General David Petraeus, the US commander in Iraq, recommended that the Pentagon pause troop reductions for at least 45 days after the forces that form the so-called surge leave the... Petraeus urges pause in troop cuts
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The route of the Olympic torch will be unchanged, the International Olympic Committee said, although international legs of relays for future games will be reviewed... Torch route to be unchanged, IOC says
Iran has begun installing an additional 6,000 uranium enrichment centrifuges at its main nuclear facility, President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad has declared.... Iran steps up uranium enrichment
US stocks lost ground after Alcoa kicked off first quarter earnings season with a downbeat set of results and Washington Mutual said it had secured a $7bn capital infusion to... Wall St lower as results season starts
Pending home sales fell to a new record low in February as slumping house prices and tighter lending standards continued to persuade buyers to shun the housing market... Pending US home sales hit fresh low
The French stock market regulator says top executives and core shareholders of EADS were aware as early as June 2005 of problems at Airbus and should not have used the... Regulator gives evidence of EADS insider trading
Washington Mutual, the largest savings and loan group in the US, will get a $7bn cash infusion from investors to boost its capital and cover losses arising from its subprime... WaMu gets $7bn injection from investors
Ben Verwaayen, the Dutch chief executive of BT is stepping down at the end of next month after six years in the job. He will be succeeded by Ian Livingston,... BT’s Verwaayen to step down after six years
Beijing officials are to hold urgent talks with senior members of the Olympic movement about the torch relay, as concern grows among International Olympic Committee members over the effect of... Tibet protests force Beijing into IOC talks
John Mack, Morgan Stanley's chairman and chief executive, looks set to defeat opposition from a number of pension funds and win a comfortable re-election to the investment bank's board at... Morgan CEO set to win investor backing
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