May 8, 2012
GE in tie up with XD Electric as it eyes China’s market
General Electric (GE) has announced a tie-up with China's XD Electric to tap into China's fast growing market for electric transmission and distribution. GE has agreed to buy a 15% stake in XD, one of China's largest makers of power transmission…
May 8, 2012
Airbus and Boeing hit by plane cancellations
Airlines have cancelled a total of 32 orders for planes so far this year, according to data from the world's two major plane makers. US giant Boeing said it had 25 orders of its flagship plane, the 787 Dreamliner, cancelled by airlines without…
May 8, 2012
Francois Hollande to set France on new course after win
French President-elect Francois Hollande is to start work…
May 8, 2012
Putin Sworn In Amid Controversy Over Protest Violence
Vladimir Putin was sworn in Monday as Russia’s president. But the highly choreographed ceremony in the Kremlin’s St. Andrew Hall was clouded by events in the Russian capital a day earlier, when police and protesters, during a large opposition…
May 8, 2012
China Expels Al-Jazeera English Reporter, Forces Closure of Beijing Bureau
Al-Jazeera says it has been forced to shut down its English language news operation in China after authorities refused to renew the media credentials and visa of its only correspondent in Beijing. The Qatar-based network said Monday that it “had…
May 8, 2012
Israel’s Early Elections Postponed: Media Reports
Israeli media reports say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has struck a surprise deal with the opposition Kadima party to form a unity government, effectively canceling an early election. The reports said that Israel's parliament announced it…
May 8, 2012
Serbian Presidential Election Heads to Runoff
Serbia's incumbent president, Boris Tadic, finished first in his bid for re-election, but fell far short of a majority, so a runoff vote will be held in two weeks. Mr. Tadic and his main challenger, Tomislav Nikolic of the nationalist Serbian…
May 8, 2012
US Foils Al-Qaida Airliner Bomb Plot
U.S. officials say they have stopped an al-Qaida bomb plot intended to destroy an airliner heading for the United States. Authorities in Washington say the al-Qaida branch in Yemen intended to put a suicide bomber aboard a U.S.-bound jet with…
May 7, 2012
Mystic Revealers rock live concert
A near-capacity audience streamed into Hope Botanical Gardens on Saturday evening for a live concert produced by the environmental group, Plant a Tree Foundation. They saw three bands representing different genres and generations of Jamaican music —…
May 7, 2012
Mystikal gives final show
Thousands turned out Friday to see New Orleans rapper Mystikal perform one last time before returning to jail on a probation violation. The rapper, whose real name is Michael Tyler, was released from a Louisiana prison in 2010 after serving six…