Reuters

Published on Jul 01, 2012 at 10:22

Geneva: World powers struck an agreement that a transitional government should be set up in Syria to end the conflict there but they remained at odds over what part President Bashar al Assad might play in the process.

Peace envoy Kofi Annan said after the talks in Geneva on Saturday the government should include members of Assad's administration and the Syrian opposition and that it should arrange free elections.

Tags: Syria, Bashar al Assad, Geneva, US, UN, Kofi Annan, Hillary Clinton

Maldives: Former President's brother arrested

Press Trust of India

Published on Mar 01, 2012 at 12:59

Male: Fresh violence erupted in Maldives including inside the parliament that was scheduled to open on Thursday with supporters of former President Mohammed Nasheed attacking the police and preventing President Mohammed Waheed Hassan from making his opening address.

Nazim Sattar, Nasheed's younger brother has been arrested along with 17 other protesters.

Tags: Maldives, Maldives Crisis, Mohammed Nasheed, Mohammed Waheed Hassan, India, Commonwealth, USA, US, Robert Blake, Male, Addu

Would Gandhi have made a good software engineer?

Mid-Day.com

Published on Jan 03, 2012 at 16:35

London: When going for a job interview, candidates mostly expect questions pertaining to technical knowledge in the field, past history and so on, but tech giants are now resorting to ask 'odd' questions to test applicant's thoughtful approach to problem-solving, career experts say. "Would Mahatma Gandhi have made a good software engineer?" was one such question asked during an interview at Deloitte.

Technology firms dominated this year's list of the 25 most oddball questions compiled by the US employment website Glassdoor. "If Germans were the tallest people in the world, how would you prove it?" That was the head-scratcher asked during a job interview for a product marketing post at Hewlett-Packard, the BBC reported.

Tags: Mahatma Gandhi, Job interview, Employment, Questions, Steve Jobs

Fresh clashes in Cairo after Egypt Cabinet quits

Suhasini Haidar, CNN-IBN

Published on Nov 22, 2011 at 17:40 | Updated Nov 22, 2011 at 18:09

Tuesday's violence marks the fourth day of clashes in Cairo, leaving 24 people dead and hundreds injured.

Tags: Egypt, Tahrir Square, Cairo, Military rule, Cabinet

Fresh violence in Cairo as Egypt Cabinet quits

Associated Press

Published on Nov 22, 2011 at 17:21 | Updated Nov 22, 2011 at 17:47

Cairo: Egyptians responding to a call for a mass rally began flowing on to Tahrir Square on Tuesday while fresh clashes broke out elsewhere in the Cairo as protests demanding the country's military rulers step down entered a fourth day.

Activists are hoping to increase the number of protesters in the square - which was the epicenter of the revolt that ousted Hosni Mubarak in mid-February - with a demonstration to bolster popular support for a "second revolution" despite bloodshed that has left at least 29 people dead.

Tags: Egypt, Tahrir Square, Cairo, Military rule, Cabinet

Woman, 70, found alive 4 days after Japan tsunami

Associated Press

Published on Mar 15, 2011 at 15:19

SOMA:Rescuers have found a 70-year-old woman alive four days after the disaster struck. Osaka fire department spokesman Yuko Kotani says the woman was found inside her house that was washed away by the tsunami in northeastern Japan's Iwate prefecture.

The rescuers from Osaka, in western Japan, were sent to the area for disaster relief.

Tags: SOMA, Japan earthquake, Osaka fire department, hypothermia

Toshiba faces $ 100 million gender bias lawsuit

Reuters

Published on Feb 01, 2011 at 11:51

New York: A senior human resources manager at Toshiba Corp has filed a $ 100 million lawsuit accusing a U.S. unit of the Japanese technology company of "systemic" gender bias against women in pay and promotions.

The plaintiff, Elaine Cyphers, contends that Toshiba America Inc pays women lower salaries and bonuses than men who perform similar work. She says the company steers women into lower-grade positions, and favors men in promotions.

Tags: Toshiba Corp, Gender Bias, Lawsuit, Elaine Cyphers

Man works for 43 years - without a day off

IANS

Published on Jan 29, 2011 at 12:13

London: A Briton, who works as a surveyor for a local council, has been on the job for 43 years, but has never taken a single day off!

Jim Owen, 66, has turned up for work without fail since he started as a surveyor at the Basildon Council in Essex, back in 1968. He puts it down to 'good genes and strong work ethic', according to the Daily Mail.

Tags: good genes, strong work ethics, work, fresh air, 43 years

Healthy body clock prevents chronic illnesses

Reuters

Published on Jan 27, 2011 at 11:03

London: Scientists have identified the mechanism that controls the internal 24-hour clock of all forms of life - a finding they say should shed light on some shift work-related problems like diabetes, depression and cancer.

Researchers from Britain's Cambridge and Edinburgh universities, whose work was published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, said their findings provide important insight into health-related problems linked to people such as nurses, pilots and other shift workers, whose body clocks are disrupted.