UK banking commission urges better standards Jun 19th, 2013 - 13:10h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - British bankers could soon be facing harsher penalties for behaving badly. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : banking, commission, urges, better, standards, Top Keywords

U.N. recommends bringing Iraq closer to ending 1990s sanctions Jun 19th, 2013 - 03:30h (CET +01.00) UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday recommended bringing Iraq one step closer to ending all U.N. sanctions imposed on Baghdad more than two decades ago after former leader Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait In 1990. De... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : recommends, bringing, iraq, closer, ending, 1990s, sanctions, Top Keywords

Poland, Germany probe Nazi-led unit commander Jun 18th, 2013 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Prosecutors in Poland and Germany said Tuesday they are reviewing files on a Minnesota man who was a commander of a Nazi-led unit to see if they have enough evidence to press charges and request his extradition from the United S... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : poland, germany, probe, naziled, unit, commander, sanctions, Top Keywords

AP IMPACT: Commander of Nazi-led unit lives in US Jun 14th, 2013 - 18:30h (CET +01.00) BERLIN (AP) - A top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to get into the United States and has been living in Minnesota since shortly after World War II, acc... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : impact, commander, naziled, unit, lives, commander, sanctions, Top Keywords

AP IMPACT: Commander in SS-led unit living in US Jun 14th, 2013 - 13:00h (CET +01.00) BERLIN (AP) - A top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to get into the United States and has been living in Minnesota since shortly after World War II, acc... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : impact, commander, ssled, unit, living, commander, sanctions, Top Keywords

In first response to Snowden, China skirts direct comment Jun 13th, 2013 - 13:10h (CET +01.00) By Ben Blanchard and Benjamin Kang Lim BEIJING (Reuters) - China refused to be drawn on Thursday on revelations of U.S. electronic surveillance and on the American in Hong Kong who leaked the information, and a senior source said Beijing does not wan... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : first, response, snowden, china, skirts, direct, comment, Top Keywords

Iranian reformists rally around common candidate Jun 11th, 2013 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's presidential race lost one more candidate Tuesday but gained a new script: reformist leaders uniting behind relative moderate Hasan Rowhani to boost his once-improbable shot at victory. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iranian, reformists, rally, around, common, candidate, comment, Top Keywords

Heathrow to submit new runway plan to airport commission - report Jun 6th, 2013 - 18:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - London's Heathrow airport will submit proposals for a new runway south-west of the hub to a UK commission studying airport expansion, according to the Evening Standard newspaper. The report said Heathrow bosses now favour buil... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : heathrow, submit, runway, plan, airport, commission, report, Top Keywords

D-Day anniversary commemorations begin in France Jun 6th, 2013 - 12:50h (CET +01.00) COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) - Commemorations of the 69th annniversary of D-Day have begun with the stars-and-stripes being raised in a quiet ceremony at the American cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : dday, anniversary, commemorations, begin, france, commission, report, Top Keywords

North Korea proposes talks with South on commercial projects: KCNA Jun 6th, 2013 - 06:00h (CET +01.00) SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Thursday proposed officials talks with South Korea to normalize commercial projects, including the Kaesong industrial zone that had been shuttered at the height of tensions between the rivals in early April. North Kor... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : north, korea, proposes, talks, south, commercial, projects, kcna, Top Keywords