Myanmar Muslims jailed for killing Buddhist monk May 21st, 2013 - 10:50h (CET +01.00) MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) - A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison - one of them to a life term - in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was overwhelmingly directed against minority Muslims but has produced no ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : myanmar, muslims, jailed, killing, buddhist, monk, Top Keywords

Witness: AEG spent $24 million on Jackson concerts May 20th, 2013 - 21:10h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - An accounting executive for AEG Live LLC testified on Monday that the company spent $24 million producing Michael Jackson's ill-fated "This Is It" concerts. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : witness, spent, million, jackson, concerts, monk, Top Keywords

Car bombs target Iraqi Shi'ites, killing at least 43 May 20th, 2013 - 14:30h (CET +01.00) By Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 43 people were killed in car bomb explosions targeting Shi'ite Muslims in the Iraqi capital and the southern oil hub of Basra on Monday, police and medics said. About 150 people have been killed in s... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bombs, target, iraqi, shi'ites, killing, least, Top Keywords

Yahoo to acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash May 20th, 2013 - 14:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc will buy online blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, the company said on Monday. The deal, which will use about one-fifth of Yahoo's $5.4 billion in cash and marketable securities, is the largest by far since Y... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : yahoo, acquire, tumblr, billion, cash, least, Top Keywords

Goldman exits China's ICBC, seven years and billions later May 20th, 2013 - 12:50h (CET +01.00) By Fiona Lau and Elzio Barreto HONG KONG (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs launched on Monday the sale of about $1.1 billion worth of Hong Kong-traded shares in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China , offering to sell its entire remaining stake in the worl... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : goldman, exits, china's, icbc, years, billions, later, Top Keywords

Jon Stewart's humor a hit with millions of envious Chinese May 20th, 2013 - 08:50h (CET +01.00) By Jane Lee SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Humor may not always translate well, but Jon Stewart is picking up millions of fans in China, where his gloves-off political satire is refreshing for many in a country where such criticism is a rarity - especially whe... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stewart's, humor, millions, envious, chinese, billions, later, Top Keywords

Infosys to challenge latest tax demand of $105.3 million May 20th, 2013 - 07:00h (CET +01.00) BANGALORE (Reuters) - Infosys Ltd, India's No. 2 software services exporter, said on Monday it would challenge a 5.77 billion rupees ($105.3 million) income tax demand raised by Indian authorities earlier this month. The demand relates to certai... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : infosys, challenge, latest, demand, $1053, million, later, Top Keywords

Pakistan repeats vote in Karachi despite killing May 20th, 2013 - 04:00h (CET +01.00) KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan held a repeat election on Sunday in an upscale area of the southern city of Karachi that was plagued with allegations of vote-rigging, despite the shooting death of a senior member of former cricket star Imran Khan&#... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pakistan, repeats, vote, karachi, despite, killing, later, Top Keywords

Yahoo's board approves $1.1 billion Tumblr acquisition: WSJ May 19th, 2013 - 23:10h (CET +01.00) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's board has approved a deal to buy blogging and social networking site Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, the Wall Street Journal cited people familiar with the matter as saying on Sunday. Such an acquisition wo... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : yahoo's, board, approves, billion, tumblr, acquisition, later, Top Keywords

Upmarket Pakistan district votes again as Imran Khan decries killing May 19th, 2013 - 12:00h (CET +01.00) By Katharine Houreld and Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An upmarket constituency of Pakistan's violence-plagued city of Karachi voted again under tight security on Sunday, a day after gunmen killed a senior politician from a reformist pa... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : upmarket, pakistan, district, votes, again, imran, khan, decries, killing, Top Keywords