Capitalizing on Job Leads

Capitalizing on Job Leads

Capitalizing on Job Leads

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:17 PM PDT

How many times have you heard "information is power?" If you agree, then hopefully it will prompt yo


Conservation International: Stemming the Tide of Environmental Crises, Part Two

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:15 PM PDT

Part Two of - Conservation International: Stemming the Tide of Environmental Crises -


VIDEO: Survivor recounts Treblinka uprising

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:21 PM PDT

It is 68 years since more than a one thousand Jewish prisoners at the Nazi death camp, Treblinka, rose up against their guards and attempted to escape. Survivor Samuel Willenberg, 87, talks about the horrors he saw.


VIDEO: Syria crisis: 'More deaths' in Hama

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:18 PM PDT

More people are reported to have been killed in Syria, after government forces shelled the city of Hama for the second day in a row.


VIDEO: Serving food to thousands in Somalia

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:22 PM PDT

The BBC's Andrew Harding reports from an aid station in the capital Mogadishu, as the African Union says it will hold a summit to pledge help for the victims of Somalia's drought.


VIDEO: Leeches 'catch on' in Georgia

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:18 PM PDT

Leeches have apparently been rediscovered as a form of treatment, after being used in medicine for thousands of years.


Wall highlights divide between Romanians, Roma (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:16 PM PDT

Romania's Roma community is the biggest in Europe, officially put at 530,000 though local NGOs put it closer to two million, saying many hide their origins to try to escape this prejudice.(AFP/File/Daniel Mihailescu)AFP - "Why did they build this wall? What are they trying to hide, our poverty?" grumbled Alexandru Banta, a Roma father living in a dilapidated neighbourhood of this northern Romanian city.

Korean Central Bank Moves Into Gold

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 09:54 PM PDT

The Bank of Korea increased the amount of gold held as part of the country's foreign exchange reserves for the first time in 13 years, diversifying its portfolio away from the dollar and toward an investment class widely considered a safer bet during crises.


Australia Leaves Key Rate Unchanged

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 09:39 PM PDT

Australia's central bank left its cash rate at 4.75% in August for a 10th month in succession as it weighs conflicting economic data.


Owner of SeeSaw, Britain's Version of Hulu: 5 Keys To Internet Television Thriving

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 09:47 PM PDT

NOTE: This is the first in a weekly August series called ?Television in Fast Forward,? w


Antarctic-South Pole trek for Aussie adventurers (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 09:23 PM PDT

Australian adventurers Justin Jones (L) and James Castrission (R) pose for photos in a tent to be used during a trip to Antarctica, at an ice rink in Sydney on August 2. The two adventurers said they planned to attempt a new world record by walking from the edge of the Antarctic to the South Pole and back again.(AFP/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Two Australian adventurers said Tuesday they planned to attempt a new world record by walking from the edge of the Antarctic to the South Pole and back again.

In Shanghai, Home Prices Rise Even As Sales Decline

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:59 PM PDT

Shanghai's home sales decline as borrowing costs rise, but the disparity between the rich and middle


DOD's "First" Cyber Strategy is Neither First, Nor a Strategy

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:55 PM PDT

The Department of Defense has released its long-awaited ?Department of Defense Strategy for Op


Suicide bombers storm Afghan guesthouse, four killed (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:00 PM PDT

Police fight suicide attackers who took over a guesthouse in Kunduz province August 2, 2011. Three suicide bombers raided a guesthouse frequented by foreigners in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz on Tuesday, killing four Afghan security guards employed by a German company, a senior police detective said. One attacker detonated a car bomb at the gates of the guesthouse. The other two stormed the building where they fought Afghan forces for a couple of hours before detonating their explosives, said Kunduz police detective Abdul Rahman. REUTERS/Wahdat (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST IMAGES OF THE DAY)Reuters - Three suicide bombers attacked a guesthouse frequented by foreigners in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz Tuesday, killing four Afghan security guards employed by a German company, a senior police detective said.

HSBC to hire 15,000 in emerging markets by 2014 (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:36 PM PDT

Global banking giant HSBC will hire up to 15,000 people in emerging markets over the next three years, a spokeswoman said Tuesday, a day after it announced plans to slash 30,000 jobs worldwide by 2013.(AFP/File/Jimin Lai)AFP - Global banking giant HSBC will hire up to 15,000 people in emerging markets over the next three years, a spokeswoman said Tuesday, a day after it announced plans to slash 30,000 jobs worldwide.

S. Korea military slams Japan in islands row (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 09:11 PM PDT

South Korean activists rip up the portrait of Japanese lawmaker Sindo Yoshitaka who has been pushing his country's claim to a series of disputed islands. South Korea's military criticised Japan Tuesday after Tokyo's annual defence paper renewed claims to disputed Seoul-controlled islands.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)AFP - South Korea's military criticised Japan Tuesday after Tokyo's annual defence paper renewed claims to disputed Seoul-controlled islands.

Australia to use YouTube to curb people smuggling (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 09:38 PM PDT

AP - Australia's government plans to post video on YouTube and Facebook of the first group of asylum seekers sent to Malaysia under a pact between the countries to swap refugees, in an attempt to deter others from taking dangerous boat journeys to Australia.


Suicide bombers storm Afghan guesthouse, four killed

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:00 PM PDT

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Three suicide bombers attacked a guesthouse frequented by foreigners in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz Tuesday, killing four Afghan security guards employed by a German company, a senior police detective said.

Strauss expects more from England after India rout (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:17 PM PDT

England captain Andrew Strauss (pictured, R) insisted his team could become a better side after thrashing India by the huge margin of 319 runs in the second Test here at Trent Bridge.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - England captain Andrew Strauss insisted his team could become a better side after thrashing India by the huge margin of 319 runs in the second Test here at Trent Bridge.

SKorea summons Japan envoy over island dispute (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:18 PM PDT

South Korean tourists are on a tour of Seodo, part of the disputed Dokdo islets, in the East Sea, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 1, 2011. South Korea has banned three Japanese lawmakers from entering the country after they arrived at a Seoul airport in an attempt to travel near the islands whose possession is in dispute between the neighbors. Seen in rear is Dongdo, also part of the disputed islands. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Lee Sang-hack) KOREA OUTAP - South Korea's foreign ministry says it has summoned Japan's second highest-ranking envoy in Seoul to protest Tokyo's latest claim over a set of islets between the countries.
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