Teenager dies as floods hit Britain A 17-year-old girl died when the vehicle she was in plunged into a swollen river as torrential rain flooded homes and caused transport ... 6 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
Casualties feared as quake rattles Afghanistan An earthquake measuring 5.6 struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Saturday and officials said they expected casualties.
The ... 6 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
U.S. urges N.Korea to make next move The United States remains willing to remove North Korea from a list of terror-sponsoring states as soon as the North agrees rules to check ... 6 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
Rice meets Gaddafi on historic Libya visit U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi - once reviled as a "mad dog" by a U.S. president - on ... 6 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
Hanna nears Carolinas before run up East Coast Tropical Storm Hanna charged closer to the Carolinas early on Saturday, lashing the coast with heavy rains before striking land and running ... 6 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
RBS gets Chinese approval for Suzhou stake Chinese regulators have approved Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) move to buy an almost twenty per cent stake in Suzhou Trust, sources ... 27 Jun 2010 - By IBTimes.com - News
U.S. may take control of mortgage giants The U.S. government plans to put government sponsored mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under federal control, the New ... 6 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
Xstrata lifts stake in Indophil Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata said on Friday it was boosting its stake to just below 20 percent in Australian-listed prospector Indophil ... 5 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
Informa shares fall after bid rejection Shares in publishing company Informa fell 8.7 percent in early trade on Friday after it rejected a reduced takeover offer from a private ... 5 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
HMV says underlying sales growth slows HMV Group, the music, DVD, games and books retailer, said underlying sales had continued to grow but at a slower rate as economic ... 5 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
Oil falls $2 to 5-month low Oil prices fell to a fresh five-month low on Friday on flagging demand in the United States and other consumer nations, extending ... 6 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
FTSE posts worst weekly fall in 6 years Britain's top share index ended down 2.3 percent on Friday, registering its biggest weekly fall in six years, as banks and commodity ... 6 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
FTSE weaker led by banks on global economic woes The leading share index fell 0.6 percent in opening trade, led lower by further weakness in banks on global economic woes and ahead of ... 5 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
Pound hits 2-1/2-year low vs dollar The pound fell to a 2-1/2-year low against the dollar on Friday after a wave of risk aversion dented high-yielding currencies, offering ... 5 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
FTSE up as BP offset rate nerves The top share index was 0.5 percent higher early on Thursday, with nervousness on the economy ahead of the Bank of England's interest ... 4 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
"Uber-prime" real estate still hot in London London's housing market may be cooling, but not when it comes to 10-bedroom mansions with designer interiors, indoor swimming pools ... 5 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
Brown warned over fuel bill "betrayal" Britain's most powerful union, Unite, warned embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Friday that failing to impose a one-off tax on ... 5 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
Food prices soar this year Food prices in shops and supermarkets have risen by more than 8 percent this year, with some items up nearly 50 percent, a survey for the ... 5 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
House prices fall in August House prices fell 1.8 percent in August to stand 12.7 percent lower than a year ago, the sharpest annual fall since records began 25 years ... 4 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
More than 80 pct of families cut back spending More than 80 percent of families have changed their spending habits due to the credit crunch, with many households cutting back on grocery ... 4 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
EA's Spore aims to create new worlds, businesses Electronic Arts Inc's creature-building game "Spore" offers players a chance to develop new worlds - and maybe even new ... 5 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
Microsoft to cut Xbox 360 U.S. price to below Wii Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it plans to cut the U.S. prices of its Xbox 360 video game machine, lowering the price of its entry-level ... 4 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
Dell may unveil mini-notebook computer Dell is poised to announce a new mini-laptop computer later this week, a source familiar with the company's plan said on Tuesday, ... 3 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
Sony to launch new PSP on Oct 16 in Japan Sony Corp's game unit said on Tuesday it would launch the latest model of its PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld machine on October ... 2 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
Hard-up consumers seen seeking solace in gadgets Consumer electronic makers are bracing themselves for slower growth in the second half of this year and in 2009, but count on consumers ... 1 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
Rourke and Hathaway lead in Venice A late flurry of independent U.S. pictures at the Venice film festival has blown the competition wide open ahead of the awards ceremony on ... 6 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
Christina Applegate stands up to cancer Cancer survivors Christina Applegate, Patrick Swayze, Sheryl Crowe, cyclist Lance Armstrong and dozens of other celebrities "stood ... 6 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
"Dr Greene" heads back to "ER" in guest spot Actor Anthony Edwards, one of the original stars of the U.S. NBC hospital drama "ER," will return to the landmark TV show in ... 5 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
Kanye West ends boycott of MTV video awards A year after vowing never to perform on the MTV Video Music Awards again, hip-hop star Kanye West will close the show's 25th annual ... 5 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
Britney Spears to raise curtain on MTV awards Britney Spears is to star at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, a year after a calamitous comeback performance at the same award ... 4 Sep 2008 - By Reuters - News
RBS gets Chinese approval for Suzhou stake Chinese regulators have approved Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) move to buy an almost twenty per cent stake in Suzhou Trust, sources ... 27 Jun 2010 - By IBTimes.com - News
BA looking at American Airlines tie-up British Airways (BA) has said it is hopeful of confirming a tie-up with American Airlines (AA) within weeks. The UK airline is also in the ... 4 Aug 2008 - By IBTimes.com - News
Centrica said to be considering British Energy merger British energy firm Centrica is said to be considering a plan to revive a £22.5 billion merger with British Energy, following the ... 4 Aug 2008 - By IBTimes.com - News
FTSE rises early on Wednesday The FTSE 100 share index performed well early on Wednesday. By 8:49 am the index was up 1.4 per cent by 72.4 points to 5,391.6.
Banks ... 30 Jul 2008 - By IBTimes.com - News
Travis Perkins profit edges up 0.2% in H1 Travis Perkins said on Wednesday that is operating profit increased 0.2 per cent to £156 million in the first half of the year. The ... 30 Jul 2008 - By IBTimes.com - News
