
Authorities have arrested a man in the kidnapping and death of a Northern California teenager whose disappearance more than two months ago has prompted hundreds of volunteers to turn out for organized searches. Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T10:20:38Z
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court sentenced five policemen to 10 years each in prison on Tuesday for their role in killing protesters in the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, the first such conviction against the force that was blamed for hundreds of deaths. Two more policemen were sentenced to a one-year suspended sentence, while 10 others were acquitted, one of the judges involved in the case before the court in the Cairo district of Giza, Mohamed Darwish, said. Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T10:41:02Z
President Barack Obama's preferred path to end the Iranian nuclear standoff faces a stern test this week when world powers sit down with Iran in another bid to press it to meet international demands to prove it is not trying to develop nuclear weapons. Failure will strengthen calls for military action. Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T10:44:10Z
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd said it aims to triple global sales of its premium Infiniti brand by 2016 and take 10 percent of China's luxury vehicle market, challenging leaders like Audi AG and Mercedes Benz maker Daimler AG. Infiniti on Tuesday became the first global car brand to open a headquarters in Hong Kong, but it is viewed as a latecomer to China with production there planned to start in 2014. Infiniti currently has about 3 percent of China's luxury vehicle market. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T10:32:36Z
(Reuters) - Citigroup said it has a cautious view on the U.S. small-and mid-cap companies on concerns over earnings pressure in the second half amid the euro zone crisis and the political uncertainty in the United States. Analyst Scott Chronert downgraded the small and mid-cap technology sector to "market weight", saying expectations for margin improvement for the group may be tough to meet even as valuations remain attractive. Chronert upgraded the health care and utilities sectors to "overweight" on valuation. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T10:23:39Z
The International Atomic Energy Agency will soon sign an accord with Iran aimed at trying to resolve disputes over its nuclear drive, the UN watchdog's chief Yukiya Amano said on Tuesday. Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T10:39:38Z
LONDON (Reuters) - HomeServe's woes grew further on Tuesday after the British repair and insurance group said mis-sold policy issues which have dogged it since October would now be investigated by UK regulator the Financial Services Authority. HomeServe's shares tumbled 23 percent to 174.4 pence on Tuesday at 0827 GMT, having already fallen 53 percent since it suspended British telesales last year to address concerns internally over how its policies were being marketed and sold. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T10:47:12Z
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