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US Open Tennis Tickets - Sponsored Link Ad - Get Great Ticket Selecion & Prices to US Open Tennis Championship in New York [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:32:00 GMT]

Amnesty International calls on Slovakia to 'end segregation of Roma children' Bulgarian Roma people shout slogans during an anti-discrimination rally in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, February 2005. Photo: Reuters Amnesty International (AI) says that it is urging the Slovak government to immediately end the segregation of Romani [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:03:00 GMT]

Bulgaria presses ahead with plan to put ceilings on taxi fares OK Supertrans, one of Sofia's major taxi companies, has taken court action against taxis from companies such as this one, photographed in December 2009, which mimic its name, logo and telephone number. Photo: Georgi Kozhouharov Bulgaria’s Cabinet has [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:04:00 GMT]

Bulgarian Ethnic Turks Leader Doesn't Condescend to Go to Court Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:44:00 GMT]

Bulgaria's Pironkova stumbles in US Open second round Bulgaria's top player in the WTA Tour, Tsvetana Pironkova, failed to improve her track record at the US Open, bowing out in the second round after a loss to Luxembourg's Mandy Minella in two sets (4-6, 0-6). Pironkova's surprise run to the Wimbledon [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:04:00 GMT]

Bulgaria's Top Prosecutor: We Are Not Cabinet's Legal Council Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:44:00 GMT]

Country Forecast Bulgaria September 2010 Updater Countries covered: Bulgaria Country Forecasts present and explain the EIU's five-year macroeconomic projections for 60 of the world's largest economies and provide a forward-looking assessment of the political and business environments. A key feature of [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:54:00 GMT]

Czech female MPs have reduced politics by posing as pin-ups | Peggy Watson Posing for a girly calendar is just one way Czech politicians have dodged engaging with issues that really matter The publication of a 2011 calendar showing a number of newly-elected Czech women MPs in come-to-bed poses has caused something of a media [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:14:00 GMT]

Deodorants - Lithuania - Market Report - New Market Report Published The recession in 2009 clearly demonstrated that Lithuanian consumers still do not consider deodorants as basic hygiene products, as deodorants was one of the sectors to face the most significant decline in the beauty and personal care market. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:46:00 GMT]

EBRD: Multilateral Carbon Credit Fund signs first projects in Baltics The FINANCIAL -- In its first transaction in Baltics, the EBRD-EIB Multilateral Carbon Credit Fund (MCCF) has agreed to buy carbon credits from a group of wind farms managed by OÜ Nelja Energia, a renewable energy company, owned by Freenergy AS, a [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:17:00 GMT]

Environmental authority revokes Holcim's permit to expand quarry in N Hungary Hungary's National Inspectorate for Environment, Nature and Water has revoked an environmental permit that Holcim Hungaria Zrt, the Hungarian unit of Swiss cement company Holcim, obtained to conduct a 90-hectare expansion of the company's limestone [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:28:00 GMT]

Hungarian State Issues Emergency Funds To Malév "State-owned Malév airlines has received an emergency Ft 5.7 billion loan from the government in the last few days to pay back Ft 3 billion owed to International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC), according to a report in the weekly Figyelő.ILFC, from which [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:31:00 GMT]

Hungary Cuts Debt Sale as Rate Hike Fears Sap Demand (Updates with trader’s comment in third paragraph, central bank in fourth.) Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Hungary failed to raise the planned amount of debt at an auction today as growing concern the central bank may raise interest rates dampened investor [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:22:00 GMT]

Lanxess Taking Part in Composite Europe 2010 and the Focus will be Lightweight Construction Leverkusen -- The Lanxess Semi-Crystalline Products (SCP) business unit is taking part in the joint stand of the Ministry for Economic Affairs, SMEs and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia at Composite Europe 2010 in Essen. "This trade fair is regarded as [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:04:00 GMT]

Lavrov, Poland ambassadors, envoys discuss Russia-EU visa regime WARSAW, September 2 (Itar-Tass) - The Russia-EU visa regime, economic modernization and the Middle East settlement were discussed at a meeting between Polish ambassadors and plenipotentiary representatives and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov here [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:45:00 GMT]

Lavrov, Poland ambassadors, envoys discuss Russia-EU visa regime WARSAW, September 2 (Itar-Tass) - The Russia-EU visa regime, economic modernization and the Middle East settlement were discussed at a meeting between Polish ambassadors and plenipotentiary representatives and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov here [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:45:00 GMT]

M-Tel sponsors Bulgaria's national football team Bulgarian mobile operator M-tel has signed a sponsorship agreement with the Bulgarian Football Union. The contract precedes the first meeting of the Bulgarian nationals for the qualifications for Euro 2012. M-Tel also sponsors the PBC "Lukoil Akademic", [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:32:00 GMT]

Municipality elections: Fidesz not a sure bet in Budapest The result of the municipality elections in October may be uncertain only in Budapest, daily Npszabadsg reported on the latest survey of research company Szonda-Ipsos. In the countryside, the governing party alliance is still three times more popular [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:28:00 GMT]

Official: Ukraine seeking to raise fee for Russian gas transit Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:47:00 GMT]

Poland: Pittsburgh Glass Works to build window plant Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:30:00 GMT]

Pygmy Hippo Meets Public In Poland A male pygmy hippopotamus born in Poland's Wroclaw Zoo has gone on show for the first time. Hippo junior, son of Elpunia and Carlos, has yet to be named. Only four babies have been born in European zoos this year, all of them girls, so the birth of this [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:45:00 GMT]

RACER joins Tartan Armys invasion of Lithuania and burns rubber at 150mph DAVID Coulthard joined the Tartan Army's invasion of Lithuania yesterday - then burned rubber at 150mph as they roared him on. The race ace was cheered by around 3,000 Scotland supporters as he raced round the capital Vilnius in an F1 car ahead of our [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:02:00 GMT]

REG - Havelock Europa PLC - Directorate Change Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:31:00 GMT]

REG - Havelock Europa PLC - Directorate Change Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:31:00 GMT]

Slimming Products - Ukraine - Market Report - New Market Report Published In the second half of 2009 Oriflame Cosmetics Ukraine DP introduced Wellness, a new line of business consisting of dietary supplements and slimming products. If this line is successful, an increasing number of players amongst well-known companies are [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:30:00 GMT]

Slovakia: Roma children segregated and get substandard education-New report Amnesty International is urging the Slovak government to immediately end the segregation of Romani children in the countrys education system. In a new report - - sent to the Slovak government, Amnesty points to serious gaps in the enforcement and [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:20:00 GMT]

Speculations about structural changes in the European newsprint industry The Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat refers today about speculations that consolidation will take place in the European newsprint industry. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:49:00 GMT]

Summer of 2010 is Latvias warmest This summer in Latvia has been the warmest on record, topping the previous heat wave of 2002, according to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre. The record was broken in part thanks to the average temperature in August reaching 18.4 [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:15:00 GMT]

Summer of 2010 is Latvia's warmest This summer in Latvia has been the warmest on record, topping the previous heat wave of 2002, according to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre. The record was broken in part thanks to the average temperature in August reaching 18.4 [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:15:00 GMT]

The European Union approves EUR 264 million to help 19 African, Caribbean and Pacific States face the consequences of the economic crisis The European Commission approved the first financing decisions under the EUR 264 million 2010 allocation for the so-called Vulnerability FLEX mechanism to help the most vulnerable African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries cope with the impact of the [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:49:00 GMT]

Ukraine to export grain to Georgia Home > Economics > Agrarian Industry Baku - APA-ECONOMICS. Ukraine will continue to export grain to Georgia, Georgian PM Nika Gilauri informed. Georgian businessmen have already held talks with Ukrainian suppliers on buying the grain," he said. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:15:00 GMT]

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‘Red’ Hot and Staying Cool The much-praised London theater company Donmar Warehouse, despite the success of its “Red” on Broadway, does not plan to transfer plays willy-nilly to New York.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:30:32 GMT]

A Greener Champagne Bottle France’s Champagne industry is trying to cut the carbon dioxide it emits transporting billions of tiny bubbles around the world.

[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:39:47 GMT]

A Messenger Is Denounced, but His Book Grips Germany Thilo Sarrazin, a German banker and former government official who has been criticized as espousing racist views, has sparked new discussion about the country’s immigration policy.

[Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:01:32 GMT]

Belgian Church Leader Urged Victim to Be Silent The former leader of Belgium’s Roman Catholic Church urged a victim of abuse by a bishop to keep silent until the bishop could retire, according to tapes.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:59:54 GMT]

Blair’s Book Reveals ‘Tears’ but No Regrets on Iraq The former British prime minister Tony Blair said that despite the loss of life, he couldn’t see the war as a mistake.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:36:15 GMT]

Books of The Times: At the Center of the Storm, but Still a Mystery Tony Blair’s memoir, “A Journey,” sheds little light on his political vision or on why he took Britain to war against Iraq.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:36:52 GMT]

Books of The Times: The Man Who Refused to Forget A detailed biography of the legendary Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal shows him to be a complicated hero, an angel with dirty wings.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:10:39 GMT]

Cardinal, Who Mediated in Belgian Abuse Case, Says He Was Misled Cardinal Godfried Danneels is distancing himself from his colleague and friend, Roger Vangheluwe, the former bishop of Bruges who is accused of abusing his own nephew.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:20:48 GMT]

Corinne Day, Photographer of Kate Moss, Is Dead Ms. Day, whose photos of Ms. Moss in the 1990s took a startling detour from the glossy world of supermodels, helped usher in a new era in fashion photography.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:30:13 GMT]

Cricket Scandal Rocks Pakistan For many Pakistanis, weighed down by violence and floods, a betting scandal was the final straw.

[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:40:50 GMT]

E.U. Casts Legal Doubt on French Roma Expulsion A European Commission report highlighted failings in France’s law and pointedly declined to endorse the government’s actions.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:40:43 GMT]

Florence Journal: Who Owns Michelangelo’s ‘David’? The battle over Michelangelo’s masterpiece revealed other disputes over the way Italy’s cultural heritage is managed.

[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:38:32 GMT]

France Mounts Defense of Its Deportation of Roma The French government — amid wide criticism for deportation of hundreds of Roma — defended its actions on Tuesday and accused Romania of not doing enough to integrate members of its Roma minority.

[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:30:53 GMT]

In Denying a Sex Scandal, a British Minister Focuses Attention on the Issue The foreign secretary rejects speculation that he had a relationship with an aide, and focuses instead on his relationship with his wife.

[Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:10:24 GMT]

Letter from Europe: In Poland, a Memorial Becomes a Battleground A monument to those who died in the plane crash in April that killed Poland’s president has become a symbol in the country’s heated secular-religious divide.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:50:22 GMT]

Memo From Berlin: As Past Recedes, Germans Reconsider the Draft In a compromise, the nation’s leaders appear ready to keep the requirement for a draft, but to end the actual practice.

[Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:39:50 GMT]

Pakistan’s Cricket Conspiracy Theory Pakistan's top diplomat in Britain suggested on Thursday that three of his nation's cricket stars, accused of agreeing to take part in a betting scam, were "innocent" victims of a plot against them.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:10:01 GMT]

Putin Extends Ban on Russian Grain Exports Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin announced Thursday that Russia’s ban on grain exports would be extended well into next year because of continued uncertainty over production.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:36:12 GMT]

Russia: Putin Defends Crackdowns Mr. Putin told the Kommersant newspaper that the opposition had to abide by the law and receive permission to march.

[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:41:31 GMT]

Scantily Clad Dancers Are Nowhere to Be Found When Turkey Plays A dance squad from Ukraine, known as the Red Foxes, was pulled to avoid performing in front of Turkish government officials, but no one can agree as to why.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:00:45 GMT]

Slovakia Stunned by Rampaging Gunman A man armed with a submachine gun and two handguns killed six members of a Roma family in their apartment house in Bratislava.

[Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:39:31 GMT]

Spain Breaks Up a Trafficking Ring for Male Prostitution The police said 14 people, almost all of them Brazilian, were arrested over recent weeks as part of an inquiry into a human trafficking network’s activities begun in February.

[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:31:23 GMT]

Sweden Reopens Rape Investigation of WikiLeaks Founder Swedish authorities said they reopened an investigation of rape allegations against Julian Assange.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:14:34 GMT]

Terrorist Ties Doubted in Amsterdam Arrests Officials said they thought it unlikely that two United States residents of Yemeni descent held in Amsterdam on Monday had any connection to terrorism.

[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:50:19 GMT]

Video of British Labour Party Debate Britain’s Channel 4 News has provided The Lede with a live stream of its televised debate among the candidates to be the next leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party.

[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:33:02 GMT]

WikiLeaks Chief Decries ‘Legal Circus’ Julian Assange, the founder of the whistle-blowing Web site WikiLeaks, called Sweden's investigation of him for suspected sexual misconduct "some kind of legal circus."

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:09:39 GMT]

World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Inquest Into Spy’s Death The body of a British spy, found dead in his apartment in London last month, had been padlocked into a gym bag and put in the bathtub, but how he died is not yet certain.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:30:59 GMT]

World Briefing | Europe: Germany: Citizen Held by U.S. Is Suspected of Ties to Terrorism A German citizen has been arrested by United States troops in Afghanistan, the German Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:30:59 GMT]

World Briefing | Europe: Germany: New Guides for Reporting Clergy Sex Abuse The guidelines are in response to hundreds of allegations of such abuse that earlier this year rocked the church in Germany, Pope Benedict XVI’s homeland.

[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:30:53 GMT]

World Briefing | Europe: Greece: Tougher Smoking Ban Takes Effect Wednesday The ban outlaws lighting up in all public indoor areas and prohibits most tobacco advertising. But how effective it will be is an open question.

[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:30:53 GMT]

World Briefing | Europe: Poland: Afghan Costs Crimping Force Modernization, Leader Says President Bronislaw Komorowski said Wednesday that the rising cost of the war in Afghanistan was hampering a program to modernize the military.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:30:59 GMT]

World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Monthly Protest Goes On, but With Arrests Riot police officers hauled off opposition leaders and packed anyone caught waving political signs into buses.

[Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:30:53 GMT]

World Briefing | Europe: The Netherlands: 2 Yemenis Freed The Dutch authorities said that they had freed two Yemeni men held on suspicion of terrorism after no evidence of wrongdoing or traces of explosives were found.

[Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:30:59 GMT]

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AOL to create 20 jobs in Dublin The internet services company, AOL, has announced it is to create 20 new software engineering jobs in Dublin. The company, which provides web advertising technologies and services, also announced 50 software engineering jobs in June of this year. AOL has [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:55:00 GMT]

Current EU rules bad for asylum seekers, says Council of Europe The , the continent's main human rights watchdog, on Wednesday slammed Greece for not being able to grant "basic safeguards" to refugees but pleaded for a change to current EU rules on asylum seekers. Under the so-called Dublin regulation, member states [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:10:00 GMT]

Cyprus Inflation Quickens In August (RTTNews) - Cyprus' inflation accelerated for a third consecutive month in August, the Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus said Thursday. The consumer price inflation quickened to 3.24% year-on-year in August from 2.57% in July. This is the [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:10:00 GMT]

Double dip recession fears in UK overblown, according to investment managers A growing belief among British investment managers that fears of a renewed economic slump are overblown has halted a five month decline in allocations to stocks, according to a poll.   The Reuters survey of 11 British fund managers polled on asset [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT]

Driven by Germany, Europe posts 1% growth Europe's economy outpaced the United States and Japan in the second quarter, EU data showed Thursday, but analysts warned that the German-powered growth would likely lose steam in the second half. The economy in the 16-nation eurozone grew by 1.0 percent [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:04:00 GMT]

Dubai P.E. Firm Buys First Sukuk in Britain Millennium Private Equity, a Dubai government-linked investment company with about $5 billion in capital, plans to use Islamic financing for venture capital in Europe after buying the first corporate sukuk in Britain, Bloomberg News reported. Millennium, [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:06:00 GMT]

Governor of Central Bank of Ireland in Singapore - Kerry Consulting Was Proud to be the Sole Sponsor Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:12:00 GMT]

Half of Britons sunburnt this year, survey shows Almost half of Britons were sunburnt this year, a third of whom were trying to get a tan, a survey shows. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:07:00 GMT]

Hyundai Presents ix20 Sketch: Set for Paris Debut {img align=left}The automotive world is in a perpetual change, with the niche segments becoming more important than ever. This means that automotive producers from around the world are making efforts to develop vehicles that enter this segment in order [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:01:00 GMT]

IMF: Greece, Ireland unlikely to default Default in today's advanced economies is unnecessary and unlikely and the risk of debt restructuring is currently significantly overestimated, economists from the International Monetary Fund wrote in a report published Wednesday (1 September). The IMF [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:09:00 GMT]

IMF: Ireland unlikely to default on debt The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today said that Ireland was unlikely to default on its national debt and praised the Government's efforts at constraining spending and cutting the country's deficit. However, it warned that Ireland is poorly [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:08:00 GMT]

Investigation launched into power sales in Britain A sales probe is taking place in Britain with the tactics of some energy suppliers coming under scrutiny. While there are six large UK energy suppliers, only four are being investigated amid concerns that customers were misled through telephone sales. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT]

Meet John Makepeace, the renowned British furniture designer who never stops asking why Driven, ambitious, with an endlessly enquiring mind and a desire to constantly test boundaries, John Makepeace is no ordinary furniture designer/craftsman, so, when he opens the door to his beautiful, Grade II listed home in Beaminster, Dorset to welcome [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:08:00 GMT]

Miss Nottingham Jessica Linley Crowned Miss England 2010 (02 September 2010) Nottingham student Jessica Linley, beat 60 other contestants to take the title at the annual pageant in Birmingham on Wednesday. Jessica, 21 is studying law at Nottingham University, where she is also treasurer of the law society and finance officer for [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:10:00 GMT]

Norway offshore on course for record spend Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:55:00 GMT]

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator calls for review of the law Watchdog has told ministers that charities should have a connection with the country has called for a wide-ranging review of the 2005 Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act, especially the section on the reorganisation of charities. The section [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:04:00 GMT]

Police probe British tourist’s fall Gordon’s Bay police on Thursday said an inquest docket has been opened following the death of British tourist.Anil Anthony Woodcock fell 3.5 metres to his death while visiting a double story house in the Helderberg on Tuesday evening.The 50-year-old [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:12:00 GMT]

SIGN releases leg ulcer advice for Scotland SIGN has issued an updated guideline on the assessment and treatment of venous leg ulcers for patients in Scotland. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:07:00 GMT]

Spain begins Euro defense vs. Liechtenstein World Cup champion Spain begins the long road to defending its European Championship title when it plays Liechtenstein in a qualifying match on Friday. Nearly two months after lifting the World Cup trophy in South Africa, Spain returns to the competition [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:13:00 GMT]

Twitter Edges Ahead Of Facebook As British Businesses' Favourite Social Network Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:01:00 GMT]

U.K. home prices down in Aug. LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.K. mortgage provider Nationwide Building Society said Thursday that house prices in the country fell by 0.9% in August compared to July. Nationwide said it's the first time since February 2009 that U.K. house prices have fallen [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:09:00 GMT]

U.K. House Prices Continue To Drop (RTTNews) - U.K. house prices dropped more than expected in August as the imbalance between supply and demand in the housing market increased, according to Nationwide. However, the lender said the current fall in house prices was "not an unhealthy [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:10:00 GMT]

UK house prices fall for second month Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:03:00 GMT]

UK press attack Blair over book Ex-premier Tony Blair's memoirs are a good read, but they risk re-opening old wounds in his Labour party just as it struggles to fight back from electoral defeat, British newspapers said on Thursday. The personal details and indiscreet remarks contained [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:09:00 GMT]

UK press attack Blair over book Ex-premier Tony Blair's memoirs are a good read, but they risk re-opening old wounds in his Labour party just as it struggles to fight back from electoral defeat, British newspapers said on Thursday. The personal details and indiscreet remarks contained [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:04:00 GMT]

UK utilities firms in sales probe A sales probe is taking place in Britain with the tactics of some energy suppliers coming under scrutiny. While there are six large UK energy suppliers, only four are being investigated amid concerns that customers were misled through telephone sales. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:07:00 GMT]

United Kingdom: UK Bank Levy: Prevention or Cure? - CMS Cameron McKenna LLP HM Treasury is currently consulting on the proposed Bank Levy (the "Levy"), as announced by the Chancellor in the June 2010 Budget. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT]

Visit Dublin App now available  Dublin Tourism announces world-first for Dublin with smartphone application Dublin is the world's first city to provide a pointing technology-enabled smartphone application (app), which allows users to point their mobile device at a building or object [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:09:00 GMT]

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe to Acquire Majority Position in Peak 10 Atlanta - ATLANTA Peak 10 Inc., a managed services company with world-class data centers, and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (Welsh Carson), a leading private equity firm, have entered into a transaction in which Welsh Carson and Peak 10s executive [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:03:00 GMT]

'You got the Belgians running Europe?' Bush asked Blair Ex-UK prime minister Tony Blair has burst back onto the media landscape in the UK after a three-year absence with the publication of his keenly awaited memoir in which he also reveals his regrets about the EU and other titbits such as former US President [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:10:00 GMT]