World stocks mixed ahead of Fed statements May 21st, 2013 - 11:50h (CET +01.00) BANGKOK (AP) - World stock markets were mixed Tuesday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve to telegraph what it plans to do next with its economic stimulus program. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : world, stocks, mixed, ahead, statements, Top Keywords

Asia stocks fall ahead of Fed statements May 21st, 2013 - 07:30h (CET +01.00) BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stock markets fell Tuesday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve to telegraph what it plans to do next with its economic stimulus program. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : asia, stocks, fall, ahead, statements, Top Keywords

Syrian state media: Regime troops deep in key town May 20th, 2013 - 09:50h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian state media say army units have pushed deeper into a strategic town near the Lebanese border and are fighting street battles with the rebels. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, state, media, regime, troops, deep, town, Top Keywords

Syria state TV: Powerful blast rattles Damascus May 18th, 2013 - 21:10h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian state TV says a powerful explosion has hit the nation's capital, causing an unknown number of casualties. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syria, state, powerful, blast, rattles, damascus, town, Top Keywords

Wal-Mart profit up despite sales weakness in the United States May 16th, 2013 - 13:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc posted a higher quarterly profit on Thursday even as sales fell 1.4 percent at its Walmart U.S. stores open at least a year because of a delay in income tax refund checks, cool weather, less grocery inflation than expe... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : walmart, profit, despite, sales, weakness, united, states, Top Keywords

Stinky corpse flower blooms again at Ohio State May 15th, 2013 - 01:30h (CET +01.00) COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A large rainforest plant known as a corpse flower because of its awful smell is blooming again at an Ohio State University greenhouse, and there's more excitement because another corpse flower there is expected to open soon... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stinky, corpse, flower, blooms, again, ohio, state, Top Keywords

Co-op Bank rules out state help after capital warning May 10th, 2013 - 17:30h (CET +01.00) By Matt Scuffham LONDON (Reuters) - The Co-operative Bank ruled out government support on Friday, after a warning from ratings agency Moody's that it might need taxpayers' money to plug a capital shortfall prompted its chief executive to re... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : coop, bank, rules, state, help, capital, warning, Top Keywords

State media say Internet service restored in Syria May 8th, 2013 - 18:40h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Internet service was restored in Syria on Wednesday, after a countrywide outage cut off the country from the rest of the world for nearly 20 hours, state media said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : state, media, internet, service, restored, syria, warning, Top Keywords

Syria state TV says Internet service restored May 8th, 2013 - 17:20h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian state TV and a U.S.-based Internet monitor say Internet service in Syria has been restored after a countrywide outage that lasted more than 16 hours. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syria, state, says, internet, service, restored, warning, Top Keywords

Italy state TV: Ex-Premier Giulio Andreotti dies May 6th, 2013 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) ROME (AP) - Giulio Andreotti, Italy's former seven-time premier and a symbol of post-war Italy, died Monday at his home in Rome, Italian officials said. He was 94. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : italy, state, expremier, giulio, andreotti, dies, warning, Top Keywords