| ||||
 Perrigo buys Elan in $8.6bn deal Irish drug firm Elan has been snapped up by US rival Perrigo in an $8.6bn (£5.6bn) deal which will secure tax savings for the US company. Read More »The Wolverine tops US box office Hugh Jackman's latest incarnation as The Wolverine tops the US box office with $55m (£35m) in ticket sales, according to studio estimates. Read More »Saks snapped up by Hudson's Bay Canadian retailer Hudson's Bay Company has bought US department store Saks in a $2.9bn deal. Read More »VIDEO: Johnny Depp: I may give up acting Hollywood star Johnny Depp tells BBC Breakfast that his acting career may be coming to an end Read More »Ex-US envoy to lead Mid-East talks Secretary of State John Kerry names a former US ambassador to Israel as the lead negotiator on Middle East peace talks, set to resume Monday. Read More »VIDEO: Smurfs stars hit the Blue carpet Hollywood stars of the latest Smurf film attended the blue carpet premiere in Los Angeles Read More »FBI 'saves 105 trafficked children' The FBI says it has rescued 105 children and held 150 pimps during raids in 76 US cities over the weekend, in an operation against child prostitution. Read More »NZ denies helping US spy on reporter New Zealand officials deny a report that its military conspired with US spy agencies to monitor a freelance journalist in Afghanistan. Read More »Wolves 'aiding bears' in Yellowstone The return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park has been suggested to lead to an improvement in the diet of grizzly bears. Read More » | ||||
| | ||||
| ||||
Monday, July 29, 2013
FeedaMail: BBC News - US
FeedaMail: AP Top Science News At 5:38 p.m. EDT
| ||||
| Verdict likely Tuesday in WikiLeaks court-martial FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) -- Pfc. Bradley Manning could learn as early as Tuesday afternoon whether he will be convicted of aiding the enemy - punishable by life in prison without parole - for sending more than 700,000 government documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, a military judge said Monday.... Read More »Gulf 'dead zone' above average but not near record NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- This summer's "dead zone" at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, where there's so little oxygen that starfish suffocate, is bigger than average but doesn't approach record size as scientists had predicted, according to findings released Monday.... Read More »Thumbnails of Israeli, Palestinian negotiators JERUSALEM (AP) -- The Israeli and Palestinian delegates sitting down for preliminary peace talks in Washington are veterans of on-and-off negotiations that began more than two decades ago. The chief Palestinian negotiator has joked that he has spent more time with an Israeli negotiator than with his own wife. Such familiarity could be seen as a blessing or a curse, assuring a smooth return to talks or blocking creativity.... Read More » | ||||
| | ||||
| ||||