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 Prosecutors seek life for Bali bombing suspect Prosecutors said Monday that an Indonesian militant known as the "Demolition Man" should spend the rest of his life in prison for helping to build the car bomb used in the 2002 Bali nightclub attacks. Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T06:52:24Z Yahoo! to sell stake in China's Alibaba for $7.1 billion  After more than a year of tedious negotiations, struggling US Internet pioneer Yahoo! has agreed to sell its stake in Alibaba, China's top e-commerce player, for at least $7.1 billion, the companies announced.Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T05:59:05Z Millions look skyward as eclipse crosses Asia, US  Skywatchers from Mount Fuji to the Grand Canyon enjoyed a treat: the moon nearly blotting out the sun to create a dramatic "ring of fire" over a narrow strip of eastern Asia and the western United States.Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T06:28:12Z Miss. prison riot leaves guard dead, 8 hurt A prison guard was killed Sunday during a riot that also injured five other correctional officers and hurt three inmates at a privately run facility in Mississippi that holds illegal immigrants, authorities said. Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T06:25:30Z Dominican election in dispute after apparent win  A governing party official appeared to have scored a first-round win in the Dominican Republic's presidential election but supporters of his main opponent complained of vote-buying and other forms of fraud and said they would challenge the results.Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T06:55:42Z Spurs rally to beat Clippers, win series  The San Antonio Spurs mowed down another opponent, using their guile under pressure to close out another perfect playoff series.Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T06:39:01Z Alibaba in talks to raise $2.3 billion equity for Yahoo deal: sources  SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese Internet firm Alibaba Group is in talks with existing shareholders, including Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings, to raise about $2.3 billion in equity to partly finance its deal with Yahoo Inc., two sources said. Entrepreneur Jack Ma is buying back up to half of a 40 percent stake in his Alibaba Group from Yahoo for $7.1 billion, in a deal that moves the Chinese e-commerce leader closer to a public listing. Alibaba is looking to raise about a third of the $7.1 billion through issuance of equity to shareholders, one of the sources told Reuters. ...Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T06:17:56Z |