Sunday, May 26th, 2013

World

Credit Suisse's Crossfinder dark pool gets darker

By John McCrank
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Credit Suisse AG has stopped voluntarily disclosing the amount of trading volume on its Crossfinder platform, the world's largest da...
April 20, 2013, 4:50 am
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Anglo CEO outlines review, promises change

LONDON (Reuters) - Miner Anglo American's new chief executive told shareholders on Friday he had begun a three-month strategy review, promising that after years of largesse across the in...
April 20, 2013, 4:20 am

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Pakistan's Musharraf held at police HQ

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was moved into police custody after being arrested on Friday, an unprecedented move against a former army chief of staff ahead of key elections.
April 20, 2013, 4:13 am

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China's N. Korea envoy to hold talks in US

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Hot on the heels of US diplomatic chief John Kerry's trip to Beijing, China's top nuclear envoy Wu Dawei will make a rare visit to Washington for talks on North Korea, a US official said Friday.
April 20, 2013, 4:08 am

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Indian child 'critical' after brutal rape: doctor

NEW DELHI (AFP) - A five-year-old Indian girl was battling for her life on Friday after being kidnapped and brutally raped in the latest incident of sexual violence which has triggered nationwide protests.
April 20, 2013, 3:54 am

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Human rights in China worsening, US finds

WASHINGTON (AFP) - China's human rights record worsened in 2012 amid an increasingly harsh crackdown on Tibetan and Uighur areas, the United States warned Friday in an annual report.
April 20, 2013, 3:32 am

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Aussie sheik on Boston suspect's playlist

One of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects may have been a follower of controversial Australian Muslim Sheik Feiz Mohammed.
April 20, 2013, 3:16 am
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IMF, World Bank, G20 meetings in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The following are comments on Friday from finance officials in Washington for the semi-annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, and a meeting of Group ...
April 20, 2013, 3:13 am
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Toyota readies U.S. production of Lexus ES by 2015

By Dhanya Skariachan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> plans to assemble the Lexus ES 350 sedan at its Kentucky plant in 2015, marking the first time the Japanese au...
April 20, 2013, 3:12 am

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After crippling bailout, Cyprus eyes energy development

By Michele Kambas
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus said on Friday it would seek further diversity to its economy and focus on developing its offshore energy reserves as it struggles to rally ...
April 20, 2013, 2:57 am

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Nuclear-armed states 'concerned' by N.Korea, Iran

GENEVA (AFP) - Representatives of the world's five big nuclear-armed states on Friday voiced concern over North Korea and Iran's nuclear programmes, lamenting the threat to global efforts to avoid proliferation.
April 20, 2013, 2:52 am

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FAA approves Boeing Dreamliner battery system design

By Alwyn Scott and Andrea Shalal-Esa
(Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Friday approved a revamped battery system for Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner, a crucial step in returning the high-tech j...
April 20, 2013, 2:46 am

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Night of terror in Boston suburb as police chase bomb suspects

By Stephanie Simon and Svea Herbst-Bayliss
BOSTON (Reuters) - As a sleepless night dragged into the day on Friday, thousands of residents in Watertown, Massachusetts remained locked in ...
April 20, 2013, 2:35 am

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Timeline - Boston Marathon bombing suspect captured

BOSTON (Reuters) - Police captured the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings in Watertown, Massachusetts, on Friday night, police and government officials said.
Following a ...
April 20, 2013, 2:05 am
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Timeline - Bombing suspects in dramatic shootout and manhunt

BOSTON (Reuters) - Police emptied the streets of suburban Watertown on Friday in a house-by-house search for a second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, after killing his brother in a shootout.
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April 20, 2013, 2:05 am
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