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Joe Biden blasts Mitt Romney's 'CEO mindset' on national security Daily Press | Since it became clear Mitt Romney would win the GOP nomination, the Obama campaign has been eager to portray the former Massachusetts governor as the committed conservative he presented himself as in the primaries. But Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday portrayed Romney as weak and waf...
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Without question: US military expansion in the Asia-Pacific Al Jazeera | As Noam Chomsky wrote in this two-part essay, America's "pivot" toward the Asia-Pacific region is in response to what it calls "classic security dilemmas" posed by the rising influence of China and Russia. Reacting with military programmes and strategies it says are "defensive", this US "pivot" is...
Wanderlust: Shailen Amin, co-founder and CEO, beStylish.com The Times Of India Tweet Shailen Amin, co-founder and CEO, beStylish.com | . Far-out destination: 10 days in the Okavango Delta, Botswana | . Indian Surprise : Ananda Spa in the Himalayas -the perfect escape | . Bon Vivant moment: Being a wine connoisseur, I must say m...
UPDATE 3-HSBC turnaround on target, sees revenue boost Reuters | * Achieved $2 bln annualised cost savings | * Doubles annual revenue lift from plan to $2 bln | * On track for profitability, cost targets | * Euro zone crisis a worry - CEO | By Lawrence White and Kelvin Soh | HONG KONG, May 17 (Reuters) - HSBC do...
What’s NATO Ever Done? Pakalert Press Share by JOHN LaFORGE Counter Punch | Wondering why anyone would confront NATO’s summit in Chicago this month? A look at some of its more well-known crimes might spark some indignation. | Desecration of corpses, indiscriminate attacks, bombing of a...
Markets Live: Shares end slightly lower Canberra Times | Australian shares end lower for a third day, but losses were contained by a rebound in BHP. | 4.17pm: Among the main sectors, materials rose 0.8 per cent, energy gaine 0.4 per cent, but financials dropped 0.7 per cent. | 4.12pm: The market has clos...
Markets Live: Stocks stage late comeback Canberra Times | Australian shares are starting to claw back losses. BHP is leading the market higher, rising 0.9 per cent, but CBA is still down 1.7 per cent. | 3.12pm: Another one from CBA's analyst briefing today, where CEO Ian Narev spoke about his reaction to ...
Two groups of lawmakers are Asia-bound over the House break The Washington Post | The House is off next week, and that means, even in an election year, members will be required to travel in search of elusive facts. | House Foreign Relations Committee Chair Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) is leading a group taking off Friday for a w...
Exclusive - Iran flouts U.N. sanctions, sends arms to Syria - panel The Star | UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a U.N. Security Council ban on weapons exports by the Islamic Republic, according to a confidential report on Iran sanctions-busting seen by Reuters on Wednesday. Members of the United Nations observers mission in Syria wait at a hotel lobby in...
South Korea president to meet Aung San Suu Kyi BBC News South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is visiting Burma, the first time a South Korean leader has visited the country since a bomb attack 29 years ago. | The North Korean attack, during a visit by former President Chun Doo-hwan to Rangoon in 1983, killed 21 people. | Mr Lee met Burma's President Thein Sein in the capital Nay Pyi Taw on Monday a...
