January 12, 2012
Energy costs push German inflation rate up to 2.3%
Rising energy prices pushed German inflation up to 2.3% in 2011, according to official figures from Destatis. The inflation rate compares with 1.1% in 2010 and 0.4% in 2009. It was the highest annual figure since 2008, when inflation was 2.6%. It…
January 12, 2012
China inflation rate little changed at 4.1% in December
China's rate of inflation was little changed in December, despite government efforts to rein in prices. Consumer prices rose 4.1% from the same month last year, the National Bureau of Statistics said. That is down from 4.2% in November. For the…
January 12, 2012
RBS to cut 3,500 jobs in investment bank shake-up
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has said it will cut a further 3,500 jobs, with most of them to happen this year. The cuts are part of a reorganisation and shrinkage of its investment bank. The losses, which will be split between its UK and…
January 12, 2012
Suicide Bombing Kills Afghan District Chief
Authorities in southern Afghanistan say a suicide car bomber has killed at five people, including a local district chief. Provincial officials say the governor of Kandahar province's Panjwayi district was traveling in his car with his two sons…
January 12, 2012
Taiwan President In Tough Re-Election Fight
Taiwan incumbent President Ma Ying-jeou says he is the only candidate in Saturday's election who can continue Taipei's strong and beneficial relationship with mainland China. Speaking to foreign journalists in Taipei Thursday, President Ma…
January 12, 2012
Japanese, S. Korean Nuclear Envoys Hold N. Korea Talks
Japanese and South Korean nuclear envoys held talks Thursday in Seoul, to explore further initiatives aimed at persuading North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program. The meeting between Japanese negotiator Shinsuke Sugiyama and South Korean…
January 11, 2012
Lakers beat Suns 99-83 to win 3rd in a row
Kobe Bryant scored 48 points - his fifth straight game with 25 or more - and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Phoenix Suns 99-83 Tuesday night to win their seventh straight at home and…
January 11, 2012
FBI Report On ODB Released, Makes Sensational Allegations On Wu Tang
The FBI records on the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard have been released and charges that the rapper was involved in a variety of illict activities as a member of the Wu Tang Clan. Gun.io obtained the records fairly easily as a request under the Freedom…
January 11, 2012
Amber Rose Forgives Kim And Kanye
A week after calling Kim Kardashian a “homewrecker” and blaming her for ruining her relationship with Kanye West, Amber Rose has forgiven the reality TV star, according to TMZ.* Rose said she felt bad about calling the reality star a “homewrecker”…
January 11, 2012
Tamara Tunie’s Ex-Accountant Sentenced to Prison
Actress Tamara Tunie’s former accountant – the one who was accused of secretly opening a credit card in her name and writing checks without her knowledge, has been sentenced to a minimum of two-and-a-half-years behind bars. Joseph Cilibrasi was…