Tom Brady confirms Gisele Bündchen is pregnant
Supermodel Gisele Bündchen, 28 will give birth to her first child on December, her husband New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady told ESPN in an interview.
Disney to expand Fantasyland at Walt Disney World
Mickey Mouse's house and his Toon Town world will make way next year for a vastly larger Fantasyland, in the biggest-ever expansion of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida, Walt Disney Co said on Saturday.
American Air in JAL tie-up, investment talks: report
The parent company of American Airlines is in talks to set up a broad venture with Japan Airlines Corp in a deal that could see the U.S. carrier investing hundreds of millions of dollars in JAL, The Wall Street Journal cited sources as saying on Saturday.
Financier Danny Pang, 42, has died: family
Financier Danny Pang, who was accused by U.S. securities regulators of perpetrating a massive Ponzi scheme on mainly Taiwanese investors, has died, a family spokesman said on Saturday.
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French Labour Minister Xavier Darcos has called for a meeting with the head of France Telecom to discuss a wave of suicides at the former state monopoly that unions blame on restructuring and work pressure.
Labour minister to meet France Tel CEO on suicides
French Labour Minister Xavier Darcos has called for a meeting with the head of France Telecom to discuss a wave of suicides at the former state monopoly that unions blame on restructuring and work pressure.
Bentley sees signs of revival in luxury car class
British carmaker Bentley, owned by Volkswagen, is seeing some signs of revival in the super luxury vehicle segment and expects sales of premium cars to improve next year, one of its top executives said on Friday.
Fight looms over state aid to Magna-led Opel
A Canadian-Russian consortium's plan to buy automaker Opel from General Motors faced more hurdles as scrutiny of German state aid intensified and labor leaders demanded a veto over job cuts.
Deceuninck secures 85 mln euros rights issue
Belgian PVC window frame maker Deceuninck said on Saturday it had sealed final deals as part of a restructuring of its credit arrangements, paving the way for a rights issue of up to 85 million euros.
Germany to offer Airbus guarantee for A350 -magazine
The German government plans to support the planned construction of the Airbus A350 wide body plane with a state guarantee worth 1.1 billion euros ($1.61 billion), a magazine reported on Saturday. Focus magazine said the government would secure a loan from state-owned bank KfW, citing a confidential memorandum from Germany's finance and economy ministries to the parliamentary budget committee.
Megan Fox turns heads at TIFF
At the premiere of her latest film Jennifer's Body actress Megan Fox wowed fans with her own body - and says she's enjoying her sex symbol status.
Vietnam police release another detained blogger
Vietnamese police released blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh on Saturday after more than a week in detention under investigation on state security grounds, her mother said by telephone from the beach town of Nha Trang.
Cadbury chairman Carr says Kraft bid unappetising
Cadbury turned up the heat in its defence against a takeover from Kraft as its Chairman Roger Carr said it was an unappealing prospect being absorbed into Kraft's low growth conglomerate business model.
Skype founders' Joost ousts chairman: report
Web TV firm Joost, owned by the Scandinavian founders of Skype, has fired its chairman Mike Volpi, The Times reported on its online edition on Saturday.
U.S. cracks down on mountaintop coal-mine permits
U.S. environmental regulators said on Friday they will scrutinize 79 applications for mountaintop coal-mine permits in Appalachia to guard against damage to water supplies.
Economic crisis to continue - IMF chief
The global economic crisis will continue and countries must do more to adopt financial market regulations, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn told a German magazine on Saturday.
Mugabe welcomes EU delegation with open arms
President Robert Mugabe welcomed the first top-level European Union delegation to visit Zimbabwe in seven years with open arms on Saturday and said talks on implementing a power-sharing deal went well.
Iran signals no compromise on nuclear issue
Iran said on Saturday it would not back down in its nuclear row with the West, a day after the United States said it would accept Tehran's offer of wide-ranging talks with six world powers.
Attacks kill dozens as Afghans await poll results
Rebel fighters killed 20 civilians in southern Afghanistan and 17 security police and security guards, officials said on Saturday, as the country awaited results from last month's disputed election.
UPDATE - US regulators close Corus Bank, to sell assets later
U.S. regulators seized Corus Bank on Friday in the fourth-largest bank failure this year and sold its deposits to MB Financial Bank.
Skype founders' Joost ousts chairman Mike Volpi
Web TV firm Joost, owned by the founders of Skype, removed its high-profile chairman Mike Volpi by shareholder vote, it said in a statement late on Friday.
South Korea says supports U.S. talks with North
South Korea said on Saturday it would support direct talks between the United States and North Korea so long as they were aimed at advancing multilateral negotiations on ending Pyongyang's nuclear programs.
Cuba revolution commander Juan Almeida dies at 82
One of the original leaders of the Cuban revolution and current vice president Juan Almeida has died of heart failure at the age of 82, state-run press reported on Saturday.
Obama makes healthcare pitch to the insured
President Barack Obama broadened his pitch for healthcare reform to Americans who have health insurance on Saturday, reminding them that they risk losing the coverage they have under the current system.
Global economic crisis to continue: IMF chief
The global economic crisis will continue and countries must do more to adopt financial market regulations, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn told a German magazine on Saturday.
Cadbury chairman Carr says Kraft bid unappetizing
Cadbury turned up the heat in its defense against a takeover from Kraft as its Chairman Roger Carr said it was an unappealing prospect being absorbed into Kraft's low growth conglomerate business model.
China blasts U.S. tyre duties as protectionist blow
U.S. puts new duty on Chinese-made tyres
- Additional 35 percent for first year
- China denounces step as dangerous protectionism
- China signals possible complaint to WTO
- Dispute could spill over into G20 summit (Adds Chinese minister's comments and press comment in paragraphs 3-5, 9 and 25)
Cadbury chairman Carr says Kraft bid unappealing
Cadbury turned up the heat in its defense against a takeover bid from Kraft on Saturday as its Chairman Roger Carr said it was an unappealing prospect being absorbed into Kraft's low growth conglomerate business model.
Quadrangle focuses less on Europe, more on Asia
New York-based private equity firm Quadrangle Capital Partners will substantially close its London office and pursue its European investments out of the United States, an investor letter dated Friday said.
Financial IPOs to test waters
A dozen or so financial companies, from banks to asset managers, are planning initial public offerings by year's end, betting that investors are over their aversion to the sector a year after Wall Street's crisis boiled over.