The special counsel responsible for protecting federal whistleblowers is on the hot seat himself. We look at the developing story, and the Bush administration's record on dissent within the government.
Headlines for May 09, 2008; 14 Killed in Sudanese Government Bombing of Darfur Village; Free from Nigerian Military Custody, "Sweet Crude" Director Sandy Cioffi on Oil Politics in the Niger Delta; Author, Blogger Arianna Huffington on How John McCain Has
MOSCOW, May 12 (RIA Novosti) - U.S. President George W. Bush phoned his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Monday to congratulate him on taking office, and agreed with the new president to prepare for bilateral talks at the G8 summit.
KIEV, May 12 (RIA Novosti) - The Ukrainian government has pulled U.S. company Vanco International's license to develop and produce hydrocarbons on the country's Black Sea shelf, the government press service said on Monday. "The special license to extract shelf
RUSSIA * Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced his new government, keeping the main ministers in their posts and bringing in several former Kremlin aides * A plane carrying Russians, who were evacuated from Lebanon following recent armed clashes in
The German government has shrugged off a verbal attack on Chancellor Angela Merkel by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez who called her a political descendant of Adolf Hitler and stopped just short of telling her to go to hell. The two
Dutch engineers are helping people in Bangladesh build dikes, polders and water-retaining structures to protect them against recurring floods. Despite climate change, the country could even grow. Ultimately, though, the greatest threat in Bangladesh comes not from water but from
Monday's earthquake in southwestern China has extracted a far higher death toll than initially assumed. Chinese authorities say up to 5,000 people have been killed in one county alone in the 7.8-magnitude tremor that was felt as far away as
With just weeks to go before Austria and Switzerland host the Euro 2008 soccer tournament, American artist Spencer Tunick organizes a crowd of nearly 2,000 models to pose nude in the Austrian capital Vienna for his latest artwork.
Two German men caused €30,000 euros in damage in an ill-fated attempt to barbecue sausages on their balcony. For a lesson in how not to do it, read on.
Subaru will be offering Sirius Satellite Radio exclusively in the majority of its vehicles sold in Canada, starting in June. It's a clear sign that the battle for exclusive OEM deals is as hot as ever with our neighbors up
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. today announced its earnings and financial results for the first-quarter of 2008. XM ended the quarter with 9.33 million subscribers, an 18 percentincrease, from the first quarter of last year. This growth was driven by
Select episodes of Oprah Winfrey's XM show, "Soul Series," will now be made available as online streaming video and free video podcasts, following the incredibly successful "A New Earth" weekly Mondaywebinar series on Oprah.com that attracted millions of users.Oprah's "Soul
The breadth was negative. Out of 2,747 stocks traded today - 1,768 declined, 926 advanced and the rest were unchanged. The NSE Nifty closed 30 points higher at 5,013.
News Corp. execs did more than just admit that they weren't going to hit their revenue goals for MySpace and Fox Interactive Media today. They also fessed up to another open secret: Selling ads on social networks is a really
Raise your hand if you believe social media is an important way to build a brand. The question is: Where should a marketer spend to reach its consumers-and how does a marketer know if its consumers use social media?
Jack griffin, president of Meredith Publishing, kicked up a ruckus when he told attendees at a Folio conference, "We don't hire editors anymore; we hire content strategists.""Perhaps everybody here should focus more on delivering content that's exactly what the consumer
The Supreme Court on Monday admitted a petition filed by Jet Airways raising the issue whether pilots are workmen and if they can claim benefits under the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
Mid-sized IT services and BPO companies are vulnerable to the adverse impact of US slowdown due to exchange rate volatility, slower deal closures, inflation and low billing rates than their bigger counterparts, a study said.
