http://www.menafn.com/qn_more_menaNews.asp MENAFN.com MENA Top News Stories en-us Copyright © 2013 MENAFN.com 60 http://www.menafn.com/qn_more_menaNews.asp http://www.menafn.com/images/inc_images/img_menafn_small.gif 125 13 http://www.menafn.com/1093646306/Japans-May-trade-deficit-widens-on-import-costs?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093646306/Japans-May-trade-deficit-widens-on-import-costs?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Japan extended a string of trade deficits in May, official data showed on Wednesday, as the country's import costs rose on the weak yen, but shipments to the United States and China ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:32:48 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093646241/Biweekly-iron-dose-same-as-daily-pregnancy?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093646241/Biweekly-iron-dose-same-as-daily-pregnancy?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Pregnant women who take an iron supplement twice a week receive the same health benefits as expectant mothers who take a daily dose of the essential mineral, new research showed.The ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:29:20 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093646229/British-banking-needs-radical-overhaul-study?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093646229/British-banking-needs-radical-overhaul-study?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Britain needs a "radical" overhaul of its scandal-hit banks, with reckless bankers facing jail and bonuses deferred for up to ten years, a government commission set up after the Libor ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:25:43 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093646185/Facebook-touts-advertising-milestone?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093646185/Facebook-touts-advertising-milestone?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Facebook said Tuesday that more than a million businesses now advertise at the leading social network."I know business owners like these invest their hard-earned money and time into ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:24:57 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093646166/Brazilians-cry-foul-over-football-costs-corruption?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093646166/Brazilians-cry-foul-over-football-costs-corruption?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) If the young people of Brazil are in the street, it is no longer just to play football there, contrary to the popular image of a country fixated with 'futebol' to the point of ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:23:30 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093646155/You-clap-so-I-clap-Peer-pressure-drives-applause?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093646155/You-clap-so-I-clap-Peer-pressure-drives-applause?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) If you have just seen a play that you privately think is drivel, will you keep silent when everyone around you demands an encore?Possibly not, says an unusual investigation published ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:23:01 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093646144/Deloitte-fined-USD10-mn-US-laundering-case?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093646144/Deloitte-fined-USD10-mn-US-laundering-case?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Big accountancy Deloitte was fined $10 million by New York state on Tuesday for its actions in advising Standard Chartered Bank over money laundering.Deloitte's unit Deloitte ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:33:56 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093646013/Google-asks-US-court-to-allow-release-of-data-queries?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093646013/Google-asks-US-court-to-allow-release-of-data-queries?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Google said Tuesday it asked a special US court handling national security investigations for permission to publish the number of requests for data to the Internet giant."Today we ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:22:44 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093646012/Icahn-revamps-Dell-offer-urges-rejection-of-buyout?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093646012/Icahn-revamps-Dell-offer-urges-rejection-of-buyout?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Corporate raider Carl Icahn revamped his proposal Tuesday for embattled computer company Dell, calling for a big share buyback in a plan which would keep the company public.Icahn, who ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:22:44 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093646011/Tesla-to-demo-quickswap-electric-car-batteries?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093646011/Tesla-to-demo-quickswap-electric-car-batteries?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Tesla Motors said Thursday it would demonstrate a way to quickly recharge electric cars by swapping drained batteries for fresh power cells.Tesla chief executive and founder Elon Musk ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:22:43 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093646000/Cyprus-leader-slams-bailout-terms-appeal-for-help?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093646000/Cyprus-leader-slams-bailout-terms-appeal-for-help?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has sharply criticised the terms imposed for a March debt bailout in a letter to eurozone leaders pleading for help in safeguarding the island's ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:25:39 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645999/Chrysler-agrees-to-recall-of-2.7-million-Jeeps?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645999/Chrysler-agrees-to-recall-of-2.7-million-Jeeps?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Chrysler announced Tuesday that it would bow to the US safety regulator's pressure to recall 2.7 million Jeep Libertys and Jeep Grand Cherokees over a fire risk that caused dozens of ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:25:39 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645998/Embattled-shipping-operators-form-alliance?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645998/Embattled-shipping-operators-form-alliance?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Three leading shipping companies announced an alliance on three crucial routes on Tuesday in a strategy to face over-capacity and declining demand for transportation.CMA CGM of ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:25:38 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645997/Chinas-Huawei-launches-worlds-slimmest-smartphone-London?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645997/Chinas-Huawei-launches-worlds-slimmest-smartphone-London?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on Tuesday launched what it said was the world's thinnest smartphone, which it hopes will take on high-end rivals like Apple and Samsung in the global ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:25:28 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645936/Measles-epidemic-sweeps-northern-Syria-MSF?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645936/Measles-epidemic-sweeps-northern-Syria-MSF?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) An epidemic of measles is sweeping through parts of northern Syria, with at least 7,000 people affected because the ongoing civil war has disrupted vaccination programmes, Doctors ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:24:34 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645933/Wine-war-fears-already-slowing-French-exports-to-China?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645933/Wine-war-fears-already-slowing-French-exports-to-China?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Chinese wine importers have already started putting orders from France and other European countries on hold over fears of a hike in tariffs being triggered as part of a broader ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:24:03 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645929/Russia-moves-to-ban-adoption-for-foreign-gay-couples?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645929/Russia-moves-to-ban-adoption-for-foreign-gay-couples?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Russian lawmakers on Tuesday backed a bill which would place tough restrictions on adoption to countries where same-sex marriages are legal, following France's vote last month ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:23:16 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645916/Greek-state-TV-still-off-air-amid-negotiations?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645916/Greek-state-TV-still-off-air-amid-negotiations?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) State-run television channels in Greece remained off-air on Tuesday as the government scrambled to deal with a storm of protest over its decision to shut down public broadcaster ERT.A ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:26:28 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645915/Qatar-bails-out-Germanys-Solarworld?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645915/Qatar-bails-out-Germanys-Solarworld?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) German solar panel manufacturer Solarworld announced Tuesday a capital injection by Qatar, a move which will save the company from bankruptcy as the German sector struggles against ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:26:27 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645854/G8-leaders-strike-deal-to-fight-tax-evasion-scourge?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645854/G8-leaders-strike-deal-to-fight-tax-evasion-scourge?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) The world's leading industrialised nations struck a deal Tuesday to crack down on the "scourge" of tax evasion and share more cross-border financial information.Gathered in Northern ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:25:57 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645850/Mass-hysteria-hits-Bangladesh-garment-workers?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645850/Mass-hysteria-hits-Bangladesh-garment-workers?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Hundreds of Bangladesh factory workers who fell sick in recent weeks could have been struck down by a mysterious illness described as a type of "mass hysteria," officials said ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:25:14 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645848/Moscow-to-transform-eyesore-USD300-million-park?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645848/Moscow-to-transform-eyesore-USD300-million-park?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) A vast wasteland close to St Basil's Cathedral and Red Square that once housed a giant Soviet hotel is set to become a landscaped park, Moscow officials said Tuesday as they revealed ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:24:56 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645847/Dating-site-for-broody-singles-launches-Denmark?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645847/Dating-site-for-broody-singles-launches-Denmark?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) A dating site targeting singles looking for a partner to have children with launched this week in Denmark, attracting slightly more men than women, its founder said on ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:24:54 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645834/Lourdes-closed-200-evacuated-after-flash-floods?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645834/Lourdes-closed-200-evacuated-after-flash-floods?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) French authorities Tuesday shut the grotto at Lourdes and evacuated about 200 people following flash floods at the Roman Catholic pilgrimage site.The preventive measure came a day ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:23:52 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645831/Swiss-lower-house-refuses-to-vote-on-US-bank-deal?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645831/Swiss-lower-house-refuses-to-vote-on-US-bank-deal?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Swiss lawmakers refused on Tuesday to vote on a deal with the United States exposing US tax dodgers with assets in Swiss banks, risking a clash with Washington just as G8 leaders vow ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:27:28 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645830/Boeing-comeback-with-launch-of-new-Dreamliner?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645830/Boeing-comeback-with-launch-of-new-Dreamliner?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Boeing launched the biggest version of its Dreamliner plane at the Paris Air Show Tuesday with over 100 orders worth about $30 billion and a clear message -- after a run of technical ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:27:12 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645827/Greece-raises-1.3-bn-euros-at-steady-4-rate?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645827/Greece-raises-1.3-bn-euros-at-steady-4-rate?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Greece raised 1.3 billion euros ($1.7 billion) with a sale of three-month treasury bills on Tuesday, at a stable rate of 4.02 percent, the public debt management agency said."Total ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:27:02 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645825/US-lawsuit-filed-against-News-Corp-on-phone-hacking?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645825/US-lawsuit-filed-against-News-Corp-on-phone-hacking?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) News Corp's legal woes in the British phone hacking scandal have spread across the Atlantic, with a lawsuit filed in a US court alleging invasion of privacy of Angelina Jolie's stunt ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:26:55 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645735/Qatar-Holding-sells-its-10-Porsche-stake?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645735/Qatar-Holding-sells-its-10-Porsche-stake?src=RSS (MENAFN) A Porsche spokesman, Albrecht Bamler, stated that Qatar Holding, the investment arm of the Gulf state's sovereign wealth fund, sold its 10 percent stake in Porsche to the company's family ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:22:21 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645733/Drake-and-Scull-to-move-workers-from-Abu-Dhabi-to-Dubai?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645733/Drake-and-Scull-to-move-workers-from-Abu-Dhabi-to-Dubai?src=RSS (MENAFN) Drake & Scull International (DSI) chief corporate affairs officer, Zeina Tabari, stated that the company plans on moving hundreds of jobs from Dubai to the UAE's capital Abu Dhabi, reported ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:02:47 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645731/Tablets-thrust-Thai-classrooms-digital-era?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645731/Tablets-thrust-Thai-classrooms-digital-era?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) In a rural classroom in the Thai highlands, hill tribe children energetically slide their fingertips over tablet computer screens practising everything from English to mathematics and ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:32:12 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645718/European-stocks-steady-before-Fed?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645718/European-stocks-steady-before-Fed?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Europe's main stock markets mostly steadied on Tuesday as traders digested better-than-expected German investor sentiment data and awaited the start of an all-important US Federal ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:09:17 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645717/Britain-charges-exUBS-trader-over-Libor-rate-scandal?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645717/Britain-charges-exUBS-trader-over-Libor-rate-scandal?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Britain's Serious Fraud Office said on Tuesday that former UBS trader Tom Hayes had become the first person to be charged in its probe into the Libor rate-rigging scandal that has ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:08:29 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645655/Families-occupy-unfinished-homes-Spain?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645655/Families-occupy-unfinished-homes-Spain?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) The washbasin in Juana Alonso's bathroom is brand new, but no water comes out of the tap. No bulbs hang from the light fittings.The house is unfinished; no one was meant to be moving ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:06:10 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645641/EU-car-sales-post-biggest-drop-20-years?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645641/EU-car-sales-post-biggest-drop-20-years?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) The EU car industry was again badly hit by weak demand in May when sales plunged even in the so-far resilient German market, monthly data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:24:26 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645640/China-launches-its-first-carbon-trading-scheme?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645640/China-launches-its-first-carbon-trading-scheme?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) China, the world's largest carbon emitter, launched on Tuesday its first carbon trading scheme aimed at reducing emissions, an official said.A platform allowing businesses in the ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:24:26 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645639/German-investor-sentiment-rises-slightly-ZEW?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645639/German-investor-sentiment-rises-slightly-ZEW?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) German investor sentiment rose slightly in June, on firming hopes for a gradual recovery in Europe's biggest economy in the second half of the year, the ZEW economic institute said on ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:24:25 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645638/Up-to-121500-South-Africa-platinum-jobs-at-risk?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645638/Up-to-121500-South-Africa-platinum-jobs-at-risk?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Up to 121,500 jobs and 60 percent of South Africa's platinum output could be a risk in coming years amid unrest and upheavals in the sector, economists at Nomura bank warned on ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:24:25 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645637/Asian-markets-mixed-as-US-Fed-prepares-for-meeting?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645637/Asian-markets-mixed-as-US-Fed-prepares-for-meeting?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday, with traders sitting on the sidelines as they await the US Federal Reserve's plans for its stimulus programme.The dollar enjoyed another positive ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:24:25 GMT http://www.menafn.com/1093645636/Selloff-plan-hedge-fund-ups-its-Sony-stake?src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/1093645636/Selloff-plan-hedge-fund-ups-its-Sony-stake?src=RSS (MENAFN - AFP) The hedge fund that has called on Sony to list part of its profitable entertainment arm has boosted its stake in the company, a report said Tuesday, days ahead of a shareholders' ... http://www.menafn.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:24:22 GMT