Jordan: Arab Spring clears way for press freedoms May 20th, 2013 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - The Arab Spring uprisings that toppled four Arab leaders have forced Mideast governments to allow more freedom of expression and of the press, Jordan's prime minister said Monday, but critics charged that Jordan itself is no... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jordan, arab, spring, clears, press, freedoms, Top Keywords

Jamie Dimon under pressure ahead of investor vote May 20th, 2013 - 09:50h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of the country's biggest bank, faces a key test this week: His shareholders are voting on whether to let him keep both jobs. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jamie, dimon, under, pressure, ahead, investor, vote, Top Keywords

Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes May 16th, 2013 - 17:10h (CET +01.00) CANNES, France (AP) - Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : press, heard, cannes, pressure, ahead, investor, vote, Top Keywords

Slower Chinese growth adds to pressure on leaders May 16th, 2013 - 08:20h (CET +01.00) BEIJING (AP) - Global economic malaise has knocked the stuffing out of Luo Yan's business making toy animals. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : slower, chinese, growth, adds, pressure, leaders, vote, Top Keywords

Bloodless bank heist impressed cybercrime experts May 10th, 2013 - 22:40h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - A bloodless bank heist that netted more than $45 million has left even cybercrime experts impressed by the technical sophistication, if not the virtue, of the con artists who pulled off a remarkable internationally organized attack. (... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bloodless, bank, heist, impressed, cybercrime, experts, vote, Top Keywords

Benghazi emails put pressure on White House May 10th, 2013 - 22:20h (CET +01.00) By Paul Eckert and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration denied Republican accusations of a cover-up in last year's deadly attack in Libya, moving on Friday to defuse a renewed political controversy after a news report s... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : benghazi, emails, pressure, white, house, experts, vote, Top Keywords

Russia, China express alarm after Israel hits Syria May 6th, 2013 - 17:30h (CET +01.00) By Dan Williams and Khaled Yacoub Oweis JERUSALEM/AMMAN (Reuters) - Russia and China expressed alarm on Monday over the regional repercussions of two Israeli air raids on Syria, while Israel played down strikes which its officials said targeted Irani... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : russia, china, express, alarm, israel, hits, syria, Top Keywords

UKIP pressures Cameron in local vote May 2nd, 2013 - 02:40h (CET +01.00) By Andrew Osborn ASHFORD, England (Reuters) - Britain's ruling Conservatives are set to lose hundreds of seats in local polls on Thursday that will go some way to measuring the threat the surging anti-European Union UK Independence Party (UKIP) ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ukip, pressures, cameron, local, vote, hits, syria, Top Keywords

Dollar pressured before Fed policy outcome May 1st, 2013 - 04:20h (CET +01.00) By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar was pressured on Wednesday ahead of the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting later, while the euro drifted on expectations for a rate cut when the European Central Bank meets l... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : dollar, pressured, policy, outcome, vote, hits, syria, Top Keywords

Storming ministries, Libya's militias put pressure Apr 30th, 2013 - 23:20h (CET +01.00) TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Gunmen swooped in on trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns and surrounded Libya's Justice Ministry on Tuesday, cutting off roads and forcing employees out of the building in the latest instance of powerful militiamen showi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : storming, ministries, libya's, militias, pressure, hits, syria, Top Keywords