Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

World

Hackers send fake market-moving AP tweet on White House explosions

By Alina Selyukh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hackers took control of the Associated Press Twitter account on Tuesday and sent a false tweet about explosions in the White House that briefly s...
April 24, 2013, 1:27 am
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Israeli spy says Syria used chemical arms, U.S. unconvinced

By Maayan Lubell
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Syrian government forces have used chemical weapons - probably nerve gas - in their fight against rebels trying to force out President Bashar al-A...
April 24, 2013, 1:26 am

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China bird flu spreads to new province

SHANGHAI (AFP) - China on Tuesday said the H7N9 bird flu had spread to a new area as it confirmed the first case in the eastern province of Shandong in an outbreak which has so far killed 22 people.
April 24, 2013, 1:05 am

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Xerox focuses on services as printer business declines

By Nicola Leske and Sayantani Ghosh
(Reuters) - Printer and copier maker Xerox Corp forecast current-quarter earnings below estimates as it accelerates efforts to transfor...
April 24, 2013, 12:59 am

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Finmeccanica posts $1 billion loss in 2012 on DRS writedown

MILAN/ROME (Reuters) - Finmeccanica reported on Tuesday a 786 million euro (669.7 billion pounds) net loss in 2012 mainly because of a goodwill writedown on its U.S. defence electronic...
April 24, 2013, 12:46 am
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Kosovo, EU boost spur predictions of policy easing in Serbia

By Aleksandar Vasovic
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's accord with Kosovo and the prospect it could start European Union accession talks this year have raised expectations the central bank...
April 24, 2013, 12:35 am
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Musharraf in Pakistan court over Bhutto killing

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AFP) - Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday appeared before an anti-terrorism court for the first time over the murder of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
April 24, 2013, 12:34 am

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Saipem "could lose 500 mln euros" in Algerian probe

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian oil services group Saipem could lose up to 500 million euros (426 million pounds) in payments due from Algeria because of a probe into allegations that it pai...
April 24, 2013, 12:34 am
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Gucci eyes luxury tableware market with Richard Ginori rescue

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian luxury house Gucci is banking on reviving centuries-old porcelain maker Richard Ginori to play catch-up with rivals in the global luxury houseware market.
Gino...
April 24, 2013, 12:27 am
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Portugal plans gradual company tax cuts to revive economy

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's government plans to lower company tax rates "significantly" as part of a wider plan of incentives to drag the economy out of its worst recession since the 1970s, Economy ...
April 24, 2013, 12:19 am
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Japan's Kashiwa through to AFC knock-outs

SINGAPORE (AFP) - Japan's Kashiwa Reysol grabbed their place in the AFC Champions League last 16 Tuesday, as Michael McGlinchey lifted Australian hopes with a late winner for Central Coast Mariners against Suwon Bluewings.
April 24, 2013, 12:16 am

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Spain's Rajoy opens door to new tax hikes, spending cuts

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Tuesday opened the door to new tax hikes and spending cuts in order to keep the country's public deficit in check if the economy deteriorates...
April 24, 2013, 12:14 am

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Judges deal fresh blow to British bid to expel cleric Qatada

LONDON (Reuters) - British judges on Tuesday dealt a fresh blow to efforts to expel a radical cleric once described as Osama bin Laden's "right-hand man in Europe", prompting the government to vow to ...
April 24, 2013, 12:11 am

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Canada train plot suspects in court; to fight charges

By Allison Martell and Randall Palmer
TORONTO/MONTREAL (Reuters) - Two men charged with an alleged al Qaeda-backed plot to derail a Canadian passenger train made their first court appea...
April 24, 2013, 12:06 am

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Bank of Ireland loses 30 million-pound UK tax case

By Tom Bergin
LONDON (Reuters) - A British tax tribunal has rejected an attempt by Bank of Ireland (BoI) to avoid 30 million pounds in corporation tax by transferring a financial contra...
April 23, 2013, 11:47 pm

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Europe Parliament likely to approve forced losses on wealthy failed bank depositors

By Claire Davenport
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament's lead negotiator on EU rules for dealing with failing banks said on Tuesday the body was likely to back imposing losses...
April 23, 2013, 11:12 pm
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Mexico postpones financial reform presentation in political row

By David Alire Garcia and Dave Graham
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has suspended plans to present a new banking sector reform due to disagreements among ...
April 23, 2013, 11:05 pm

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UK "conman" convicted of selling fake bomb detectors

LONDON (Reuters) - A British businessman was convicted of fraud on Tuesday after making millions of dollars selling fake bomb-detection equipment based on a golf-ball finder to countries around the wo...
April 23, 2013, 11:00 pm

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Colombia, FARC start new round of talks in Cuba

By Jeff Franks
HAVANA (Reuters) - Colombia and the Marxist FARC rebels launched their latest round of peace talks on Tuesday in Havana after a month-long break in a process aimed at end...
April 23, 2013, 10:53 pm

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EU regulators close Veolia, Suez price-fixing probe

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU competition regulators have ended a year-long investigation into French water and waste firms Veolia Environnement and Suez Environnement over al...
April 23, 2013, 10:34 pm
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