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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page London Mercury.com http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/10/id/88176adfdf246af5/ en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:24:29 -0500 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:24:29 -0500 30 European regulators have asked Internet search giant Google to delay the rollout of its new privacy policy, scheduled for March 1. http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203224618/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:20:58 -0500 ANI http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203224618/cs/1/ Seven-time Tour De France winner Lance Armstrong has been cleared of doping allegations, concluding a nearly two-year long inquiry. http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203221002/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:40:04 -0500 ANI http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203221002/cs/1/ LONDON - The eurozone's service sector has shown some growth, marginal though, for the first time in four months, raising expectations that a recession could be kept at bay. http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203207313/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:51:16 -0500 London Mercury.com http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203207313/cs/1/ BRUSSELS - Several countries in Europe are facing gas supply crunch with severe cold weather driving up demand and drop in Russian supplies via Kiev, raising fears of a repeat of the 2009 crisis. http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203207228/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:48:08 -0500 London Mercury.com http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203207228/cs/1/ The United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled today that Italy has violated its obligation to respect Germany's immunity under international law by allowing civil claims seeking repara http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203214238/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:17:25 -0500 U.N. - Europe http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203214238/cs/1/ UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China have vetoed a Security Council resolution backing an Arab League peace plan that calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down.The other 13 ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235513/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:26:03 -0500 WHP CBS 21 http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235513/ Hillary Rodham Clinton, US secretary of state addresses the media in response to the Syrian massacres of last night during day 2 of the 48th Munich Security Conference at Hotel Bayerischer Hof on ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235381/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:25:52 -0500 WHP CBS 21 http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235381/ As Split has been hit by its biggest snowfall in many years, UEFA and the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) are putting on special buses to the Spaladium ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235254/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:24:12 -0500 UEFA http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235254/ PARIS (AFP) - World Cup finalists France handed new coach Philippe Saint-Andre a winning start in the Six Nations with a 30-12 victory over Italy at a freezing Stade de France on Saturday.Tries from ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235577/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:24:11 -0500 West Australian http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235577/ KIEV (Reuters) - Bitterly cold weather that has claimed hundreds of lives in eastern Europe swept westwards over the continent Saturday, blanketing Rome's Colosseum with snow for the first time ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235576/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:24:08 -0500 West Australian http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235576/ MOSCOW (AFP) - Gazprom said on Saturday it could not pump additional gas to Western Europe amid a cold snap, after EU officials and energy firms said the Russian giant's deliveries had dropped ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235368/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:24:04 -0500 West Australian http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235368/ MUNICH (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reassured European allies Saturday that Washington remains committed to their security despite an austerity drive, as NATO pushed for new ways ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235579/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:24:02 -0500 West Australian http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235579/ SEVILLE, Spain (AFP) - Spain's Socialist Party chose former deputy premier and interior minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba as its new leader Saturday in a delegate vote at a party congress in ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235578/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:23:56 -0500 West Australian http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235578/ UNITED NATIONS o Russia and China on Saturday vetoed a Security Council resolution backing an Arab League peace plan that calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down amid escalating ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235494/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:22:04 -0500 Salt Lake Tribune http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235494/ LONDON (Reuters) - Multi-millionaire Nigel Doughty, whose money failed to revive the fortunes of former European champions Nottingham Forest, was found dead at his home on Saturday. He was ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235584/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:19:52 -0500 SBS http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235584/ PARIS (Reuters) - France were happy to avenge last year's surprise defeat against Italy with a 30-12 home win against the Azzurri on Saturday, but they were aware they would have to do much ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235585/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:19:37 -0500 SBS http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235585/ A former British official has admitted for the first time that Britain was responsible for a James Bond-style spy plot involving a fake rock in Moscow that contained electronic equipment. Russia ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235591/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:16:07 -0500 Daily Nation http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235591/ ROME (AP) -- Police divers are searching the Tiber in Rome for a 16-month-old boy who witnesses said was thrown into the river by his father. Carabinieri police began searching after a witness after ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235592/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:12:46 -0500 KRQE http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235592/ Mail Online February 4, 2012 Iran has vowed to cut oil exports to some European countries in retaliation over the bloc’s recent decision to ban oil imports from the Islamic Republic. It has ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235390/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:12:12 -0500 Infowars.com http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235390/ BELGRADE, Serbia--Eastern Europe's unrelenting and deadly cold snap produced another heavy snowfall in the Balkans on Saturday, trapping people in their homes and cars, causing power outages, ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235370/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:17 -0500 The China Post http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235370/ MUNICH, Germany: The United States said Saturday Europe remains Washington's "partner of first resort" despite a US strategic pivot to Asia, but it urged Europe to pull its weight.In ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235047/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:15 -0500 Channel News Asia http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235047/ Lesia Tsurenko routed 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone 6-1, 6-2 Saturday, leaving Ukraine tied with Italy after their opening singles matches at the Fed ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235564/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:06 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235564/ CHARLEROI, Belgium — Jelena Jankovic beat Kirsten Flipkens 7-5, 7-5 Saturday to give Serbia a 1-0 lead over Belgium in the first round of the Fed Cup. Jankovic is a former No. 1 player, and ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235566/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:01:07 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235566/ (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed hundreds of people in an assault on the city of Homs, activists and world leaders said on Saturday, the bloodiest night of an 11-month revolt giving sudden urgency ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235583/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:52:02 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235583/ Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Spain’s new government gave banks an extra year to recognize losses if they agree to merge, as it tries to overhaul the financial industry crippled by the collapse of the ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235123/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:49:59 -0500 Business Week http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235123/ Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Malev Zrt., the state-owned Hungarian airline founded in 1946, ceased flying after the government withdrew financing, becoming the second victim of European austerity measures ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235122/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:49:56 -0500 Business Week http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235122/ Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Greece’s seven-month effort to win a second bailout from international creditors teetered in the balance as negotiations in Athens failed to clinch an ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235126/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:49:43 -0500 Business Week http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235126/ A Russian navy official said strategic nuclear submarines will resume routine patrols in international waters around the world in June. "On June 1 or a bit later we will resume constant ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235597/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:49:12 -0500 UPI http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235597/ BRUSSELS -- Greece needs about an extra $20 billion to get its debt down to manageable levels -- and the rest of 17-country eurozone is being asked to help foot the ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235562/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:47:51 -0500 Yahoo http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235562/ Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to reassure Europe on Saturday that, despite budget cuts in Washington and the coming withdrawal from the Continent of about 6,000 to 7,000 American troops, the United ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235561/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:47:43 -0500 Yahoo http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235561/ Paris – France were happy to avenge last year's surprise defeat against Italy with a 30-12 home win against the Azzurri on Saturday, but they were aware they would have to do much better ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235572/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:46:39 -0500 IOL http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235572/ Rome: Hundreds of people were rescued Saturday after a ferry caught in a snow storm hit a breakwater off Italy, as a vicious cold snap that has claimed over 260 lives across Europe maintained its ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235244/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:45:08 -0500 NDTV http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235244/ MUNICH (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday issued a new warning to Egypt that the failure to resolve a bitter dispute over the status of non-governmental pro-democracy ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235455/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:44:56 -0500 Associated Press http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235455/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Investors in U.S. stocks, which just wrapped up their best start of the year since 1987, are expected to shift their attention next week toward the ongoing euro-zone ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235135/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:40:39 -0500 CBS Marketwatch http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235135/ Hillary Clinton , has called for greater US co-operation with European nation to isolate tyrants such as Syrian president Bashar Assad and promote democracy in the Arab world.Clinton said Americans ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235394/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:39:40 -0500 The Guardian http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235394/ Russia 's space agency and training center for cosmonauts is launching a campaign to choose a new team of cosmonauts to train for a special mission, most likely for the moon this ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235598/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:39:36 -0500 Fox News http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235598/ Greece -- Greece's finance minister said negotiations for the bailout deal his country needs to avoid defaulting on its debts must be completed by late Sunday, but that a breakthrough is being ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235599/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:39:24 -0500 Fox News http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235599/ VLADIVOSTOK, Russia — Hino Motors Ltd. is testing trucks that can withstand extreme cold in a bid to expand sales in the Russian market, company officials said ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235155/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:37:02 -0500 Japan Times http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235155/ A protester holds a megaphone and a toy gun amongst Syrians demonstrating outside the Syrian Embassy in London Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 after Syrian government forces assaulted the city of Homs. (AP ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235375/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:33:44 -0500 CBS News http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235375/ Premier Mario Monti said in an interview published on Saturday, pressing for Europe to turn its political energy to generating growth rather than further plans to strengthen budget ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235129/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:30:51 -0500 Times of India http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235129/ Everton signing Nikica Jelavic believes his new club could qualify for Europe this season. Everton signing Nikica Jelavic believes his new club could qualify for Europe this season.The Merseyside ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235128/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:28:30 -0500 soccerway http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235128/ Greece has one day left to clinch a eurozone bailout and a bond swap with creditors to manage its crushing debt repayments, Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos said Saturday, warning that talks ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235574/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:26:12 -0500 Yahoo!7 News http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235574/ Sharapova routed Silvia Soler-Espinosa 6-2, 6-1. Kuznetsova then downed Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3, 6-1. After an early exchange of breaks, Sharapova won four consecutive games in the first set and ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235575/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:06:48 -0500 USA Today http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235575/ And, as America shifts its primary strategic focus to Asia and reduces its military presence in Europe, President Barack Obama's top two national security aides - attending an international ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235356/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:02:06 -0500 Tampa Bay Online http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235356/ Champis the bunny hops to it when herding his owners' flock of sheep, possibly having picked up the skill after watching trained dogs do the job. The 5-year-old rabbit from the village of Kal in ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235061/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:30:14 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203235061/ Mission accomplished. We put on a great performance, especially in the first half. Today we were calmer, playing a lot smarter. Ukraine let us play more comfortably than Slovenia. Today we had a ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203233751/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:09:20 -0500 UEFA http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203233751/ UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said on Saturday that proposed Russian amendments to a draft Security Council resolution endorsing an Arab League plan for ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203233763/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:09:04 -0500 West Australian http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203233763/ Guangzhou - German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to China was characterized by a series of vetoes imposed by the Chinese regime to avoid "sensitive" meetings between the German ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203233700/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:06:04 -0500 Spero News http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203233700/ Paris, Feb 4 (Prensa Latina) Cuban judo is having a good moment at the international level and its immediate objective is to win the necessary points to lead the whole team to London, said Saturday ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203233775/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:02:43 -0500 Prensa Latina http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203233775/ MUNICH, February 4 (Itar-Tass) - Democratic processes in Russia will be motivated exclusively by the nation’s internal demands, not by any kind of counseling from abroad, Foreign Minister ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203233757/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:56:43 -0500 Itar Tass http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203233757/ MOSCOW, February 4 (Itar-Tass) – Inspection of the Internet video clips allegedly exposing violations at the December 2011 parliamentary election in Russia has shown that many of the clips had ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203233756/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:56:31 -0500 Itar Tass http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203233756/ ? ????????????, ?????????????, ????????????, ??????????, ?????????? ????? ?????? ? ????. - ??????????? ????? ???????? ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203233758/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:56:23 -0500 Itar Tass http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203233758/ Michael Schwirtz with the New York Times Moscow bureau says tens of thousands of people came out to protest Putin despite the cold snap, and explains their message was ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203233771/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:49:39 -0500 CTV http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203233771/ NATO leaders on Saturday downplayed Moscow's fears that a new Europe-based missile defense system represents a threat to Russia, while vowing to move ahead with it, even if those concerns ... http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203233748/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:46:21 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.londonmercury.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/203233748/