Archive for December 2012
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Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce on Thursday warned it may be prosecuted over alleged "malpractice" in Indonesia and China after passing on information related to bribery concerns to Britain's fraud office. "It is too early to
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Canadian manufacturer Bombardier announced Thursday the sale of 40 CRJ900 NexGen aircraft to Delta Air Lines, which could rise to 70 jets if all options are converted to firm orders. The deal is worth between
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Global food markets face further volatility in 2013 as stocks and supply of key cereals have tightened, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday, even as world food prices fell for a second month
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The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits last week fell back to the pre-superstorm Sandy range, suggesting a return to modest job growth after a storm-related set back. Initial claims for state
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British police arrested top publicist Max Clifford on suspicion of sexual offences Thursday, his lawyer said, adding that the man best known for helping scandal-hit celebrities would cooperate with detectives. Clifford was arrested as part
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Jordan's King Abdullah II flew in to the West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday for the first visit by a top foreign leader since the Palestinians gained upgraded United Nations status. The monarch arrived
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Thieves have made off with several US-made engines for F-16 warplanes worth millions of dollars from an airbase in central Israel, army radio reported on Thursday. Israel's Walla Internet site said preliminary findings after an
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China will allow transit passengers from 45 countries including the US, Canada and most members of the EU to spend up to 72 hours in Beijing without a visa from next month, city authorities said.
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The United States has deployed naval ships equipped with ballistic missile defences and is monitoring North Korea "very closely" ahead of an anticipated rocket launch, the head of US Pacific Command said Thursday. It was
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Western powers are whipping up fears of a fateful move to the use of chemical weapons in Syria's civil war as a "pretext for intervention", President Bashar al-Assad's deputy foreign minister said on Thursday. He
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