Glance: Other Russians whose deaths have rocked UK Mar 26th, 2013 - 01:40h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - Russia's transition from a Kremlin-controlled economy to a free market free-for-all in the 1990s brought on a wave of contract killings as criminals, entrepreneurs and corrupt officials tried to muscle each other out of lucrative b... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : glance, other, russians, whose, deaths, have, rocked, Top Keywords

Cameron rocked by defeat in Europe budget vote Nov 1st, 2012 - 11:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a humiliating defeat in parliament on Wednesday after Conservatives rebelled over Europe, an issue that has divided his party for decades and helped bring down previous leaders. Although the re... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : cameron, rocked, defeat, europe, budget, vote, rocked, Top Keywords

UK's Cameron rocked by defeat in Europe budget vote Nov 1st, 2012 - 04:00h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a humiliating defeat in parliament on Wednesday after Conservatives rebelled over Europe, an issue that has divided his party for decades and helped bring down previous leaders. Althoug... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : uk's, cameron, rocked, defeat, europe, budget, vote, Top Keywords

Coalition rocked by House of Lords about-turn Aug 6th, 2012 - 21:40h (CET +01.00) Britain's government on Monday dropped plans for a mainly elected upper house of parliament, sparking one of the biggest crises in Prime Minister David Cameron's coalition formed two years ago. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : coalition, rocked, house, lords, aboutturn, budget, vote, Top Keywords

Barclays, HSBC, RBS rocked by fresh mis-selling scandal Jun 29th, 2012 - 12:30h (CET +01.00) Britain's financial regulator on Friday said it had ordered the country's major banks, including HSBC and Barclays, to compensate businesses for "serious failings" over the sale of complex products. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : barclays, hsbc, rocked, fresh, misselling, scandal, vote, Top Keywords

Hollande rocked by feisty French first lady's tweet Jun 13th, 2012 - 18:00h (CET +01.00) PARIS (Reuters) - A tweet by France's first lady in support of an election rival of President Francois Hollande's ex-partner has triggered a politically damaging media firestorm just days from a decisive round of parliamentary elections. Th... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hollande, rocked, feisty, french, first, lady's, tweet, Top Keywords

Euro 2012: Ukraine rocked by racism controversy Jun 1st, 2012 - 19:10h (CET +01.00) Victor Chikelu, a Nigerian medical student, was punched and told to go back to Africa by a drunk in the Kiev subway two years ago. But he, like other Africans who have suffered racist abuse in Ukraine's capital, has a message for football fans: ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : euro, 2012, ukraine, rocked, racism, controversy, tweet, Top Keywords

Syria capital rocked by deadly blasts May 10th, 2012 - 10:20h (CET +01.00) Two powerful blasts rocked Damascus killing and wounding dozens of people during morning rush hour Thursday, state television said, as UN leader Ban Ki-moon warned of a looming civil war in Syria. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syria, capital, rocked, deadly, blasts, controversy, tweet, Top Keywords

Sydney rocked by drive-by shootings Apr 17th, 2012 - 08:30h (CET +01.00) An escalating gun war in Sydney saw five overnight drive-by shooting attacks, Australian police said Tuesday, as they struggled to bring the gangland violence under control. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : sydney, rocked, driveby, shootings, blasts, controversy, tweet, Top Keywords

28 dead as Iraq rocked by spate of attacks Mar 20th, 2012 - 08:50h (CET +01.00) Near-simultaneous attacks in several Iraqi cities killed at least 28 people Tuesday on the anniversary of the US-led invasion of the country, just days before Baghdad hosts a landmark Arab summit. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : dead, iraq, rocked, spate, attacks, controversy, tweet, Top Keywords