The Tonight Show, the US network says.

Serbia has days to decide on Kosovo: minister

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:25 PM PDT

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia has days to decide whether to accept a "catastrophic" plan to end the ethnic partition of its former Kosovo province or risk losing out on talks on joining the European Union, the country's powerful deputy prime minister said on Wednesday.

Capriles mocks "skin-deep" revolutionaries ahead of Venezuela vote

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:17 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition presidential candidate tore into government leaders on Wednesday as false revolutionaries lining their pockets while professing faith to the late Hugo Chavez's radical socialism.

Libya investigating Zueitina oil pipeline blast

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:04 PM PDT

NEAR ADJABIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Libya is investigating the cause of an explosion late on Tuesday on oil and condensate pipelines to the eastern port of Zueitina, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) said.

US to deploy missile system to Guam

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:30 PM PDT

The US will move an advanced missile system to the Pacific island of Guam as a precaution following threats by North Korea, the Pentagon says.

US to deploy missile system to Guam

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:30 PM PDT

The US will move an advanced missile system to the Pacific island of Guam as a precaution following threats by North Korea, the Pentagon says.

VIDEO: The Korean crisis - in 90 seconds

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 11:08 AM PDT

North and South Korea have technically been at war since the 1950s. Should we really be worried about the current round of sabre-rattling?

U.S. sends missile defenses to Guam over North Korea threat

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 11:56 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Wednesday it was sending an advanced ballistic missile defense system to Guam in the coming weeks, as U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel cited a "real and clear" danger from North Korea.

New Rebel Gains Reported in Southern Syria

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 11:40 AM PDT

The insurgency now appears to be threatening the Assad government's control of an area near the Jordan border.