China says hopes visit of North Korean envoy can ease tension May 24th, 2013 - 10:10h (CET +01.00) BEIJING (Reuters) - China hopes that a visit by a senior North Korean envoy can ease tension in the region and help spur efforts to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday. "We hope that t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : china, says, hopes, visit, north, korean, envoy, ease, tension, Top Keywords

US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart May 23rd, 2013 - 10:20h (CET +01.00) JERUSALEM (AP) - The United States and Israel are raising hopes for a restart of the Middle East peace process after more than four years of hardly any talks. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : israel, raise, hopes, mideast, peace, restart, envoy, ease, tension, Top Keywords

Mahindra gains on earnings hopes of Korea unit May 20th, 2013 - 09:30h (CET +01.00) Reuters Market Eye - Shares in Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd gain 3.8 percent, after stocks of its subsidiary Ssangyong Motor Co Ltd hit a 16-month high, dealers say. Shares in Ssangyong Motor jumped as much as 13.5 percent on Monday amid expectations th... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : mahindra, gains, earnings, hopes, korea, unit, envoy, ease, tension, Top Keywords

'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes May 19th, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectatio... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'trek', does, $706m, falls, short, studio, hopes, ease, tension, Top Keywords

UN chief hopes for Syria conference in early June May 19th, 2013 - 12:50h (CET +01.00) MOSCOW (AP) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is holding out hope that an international conference to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Syrian civil war will be held in early June. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : chief, hopes, syria, conference, early, june, hopes, ease, tension, Top Keywords

Kerry hopes Russia won't sell missiles to Syria May 9th, 2013 - 18:20h (CET +01.00) ROME (AP) - Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday the transfer of advanced missile defense systems from Russia to Syria would be a "destabilizing" factor for Israel's security. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : kerry, hopes, russia, won't, sell, missiles, syria, ease, tension, Top Keywords

Japan hopes for a lift from "Abenomics" bra May 8th, 2013 - 08:10h (CET +01.00) TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese division of lingerie maker Triumph International unveiled on Wednesday an "Abenomics" bra, a special edition it says offers a "growth strategy" and a potential lift towards Japan's elusive infla... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : japan, hopes, lift, "abenomics", sell, missiles, syria, ease, tension, Top Keywords

Asian shares capped; Nikkei soars on U.S. growth hopes May 7th, 2013 - 07:50h (CET +01.00) By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares were capped on Tuesday by caution over weak global growth data, but renewed hopes for a steady U.S. recovery propelled Japanese equities to a near five-year peak. European stock markets were seen trackin... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : asian, shares, capped, nikkei, soars, growth, hopes, ease, tension, Top Keywords

Asian shares capped but Nikkei soars on U.S. growth hopes May 7th, 2013 - 07:00h (CET +01.00) By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares were capped on Tuesday by caution over weak global growth data, but Japanese equities scaled a near five-year peak after the Standard & Poor's 500 Index closed at a record high overnight on rene... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : asian, shares, capped, nikkei, soars, growth, hopes, ease, tension, Top Keywords

Rupee gains on hopes of renewed foreign inflows Apr 25th, 2013 - 14:20h (CET +01.00) By Subhadip Sircar MUMBAI (Reuters) - The rupee rose on Thursday, snapping two sessions of losses, on hopes of renewed foreign fund inflows on the back of a buoyant stock market, which gained for a fourth straight session. Foreign funds have poured i... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rupee, gains, hopes, renewed, foreign, inflows, hopes, ease, tension, Top Keywords