Kofi Annan resigns as Syria envoy at UN Security Council

Citing finger-pointing and name-calling within the UN Security Council, Kofi Annan has resigned his position as Syria envoy.

UN chief, Ban Ki-moon says that Annan, who has been mediating the Syrian crisis as a special UN-Arab League Envoy, is stepping down from his post.

"Mr. Annan has informed me, and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Mr. Nabil Elaraby, of his intention not to renew his mandate when it expires on 31 August 2012," Ban Ki-moon said in a statement... read more.

High school principal accused of ‘spying’ on Facebook resigns

Turns out the principal may have had a false Facebook page with 300 friends, many from the same high school. This made it easy for her to spy on students' posts.

Interacting with students on social media networks, if allowed, requires caution and professionalism. Just as it would in a classroom situation.

However, in Clayton, Missouri several students and their parents apparently accepted a Facebook friendship request from one "Suzy Harriston". There was a nondescript profile photo, but the "person" apparently had more than 300 friends. Many of these friends were from Clayton High School, so people accepted the requests... read full article.