STORY HIGHLIGHTSBlackBerry sales have slumped in the U.S. but is still strong in emerging marketsNew models launched should remember why they are popular in developing worldIn places like Brazil and South Africa, the 10 is the update to their current phonein Sub-Saharan Africa there is expected to be 175 million new customers in the next 3 yearsWatch Jim Clancy on CNN International's "The Brief" at...
Malaysian conglomerate confident of turning loss-making Lotus around
Labels: Technology KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian conglomerate DRB HICOM is confident it can turn around loss-making sports car manufacturer Lotus in two to three years. The company recently dispelled rumours it's selling off the British motoring legend by setting up its first regional showroom in Asia. Spanning over 10,000 square metres, the Lotus flagship showroom located along Kuala Lumpur's Penchala Link...
Ship stranded on reef to be cut
Labels: LifestyleUSS Guardian grounded on Philippine reefUSS Guardian grounded on Philippine reefUSS Guardian grounded on Philippine reefUSS Guardian grounded on Philippine reefUSS Guardian grounded on Philippine reefUSS Guardian grounded on Philippine reefUSS Guardian grounded on Philippine reefUSS Guardian grounded on Philippine reefSTORY HIGHLIGHTSU.S. minesweeper has been stuck off Philippines since January 17Attempts...
Standoff with Ala. school bus shooting suspect in third day
Labels: Health MIDLAND CITY, Ala. The man suspected of shooting a school bus driver to death and taking a five-year-old boy hostage Tuesday moved to a rural Alabama neighborhood on a rutted red clay road more than a year ago. It didn't take long before he had developed a frightening reputation as a volatile man with anti-government views who threatened his neighbors at gunpoint and was viciously violent to wandering...
No Device Eliminates Concussion Risk, Experts Say
Labels: Business As the long-term consequences of concussions become clearer, a cottage industry has popped up to sell athletes and worried parents products designed to mitigate risks of concussions that even helmets cannot prevent.Despite the bold claims of some companies, however, many experts say the Holy Grail in contact sports -- a device that prevents concussions -- simply does not exist....
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Can India learn respect for women?
Labels: WorldSuniti Neogy, the writer, at a community meeting in the village of Musepur in India, where she discussed the importance of men taking an active role in parenting.STORY HIGHLIGHTSSuniti Neogy: Gang-rape, murder in New Delhi has forced many Indians to confront truthShe says she was asked to lead workshop promoting gender sensitivity in an Indian districtShe said adult male teachers said they had not...
MINDEF signs contract with ST Engineering to construct naval vessels
Labels: Technology SINGAPORE: Singapore's Defence Ministry (MINDEF) has signed a contract with Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd for the design and construction of eight new naval vessels.MINDEF said it will replace the existing Fearless-class Patrol Vessels (PVs) in the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). The Patrol Vessels will reach the end of their operational lifespan in 2020 after being in service...
Child hostage drama in Ala. after gunman kills school bus driver
Labels: Health MIDLAND CITY, Ala. An unidentified man boarded a school bus, shot the driver several times, then escaped with a 6-year-old passenger, prompting an hours-long standoff with police that remained unresolved early Wednesday. The Dale County Sheriff says the man shot the driver in Midland City on Tuesday after he refused to let the child off the bus. The driver later died of his wounds. His identity...
Clinton Talks 2016, Stands by Benghazi Testimony
Labels: Business In her final television interview as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton told ABC's Cynthia McFadden that she is "flattered and honored" at the intense interest in whether she might run for president in 2016.But Clinton maintained that right now she's "not focused" on a presidential campaign; instead she said she wants to return to a "normal" life when she steps down from office...
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Why haven't we learned from fires?
Labels: WorldSTORY HIGHLIGHTSPyrotechnics, overcrowding, poor exits have contributed to tragic fires in recent yearsYou would think the world would have learned from past incidents, John Barylick saysConcertgoers have to be their own fire marshals, he saysEditor's note: John Barylick, author of "Killer Show," a book on the 2003 Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island, is an attorney who represented victims in wrongful...
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