News 01/26/2012
Nokia has reported a billion pound loss for last year as the world's largest mobile phone maker struggles to maintain its market position ... The Royal Bank of Scotland's boss, Stephen Hester, is to receive a bonus of almost £1m, the BBC learns ... Jan. 26 - Bloodshed persists in Afghanistan as peace efforts are underway -- raising questions about who can end the violence. Deborah Lutterbeck reports ... An American man accused of killing a U.S. jewelry store owner, stealing $300,000 (euro228,200) in diamonds and fleeing to Europe has been found dead in Spain ... Retiring Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank, a gay pioneer in Congress, plans to marry his longtime partner Jim Ready of Maine ... Ex-Marine accused of shooting at Pentagon, Quantico museum admits guilt in 25-year plea deal ... Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks and her husband have become parents by a surrogate mother, her spokesman says ... The death rate from heart attacks in England has halved in the last decade, says an Oxford University study ... LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Netflix Inc signed up more U.S. subscribers than expected in the fourth quarter, reversing a wave of defections triggered by a series of high-profile missteps last year and ... The Chief Constable of Gloucestershire responds to staff concern about new proposed budget cuts, saying he has never known an issue to "galvanise" staff in such a way ... |