03/05/2012 | World

Facebook to announce IPO range

Facebook Inc plans to raise more than $10 billion this month in Silicon Valley's largest-ever IPO, a source familiar with the IPO said. The world's largest social network is pricing its initial public offering at a range with a midpoint of $31.50 per share.

03/05/2012 | World

Full statement of Malvinas Legislative Assembly member

03/05/2012 | World

Greenland glaciers speed up, swelling rising seas

Some of Greenland's glaciers are moving about 30 percent faster than they did 10 years ago, contributing to rising global sea levels, but that still may not be enough to reach the most extreme projections for 2100, scientists reported.

03/05/2012 | World

Member of Malvinas Legislative Assembly reacts to Olympics spot: 'We'll not be bullied by the Argentine gov't'

Ian Hansen, member of Malvinas Islands' Legislative Assembly, came on stage today after the government launched a controversial spot showing an Argentine athlete training for the London Olympic Games in Puerto Argentino, in the Islands.

03/05/2012 | World

Prosecutors demand 80-year sentence for Charles Taylor

Prosecutors have demanded an 80-year jail term for former Liberian president Charles Taylor who was last week convicted of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity.

03/05/2012 | World

Sarkozy's chances fade two days before French runoff

President Nicolas Sarkozy's chances of holding on to power were fading two days before France's election runoff, with far-right and centrist leaders refusing to endorse him and his usually bland Socialist rival performing confidently in a TV debate.

03/05/2012 | World

Wall Street drops, European shares end flat on ECB, US data

US stocks fell as economic data sent mixed signals on the recovery a day before the April payrolls report. Meanwhile, European equities erased early gains to close broadly flat.

04/05/2012 | World

Army imposes curfew in Cairo district after clashes

Egypt's army imposed an overnight curfew around the defence ministry in Cairo on Friday after protesters clashed with troops there during demonstrations against the country's military rulers, leaving one soldier dead and 373 people wounded.

04/05/2012 | World

'Concordia should be sunk, not saved,' says diver

The Costa Concordia, the wrecked liner which has been half-submerged near the Italian island of Giglio since it hit a rock in January, could be a paradise for recreational scuba divers from around the world - if sunk instead of salvaged.

04/05/2012 | World

Global shares slide after US payroll data

Global stocks swooned after a weak US jobs report and data that suggested a deeper recession across the euro zone than previously thought dented sentiment.