Syria yet to send "clear signal" on peace: U.N. chief

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• Syria yet to send "clear signal" on peace: U.N. chief
• Japan near to announcing Myanmar loans restart: source
• Series of blasts hit Iraq's capital: police sources
• India tests nuke-capable missile able to hit China
• UN chief says progress possible in Syria
• China slams US ambassador's statement on activist
• Workplace Feedback:Tis Better to Receive Than to Give
• VIDEO: Final marathon for 101-year-old
• Series of blasts hit Iraq's capital: police sources
• Japan near to announcing Myanmar loans restart: source
• VIDEO: Final marathon for 101-year-old
• VIDEO: Worst crackdown on Tibet claim
• Ex-Venezuelan Supreme Court justice attacks judicial 'manipulation'
• VIDEO: Speeding car hangs from house
• Every Mother is a Mediator
• Why Chesapeake Shareholders Should Worry About McClendon's Big Borrowing
• Ex-Venezuelan Supreme Court justice attacks judicial 'manipulation'
• VIDEO: Kashmir avalanche search continues
• Services, Not Manufacturing, Will Revive The U.S. Workforce
• Losing a Customer in One Easy Lesson: Rules 1, Customer 0

Syria yet to send "clear signal" on peace: U.N. chief Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:47 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria has not fully withdrawn troops and heavy weapons from towns, so far failing to send a "clear signal" about its commitment to peace, the U.N. chief said, underlining Western fears over the prospects for a week-old truce. In the first progress report since the Security Council passed a resolution on Saturday authorizing the deployment of observers, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon proposed an expanded mission of 300 personnel to monitor a shaky ceasefire between forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and opposition fighters. ...

Japan near to announcing Myanmar loans restart: source Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:41 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is likely announce at the weekend that it is ready to resume making development loans to Myanmar, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said, a move that would support Myanmar's nascent democracy and help pay for much-needed infrastructure upgrades. The two countries are in the final stages of talks to work out how Myanmar will repay at least part of its outstanding debt to Japan, a precondition for new loans, and the source said he expects an agreement to be reached in time for a regional summit in Tokyo on Saturday. ...

Series of blasts hit Iraq's capital: police sources Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:39 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least five explosions rocked mainly Shi'ite Muslim areas in an apparent coordinated attack on Iraq's capital early on Thursday, police sources said. They said at least four people had been killed and 20 others wounded. (Reporting by Kareem Raheem; Writing by Serena Chaudhry)

India tests nuke-capable missile able to hit China Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:00 PM PDT India announced Thursday that it had successfully test launched a new nuclear-capable missile that would give it, for the first time, the capability of striking the major Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai.

UN chief says progress possible in Syria Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:34 PM PDT Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said late Wednesday he isn't underestimating the gravity of the situation in Syria but believes there is an opportunity for progress and recommended the Security Council approve a 300-strong U.N. observer mission.

China slams US ambassador's statement on activist Posted: 18 Apr 2012 08:51 PM PDT China says U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke acted inappropriately when he urged Beijing to free a Chinese activist recently sentenced to jail.

Workplace Feedback:Tis Better to Receive Than to Give Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:50 PM PDT We were all taught while we were young that it is better to give than to receive.?? After all, giving has great benefits for both the recipient and the giver.?? There's one exception, however, and that has to do with the exchange of feedback between bosses and those who report to them. In this case, ...

VIDEO: Final marathon for 101-year-old Posted: 18 Apr 2012 07:28 PM PDT A 101-year-old runner has told the BBC that this Sunday's London Marathon will be his last long distance race.

Series of blasts hit Iraq's capital: police sources Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:04 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed when five explosions rocked mainly Shi'ite Muslim areas in an apparent coordinated attack on Iraq's capital on Thursday, police and hospital sources said.

Japan near to announcing Myanmar loans restart: source Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:41 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is likely announce at the weekend that it is ready to resume making development loans to Myanmar, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said, a move that would support Myanmar's nascent democracy and help pay for much-needed infrastructure upgrades.

VIDEO: Final marathon for 101-year-old Posted: 18 Apr 2012 07:28 PM PDT A 101-year-old runner has told the BBC that this Sunday's London Marathon will be his last long distance race.

VIDEO: Worst crackdown on Tibet claim Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:51 AM PDT Over the past year, 32 Tibetans have set fire to themselves as a protest against what they say is China's worst crackdown on the region since the Cultural Revolution.

Ex-Venezuelan Supreme Court justice attacks judicial 'manipulation' Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:10 PM PDT MIAMI (Reuters) - A Venezuelan Supreme Court judge who was removed from his post last month for assisting a drug trafficker has accused his former government bosses of systematic manipulation of the courts, including meddling in drug cases. Eladio Aponte fled Venezuela two weeks ago and sought refuge in Costa Rica, where he was in contact with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, according to local officials. "It's very corrupt at every single level. There's a lot of manipulation," Aponte said in an interview with a Miami-based Spanish-language TV station, Soi TV, broadcast on Wednesday. ...

VIDEO: Speeding car hangs from house Posted: 18 Apr 2012 03:02 PM PDT An out-of-control car flew over a creek in Sao Paulo, Brazil and embedded itself in the side of a house.

Every Mother is a Mediator Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:03 PM PDT Mothers may well be the original mediators, the Old Gangsters of dispute resolution.

Why Chesapeake Shareholders Should Worry About McClendon's Big Borrowing Posted: 18 Apr 2012 09:58 PM PDT When the CEO has borrowed $1.1 billion against assets he co-owns with the company, that's probably something shareholders ought to know.

Ex-Venezuelan Supreme Court justice attacks judicial 'manipulation' Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:10 PM PDT MIAMI (Reuters) - A Venezuelan Supreme Court judge who was removed from his post last month for assisting a drug trafficker has accused his former government bosses of systematic manipulation of the courts, including meddling in drug cases.

VIDEO: Kashmir avalanche search continues Posted: 18 Apr 2012 07:56 PM PDT The search for 140 people, 129 of them Pakistani soldiers, buried by an avalanche near the Siachen Glacier in Kashmir is continuing.

Services, Not Manufacturing, Will Revive The U.S. Workforce Posted: 18 Apr 2012 09:33 PM PDT Guest post written by Natalie McCullough Natalie McCullough is chief marketing officer at ServiceSource. The debate on how to revive the American economy often revolves around what we can do to breathe new life into the domestic manufacturing sector. While this is an important discussion, the emotional nature of the debate can overshadow more important ...

Losing a Customer in One Easy Lesson: Rules 1, Customer 0 Posted: 18 Apr 2012 09:33 PM PDT What happens when following the rules is more important than serving the customer: losing a customer in one easy lesson.

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