Lebanese soldiers killed at checkpoint |
- Lebanese soldiers killed at checkpoint
- Money laundering distorts Colombia's economic comeback
- Money laundering distorts Colombia's economic comeback
- Rescuers save a newborn from sewer pipe in China
- Oil falls below $94 a barrel after US holiday
- VIDEO: Indian women taking on 'male' jobs
- Calculating The True Cost of BYOD
- Sumner Redstone
- Sumner Redstone Still Passionate And Winning At 90
- Suu Kyi opposes 2-child limit for Myanmar minority
- In China, US official promotes military ties
- Three Lebanese soldiers killed by gunmen - military source
- Australian gov't under pressure over hacking claim
- Japan vows to tighten nuke safety after accident
- Correction: Japan-Sex Slaves story
- Online Education: No Longer Lost In Translation
- White House security adviser calls for deeper China military ties
- South Korea halts more nuclear reactors over fake certificates
- White House security adviser calls for deeper China military ties
- Champagne Gets Recognition in China
| Lebanese soldiers killed at checkpoint Posted: 27 May 2013 10:40 PM PDT Military source confirms three deaths near Sunni-majority town of Arsal close to Syria border amid rising tensions. |
| Money laundering distorts Colombia's economic comeback Posted: 27 May 2013 10:47 PM PDT PUERTO NUEVO, Colombia (Reuters) - Rotting wooden planks heave as dozens of barefoot Wayuu Indians carry washing machines, fans and stereos on their backs from the hull of a cargo ship docked on the tip of northern Colombia.      |
| Money laundering distorts Colombia's economic comeback Posted: 27 May 2013 10:47 PM PDT
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| Rescuers save a newborn from sewer pipe in China Posted: 27 May 2013 10:25 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say firefighters and medics have rescued a newborn boy from a sewer pipe below a squat toilet. |
| Oil falls below $94 a barrel after US holiday Posted: 27 May 2013 10:25 PM PDT BANGKOK (AP) — The price of oil fell below $94 per barrel Tuesday as traders awaited U.S. economic indicators following a long holiday weekend. |
| VIDEO: Indian women taking on 'male' jobs Posted: 27 May 2013 10:35 PM PDT BBC News speaks to one trailblazing Indian woman, who has broken into the traditionally male-dominated industry of nightclub security. |
| Calculating The True Cost of BYOD Posted: 27 May 2013 10:23 PM PDT To hear some vendors tell it, the movement to require employees to bring their own devices—from smartphones to tablets and laptops—has the potential to add billions of dollars to corporate balance sheets as the cost of purchasing and managing the devices disappears and employee productivity soars. It is true? |
| Posted: 27 May 2013 10:22 PM PDT |
| Sumner Redstone Still Passionate And Winning At 90 Posted: 27 May 2013 10:22 PM PDT "Content is king," Sumner Redstone told me time and time again these past 34 years during which I have been privileged to know him and write about his indefatigable drive to build an entertainment empire. He started at the age of 64, when most of his fellow entrepreneurs were retiring from active duty. |
| Suu Kyi opposes 2-child limit for Myanmar minority Posted: 27 May 2013 09:57 PM PDT
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| In China, US official promotes military ties Posted: 27 May 2013 09:31 PM PDT
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| Three Lebanese soldiers killed by gunmen - military source Posted: 27 May 2013 10:20 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on a military checkpoint in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley on Tuesday, killing three soldiers before fleeing to the nearby Syrian border, a Lebanese military source said. The source said two of the soldiers died in the attack, near the town of Arsal, and a third died later in hospital. The border areas around Arsal are used by Syrian rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad to smuggle weapons and fighters from Lebanon across into Syria, and the region has seen previous clashes between the Lebanese military and gunmen. ... |
| Australian gov't under pressure over hacking claim Posted: 27 May 2013 10:03 PM PDT CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government is under pressure to reveal whether Chinese hackers stole the blueprints of a new spy agency headquarters under construction in Canberra, the nation's capital. |
| Japan vows to tighten nuke safety after accident Posted: 27 May 2013 09:53 PM PDT TOKYO (AP) — Japan is pledging tighter nuclear safety after an accident at an atomic research facility exposed 33 people to minor excess radiation, though none were injured. |
| Correction: Japan-Sex Slaves story Posted: 27 May 2013 09:34 PM PDT TOKYO (AP) — In two stories May 8 and two stories May 14 and 17 about the use of sex slaves during World War II, The Associated Press reported erroneously that then-Prime Minister Yohei Kono issued a 1993 statement expressing remorse for suffering caused to sexual slaves of Japanese troops. Kono was Chief Cabinet secretary at the time, not prime minister. |
| Online Education: No Longer Lost In Translation Posted: 27 May 2013 10:00 PM PDT Amidst live-streamed commencement ceremonies and webcasted graduation speeches, the debate over online education comes up more often than usual. Learning remotely through educational resources associated with top universities – Udacity, Coursera, and edX among the leading providers – has become very popular. |
| White House security adviser calls for deeper China military ties Posted: 27 May 2013 09:53 PM PDT
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| South Korea halts more nuclear reactors over fake certificates Posted: 27 May 2013 08:59 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is suspending the operations of two nuclear power reactors and extending a shutdown of a third for maintenance to replace cables that were supplied using fake certificates, the country's nuclear regulator said on Tuesday. The country previously halted the operations of some of its 23 reactors last November after a scandal emerged over parts being supplied using fake documents. Asia's fourth-largest economy is heavily dependent on oil, gas and coal imports, but usually gets about a third of its electricity from nuclear power generation. ... |
| White House security adviser calls for deeper China military ties Posted: 27 May 2013 09:59 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States called for deeper military ties with China on Tuesday, including working closer together in areas like peacekeeping, fighting piracy and disaster relief, despite growing tensions between the two on a range of security issues.       |
| Champagne Gets Recognition in China Posted: 27 May 2013 09:21 PM PDT Chinese authorities have registered the Champagne name as an official label. The move limits the use of the name to sparkling wine made in the French Champagne region. |
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