Yahoo admits new work policy contrary to industry view

Yahoo says work at the office, or work for someone else.In response to the uproar caused by its recently announced telecommuting policy, Yahoo issued a brief statement this evening acknowledging that its work-at-home ban runs contrary to the tech industry as a whole."This isn't a broad industry view on working from home," Yahoo said in a statement published by The New York Times. "This is about what...

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Gaza militants fire rocket into Israel, police there say

JERUSALEM Israeli police say a rocket has been fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel. A police spokesman says there was damage to a road but no injuries. It's the first such rocket from the Palestinian territory to land in Israel since Israeli-Gaza fighting last November. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says the remains of a rocket were found on Tuesday near the city of Ashkelon, in southern Israel....

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Americans Targeted for Allegedly Running Underage Prostitution in Philippines

Arthur Benjamin is sitting at the edge of a small stage, wearing a lavender Hawaiian shirt and nursing a bottle of San Miguel Light beer. The 6-foot-6 mustachioed Texan lazily watches the half dozen or so girls dancing rather unenergetically around the stage's pole."I forgot your gift again, it's in the car," Benjamin says to one of the girls on stage, shouting above the pop music...

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Italy faces stalemate after election shock

ROME (Reuters) - Italy faced political deadlock on Tuesday after a stunning election that saw the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement of comic Beppe Grillo become the strongest party in the country but left no group with a clear majority in parliament. "The winner is: Ingovernability," was the headline in the Rome newspaper Il Messaggero, echoing the sentiment of a shock stalemate the...

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SDP to address Budget 2013 "shortcomings" in its own "Shadow Budget"

SINGAPORE: The opposition Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) said it'll address the "shortcomings" of the government's Budget 2013 and propose a more efficient way of prioritising Singapore's expenditure estimates in its own "Shadow Budget".The party said on Tuesday that the measures in Budget 2013 have failed to address Singapore's long-term needs.It said while the Budget attempts to address...

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Facebook pages pop-up exploiting Newtown victims

One of the many Facebook tribute pages created to honor the victims of the Newtown tragedy.(Credit:Screenshot by Dara Kerr/CNET)Government officials and family members of victims from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have asked Facebook to delete several offensive posts or tribute pages related to the massacre, according to the Associated Press. Authorities have said that many of the Facebook...

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Day-Lewis wins record third best-actor Oscar

Daniel Day-Lewis won the Oscar for best actor for his exactingly authentic performance as President Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's historical drama at Sunday's Academy Awards. Going into the night, the British actor was the favorite to win. He's the first to ever win the best actor Oscar three times. He's been nominated five times in all, winning for "My Left Foot" in 1990 and "There Will...

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Oscars 2013: 'Argo' Wins Best Picture

"Argo" took home the top prize as best picture at the Oscars Sunday night, with first lady Michelle Obama announcing the winner from the White House."You directed a hell of a film," co-producer Grant Heslov told director and fellow producer Ben Affleck. "I couldn't be more proud of the film and more proud of our director."Affleck was snubbed in the directing category but humbly...

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Putin signs law banning smoking in public places

  MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin signed a law banning smoking in public places in Russia from June, a cornerstone of the government's bid to improve public health, the Kremlin said Monday. The law, called "On protecting the health of citizens from the danger of passive smoking and the consequences of the use of tabacco," makes smoking illegal in restaurants, cafes, hotels, trains...

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How MasterCard plans to transform mobile purchases

Pay for goods using MasterPass loaded on a smartphone.(Credit:MasterCard)BARCELONA, Spain--The hype around mobile payments is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the coming transformation for how people purchase goods and services. That's according to Ed McLaughlin, chief emerging payments officer for MasterCard, who spoke with CNET about his company's vision.While at the Mobile World Congress...

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