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28 min ago | Reuters

Spreading the word that Latin lives, a monk comes to New York

Father Reginald Foster smiles while on a boat tour of Manhattan in New York May 19, 2013.

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Related Topix: New York, Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic Church, Religion

4 hrs ago | Yahoo!

Exclusive: Malaysia tycoon plans IPO of football club Cardiff City - sources

Malaysian billionaire Vincent Tan is exploring an IPO of U.K football team Cardiff City as early as this year, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a deal that would follow the team's recent promotion to the Premier League.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Rediff.com

Gold SMUGGLING likely to rise 40% this year

The high import duty on gold, local taxes and restrictions on imports are leading to a rise in smuggling of the commodity into the country.

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Related Topix: Media, Medicine, Triad Hospitals, Computers, IT Services, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Thomson

WebProNews

Warehouse Captive Rescued by NYPD

Earlier this week, the Queens County District Attorney announced that three men have been charged with kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment in connection with the bold kidnapping of an Ecuadorian businessman.

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Related Topix: Queens County, NY, Queens, NY, New York, NY, Long-Island-City, NY

The Irrawaddy Newsmagazine

US to Upgrade Burma's Transportation Infrastructure

US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Burma's President Thein Sein in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on May 20, 2013.

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Related Topix: Burma

Reuters

UPDATE 1-EU trade chief to seek investment pact with China

The European Commission will seek the support of EU governments to launch talks with China on an investment pact that could be a precursor to a free-trade deal if Brussels and Beijing can overcome growing tensions.

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Voice of America

Killing of British Soldier Stirs Tension in Poor Corner of London

People heckle the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, not pictured, as he leave the scene of a terror attack in Woolwich, southeast London, May 23, 2013.

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The Hartford Courant

Drone Strikes

A cameraman films activists wearing orange jumpsuits as they mark the 100th day of prisoners' hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay during a protest in front of the White House in Washington WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will seek to draw attention away from a series of domestic scandals with a speech on Thursday that defends the U.S. use of drones ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama

Reuters

Fed not "that close" to winding down stimulus: Bullard

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis' President and CEO James Bullard speaks during the ''Hyman P. Minsky Conference on the State of the U.S. and World Economies,'' in New York, April 17, 2013.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Banking, Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, Ben Bernanke

Reuters

Jobless claims data suggests labor market strength

Hundreds of job seekers wait in line with their resumes to talk to recruiters at the Colorado Hospital Association health care career fair in Denver April 9, 2013.

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The Hartford Courant

EU regulators accept Lufthansa, United antitrust offer

EU antitrust regulators accepted on Thursday concessions from Lufthansa , United Airlines , Air Canada and Continental to ease competition concerns about their transatlantic revenue-sharing pact.

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Related Topix: Ansonia, CT

Iol.co.za

Stop trash talking, Richie tells Jon

Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora on stage together during the band's performance at the "12-12-12" benefit concert for victims of Superstorm Sandy at Madison Square Garden in New York on December 12, 2012.

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Related Topix: Jon Bon Jovi, Pop/Rock, Richie Sambora, Bon Jovi

Reuters

EU regulators accept Lufthansa, United antitrust offer

The European Commission said the airlines would give up airport slots in Frankfurt and New York, and also allow rivals to sell tickets on this route, confirming a Reuters story in February.

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The Star Online

Miners Vale, Rio Tinto accused of neglecting displaced Mozambicans

Human Rights Watch accused Mozambique's government and foreign mining companies on Thursday of "serious shortcomings" in resettling communities to make way for coal mines, leaving thousands without proper homes, food or sources of income.

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Related Topix: Charitable Organizations, Human Rights Watch, Mozambique, Africa

Rediff.com

Stunning PHOTOS shed light on the unemployed

One of the most urgent questions in economics today is the connection between inequality and growth.

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Related Topix: The New School

The Star Online

In China, food scares put Mao's self-sufficiency goal at risk

The discovery of dangerous levels of toxic cadmium in rice sold in the southern city of Guangzhou, the latest in a series of food scandals, has piled more pressure on China to clean up its food chain - possibly at the expense of Mao Zedong's cherished goal of self-sufficiency. A worker displays a handful of rice at a market in Hefei, Anhui province ... (more)

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Related Topix: World News, China, Environment, Science, Agriculture

Wed May 22, 2013

Reuters

Dish on national security PR offensive against SoftBank

Dish Network Corp is ramping up its Washington-centric campaign to thwart Japanese firm SoftBank Corp's bid for Sprint Nextel Corp, hoping to convince lawmakers and government reviewers that it poses national security risks.

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Related Topix: Public Relations, Sprint Nextel, Telecom, IT Services, Washington Post, Publishing, Roll Call, Business News, Federal Communications Commission

Metro

Cruel or cool? Worldwide sales of fur top 10 billion

Animal rights activists from Peta protest against the use of fur ahead of Berlin Fashion Week earlier this year In 1994, the world's hottest supermodels couldn't shed their clothes quickly enough to be involved in an anti-fur campaign.

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Related Topix: Activism, New York

Rediff.com

US Senate panel passes Immigration Reform Bill

The landmark immigration bill, which offers a path to citizenship for more than 11 million -- including over 260,000 Indians -- undocumented immigrants and increasing H-1B visas on Wednesday passed its first legislative test.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Prison, US Politics, Barack Obama

The Financial Mirror

Credit rating firms sow doubt on euro zone bond rally

Credit rating firms say they could further downgrade the ratings of highly indebted euro zone countries, putting their bonds at risk of being pitched out of global indexes and reversing a fall in their borrowing costs.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Financial Services, Moodys

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