Malaysia's Najib packs new cabinet with conservatives May 15th, 2013 - 16:00h (CET +01.00) By Niluksi Koswanage KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose poor showing in a general election earlier this month has left him vulnerable to the conservative wing of his party, announced a cabinet on Wednesday that was p... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : malaysia's, najib, packs, cabinet, conservatives, Top Keywords

France approves major labor reform package May 14th, 2013 - 18:20h (CET +01.00) PARIS (AP) - France's parliament has passed a package of significant labor reforms Tuesday that the government hopes will help halt rising unemployment and jumpstart the country's stagnant economy. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : france, approves, major, labor, reform, package, Top Keywords

Asian shares edge up; markets cautious ahead of events-packed week Apr 29th, 2013 - 03:20h (CET +01.00) By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares crept ahead on Monday, while the dollar lost ground to the yen as markets hunkered down for a busy week for economic data and central bank policy meetings in the euro zone and United States. Activity was ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : asian, shares, edge, markets, cautious, ahead, eventspacked, week, Top Keywords

Packing for Paris? Old law bans pants for women Feb 4th, 2013 - 15:40h (CET +01.00) PARIS (AP) - If it isn't already daunting enough to pack for a trip to fashionable Paris, female visitors, beware: It's illegal to wear pants. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : packing, paris?, bans, pants, women, ahead, eventspacked, week, Top Keywords

Panetta defends Obama's gun control package Jan 17th, 2013 - 13:50h (CET +01.00) VICENZA, Italy (AP) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta fired off a strong defense of gun control legislation Thursday, in front of a decidedly skeptical audience. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : panetta, defends, obama's, control, package, ahead, eventspacked, week, Top Keywords

TSX opens higher, RIM leads pack Jan 14th, 2013 - 16:00h (CET +01.00) TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened higher on Monday, led by Research In Motion Ltd , as investor optimism over the upcoming launch of its BlackBerry 10 devices gained momentum. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX comp... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : opens, higher, leads, pack, package, ahead, eventspacked, week, Top Keywords

Singapore goes green with Lunar New Year red packets Jan 10th, 2013 - 12:40h (CET +01.00) SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Clean and green Singapore is going even greener this Chinese New Year, recycling $2 bills for red packets of money instead of printing new ones. Giving out the little packets, or "lai see", with crisp new notes during ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : singapore, goes, green, lunar, year, packets, eventspacked, week, Top Keywords

Pope leads a packed Christmas Eve Mass Dec 24th, 2012 - 22:50h (CET +01.00) VATICAN CITY (AP) - Heralded by the blare of trumpets, Pope Benedict XVI is presiding over Christmas Eve Mass in a St. Peter's Basilica packed with tourists, Italians and other faithful. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pope, leads, packed, christmas, mass, packets, eventspacked, week, Top Keywords

Hewlett-Packard quarterly revenue falls 6.7 percent Nov 20th, 2012 - 13:50h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co's quarterly revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations as the company's share of the personal computer market shrank and sales of its printers declined. The Silicon Valley technology company, which is in t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hewlettpackard, quarterly, revenue, falls, percent, packets, eventspacked, week, Top Keywords

Canadian Press HeadLine Package Nov 8th, 2012 - 09:10h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The man behind an anti-Muslim film that led to violence in many parts of the Middle East was sentenced to a year in federal prison for probation violations in an unrelated matter, then issued a provocative statement through his ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : canadian, press, headline, package, percent, packets, eventspacked, week, Top Keywords