Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit May 20th, 2013 - 01:20h (CET +01.00) By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between fostering a U.S. ally in China's backyard and trying to defend human rights when the president of Myanmar becomes the first head of his country to visit t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : obama, walks, fine, line, myanmar, president's, landmark, visit, Top Keywords

Sharif stages comeback in landmark Pakistan election May 12th, 2013 - 06:50h (CET +01.00) By Michael Georgy and John Chalmers ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Toppled in a 1999 coup, jailed and exiled, Nawaz Sharif has made a triumphant election comeback and on Sunday was heading for a third term as Pakistan's prime minister. The polls were a l... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : sharif, stages, comeback, landmark, pakistan, election, landmark, visit, Top Keywords

Minaret of landmark mosque in Syria destroyed Apr 24th, 2013 - 15:10h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian state media and anti-government activists say the minaret of the famed Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo has been destroyed. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : minaret, landmark, mosque, syria, destroyed, election, landmark, visit, Top Keywords

New US Natural Landmarks Relics of America's Past Apr 18th, 2013 - 00:10h (CET +01.00) The National Park Service has designated two new national natural landmarks that stand as relics of ecosystems that were once widespread in the United States. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : natural, landmarks, relics, america's, past, election, landmark, visit, Top Keywords

Centrica to buy U.S. natural gas in landmark deal Mar 25th, 2013 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) By Oleg Vukmanovic , Lorraine Turner and Edward McAllister LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's Centrica PLC signed a long-term deal to import U.S. natural gas on Monday, the first pact of its kind for the island nation as it weathers a winter ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : centrica, natural, landmark, deal, past, election, landmark, visit, Top Keywords

Saddam's specter lives on in Iraqi landmarks Mar 18th, 2013 - 08:10h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (AP) - The soaring half domes of the Martyr Monument stand out against the drabness of eastern Baghdad, not far from where Saddam Hussein's feared eldest son was said to torture underperforming athletes. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : saddam's, specter, lives, iraqi, landmarks, election, landmark, visit, Top Keywords

Fierce clashes near landmark mosque in Syria Feb 26th, 2013 - 19:21h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels battled government troops near a landmark 12th century mosque in the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday, while fierce clashes raged around a police academy west of the city, activists said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : fierce, clashes, landmark, mosque, syria, election, landmark, visit, Top Keywords

Dell to go private in landmark 15.5 billion pounds deal Feb 6th, 2013 - 03:30h (CET +01.00) SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Dell struck a deal to take Dell Inc private for 15.5 billion pounds ($24.4 billion) in the biggest leveraged buyout since the financial crisis, partnering with the Silver Lake private equity firm and Microso... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : dell, private, landmark, billion, pounds, deal, landmark, visit, Top Keywords

Dell to go private in landmark $24.4 billion deal Feb 5th, 2013 - 19:10h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Michael Dell will take Dell Inc private for $24.4 billion (15.6 billion pounds) in the biggest leveraged buyout since the financial crisis, a deal that allows the billionaire chief executive officer to revive the fortunes of his computer ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : dell, private, landmark, $244, billion, deal, landmark, visit, Top Keywords

Egypt clashes spill into landmark Cairo hotel Jan 29th, 2013 - 20:10h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - Looters broke into a Nile-side luxury hotel in the Egyptian capital early Tuesday, taking advantage of clashes in the streets outside to trash shops and the lobby before police and demonstrators alerted via social media drove them out, a... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt, clashes, spill, landmark, cairo, hotel, landmark, visit, Top Keywords