UN ups pressure on Iran over nuclear activities Aug 31st, 2012 - 11:00h (CET +01.00) Iran was under intensified international pressure on Friday after a International Atomic Energy Agency report charged that it was expanding its controversial nuclear programme and had "hampered" the UN watchdog's inspectors. (Source: A... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pressure, iran, nuclear, activities, Top Keywords

Syria refugee exodus raises pressure for buffer zone Aug 28th, 2012 - 18:00h (CET +01.00) ANKARA/BAB AL-SALAMEH, Syria - (Reuters) - Syria's refugee exodus is accelerating and up to 200,000 people could settle in Turkey alone if the conflict worsens, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, increasing pressure for creation of a buffer z... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syria, refugee, exodus, raises, pressure, buffer, zone, Top Keywords

Syrian forces strike Aleppo as West pressures Assad Aug 24th, 2012 - 10:40h (CET +01.00) Syrian forces blitzed areas in and around the city of Aleppo Friday, destroying a number of homes, activists said, as Western powers sought to tighten the screws on strongman Bashar al-Assad. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, forces, strike, aleppo, west, pressures, assad, Top Keywords

Latin America turns up pressure on Britain over Assange Aug 20th, 2012 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) Britain came under pressure Monday after Ecuador's South American neighbours backed Quito's decision to grant Julian Assange asylum, but he remained a virtual prisoner in its London embassy. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : latin, america, turns, pressure, britain, assange, assad, Top Keywords

Israeli buzz on attacking Iran aims to pressure US Aug 20th, 2012 - 13:40h (CET +01.00) A high-volume public debate in Israel over a possible imminent military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities is designed to pressure Washington to back its ally more firmly, experts say. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : israeli, buzz, attacking, iran, aims, pressure, assad, Top Keywords

Microsoft's patent pressure pays off: $800M in fees from Samsung, HTC dwarf Q2 Windows Phone sales Aug 6th, 2012 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows Phone platform continues to struggle but its income from the smartphone industry is booming. How is this possible? Simple: patent royalties. Microsoft has a number of licensing deals in place with vendors that sell millions... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : microsoft’s, patent, pressure, pays, $800m, fees, samsung, dwarf, windows, phone, sales, Top Keywords

Tendulkar urges India squad to embrace pressure Jul 28th, 2012 - 18:20h (CET +01.00) Cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar has simple advice to offer India's medal hopefuls at the London Olympics -- embrace pressure, don't fight it. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tendulkar, urges, india, squad, embrace, pressure, samsung, dwarf, windows, phone, sales, Top Keywords

Facebook shares pressured by Zynga ahead of results Jul 26th, 2012 - 15:50h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook shares tumbled ahead of its first quarterly results announcement as a public company on Thursday, hurt by a weak quarterly report and a grim outlook from online game developer Zynga. Facebook Inc shares dropped 7 percent... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : facebook, shares, pressured, zynga, ahead, results, samsung, dwarf, windows, phone, sales, Top Keywords

Pressure on to turn British investment into gold Jul 25th, 2012 - 22:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - The venues are ready, the rain clouds have moved away and the hype is coming to the boil -- now comes the hard part for the 542-strong British team tasked with delivering a stash of Olympic gold. An outlay of 9 billion pounds ($14 ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pressure, turn, british, investment, gold, results, samsung, dwarf, windows, phone, sales, Top Keywords

Markets steady as pressure on Spain eases Jul 25th, 2012 - 16:30h (CET +01.00) Global markets were steady Wednesday as the pressure on Spanish bonds eased after a leading European central banker suggested the continent's bailout fund could be reformed to give it more financial firepower. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : markets, steady, pressure, spain, eases, results, samsung, dwarf, windows, phone, sales, Top Keywords