King says banks must raise funds

King says banks must raise funds

King says banks must raise funds

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 01:43 PM PDT

The UK and other major economies will remain weak until banks have sufficient capital to absorb "likely" future losses from bad loans, Sir Mervyn King warns.


Man Utd 3-2 Braga

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 02:01 PM PDT

Javier Hernandez scores twice as Manchester United come back from two goals down to beat Braga 3-2 in Champions League Group H.


Barcelona 2-1 Celtic

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 01:40 PM PDT

Celtic are left heart-broken as Jordi Alba's injury-time goal gives a Barcelona 2-1 victory in Champions League Group G.


Superman quits the Daily Planet

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 01:38 PM PDT

Superman's alter ego Clark Kent is resigning from the post of star reporter at the Daily Planet after decades working at the Metropolis newspaper.


Facebook post $59m quarterly loss

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 01:54 PM PDT

The world's number one online social network site, Facebook, enjoys a 32% jump in third quarter revenues, however the company still posts a loss.


Trierweiler photos lead to fines

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:37 AM PDT

Three French magazines are fined by a Paris court for publishing photos of France's first lady Valerie Trierweiler in her bikini.


Palestinian killed as Israel shells Gaza

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 01:50 PM PDT

Artillery attack targets fighters trying to launch rockets into Israel, hours after bomb attack wounded Israeli soldier.


Slovenia adopts reform laws but referendums possible

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 01:31 PM PDT

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - The Slovenian parliament on Tuesday passed reform laws on banking and management of state firms that the government says are crucial to ensuring financial stability in the country which is struggling to avoid a bailout.

US strip club denied tax break

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 01:31 PM PDT

A strip club cannot claim a tax exemption for the performing arts because lap dances do not promote culture, .


Chinese protester who attacked U.S. ambassador’s car wants U.S. visa

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 01:09 PM PDT

On Sept.18, as anti-Japan demonstrations in China reached their sometimes-violent peak, about 50 angry Beijingers made their way to the U.S. Embassy. The day's protests were about Japan, which disputes ownership of some uninhabited islands with China, but the logic of nationalism dictated that America also deserved their anger. When U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke's car appeared, protesters surrounded it, chanting anti-American slogans and pounding on the hood and windows. Eventually, security forces standing a few feet away intervened and helped Locke's car move past the crowd.

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China’s increasing military spending unnerves neighbors

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:59 PM PDT

BEIJING — China's military spending has been rapidly spiraling upward, and the growing amounts are unnerving Beijing's Asian neighbors and policy planners in the Pentagon, who are openly wary about the country's long-term intentions.

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Dumplings Are a Good Thing in a Small Package

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 01:07 PM PDT

New York has been a dumpling town for a long time, but lately the two-bite delights are being executed with meticulous care — and stuffed, pinched and twisted into fresh manifestations.


Fuel plant workers' court victory

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:36 AM PDT

Ex-workers at a closed smokeless fuel plant win a joint compensation claim for ill health in a ruling which lawyers say could affect hundreds throughout the UK.


Aleppo Bakery Massacre Further Dims Prospects for Syria Holiday Truce

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:52 PM PDT

At least 20 people were killed, some of them children, as shoppers in Aleppo ventured out to buy bread for the coming Id al-Adha holiday.


Second Darfur rebel group joins peace talks with Sudan

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:23 PM PDT

DOHA (Reuters) - A second Sudanese rebel group in the western region of Darfur has agreed to start Qatar-sponsored peace talks with the government in Khartoum, officials said on Tuesday, in the first attempt by mediators to revive a stalled peace process.

Executions increasingly viewed as torture: U.N. investigator

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:20 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Countries around the world are increasingly viewing capital punishment as a form of torture because it inflicts severe mental and physical pain on those sentenced to death, a U.N. torture investigator said on Tuesday.

No Mali offensive against rebels until 2013

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:16 PM PDT

Western officials say military push to reclaim northern Mali from armed rebel groups unlikely to begin until next year.


Americans are obsessed with China’s obsession with America

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:12 PM PDT

Here's a sampling of the articles and blog posts spilling out of my RSS reader, all exploring Chinese reactions to their country's many mentions in the presidential debates:

"Chinese glued to U.S. debate, with envy and concern" – Keith B. Richburg, The Washington Post

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Turkmenistan promises new gas-fuelled era of prosperity

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:56 AM PDT

TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan (Reuters) - The president of gas-rich Turkmenistan on Tuesday promised to raise salaries and pensions and to transform the former Soviet republic from an agrarian nation into an industrial one, heralding what he called "The Happiness and Might Epoch".

VIDEO: Qatar in Gaza construction pledge

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:55 AM PDT

The Emir of Qatar has pledged a further $150m to construction projects in Gaza, bringing Qatar's recent donations to projects in the Strip to $400m (£250m).


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