April 11, 2011
European banks face ‘tougher’ stress tests
Europe's banking regulator has said that banks will be subject to tougher tests in its latest examination of their finances. It includes some Irish banks, including one which passed last year's test but later needed a government bail-out. The…
April 11, 2011
TNT shares drop 10% on impact of higher oil price
Shares in the Dutch logistics group TNT have fallen 10% after the company warned high oil prices and other problems would hit profits at its express unit. The company cut its earlier forecast of operating income of 400m-420m euros ($607m, £370m)…
April 11, 2011
Toyota to restart Japanese output at reduced capacity
Toyota will restart production at all of its Japanese factories between 18 and 27 April, the company has said. However, the world's biggest car manufacturer said that production at its domestic factories will resume at a reduced capacity. Production…
April 11, 2011
S. African Leader: Gadhafi Accepts Cease-Fire Plan
South African President Jacob Zuma, leading a delegation of…
April 11, 2011
Life Sentence for Australian Who Threw Daughter from Bridge
An Australian court sentenced a man to life in prison Monday for killing his four-year-old daughter in front of her two young brothers. Arthur Freeman, 37, was convicted of murdering his daughter Darcey by throwing her from Melbourne's West Gate…
April 11, 2011
Nationalist Leading in Peru Vote
Election officials in Peru say left-wing nationalist Ollanta Humala is leading in the first round of the presidential election with 18 percent of the vote counted. Officials said Humala has won more than 26 percent of the vote in Sunday's poll.…
April 11, 2011
Xinhua: Blogs Accuse Chinese Artist of Plagiarism in 2007
Chinese official media say the Chinese artist, whose recent detention has drawn international criticism, has been accused of plagiarizing the idea for a 2007 exhibit. Ai Weiwei was detained in Beijing a week ago as he tried to board a flight for…
April 9, 2011
Egypt’s Police Crackdown Kills 2 in Tahrir Square
Medical sources in Egypt say the military's pre-dawn crackdown on demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square has killed two people and left at least 15 wounded. State television quoted Egypt's Health Ministry Saturday as saying just one person died and…
April 9, 2011
Blast Reported at Nigerian Polling Station
Reports from Nigeria say an explosion hit a polling station during Saturday's parliamentary elections. The Associated Press news agency says one of its reporters saw the bodies of 10 victims of the blast in the city of Maiduguri, while the French…
April 9, 2011
Syrian Forces Fire on Activists Mourning Friday’s Victims
Witnesses say Syrian security forces opened fire on opposition activists in two towns on Saturday, a day after officials and activists reported 36 people killed during anti-government unrest. In the southern town of Daraa, witnesses say security…