Is Asia's Red-Hot Art Market Heading for a Slowdown? (Time.com)

Is Asia's Red-Hot Art Market Heading for a Slowdown? (Time.com)

Is Asia's Red-Hot Art Market Heading for a Slowdown? (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:20 PM PST

Time.com - The explosive growth of the last six to seven years appears to be waning, but, say experts, the market's fundamentals are still strong.


Afghan air force learns to fly — and fix aircraft (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:40 PM PST

AP - Twenty years ago, Afghan Air Force pilot Maj. Abdul Aziz was streaking across the sky in the Soviet Union's deadliest fighter-bomber.


Are LED Lightbulbs Worth The High Cost?

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:36 PM PST

by??Tim Parker In order to get the government spending bill passed, on Dec. 16, Republicans agreed to put on hold the implementation of a bill that would require more efficient light bulbs which, in the minds of many, meant the end of the much loved (and cheap) incandescent bulb. Proponents of the bill were quick ...


Science Says That A Good Wingman Will Lie For You

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:34 PM PST

Scientists have uncovered the truth behind Barney Stinson's philosophy - a good wingman will lie for you.


RIMM Bulls Foiled Again: Samsung Says 'Not Interested'

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:17 PM PST

Well, so much for that idea. Samsung early Wednesday said it has no interest in buying Research In Motion, contradicting a theory that drove up RIMM shares 8% on Tuesday. ?We haven?t considered acquiring the firm and are not interested in (buying RIM),? Samsung spokesman James Chung told Reuters, adding that the company had not ...


VIDEO: Concrete balls to deter 'train surfers'

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 02:37 PM PST

Railway staff have begun hanging concrete balls above train tracks in Indonesia to try to stop commuters from riding for free on carriage roofs.


World Bank warns of global growth slowdown

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:23 PM PST

Bi-annual report slashes growth projections and predicts a downturn in 2012 that "no country and no region will escape".


New, darker portrait of legendary American (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:00 PM PST

AP - Forty-five years after vanishing into a jungle without a trace, "Silk King" Jim Thompson remains a daily presence in Thailand: shoppers crowd his elegant stores and the American expatriate's antique-rich residence is one of the capital's top tourist attractions.


Anti-whaling activists clash with Japan harpoon ship (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 09:58 PM PST

Reuters - Japanese whalers and protesters clashed on Wednesday in the Southern Ocean, with activists saying three of their crew were injured by grappling hooks and a bamboo pole and Japan claiming the anti-whalers tried to cut ropes and tangle propellers.


VIDEO: More cruise liner survivors 'unlikely'

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 09:34 PM PST

The operation to salvage the shipwreck of the Costa Concordia, which is lying off the Italian coast, is expected to get underway later.


Occupy protesters converge on White House

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 09:45 PM PST

Suspected smoke bomb thrown over fence of White House as demonstrators rally outside government offices in Washington.


Pakistan says "not possible" for U.S. envoy to visit (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:10 PM PST

A snake charmer is silhouetted against a setting sun at as he performs for onlookers at Clifton Beach in Karachi January 17, 2012. The snake's owner makes 10 Pakistan Rupees ($0.11) every time bystanders come to see a snake perform from its basket. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY)Reuters - Pakistan has told U.S. special envoy Marc Grossman that it is "not possible at the moment" for him to visit the country, a senior government official told Reuters Wednesday, highlighting the increased tensions between the uneasy allies.

Anti-whaling activists clash with Japan harpoon ship

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 09:58 PM PST

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Japanese whalers and protesters clashed on Wednesday in the Southern Ocean, with activists saying three of their crew were injured by grappling hooks and a bamboo pole and Japan claiming the anti-whalers tried to cut ropes and tangle propellers.

Pakistan rejects U.S. envoy visit: official

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 11:06 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has rejected U.S. special envoy Marc Grossman's request to visit the country, a senior official said on Wednesday, highlighting the increased tensions between the uneasy allies.

Websites 'blackout' over US anti-piracy bill

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:57 PM PST

Online encyclopaedia Wikipedia joins other sites in temporary shutdown in opposition to proposed US anti-piracy laws.


PMC-Sierra: In Play

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 09:05 PM PST

PMC-Sierra shares appear to be in play. In an SEC filing today, the activist investment firm Relational Investors disclosed a 7.1% stake in the chip company?s shares, asserting that the stock is undervalued. Relational asserts that the company?s current share price ?does not adequately reflect the longer-term earnings and cash flow generating potential that is ...


"It's The Internet's Moment," Says Reddit Co-founder Alexis "@kn0thing" Ohanian

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 08:59 PM PST

Most of the time, Alexis Ohanian is a TED-talking, swine-levitating,?? Colbert-loving, book-writing kind of start-up guy. With the emergence of SOPA and PIPA (here?s an explanation of both proposed bills and their implications), he has become also become a digital crusader. In recent weeks, he has been debating issues of accountability, piracy and innovation by ...


Why Detroit Can't Stop Chasing Europe

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 08:58 PM PST

For , European luxury carmakers must seem like the lure that flashes ahead of a pack of greyhounds, enticing them to keep running after a target they simply can?t catch. The Americans have tried just about everything: buying European luxury brands, pouring billions of dollars into developing Euro fighters, creating entire corporate divisions devoted to ...


Peru VP quits but hangs onto Congress seat (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 08:51 PM PST

Reuters - Peruvian Vice President Omar Chehade has resigned over corruption allegations but managed to hang onto his seat in Congress on Tuesday after surviving an expulsion vote.


Myanmar's Suu Kyi registers for parliament seat (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 08:42 PM PST

AP - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has registered her candidacy for an April by-election, as her opposition party comes full circle after being politically ostracized for two decades.


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