LONDON (Reuters) - Britain moved a step closer to renewing its Trident nuclear weapons system on Tuesday, awarding 350 million pounds worth of contracts to design a new generation of submarines that critics say are the result of outdated, Cold War th... [Full Article]
Protests against chronic power shortages spread to Yangon late Tuesday, AFP reporters said, following rallies in Myanmar's second city Mandalay which saw several opposition party members briefly held by police. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
A small group of demonstrators carried candles and tied up traffic in Myanmar's largest city Tuesday evening as discontent grows over chronic power cuts in the country, which is easing toward democracy after decades of military rule. (Source: As... [Full Article]
Taking a tough stand against dissent, President Vladimir Putin ignored public opposition and hired some Russia's most unpopular former ministers Tuesday and Russian lawmakers debated a draconian bill that raises fines for joining unsanctioned pr... [Full Article]
Reuters Market Eye - Tata Power shares drop 4.4 percent ahead of its quarterly results later in the day as traders brace for negative numbers. The stock had surged 5 percent on Monday because of tariff hike hopes. Standard & Poor's warns in ... [Full Article]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Superhero movie "The Avengers" topped U.S. and Canadian box office charts for a third straight weekend with $55.1 million, sending action movie "Battleship" into second place and toppling comedy "The D... [Full Article]
One of the strongest earthquakes to shake northern Italy rattled the region around Bologna early Sunday, a magnitude-6.0 temblor that killed at least four people, toppled buildings and sent residents running into the streets, emergency services and n... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Apple Inc plans to power its main U.S. data center entirely with renewable energy by the end of this year, taking steps to address longstanding environmental concerns about the rapid expansion of high-consuming computer server farms. The ... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Apple Inc plans to power its main, North Carolina data center entirely with renewable energy sources by the end of this year, taking steps to address longstanding environmental concerns about the rapid expansion of high-consuming computer... [Full Article]
Israel should consider cutting its supply of electricity to the Gaza Strip this summer if it finds itself experiencing power shortages, Israel's environment minister Gilad Erdan said on Sunday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]