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Aspen seeks to acquire GSK thrombosis drug and plant

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:20:31 -0400

DURBAN / LONDON - South Africa's biggest generic drug maker Aspen Pharmacare and its subsidiary Aspen Global Incorporated have made an offer to acquire thrombosis drugs and their associated manufacturing site at Notre Dame de Bondeville, France, from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). "AGI will acquire from GSK the Arixtra and Fraxiparine/Fraxodi brands and business worldwide, except in China, Pakistan ...

Cher credits luck for her lengthy career

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:27:47 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/NBC, Trae Patton - In this image provided by NBC Blake Shelton, Danielle Bradbery and Cher, right, pose after Bradbery won season-four of "The Voice" Tuesday June 18, 2013. Bradbery never ...

The €200 note - favourite for money-launderers and high-rollers - to be taken out of UK circulation

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:27:21 -0400

Eurotrash mourn. The EUR200 note - the cash of choice for casino high-rollers, the ostentatiously rich and drug dealers with very small hiding places to fill - is set to be taken out of circulation in ...

London Markets Oil firms banks bruise FTSE 100

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:18:49 -0400

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Banks dropped in London on Wednesday after a commission called for sanctions for bad bankers, while oil firms on the decline put further pressure on the U.K. ...

EU to investigate SASs 400 mln euro credit facility

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:45:00 -0400

BRUSSELS, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:45am EDT BRUSSELS, June 19 (Reuters) - EU regulators are investigating whether a 400-million-euro ($535.70 million) credit facility granted to Scandinavian airline SAS by Sweden and Denmark, together with other creditors, last year was carried out in line with market conditions and EU state aid rules. The revolving credit facility (RCF) was intended ...

AP PHOTOS Heats overtime escape to defend title

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:22:27 -0400

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Video shows Justin Bieber running into a photographer with his white Ferrari in Hollywood, but police say there was no crime and the injuries aren't ...

Bank of England ranks cyber attacks above Eurozone crisis as biggest threat

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:22:18 -0400

Cyber attacks have risen to the top of the list of threats for UK banks according to Bank of England's director of financial stability, Andrew Haldane, but understanding and management of the risk is still at an "early stage". Speaking at a Treasury select committee last week, Haldane said that during recent meetings with the five top banks in the UK, four of the banks had claimed ...

Darrell Delamaides Political Capital Euro crisis needs a continental solution

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:13:23 -0400

Berlusconi also opposes the prospective VAT increase and said this week that Italy should flout the euro requirement to keep government deficits at less than 3% of gross domestic product. He could topple the coalition at any moment if he comes to believe that new national elections would strengthen his ...

Perhaps one more session before the Euro finally tests

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:12:49 -0400

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Britains FTSE creeps higher Fed in focus

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:02:56 -0400

* FTSE 100 down 0.6 percent before Fed statement* Ex-divs knock 1.8 points off the indexBy Tricia WrightLONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Britain's top shares fell ...

Hamid Karzai suspends talks with US over Taliban move

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:59:02 -0400

Taliban in efforts to find a political solution to the war. Karzai says he has suspended negotiations with the US on what troops will remain in the country after 2014. He says he did this "in view of the contradiction between acts and the statements made by the United States of America in regard to the peace process." The Afghan president's statement was released by his office on ...

UPDATE 1-FCC to take 289 mln euro hit on Alpine insolvency

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:47:06 -0400

Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:47am EDT (Adds Madrid dateline, details, background) By Jose Elas Rodrguez VIENNA/MADRID, June 19 (Reuters) - Spanish builder FCC will take an after tax loss of 289 million euros this year after its Austrian unit Alpine filed for insolvency, the group said on Wednesday. Alpine, which employs around 15,000 staff, had net debt of 625 million euros in the first quarter and had ...

Heat force Game 7 with 103-100 OT win over Spurs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:29:48 -0400

MIAMI -- When LeBron James' greatness almost wasn't good enough, officials began preparing for a San Antonio celebration.Miami's championship reign would be over. Someone in Spurs black would replace James as NBA Finals MVP.James and the Heat wouldn't let it happen. "To be a part of something like this is something you would never be able to recreate once you're ...

HM Earnings Drop More Than Expected

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:23:52 -0400

H&M , the world's second-largest fashion retailer, posted a bigger than expected drop in second-quarter earnings, hit by still sluggish consumer morale and bad weather in its main European market. The Swedish company said it was entering the third quarter with higher inventories than planned and the situation remained challenging in many of its major markets, but sales had got off to a ...

Vodafone Ups Kabel Deutschland Bid to 7.5 Billion Euros

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:23:52 -0400

Kabel Deutschland , Germany's largest cable operator, a source close to the situation has told CNBC. Vodafone's original offer was for 80 to 82 euros per share, but CNBC understands that the new offer is for around 85 euros per share, matching a rival offer made ...

UPDATE 1-Deutsche Annington puts 18-21 euro price tag on listing

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:22:50 -0400

Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:22am EDT * Listing price values whole company at 4 bln euros * Offer period June 20 to July 2 * Shares to start trading on June 3 FRANKFURT, June 19 (Reuters) - Deutsche Annington, Germany's largest residential real estate company, plans to offer shares in its planned stock market listing in a range of 18 euros to 21 euros each, valuing the whole company at least 4 billion ...

GOP senator IRS to pay $70M in employee bonuses

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:21:46 -0400

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP senator. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa says his office has learned that the IRS is executing an agreement with the ...

Budget office view boosts Senate immigration bill

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:18:31 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Carolyn Kaster - People shout out against the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act in the hall outside the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June ...

Social issues still fire up GOP despite 2012 loss

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:18:30 -0400

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: Not so fast. ...

Obama relying on untested oversight board on NSA

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:18:29 -0400

The obscure oversight board that President Barack Obama wants to scrutinize the National Security Agency's secret surveillance system is little known for good reason. The U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board has operated fitfully during its eight years of its low-profile existence, stymied by Congressional in-fighting and its work at times censored by government lawyers. The ...

Revision of Cypriot bailout terms not likely euro zone officials

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:11:07 -0400

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone does not intend to change the terms of Cyprus's bailout as requested by Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades in a letter sent to euro zone leaders and its lenders, three senior euro zone officials said on ...

Euro Consolidates Gains before Fed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:08:48 -0400

The sentiment remains mitigated on the fx markets ahead of the Federal Reserve policy verdict due today. In Japan, the equities traded to week high as the exports surprised to the upside in May, the shipments to US climbed. The Nikkei 225 advanced above 13,200 as confidence to Abenomics revived, yet the negative impacts of BoJ decision last week to not add further stimulus are still a concern in ...

European car sales slow down to 20-year low in May

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:22:41 -0400

New car registrations dropped 5.9pc, 1.08 million vehicles from 1.15 million a year earlier, the Brussels-based European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA), said.Deliveries in Germany dropped 9.9pc. Sales declined 10pc in France, 8pc in Italy and 2.6pc in Spain.Demand in the UK rose 1pc, however. Car sales hit the lowest monthly level since 1993.The ACEA compiles data for the ...

Afghan Taliban say they killed 4 U.S. troops

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:13:29 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Ahmad Jamshid - Top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan, Joseph Dunford, talks to media representatives at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, June, 18, 2013. Dunford ...

Ohio woman accuses 3 of holding her captive

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:13:21 -0400

authorities she was held captive for more than a year by three people who forced her to do housework, raided her bank account and menaced her with snakes ...

Turkeys standing man to join ranks of icons

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:48:52 -0400

The image was stark (AP) -- a silent, solitary figure standing in passive defiance to the Turkish prime minister's demand for protesters to clear Taksim Square in central ...

Investors look for answers on economy from Fed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:29:48 -0400

In this Wednesday, May 22, 2013 photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Federal Reserve ends a policy meeting Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Investors have been nervously speculating that the Fed will soon scale back its economic stimulus and send interest rates up and stock prices down. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce ...

G8 leaders are smart – but also casual

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:18:45 -0400

THERE was a lot of casual enforcement going on at the G8 in Fermanagh - look relaxed, don't wear a tie, and certainly don't object if you don't want ...

Only the gift shop tills are ringing out as locals steer clear of ghost town

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:18:44 -0400

Camera crews wandered aimlessly through the pretty streets of the Fermanagh county town looking for another angle.But there were few shoppers - and even the police seemed to have melted away into the background as the summit at the Lough Erne Golf Resort came to an end.There were some exceptions to the rule when it came to business - at the town's hairdressing salons and in the gift ...

Cyprus Calls for Bailout Overhaul to Save Economy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:15:22 -0400

Cyprus' president has asked euro zone leaders for a complete revamp of his country's 10 billion euro ($13.4 billion) bailout, warning Nicosia may not be able to meet the rescue's current terms because it has harmed the country's economy and banking system even more than expected. In a letter sent last week and obtained by the Financial Times, Nicos Anastasiades wrote that the ...

Boeing to Airbus Weve Got You Boxed and Bracketed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:15:21 -0400

Boeing 's Dreamliner meet its new challenger in the form of the Airbus A350, the U.S. firm maintains that the new European aircraft will not affect its share of the wide body market, claiming: "We've got them boxed and bracketed." Randy Tinseth, vice president of marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, was speaking on a day that saw strong orders for Boeing's ...

Reckless Bankers Should Face Jail UK Lawmakers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:15:21 -0400

Britain should introduce laws making it possible to jail "reckless" bankers and claw back past bonus and pension awards, an influential panel of lawmakers said on Wednesday. The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, set up by the government last year ...

Obama to renew calls for nuclear reductions

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:10:12 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Evan Vucci - President Barack Obama listens to French President Francois Hollande during the G-8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, June 18, ...

James helps Heat stave off elimination in Game 6

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:06:22 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Lynne Sladky - San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker (9) and Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) collide during the second half of Game 6 of their NBA Finals basketball series, Tuesday, ...

Euro hits four-month high following Draghi’s hawkish tone

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:13:31 -0400

Euro hit a four-month high versus the U.S dollar on Tuesday’s European trading session, after ECB’s President Mario Draghi said the central Bank will not hesitate to use interest rates and non-standard measures to help repair the Eurozone ...

Suretank targets €50m sale of business

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:10:59 -0400

Louth-based Suretank Group Limited is in discussions with a Norwegian private equity firm to sell itself. The deal is expected to be confirmed before the end of this month. If it goes through, it will create a windfall for company founder Patrick Joy, who founded the company in the early 1990s. The firm specialises in making storage containers, and cryogenics for the offshore oil and gas ...

Mixed day for ISE with slight rise

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:10:58 -0400

By the close in Dublin, the ISEQ Overall Index was up 0.3pc or 12.95 points to end the day at 3930.87.The Dublin market had a mixed day of peaks and troughs.The leaders included the state's two big banks ...

Ulster Bank fly in Osborne ointment

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:10:58 -0400

An "important provision" is that taxpayers who rescued the banks in 2008 get their money back, Mr Osborne said in an interview with BBC Radio 4 yesterday."Absolutely at the heart of this is my determination that we have a banking system that works for the British economy rather than an economy that supports the banking system, which is what we inherited," he said.The comments ...

Obama seeks new Federal bank chief

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:10:57 -0400

Mueller , the head of the FBI - where he's already stayed a lot longer than he wanted or he was supposed to," Obama said.Asked whether he would reappoint Mr Bernanke if he wanted to keep the job, Mr Obama did not answer directly."He has been an outstanding partner, along with the White House, in helping us recover much stronger than, for example, our European partners, from what ...

Liberty joins Vodafone in race for Kabel takeover

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:10:56 -0400

John Malone who snapped up an EUR8m castle in Co Wicklow earlier this year.The company reportedly joined the race for KDG yesterday with an EUR85 a share offer, according to a person familiar with the matter, days after the British mobile company said it was in talks about a deal.Vodafone wants to buy the cable company so that it can offer TV, fixed line and broadband to more of its mobile ...

Police visit home of Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:58:35 -0400

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2012, New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez (81) holds his helmet as he steps onto the field before a game between the New England Patriots and the Houston Texans in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, ...

Selma Blair abruptly exits Anger Management

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:55:30 -0400

Charlie Sheen sitcom "Anger Management." In a statement Tuesday, producer Lionsgate says the actress won't be returning to the FX comedy. The company says it wishes her "the very best" but has no further comment. Blair's departure comes while the comedy is about halfway through completing its 90-episode order from FX. The actress's publicist didn't ...

Duncans 25 gives Spurs halftime lead in Game 6

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:55:29 -0400

Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night. Duncan made 11 of 13 shots in a performance straight out of 2003 and Kawhi Leonard added 10 points and five boards ...

3 charged with enslaving disabled Ohio mom child threatening them with snakes dogs no food

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:54:24 -0400

This undated photo released by the Department of Justice shows Daniel Brown. Authorities in Ohio have arrested three people, including Brown, on charges of enslaving a mentally disabled young mother and her daughter over a two-year period. Federal agents and Ashland police said Tuesday, June 18, 2013 the trio forced the woman to do housework, threatened her and the girl with violence and fed ...

CBO Senate Immigration bill would help economy

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:05:38 -0400

People shout out against the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act in the hall outside the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. The committee in the Republican-led House is preparing to cast its first votes on immigration this year, on a tough enforcement-focused measure that Democrats and immigrant groups are protesting loudly. (AP ...

Euro in demand as Fed faces crunch time

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:55:02 -0400

* USD shade firmer on yen, but near four-month lows on euro * Euro and Swissy in demand vs emerging market currencies and A$ * Tensions running high before Fed statement, Bernanke conference * Investors aching for clarity over Fed's next step, might not get it By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, June 18 ...

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:48:37 -0400

New York Stock Exchange was foiled by the agency's surveillance programs. 4. TOP GENERAL WORRIES ABOUT WOMEN AND SPECIAL OPS Men might not accept women in units that have long operated as small, male-only teams, he says. 5. IN BRAZIL, COMPLAINTS OF A GOOD-FOR-NOTHING GOVERNMENT Protests grow, with demonstrators from all walks of life voicing a central lament: The government provides ...

Chalmers Breaks Out of Slump Sparks Heat in Game 6

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:47:26 -0400

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Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies in car accident at 33

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:38:27 -0400

Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles. Buzzfeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith says he learned from a family member that the 33-year-old died early Tuesday. Hastings wrote about politics for the popular news site and has written books about dealing with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Hastings won a Polk Award for magazine ...

European Union US intend to move forward fast on transatlantic trade deal

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:50:30 -0400

G8 and EU leaders (L-R) European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Barack Obama, France's President Francois Hollande, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Italy's Prime Minister Enrico Letta ...

Journalist Michael Hastings dead at 33

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:42:54 -0400

The Runaway General ") led to McChrystal's ouster, died in an early morning car accident in Los Angeles on Tuesday, the magazine said. He was 33. "Hard-charging, unabashedly opinionated, Hastings was original and at times abrasive," Rolling ...

Stocks post solid gains Tuesday

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:23:16 -0400

U.S. markets churned higher Tuesday after the Commerce Department said price inflation remained muted in May. The report by itself had negligible effect. But every report of late has been held up to the light to see how it might affect the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement expected Wednesday. Low inflation means the economy is not overheating. In turn, some investors have ...

Coin bearing cross hits European Union hurdle

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:39:18 -0400

European Commission (EC), the union's executive arm, had ordered it to remove halos and crosses from special commemorative euro coins due to be minted this summer. The coins were intended to celebrate the 1,150th anniversary of Christianity's arrival in Slovak lands but have instead become tokens of the faith's retreat from contemporary Europe. "There is a movement in the EU ...

Doctors seek to treat Guantanamo hunger strikers

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:27 -0400

U.S. military guards watch detainees in a cell block at Camp 6 in the Guantanamo Bay detention center in 2010. … More than 150 doctors and other medical professionals are asking President Barack Obama to allow them to treat hunger strikers in the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. "It is clear that they do not trust their military doctors," the physicians wrote in an open ...

House passes far-reaching anti-abortion bill

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:24 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Carolyn Kaster - Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at House Judiciary Committee hearing to discuss the Strengthen and Fortify ...

Officials Unattended campfire caused Calif. fire

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:44:52 -0400

Colorado authorities lifted mandatory evacuation orders in the state's second largest city as a historically damaging fire continued to burn to the ...

18 mayors Limit use of food stamps to buy soda

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:44:47 -0400

FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at a 64-ounce cup, as Lucky's Cafe owner Greg Anagnostopoulos, left, stands behind him, during a news conference at the cafe in New York. The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting government food vouchers be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. ...

Tornado touches down at Denver airport

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:40:02 -0400

Radar indicated a tornado briefly touched down Tuesday over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms, stairwells and other safe spots until the dangerous weather passed, officials ...

CBO 8 million to gain legal status in Senate bill

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:59 -0400

Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, adding the bill would push federal deficits lower in each of the next two decades. The eagerly awaited report by Congress' non-partisan scorekeeping agency said the legislation would increase federal spending in the form of benefits for those gaining legal status, but those expenses would be more than offset by a rise in the labor force, increasing ...

Hoffa mystery still fascinates after 4 decades

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:56 -0400

Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter and the bustle of reporters and onlookers. Over nearly four decades, authorities have pursued multiple leads into Hoffa's death that yielded nothing. Yet the mystery endures, fueled by a public fascination with mobsters and ...

Report says immigration bill cuts deficit

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:54 -0400

2013. The committee in the Republican-led House is preparing to cast its first votes on immigration this year, on a tough enforcement-focused measure that Democrats and immigrant groups are protesting loudly. (AP Photo/Carolyn ...

Real Madrid offer €155m deal to keep Ronaldo

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:32:06 -0400

Madrid are in advanced talks with Ronaldo's representatives over a deal totalling around EUR155 million over five years, with the Portuguese forward set to earn EUR15m annually after tax in what will be the most lucrative contract in the history of the game. Ronaldo, who has scored 201 goals in just 199 games in his four seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu, raised alarm bells on Thursday when ...

As G8 wraps up Cameron sends surprising tweet

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:28:44 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Matt Cardy, Pool - British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a media conference at the G-8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday, June ...

Spawning ground of deep-sea sharks found in Scotland

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:09:48 -0400

Marine scientists in Scotland say they've discovered a deep-sea shark spawning ground on the country's only inshore coral reef. Researchers from Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University, who had discovered the reef itself, said they observed egg cases of the blackmouth catshark on the Mingulay Reef in the Outer Hebrides, the BBC reported Tuesday. Anglers in the area have long fished ...

G-8 seeks unity on Syrian peace talks tax evasion

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:04:07 -0400

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) -- President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement - yet couldn't publicly agree on whether this means President Bashar Assad must ...

Gun control opponents will pay a price’

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:22:59 -0400

Vice President Joe Biden (Fernando Vergara/AP) Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday, seeking to revive efforts to pass gun-reform legislation in Congress, warned lawmakers opposed to reform that Americans aren't on their side. "The country has changed" since the deadly shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Biden said during remarks delivered on Tuesday ...

Thiago Hat-Trick Leads Spain to Euro Under-21 Crown

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:20:18 -0400

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Iraqi suicide bombers hit Baghdad mosque kill 34

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:32:13 -0400

Umm Satta grieves for her slain college student son, Sattar Jabbar, near Habib al-Asadi Shiite mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up inside and near the Shiite mosque, Iraqi officials said. Most of the casualties were among students from a nearby Imam al-Sadiq University for Islamic Studies. Police officials said the university's Shiite ...

Syrian warplanes strike rebel posts in Aleppo

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:19:10 -0400

By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian warplanes struck rebel positions near a besieged military air base and other rebel-held areas in the country's north Tuesday as regime forces stepped up attacks against opposition fighters in the key province of Aleppo, activists said. Rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad have for months been trying to take Kweiras and two ...

NSA leaker no villain to some Americans

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:15:50 -0400

Edward Snowden performed a public service in leaking information about NSA programs, say 60 percent of Americans age 18 to 29, according to a poll. Tea partyers and liberals also ...

FBI offers reward for information on 2008 Times Square bomber

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:15:49 -0400

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New York City Police Department announced an award on Tuesday of up to $65,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the suspect or suspects behind the unsolved 2008 bombing of the U.S. Army Forces Recruiting Station in Times ...

U.S. Taliban to start talks on ending Afghan war

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:58:42 -0400

After months of delays, the Taliban opened a political office in the Qatari capital of Doha, paving the way for talks to begin. The decision was a reversal of months of failed efforts to start peace talks while Taliban militants intensified a campaign targeting urban centers and government ...

FOREX-Dollar gains on yen ahead of Fed euro gains on data

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:41:32 -0400

* Markets wait for Fed to clarify stimulus stance * Bernanke expected to soothe market fears * Euro hits 4-month high vs dollar after German data By Wanfeng Zhou NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar rose on Tuesday against the yen for a second straight session as some traders bet the Federal Reserve may signal it is almost ready to reduce its bond buying program aimed at propping up the ...

Alcantara hat trick leads Spain to Euro Under-21 crown

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:23 -0400

Spain's Thiago Alcantara celebrates after he scored a goal against Italy during their European Under-21 Championship final soccer match at Teddy Kollek Stadium in Jerusalem June 18, 2013. (BAZ ...

World stocks firm dollar slips against euro as markets await Fed

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:13:36 -0400

By Leah Schnurr NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. equities pushed higher on Tuesday as investors grew more confident that the Federal Reserve would temper its recent statements on the future reduction of U.S. monetary support, while still pointing to economic improvement. The dollar was down 0.2 percent ...

25-billion-euro roads project among Merkel election pledges draft

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:52:27 -0400

BERLIN (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives plan to woo voters with family-friendly promises and infrastructure spending worth tens of billions of euros in elections three months from now, said a draft policy manifesto seen Tuesday.Aside from pledges not to raise taxes, to boost the economy and to slash public debt, the party would also extend tax breaks for families with ...

EU mismanaging €1bn Egypt aid - report

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:55:19 -0400

The European Union is failing to ensure that hundreds of millions of euros in aid to Egypt is used effectively and to make the Islamist government tackle corruption and human rights abuses, a European Court of Auditors report ...

EUs 1 bn euro aid to Egypt ineffective

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:49:38 -0400

Catherine Ashton of the EU with Egypt's Mohamed Kamel Amr at an aid deal signing ceremony in Cairo last November. A billion euros of EU aid channelled to Egypt before and after the January 2011 uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's reign failed to improve human rights and governance, or reduce corruption, auditors said ...

Britains FTSE rises as traders buy beaten-down banks

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:40:19 -0400

* Lower house votes against debate* Government warns of pending U.S. indictments* Bern scrambles to limit potential damage if bill rejected* More than a dozen banks under investigation* Bill referred back to upper house for debate, voteBy Katharina BartZURICH, June 18 (Reuters) - Switzerland's lower house ...

UPDATE 1-Euro zone must agree bank recaps on Thursday - EUs Rehn

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:34:10 -0400

Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:34pm EDT * ESM bank recap rules still need to be agreed by ministers * Rehn confident French pension reform will be ambitious PARIS, June 18 (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers must hammer out an agreement at a meeting later this week over how to recapitalise banks, the European Union's top economic official said on Tuesday. The bloc's leaders agreed in June 2012 ...

FTSE to rise 6 percent by year end

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:11:35 -0400

Reuters © A worker shelters from the rain as he passes the London Stock Exchange in the City of London at lunchtime October 1, 2008. REUTERS/Toby ...

U.S. to resume talks with Taliban

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:53:08 -0400

The end of the beginning ," the White House on Tuesday announced plans for direct talks with Afghanistan's Taliban militia, but cautioned against expecting any quick breakthrough that might speed the end of America's longest war. Among the likely items on the agenda: The return of U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, held captive by the Taliban-allied Haqqani network since 2009. ...

US and Taliban to start talks in Qatar office

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:53:07 -0400

war in Afghanistan as the Islamic militant movement opened an office in Qatar. American officials with the Obama administration said the office in the Qatari capital of Doha was the first step toward the ultimate U.S.-Afghan goal of a ...

Emerging Markets Concerns Take Hold as Signs of Stability Boost Eurozone

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:41:17 -0400

But while allocations to the eurozone and U.S. rose, investment in global emerging market equities fell to their lowest since December 2008. A net 9 percent of asset allocators are now underweight emerging market equities - the first underweight reading since 2009 and down from a net 3 percent overweight reading last month. Investors now identify a China hard landing as the greatest tail risk - ...

European Union Audit Criticizes Foreign Aid Program

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:27:25 -0400

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Germanys Peter ruled out of Womens EURO

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:05:15 -0400

"I'm unbelievably disappointed," said Germany defender Babett Peter after she became the sixth player to be ruled out of her side's UEFA Women's EURO 2013 campaign through ...

Demonstrators flood Brazilian streets in protest

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:58:12 -0400

Protesters massed in four Brazilian cities Monday in what they hoped would be their biggest demonstrations yet against a hike in public transport fares, stoking fears of more clashes with police and raising questions about security during big events like the current Confederations Cup and a papal visit next ...

G-8 and beyond The world according to Obama

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:56:40 -0400

President Barack Obama meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Monday, June 17, 2013. Obama and Putin discussed the ongoing conflict in Syria during their bilateral ...

UniCredit Among European Banks Needing More Capital ICV Says

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:52:06 -0400

UniCredit SpA (UCG), Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (ISP) and Commerzbank AG (CBK) are among banks in Europe most susceptible to stress because they didn't deleverage enough, according to a study by Switzerland's Independent Credit View. The rating company found that 25 banks in Germany, Italy, Spain, the ...

US to begin meetings with Taliban

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:46:20 -0400

political office Tuesday in Doha as a stepping stone to full Taliban renouncement of al-Qaida. In Doha, a Qatari official confirmed that the Taliban office was open. The administration officials say the U.S. and Taliban representatives will hold bilateral meetings, then it is expected that Afghan President Hamid Karzai's High Peace Council will follow up with its own talks a few days ...

Taliban to open office for peace talks

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:46:13 -0400

Zabiullah Mujahid , said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that the group opposes the use of Afghan soil to threaten other countries and supports the negotiating process. Those two statements have been a key demand of both the U.S. and Afghan governments before talks can begin. There have been unconfirmed reports that the Doha office opening will be announced in the Gulf ...

European Commission holds minting of Slovakian euro bearing images of saints

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:35:16 -0400

The European Commission has ordered the National Bank of Slovakia not to mint new euros that would feature images of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, the New York Times reports. Each member-state within the European Union has the authority to mint its own versions of the euro, incorporating its own national designs. But the European Commission ruled that the Slovakian design, hailing the 1,150th ...

Bombing at Pakistani funeral kills 27

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:55:53 -0400

PESHAWAR, Pakistan -; A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 27 people. Among those killed was a newly-elected lawmaker who may have been the target, authorities ...

G8 Deal on tax and money-laundering reached

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:49:13 -0400

Northern Ireland .It is hoped that international agreement on new rules will make it more difficult to set up companies in offshore tax havens which carry out no business activities but are used to conceal the ultimate owners of taxable assets.Following discussions with the leaders of the G8 countries - the UK, US, France, Germany, ...

New Issue-Commerzbank prices 500 mln euro 2018 bond

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:23:28 -0400

June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 9:23am EDT June 18 (Reuters) -Following are terms and conditions of a bond priced on Tuesday. Borrower Commerzbank AG Issue Amount 500 million ...

Protection against post-QE euro stocks swings still cheap

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:04:11 -0400

Tue Jun 18, 2013 9:04am EDT * Volatility expected to increase as end of QE3 nears * VSTOXX jumped to more than twice current level after QE2 * Cost of options rise most for June expiry, cheaper later By David Brett LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Demand has risen for short-term protection against European share price swings but investors can still insure relatively cheaply against the volatility ...

Euro zone single supervision launch may face three-month delay

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:54:15 -0400

Reuters © Pedestrians walk towards the (L-R) Irish, Greek, Spanish and French national flags outside the European Parliament in Brussels May 3, 2013. REUTERS/Francois ...

Russia G-8 declaration wont mention Assads fate

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:51:45 -0400

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland -; A senior Russian diplomat says the G-8 summit's joint statement on ending the Syrian civil war will not mention whether Bashar Assad must step down from power as part of any peace ...

Intel chief Lawmakers demanding more info on NSA

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:51:43 -0400

WASHINGTON -; The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Tuesday lawmakers are worried about the possibility of further disclosures about the government's sweeping electronic surveillance and the impact that could have on efforts to combat ...

Financials leads UKs FTSE higher

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:45:37 -0400

- Britain's top share index rose on Tuesday, aided by broker upgrades for some of its financial heavyweights in cautious trade ahead of a meeting of the US Federal Reserve. The FTSE 100 was up 46.26 points, or 0.7 percent, at 6,376.75 by 12:24 Sa time, with financials, which include banks, asset managers and insurers, contributing 24 points to the advance. HSBC rose 2.2 percent, alone ...

Easing of Slump Wont Halt Euros Decline

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:41:58 -0400

Euro Zone Faces Make-or-Break Summer ) The euro has largely been a story of reverse diversification in foreign currency, he said. The recent fall in emerging market currencies has meant reserve managers are accumulating fewer dollar reserves to diversify into euros, with China making clear that they want fewer reserves in the first pace, he said. "The euro could well finish the year weaker ...

Lucrative Stud Career Awaits Animal Kingdom

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:41:57 -0400

He's the favourite to win at Tuesday's Royal Ascot race in Britain, but a victory could also make Animal Kingdom the most popular horse among the ladies - literally. The thoroughbred, who has already won this year's Dubai World Cup and the 2011 Kentucky Derby, will retire at the end of the race, and his owners plan to use him as a stud to breed new race horses. John Messara, ...

Euro briefly extends gains vs dollar after U.S. data

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:40:50 -0400

NEW YORK, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:40am EDT NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - The euro briefly extended its gains versus the dollar while the dollar hit a session peak versus the yen on Tuesday after data showed U.S. housing starts rose less than expected and consumer prices climbed in May. The euro rose as high as $1.3398 after the data, matching the previous session high, before paring ...

Charles Saatchi admits assault on celebrity chef wife Nigella Lawson

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:34:59 -0400

Prominent British art collector Charles Saatchi has admitted assault and accepted a police caution after published photos showed him grasping the throat of his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson. (Lionel Cironneau/Associated ...

Suicide bombers target Baghdad mosque killing 24

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:12:22 -0400

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Two suicide bombers blew themselves up inside and near a Shiite mosque in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 24 people and wounding 52, Iraqi officials ...

Intel chief NSA foiled dozens of terrorist plots

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:48:07 -0400

WASHINGTON -; The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says it appears the much-criticized national electronic surveillance program foiled "dozens" of terrorist ...

Massive protests hit Brazils biggest cities

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:37:20 -0400

São Paulo - More than one hundred thousand demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil’s biggest cities yesterday in a growing protest movement that is tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption. The marches blocked streets and halted traffic in at least cities, including São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, ...

Afghan presidents forces take over for NATO

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:32:39 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Allauddin Khan - FILE - In this Thursday, June 13, 2013 file photo, Afghan National Army soldiers stand in position, in the Sangin district of Kandahar province southern Afghanistan. ...

Karzai Afghan troops take lead to secure country

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:32:38 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Rahmat Gul - Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, left, shakes hands with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during a ceremony at a military academy on the outskirts of Kabul, ...

Recovery in financials leads Britains FTSE higher

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:14:34 -0400

* FTSE 100 rises 0.7 percent* HSBC, RSA benefit from analyst upgrades* Financials set to benefit if Fed continues easing* Charts point to possible "head and shoulders" patternBy Alistair SmoutLONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index ...

G-8 summit turns focus to clampdown on tax-dodging

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:08:44 -0400

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) -- Leaders from eight of the world's wealthiest countries spent the final hours of their summit Tuesday focusing how to make sure that multinational companies can no longer rely on shelters and loopholes to avoid paying the tax they ...

UPDATE 1-Commerzbank to shed more than 5000 jobs source

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:56:54 -0400

Tue Jun 18, 2013 6:56am EDT * Commerzbank strikes preliminary pact with labour-sources * Job losses form part of cost plan announced in November * Cuts amount to 10 percent of workforce (Adds comments from more sources, previous cutback plans) FRANKFURT, June 18 (Reuters) - German lender Commerzbank will shed more than 5,000 jobs, 10 percent of its workforce, under a preliminary deal with staff ...

3-mth euro Libor fixes at 0.13071 pct dlr 0.27225 pct

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:51:18 -0400

LONDON, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 6:51am EDT LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - The British Bankers' Association released the following London Interbank Offered Rates (Libor) for dollars, euro and sterling at its daily fixing. The spread of three-month Libor rates over three-month OIS rates, calculated from Reuters' data, expresses the three-month premium paid over anticipated ...

Ashton signs €4 million agreement with Iraq

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:42:12 -0400

During her recent visit to Iraq, EU High Representative, Catherine Ashton signed an agreement to make available 4 million euros of EU financing to fund the EU-Iraq Energy Centre. Following her visit, she has issued a statement stressing the need to establish peace and stability in the region and condemning the recent escalation of violence. As High Representative Ashton stated: "I stressed ...

With Samsung Jay-Zs business continues to boom

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:41:04 -0400

FILE - This May 1, 2013 file photo shows Jay-Z at "The Great Gatsby" world premiere at Avery Fisher Hall in New York. Jay-Z is teaming up with Samsung to release his new album, unveiling a three-minute commercial during the NBA Finals and announcing a deal that will give the music to 1 million users of Galaxy mobile phones. The new album, called Magna Carta Holy Grail, will be free ...

HSBC ETFs PLC FTSE 100 ETF - Net Asset Value

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:35:35 -0400

National Storage Mechanism Appointed by the FCA to act as the official mechanism for the storage of regulated information in the UK RNS Number : 2607H HSBC ETFs PLC FTSE 100 ETF 18 June 2013 Fund: HSBC FTSE 100 ETF Valuation Date ISIN Code Shares in Issue Currency Share Redeemed since Previous ...

Obama Putin to sign new deal on reducing nukes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:29:33 -0400

Obama and Putin met privately at the G8 summit to talk about pressing security issues and agreed to work together to protect, control and account ...

New form of protest in Turkey standing silently

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:29:29 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Petr David Josek - Erdem Gunduz, centre, stands silently on Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, early Tuesday, June 18, 2013. After weeks of confrontation with police, sometimes violent, ...

German Investor Confidence Soars Above Forecast Euro Rises

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:16:07 -0400

German investor confidence surged more than median expectations in June amid signs of progress from the euro area's biggest economy. Zew survey economic sentiment rose to 38.5 this month from 36.4 in May, coming above forecast of 38.1, and the current situation gauge fell to 8.6 from 8.9, lower than forecasts of 9.5. The most recent data has pointed to a possible pickup in growth, where ...

German economy to pick up in H2 albeit slowly

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:15:49 -0400

economy to pick up speed in the second half of the year, albeit at a slow pace, the head of the ZEW think tank said on Tuesday. "The financial experts stick to their assessment: the German economy is likely to pick up speed in the second half of 2013," said ZEW president Clemens Fuest. "However, the results of the current survey indicate that the economy will improve rather ...

Raw 100K Protesters Flood Brazilian Streets

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:39:30 -0400

An estimated 100,000 demonstrators flooded the streets of eight different Brazilian cities, venting frustrations over poor transportation, health services, education and security despite heavy taxes. (June ...

UK Inflation Rebounds in May

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:31:05 -0400

British consumer price inflation rebounded by more than expected in May due to a record rise in air fares and higher fuel prices, raising questions about whether April's seven-month low was simply a blip. The Office for National Statistics said annual CPI rose to 2.7 percent in May from April's 2.4 percent, above economists' forecasts of 2.6 percent in a Reuters poll. ...

Obama Bernanke has ‘stayed a lot longer than planned’ as Fed boss

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:30:59 -0400

Mueller , the head of the FBI - where he's already stayed a lot longer than he wanted or he was supposed to," Obama said.Asked whether he would reappoint Bernanke if he wanted to keep the job, Obama did not answer directly."He has been an outstanding partner, along with the White House, in helping us recover much stronger than, for example, our European partners, from what could ...

ECBs Draghi Rates Becoming More Effective Again

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:27:08 -0400

European Central Bank is "ready to act" if need be to aid the euro zone economy and recent signs of market stabilization mean that its interest rates are becoming a more effective tool again. Speaking at a farewell conference for Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer in Jerusalem, Draghi said there were numerous measures the ECB could and would deploy if needed. The euro fell after ...

Siberia Could Be Russias Secret Economic Weapon

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:27:08 -0400

Once infamous as a place of exile and no-return during the Tsarist and then Stalinist eras, Siberia is being touted as a beacon of light by the Russian government as it looks east, rather than west, for growth ...

House committee takes up tough immigration bill

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:21:28 -0400

border security proposal he hopes can win over support for sweeping immigration legislation under consideration there. The House enforcement bill, by ...

Reputed Mafioso tip triggers new Hoffa body search

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:21:27 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Carlos Osorio - Law enforcement officials block the street to the scene in Oakland Township, Mich., Monday, June 17, 2013 where officials search for the remains of Teamsters union ...

French officials face investigation into €403m Tapie payment

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:21:02 -0400

Nicolas Sarkozy have concluded that the payment was the result of a "sham arbitration" orchestrated by the lyse during Mr Sarkozy's term, according to records of court ...

Whitbread and HSBC lead UKs FTSE higher

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:01:56 -0400

* FTSE 100 up 0.1 pct* Whitbread rises 4 pct after higher Q1 sales* Citigroup upgrade boosts HSBC* Risky to add to FTSE positions at current levels -tradersBy Sudip Kar-GuptaLONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Britain's benchmark equity ...

UKs FTSE slips as Fed uncertainty dents sentiment

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:01:53 -0400

Etisalat Teams try out for Pan-Euro Cycle challenge at TrainYas

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:57:41 -0400

WAM ABU DHABI, June 18th, 2013 (WAM) -- Over 50 Etisalat staff from the Etisalat Group, Etisalat UAE and Etisalat Services Holding turned up to Train Yas in Abu Dhabi past week to compete for places in Etisalat's cycle team, which will tour Belgium, Germany, France and Spain in September. Etisalat is to send eight of its employees from across its footprint in the Middle East, Asia and ...

Transgender candidate could become a first in NYC

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:17:13 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Bebeto Matthews - City council candidate Mel Wymore, center, talks with Leah Gunn Barrett, right, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV) executive director, following a gun law rally on ...

U.S. European Union agree to start free trade negotiations

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:56:38 -0400

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland - The European Union and the United States will open negotiations next month on a long-sought deal to create free trade between the world's two mightiest economic regions, an effort designed to create millions of jobs that could take years to transform from dream to reality.EU and U.S. leaders announced the plans Monday at the start of the G8 summit of wealthy ...

Afghan presidents forces taking security lead

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:25:17 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his country's armed forces are taking over the lead for security around the country from the U.S.-led NATO coalition.The handover of responsibility on Tuesday marks a significant milestone in the nearly 12-year war and marks a turning point for American and NATO military forces, which will now move entirely into a supporting role. It ...

Russian Luxury Estate Market Is on the Rise

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:20:51 -0400

luxury properties in cities like London , attracted by the safe-haven status they offer. But the prime real estate market in Russia's capital offers great returns - for those willing to take the risks, analysts say. Demand for prime real estate market in Moscow - and correspondingly, property prices - is on the rise, according to luxury real estate experts, with both domestic and foreign ...

Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Talks

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:20:51 -0400

The United States and the European Union launched talks on Monday to create one of the world's most ambitious free-trade zones, as France again underscored its determination to protect its movies and culture. A trans-Atlantic free trade agreement was first considered three decades ago but was knocked down by France in the 1990s. Europe has now managed to get Paris onside, opening the way to ...

Seeking a Syria consensus despite US-Russia divide

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:12:06 -0400

Russian President Vladimir Putin stake out diametrically opposite stands on which side deserves military support. Ahead of a Group of Eight joint statement on Syria to be issued Tuesday, the U.S. remained committed to Obama's recent decision to arm the rebels and Russia did not budge from its weapons sales ...