Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

World

Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom agree VDSL deal

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Vodafone said it agreed a deal with Germany's Deutsche Telekom that will allow the British company to offer its German customers TV over superfast ...
May 16, 2013, 2:20 pm
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Tornadoes rip through Texas, killing six

By Marice Richter
DALLAS (Reuters) - At least six people were killed and scores more injured when tornadoes ripped through a stretch of Texas near Dallas-Fort Worth after dark on Wednes...
May 16, 2013, 1:54 pm
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Death toll rises to five in Indonesia mine collapse

TIMIKA, Indonesia (AFP) - Rescuers have recovered one more body from a collapsed mine tunnel in eastern Indonesia, police said on Thursday, taking the death toll to five as search teams battled to reach 24 others still trapped.
May 16, 2013, 12:49 pm

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S.Korea regrets North's negative response to talks

SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea voiced regret on Thursday at North Korea's decision to spurn an offer of formal talks on removing goods from a joint industrial complex closed by military tensions.
May 16, 2013, 12:37 pm

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Japan PM's "Third Arrow" reforms seen short of overhaul

By Linda Sieg and Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - Anyone expecting a broad overhaul of Japan's economy that would remove barriers to competition will likely be disappointed when Prime Mi...
May 16, 2013, 12:16 pm

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Bomber in Afghanistan kills 15, including six Americans

By Miriam Arghandiwal
KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in a car attacked a convoy of foreign troops in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 15 people including six Americans, Afghan an...
May 16, 2013, 12:11 pm

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Merkel ally warns Italy and France to work harder, faster - newspaper

BERLIN (Reuters) - Italy and France need to work harder and faster to resolve their structural problems, a senior ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a newspaper interview published on Thu...
May 16, 2013, 11:40 am
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China bird flu devastates Shanghai family

SHANGHAI (AFP) - The virus has already killed her mother, and Kelly Gu's father lies critically ill with H7N9 bird flu in a Shanghai hospital bed -- the only couple both infected in China's outbreak of the disease.
May 16, 2013, 11:16 am

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Fitch keeps New Zealand's AA ratings, stable outlook after budget

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Ratings agency Fitch maintained New Zealand's AA ratings with a stable outlook on Thursday after the nation forecast better growth and a return to budget surplus in two years.
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May 16, 2013, 11:00 am

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Roof collapse at Cambodian shoe plant kills three - minister

By Prak Chan Thul
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Three people were killed when the ceiling of a warehouse fell in at a shoe factory in Cambodia, a government minister said on Thursday, adding t...
May 16, 2013, 10:44 am

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Cyclone Mahasen buffets Bangladesh coast, six dead

By Andrew Biraj
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Cyclone Mahasen buffeted Bangladesh's low-lying coast on Thursday, killing six people after forcing many thousands into emergency shel...
May 16, 2013, 10:18 am

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Myanmar president on landmark US visit Monday

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House said it will welcome Myanmar's leader on a landmark visit on Monday in a symbolic reward by President Barack Obama to encourage reforms in the longtime pariah state.
May 16, 2013, 9:50 am

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Pacquiao settles lawsuit over US recording deal

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao and a music company have settled a US lawsuit over allegations he broke a promise to record songs for the the firm, court papers show.
May 16, 2013, 9:23 am

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U.S. regulator sets final rules for swaps trading

By Douwe Miedema
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. derivatives regulator unveiled rules for swaps trading that could break open Wall Street's dominance of the $630 trillion (413.33 tr...
May 16, 2013, 9:19 am
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Exclusive: Hungarian ethanol firm says it alerted EU over Platts pricing

By Peg Mackey
LONDON (Reuters) - A Hungarian ethanol producer said it alerted the European Commission over the role of price agency Platts in setting prices, feeding into an investigati...
May 16, 2013, 8:42 am

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Japan's first-quarter growth spurt shows early benefits of Abe's policy gamble

By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kaori Kaneko
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy expanded at a rapid clip at the start of the year, the first hard evidence that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's sweep...
May 16, 2013, 8:34 am

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Japan heading to sustained economic recovery - economic minister

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Economics Minister Akira Amari said on Thursday that Japan's economy will head towards a sustained recovery led by private-sector demand, after first-quarter growth was driven ...
May 16, 2013, 8:29 am

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RP Martin CEO and director suspended amid Libor probe - source

(Reuters) - RP Martin, the British interdealer broker that became involved in the Libor fixing investigation when two of its employees were arrested in December, suspended its chief executive and a di...
May 16, 2013, 6:38 am
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White House releases Benghazi emails, seeks to defuse controversy

By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday sought to defuse controversy over its handling of last year's killing of four Americans in Benghazi, releasing emails t...
May 16, 2013, 6:09 am

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JPMorgan presses Bloomberg on reporters' access to data

By David Henry
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co , one of the biggest customers of Bloomberg LP, said on Wednesday it has sent a formal legal request asking the ...
May 16, 2013, 5:39 am

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