Rousseff salutes Brazil protests, cities cut bus fares Jun 19th, 2013 - 03:50h (CET +01.00) By Todd Benson SAO PAULO (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance as demonstrations continued in some... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rousseff, salutes, brazil, protests, cities, fares, Top Keywords

Dish abandons Sprint bid for now to focus on Clearwire Jun 19th, 2013 - 03:40h (CET +01.00) By Sinead Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp said it would not make a new offer to buy No. 3 U.S. wireless provider Sprint Nextel in time for a Tuesday deadline and would instead focus on its tender offer for Clearwire Corp. The decision ma... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : dish, abandons, sprint, focus, clearwire, fares, Top Keywords

U.N. recommends bringing Iraq closer to ending 1990s sanctions Jun 19th, 2013 - 03:30h (CET +01.00) UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday recommended bringing Iraq one step closer to ending all U.N. sanctions imposed on Baghdad more than two decades ago after former leader Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait In 1990. De... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : recommends, bringing, iraq, closer, ending, 1990s, sanctions, Top Keywords

Nikkei rallies, others subdued as Fed looms Jun 19th, 2013 - 03:10h (CET +01.00) By Ian Chua SYDNEY (Reuters) - Japanese stocks started trade on Wednesday with a spring in their step thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street and a softer yen, but the rest of Asia was restrained as investors waited for clarity on the Federal Rese... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nikkei, rallies, others, subdued, looms, 1990s, sanctions, Top Keywords

Obama's influence, limitations on display at G-8 Jun 19th, 2013 - 03:10h (CET +01.00) BERLIN (AP) - Now a veteran of the international summit scene, President Barack Obama wielded significant influence over the agenda at this week's Group of Eight meetings, but had only modest success in achieving the results he sought. (Source: ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : obama's, influence, limitations, display, looms, 1990s, sanctions, Top Keywords

Obama to prod West to take on global challenges in Berlin speech Jun 19th, 2013 - 02:30h (CET +01.00) By Jeff Mason BERLIN (Reuters) - In the city where John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan gave defiant Cold War speeches, President Barack Obama will call on Wednesday for a renewed spirit of activism by the West in tackling 21st century challenges from n... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : obama, prod, west, take, global, challenges, berlin, speech, Top Keywords

Scandal's Joshua Malina: 'Social Media Has Been A Huge Part Of Our Success!' Jun 19th, 2013 - 02:30h (CET +01.00) ABC's "Scandal" got even bigger during its second season run and Joshua Malina knows that Twitter gave the show a boost. (Source: Access Hollywood)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : scandal's, joshua, malina, 'social, media, been, huge, part, success', Top Keywords

Nikkei rises to one-week high as Fed hopes support sentiment Jun 19th, 2013 - 02:20h (CET +01.00) TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a one-week high on Wednesday, helped by a second-straight day of gains on Wall Street as investors bet that the Federal Reserve would temper worries about an imminent roll back of its stimul... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nikkei, rises, oneweek, high, hopes, support, sentiment, part, success', Top Keywords

Italian court says Knox murder acquittal had inconsistencies Jun 19th, 2013 - 02:20h (CET +01.00) By Catherine Hornby ROME (Reuters) - Italy's top court said on Tuesday it had ordered a retrial of American Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher because their acquittals contained "shortcomings,... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : italian, court, says, knox, murder, acquittal, inconsistencies, part, success', Top Keywords

How the Hairy-Chested 'Hoff' Crab Evolved Jun 19th, 2013 - 01:40h (CET +01.00) Yeti crabs don't comb their hair to look good - they do it because they're hungry. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hairychested, 'hoff', crab, evolved, murder, acquittal, inconsistencies, part, success', Top Keywords