
Lebanese security officials say overnight clashes in Beirut between Sunni groups that support and oppose the regime in Damascus have killed one person and wounded 10. Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T05:58:11Z
Struggling Internet company Yahoo Inc. has secured a lifeline after agreeing to sell half of its prized stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba for about $7.1 billion, with most of the cash going to shareholders. Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T06:40:51Z
A Chinese conglomerate announced Monday it will buy a major U.S. cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Holdings, for $2.6 billion in China's biggest corporate takeover in the United States to date. Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T07:29:46Z
Lucio Adan Nelson dozed on a riverboat ferrying him home from a visit with his mother when helicopters appeared overhead and started shooting. He and about a dozen other passengers traveling in the middle of the night jumped into the water for cover. Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T06:25:52Z
Indonesian prosecutors on Monday asked for a life sentence rather than the death penalty for Umar Patek, the bombmaker accused of being behind the Bali attacks that killed 202 people. Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T06:35:45Z
Tropical Storm Alberto hovered off the South Carolina and Georgia coasts on Sunday, canceling tourist cruises, producing showers and serving as a reminder that the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is just around the corner. Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T06:21:18Z
Bargain-hunting helped Asian stock markets edge upward Monday, but gains were limited as investors remained unconvinced that the world's major economies nailed a solution to the European debt crisis following a summit in Washington. Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T06:00:56Z
Wanda, a property group owned by one of China's richest men, said on Monday it would buy US cinema chain AMC Entertainment for $2.6 billion, adding it would create the world's biggest movie theatre owner. Publ.Date : 2012-05-21T05:36:49Z
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