xNews® World News: Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Tymoshenko accused of Ukraine murders

Tymoshenko accused of Ukraine murders
5 Reasons PC Sales May Be Weaker Than Investors Think
AMD: Jefferies Ups Rating To Buy; Sees Big Upside
The iPad Reviews Are In: Faster, With an Outrageous Display
Australia's Port Hedland to shut ahead of cyclone
116 dead, more missing in Bangladesh ferry sinking
China replaces once-powerful boss of Chongqing
NKorea's Kim commands military live-fire drills
Fare hike 'costs' Indian minister his job
China Replaces Scandalized Party Chief
It's Time To Get Personal
3 Reasons to Fail Big
Bo Xilai fired in Chinese Communist Party leadership shakeup
Bo fired in shakeup of Communist Party leadership
U.S.-Korea free trade pact takes effect amid controversy
VIDEO: Obama toasts the Queen
India Rail Minister Faces Ax
Syria marks anniversary of uprising, violence grows
Syria marks anniversary of uprising, violence grows
U.S.-Korea free trade pact takes effect amid controversy

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 10:43 PM PDT

Prosecutor's claim that jailed ex-prime minister had paid for 1996 killing of three dismissed as untrue by her lawyer.

5 Reasons PC Sales May Be Weaker Than Investors Think

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 11:45 PM PDT

Are PC sales headed for trouble? Jefferies analyst Peter Misek asserted in a research note early Thursday that headwinds to PC sales growth this year are growing. He sees PC units falling 3% this year, a far more pessimistic view that the Street consensus view of 5%-7% unit growth. Misek offers five reasons why demand ...

AMD: Jefferies Ups Rating To Buy; Sees Big Upside

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 11:23 PM PDT

Jefferies semiconductor analyst Mark Lipacis early Thursday raised his rating on Advanced Micro Devices to Buy from Hold, lifting his target to $10.50 from $7. The stock closed Wednesday at $7.76. ?AMD offers one of the best risk/reward ratios in semis,? he writes in a research note. ?On the risk-side, AMD is trading near its ...

The iPad Reviews Are In: Faster, With an Outrageous Display

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 11:15 PM PDT

starts selling its new iPad on March 16, but some reviewers have had a chance to play with the third version of the company?s best-selling tablet, known only as the iPad (no numbers of modifiers this time around.) The verdict: they love it ??? though they do acknowledge that if you have last year?s iPad ...

Australia's Port Hedland to shut ahead of cyclone

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 10:38 PM PDT

PERTH (Reuters) - Australia's Port Hedland, one of the world's largest export terminals for iron ore, is preparing to shut down ahead of Tropical Cyclone Lua, a port official said on Thursday.

116 dead, more missing in Bangladesh ferry sinking

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 09:31 PM PDT

The death toll in this week's ferry disaster rose to 116 on Thursday when villagers found four more bodies floating in the water, authorities said.

China replaces once-powerful boss of Chongqing

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 09:57 PM PDT

The Communist Party replaced one of China's most powerful and charismatic politicians Thursday following a weeks-long scandal unleashed when one of his trusted aides, a mob-fighting former police chief, fled to a U.S. consulate.

NKorea's Kim commands military live-fire drills

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 09:58 PM PDT

North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un commanded live-fire drills involving all three branches of the military, state media reported Thursday, as he bolsters his credentials as commander in chief.

Fare hike 'costs' Indian minister his job

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 10:09 PM PDT

Media reports say railways minister has quit after his proposal to hike passenger fares angered his party leadership.

China Replaces Scandalized Party Chief

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 11:05 PM PDT

The controversial Communist Party boss known for leading a revival of Maoist ideology and recently embroiled in a high-profile political intrigue has been ousted from his post. Bo Xilai has been removed as the Communist Party chief of Chongqing, according to a brief statement carried by the official Xinhua News Agency. Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang ...

It's Time To Get Personal

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 10:47 PM PDT

Scott Goodson is the founder of??StrawberryFrog. His first book,??Uprising exploring Movement Marketing has been published by McGraw Hill. Imagine that out there, there is a company which knows all about you. It knows what you read. It knows when you read it. It knows how often you go online. And which sites you visit. It ...

3 Reasons to Fail Big

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 10:39 PM PDT

Being an entrepreneur is all about blazing new trails ??? something that simply cannot be done without a share of disappointments, embarrassments, and failures.

Bo Xilai fired in Chinese Communist Party leadership shakeup

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 10:11 PM PDT

BEIJING — In a major shakeup in the Chinese Communist Party's top ranks, Bo Xilai, the charismatic but controversial official known for promoting a "red revival" campaign, has been fired as party chief in Chongqing, Xinhua news reported Thursday.

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Bo fired in shakeup of Communist Party leadership

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 07:55 PM PDT

In a major shakeup in the Chinese Communist Party's top ranks, Bo Xilai, the charismatic but controversial official known for promoting a "red revival" campaign, has been fired as party chief in Chongqing, Xinhua news reported Thursday.

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U.S.-Korea free trade pact takes effect amid controversy

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 09:03 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S.-South Korea free trade pact that has stirred controversy in both countries since it was negotiated took effect on Thursday with opposition politicians in Seoul vowing to block parts of the deal they don't like. "The U.S.-Korea agreement is a landmark deal with an important ally," U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said in a statement hailing the accord as the most significant U.S. free trade pact in 20 years. "Starting today, Korea's doors are wide open for Made-In-America exports that will support well-paying jobs here at home," Kirk said. U.S. ...

VIDEO: Obama toasts the Queen

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 09:22 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron have exchanged toasts at a state dinner in Washington in Mr Cameron's honour

India Rail Minister Faces Ax

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 09:44 PM PDT

India's railways minister was expected to resign Thursday, a day after proposing an increase in fares that prompted strong criticism from his own party chief.

Syria marks anniversary of uprising, violence grows

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 09:01 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria marks the first anniversary on Thursday of an increasingly bloody uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, with recent army gains unlikely to quell the revolt and no diplomatic solution in sight. Troops loyal to Assad have pummeled rebel strongholds across Syria this week, deploying tanks and heavy artillery to crush opponents in a string of cities and villages, including Deraa in the far south where the rebellion took hold last March. Amid dire warnings that Syria is set to sink into a protracted civil war, the U.N. ...