Monday, December 3, 2012

Recruiting young talent in China to find the next big idea

Recruiting young talent in China to find the next big idea


Recruiting young talent in China to find the next big idea

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 10:43 PM PST

Like a high-powered talent scout, Stephen Bell, the co-founder of Trilogy VC, tours China's top universities, seeking fledgling entrepreneurs. Each year, he offers millions of dollars to young student...


Lakshmi Mittal wins on points in battle with French heavyweights

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 10:06 PM PST

Lakshmi Mittal has emerged as a clear winner in his battle with the heavyweights of French politics according to ringside observers of the Indian tycoon's bruising bout over the future of a threatened...


Flight attendant quits over Facebook coffee threat

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 10:01 PM PST

A Cathay Pacific flight attendant has quit her job after writing on her Facebook page that she wanted to throw coffee on a passenger who is the youngest daughter of Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Th...


Royal baby a 'delight', especially to Britain's tabloids

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 09:51 PM PST

The speculation began virtually the moment Kate Middleton said "I will" to Prince William in April 2011, leaving an industry of tabloid newspapers and gossip magazines with a big black hole where the ...


The increasingly bizarre tale of John McAfee

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 09:48 PM PST

Prostitutes, gun-toting bodyguards, experimental drugs, police raids, poisoned dogs, murder, elaborate disguises, cloak-and-dagger interviews: welcome to the incredible world of John McAfee.


Terrorist attacks soar, deaths down from 2007 peak: study

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 09:27 PM PST

The number of terrorist attacks each year has more than quadrupled in the decade since September 11, 2001, a study released on Tuesday said, with Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan the most affected.


China prepares to grow vegetables on Mars: state media

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 08:52 PM PST

Chinese astronauts are preparing to grow fresh vegetables on Mars and the moon after researchers successfully completed a preliminary test in Beijing, state media reported.


Bomb explodes at offices of Greek ultra-right party, no casualties

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 08:29 PM PST

A bomb went off at the offices of a Greek ultra-right group near Athens early on Tuesday causing damage but no casualties, a police source said.


Voyager 1 probe leaving solar system reaches 'magnetic highway' exit

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 08:14 PM PST

NASA's long-lived Voyager 1 spacecraft, which is heading out of the solar system, has reached a "magnetic highway" leading to interstellar space, scientists said on Monday.


Suicide car bomber wounds six in northwest Pakistan

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 08:02 PM PST

A suicide bomber on Tuesday rammed his explosive-laden car into a checkpoint outside a police station in northwestern Pakistan, wounding six people, police said.


Barack Obama warns Syria against using chemical weapons

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 07:21 PM PST

President Barack Obama warned Syria on Monday that the use of chemical weapons would be "totally unacceptable" and that the country's leaders would be held accountable.


Japan leaders in Fukushima as poll campaign starts

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 07:15 PM PST

Japan's election campaign kicked off Tuesday with leaders of the two biggest parties in Fukushima, setting the tone for a poll likely to be dominated by the future of nuclear power after last year's a...


Ghana's opposition leader takes second shot at top job

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 07:06 PM PST

Nana Akufo-Addo spent years campaigning against military regimes that once led Ghana and now, with democracy firmly in place, he is again running for president, a job that narrowly eluded him four yea...


British press 'delighted' but anxious over royal baby

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 06:56 PM PST

Britain's press on Tuesday celebrated the "delightful" news that Prince William and his wife Catherine are to have a baby, but the expectant mother's bout of morning sickness tempered spirits.


Typhoon Bopha smashes into Philippines

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 06:48 PM PST

Typhoon Bopha smashed into the southern Philippines on Tuesday, uprooting trees and bringing drenching rains as more than 40,000 people crammed into shelters to escape the storm's onslaught.


White House dismisses Republican 'fiscal cliff' proposal

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 06:40 PM PST

The White House dismissed a "fiscal cliff" proposal from congressional Republicans on Monday that included tax reforms and spending cuts, saying it did not meet President Barack Obama's pledge to rais...


Continue denying visa to Narendra Modi: US lawmakers urge Hillary Clinton

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 06:31 PM PST

In a setback to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a group of 25 American lawmakers have urged the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to continue denying visa to the BJP leader, stating that his...


UN chief accuses Syria of violating Golan accord

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 06:18 PM PST

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon accused the Syrian government on Monday of serious violations of the 1974 agreement that separated Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights and called on both co...


Vienna tops quality of life global survey of cities

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 06:01 PM PST

Austria's capital offers its residents the best quality of life of any city in the world and Baghdad the worst, according to the latest global survey from consultant group Mercer.


Mob storms Belfast City Hall over UK flag vote

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 05:52 PM PST

A Protestant mob stormed into the grounds of Belfast City Hall and clashed with police on Monday night after the council voted to remove the British flag from the building for most of the year.


White House congratulates British royals on pregnancy

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 11:00 AM PST

US President Barack Obama sent his congratulations to Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine on Monday, on news they were expecting a baby and a future heir to the throne.


John McAfee says he's left Belize, is still on run

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 10:52 AM PST

Software company founder John McAfee said on Monday he has left Belize and is still on the run, adding "we are not in Belize, but not quite out of the woods yet."


Gunman severely wounds Swedish woman in Pakistan

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 10:50 AM PST

A gunman on a motorcycle shot and severely wounded an elderly Swedish woman who worked at a church in eastern Pakistan on Monday, officials said.


Vietnam: Chinese boats cut seismic cables

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 10:37 AM PST

Vietnam's state-owned oil and gas company accused Chinese fishing boats on Monday of sabotaging one of its seismic survey ships in the South China Sea, adding to already high tensions over Beijing's d...


UN pulling out nonessential international staff from Syria

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 10:28 AM PST

The United Nations has ordered its entire non-essential international staff to leave Syria, saying on Monday that the escalating violence in the civil war-struck country is making it harder and more r...

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