Egypt seen to give nod toward jihadis on Syria Jun 16th, 2013 - 22:40h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - Under Hosni Mubarak's rule, Egypt's authorities took a tough line on Egyptians coming home after waging "jihad" in places like Afghanistan, Chechnya or the Balkans, fearing they would bring back extremist ideology, co... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt, give, toward, jihadis, syria, Top Keywords

Syrian foes move towards talks but fighting rages May 21st, 2013 - 21:40h (CET +01.00) By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's opposition and the government of President Bashar al-Assad seem to be preparing to take part in an international peace conference against a background of some of the worst fighting this year. On Tuesda... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, foes, move, towards, talks, fighting, rages, Top Keywords

Britain's Royal Mail takes step towards privatisation May 16th, 2013 - 20:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Mail moved a step closer to privatisation on Thursday after the appointment of a firm to set up an employee share scheme, one of the pre-conditions for a sale. Under the 2011 Postal Services Act, which paves th... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain's, royal, mail, takes, step, towards, privatisation, Top Keywords

UK construction climbs back towards growth - PMI May 2nd, 2013 - 10:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - British construction output almost returned to growth in April, a survey showed on Thursday - the best performance in six months for a sector that has been the main brake on the country's economic growth. The Markit/CIPS Const... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : construction, climbs, back, towards, growth, towards, privatisation, Top Keywords

Europe moves towards Swiss-style executive pay curbs Mar 6th, 2013 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - European officials, emboldened by a victory over banker bonuses, will propose legislation this year giving shareholders voting rights to challenge executive pay at public companies. Corporate largesse is under attack acros... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : europe, moves, towards, swissstyle, executive, curbs, privatisation, Top Keywords

Stocks edge higher, pushing Dow back toward record Mar 4th, 2013 - 21:50h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks edged higher on Wall Street Monday, pushing the Dow back toward a record, as Wall Street shrugged off early jitters about China. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, edge, higher, pushing, back, toward, record, Top Keywords

Judge leans toward letting Jackson suit continue Feb 25th, 2013 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge says she is inclined to allow a lawsuit by Michael Jackson's mother against a concert promoter she claims is responsible for her son's death to go to trial on a single claim. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : judge, leans, toward, letting, jackson, suit, continue, Top Keywords

Syrian rebels advance toward Aleppo airport Feb 12th, 2013 - 20:50h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Rebels captured a small military base near Aleppo on Tuesday and stormed another in the same area that protects a major airport, a day after seizing Syria's largest dam. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, rebels, advance, toward, aleppo, airport, continue, Top Keywords

EU leaders inch toward budget deal at tough summit Feb 8th, 2013 - 09:00h (CET +01.00) BRUSSELS (AP) - A European Union summit to decide EU spending for the next seven years entered a second day after all-night negotiations left a standoff over spending unresolved. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : leaders, inch, toward, budget, deal, tough, summit, Top Keywords

Stocks advance, pushing Dow toward 14,000 Jan 29th, 2013 - 23:00h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Pfizer helped keep the stock market rally alive Tuesday. The drugmaker's stock gained after posting strong earnings, pushing the Dow closer to 14,000. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, advance, pushing, toward, 14000, tough, summit, Top Keywords