Toronto mayor urged to step down if crack allegations true May 20th, 2013 - 21:20h (CET +01.00) By Julie Gordon TORONTO (Reuters) - The mayor of Canada's largest city, facing allegations that he smoked crack cocaine, and made racial and homophobic slurs on video, must either refute the accusations or step down, fellow city politicians say.... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : toronto, mayor, urged, step, down, crack, allegations, true, Top Keywords

Down-on-luck singer steals show in Coen brothers Cannes film May 19th, 2013 - 15:40h (CET +01.00) By Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) - Folk music, Greenwich Village and a quick-footed cat star in the new Coen brothers movie at the Cannes film festival on Sunday, kicking off the first of five U.S. entries with its engaging misadventures of a stru... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : downonluck, singer, steals, show, coen, brothers, cannes, film, Top Keywords

Syria's Assad says he won't step down May 18th, 2013 - 20:30h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections are held, rejecting a demand by the country's opposition that any talks on ending the nation's civil war lead to his... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syria's, assad, says, won't, step, down, cannes, film, Top Keywords

S&P affirms negative outlook on india; downgrade risk still May 17th, 2013 - 12:20h (CET +01.00) MUMBAI (Reuters) - Ratings agency Standard & Poor's affirmed India's sovereign rating at "BBB-minus" with a "negative" outlook, reiterating there was a one-in-three chances of a ratings downgrade over the next 12 mon... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : s&p, affirms, negative, outlook, india, downgrade, risk, still, Top Keywords

U.S. regulator to vote on watered-down swap rules May 16th, 2013 - 15:40h (CET +01.00) By Douwe Miedema WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Big banks are set to gain key concessions as the top U.S. derivatives regulator meets to vote on watered-down rules for swap trading that will chip away at Wall Street's dominance of the $630 trillion mark... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : regulator, vote, watereddown, swap, rules, downgrade, risk, still, Top Keywords

Weak European GDP data drives stocks down May 15th, 2013 - 12:20h (CET +01.00) PARIS (AP) - Weak economic data across the eurozone pushed European stocks lower Wednesday, as news hit that the 17-country currency bloc is now in its longest-ever recession. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : weak, european, data, drives, stocks, down, risk, still, Top Keywords

'Iron Man' beats strong 'Gatsby' in box office showdown May 12th, 2013 - 20:20h (CET +01.00) By Lisa Richwine and Chris Michaud (Reuters) - Tony Stark's superpowers lifted blockbuster "Iron Man 3" back to the top of movie charts in the United States and Canada, beating out a strong debut over the weekend for lavish Jazz Age dr... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'iron, man', beats, strong, 'gatsby', office, showdown, still, Top Keywords

World stocks down after China inflation report May 9th, 2013 - 11:10h (CET +01.00) BANGKOK (AP) - World stock markets were mostly lower Thursday as investors weighed an interest rate cut in South Korea against rising inflation in China. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : world, stocks, down, china, inflation, report, showdown, still, Top Keywords

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

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, movie, star, power, 'avengers', deal?, Top Keywords