News - Powered by Yahoo NewsWorldwide Analysis: Fewer than 1 in 30 Companies are Truly 'Self-Governing' But Those That Are Win Bi
NEW YORK, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- An unprecedented, global analysis of how companies really work finds that fewer than one in 30 companies are self-governing ? but that these rare companies experience ...
Thu, 10 May 2012 06:30:00 -0700 -
Laws violated with impunit
All elective and impeachable officials have been so warned: Bank deposits, despite their being of a highly confidential nature, can now be obtained by the Ombudsman, with the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC)?s acquiescence, even without the need of a court order, and even when it is clearly in violation of the law.
Fri, 18 May 2012 06:41:31 -0700 -
Olympic Soccer Loses Javier Hernandez?a Cautionary Tale for Olympic Basketbal
Today's soccer news?Javier Hernandez won't be playing for Mexico?holds a lesson for those who want to shake up Olympic basketball. The basketball world has been abuzz with talk of the Olympic tournament, much of it tethered to the competition's competitive structure. NBA players Ray Allen and Dwyane Wade chirped about player compensation . Mark Cuban lashed out at the NBA for its acquiescence ...
Thu, 10 May 2012 09:22:24 -0700 -
Arab visits to al-Aqsa mosque not forbidden: Abba
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - High-level Arab visits to Jerusalem to pray privately at the third holiest site in Islam should not be seen as acceptance of Israel's disputed grip on the eastern half of the city, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday. The argument by some respected Islamic scholars that going to the al-Aqsa mosque is forbidden as long as access is controlled by Israelis is ...
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:28:02 -0700 -
Polish opposition wants Euro 2012 final moved to Warsa
WARSAW (Reuters) - The leader of Poland's main opposition party called on Saturday for the final of Euro 2012 to be moved from Kiev to Warsaw in protest against the Ukrainian authorities' alleged mistreatment of jailed ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Sat, 05 May 2012 05:07:08 -0700 -
Euro 2012 - Polish opposition wants Euro 2012 final moved to Warsa
The leader of Poland's main opposition party called on Saturday for the final of Euro 2012 to be moved from Kiev to Warsaw.
Sat, 05 May 2012 05:05:00 -0700 -
CORRECTED-Polish opposition wants Euro 2012 final moved to Warsa
(Corrects second paragraph to show tournament starts on June 8 not June 9, fixes garble in first paragraph)
Sat, 05 May 2012 05:04:00 -0700 -
Old deals sowed seeds of unresolved problem
Forty years after the U.S. returned Okinawa to Japan after a 27-year occupation, the public agreement ensuring American bases would remain after reversion and the secret agreement allowing the U.S. to reintroduce nuclear weapons continue to create anger in Okinawa and problems for the Japan-U.S. security alliance. But as declassified U.S. cables and other documents related to the negotiations ...
Wed, 16 May 2012 11:47:59 -0700 -
A Profile of London by A.A. Gil
?If New York is a wise guy, Paris a coquette, Rome a gigolo and Berlin a wicked uncle, then London is an old lady who mutters and has the second sight.? A Londoner reviews his town.
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:14:33 -0700 -
My London, and Welcome to I
The Waterloo Bridge, with St. Paul's in the background. IF you?ve saved this article for your long-planned trip to London , and you?re now reading it for the third time, circling Heathrow, well, I?m sorry. You?re probably still up there because the queue at passport control has become mutinous.
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:08:26 -0700 -