NEW YORK (Reuters) - Within days of the arrest of former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn on attempted rape and sexual abuse charges, details about the alleged victim appeared in publications around the world. At first, the facts were sparse. It was clear she was a 32-year-old New York hotel maid....
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter has acquired the team behind a small Internet company whose tools helped manage advertising campaigns on Google Inc, stepping up the microblogging site's effort to generate revenue. AdGrok announced the acquisition on its Website on Tuesday, saying Twitter asked...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Massey Energy Co. investors failed Tuesday to persuade courts in West Virginia and Delaware to halt a shareholder vote on the...
By AMY GUTHRIE Retailers have put expansion plans on hold in the Mexican capital after the megacity's government enacted a virtual three-year moratorium on openings of grocers, convenience stores and hypermarkets in an effort to shield traditional markets and small family-run bodegas from corporate...
* Most if not all top Pentagon contractors at issue * Problem said to date from 1990s * Russia, China, Iran said top threats By Jim Wolf WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - Top Pentagon contractors have been bleeding secrets for years as a result of penetrations of their computernetworks, current and...
MEXICO CITY, May 31 (Reuters) - Mexico's fixed-line phone giant Telmex will not use its partnership with satellite TV firm DISH Mexico as a substitute for its own television license, a company spokesman said on Tuesday. Mexico's top telecommunications regulator last week rejected a Telmex bid to...
* Anheuser-Busch InBev calls on FIFA to "resolve" issues * Experts say sponsor reaction typical * Worsening scandal could prompt stronger sponsor action By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, May 31 (Reuters) - FIFA's major sponsors are talking tough over corruption allegations that are rocking soccer's...