The BC Ferries officer, who was found guilty Monday on two counts of criminal negligence causing death, will appeal his conviction, his lawyer says. More »BC Ferries officer to appeal guilty conviction
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated Pakistan on Sunday for the successful completion of its parliamentary elections and said the United States would work with the country's new government as an equal partner. "The United States stands with all Pakistanis in welcoming this historic peaceful and transparent transfer of civilian power, which is a significant milestone in Pakistan's democratic progress," Obama said in a statement released by the White House. ... More »Obama hails Pakistan for elections, pledges equal partnership
May 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Top scorers of the Serie A on Sunday 28 Edinson Cavani (Napoli) 22 Antonio Di Natale (Udinese) 16 Stephan El Shaarawy (AC Milan) Pablo Osvaldo (AS Roma) 15 Giampaolo Pazzini (AC Milan) Erik Lamela (AS Roma) German Denis (Atalanta Bergamo) Miroslav Klose (Lazio) 13 Alberto Gilardino (Bologna) 12 Francesco Totti (AS Roma) Marco Borriello (Genoa) Marco Sau (Cagliari) Gonzalo Bergessio (Catania) Stevan Jovetic (Fiorentina) Rodrigo Palacio (Inter Milan) 11 Mario Balotelli (AC Milan) Hernanes (Lazio) Marek Hamsik (Napoli) 10 Arturo Vidal (Juventus) Mirko Vucinic ... More »Soccer-Serie A top scorers
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland is on the brink of a deal to settle a long-running dispute with U.S. authorities over Swiss banks accused of helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars of tax, the finance minister said on Saturday. "We hope that we will shortly be at the finishing line," Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf told Swiss radio in an interview. "The banks won't get it for nothing." Widmer-Schlumpf declined to say how high fines might be, but added: "It is clear that it will not be a pleasant solution. ... More »Switzerland close to deal in U.S. tax dispute: finance minister
May 13 (Reuters) - The following table shows the position of Asian currencies against the dollar at 0135 GMT. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Change on the day at 0135 GMT Currency Latest bid Previous day Pct ... More »EM ASIA FX-Won, ringgit, baht, yuan weaker
Power has been restored to most NB Power customers in Riverview after two transformers "malfunctioned" on Wednesday. More »Power restored in Riverview
WASHINGTON - Biographical information on Acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel: More »Biographical information on Acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel
OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian senator stepped down from the Conservative caucus on Thursday after a scandal surrounding his expenses and how he obtained money to repay them. The government has said that Senator Mike Duffy accepted a personal check for C$90,000 ($88,000) from the chief of staff of Prime Minister Stephen Harper so he could repay housing allowances he should not have received. Critics said the check made a mockery of the Conservatives' promise of clean government and increased accountability. ... More »Canadian senator quits Conservative caucus over expenses scandal
LONDON (Reuters) - Reaction to former England captain David Beckham's announcement on Thursday that he is retiring at the end of the French league season: - Sepp Blatter (FIFA president) "David Beckham, one of the most iconic figures in global football is retiring from playing. It's the end of a chapter of an amazing story. "David grew up as a football-loving child and achieved his dreams, and unquestionably inspired millions of boys and girls to try and do the same. "Whatever he chooses to do next I'm sure he'll approach with the same dedication and good grace he displayed the last 21 years. ... More »Reaction to David Beckham's retirement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Shrinking budgets mean fewer firefighters will be available this summer even as unusually dry weather has increased the risk of fire in much of the U.S. West, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warned on Monday. "As a result of sequester and across-the-board cuts we will have about 500 fewer firefighters at the Forest Service than we would otherwise have," said Vilsack. Cuts known as sequestration are forcing government agencies to reduce spending. ... More »Budget woes will hamper wildfire prevention: officials
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc faces another grilling over its tax affairs from a committee of MPs on Thursday who have called the company back after questions were raised about testimony given in an earlier hearing. Corporate tax avoidance has become a major issue in Britain, where there are concerns over rising government debt and accusations from MPs that the UK tax authority has adopted a light touch approach to taxing big businesses. ... More »Google to face MPs again over tax
By Leah Schnurr NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rallied to fresh highs on Tuesday as investors picked up large-cap companies' shares on the expectation that central bank stimulus will help propel the rally further. Gains were broad, but growth sectors outperformed their peers with bank stocks leading the way. Bank of America , up 2.8 percent at $13.34, was the Dow's biggest percentage gainer, while Citigroup Inc rose 2.4 percent to $50.09. ... More »Wall Street jumps as banks lead indexes to new highs
LONDON (Reuters) - British engineer Invensys reported a full year operating profit of 131 million pounds ($199.5 million), in line with market expectations, and announced a payment of around 76 pence per ... More »Invensys to return 625 million pounds to shareholders from rail sale
Palestinians unite behind Gaza Strip "Arab Idol" star GAZA (Reuters) - The fractious factions in the Gaza Strip and across the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories have found one voice to unite behind - a 22-year-old youth singing songs about a lost homeland on the Middle East's version of 'American Idol'. Gaza native Mohammed Assaf has become the first Palestinian to qualify for 'Arab Idol', a TV talent show staged in Beirut, in which singers perform for judges and voting viewers. ... More »US-MUSIC Summary
TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Tokyo Electric Power Co's two nuclear plants in Fukushima reported no new irregularities after the quake, Kyodo news agency said. Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi prefecture further north also detected no irregularities, operator Tohoku Electric Power Co said. In Miyagi prefecture, where the shaking was the strongest, there were no information on injuries, Kyodo added. ... More »Northeast Japan jolted by M5.9 quake, no tsunami warning
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sharp Corp, which makes display screens for Apple Inc, said it expects sales of liquid crystal display panels to rise 14.5 percent to 970 billion yen ($9.53 billion) in the year to March 31. Japan's LCD pioneer, which on Tuesday released its latest business results, forecast revenue from televisions to rise 3 percent to 400 billion yen in the current business year. ($1 = 101.7450 Japanese yen) (Reporting by Tim Kelly; Editing by Edmund Klamann) More »Sharp forecasts 14.5 pct rise in its LCD panel sales in 2013/14
The sun, it seems, is in overdrive. Late Monday night, the sun unleashed its third major solar flare in 24 hours — the biggest and most powerful solar storm of the year, so far. More »Hyperactive Sun Fires Off 3 Major Solar Flares in 1 Day
PARIS - France's parliament has passed a package of significant labour reforms Tuesday that the government hopes will help halt rising unemployment and jumpstart the country's stagnant economy. More »French parliament approves significant labour reforms govt hopes will help cut unemployment
By Nadia Damouni, David Henry and Ross Kerber (Reuters) - For years, JPMorgan Chase & Co Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon and other executives have hand-picked new directors, in a practice that is now unusual for a major U.S. bank. The JPMorgan board's governance committee, responsible for hiring new members, relies almost entirely on referrals from management to find director nominees, according to two sources familiar with the bank's practices and a review of bank regulatory filings. All of the other 10 largest U.S. ... More »Insight - Dimon has big say over who serves on JPMorgan board
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