The Star BP spill cases head to court as Shell counts cost | LONDON/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The tide of lawsuits unleashed by BP'soil spill in the Gulf of Mexico breaks into an Idaho courtroom on Thursday, just as the company's rivals are counting the co... (photo: AP / Chris Pizzello)
The News & Observer Avon Products 2Q net income doubles | NEW YORK -- Avon Products Inc. says higher revenue in Latin America and Europe helped its second-quarter net income more than double. | The direct seller of beauty products says net income rose to $... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Herald Tribune Siemens quarterly earnings up 9 percent | BERLIN - A strong increase in orders in a recovering economy helped push earnings at Siemens AG 9 percent higher in the most recent quarter, the industrial conglomerate said Thursday. | Siemens, bas... (photo: AP / Uwe Lein)) EarningsEconomyOrdersPhotosSiemens
Herald Tribune Asian shares down on new signs US economy slowing | SINGAPORE - Most Asian markets retreated Thursday after fresh evidence of slower U.S. growth blunted appetite for riskier assets like stocks. | The latest sign of sluggishness in the world's No. 1 e... (photo: AP / Eduardo Di Baia) AsianEconomyMarketsPhotosStocks
The Himalayan Three Tibetan refugees repatriated to China: ICT | KATHMANDU: Nepal forcibly repatriated three Tibetan refugees last month, two of whom are now in jail in China, the International Campaign for Tibet said today. | Two Bu... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) ChinaNepalPhotosTibetUN
The New York Times The Kids Are All Right | While conducting my never-ending search for cheerful news, I noticed that one of New York’s senators made the Top 10 in a list of the 50 most beautiful people on ... (photo: WN / marzena) EntertainmentKidsPeoplePhotosRestaurants
