Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights May 18th, 2013 - 16:10h (CET +01.00) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. (So... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : afghan, lawmakers, block, women's, rights, Top Keywords

UK lawmakers find Google misleading on tax May 16th, 2013 - 14:30h (CET +01.00) By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc faced angry questions on Thursday from British lawmakers investigating its tax affairs and whether it had misled parliament in testimony last year. Google's Northern Europe boss, Matt Brittin, was call... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : lawmakers, find, google, misleading, rights, Top Keywords

UK lawmakers set date for Google, Ernst & Young tax grilling May 9th, 2013 - 23:20h (CET +01.00) By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - A panel of UK lawmakers will next week grill representatives from Google Inc and its auditor, Ernst & Young, following a Reuters report that highlighted inconsistencies in Google's statements about its UK act... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : lawmakers, date, google, ernst, &, young, grilling, Top Keywords

Big drugmakers think small with nanomedicine deals May 4th, 2013 - 02:30h (CET +01.00) By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Is nanomedicine the next big thing? A growing number of top drug companies seem to think so. The ability to encapsulate potent drugs in tiny particles measuring billionths of a meter in diameter is opening up new o... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : drugmakers, think, small, nanomedicine, deals, young, grilling, Top Keywords

Serbian lawmakers vote to support Kosovo deal Apr 27th, 2013 - 00:30h (CET +01.00) BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbian lawmakers on Friday overwhelmingly supported an agreement normalizing relations with breakaway Kosovo, a potentially landmark deal that could end years of tensions between the Balkan antagonists and put them both on a ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : serbian, lawmakers, vote, support, kosovo, deal, grilling, Top Keywords

Serbian lawmakers meet on Kosovo deal Apr 26th, 2013 - 13:10h (CET +01.00) BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbia's prime minister is urging Parliament to support an agreement normalizing relations with breakaway Kosovo, telling lawmakers that rejection of the EU-brokered deal would have turned the country into "Europe�... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : serbian, lawmakers, meet, kosovo, deal, deal, grilling, Top Keywords

Supplier woes stir Apple demand fears, Asian parts makers dive Apr 18th, 2013 - 06:30h (CET +01.00) By Poornima Gupta and Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's shares fell below $400 on Wednesday for the first time since December 2011 after a U.S. chip supplier's disappointing revenue forecast fanned fears about weakening d... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : supplier, woes, stir, apple, demand, fears, asian, parts, makers, dive, Top Keywords

New Zealand lawmakers approve gay-marriage bill Apr 17th, 2013 - 15:30h (CET +01.00) WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Hundreds of jubilant gay-rights advocates celebrated at New Zealand's Parliament on Wednesday as the country become the 13th in the world and the first in the Asia-Pacific region to legalize same-sex marriage. (Sou... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : zealand, lawmakers, approve, gaymarriage, bill, fears, asian, parts, makers, dive, Top Keywords

iPhone supplier Japan Display turns to smaller smartphone makers Apr 15th, 2013 - 12:30h (CET +01.00) By Reiji Murai and Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Display Inc, one of two Japanese producers of Apple Inc iPhone screens, wants to boost sales by up to 60 percent by winning more business from smaller makers of phones and tablets to offset lacklu... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iphone, supplier, japan, display, turns, smaller, smartphone, makers, makers, dive, Top Keywords

UK lawmakers pay tribute to Margaret Thatcher Apr 10th, 2013 - 17:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - British lawmakers remembered former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday as a towering political figure who restored her country's confidence and pride - but who alienated many voters, from coal miners to gay people, with ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : lawmakers, tribute, margaret, thatcher, turns, smaller, smartphone, makers, makers, dive, Top Keywords