Claim or Create your Free Community Profile : Sign in / Sign up
Obama slips down the list of most followed microbloggers
Nov 7th, 2011
American President Barack Obama is the only world leader to appear in the list of most followed microbloggers but his popularity on the social network is waning as celebrities leap ahead by adding proportionally more followers to their totals. (Source: AFP Relax News) -
BEIJING (AP) - China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average eased from a 5-1/2-year high on Tuesday as Wall Street ended flat and the dollar slipped against the yen on caution before U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony. The Nikkei fell 0.6 percent to 15,269.85, while the broader Topix index dipped 0.2 percent to 1,266.71. (Reporting... [Full Article]
By Julie Gordon TORONTO (Reuters) - The mayor of Canada's largest city, facing allegations that he smoked crack cocaine, and made racial and homophobic slurs on video, must either refute the accusations or step down, fellow city politicians say. "If the allegations are false, then the mayor is owed some apologies," said Councilor Jos... [Full Article]
The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Mail said annual profit had more than doubled on the back of an online shopping boom, providing a timely boost ahead of a stock market listing expected later this year. An initial public offering (IPO) of the state-owned firm, which has 150,000 staff and sales of 9.15 billion pounds, is expected to value Royal Mail at betwe... [Full Article]