Cyprus parliament to vote on bank savings tax

Cyprus parliament to vote on bank savings tax


Cyprus parliament to vote on bank savings tax

Posted: 16 Mar 2013 10:42 PM PDT

Cypriot savers must pay up to 10 percent levy on bank deposits to receive 10bn eurozone bailout to recapitalise banks.

Syrian general defects from army

Posted: 16 Mar 2013 10:45 PM PDT

YouTube video purports to show logistics chief planning his defection from Bashar al-Assad's forces.

Under Xi, China seeks to cool island row with Japan

Posted: 16 Mar 2013 10:40 PM PDT

China's newly-elected President Xi delivers a speech during the closing session of the NPC in BeijingBy David Lague HONG KONG (Reuters) - In a break from months of saber rattling, China under new President Xi Jinping appears to be moderating its approach to a potentially explosive territorial dispute with Japan and taking measures to prevent accidental conflict. Ahead of Xi's appointment last Thursday, General Liu Yuan, a senior People's Liberation Army (PLA) officer close to the new leader, warned of the danger of war with Japan in a series of conciliatory commentaries and public remarks at odds with earlier bellicose rhetoric from military hawks. ...


Under Xi, China seeks to cool island row with Japan

Posted: 16 Mar 2013 10:40 PM PDT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - In a break from months of saber rattling, China under new President Xi Jinping appears to be moderating its approach to a potentially explosive territorial dispute with Japan and taking measures to prevent accidental conflict.

China leaders pledge clean government, less waste

Posted: 16 Mar 2013 10:08 PM PDT

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Premier Li Kiqiang, right, get to their seats during a plenary session of the NPC held in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China, Saturday, March 16, 2013. China's new leaders turned Saturday to veteran technocrats with greater international experience to staff a Cabinet charged with overhauling a slowing economy and pursuing a higher global profile without triggering opposition. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)BEIJING (AP) — China's new leaders pledged to run a cleaner, more efficient government and slash spending on official perks Sunday as the ceremonial legislature wrapped up a pivotal session to install a new leadership in a once-a-decade transfer of power.


In China's shadow, Gitmo Uighurs languish on Palau

Posted: 16 Mar 2013 10:01 PM PDT

In this photo taken on Feb. 9, 2013, former Guantanamo prisoners, from left, Ahmat Abdulahad, Davut Abdurahim and Abdulghappar Abdulrahman sit outside Abdulrahman's small apartment in Koror, Palau. Released from Guantanamo Bay military prison by the U.S. in 2009, Abdulahad and several other Uighur men have been struggling on the South Pacific island nation of Palau where they have been temporarily resettled. The men and Palau's new president say pressure from China has made it impossible for them to find a permanent home elsewhere. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)KOROR, Palau (AP) — Ahmat Abdulahad can't help but laugh at the irony of his predicament.


Depositors Pay Price in Cyprus Bailout Deal

Posted: 16 Mar 2013 02:36 PM PDT

Depositors in Cypriot banks will be hit Tuesday with a one-off tax of up to 9.9% on their savings as part of a $12.96 billion bailout from the euro zone and the IMF.

China Wraps Up Transfer of Power

Posted: 16 Mar 2013 09:32 PM PDT

China's new leader Xi Jinping pledged a cleaner, more efficient government Sunday as the country's ceremonial legislature wrapped up a pivotal session that installed the latest generation of communist leaders.

China, U.S. should stop war of words on hacking, says new Chinese premier

Posted: 16 Mar 2013 09:15 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States should avoid "groundless accusations" against each other about cyber-security and hacking into each other's computer systems, newly installed Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday.

China, U.S. should stop war of words on hacking, says new Chinese premier

Posted: 16 Mar 2013 09:14 PM PDT

China's newly-elected Premier Li answers questions during a news conference after the closing session of the NPC in BeijingBEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States should avoid "groundless accusations" against each other about cyber-security and hacking into each other's computer systems, newly installed Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday. Li's comments, at the close of China's annual meeting of parliament and a day after he assumed the premiership, come amid a war of words between Beijing and Washington over cyber-attacks and national security. A U.S. ...


New China premier pledges strong ties with US

Posted: 16 Mar 2013 08:40 PM PDT

Chinese soldiers march outside the Great Hall of the People before the closing ceremony of the National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)BEIJING (AP) — China's new premier says his government is committed to strong relations with the U.S. and sees a strong outlook for trade and investment between the sides.


Memo To McCann, Mahoney: Come Up With Better Volt Ads

Posted: 16 Mar 2013 09:03 PM PDT

Now that the other shoe has dropped for Chevy advertising -- the end of its relationship with Goodby Silverstein, not long after the brand shucked the ineffective slogan conceived by the agency -- the next move by McCann should be this: a fresh, significant new campaign for Volt.

CERN Now Certain It Has Discovered The Higgs Boson

Posted: 16 Mar 2013 08:53 PM PDT

Last July, scientists at CERN announced that, using the Large Hadron Collider, it had discovered a particle that was consistent with the properties they'd expect to find in Higgs boson. A Higgs boson is the particle that the current model of physics describes as giving mass to all particles in the universe.

Vote count under way in Zimbabwe referendum

Posted: 16 Mar 2013 08:58 PM PDT

Vote expected to endorse new constitution that would limit powers of President Robert Mugabe.

China wraps up session to install new leadership

Posted: 16 Mar 2013 07:53 PM PDT

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Premier Li Kiqiang, right, get to their seats during a plenary session of the NPC held in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China, Saturday, March 16, 2013. China's new leaders turned Saturday to veteran technocrats with greater international experience to staff a Cabinet charged with overhauling a slowing economy and pursuing a higher global profile without triggering opposition. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)BEIJING (AP) — China's new leader Xi Jinping pledged a cleaner, more efficient government Sunday as the country's ceremonial legislature wrapped up a pivotal session that installed the latest generation of communist leaders in a once-a-decade transfer of power.


Chinese parliament appoints new leadership

Posted: 16 Mar 2013 09:05 PM PDT

Cabinet consisting mainly of technocrats faced with slowing economy, as President Xi promises more efficient government.

March Madness: A Lesson from Teams on the Bubble

Posted: 16 Mar 2013 06:33 PM PDT

If you follow college basketball, you're probably tired of hearing about "bubble teams." Every night, ESPN's experts weigh the fortunes of squads with pedestrian won-loss records. They dissect their seasons, measure them against each other, and forecast how many games they must win to earn an NCAA Tournament invite. It is the sports equivalent of an NBC sitcom, with all the will-they-or-won't-they drama of Ross and Rachel.

High-ranking Syrian general defects from army

Posted: 16 Mar 2013 06:52 PM PDT

BEIRUT — A high-ranking general in the Syrian army defected Saturday with the help of rebels and said morale is low among those still fighting for President Bashar al-Assad as the civil war enters its third year.

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Premier: Bulgaria will not take lead in blacklisting Hezbollah

Posted: 16 Mar 2013 06:36 PM PDT

SOFIA — Bulgaria's new interim prime minister said Saturday he would not initiate any move to impose European Union sanctions on the Islamist group Hezbollah, even though the country had implicated the Islamist movement in a bombing at a Black Sea resort.

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Nepal police break up anti-government rally

Posted: 16 Mar 2013 08:23 PM PDT

Opposition supporters protesting against appointment of chief justice as caretaker PM clash with police in Kathmandu.

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