At heart of Thai election, a fugitive rallies

At heart of Thai election, a fugitive rallies
Khmer Rouge leaders go on trial in Cambodia
Do No Evil: That Counts for the FTC as well as Google
Post-Singularity Roundup
VIDEO: Chinese seek protection in Paris
VIDEO: Chinese seek protection in Paris
US cable: China official, Taiwanese spy had affair (AP)
Highlights From Intelligent Investing 2011: Top Investors Share Their Tips
China says local govt debt at $1.65 trillion, plans clean-up (Reuters)
Thieves steal Aussie mining magnate's rare Ferrari (AFP)
Iran Woos U.S. Allies as Troops Withdraw
Lujiazui Breakfast: News And Views About China Stocks (June 27)
Avoid The Weasel Words -Media Training
China says local govt debt at $1.65 trillion, plans clean-up
Cambodian court opens landmark K. Rouge trial (AFP)
Some Balk as Berlin's Economy Improves
Is Germany Turning Into the Strong, Silent Type?
Frankfurt: Europe's Financial Capital?
The Politics of Pragmatism
The FCC Should Put a Stop to the ATT Merger With T Mobile

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 10:36 PM PDT

SUAN MON, Thailand (Reuters) - Saffron-robed monks chanted and young women in silk sarongs stretched out their arms in traditional Thai dance moves, but the big event was the voice on a scratchy telephone line from another continent.

Khmer Rouge leaders go on trial in Cambodia

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 10:29 PM PDT

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The four most senior surviving members of Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge regime went on trial for war crimes on Monday, three decades after its "year zero" revolution marked one of the darkest chapters of the 20th century.

Do No Evil: That Counts for the FTC as well as Google

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 10:03 PM PDT

We're of two minds about the Federal Trade Commission's decision to open a wide-ranging antitrust in

Post-Singularity Roundup

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:55 PM PDT

A round up of other interesting writings this week on the Singularity.

VIDEO: Chinese seek protection in Paris

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:08 PM PDT

The ethnic Chinese population in Paris say they are being systematically attacked and robbed which is driving them to seek greater police protection.

VIDEO: Chinese seek protection in Paris

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:08 PM PDT

The ethnic Chinese population in Paris say they are being systematically attacked and robbed which is driving them to seek greater police protection.

US cable: China official, Taiwanese spy had affair (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:39 PM PDT

AP - A U.S. diplomatic cable released by the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks says former Chinese Finance Minster Jin Renqing was fired in 2007 for having a sexual relationship with a suspected Taiwanese spy.

Highlights From Intelligent Investing 2011: Top Investors Share Their Tips

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:18 PM PDT

Five top investors sit down with Steve Forbes to discuss investing in a changing economic landscape.

China says local govt debt at $1.65 trillion, plans clean-up (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 10:04 PM PDT

Reuters - Local governments in China had incurred about 10.7 trillion yuan ($1.65 trillion) in debt as of the end of 2010, about half of which was held by financing vehicles, the national audit office said on Monday in its first-ever audit of local government finances.

Thieves steal Aussie mining magnate's rare Ferrari (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 08:55 PM PDT

AFP - Thieves have stolen a rare Aus$500,000 Ferrari California from the home of one of Australia's richest men, mining magnate Nathan Tinkler, reports said on Monday.

Iran Woos U.S. Allies as Troops Withdraw

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:01 PM PDT

Iran is moving to cement ties with the leaders of three key American allies—Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq—highlighting Tehran's efforts to take a greater role in the region as the U.S. military pulls out troops.

Lujiazui Breakfast: News And Views About China Stocks (June 27)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:18 PM PDT

Investors in China?s main financial district are talking about the following before the start

Avoid The Weasel Words -Media Training

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:18 PM PDT

Many business communicators lard up their speeches with jargon and weasel words. The result? They so

China says local govt debt at $1.65 trillion, plans clean-up

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 10:04 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Local governments in China had incurred about 10.7 trillion yuan ($1.65 trillion) in debt as of the end of 2010, about half of which was held by financing vehicles, the national audit office said on Monday in its first-ever audit of local government finances.

Cambodian court opens landmark K. Rouge trial (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 08:31 PM PDT

AFP - Four top Khmer Rouge leaders went on trial at Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court on Monday charged with genocide and other atrocities during the Maoist group's reign of terror in the late 1970s.

Some Balk as Berlin's Economy Improves

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:06 PM PDT

Some long-time residents worry that gentrification will destroy the flair that makes Germany's capital unique.

Is Germany Turning Into the Strong, Silent Type?

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:14 PM PDT

Germany has come roaring out of the global financial crisis—but the better it does, the more the world expects it to do. But the country is reluctant to bail out nations that didn't practice strict austerity measures, and it doesn't want to get involved in foreign entanglements like Libya.