Obama: 'Lives have been saved' by NSA programs Jun 19th, 2013 - 14:30h (CET +01.00) BERLIN (AP) - Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that have saved lives and thwarted at least 50 terror thre... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : obama, 'lives, have, been, saved', programs, Top Keywords

IMF calls for urgent steps on Spain unemployment Jun 19th, 2013 - 14:20h (CET +01.00) MADRID (AP) - Spain faces the prospect of of high unemployment and sluggish growth lasting years unless the country and Europe take "urgent action" to slash the nation's crippling 27 unemployment rate and free frozen credit to business... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : calls, urgent, steps, spain, unemployment, programs, Top Keywords

Afghans must talk to each other for peace, Obama says Jun 19th, 2013 - 14:20h (CET +01.00) By Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday Afghans must talk to each other to resolve the conflict in their country even though huge mistrust exists between the government and its Taliban foes. ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : afghans, must, talk, each, other, peace, obama, says, Top Keywords

Karzai sets new conditions for talks with Taliban Jun 19th, 2013 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's president says he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations and the militant group stops its violent attacks on the ground. (Source: Associated Pre... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : karzai, sets, conditions, talks, taliban, peace, obama, says, Top Keywords

Stock futures little changed as Fed statement looms Jun 19th, 2013 - 14:00h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures were little changed on Wednesday following two days of gains ahead of a highly anticipated Federal Reserve statement and news conference. * The Fed will release a policy statement at 2:00 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT), which ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stock, futures, little, changed, statement, looms, obama, says, Top Keywords

Vodafone set to trump Liberty with $10 billion cash bid for Kabel: sources Jun 19th, 2013 - 13:50h (CET +01.00) FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone is discussing a bid of about $10 billion with Germany's No. 1 cable operator Kabel Deutschland and is confident its raised all-cash offer and absence of antitrust issues put it in a better position than riva... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : vodafone, trump, liberty, billion, cash, kabel, sources, says, Top Keywords

Bank of England, still divided, flags market impact of Fed uncertainty Jun 19th, 2013 - 13:40h (CET +01.00) By Olesya Dmitracova and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England policymakers acknowledged earlier this month that further market volatility could be on the way because of uncertainty about the direction of U.S. monetary policy, but came no... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bank, england, still, divided, flags, market, impact, uncertainty, Top Keywords

Egypt Islamists blame violence on opposition Jun 19th, 2013 - 13:40h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's most powerful Muslim group has blamed the secular and liberal opposition for a wave of violence over the appointment of new Islamist governors. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt, islamists, blame, violence, opposition, market, impact, uncertainty, Top Keywords

A Minute With: Gemma Arterton on choosing roles, new challenges Jun 19th, 2013 - 13:40h (CET +01.00) By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - British actress Gemma Arterton does not need to worry about typecasting with roles ranging from a fairy tale character and literary heroines to MI6 agent Strawberry Fields in the 2008 James Bond film "Quan... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : minute, gemma, arterton, choosing, roles, challenges, impact, uncertainty, Top Keywords

BT says CEO Livingston to step down to join government Jun 19th, 2013 - 13:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Telecom company BT said on Wednesday chief executive Ian Livingston would step down in September to take up a role as Minister for Trade and Investment in the British government. BT said that the head of its retail business, Gavin ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : says, livingston, step, down, join, government, impact, uncertainty, Top Keywords