Goldman fined $22m over 'huddles'

Goldman fined $22m over 'huddles'
Stewart in favour of Bahrain GP
Ex-Hostages Keep Pressing for Right to Seek Damages From Iran
Television Review: Lena Dunham’s ‘Girls’ Begins on HBO
Pakistan calls for end to U.S. drone attacks
Kinder Morgan to Expand Canadian Pipeline to West Coast
British PM to scope Myanmar reform credentials during visit
Boko Haram says will "devour" Nigeria president
Costa Concordia salvage to begin in May
UN to send Syria truce monitors
Loud bang was Typhoon sonic boom
Analysis: Egypt in tough final leg of transition
Calderon says Cuba, Mexico friends again
Yemen's obsession with qat
Pakistan Clears Way to Reset U.S. Ties
New Yuan Bank Loans Surge
Iran nuclear program talks reveal internal divisions between diplomats
UK police probe hacking of anti-terror hotline
Pakistan shifts stance towards US
Pakistan 'to reopen' Nato routes

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 12:57 PM PDT

Goldman Sachs is fined $22m (£13.8m) by US regulators to settle charges some "top clients" may have been tipped off about stocks.

Stewart in favour of Bahrain GP

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 12:28 PM PDT

Sir Jackie Stewart fears cancelling the under-threat Bahrain Grand Prix could have a damaging effect on Formula 1.

Ex-Hostages Keep Pressing for Right to Seek Damages From Iran

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 12:16 PM PDT

As successive administrations have honored an accord with Iran, the hostages have not given up their efforts in courts and in Congress.

Television Review: Lena Dunham’s ‘Girls’ Begins on HBO

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 12:16 PM PDT

Lena Dunham's much anticipated HBO comedy "Girls," about four single women in New York, which starts on Sunday night, is worth all the fuss, even though it invites comparisons to Carrie Bradshaw and friends.

Pakistan calls for end to U.S. drone attacks

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 12:04 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's Parliament unanimously demanded Thursday that the United States end its long campaign of drone strikes inside Pakistani territory, a vital component of the Obama administration's strategy against al-Qaeda and other extremist groups.

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Kinder Morgan to Expand Canadian Pipeline to West Coast

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 12:15 PM PDT

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners said it will begin a $5 billion expansion of its Trans Mountain pipeline, more than doubling the capacity of crude oil it can ship to Canada's west coast.

British PM to scope Myanmar reform credentials during visit

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 12:07 PM PDT

(Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron will push for more reforms during a landmark visit to Myanmar on Friday, the first by a major Western leader in 50 years as countries jockey for business and influence in the long-isolated state.

Boko Haram says will "devour" Nigeria president

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 12:11 PM PDT

KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram intends to bring down the government and "devour" President Goodluck Jonathan within three months, its purported leader said in his second al Qaeda-style video posted on the Internet on Thursday.

Costa Concordia salvage to begin in May

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 12:14 PM PDT

GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - The salvage operation to move the capsized Costa Concordia away from the island of Giglio, where it ran aground three months ago, will begin next month, an official said on Thursday.

UN to send Syria truce monitors

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 12:00 PM PDT

The UN is preparing to send monitors to Syria to observe a fragile ceasefire, which has come into force after more than a year of violence which has left thousands dead.

Loud bang was Typhoon sonic boom

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 12:24 PM PDT

A loud bang which sparked a deluge of calls to emergency services across a large part of England was a sonic boom from a Typhoon aircraft, the Ministry of Defence says.

Analysis: Egypt in tough final leg of transition

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 12:03 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - The final leg of Egypt's transition from military to civilian rule has turned into a bitter power struggle that is feeding a sense of crisis and confusion among Egyptians, who fear their democratic dawn could be at risk.

Calderon says Cuba, Mexico friends again

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 11:56 AM PDT

HAVANA (Reuters) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared Mexico and Cuba friends again on Thursday at the end of a visit that included talks with Cuban leader Raul Castro to patch up strained relations between the two countries.

Yemen's obsession with qat

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 05:58 AM PDT

When I was a small child, I spent many afternoons on my father's lap seeing qat being chewed in front of my eyes.

Pakistan Clears Way to Reset U.S. Ties

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Pakistan's Parliament approved new guidelines on relations with the U.S., a vote which could pave the way for the reopening of North Atlantic Treaty Organization supply routes to Afghanistan.

New Yuan Bank Loans Surge

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 11:31 AM PDT

Looser credit conditions, underscored by an increase in bank lending, prevailed in March, according to a report released by the People's Bank of China.

Iran nuclear program talks reveal internal divisions between diplomats

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 10:23 AM PDT

ISTANBUL — The six world powers gathering here for nuclear talks beginning Friday are themselves sharply divided over how best to curb Iran's ambitions while defusing the possibility of a disastrous new military confrontation in the volatile Middle East.

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UK police probe hacking of anti-terror hotline

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 11:53 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - British police said their communications remained secure on Thursday after hackers linked to the anti-establishment group Anonymous blocked an anti-terrorism hotline and illegally recorded a security unit's officers discussing their actions.