Saturday, March 03, 2007

Kazaa's creators do latest venture by the book 



Joost, the new Web video venture of Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, has struck the mother lode of television programming through its deal with Viacom. The New York Times

Looking For A Booster At The Docks 
Gwen Basilica says the flow of customers who frequent her fine arts gallery in downtown New London is always unpredictable. Except, that is, when the giant Holland America cruise ship comes to port.

Monday, February 12, 2007

No Thin Model Ban at London Fashion Week



MSN MoneyCentral - LONDON (AP) - Organizers of Britain's Fashion Week refused on Monday to explicitly ban ultra-thin runway models, although event organizers insisted that no size-zero women would be used in this week's shows. The British Fashion Council, a consortium

Russia's Integra announces London GDR IPO range between 13.75-16.75
Forbes - LONDON (AFX) - Russian onshore oilfield services provider Integra Group said its intended global depository receipt share offering on the London Stock Exchange would be priced between 13.75 and 16.75 usd per share. The offering implies a market

Sunday, December 10, 2006

CBSNews.com Video Site Map



CBS News - Tornado Spins Through London A rare mini-tornado touched down on a London street. Most tornadoes in Britain touch down in open areas. Hannah Storm reports. • Basketball Brawl In Belgrade • Naked Man Rescued From Gator • Mexican Clash Over New Leader

Russia presses UK for role in Litvinenko probe
MSN MoneyCentral - Russian prosecutors are exerting pressure on UK authorities to allow their own investigators to fly to London to probe the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko, in a move that threatens to raise political and diplomatic tensions over the case. The UK

London bar focus of ex-spy death probe
Seattle Post Intelligencer - A police vehicle outside the Millennium Hotel in London, Friday Dec. 8, 2006. Detectives investigating the death of ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko were focusing Friday on a meeting at a London hotel bar where at least 10 people may have been exposed

House Exonerates Itself in Foley Investigation
Slate - A former KGB spy died in London of radioactive poisoning. He said the Russian government ordered his death to stop his investigation of a dissident's murder. Russia denies it, but experts say you'd need a nuclear reactor —like, say, the ones in Russia

Sunday, November 19, 2006

Greek PM in London 



Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis departed Sunday morning for London, where he is scheduled to meet Tuesday his UK counterpart Tony Blair. The EU-Turkish affairs and the Balkans are to dominate the talks between the two men.

55% equity release made by IIB to investors in London property 
International Investment Bank, a globally-focused investment bank based in Bahrain, has announced that it has achieved for its investors an equity release of 55% of their original investment in the office building at 33 Grosvenor Place in the prestigious Belgravia area of London, which it acquired with its partners for US$280 million in June 2005. The cash dividend to investors has also been