REUTERS World News, Mar 16, 2012

Marilyn Monroe meets angels at Warhol show in Asia Reuters By Eveline Danubrata | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Andy Warhol, the "Pope of Pop", is making a pilgrimage to Asia on the 25th anniversary of his death, with one of the largest collections of his art set to tour five countries in the region over the next two ... See all stories on this topic »

Pact sets China's filmmakers fighting for silver screens Reuters By Michael Martina | BEIJING (Reuters) - Underdogs fighting off a foreign invasion or small-time hopefuls competing against all odds for the spotlight. Those could be plot lines for Hollywood scripts - or the real world plight of China's movie ... See all stories on this topic »

Apple cements tablet market dominance with new iPad Reuters Even in a tough economic climate in some parts of the world, many buyers, like 27-year-old Steve Henry in Paris, said they would scrimp elsewhere if necessary. "I save money on my other purchases for high-tech shopping," said Henry, a systems engineer ... See all stories on this topic »

London father-in-law emailed Assad advice -Guardian Reuters * Father of Syrian president's wife is doctor in London * Sent advice on how to respond to TV documentary * Offered list of rebuttals to international criticism By Tim Castle LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - Bashar al-Assad's father-in-law, a London doctor ... See all stories on this topic »

Insight: Few options for Afghan, US leaders after Kandahar massacre Reuters By Michael Georgy and Missy Ryan | KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Hamid Karzai exploded in anger when he learned last week that an American soldier had massacred 16 Afghan civilians, including nine children. When Karzai discovered that an aide ... See all stories on this topic »

Le Figaro - Movies: The Hunger Games: phenomenon with a view - Reuters San Francisco Luxury News Initially, there is a science fiction novel in the tradition of 1984 by George Orwell or Brave New World to Aldous Huxley , except that it is aimed at a teenage audience. Hunger Games (literally, the” hunger games “) describes a post-nuclear war ... See all stories on this topic »

Apple touches record high as iPad 3 sales run hot Reuters * Shares hit record soon after first iPad sold * Teardown shows same key suppliers as for earlier model * New iPad seen as series or improvements, not major innovation By Lee Chyen Yee and Pauline Askin HONG KONG/SYDNEY, March 16 (Reuters) - Apple's ... See all stories on this topic »

Apple cements dominance with new iPad CANOE By Pauline Askin and Ethan Bilby, REUTERS Apple Inc's newest iPad was looking like another hot seller on Friday, with hundreds queuing at stores across Asia and Europe to get their hands on a gadget likely to dominate the tablet-computer market well ... See all stories on this topic » CANOE

COLUMN-Jobless in midlife? Old brains can learn new tricks Reuters (The author is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.) By Mark Miller March 15 (Reuters) - The Great Recession has left millions of midlife Americans up a creek without a paddle. Having lost jobs at the peak of their careers, ... See all stories on this topic »

Demographics, local tastes fuel Arab video game industry The Province By Nour Merza, Reuters March 15, 2012 Saudi Arabian men play videogames, at a guest thouse in the city of Tabuk March 10, 2012. The Middle East has one of the fastest growing communities of online gamers in the world, and demographics mean this is ... See all stories on this topic »

Jobless in midlife? Old brains can learn new tricks Reuters By Mark Miller (Reuters) - The Great Recession has left millions of midlife Americans up a creek without a paddle. Having lost jobs at the peak of their careers, they must find new work for the second half of their lives. See all stories on this topic »

Video Games: Arab Market Poised for Growth Motley Fool NourMerza of Reuters says, "About 60 percent of the 350 million people in the Arab world are younger than 25, with Internet penetration in the region at about 70 million users -- over 300 percent growth in the last five years, according to numbers from ... See all stories on this topic »

Cisco pumps up video offering with $5 billion NDS buy Hindustan Times A man looks at his mobile next to a Cisco banner at the MobileWorld Congress in Barcelona. Credit: Reuters/Albert Gea Cisco Systems made its first major acquisition in over two years with a deal to buy NDS, which develops pay TV software, ... See all stories on this topic » Hindustan Times

Syrian “heartache” given twist by Assad e-mails Stabroek News By Stabroek staff | 0 Comments | World News | Friday, March 16, 2012 BEIRUT/LONDON, (Reuters) – “I've been a walking heartache; I've made a mess of me” – the first words of a country music lament which, it seems, Syria's president e-mailed to his wife ... See all stories on this topic »

Cisco to buy software developer NDS London Free Press By REUTERS A man looks at his mobile next to a Cisco banner at the MobileWorld Congress in Barcelona Feb. 17, 2010. REUTERS/Albert Gea Cisco Systems said on Thursday it will buy NDS, a developer of software for multi-channel television networks, ... See all stories on this topic »

Pact sets China's filmmakers fighting for silver screens WXEL By Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) - Underdogs fighting off a foreign invasion or small-time hopefuls competing against all odds for the spotlight. Those could be plot lines for Hollywood scripts - or the real world plight of China's movie producers, ... See all stories on this topic »

London father-in-law emailed Assad advice - report The West Australian LONDON (Reuters) - Bashar al-Assad's father-in-law, a London doctor who had been seen as a modernising influence on him, has been offering advice to the Syrian leader on how to depict his bloody crackdown on a popular uprising to the world, ... See all stories on this topic » The West Australian

India Vs Bangladesh Cricket Asia Cup 2012: Sachin Tendulkar Hits 100th Century ... International Business Times According to Reuters, Tendulkar hit 10 boundaries and one six while reaching for the hundred, the first in his two-decade career. "It was a tough phase for me. Specially tough when you know that I started off this season batting reasonably well," ... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times

iPad 3 launch attracts huge crowds MyBroadband Reuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group... Apple's new iPad proved to be another hot-seller on Friday, with hundreds queuing at stores... See all stories on this topic » MyBroadband

iPad 3 sales run hot as Apple touches record high WSAU SYDNEY/SAN FRANCISCO March 16 (Reuters) - Apple's new iPad proved to be another hot-seller on Friday, with hundreds queueing before dawn in Sydney to be the first to get their hands on the 4G-ready tablet computer as the company's share price hit $600 ... See all stories on this topic »

Leader's ousting clouds party succession plans Times LIVE Reuters MICROSOFT billionaire Bill Gates and his wife are to give $220-million for the development of vaccines to fight tuberculosis. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is donating the money to non-profit biotechnology company Aeras, which from its ... See all stories on this topic »

Syrian shop-keeper wages lonely war from English city msnbc.com (blog) "I agree that unifying powers of human rights activists is better," Azzawi toldReuters. "(But) if I can't trust my colleague ... why waste my time?" He added: "During the course of any revolution there would be some kind of polarization. See all stories on this topic »

TENNIS: Big three in last eight New Straits Times Reuters pic RAFAEL Nadal raced into the Indian Wells quarter-finals with a dominating win, while Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer needed three sets each to beat unseeded opponents yesterday. Tennis' big three progressed in the California desert with ... See all stories on this topic » New Straits Times

The Eyes of the World PressZoom (press release) Dozens of high-profile publications and outlets such as The Washington Post, ESPN, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News carried stories, photos and videos of the visit. Obama told CBS Sports, in the only interview of the two at the event ... See all stories on this topic »

Joe Nelson, Ex-Goldman Trader, Launches TheyFit, A Custom-Made Condom Company... Huffington Post The Reuters video features a demonstration that channels your favorite middle-school health class, complete with a cucumber, carrot and banana. But it wasn't just the dream of providing men with the perfect fit that pushed Nelson to leave Goldman; ... See all stories on this topic »

Waikato's Willison hands Chiefs win over Brumbies Yahoo! Contributors Network (Reuters)- A 79th minute try from centre Jackson Willison helped the Waikato Chiefs to a close fought 29-22 win over the ACT Brumbies in an error-strewn Super Rugby match in Tauranga on Friday. A poor match came to life in the final 10 minutes when the ... See all stories on this topic »

A timeline of some key events in Syrian uprising Al-Arabiya (Reuters) By Associated Press March 15, 2011 - Activists call for a “Day of Rage” across Syria, inspired by other popular uprisings across the Arab world. In February, several youths were arrested in the southern town of Daraa for writing graffiti ... See all stories on this topic » Al-Arabiya

Cisco buys NDS Fudzilla Cisco told Reuters that NDS was a strategic fit for its video system Videoscape, as NDS' software allows cable and satellite TV companies to deliver encrypted signals through tellies. NDS technology is used by BSkyB, Sky Italia in Europe, ... See all stories on this topic »

Belgium mourns crash victims Irish Times Photograph: Olivier Maire/Reuters Belgian military aircraft began returning home the bodies of 22 children and six adults killed in a bus crash in Switzerland today as Belgium observed a minute's silence to remember the victims. See all stories on this topic » Irish Times

World News - 'Same as a long-range missile test': North Korea ... By Reuters By Reuters. SEOUL -- North Korea said on Friday it will launch a long-range rocket carrying a "working" satellite to mark the centenary of founder Kim Il Sung's birth next month, sparking condemnation from the United States and others that it ... Newsvine - World News - Articles

Syrian “heartache” given twist by Assad e-mails - Stabroek News ... By Stabroek staff BEIRUT/LONDON, (Reuters) - “I've been a walking heartache; I've made a mess of me” - the first words of a country music lament which, it seems, ...Stabroek News - Daily Guyana News. Friday 16th March 2012. Georgetown, Guyana ... Stabroek News

Clean your plate, save the world? | Reuters CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cleaning your plate may not help feed starving children today, but the time-worn ... Better supplies to drive world food prices lower in 2012 ... www.reuters.com/.../us-food-summit-foodwaste-idUSBRE82D...

China lead pollution poisons 160 children: report | Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) - Lead emission from factories and the natural environment in China's ... U.N. chief speaks of "grisly reports" from Syria | Video ....Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia newsagency, providing ... www.reuters.com/.../us-china-lead-posion-idUSTRE82303F20...

Panetta says massacre must not deter Afghan mission | Reuters KABUL (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told troops in Afghanistan on ... Israeli army releases video of airstrike Sat, Mar 10 2012 .... ThomsonReuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing ... www.reuters.com/.../us-afghanistan-idUSBRE82B1F82012031...

Art world does makeover of American dream | Reuters March 4 (Reuters) - There is no easy fix to theforeclosure crisis in the U.S., but the art world is offeringone possible remedy. ... (Video: The team leaders discuss their thoughts on a walking city:) ... Thomson Reuters is the world'slargest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news,world news, business ... www.reuters.com/.../usa-foreclosure-moma-idUSL2E8E1GOR...

Obama, Cameron put up show of unity on world crises | Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron ... Israeli army releases video of airstrike Sat, Mar 10 2012 .... Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedianews agency, ... www.reuters.com/.../us-usa-britain-idUSBRE82E02W2012031...

GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks near 7-1/2 mth high ... - Reuters LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - European stocks hit theirhighest since July on Friday while ... Insight: With Bo Xilai down, nine leaders who may soon run China | Video ... The MSCI world equity index was slightly higher on the day, just off a 7- 1/2 month ... Thomson Reuters is the world's largestinternational multimedia news ... www.reuters.com/.../markets-global-idUSL5E8EG18D201203...

Khamenei allies trounce Ahmadinejad in Iran election | Reuters TEHRAN (Reuters) - Clerical Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has tightened his grip on ... U.N. chief speaks of "grisly reports" from Syria | Video... Related Topics. World ». Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) holds up his .... Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedianews agency, ... www.reuters.com/.../us-iran-election-result-idUSTRE8230642...

Reuters Today: Get in line for iPad launch day | Video | Reuters.com 16 - The world waits in line for a new iPad, while the U.S. and UK join forces to push ... Reuters TV breaks ground creating informative news and financialvideos . www.reuters.com/.../reuters-today-get-in-line-for-ipad-launc?...

Exclusive: U.S. dangles secret data for Russia missile shield - Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is leaving open the possibility of ... Israeli army releases video of airstrike Sat, Mar 10 2012 ....Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia newsagency, providing ... www.reuters.com/.../us-usa-russia-missiledefense-idUSBRE82...

Tornado wrecks Michigan homes | Video | Reuters.com Video · Reuters TV · Reuters News. Video: World News ... More Videos.Video · Cameron visits World Trade Center site in New York 8:26pm EDT(03:21). Video ... www.reuters.com/.../tornado-wrecks-michigan-homes?...

Russia may give NATO a base for Afghan supply runs | Reuters MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign minister on Wednesday endorsed a proposal ... Insight: With Bo Xilai down, nine leaders who may soon run China |Video .... Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedianews agency, ... www.reuters.com/.../us-russia-afghanistan-idUSBRE82D16P20...

Fresh from deal with U.S.,North Korea ... SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea threatened sacred war against the South in a huge ... U.N. chief speaks of "grisly reports" from Syria | Video .... the village overseeing the armistice along the world's most heavily-fortified border between the two Koreas. ... Thomson Reuters is theworld's largest international multimedia news ... www.reuters.com/.../us-korea-north-idUSTRE8230512012030...

Obama warns against loose talk of war on Iran | Video | Reuters.com Video · Reuters TV · Reuters News. Video: World News ... For the sake of Israel's security, America's security, and the peace and security of the world, now is not ... www.reuters.com/.../obama-warns-against-loose-talk-of-war-o...

Historic verdict condemns warlord, but Hague court limited | Reuters THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The war crimes court at The Hague found Congolese... Insight: With Bo Xilai down, nine leaders who may soon run China | Video ...But critics noted that deadlock among world powers means the ICC is not even .... Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedianews agency, ... www.reuters.com/.../us-court-lubanga-idUSBRE82D0J620120...

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