WASHINGTON | Thu Aug 9, 2012 3:46pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State retirement systems continued to rebound in 2011, with cash and investment holdings rising 14.6 percent to $2.5 trillion, the U.S. Census reported on Thursday."The 2011 earnings reached
Israeli soldiers guard the border with Egypt at the Kerem Shalom crossing, a military zone where the borders of Israel, Egypt and Gaza intersect, and where an Egyptian military vehicle that was seized by Islamist gunmen tried to storm the border into
By John RuwitchHEFEI, China | Thu Aug 9, 2012 5:14am EDT HEFEI, China (Reuters) - China's most politically sensitive trial in three decades ended in just about seven hours on Thursday after the wife of ousted Politburo member Bo Xilai did not contest
U.S. President Barack Obama greets members of the audience after delivering remarks at an election campaign fundraiser in Stamford, Connecticut, August 6, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Jason ReedBy Deborah CharlesWASHINGTON | Wed Aug 8, 2012 8:15pm EDT WASHINGTON
* Shareholder equity ratio at 2.2 pct in June vs 4.6 pct in March* Keeps full-year operating profit outlook at 50 bln yen* Shares drop 2.2 pct ahead of resultsTOKYO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Olympus Corp suffered a further deterioration in its ability
* Rebels use captured tank to attack airbase* Military airfield could be used to reinforce Aleppo* Damascus district under government attackBy Hadeel Al ShalchiALEPPO, Syria, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Syrian rebels turned the gun of a captured tank against
1 of 3. An exterior view of the Standard Chartered headquarters is seen in London August 7, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Olivia HarrisBy Lesley Wroughton and Steve SlaterWASHINGTON/LONDON | Wed Aug 8, 2012 8:14pm EDT WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Cowboy local
Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios' Ice Age: Continental Drift has become the studio's biggest film ever in Latin America, and the No. 2 title overall behind The Avengers. Ice Age 4 has grossed $181 million in the region, besting the $177 million earned
Jamaica's Usain Bolt runs to win the men's 200m final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 9, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Stefano Rellandini KINGSTON, Jamaica | Thu Aug 9, 2012 6:22pm EDT KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) - Jamaicans
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1 of 3. The full moon rises through the Olympic Rings hanging beneath Tower Bridge during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 3, 2012. Standout images from London have ranged from underwater shots of Michael Phelps ploughing through the pool, to
By Karen Jacobs and Soyoung KimWed Aug 8, 2012 8:01pm EDT n">(Reuters) - Pilots at AMR Corp's American Airlines rejected a tentative contract from the carrier by a wide margin on Wednesday, leaving a major issue unresolved with the bankrupt airline's
