By Kate Holton and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone will reinvest a $3.2 billion (2.1 billion pounds) dividend from its healthy U.S. arm to counter weakness in southern Europe that contributed to the largest ever quarterly fall in the group... [Full Article]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah snake collector who says his rare boa constrictors are getting a bad rap has won at least a temporary reprieve from an order to remove more than two dozen of the exotic pets from his home. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - U.S. investment in superfast 4G infrastructure helped Ericsson's main network equipment business grow in the first quarter, supporting hopes the market for mobile equipment is expanding again after a lean 2... [Full Article]
By Alexei Anishchuk MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia warned the European Union on Monday not to lift an arms embargo that has prevented weapons supplies to Syrian rebels, despite British and French lobbying. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on S... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - President Bashar Assad has exploited his greatest advantage in the Syrian civil war - his air power - to push back rebel advances and prevent the opposition from setting up a rival government in its northern stronghold. (Source: Associa... [Full Article]
Reuters Market Eye - Nomura maintained its rating on Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) at "reduce" and also retained its target price at 174 rupees, warning the company is at the start of a "bad" earnings cycle as orders won dur... [Full Article]
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England decided not to pump fresh money into its stagnant economy on Thursday, despite a new remit that gives it more leeway to disregard above-target inflation. Further stimulus may still be on its wa... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - The Standard & Poor's 500 crossed into record territory Thursday, beating a previous all-time high set in pre-financial crisis days. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Ju-min Park PAJU, South Korea (Reuters) - A heavily armed border crossing between North and South Korea that allows the North access to $2 billion in trade a year, one of its few avenues to foreign currency, remained open on Thursday despite Pyong... [Full Article]
Polar bears, the iconic victims of climate change, are shifting their migration patterns because of changes in sea ice. The bears are arriving on land earlier and departing later, a new study found, and it's threatening their access to food. (So... [Full Article]