Crisis-hit Tunisia girds for new chaos at funeral Feb 8th, 2013 - 11:50h (CET +01.00) TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - Tunisia braced for clashes on Friday, with the capital shut down by a general strike and the army deployed for the funeral of a slain opposition leader expected to draw tens of thousands of mourners, and potentially many more. (... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : crisishit, tunisia, girds, chaos, funeral, Top Keywords

Tunisia, in crisis, girds for new chaos at funeral Feb 8th, 2013 - 09:30h (CET +01.00) TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - The funeral for a leading leftist politician assassinated in Tunisia is expected to draw waves of mourners, and many fear that a national strike the same day could touch off riots nationwide in the country that started the Arab ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tunisia, crisis, girds, chaos, funeral, Top Keywords

France girds for new threats amid Mali operation Jan 15th, 2013 - 22:50h (CET +01.00) PARIS (AP) - France's military campaign to stop advancing Islamist insurgents in Mali has been met with a volley of threats from the extremists, feeding fears that the French could be targeted within their own borders. On Tuesday, as security fo... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : france, girds, threats, amid, mali, operation, Top Keywords

France girds for new threats after Mali operation Jan 15th, 2013 - 10:20h (CET +01.00) PARIS (AP) - France's top security official says the country is ready to prevent new terror attacks after its military operation to push back al-Qaida-linked insurgents grabbing territory in Mali. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : france, girds, threats, mali, operation, operation, Top Keywords

West Coast girds for more tsunami debris in winter Dec 25th, 2012 - 15:30h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - The West Coast this winter is bracing for more sightings of debris washed away by the Japan tsunami. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : west, coast, girds, tsunami, debris, winter, Top Keywords

Belfast cops gird for riot as Orange marches start Jul 12th, 2012 - 11:00h (CET +01.00) Tens of thousands of Protestants from the Orange Order brotherhood marched from their lodges Thursday across Northern Ireland in an annual demonstration of strength that often drives sectarian feelings to the boiling point. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : belfast, cops, gird, riot, orange, marches, start, Top Keywords

Wall Street gains as Europe girds for turmoil Jun 15th, 2012 - 17:00h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Friday on optimism major world central banks will take coordinated action if the closely watched election in Greece this weekend results in market turmoil. The news offset the latest round of weak U.S. economi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wall, street, gains, europe, girds, turmoil, start, Top Keywords

Wall Street girds for Facebook frenzy May 17th, 2012 - 22:10h (CET +01.00) Wall Street and investors around the globe girded for a frenzy for Facebook shares with investors hungry for a piece of the social network's share offering expected to be launched on Friday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wall, street, girds, facebook, frenzy, turmoil, start, Top Keywords

EU taxation commissioner Algirdas Semeta gives a press conference ... Mar 16th, 2011 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) (AFP) - EU taxation commissioner Algirdas Semeta gives a press conference on a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base, a plan for Europe-wide company tax at EU headquarters in Brussels. Europe launched plans Wednesday to give multi-national companies... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : taxation, commissioner, algirdas, semeta, gives, press, conference, Top Keywords

Construction workers add plywood to girders on a building under ... Jul 5th, 2010 - 23:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Construction workers add plywood to girders on a building under construction in downtown Toronto July 5, 2010. REUTERS/ Mike Cassese (CANADA - Tags: BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : construction, workers, plywood, girders, building, under, conference, Top Keywords