Analysis: Revival of Britain's northeast tests government

Analysis: Revival of Britain's northeast tests government


Analysis: Revival of Britain's northeast tests government

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 11:34 PM PDT

WILTON, England (Reuters) - Tracts of bare ground dot the vast Wilton chemical complex, a reminder of long-demolished plants that bear ghostly witness to the industrial decline of the world's first manufacturing nation.


VIDEO: Red Cross to make Spain appeal

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 10:39 PM PDT

The Red Cross is to make its first ever public appeal in Spain to help those affected by the economic crisis.


John Catsimatidis

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 06:29 PM PDT


Billionaire Catsimatidis Buys Long Island Oil Terminal From Phillips 66

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 06:29 PM PDT

John Catsimatidis will add the 5 million barrel terminal to his United Refining.


Floods kill seven in Russia's Dagestan region

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 10:03 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Heavy rains caused flooding that killed seven people in the southern Russian province of Dagestan on Wednesday, the Emergency Situations Ministry said.


More On Timeshare Mogul Threatening To Shut Down His Business If Obama Is Re-Elected

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 06:04 PM PDT

Anti-Obama rhetoric soars to new heights as timeshare CEO David Siegel sends his 7,000 employees a letter telling them why it's in their best interests to vote for Mitt Romney.


PETA Pokémon Protest Isn't A First - 4 Other Silly Anti-Video Game Protests From The Animal Rights Group

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 06:01 PM PDT

PETAs anti-Pokémon game is only the latest in a long parade of silly protests over violence to animals in video games.


NATO makes plans to back Turkey over Syria spillover

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 09:00 PM PDT

Syrian refugees fleeing violence in their towns are seen at the Syrian side of the border with Turkey, near IdlibHACIPASA, Turkey (Reuters) - NATO said it had drawn up plans to defend Turkey if necessary should the war in Syria spill over their border again as dozens of people were killed across the Arab nation on Tuesday. Fighting between Syrian rebels and government forces could be heard from this Turkish border town following on from several days of clashes in the past week. One Syrian villager said a rebel push on the town of Azmarin was expected soon. ...



Capitalist Mongolia bids not so fond farewell to Bolshevik Lenin

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 09:14 PM PDT

Locals sit near a statue of the founder of the Soviet state Vladimir Lenin in Ulan BatorULAN BATOR (Reuters) - Brow furrowed, eyes glaring and one foot striding forward, the bronze statue of Bolshevik revolutionary Vladimir Lenin at the heart of the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator was once a potent symbol of the reach of the Soviet Union. Today the statue is neglected and discolored, its plinth is disintegrating and an itinerant street peddler uses the base to display second-hand textbooks. The young Mongolians who scurry past in designer jeans and baseball caps are unlikely to miss it when it is auctioned and removed later this week. ...



VIDEO: Apps that protect you from police brutality

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 05:07 AM PDT

Organisations around the US are developing mobile applications to assist citizens in documenting illegal practices by law enforcement officers and others.


NATO makes plans to back Turkey over Syria spillover

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 09:00 PM PDT

HACIPASA, Turkey (Reuters) - NATO said it had drawn up plans to defend Turkey if necessary should the war in Syria spill over their border again as dozens of people were killed across the Arab nation on Tuesday.


Russian Oligarchs Consider Selling Huge BP Stake

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 05:01 PM PDT

Russian billionaires considering selling TNK-BP stake, Russian news agency reports.


China Economy Remained Weak In Third Quarter

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 04:49 PM PDT

China's economy not picking up, major state run bank says.


'Far Cry 3' Gets A Dramatic New Trailer Full Of 'Mature Themes'

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 04:43 PM PDT

VideoFar Cry 3 has lots of mature themes - but what really makes a game "mature?" Far Cry 3 has had one thing in common for each of its trailers: they're Not Safe For Work. We could call that "mature" but too often I think we mistake "mature themes" for mature plot and [...]


Capitalist Mongolia bids not so fond farewell to Bolshevik Lenin

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 10:29 PM PDT

ULAN BATOR (Reuters) - Brow furrowed, eyes glaring and one foot striding forward, the bronze statue of Bolshevik revolutionary Vladimir Lenin at the heart of the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator was once a potent symbol of the reach of the Soviet Union.


China Island Dispute Whacks Japanese Auto Sales

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 04:29 PM PDT

Toyota and Honda see major sales declines in China due to political dispute over tiny, oil rich islands.


6 Tips For Tooting Your Own Horn Without Being "That Guy" Who Always Toots His Own Horn

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 04:24 PM PDT

In business, many are quick to point out their own accomplishments and are avoided or resented for what can be perceived as bragging or show boating P.T. Barnum famously said, "Without promotion something terrible happens—nothing." I think we can all agree that this is important for businesses, but it's also important for [...]


U.S. officials say frantic search failed to find envoy in Benghazi

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 07:50 PM PDT

An interior view of the U.S. consulate, which was attacked and set on fire by gunmen yesterday, in BenghaziWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. State Department officials on Tuesday offered their most detailed description yet of the dramatic events in Benghazi that led to the death of a U.S. ambassador, but they backed away from earlier assertions that the events were triggered by protests against an anti-Islam video. The officials were briefing reporters on the eve of a congressional hearing into on the attack last month, which is expected to focus on security missteps by the department. ...



Mexico says it killed top Zetas drug lord but body snatched

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 07:49 PM PDT

Undated police handout file photo of Heriberto "The Executioner" Lazcano, head of the Zetas drug gangMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico says it has killed Heriberto Lazcano, the leader of the brutal Zetas drug gang and the most powerful kingpin to fall in a six-year battle against cartels, but in a surreal twist his body was snatched from a funeral home by armed men. Mexico's navy said on Tuesday fingerprint tests had confirmed Lazcano was killed in a firefight in a small village in the northern state of Coahuila on Sunday afternoon. ...



Mexico says body of drug kingpin 'snatched'

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 08:22 PM PDT

Authorities say they managed to obtain fingerprints from Zetas leader Heriberto Lazcano before his corpse was stolen.