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  • QLI acquires Belgrade casino from Casino Austria Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 7:54AMQLI also has an option to acquire a casino in Brussels.
  • Letters: House prices Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 12:24AM Once again you print a story about falling house prices. ("Even slight optimism dashed for UK housing", 6 January) The title and the tone of the piece suggest that you believe falling house prices to be a bad thing. How can this be when you mention that 750,000 potential buyers were locked out of the market between 2003 and 2007? Surely falling prices are a very good thing indeed?
  • Markets in Brief Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 12:23AMChemipal yesterday advised that it and Avent, the maker of baby bottles and other products, face a class action motion.
  • Carling Cup as it happened Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 7:19PMHolders Tottenham thrash Championship side Burnley in the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final.
  • Mixing oil and water: COST explores sustainable links in energy and water management Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:10PM( COST ) COST is organizing an invitation-only exploratory workshop in Brussels, from Jan. 19-21, 2009. It is the first in a series of workshops on water and energy. The Energy-Water Nexus: Managing the Links between Energy and Water for a Sustainable Future takes place from Jan. 19-21, 2009, at Le Chatelain Hotel, Rue du Chatelain 17, 1000 Brussels.
  • Queenco Leisure International Announces Changes to Shareholding in Casino Beograd Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 9:23AM Queenco Leisure International Ltd , a developer, owner and operator of casinos and resorts, today announced that Club Hotel Loutraki S.A., a partially and indirectly owned company of QLI , informed QLI that it has entered into an agreement with Casino Austria AG for the purchase from CAAG of 51% of the shares of Grand Casino d.o.o.
  • Sebastian Barry, Diana Athill Win Costas for Fiction, Biography Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:56PMJan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Sebastian Barry won the Costa Novel Award for “The Secret Scripture,” the study of a blighted life, while Diana Athill took Costa’s biography prize for “Somewhere Towards the End,” a reflection on life, old age and death.
  • British Police to hack home PCs Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:20PMBRITAIN has quietly adopted a new plan to allow police to routinely hack into people¿s personal computers without a warrant.
  • Exclusive on the Web Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:25AMSusan Harris has been promoted to senior director at Charles Dunn Co., a partner of GVA Worldwide. Based in Los Angeles, she was formerly director of its retail services group.
  • Police set to step up hacking of home PCs Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 9:22PMTHE Home Office has quietly adopted a new plan to allow police across Britain routinely to hack into people’s personal computers without a warrant.
  • Your Pictures: 26 Dec - 2 Jan Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 5:10PMYour Pictures: 26 Dec - 2 Jan
  • WW II movie has ties to Lee Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:21AMThe fictional James Bond made Daniel Craig an action superstar.
  • Bouncing back Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 2:41PMBrown sees 2008 recovery despite summer of plots
  • Zimbabwe: Mugabe the Dominant Tennis Performer Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 9:37AMKampala — DUNCAN Mugabe was no doubt the biggest newsmaker in the 2008 Uganda Lawn Tennis Association (ULTA) season. His achievements were attained across the continent from North, South, West and East Africa.
  • West Africa: The Sierra Leonean Police Officer Who Patrols 15 Ecowas Countries Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 9:21AMThe traditional role of the security services, no matter where they may be found, is to protect life and property and to provide safety and security without prejudice and within the rule of law.
  • Now opening Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 8:05AMMovie times for Coldwater Crossing were not available by press time.
  • Xmas at home despite 2 landslides Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 12:01AMKUALA LUMPUR: "Home is where the heart is" is a saying Peter Lee and his family can attest to. And they are staying put at their Bukit Antarabangsa home despite having gone through two major landslide episodes, the first in 1997, and the other last month.
  • WebTrends Helps easyJet Bring Customers Home for the Holidays Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 10:33PMWebTrends, a leading provider of web analytics and online marketing solutions, has partnered with easyJet to continually optimize 24 of the European airline’s online properties and help customers find and book flights, rental cars and hotel rooms, resulting in significantly more online travel bookings.
  • Xmas at home despite 2 landslides Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 4:19PMKUALA LUMPUR: "Home is where the heart is" is a saying Peter Lee and his family can attest to.
  • Celebrating the holidays in London Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 8:25AMA Seattle family spent a memorable Christmas 2007 in London. Here are tips on what to see and do on a holiday visit.
  • NATO, Russia to talk Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 7:19AMNATO and Russia are set to hold top-level talks in January to thaw freezing relationships.
  • Why Senegal is now on the winter sun map Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 2:28AMJill Crawshaw is one of the first British tourists to sample a new range of package holidays which makes the beaches of Senegal more accessible than ever
  • Peter Mandelson: Lord Voldemort in the ascendant Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 10:01PMSince his return from the political wilderness Lord Mandelson has amassed even more influence than he had under Blair reports Andrew Pierce
  • NATO-Russia Council to hold landmark talks next month: envoy Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 7:14PMBRUSSELS (AFP) - Envoys from NATO and Russia are set to hold top-level talks in January, marking an end to a four-month freeze the alliance imposed after Moscow sent troops into Georgia, Russia's ambassador said Friday.
  • Popular Tags Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 8:48PMWar in Congo has again been splashed across world headlines and the same old clichés about violence and suffering are repackaged and rebroadcast as “news.”
  • Owens Corning Launches Alliance to Provide Holistic Energy Efficiency and Carbon-Reduction Solutions for Sustainable ... Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 12:00PM Global building materials and composite solutions leader Owens Corning announced the formation of a strategic alliance to provide solutions that help communities reduce energy use by up to 50 percent and CO2 emissions by up to 80 percent versus standard developments.
  • Antwerp Guide Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 9:37AMJust 30 minutes from Brussels lies the vibrant city of Antwerp , home to the second largest port in Europe, some spectacular architecture and shopping not to be missed. Perfectly blending the old with the new, Antwerp gives visitors a unique experience.
  • World News Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 8:39AMSwitzerland brings down borders with Europe - Ivan Camilleri, Brussels Those driving through Switzerland this Christmas will face less hassle as the Swiss authorities have dismantled their borders with Germany,...
  • Angela Hartnett answers your Christmas food questions Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 12:29AM The chef Angela Hartnett was born in Wales to an Irish father and a Welsh-Italian mother and grew up in Essex. Her Italian family, who come from Emilia-Romagna, have inspired much of her cooking.
  • Kiplinger, Travel+Leisure Tout Top Travel Sites Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 12:33PM For impulsive travelers who want to get away on the fly, Kiplinger and Travel+Leisure rate lastminute.com as the best site to book a quick getaway. In Kiplinger’s 2008 Best List , the personal finance and business forecast site named lastminute.com the Best Web Site for Last-Minute Travel while the last second deals site made T+L’s Top Travel Websites of 2008 as the best place to go when ...
  • ‘Hopeless’ Pound Forces Britons to Pay More for Trips (Update1) Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 9:16PMDec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Country musician Rob Childs shook his head in disbelief after buying euros at London’s St. Pancras International train station.
  • Irish minister held at gunpoint in robbery Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 8:10PMDUBLIN (AFP) - Ireland's Europe Minister Dick Roche recounted Monday how he was held at gunpoint during a dramatic armed raid on a hotel south of Dublin.
  • Irish minister held in hostage robbery Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 2:14PM An Irish Government minister was today held hostage at gunpoint during a robbery at a hotel and golf resort, the Garda confirmed.
  • B?B Bonifacius Bruges: Where to stay Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 11:59AMIn one of the most picturesque parts of Bruges Casilda Grigg finds a hotel that is madly romantic.
  • Metro briefs Sunday, December 14, 2008 @ 10:57AMDISTRICT
  • India-England day four as it happened Sunday, December 14, 2008 @ 3:50AMIndia start the final day of the first Test on 131-1 chasing 387 to beat England, after a fine innings from Virender Sehwag.
  • Gordon Brown risks all on rescue plan as Germany rounds on him Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ 9:27PMGermany’s finance chief thinks Gordon Brown’s economic policies are ‘crass’. With the pound sinking fast, is he right?
  • Anarchy rules in Athens Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ 3:24PMIt projects an image of idyllic beaches, whitewashed churches and quaint fishing villages, but Greece has been plunged into its worst crisis in decades this week after a policeman shot dead a 15-year-old schoolboy.
  • Greek schoolboy funeral: Mourners and police clash Friday, December 12, 2008 @ 11:10PM Mourners clashed with riot police outside an Athens cemetery today during the funeral of a schoolboy whose shooting by officers triggered rioting across Greece. Officers used teargas to disperse small groups of stone-throwing youths who attacked TV crews, police and shops around the cemetery. No injuries were reported. Some 6,000 people attended the funeral of Alexandros Grigoropoulos, ...
  • Greek opposition calls for election after fourth day of riots Friday, December 12, 2008 @ 8:36PM The main opposition party in Greece today called for early elections after accusing the government of failing to protect the country, as it experiences its worst unrest in decades. As hundreds of protesters clashed with police outside the Greek parliament, the Socialist opposition leader, George Papandreou, said Greeks had lost trust in the government as the disorder across the country ...
  • Math appeal: How number-crunchers have you pegged Wednesday, December 10, 2008 @ 8:54PMBack in school, solving math problems could feel like playing detective. An exercise would give lengths for three sides of a figure and let you solve for the fourth.
  • Cruise Ships Dodging Pirates Off Somalia Wednesday, December 10, 2008 @ 6:44PMCruise operators say they are shifting and canceling tours over worries about piracy off the Somali coast.
  • JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 10:14PMA German cruise ship plans to evacuate passengers in Yemen and fly them to the next port of call Wednesday to avoid any possible encounters with pirates off the coast of lawless Somalia.
  • Cruise liner to evacuate clients to avoid piracy Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 7:18PMThe ship, operated by the Germany company Hapag-Lloyd, will take passengers off in Yemen, before sailing past the Somali coast, and fly them to Dubai for a stay in a hotel.
  • Briefs Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 6:51PMMONTEREY Chamber hosts business seminar The Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce will host a seminar titled "Succession Planning: What Does it Mean for Family-Owned Businesses?" with Marylou Shockley and Stephen Weldon from 11:30a.m. to 1p.m. today at Monterey Live, 414 Alvarado St.
  • Vinexpo Continues Its Service to the Global Wine & Spirits Industry With Its 15th Exhibition Monday, December 8, 2008 @ 4:19PM Seven months before the exhibition opens its doors, Vinexpo, the acclaimed international wine and spirits exhibition taking place in Bordeaux, France from June 21st - 25th 2009, has already reached its sales objectives and will have a total booth area of more than 430,000 sq. ft.
  • All Change For Eurostar Friday, December 5, 2008 @ 5:06AMEurostar has been whisking passengers across the continent since 1994, but from 14 November the London terminal moves from Waterloo to the redeveloped St Pancras International, cutting journeys to Europe by 20 minutes.
  • 3-foot snake causes printer to jam Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 7:33PMA man in the Australian town of Lismore says a snake more than 3 feet long was living inside a computer printer and caused the device to malfunction.Denis Matthews said the snake was found inside a Friends of the Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens printer, the Gold Coast Bulletin reported in its Thursday edition."When I used a long pointer to encourage the snake to move, it reluctantly came out ...
  • Rice to ease tensions? Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 6:26AMCondoleezza Rice arrived in New Delhi to try and ease tensions over the Mumbai attacks.
  • CONRAD RAISES THE BAR ON MEETING FACILITIES WORLDWIDE Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 4:17AMWith hotels in key business hubs like Tokyo, Brussels, Chicago, Miami, Hong Kong and Singapore, and more than 300,000 total square feet of meeting space around the world, Conrad Hotels & Resorts recog