Libya's new charter can shoot down contentious law May 8th, 2013 - 23:50h (CET +01.00) TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - A new law that excludes former officials of the Moammar Gadhafi era from public office is dividing Libya and deepening the turmoil plaguing the country since the 2011 civil war that ousted the erratic leader. (Source: Associated... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : libya's, charter, shoot, down, contentious, Top Keywords

Psy knocked from top of Korean charts by 63-year-old singer Apr 25th, 2013 - 11:20h (CET +01.00) SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean rapper Psy, whose latest video "Gentleman" tracked global megahit "Gangnam Style" by going viral on the Internet, has been knocked from the top of the music charts in his native country by a 63-year-... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : knocked, korean, charts, 63yearold, singer, Top Keywords

Liberty Media close to buying stake in Charter: report Mar 18th, 2013 - 18:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Liberty Media Corp is close buying a 25 percent stake in cable operator Charter Communications Inc for about $2.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Charter Communications shares rose 6.6 percent to $96.00. The newspaper... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : liberty, media, close, buying, stake, charter, report, Top Keywords

Standard Chartered set for record $7 billion profit despite Iran fine Mar 5th, 2013 - 05:40h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Standard Chartered is set to report its 10th successive record annual profit on Tuesday after strong growth in its core Asian markets offset a big fine for breaking sanctions on Iran. A $667 million fine from U.S. authorities is li... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : standard, chartered, record, billion, profit, despite, iran, fine, Top Keywords

Retiring Pope Benedict XVI in uncharted territory Feb 12th, 2013 - 16:10h (CET +01.00) VATICAN CITY (AP) - For months, construction crews have been renovating a four-story building attached to a monastery on the northern edge of the Vatican gardens where nuns would live for a few years at a time in cloister. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : retiring, pope, benedict, uncharted, territory, despite, iran, fine, Top Keywords

Retiring pope faces uncharted territory Feb 12th, 2013 - 15:10h (CET +01.00) VATICAN CITY (AP) - For months, construction crews have been renovating a four-story building attached to a monastery on the northern edge of the Vatican gardens where nuns would live for a few years at a time in cloister. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : retiring, pope, faces, uncharted, territory, despite, iran, fine, Top Keywords

Beijing warns residents after off-the-charts smog Jan 14th, 2013 - 05:10h (CET +01.00) BEIJING (AP) - Beijing schools canceled outdoor flag-raisings and took sports classes indoors while hospitals saw a spike in respiratory cases Monday because of the extremely hazardous air in China's notoriously smoggy capital following a weeken... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : beijing, warns, residents, offthecharts, smog, despite, iran, fine, Top Keywords

Egypt's government sets priorities after charter Dec 26th, 2012 - 15:40h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's government asked parliament Wednesday to prioritize legislation to organize parliamentary elections, regulate the media and fight corruption as the upper chamber held its first session with temporary new powers granted by th... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt's, government, sets, priorities, charter, despite, iran, fine, Top Keywords

AP Interview: Egypt liberal objects to charter Dec 25th, 2012 - 00:10h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - One of Egypt's leading opposition figures on Monday pledged continued resistance to his country's Islamist-oriented constitution even if it is declared to have passed, contending that the process was fundamentally illegitimate.... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : interview, egypt, liberal, objects, charter, despite, iran, fine, Top Keywords

AP Interview: Egypt liberal: Charter illegitimate Dec 24th, 2012 - 23:00h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - One of Egypt's leading opposition figures on Monday pledged continued resistance to his country's Islamist-oriented constitution even if it is declared to have passed, contending that the process was fundamentally illegitimate.... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : interview, egypt, liberal, charter, illegitimate, despite, iran, fine, Top Keywords