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Tue, 08/09/2011 - 14:18 by Jamie Anderson
Phenomenal growth of social media has proved to be a boon for many. On the other end of the spectrum, it has had its share of controversies, as detractors harp about the flip side of this form of media.
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Mon, 07/11/2011 - 16:03 by Rahul K. Chaudhary
News Corp.’s troubles don’t seem to be ending any time soon.
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Sat, 05/21/2011 - 13:21 by Anter Prakash Singh
BP announced in London Friday that one of its minority partners in the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico has agreed to pay $1 billion. The money is being paid as a part of the cleanup costs owed by the BP’s partner, MOEX Offshore.
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Mon, 12/13/2010 - 06:54 by Prince damin
London -- The son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour was arrested Sunday for grabbing the Union Jack to climb a monument during protests in London.
Police told the BBC Charlie Gilmour, 21, tried to damage the flag on the Cenotaph war memorial Thursday and was arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and attempted criminal damage.
Gilmour, a student at Cambridge, apologized Friday, saying he was "mortified by his moment of idiocy."
He added, "I would like to express my deepest apologies for the terrible insult to the thousands of people who died bravely for our country that my actions represented."
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Sun, 12/05/2010 - 00:01 by Prince damin
London -- Actress Sheila Hancock says she felt unworthy, but "very honored" to receive a special award at the 20th Women in Film and TV Awards in London.
Hancock, 77, said women's roles in television have been "totally transformed" since her career began, the BBC reported.
Hancock appeared in the shows "Bleak House," and "New Tricks."
Carey Mulligan won the award for best performance at Friday's ceremony.
Andrea Arnold won for best director. Jane Goldman won the writing prize.
"When I started in the business, there were no women in executive positions, no women producers or directors and certainly no camera women," said Hancock, who got her first big television break in the early 1960s.
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Thu, 11/25/2010 - 07:12 by Prince damin
London -- World No. 1 Rafael Nadal and sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych claimed straight-set, round-robin victories Wednesday at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Nadal won six consecutive games in one stretch of a 7-5, 6-2 win over third-seeded Novak Djokovic after Berdych had beaten No. 8-seeded Andy Roddick 7-5, 6-3.
Those decisions left Nadal leading Group A with a 2-0 mark while Djokovic and Berdych are 1-1 and Roddick is 0-2 going into Friday's final matches of the round robin.
Djokovic was tied 4-4 with Nadal when he had a contact lens issue. After a lengthy stoppage of play, Djokovic returned and the players split two games. But then Nadal ran off six straight games, winning the first set and taking a commanding 4-0 lead in the second.
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Wed, 11/24/2010 - 06:05 by Prince damin
London -- World No. 2 Roger Federer and fourth-seeded Robin Soderling posted round-robin wins Tuesday at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Federer defeated No. 5-seeded Andy Murray 6-4, 6-2 and is 2-0 in Group B play while the No. 5-seeded Murray fell to 1-1. Soderling is also 1-1 after a 7-5, 7-5 win over seventh-seeded David Ferrer, who dropped to 0-2.
Federer lost only eight points in nine service games in the win over Murray. He broke Murray's serve at love in the third game of the first set and grabbed the advantage with a break to end a lengthy game at the beginning of the second set.
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Tue, 11/23/2010 - 23:31 by Prince damin
London -- World No. 2 Roger Federer ran past Andy Murray in straight sets Tuesday in posting his second round-robin win at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Federer defeated Murray 6-4, 6-2 and is 2-0 in Group B play while the No. 5-seeded Murray fell to 1-1. Fourth-seeded Robin Soderling and seventh-seeded David Ferrer had their round-robin match scheduled for later Tuesday. They both lost their opening matches.
Federer lost only eight points in nine service games in the win over Murray. He broke Murray's serve at love in the third game of the first set and grabbed the advantage with a break to end a lengthy game at the beginning of the second set.
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Mon, 11/22/2010 - 10:48 by Prince damin
London -- Andy Murray of Scotland and Swiss superstar Roger Federer registered wins Sunday to kick off Group B play at the ATP World Tour Final in London.
Murray downed Sweden's Robin Soderling 6-2, 6-4 in a match that lasted 80 minutes at London's O2 Arena, firing 10 aces past the Swede.
And Federer, who has won the London event four times, cruised past Spain's David Ferrer 6-1, 6-4 in Sunday's second match, taking advantage of the Spaniard's six double-faults.
Sunday's matches began the first six days of round-robin play at the event. The top two finishers from Groups A and B will gain the semifinals with the final to be played Nov. 28, ending the ATP season.
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Sun, 11/21/2010 - 09:29 by Prince damin
London -- The Christmas party appears to be nearly extinct in Great Britain as companies continue to tighten their belts, a report concluded.
Employment Law Advisory Services said its research found that just 4 percent of small and medium-sized businesses planned to celebrate the holidays, and four of 10 companies planned to shelve their annual events this year.
Tough sledding from the recession and sensitivity over recent layoffs were cited as reasons for pulling the plug on office festivities.
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Wed, 11/17/2010 - 07:09 by Prince damin
London -- World No. 1 Rafael Nadal will head up Group A while Roger Federer tops Group B for round-robin play at the ATP World Tour Finals next week in London.
Nadal's group will also have third-ranked Novak Djokovic, No. 6 Tomas Berdych and eighth-ranked Andy Roddick. In addition Federer, Group B features fourth-seeded Robin Soderling, No. 5 Andy Murray and seventh-ranked David Ferrer.
Sunday kicks off six days of round-robin play with Soderling going against Murray while Federer will take on Ferrer. Monday opens the Group A schedule with Djokovic and Berdych going in the first match and Nadal and Roddick in the second.
The Top 2 finishers in each group advance to the Nov. 27 semifinals with the championship to be decided Nov. 28.
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Thu, 11/11/2010 - 23:38 by Prince damin
London -- Banking regulators in London said Thursday effective November 2011 finance firms would have to tape all conversations on their mobile phones.
The rule will apply to about 16,000 cellphones owned by finance companies, not to private phones, which is one reason the rule, meant to record evidence of market abuse, was considered potentially ineffective, The New York Times reported Thursday.
British bankers are already required to tape phone conversations on hard-wired phones, but new technology has allowed the Financial Services Authority to extend the rule to cover mobile phones.
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