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Finnish voters have ousted a pro-bailout government and hung a question mark over Europe’s plans to rescue Portugal and other debt-ridden economies.
A leaked report says the Sri Lankan government shelled hospitals, fired on civilians in no-fire zones and attacked the U.N. and Red Cross in the last days of civil war two years ago.
The BRICS countries are bypassing Europe as they build what will become the shortest and fastest internet route between the Americas, Africa and India and China.
While the British Navy may have secured military victory for the British Empire, Shakespeare's words secured the peace.
A tiny chip implant is enabling paralyzed and injured people to move objects by the power of their thoughts—the implications of brain-computer interface reach into the science fiction realm.
Contrary to expectations, asthma rates have skyrocketed in urban areas in the U.S. that are not particularly clean; respiratory infections in early childhood may actually be a risk factor for it.
Tiny Fey's new memoir, Bossypants, sets out some smart principles of management and leadership among amusing and insightful anecdotes.
Twitter may be fending off multi-billion dollar acquisition offers but it seems to be in turmoil and lacks vision. Mathew Ingram suggests it take a leaf out of Apple's book.
Companies are still feeling their way forward on “globalization”. Should they develop leadership centrally or try to source talent locally? How best to manage a diverse workforce?
This is a column that starts out being about horse whispering and ends up being about leadership and politics. Move forward when there's acceptance, pull back when spooked...
Survival-scenarios are popular in leadership training but what relevance do they have to the boardroom? Former Navy SEAL Rob Roy aims to instill an "I can make it through" confidence.
New research suggests family-friendly workplace policies may not increase profits, but they at least cover their cost. Better staff retention and work attitudes are among the payoffs.
Released on the anniversary of Lincoln's assassination, a new film directed by Robert Redford centers on the tension between civil liberties and national security.
As the single most-quoted author in the English language, it should not be much of a surprise that Shakespeare is often misquoted.
When the financial crisis struck, the ultra-cheap German supermarket chain Aldi saw an opportunity. It has been expanding rapidly in the US.
From low-tech gadgets enabling livelihoods in remote African villages to satellites that spy on human rights abusers, a look at some (not necessarily sexy) technologies shaping the future.
After its November launch, Kinect became the fastest-selling electronics device ever. It may be integrated into the Windows OS, leading to the Next Big Thing in web user experience.
A robot scientist has made a new biological discovery and many more might be possible if we simplified the language of science, the human scientist who led the development says.
A game-like environment will increasingly be innovation's hothouse, the gamification industry claims. The World Bank has Evoke and UK government workers share ideas on Idea Street.
Researchers say they are ahead of schedule in a bid to discover (or disprove) the mysterious “God particle”–the stuff that makes stuff stuff. How else do objects get their mass?