In a desperate attempt to ensure that Scotland does not leave the United Kingdom, Prime Minister David Cameron has said that he will consider offering Scotland more powers if its people vote against the referendum to secede, The Telegraph reports. “I’m very
16 (Bloomberg) — Serbia wants a U.N. -mandated investigation into the alleged murder of ethnic- Serb captives by organ traffickers during the Kosovo conflict, Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said. The Balkan nation has faced resistance
Powerful Category 4 Cyclone Giovanna slams Madagascar; kills at least one A category four cyclone pummelled Madagascar’s eastern shores on Tuesday, killing at least one person and causing power shutdowns in some
MWM GmbH, the German engine maker bought last year by Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), said more customers are looking for alternative-fuel engines as Germany winds down its nuclear power. Higher energy prices and supply shortages…
The Spanish government ruled out adding a levy to the price of gasoline to offset the cost of renewable power generation as it seeks ways to balance the books in the electricity system, El Economista said.
The United Nations can play a role in bringing the Syrian conflict to a halt as long as outside intervention isn’t imposed and opposition fighters also agree to a cease-fire, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin set out plans to increase spending on healthcare, education and social services on Monday, trying to woo protesting middle-class voters before a presidential election he is expected to win. Putin acknowledged …
Malaysia Building Society Bhd, a mortgage financing provider, climbed 4 per cent to RM2.32, on course for the highest close since August 1997. The company’s biggest shareholder, Employees Provident Fund, is considering buying out Malaysia Building, the
At least 54 rhinos have been poached in South Africa so far this year as demand for its horn continues at an all-time high, according to data released by the South…
Incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced his bid for another term in office. But analysts say Mr. Sarkozy’s chances of being reelected are far from certain. Many analysts had expected that French President Nicolas Sarkozy would…
Hundreds of prisoners are reported dead after a fire broke out late Tuesday night in a prison in Comayagua, north of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, central America. Of the 853 inmates, 300 are confirmed
A series of what appear to be tit-for-tat attacks suggests that the Middle East’s antagonists are targeting each other’s scientists and diplomats for assassination
Malaysia Building Society Bhd, a mortgage financing provider, climbed 7.2 per cent to RM2.39, on course for the highest close since August 1997. The company’s biggest shareholder, Employees…
AFP/Zurich FIFA president Sepp Blatter is to visit India in March as the football federation looks to develop one of the world’s most untapped markets, officials said yesterday.
The UK Government is to step up its battle to protect the financial services industry against what it feels are illegal challenges from the European Central Bank. The
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SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Fusion-io (NYSE: FIO – News) today announced that Host Europe GmbH, a leading European managed cloud service provider and part of the Host Europe Group, has deployed …
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Software in Europe” report to their offering.
By Joe McDonald, The Associated Press BEIJING, China – The European Union urged China on Tuesday to open its markets, act more aggressively on forcing Iran to negotiate over its nuclear
Embraer SA (EMBR3) is using the star power of Hong Kong-born actor Jackie Chan at the Singapore Airshow as competition intensifies in China’s business-jet market.
An Iranian man was seriously wounded in Bangkok today when a bomb he was carrying exploded and blew one of his legs off.
State governor Henrique Capriles (pictured) won Venezuela’s first-ever opposition primary on Sunday and will challenge President Hugo Chavez in October elections. Opposition groups have joined forces, hoping to
HOUSTON (ICIS)–US ethylene margins increased by 11% during the previous week as feedstock ethane costs fell to their lowest level since August 2010, the ICIS margins report showed on Monday. US ethylene…
At a Colombian National Police base in the outskirts of Bogota, the nation’s capital, a new recruit is being trained.
Known by many as Africa’s “father of technology,” software pioneer Herman Chinery-Hesse has been spawning innovations for two decades, helping to break down tech barriers between the continent and
The chief adviser to the President has been killed and the Finance Minister injured in a plane crash near the eastern town of Bukavu.
Accused of Islamic blasphemy, Saudi Arabian nabbed in Malaysia Patrick Winn Hamza Kashgari, a Saudi Arabian 23-year-old, has the unpleasant distinction of being the first person facing state execution over Tweets. Is his situation thanks, in …
Armored anti-riot vehicles cluster outside the police station in Awwamiya in Saudi Arabia’s oil- producing eastern region, where unrest is turning violent.
In a clever play on words, Theo Sommer rejects the concept of “Chimerica,” a bipolar order run by the United States and China, as a “chimera” in the
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has no intention of “buying up” a debt-ridden Europe and any help Beijing offers will be for purely economic reasons, a top state-run newspaper said on Monday ahead of a China-EU summit. While Chinese leaders have repeatedly expressed confidence in…
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – On January 13, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services cut the credit ratings of nine euro zone countries, stripping France and Austria of their triple-A status and ringing alarm bells in global financial markets about the region’s financial health. …
The Australian Broadcasting Corp. program aired yesterday cited unidentified sources in the Labor Party as saying Gillard’s staff prepared a victory speech two weeks before she ousted Rudd in June 2010. Gillard…
Iraq inaugurated a new offshore oil export terminal in the Persian Gulf on Sunday in a vital step to ease infrastructure constraints and to bring sorely needed cash for reconstruction after decades of war and international sanctions.
“We believe the United Nations should offer constructive assistance on the basis of the U.N. charter and the norms of international relations,” he told a daily news briefing. “Relevant moves by the United Nations should be …
