World News

Mon, May 21, 2012

US Senate approves new Iran sanctions bill

By Roberta Rampton and Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate gave unanimous approval on Monday to a package of new economic sanctions ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Early Facebook mutual fund buyers still in money

By Ross Kerber

(Reuters) - Fidelity Investments and other big mutual fund families that were early backers of Facebook Inc are likely still winners despite ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Exclusive: U.S. lets China bypass Wall Street for Treasury orders

By Emily Flitter

NEW YORK (Reuters) - China can now bypass Wall Street when buying U.S. government debt and go straight to the U ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Former Rutgers student gets 30 days prison for bias crime

By Jonathan Allen

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A former Rutgers University student was sentenced on Monday to 30 days in prison for a ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Judge: No trial delay for ex-Penn State assistant coach

(Reuters) - A judge denied a motion on Monday to delay the start of the child sex-abuse trial of former Penn State University assistant football ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Dogged by "bully" charge, nuclear chief Jaczko resigns

By Roberta Rampton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gregory Jaczko, chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said on Monday that he would resign, following a ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Some investors still await confirmation on Facebook orders

By Jessica Toonkel

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some customers of Fidelity Investments, Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab are still waiting to see if their trades ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Supreme Court to hear government eavesdropping appeal

By James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an Obama administration appeal arguing that attorneys, journalists and human rights ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

No sign of breakthrough in U.N. nuclear chief's Tehran talks

By Fredrik Dahl and Marcus George

VIENNA/DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief held talks in Tehran on Monday ahead of a ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Suicide bomber kills 90 in Yemen, al Qaeda vows more attacks

By Mohammed Ghobari and Tom Finn

SANAA (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in army uniform killed more than 90 soldiers in the heart of the ...