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Sat, May 19, 2012

Google says it won China's approval for Motorola deal

(Reuters) - Google said on Saturday that Chinese authorities have approved its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings, the last regulatory hurdle to ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

G8, raising pressure on Iran, puts oil stocks on standby

By Jeff Mason

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Eight major economies raised the pressure on Iran on Saturday, signaling their ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

Anti-NATO activists weighed Obama HQ attack: prosecutors

By Eric Johnson

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three protesters arrested on terrorism-related charges ahead of the NATO-summit considered targeting U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

Motorcycle bomber kills 10 in eastern Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated explosives in an Afghan district close to the border with Pakistan, killing at least 10 ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

G8, raising pressure on Iran, puts oil stocks on standby

By Jeff Mason

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Eight major economies raised the pressure on Iran on Saturday, signaling their ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

Thousands march in Frankfurt against austerity measures

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - At least 20,000 demonstrators marched through Frankfurt on Saturday in a peaceful protest against austerity measures implemented to tackle the intensifying ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

G8 making progress on euro zone crisis, oil prices: UK

CAMP ROUND MEADOW, Maryland (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Eight major economies are making progress on addressing the two biggest threats to their ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

Chinese entities world's biggest economic spies: Pentagon

By Paul Eckert and Phil Stewart

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Friday it believes China spent up to $180 billion on its military ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

Syria bomb kills 9, Damascus blames foreign plot

By Joseph Logan

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A car bomb killed nine people at a Syrian military post in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

Obama pledges tough enforcement of Wall Street reforms

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday called on the U.S. Congress to back his efforts for tough new financial industry oversight, saying ...