Will Robert Downey Jr. strike blow for movie star power with 'Avengers' deal? May 9th, 2013 - 03:10h (CET +01.00) By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Robert Downey Jr. may be striking a blow for good old-fashioned star power as he prepares to square off against Disney and Marvel over his slice of the pie on "The Avengers 2" and "Iron Man 4.&... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : will, robert, downey, strike, blow, movie, star, power, 'avengers', deal?, Top Keywords

Russian deputy PM Surkov forced out in blow to Medvedev May 8th, 2013 - 12:30h (CET +01.00) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov was forced to quit in a power struggle between the Kremlin and the government on Wednesday, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The Kremlin said in a statement that Presi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : russian, deputy, surkov, forced, blow, medvedev, star, power, 'avengers', deal?, Top Keywords

Another blow for BlackBerry: Apple, Samsung devices to gain security approval from DoD May 1st, 2013 - 22:40h (CET +01.00) The United States Department of Defense will reportedly grant security approval to Samsung's Galaxy smartphones and Apple's iPhone and iPad running iOS 6 for use by Pentagon officials, according to The Wall Street Journal. Both companies have been pr... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : another, blow, blackberry, apple, samsung, devices, gain, security, approval, deal?, Top Keywords

Pope's foot-washing final blow for traditionalists Mar 29th, 2013 - 22:00h (CET +01.00) VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has won over many hearts and minds with his simple style and focus on serving the world's poorest, but he has devastated traditionalist Catholics who adored his predecessor, Benedict XVI, for restoring much of th... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pope's, footwashing, final, blow, traditionalists, devices, gain, security, approval, deal?, Top Keywords

Euroskeptics land election blow on UK's Cameron Mar 1st, 2013 - 16:40h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - David Cameron's Conservative Party suffered an embarrassing defeat Friday when an insurgent, anti-European Union Party knocked his party into third place in a special election. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : euroskeptics, land, election, blow, uk's, cameron, gain, security, approval, deal?, Top Keywords

Moody's strips Britain of triple-A rating in major blow to Osborne Feb 23rd, 2013 - 02:40h (CET +01.00) LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain suffered its first ever sovereign ratings downgrade from a major agency on Friday when Moody's stripped the country of its coveted top-notch triple-A rating, dealing a major blow to Chancellor George Osborne. ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : moody's, strips, britain, triplea, rating, major, blow, osborne, approval, deal?, Top Keywords

UK faces new blow to deficit-reduction plans, over use of central bank income Feb 21st, 2013 - 13:10h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - British Chancellor George Osborne faces a new barrier to meeting his budget goals, after statisticians said on Thursday that interest income from the Bank of England that can be used to reduce the fiscal deficit would be less than ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : faces, blow, deficitreduction, plans, central, bank, income, osborne, approval, deal?, Top Keywords

Burned opera fire-blower released from hospital Feb 7th, 2013 - 23:00h (CET +01.00) MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) - A fire-blowing stilt-walker with the Lyric Opera of Chicago who was burned during a dress rehearsal has been released from the hospital. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : burned, opera, fireblower, released, hospital, bank, income, osborne, approval, deal?, Top Keywords

Turkey police: NYC woman killed by blow to head Feb 3rd, 2013 - 13:20h (CET +01.00) ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish police say a New York City woman who went missing and was later found dead in Istanbul had suffered a fatal blow to the head. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : turkey, police, woman, killed, blow, head, income, osborne, approval, deal?, Top Keywords

Russia tries whistleblower, despite his death Jan 28th, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) MOSCOW (AP) - Russia is preparing to put lawyer Sergei Magnitsky on trial, even though he died in 2009, in the latest twist in a case that has become a byword for rampant Russian corruption and has severely strained U.S.-Russian relations. (Source: A... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : russia, tries, whistleblower, despite, death, head, income, osborne, approval, deal?, Top Keywords