Credit Suisse triples first quarter net profit (AFP)

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• Credit Suisse triples first quarter net profit (AFP)
• Belgium to hold veil ban vote
• Greek fight over Turkish yoghurt
• Belgium to hold veil ban vote
• Greek fight over Turkish yoghurt
• Tension deepens in Bangkok, fears unrest may spread
• Belgium to vote on face veil ban
• Airlines count volcano chaos cost
• US ups pressure on Syria
• Cargo plane crashes in the Philippines; 3 dead (AP)
• North Korea torpedoed South's navy ship: report (Reuters)
• Building up Afghan capacity seen as key challenge
• European flights at near-normal
• Ahmadinejad plans exodus to avert Iran quake disaster
• Japan ex-health min to form new party ahead of poll
• European flights at near-normal
• Microsoft charters flights for stranded workers
• Thai red shirt stand-off deepens
• Report: SKorea warned of NKorean submarine attack (AP)
• Sri Lanka former army chief demands 'rule of law' (AFP)

Credit Suisse triples first quarter net profit (AFP) Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:43 PM PDT AFP - Credit Suisse Group on Thursday reported a near tripling of first quarter net profit to 2.1 billion Swiss francs (2.0 billion dollars, 1.5 billion euros) as the Swiss bank strengthened its recovery.

Belgium to hold veil ban vote Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:44 PM PDT Belgium could become the first country in Europe to ban the full-face veils worn in public by some Muslim women.

Greek fight over Turkish yoghurt Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:46 PM PDT A Greek shepherd has launched a legal campaign against a Swedish firm which has used his image to sell Turkish yoghurt.

Belgium to hold veil ban vote Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:44 PM PDT Belgium could become the first country in Europe to ban the full-face veils worn in public by some Muslim women.

Greek fight over Turkish yoghurt Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:46 PM PDT A Greek shepherd has launched a legal campaign against a Swedish firm which has used his image to sell Turkish yoghurt.

Tension deepens in Bangkok, fears unrest may spread Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:57 PM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's tense political standoff was nearing a climax on Thursday with anti-government protesters preparing for imminent battle in central Bangkok against tens of thousands of armed troops.

Belgium to vote on face veil ban Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:47 PM PDT Proposed ban on veils in public comes day after France announces similar legislation.

Airlines count volcano chaos cost Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:42 PM PDT Lost revenue due to disruption estimated at $1.7bn as air traffic returns to normal.

US ups pressure on Syria Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:24 PM PDT US warns that any transfer of Scud missiles to Lebanon's Hezbollah would be "incendiary".

Cargo plane crashes in the Philippines; 3 dead (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:18 PM PDT AP - An electrical fire forced a cargo plane's pilots to attempt an emergency landing in a Philippine rice field when the aircraft burst into flames, killing three of its six crew, investigators said Thursday.

North Korea torpedoed South's navy ship: report (Reuters) Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:35 PM PDT Reuters - South Korea's military believes a torpedo fired from a North Korean submarine sank its navy ship last month, based on intelligence gathered jointly with the United States, a news report said on Thursday.

Building up Afghan capacity seen as key challenge Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:19 PM PDT QUANTICO, Virginia (Reuters) - When U.S. forces went in to clear the Taliban stronghold of Marjah in February, the hope was that local Afghan government could step in fast, but that has proved tough and underscores a countrywide challenge.

European flights at near-normal Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:20 PM PDT Almost all scheduled flights in Europe are expected to take off on Thursday, following a week of cancellations caused by a volcanic ash cloud.

Ahmadinejad plans exodus to avert Iran quake disaster Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:31 PM PDT TEHRAN 22 (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned Iranians of a possible nuclear strike by the United States, but it is an even more deadly threat that has prompted him to ask 5 million of them to evacuate the capital.

Japan ex-health min to form new party ahead of poll Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:31 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's popular former health minister, Yoichi Masuzoe, left the main opposition party to form the latest in a string of new groups complicating the outlook ahead of a national election.

European flights at near-normal Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:20 PM PDT Almost all scheduled flights in Europe are expected to take off on Thursday, following a week of cancellations caused by a volcanic ash cloud.

Microsoft charters flights for stranded workers Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:07 PM PDT SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp chartered a plane to fly employees stranded at its headquarters back to Europe on Tuesday, and the same plane is ferrying back some U.S. workers, the world's largest software company said on Wednesday.

Thai red shirt stand-off deepens Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:15 PM PDT Anti-government protesters blockade troop train and fortify positions in capital.

Report: SKorea warned of NKorean submarine attack (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:09 PM PDT AP - Military intelligence officers had warned earlier this year that North Korea was preparing a suicide submarine attack on a South Korean vessel in retaliation for an earlier defeat in a sea battle, a newspaper said Thursday.

Sri Lanka former army chief demands 'rule of law' (AFP) Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:09 PM PDT AFP - Sri Lanka's former army chief, who is being court martialed, called for the "rule of law" in an attack on President Mahinda Rajapakse at the opening of parliament Thursday.

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