SCOTTISH ministers vowed yesterday to introduce an outright ban on airguns and tighten the drink-drive limit if, as expected, new law and order powers are transferred to Holyrood in the wake of the Calman Commission report. Sir Kenneth Calman will unveil ...Read More
Is it "crossing the line" to ban salt from use in restaurant kitchens? That's what MSNBC's Tamron Hall asked of her viewers shortly before 3 p.m. on March 11.
To discuss the issue, she interviewed New York State Assemblyman Felix Ortiz ...Read More
WHO TESTIFIED: Christine Varney, head of the Justice Department's antitrust division, and Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. WHAT THEY SAID: The regulators pledged a rigorous government review of the proposed combination of Comcast Corp. and NBC Universal. THE DEAL: ...Read More
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama welcomed Haitian President Rene Preval to the White House on Wednesday, pledging that as it rebuilds, the earthquake-wracked country "will continue to have a steady and reliable partner in the United States of America." "America's commitment ...Read More
March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Greek bonds rose and German bunds declined as French President Nicolas Sarkozy said euro-region countries are ready to rescue Greece if needed, damping demand for the safest assets. The yield on the 10-year bund, Europe's benchmark, reached ...Read More
March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund, said the organization is devising a “green fund” that would help rich nations meet their Copenhagen pledge to raise $100 billion a year by 2020 to tackle the ...Read More
JERUSALEM - Israel authorized the construction of 112 new apartments in the West Bank despite a pledge to slowdown settlement building, the government disclosed Monday — a decision that enraged the Palestinians a day after they reluctantly agreed to resume ...Read More
The Conservatives have questioned Gordon Brown's announcement of 200 new patrol vehicles for Afghanistan, saying numbers may have been cut in half. Defence spokesman Liam Fox said the MoD requested 400 replacements for Snatch Land Rovers and he wanted to know ...Read More
Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary general, has renewed a pledge to provide international aid to Chile one week after a massive earthquake struck the South American country.
Ban toured the hard-hit city of Concepcion on Saturday, a day after arriving in ...Read More
The Obama administration's potential reversal on the decision to try the alleged plotters of the Sept. 11 attacks in civilian court could land the suspects back at a military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay or elsewhere, a scenario that is already ...Read More
* Alerts aim to prevent dangerous radiation exposure * Safety features to be phased in, starting this year CHICAGO, Feb 25 (Reuters) - An industry group representing the top five manufacturers of CT equipment said on Thursday the companies will add new ...Read More
The weekend sighting of Angelina Jolie with her long-estranged dad Jon Voight in Venice caused big buzz, but their reconciliation actually started ''a few months ago, after many long talks between Jon and Angie,'' a longtime Voight associate told me ...Read More
WASHINGTON-The Federal Reserve decided Thursday to boost the rate banks pay for emergency loans. The action is part of a broader move to pull back the extraordinary aid it provided to fight the financial crisis. The action won't directly affect borrowing ...Read More
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Brian Burke won't be able to escape his sorrow at the Vancouver Games. But he's here, managing a big trip despite taking his life in very small steps these days.
The U.S. Olympic men's hockey team general ...Read More
PARIS (Reuters) - A vague pledge by European leaders to support crisis-hit Greece has probably reduced, not increased, investors' confidence in the euro zone. By declaring they would "take determined and coordinated action, if needed, to safeguard financial stability in the ...Read More
QUITO, Ecuador, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- South American leaders are meeting this week in Ecuador to discuss short- and long-term aid to Haiti. Leaders of the Union of South American Nations would discuss an emergency rebuilding plan to help Haiti's near-term ...Read More
President Obama and congressional leaders emerged from a rare bipartisan meeting on Tuesday pledging to work together on a range of issues, including a job-creation bill that lawmakers hope to pass this month, along with longer-term goals related to health ...Read More
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Top finance officials of seven major industrial countries pledged Saturday to work to calm global markets and maintain government stimulus to sustain an economic rebound. Speaking for the group, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said leaders of the ...Read More
Defense Secretary Robert Gates made a plea to North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies in Istanbul Friday for thousands of new troops to train Afghan forces-but France said separately it would contribute only 80, far below U.S. expectations.
The pledge reflected the ...Read More
An agreement has been reached to sell the Tampa Bay Lightning to Boston hedge fund manager Jeff Vinik, the NHL club announced Friday. "Buying the Lightning and joining the Tampa Bay community is a dream come true," Vinik said in a ...Read More
Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. will provide $6 billion in export financing for small businesses and take a tougher line on foreign trade barriers as part of a bid to double exports, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke is due to ...Read More
