Deutsche Bank in US laundering probe: Report
US regulators are investigating claims Deutsche Bank and other global banks funneled billions of dollars for Iran, Sudan and other sanctioned nations, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
The pro
Dance linked with female fertility?
A woman’s moves on the dance floor may reveal if she is in a fertile phase, making her appear more attractive to men, according to a new research.
Companies paid more to CEOs than in US tax: Study
Twenty-six big US companies paid their CEOs more last year than they paid the federal government in tax, according to a study released on Thursday by a liberal-leaning think tank.
The study, by the
Cisco’s 4Q earnings rise 56 per cent, raises dividend
Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment, is seeing its ambitions cramped by the global economic turmoil, but results for its latest quarter were strong enough that it announced an increase to its dividend.
Kick out the humans: Cat running for Senate
Hank, a cat running for the US Senate, bared his claws on Wednesday with a radical proposal for improving America's unpopular Congress: get rid of the humans.
"It's OK to make a change. It's OK to vo
Federer not surprised by Nadal decision
Elite players led by world number one Roger Federer expressed their surprise and concern at the Cincinnati Masters on Wednesday that Rafael Nadal will be forced to miss the US Open due to left knee te
Car jumps road and lands on sleeping woman's bed in Texas
A nightmare turned into reality for a Texas woman when a car smashed through her bedroom wall and landed on her bed.
According to KHOU-TV, the driver was speeding down the road in Harris County at ar
BBC's Thompson named New York Times CEO
The New York Times backed up its push for a digital future on Tuesday by naming Mark Thompson, the outgoing director general of the BBC, as the paper's new president and chief executive.
The Times is
Standard Chartered reaches $340 million settlement over Iran
Standard Chartered Plc will pay $340 million to New York's bank regulator over transactions linked to Iran, in a speedily arranged deal likely to cheer its shareholders.
The deal with New York Superi
BBC chief Mark Thompson to head New York Times
The New York Times Co. has roped- in outgoing BBC head Mark Thompson as its next President and chief executive, saying his experience in digital media on a global scale made him the ‘ideal candidate’.