LATEST World News, Nov 06, 2011

Report: Murdoch gave Rebekah Brooks $2.7M payoff Boston.com The newspaper says without citing sources that the high-profile CEO of the now-closed tabloid News of The World was also granted continued access to her company limousine and driver for two years. The report said Brooks was given a central London ... See all stories on this topic »

Couples: I'd fire my caddie for racial remarks about Tiger USA Today (blog) Should Williams be fired, or suspended, for the upcoming Presidents Cup? That's up to Scott and International captain Greg Norman, Couples told Golf World. To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones. ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today (blog)

Upcoming Report On Financial Burden Of International Child Abduction In the US ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Additionally, the number of 'unreported' cases of international child abduction to contiguous nations is believed to be substantial and is discussed in "Crisis in America:International Parental Child Abduction Today" that is included in Peter Senese ... See all stories on this topic »

IAEA Report: Iran's Reactor To Build A Nuclear Bomb Yeshiva World News The latest report will include information from leaked document and satellite imagery, which will back up the allegations that the nuclear enrichment taking place on a daily basis is for one reason and one reason only, but build a nuclear bomb. ... See all stories on this topic » Yeshiva World News

Arab Spring Spawns Interest in Improving Quality of Higher Education New York Times The institute presented its new report on the region, “Classifying Higher Education Institutions in the Middle East and North Africa: A Pilot Study,” at the World Innovation Summit for Education in Doha, Qatar, which completed its third annual ... See all stories on this topic »

International concern about LNG industry's impact on Reef Brisbane Times However, tonight's ABC's Four Corners program will report that the World Heritage Commission has expressed concerns over the growth of the LNG industry and its focus on Gladstone Harbour for almost 12 months. The World Heritage Commission is now ... See all stories on this topic »

African Union Chairperson Urges International Media to Report Africa Correctly allvoices “Indeed the media occupy a key position in the transmission of information to Africans and to the outside world”, he said. The media and the AU Commission, he added, despite their different scopes, have the same mission, that is, to bring the voice of ... See all stories on this topic »

Pakistan spot-fixing scandal: International Cricket Council must take decisive ... Telegraph.co.uk Some of the recommendations I made in 2001 that received the least support within the ICC are still relevant today. I hope they will be revisited. At the time of my report I wrote: “The players are not sufficiently involved in the administration of the ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

James Murdoch prepares to face MPs over phone hacking The Guardian He has also said he was not shown a separate report prepared for Tom Crone by QC Michael Silverleaf – which said that there appeared to be a "culture of illegal information access" at the News of the World. It is understood that he will offer new ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

The denials that trapped Greece Business Standard But the alarm, sounded in mid-2009, in a draft report from the International Monetary Fund, never reached the outside world. Greek officials saw the draft and complained to the IMF. So the final report, while critical, played down the risks that Athens ... See all stories on this topic »

Global food prices remain high: World Bank report Himalayan Times “Prices remain volatile and millions of people around the world are still suffering. TheWorld Bank has been working closely with the French Presidency of the G20 and our partner international organisations on actions to protect the most vulnerable ... See all stories on this topic »

Growth in world carbon trading is no fantasy The Australian Sheridan constructs his argument on an assertion by Canada's Foreign Minister John Baird that there is no such thing as international carbon trading. Yet this statement is demonstrably untrue. The World Bank's 2011 report, State and Trends of the ... See all stories on this topic »

UAE aviation: A story of takeoffs and landings gulfnews.com In 1969, Dubai International was ten years old and accommodated just nine airlines serving 20 destinations. Today, the airport is one of theworld's major hubs with 150 airlines flying to 220 cities. The 1970s experienced many developments at Dubai ... See all stories on this topic » gulfnews.com

Bribery probe into athletics chief The Independent London's bid to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships, the third largestinternational sports event after the Olympics and the World Cup, is to be decided by a sports body headed by a man under investigation for corruption. ... See all stories on this topic »

Surplus under threat as Swan pledges cuts The Australian The Herald Sun reports: A CHEMICAL company that operates in Prime Minister Julia Gillard's electorate says it will shelve a $1 billion world-class expansion because of the carbon tax. The Courier Mail has obtained: a letter from a senior LNP member in ... See all stories on this topic »

Copyright Industries Continue Robust Contributions To US Economy, New Report Finds Music Indistry News Network US copyright industries including the music publishing and songwriting communities employed more than 10.6 million workers and contributed more than $1.6 trillion to the US economy in 2010, according to a new report released today on Capitol Hill. ... See all stories on this topic »

Rentrak Announces Official Box Office Numbers for Weekend of November 4, 2011 Sacramento Bee Delivered in near real-time, this data is primarily collected through an electronic connection with thousands of theater box offices, allowing users to view online reportsfrom anywhere around the world, while virtually watching the minute-by-minute ... See all stories on this topic »

Play the Game – Is FIFA capable of real change? Team Handball News In this category we find the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Football Federation (FIFA). The image of IOC, notwithstanding some stories related to the decision to award the 2018 Winter Olympics to Korea, is currently less of ... See all stories on this topic » Team Handball News

Intrigue, betrayal in Rome as Berlusconi fights on TVNZ Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti was forced to deny reports that he had forecast a "catastrophe" on financial markets next week unless Berlusconi stepped down. Berlusconi today rejected talk of being succeeded by an unelected technocrat government or a ... See all stories on this topic »

Syrian body builder dies before competition in Mumbai Daily News & Analysis He arrived in Mumbai four days ago as a participant for the Mr Universe WorldChampionship, an international body building competition in the city. He died of heart failure, according to the first post mortem report, police said Saturday. ... See all stories on this topic »

Buckman establishes its environmental rank Memphis Commercial Appeal So, every metric in Buckman's report can be measured against any company of any size around the world. But only 16 percent of US companies had their informationconfirmed by a third party in 2010, according to the GRI, a number 66 percent lower than... See all stories on this topic »

Brazil banks outshine global rivals Financial Times By Joe Leahy in São Paolo When Brazil's banks reported their third-quarter results this month, the numbers provided a stark contrast with the developed world. Itaú Unibanco, Latin America's largest lender by market capitalisation, said net profit was ... See all stories on this topic »

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Wigan Athletic | Premier League matchreport The Guardian "It was much needed and it does make the world look a lot shinier and happier for a couple of weeks," said Mick McCarthy, the Wolves manager, reflecting on the three points that lift his side up to 13th place. Both managers were agreed that the turning ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

World Week Ahead: Eyes on Macy's, Bank of England Scoop.co.nz (press release) Out of the 433 of the S&P 500 companies that have reported so far, about 70 percent have surpassed expectations, according to Reuters. Several retailers including Macy's are set to report their latest results this week. The world's largest economy is ... See all stories on this topic »

Last year's greenhouse gas emissions topple worst-case scenario Mongabay.com The new data, supported by a similar report from International Energy Agency (IEA), makes it even more difficult for nations to make good on a previous pledge to hold back the world from warming over 2 degrees Celsius. "We are building up a horrible ... See all stories on this topic »

St Paul's report links City's ethical decline to Big Bang reforms The Guardian The findings show that Ken Costa, the former chairman of LazardsInternational, appointed last week by the Rt Rev Richard Chartres, bishop of London, to lead a dialogue between the City and the Church of England on ethical capitalism, may have his work ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth airport's $201 million renovation could allow direct ... al.com (blog) Statewide, Alabama companies last year did $36 billion worth ofinternational business, including $15.5 billion in exports. The volume of Alabama goods exported to the world increased 76 percent in the four years before the recession, and according to ... See all stories on this topic » al.com (blog)

We may need to rebuild Las Vegas — literally Las Vegas Sun In today's world, that home is now worth $150000, and the mortgage is still hovering around $240000. Under this plan, the bank would lower the mortgage to $150000, reset the interest rate to market, and both bank and homeowner would move on. ... See all stories on this topic »

Joe Frazier in Hospice with Liver Cancer People Magazine By Dahvi Shira The former World Heavyweight champion, 67, is in a Philadelphia-based hospice suffering from liver cancer, according to reports. Known for his infamous "Thrilla in Manila" fight against Muhammad Ali, Frazier – nicknamed "Smokin' Joe" ... See all stories on this topic »

Bad Weather Blocks 2500 International Tourists around Everst Novinite.com More than 2500 tourists have been blocked in the Mount Everest area of Nepal due to bad weather for a week, report world agencies. Thick fog has forced a massive cancellation of flights in Nepal, including the Solukhubu region, where Everest is located ... See all stories on this topic » Novinite.com

Astronauts return from 520 day journey to Mars - in a car park. WA today “Today, after a motionless trip of 520 days, I'm proud to prove, with myinternational crewmates, that a human journey to the red planet is feasible,” said Frenchman Romain Charles. Each crew member was paid three million roubles for their work, ... See all stories on this topic » WA today

Nicaraguans Vote as Ortega's Rebel Past Fades for Business BusinessWeek After contracting about 1.5 percent in 2009, Nicaragua's $6.6 billion economy expanded 4.5 percent in 2010 and is projected to grow 4 percent this year, the most in Central America after Panama, the International Monetary Fund said in an Oct. 5 report. ... See all stories on this topic »

Create a Memorial Tulsa World The Tulsa World publishes free death notices. Funeral homes may submit death notices from 4 to 10:30 pm daily. For information about news obituaries, call 581-8325. In an effort to honor those who have donated either organs, eyes or tissue, ... See all stories on this topic »

Guatemalans Vote in Runoff Election Amid Mounting Violence BusinessWeek 6 (Bloomberg) -- Guatemalans vote in presidential elections today as mounting violence raises the popularity of a former general who has promised to clamp down on drug gangs with an “iron fist.” Polls show Otto Perez Molina leading Congressman Manuel ... See all stories on this topic »

Hedge Funds Curb Wagers for First Time in a Month: Commodities BusinessWeek German factory orders unexpectedly plunged in September, and European services and manufacturing output contracted more than initially estimated in October, separatereports showed on Nov. 4. US data last week reflected the “frustratingly slow” pace of ... See all stories on this topic »

Redskins take on the 49ers Washington Post World Watchers consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments oninternational affairs. Washington Post reporters or editors recommend this comment or reader post. You must be logged in to report a comment. You must be logged in to recommend a ... See all stories on this topic »

Graying Cold War terror chief Carlos goes to trial Houston Chronicle 28, 2000 file photo shows Venezuelan international terrorist Carlos the Jackal whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, sitting in a Paris courtroom. Once among theworld's most feared masterminds of terror, the man known as Carlos the Jackal is now a ... See all stories on this topic »

Discrepancies in travel records Washington Post World Watchers consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments oninternational affairs. Washington Post reporters or editors recommend this comment or reader post. You must be logged in to report a comment. You must be logged in to recommend a ... See all stories on this topic »

Israel Bonds Gain as Strike Threat Increases Risk BusinessWeek “Investors are reluctant to take positions today on concern of a possible strike tomorrow,” Ehud Itzhakov, a bond trader at Bank Hapoalim Ltd. in Tel Aviv, said by telephone. “In addition, the decline in world markets is pushing investors to safer ... See all stories on this topic »

Business Calendar Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Email details of your event two weeks in advance to Roc-Info@DemocratandChronicle.com (with Business Calendar in the subject line) or mail to Business Calendar, c/o Data Desk, 55 Exchange Blvd., Rochester, NY 14614. Events must be open to the public. ... See all stories on this topic »

G20 Summit at Cannes marked with little progress, disappointment and protests The Philippine Online Chronicles The two-day summit of leaders of the world's richest nations last November 2 to 3, 2011, tackled the financial and economic crisis that spread across the globe in 2008 and were called upon to further strengthen international cooperation. ... See all stories on this topic »

Gates lectures leaders on aid for the poor Sydney Morning Herald The Gates report also suggests three other tax initiatives: a "settlement tax" or stamp duty regime; heavier tobacco taxes to fund global health programs; and a fuels tax on international transport to make those emitting carbon pay for measures to ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Redskins-49ers: Open thread Washington Post (blog) World Watchers consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments oninternational affairs. Washington Post reporters or editors recommend this comment or reader post. You must be logged in to report a comment. You must be logged in to recommend a ... See all stories on this topic »

Philadelphia-area buildings ripe for energy updates, study finds Philadelphia Inquirer The report was compiled by Econsult Corp. for the Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster for Energy-Efficient Buildings (GPIC), the year-old federally funded organization in the Navy Yard whose mission is to transform the building-retrofit industry. ... See all stories on this topic »

The Peace Process Honestreporting.com • Now that the PLO's a member of UNESCO, it intends to take action against Israel in international forums for “systematically destroying and forging Arab and Islamic culture in Jerusalem,” and “for stealing Arab and Islamic antiquities and assaulting ... See all stories on this topic »

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