Army sergeant faces 17 murder counts in Afghan killings |
- Army sergeant faces 17 murder counts in Afghan killings
- Myanmar Poised to Let in Foreign Banks
- Forget bulls and bears: why are so many investors boors?
- A Brave Man Takes on Cuba's Brutal Regime. Will the Pope Help?
- VIDEO: Peaceful rally for Trayvon Martin
- Three-way World Bank race seen as deadline looms
- Exclusive: Japan mayors, governors want nuclear safety assurances
- Why Child's Play Stopped Taking Donations From Retake Mass Effect
- Entitlements in Business Should Never Replace Merit
- VIDEO: Calls for democracy in Hong Kong
- VIDEO: Peaceful rally for Trayvon Martin
- 2 injured in Mexico quake have died, mayor says
- New Zealand yields to world on quirky road rules
- Indians protest in Ecuador against mining projects
- Venezuela court: news media should back up reports
- Simcere Pharmaceutical Gains 3.2% After China's Fosun Adds To Stake
- Exclusive: Japan mayors, governors want nuclear safety assurances
- Three-way World Bank race seen as deadline looms
- Hong Kong property tycoons muscle in on leadership poll
- Healthcare's Medical Instrument of the Future: Communication
| Army sergeant faces 17 murder counts in Afghan killings Posted: 22 Mar 2012 11:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, accused of killing Afghan civilians in a shooting rampage in Kandahar province last week, will be charged with 17 counts of murder, a U.S. official said on Thursday.    
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| Myanmar Poised to Let in Foreign Banks Posted: 22 Mar 2012 09:35 PM PDT As part of broader economic reforms, the Myanmar government may allow foreign banks into the country by 2015.
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| Forget bulls and bears: why are so many investors boors? Posted: 22 Mar 2012 11:41 PM PDT Why are so many investors boors??? I'm not talking about a couple of bad eggs here or there.?? As far as I can tell, there's a distinctive phenotype that may not describe all investors, but certainly seems to capture far more than chance alone would dictate. Boors, you ask??? Yes, boors: loud, opinionated, and definitive ...
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| A Brave Man Takes on Cuba's Brutal Regime. Will the Pope Help? Posted: 22 Mar 2012 11:07 PM PDT Cuban dissident Oscar Biscet is threatened again for speaking out for human rights for all Cubans.
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| VIDEO: Peaceful rally for Trayvon Martin Posted: 22 Mar 2012 09:39 PM PDT The shooting of an unarmed teenager has sparked peaceful demonstrations in Florida against what has been called 'a travesty of justice'.
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| Three-way World Bank race seen as deadline looms Posted: 22 Mar 2012 09:27 PM PDT
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| Exclusive: Japan mayors, governors want nuclear safety assurances Posted: 22 Mar 2012 11:11 PM PDT
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| Why Child's Play Stopped Taking Donations From Retake Mass Effect Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:43 PM PDT Fans protesting the ending of Mass Effect deciding on a wonderful way to prove that they weren't just whiny gamers. They decided that rather than just complaining, they would also channel that energy into raising money for a worthy cause - the Child's Play charity, which seeks to get entertainment to sick kids in hospitals. ...
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| Entitlements in Business Should Never Replace Merit Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:27 PM PDT Where did this pervasive sense of entitlement in our business culture come from? I've written about this before, but I was surprised again recently at a conference for startups when a couple of entrepreneurs started berating investors for their low rate of funding for early-stage startups. It sounded to investors like me that they expected ...
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| VIDEO: Calls for democracy in Hong Kong Posted: 22 Mar 2012 09:22 PM PDT Accusations of infidelity and corruption during Hong Kong's leadership race have fuelled calls for democracy.
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| VIDEO: Peaceful rally for Trayvon Martin Posted: 22 Mar 2012 09:39 PM PDT The shooting of an unarmed teenager has sparked peaceful demonstrations in Florida against what has been called 'a travesty of justice'.
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| 2 injured in Mexico quake have died, mayor says Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:58 PM PDT Two people caught in this week's big earthquake died Thursday, the first deaths reported from the 7.4-magnitude temblor that damaged hundreds of homes in southern Mexico and caused panic far off in the national capital.
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| New Zealand yields to world on quirky road rules Posted: 22 Mar 2012 08:13 PM PDT New Zealand is finally yielding to the rest of the world when it comes to its unique set of road rules, after decades of confounding drivers from overseas.
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| Indians protest in Ecuador against mining projects Posted: 22 Mar 2012 06:08 PM PDT
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| Venezuela court: news media should back up reports Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:39 PM PDT Public warnings by critics of Venezuela's government about possible pollution of drinking water has brought a court order that the country's news media must back up any reports on the subject with hard data.
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| Simcere Pharmaceutical Gains 3.2% After China's Fosun Adds To Stake Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:07 PM PDT U.S.-listed Chinese generic drug maker Simcere Pharmaceutical Group gained 3.2% yesterday on word that another Chinese pharmaceutical company has been purchasing its shares. Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group, a Shanghai-listed pharmaceutical company controlled by Chinese billionaire Guo Guangchang, said in a statement at the Shanghai Stock Exchange yesterday that a wholly owned subsidiary had raised its ...
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| Exclusive: Japan mayors, governors want nuclear safety assurances Posted: 22 Mar 2012 11:11 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Most Japanese mayors and governors whose communities host nuclear plants want fresh safety assurances beyond government-imposed stress tests before agreeing to the restart of reactors taken off line after the Fukushima crisis, a Reuters poll showed, amid concerns about a looming power crunch this summer.   
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| Three-way World Bank race seen as deadline looms Posted: 22 Mar 2012 09:28 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States faces an unprecedented challenge to its grip on the World Bank presidency, with emerging economies poised to nominate at least one candidate on Friday to set up the first contested bid for the top job at the global development lender.   
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| Hong Kong property tycoons muscle in on leadership poll Posted: 22 Mar 2012 09:12 PM PDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - Property interests dominate Hong Kong's economy and hold great sway over the scandal-hit leadership "election" taking place on Sunday, but public resentment over the influence of big business is growing in the world's most expensive housing market.   
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| Healthcare's Medical Instrument of the Future: Communication Posted: 22 Mar 2012 09:47 PM PDT "A good scalpel makes a better surgeon. Good communication makes a better doctor." - Dr. Josh Umbehr It?s clear the days of the "do more, bill more" model of reimbursement are numbered. ??While there are many unknowns regarding the future model, one thing is couldn?t be more ??? highly effective communication will separate the winners ...
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