Romney seeks to knock out Gingrich in Florida Reuters - 20 hours agoPANAMA CITY/ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Bolstered by positive poll numbers, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Saturday sought to vanquish rival Newt Gingrich … More »Romney seeks to knock out Gingrich in Florida
PANAMA CITY/ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Bolstered by positive poll numbers, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Saturday sought to vanquish rival Newt Gingrich in Florida with a biting new ad about ethics charges and a mocking tone about his debate complaints. Just three days ahead of a pivotal primary race …
Police fire tear gas at Oakland, 200 arrested Reuters - 8 hours agoOAKLAND, California (Reuters) - Riot police fought running skirmishes with anti-Wall Street protesters on Saturday, firing tear gas and bean bag projectiles and arresting … More »Police fire tear gas at Oakland, 200 arrested
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - Riot police fought running skirmishes with anti-Wall Street protesters on Saturday, firing tear gas and bean bag projectiles and arresting more than 200 people in clashes that injured three officers and at least one demonstrator. Three police officers and one protester were injured during …
Iran says to stop some oil sales, inspectors visit Reuters - 1 hour 27 minutes agoTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran sent conflicting signals in a dispute with the West over its nuclear ambitions on Sunday, vowing to stop oil exports soon to "some" countries … More »Iran says to stop some oil sales, inspectors visit
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran sent conflicting signals in a dispute with the West over its nuclear ambitions on Sunday, vowing to stop oil exports soon to "some" countries but postponing a parliamentary debate on a proposed halt to such sales to the European Union. The Islamic Republic declared itself optimistic about a visit …
Freddie Mac hired Gingrich as it reshaped strategy Reuters - 19 hours agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Within months after taking over as chief lobbyist at mortgage lender Freddie Mac in 1999, Mitchell Delk hired a prominent Washington insider to … More »Freddie Mac hired Gingrich as it reshaped strategy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Within months after taking over as chief lobbyist at mortgage lender Freddie Mac in 1999, Mitchell Delk hired a prominent Washington insider to advise him on how to build support among conservatives on Capitol Hill: Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House of Representatives. A key part of Delk's …
Trade cheats beware: new U.S. team will come after you: Kirk Reuters - 8 hours agoDAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - A new team of U.S. trade enforcers will make countries think twice about putting up unfair barriers to American exports, President Barack … More »Trade cheats beware: new U.S. team will come after you: Kirk
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - A new team of U.S. trade enforcers will make countries think twice about putting up unfair barriers to American exports, President Barack Obama's top trade official said. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk told Reuters that the team, announced by Obama last week, will include intelligence …
Greece should give up budget control: Germany Reuters - 2 hours 48 minutes agoBERLIN (Reuters) - Greece must surrender control of its budget policy to outside institutions if it cannot implement reforms attached to euro zone rescue measures, the … More »Greece should give up budget control: Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) - Greece must surrender control of its budget policy to outside institutions if it cannot implement reforms attached to euro zone rescue measures, the German economy minister was quoted as saying on Sunday. Philipp Roesler became the first German cabinet member to openly endorse a proposal for Greece to …
UK police arrest Murdoch tabloid staff, raid offices Reuters - 20 hours agoLONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested four current and former staff of Rupert Murdoch's best-selling Sun tabloid plus a policeman on Saturday as part of an investigation … More »UK police arrest Murdoch tabloid staff, raid offices
LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested four current and former staff of Rupert Murdoch's best-selling Sun tabloid plus a policeman on Saturday as part of an investigation into suspected payments by journalists to officers, police and the newspaper's publisher said. Police also searched the paper's London offices at …
Crosby suffered neck injury as well as concussion Reuters - 17 hours ago(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has sustained a serious neck injury as well a concussion, the National Hockey League team said on Saturday. Crosby, … More »Crosby suffered neck injury as well as concussion
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has sustained a serious neck injury as well a concussion, the National Hockey League team said on Saturday. Crosby, who has been sidelined since early December after a relapse of concussion like symptoms, was recently examined by neurological spine specialist Dr. Robert …
Doctors discover Crosby neck injury AFP - 17 hours agoPittsburgh superstar Sidney Crosby is suffering from a possible neck injury in addition to the concussion that has forced him to miss the majority of the Penguins' NHL … More »Doctors discover Crosby neck injury
Pittsburgh superstar Sidney Crosby is suffering from a possible neck injury in addition to the concussion that has forced him to miss the majority of the Penguins' NHL games for the past 12 months.
Syria troops battle to retake Damascus suburbs, 19 die Reuters - 2 hours 37 minutes agoAMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Around 2,000 Syrian troops backed by tanks launched an assault to retake Damascus suburbs from rebels on Sunday, activists said, a day after … More »Syria troops battle to retake Damascus suburbs, 19 die
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Around 2,000 Syrian troops backed by tanks launched an assault to retake Damascus suburbs from rebels on Sunday, activists said, a day after the Arab League suspended its monitoring mission in Syria because of worsening violence. They said 19 civilians and rebel fighters were killed as the soldiers …
Wrecked Italian liner will not be moved for months Reuters - 1 hour 44 minutes agoGIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - The wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia could remain where it lies near the Tuscan island of Giglio until the end of the year before it … More »Wrecked Italian liner will not be moved for months
GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - The wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia could remain where it lies near the Tuscan island of Giglio until the end of the year before it can be broken up or salvaged, the official in charge of the recovery operation said on Sunday. Divers searching for bodies on the hulk, which lies half submerged …
- Sanctions to hit EU buyback firms: Iran oil chief Reuters - Sat, 28 Jan, 2012
TEHRAN (Reuters) - European companies owed oil by Iran could lose out if Tehran imposes a ban on crude exports to the European Union next week, the head of Iran's state … More »Sanctions to hit EU buyback firms: Iran oil chief
TEHRAN (Reuters) - European companies owed oil by Iran could lose out if Tehran imposes a ban on crude exports to the European Union next week, the head of Iran's state oil company said on Saturday. Iran's parliament is due to debate a bill on Sunday that would cut off oil supplies to the EU in a matter of days, in revenge …
KINGSTON, Ont. - Three members of an Afghanistan-born Montreal family have been found guilty of killing three daughters and a co-wife in what the judge describes as "cold-blooded, shameful murders" resulting from a "twisted concept of honour." More »Jury finds Shafia family guilty of first-degree murder
