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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

  • Figures show Britain still in recession 

    Reuters - 1 hour 46 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy is not yet out of recession despite a marked easing in the pace of decline in the manufacturing and services sectors in the second quarter, a survey by the British Chambers of Commerce suggested on Tuesday. More »

  • Fans of deceased pop star Michael Jackson stand in line outside Staples Center in Los Angeles July 6, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

    Mariah Carey among Jackson memorial participants 

    Reuters - 3 hours 1 min ago

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singers Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Usher and Lionel Richie, and Motown records founder Berry Gordy, will be among those taking part in Michael Jackson's memorial on Tuesday, the family's spokesman said. More »

  • Chinese soldiers hold their rifles as they stand guard at a junction in the centre of Urumqi in Xinjiang Autonomous Region July 6, 2009. REUTERS/Nir Elias

    China says 156 dead in Xinjiang riot 

    Reuters - 3 hours 35 mins ago

    URUMQI, China (Reuters) - Chinese police dispersed 200 people gathering outside a mosque in the Silk Road city of Kashgar, the day after ethnic riots killed 156 in the capital of the Muslim Xinjiang region, state media said on Tuesday. More »

  • Ronaldo gets Real spectacular welcome

    Reuters - 4 hours 27 mins ago

    MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo, the record 80 million-pound signing the club hope will help restore them to former glories, was welcomed by 80,000 jubilant fans at the Bernabeu on Monday. More »

  • Obama agrees arms cuts with Russia 

    Reuters - 5 hours 12 mins ago

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Visiting U.S. President Barack Obama and Kremlin leader Dmitry Medvedev agreed a target for cuts in nuclear arms and a deal to let U.S. troops fly across Russia at the start of a trip intended to mend strained ties. More »

  • MoD agrees to Iraq deaths inquiry 

    Reuters - 5 hours 13 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - The Ministry of Defence said on Monday there were grounds for an inquiry into the deaths of up to 20 Iraqis whose relatives say they were tortured and killed by British troops in 2004. More »

  • Brown to urge G8 action on economy 

    Reuters - 1 hour 1 min ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown will use this week's G8 meeting to urge continued action to boost the global economy, despite indications that the worst of the financial crisis has passed, government sources said. More »

  • Cameron vows fresh approach to quango cull 

    Reuters - 9 hours 57 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - David Cameron said on Monday the Conservatives would take a fresh approach to culling Britain's 790 non-elected quangos that spend nearly 43 billion pounds a year, and singled out the media regulator Ofcom for particular attention. More »

  • Union says BA cabin crew reject cost-cut measures 

    Reuters - 10 hours 43 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Cabin crew union members at British Airways on Monday rejected the company's proposals to slash costs, including pay freezes, new contracts for cabin crew and 3,700 job cuts, Unite union said. More »

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