CAIRO (Reuters) - Demonstrators furious that Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister made it into the run-off for Egypt's presidential election set ablaze his campaign headquarters on Monday, witnesses said, underscoring the divisive outcome of the country's historic vote. Former air force commander Ahmed Shafiq, who has described Mubarak as a role model, will face the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Mursi in the run-off. It is a contest between the two most polarizing and controversial figures in the race. ...
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro hovered near a two-year low on Tuesday with investors worrying about Spain's banking problems, the outcome of the Greek elections and the health of the global economy. Speculation that China may soon launch a stimulus programme to boost flagging growth and a view that U.S. data later in the week will show the recovery in the world's top economy remains on track helped support equities and commodities. ...
Dairy farmers have known for generations that contented cows give more milk. Now they're coming up with creative, new options to help keep their cows as happy as possible.
A huge Aus$6.4 billion (US$6.3 billion) coal mine in Australia's Galilee Basin owned by Indian infrastructure giant GVK and the world's richest woman Gina Rinehart Tuesday won conditional approval.
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - When Israeli economists contemplate their country's untapped natural gas finds far out in the Mediterranean, they dream of energy independence and lucrative export deals. Those charged with Israel's defense, however, worry that the navy - small and long a middling priority in budgets - may be hard put to protect the multinational drilling platforms and rigs out at sea. ...
Bluefin tuna may have transported radioactive material from Japan's quake-struck Fukushima nuclear plant across the Pacific Ocean to US shores, a study has found.
From the beginning, Michelle Obama's kitchen garden has been an overachiever, churning out more peppers, parsley and eggplant than expected, and generating interest that — yes, really — crosses oceans.