Singapore fumes as air pollution hits 16-year high Jun 19th, 2013 - 05:50h (CET +01.00) SINGAPORE (AP) - Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : singapore, fumes, pollution, hits, 16year, high, Top Keywords

Canadian stocks seen climbing on global growth hopes: Reuters poll Jun 18th, 2013 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) By John Tilak TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's resources-heavy stock market, which has struggled to gain traction in 2013, is expected to kick into gear in the second half of the year as the global economy rebounds, a Reuters poll found. The median ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : canadian, stocks, climbing, global, growth, hopes, reuters, poll, Top Keywords

Iran's polls open in presidential vote Jun 14th, 2013 - 06:10h (CET +01.00) TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - In the end, Iran's presidential election may be defined by who doesn't vote. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iran's, polls, open, presidential, vote, hopes, reuters, poll, Top Keywords

Iran state TV: Polls open in presidential vote Jun 14th, 2013 - 06:00h (CET +01.00) TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran state television says polls have opened in the election that will determine a successor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iran, state, polls, open, presidential, vote, reuters, poll, Top Keywords

Turkey rules out early polls, thousands defy call to end protest Jun 9th, 2013 - 04:10h (CET +01.00) By Nick Tattersall and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party on Saturday ruled out early elections as tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators defied his call for an immediate end to protest... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : turkey, rules, early, polls, thousands, defy, call, protest, Top Keywords

Malaysia charges 5 more with sedition after polls May 29th, 2013 - 08:10h (CET +01.00) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Prosecutors filed sedition charges Wednesday against another five opposition politicians and activists who urged Malaysians to protest what they insist was a fraud-tainted victory by the long-ruling coalition in recent n... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : malaysia, charges, sedition, polls, thousands, defy, call, protest, Top Keywords

Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter May 21st, 2013 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) A new poll finds that teens are sharing more about themselves on social media. They're also moving increasingly to Twitter to avoid their parents and the "oversharing" that they see on Facebook. ... (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : poll, teens, migrating, twitter, thousands, defy, call, protest, Top Keywords

Poll: Egyptians glum about country's direction May 16th, 2013 - 17:30h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - Increasing numbers of Egyptians think their country is not heading in the right direction as political divisions deepen and the economy falters, according to a new poll released by the Pew Research Center. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : poll, egyptians, glum, country's, direction, defy, call, protest, Top Keywords

U.S., Britain most desirable spots for foreign workers - poll May 15th, 2013 - 01:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has leapfrogged Australia to become the world's second most desirable location for professionals looking to live and work abroad, trailing only the United States, a survey found on Wednesday. Worries about Britain'... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain, most, desirable, spots, foreign, workers, poll, protest, Top Keywords

Poll shows favorable views of EU in sharp decline May 14th, 2013 - 00:10h (CET +01.00) BRUSSELS (AP) - Positive views of the European Union by its citizens are near all-time lows. And no EU country is plunging faster into the abyss of gloom than France. Germans are broadly perceived as being the most trustworthy Europeans - but also th... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : poll, shows, favorable, views, sharp, decline, poll, protest, Top Keywords