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Russias Vozrozhdenie Q1 net profit down 36.7 pct yy
MOSCOW | Thu May 23, 2013 4:43am EDT MOSCOW May 23 (Reuters) - Vozrozhdenie, a mid-sized listed Russian bank, posted on Thursday a 36.7-percent decline in net profit for the first quarter of the year due to a rise in provisioning on bad loans. Vozrozhdenie, one of a handful of listed Russian banks that are not owned by the state, said its net profit came to 333 million roubles ($10.6 ...
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European shares slide after Bernanke comments rattle investors
Thu May 23, 2013 4:39am EDT * FTSEurofirst 300 down 1.5 pct at 1,237.81 * Bernanke stokes QE worries in live Q&A * China data heaps pressure on indexes at 5-yr highs * Banks and Miners top fallers * Halfords wilts in wake of dividend cut By David Brett LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - European shares went into a tailspin early on Thursday, spooked by concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve could soon ...
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Belgium welcome Group 6 hopefuls
Belgium is the venue for the second UEFA European U19 Championship elite round section to kick off, with 2012 semi-finalists England joining the hosts, Scotland and Georgia in Group ...
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Heynckes I have never experienced this
Even Jupp Heynckes, 68 and with three decades of coaching experience behind him, feels this has been an "extraordinary season" forFC Bayern Mnchen that could yet end in a ...
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Tough group stage filled Dortmund with confidence
Jrgen Klopp told UEFA.com the way his Borussia Dortmund side played in the group stage was "surprising" and gave him belief they could achieve something special this ...
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Debreceni deny GyÅr in Hungarian Cup final
Adamo Coulibaly struck twice as Debreceni VSC came from behind to win the Hungarian Cup final 2-1, denying Gyori ETO FC a first-ever league and cup double in the ...
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Business slump in May leaves France mired in recession - PMI
PARIS (Reuters) - French business activity retreated again in May despite a slight improvement in manufacturing, a survey showed on Thursday, offering little hope of a quick exit from recession in the euro zone's second-biggest economy.Data compiler Markit said its preliminary composite purchasing managers index, covering activity in the services and manufacturing sectors, was unchanged in ...
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Restaurant torched in 4th night of Sweden riots
STOCKHOLM -; Groups of youth have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital that started following a fatal police ...
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QA What is known about London attack
Police and forensic officers near the scene of an apparent attack which has left one man confirmed dead and two people injured near Woolwich barracks in London Wednesday, May, 22, 2013. British officials said one person has died and at least two people have been wounded in an attack in southeast London. Scotland Yard said officers responded to reports of an assault Wednesday afternoon in the ...
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Vermaak off to France
According to reports, Bulls scrum-half Jano Vermaak could be the latest player from the franchise to head overseas. The Bulls waved goodbye to a number of senior players at the end of the 2011 season, with Fourie du Preez, Victor Matfield, Danie Rossouw, Bakkies Botha, Gurthro Steenkamp and Gary Botha all moving abroad and it appears they face a similar fate at the end of the current ...
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Sport infrastructure enables to host European Islamic Olympic Games
A press conference related to Islamic Olympic Games to take place in Azerbaijan in 2017 was held in Hilton hotel in Baku. "The European Olympic Games-2015 will be the first comprehensive competitions in Azerbaijan," Youth and Sports Ministers of Azerbaijan Azad Rahimov ...
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Baku to take steps to bid to host UEFA Euro 2012
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has decreed to take measures related to nomination of Baku to host the European Football Championships in 2020. According ...
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France backs call to put Hezbollah on EU terror list
Official say Paris is ready to support British initiative to blacklist armed wing of Hezbollah on EU's list of terrorist organizations; France has been cautious of such a move fearing it could destabilize ...
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FMS plans to limit inflow of migrants from CIS countries to Russia
According to the Federal Migration Service’s data, one of every five crimes in Moscow is committed by non-residents. It became known at the FMS board meeting on Wednesday that Russia intends to tighten up the immigration laws. A proposal was presented to oblige CIS citizens to receive an invitation to arrive in the Russian Federation. Experts believe it will not complicate life of illegal ...
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Two men arrested after attacks on mosques as tensions remain high on streets of London
Newmark tweeted last night: "Local mosque in Braintree attacked by man with knives and incendiary device. Man arrested. No one injured."Mr Newmark added: "Just met with leaders of local mosque in Braintree which was attacked this evening. Thanked local police for their swift response."Essex Police said a 43-year-old from Braintree was arrested on suspicion of possession of an ...
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Woolwich killing the random attack has always been MI5s greatest fear
The police and security services have had repeated success since the 7/7 outrage in 2005, which left 52 innocent people dead, but they have been under constant threat of the lone wolf terrorist.Dubbed the ...
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European stock markets slide after Nikkei plunges 7 - live
The Markit Composite PMI, which measures activity across the German economy, came in at 49.9, up from 49.2 in April (where a 50-point reading separates expansion from contraction) German manufacturing output rose slightly, but was balanced out by a small drop in services. And France's private sector kept shrinking, with a composite PMI of 44.3 -- a long way from that 50-point ...
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Euro leagues could challenge Qatar 2022 in court
European football leagues could launch legal challenges if Qatar attempts to move the FIFA World Cup 2022 to winter, the head of Germany's top league has ...
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Youths torch restaurant cars in Sweden riots
Groups of youth have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital that started following a fatal police shooting. Police spokesman Kjell Lindgren says at least 30 cars were set ablaze across western and southern Stockholm early Thursday. Firefighters said they have "never before seen so many fires raging ...
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Ocean not all that separates US European fans
Imagine Derek Jeter leading the New York Yankees off the field because opposing fans were yelling racial slurs and throwing bananas at his team. Or a game between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls halted because of unrelenting race-baiting from the ...
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IMF head Lagarde in court in fraud probe
PARIS (AP) -- International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has appeared at a special Paris court to face questioning over a controversial arbitrage deal that she oversaw as French finance ...
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EU may give Greece more time to meet fiscal targets - Dijsselbloem
ATHENS (Reuters) - The euro zone may give Greece more time to meet fiscal targets agreed under its international bailout, the chairman of the euro zone finance ministers said in an interview published on Thursday. "The Commission's approach ...
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Belgian postal group bpost to list on Brussels exchange
BRUSSELS | Thu May 23, 2013 3:46am EDT BRUSSELS May 23 (Reuters) - Belgian postal operator bpost will list a minority stake, currently held by private equity group CVC Funds, on the Brussels stock exchange, the group said on Thursday. The Belgian state will continue to hold a 50.01 percent stake in the former monopoly and will not sell shares in the offering, bpost said. Belgium also ...
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Europe stocks slump after China data Fed comments
manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracted in May, stoking worries of an economic slowdown in the country's economy. Additionally, investors worried the U.S. Federal Reserve will soon reduce its asset-purchase program, after minutes from the latest policy meeting and comments from Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested the bank will begin tapering its easing program in coming months. The Stoxx ...
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The euro posted a key reversal down on Wednesday
The EURO posted a key reversal down on Wednesday. The lowrange close sets the stage for a steady to lower opening when Thursday's night session begins trading. Stochastics and the RSI remain neutral to bearish signalling that sideways to lower prices are possible nearterm. If it extends the decline off May's high, April's low crossing is the next downside target. Closes above the ...
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US nuclear missles in Europe remain poised for a war that will never come
The United States and Russia recently signed a new landmark nuclear non-proliferation treaty called START in March and the US in early May followed up its non-proliferation goals by making the unprecedented step of publicly declaring how many nuclear weapons it had – just over 5,113 in total, though many of them are in storage and would take time to be deployed.
That is a vast reduction compared to the total arsenal the country possessed at the height of the Cold War in 1967, the number at that time was 31,225, according to reports by European news media. Read more
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