Facebook reveals IPO share price

Facebook reveals IPO share price

Facebook reveals IPO share price

Posted: 03 May 2012 01:13 PM PDT

Facebook sets the share price for its upcoming initial public offering at between $28 and $35 per share, valuing the company at $85bn-$95bn.


Deadly Crackdown Reported on Syria University

Posted: 03 May 2012 01:07 PM PDT

Syrian security forces raided the public university in Aleppo early Thursday after antigovernment protests there, killing at least four students, activist groups reported.

Syrian Forces Raid Aleppo University

Posted: 03 May 2012 07:48 AM PDT

Syrian security forces stormed dormitories at Aleppo University to break up antigovernment protests, killing at least four students in a rampage that left part of the campus in flames, activists and opposition groups said.


Karzai Says U.S. Met His Conditions

Posted: 03 May 2012 12:15 PM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai struck a nationalistic tone in explaining his signing of a strategic pact with the U.S., saying that Washington had bowed to many of his demands.


EU and Russia Loom Over Serbian Polls

Posted: 03 May 2012 12:46 PM PDT

Serbia's national elections are turning into a referendum on the country's future, with voters asked to choose between a strategy of ever-deeper ties with the European Union or a policy of forging closer relations with Russia.


Security Outnumbers Protesters at Barcelona ECB Talks

Posted: 03 May 2012 11:31 AM PDT

Around 2,000 students marched peacefully in Spain's second-largest city on Thursday to protest austerity measures and a meeting of the European Central Bank's governing council, as authorities imposed controls at the French border and deployed about 8,000 police officers to prevent disruptions.


aNALYSIS: Chile tax reform double-edged sword for Pinera

Posted: 03 May 2012 01:04 PM PDT

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera's tax reform to help fund an education overhaul could help center-right hopefuls ahead of next year's presidential race, but it won't stifle protests and might backfire by spurring calls for even higher spending.

Greek conservative head makes last pitch to voters

Posted: 03 May 2012 12:56 PM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek conservative leader Antonis Samaras on Thursday made a last-ditch appeal to voters in Athens, his biggest constituency, for a strong mandate in Sunday's elections to lead the debt-stricken country back to growth and stability.

Argentina to take over Spanish-owned oil firm

Posted: 03 May 2012 12:41 PM PDT

Lawmakers to approve takeover of YPF oil company in President Cristina Fernandez's push for energy self-sufficiency.


WORLD: TimesCast | Chinese Dissident Seeks Exit

Posted: 03 May 2012 12:11 PM PDT

May 3, 2012 - Secretaries Clinton and Geithner continue their economic talks with China which were overshadowed by Chen Guangcheng, who has reversed his position and now wants to leave the country.

Gunman at Italian tax office surrenders to police

Posted: 03 May 2012 12:48 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - A man armed with a rifle and two pistols who took hostages at a tax collection office near the northern Italian city of Bergamo on Thursday surrendered after a five-hour standoff, police said.

Bombs Kill 5 in Northwest Pakistan

Posted: 03 May 2012 07:24 AM PDT

Two bomb blasts targeting anti-Taliban tribal elders and security forces killed five people in Pakistan's northwest, an official said.


Russia says it could pre-emptively strike missile shield

Posted: 03 May 2012 12:32 PM PDT

LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's military chief of staff said on Thursday that Moscow could carry out pre-emptive strikes on future NATO missile defense installations in Europe to protect its security - a stark warning against a system the Kremlin sees as a threat.

Ray Easterling’s Widow to Keep Fighting for Retired N.F.L. Players With Head Injuries

Posted: 03 May 2012 01:07 PM PDT

The widow of Ray Easterling said that she had no plans to move and that she would continue advocating for better medical coverage for retired N.F.L. players with head injures.

Study Finds Concerns on Readiness for Cyberattacks

Posted: 03 May 2012 11:14 AM PDT

"While a great deal of work has been done" on cybersecurity, an official said, "more efforts need to be taken, and there needs to be further action."

Devastated textile town offers lessons for Serbia

Posted: 03 May 2012 12:14 PM PDT

LESKOVAC, Serbia (Reuters) - The Zele Velkovic factory in Leskovac, once famous for its thriving textile industry, was one of the city's biggest when Yugoslavia started to implode in 1991.

Blasts in Russia's Dagestan kill seven, wound dozens

Posted: 03 May 2012 01:07 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two powerful blasts outside the capital of Russia's Dagestan region killed at least seven people and wounded up to 30 near a police post, Russian media reported on Thursday.

Palestinian Resistance Shifts to Hunger Strikes

Posted: 03 May 2012 12:40 PM PDT

With the peace process stalled, analysts see nonviolent resistance as a critical tactic for the Palestinian national movement.

U.N. Council concerned by recent Congo attacks

Posted: 03 May 2012 12:08 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council expressed serious concern on Thursday over recent clashes between the army of the Democratic Republic of Congo and soldiers loyal to a renegade general wanted by the International Criminal court for war crimes.

DealBook: Facebook Sets I.P.O. Price Range at $28 to $35

Posted: 03 May 2012 01:03 PM PDT

At the midpoint of its offering range, the social networking company is on track to raise $10.6 billion, in a debut that could value the company at $86 billion.

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