Posts Tagged ‘holds’

ICELAND HOLDS REFERENDUM ON ICESAVE REPAYMENT PLAN

Saturday, March 6, 2010 13:43

Icelanders are going to the polls to vote on paying the UK and Netherlands after the collapse of the Icesave bank, with a resounding "no" vote expected. The British and Dutch governments want reimbursement for the EUR 3.8bn they paid out in compensation to customers in 2008.

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FRENCH FM HOLDS MEETINGS IN BELGRADE

Monday, March 1, 2010 15:54

French FM Bernard Kouchner is in Belgrade, where he has met with President Boris Tadić, and also with Deputy PM Božidar Đelić, and FM Vuk Jeremić. Ahead of the meetings today, he visited the grave of former Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić, assassinated in 2003.

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MICROSOFT SAYS IT TOLD DOJ, EC HOW GOOGLE HOLDS SEARCH HOSTAGE

Sunday, February 28, 2010 11:50

Microsoft told the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission how Google's business practices may be harming publishers, advertisers and competition in search and online advertising. Dave Heiner, vice president and deputy general counsel at Microsoft, claimed Google has created a network effect in search akin to Microsoft's own ...

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HAITI HOLDS 10 US CITIZENS SUSPECTED OF CHILD TRAFFICKING

Sunday, January 31, 2010 0:00

Haitian police Saturday were holding 10 US citizens on suspicion they tried to slip out of the country with 31 Haitian children in a trafficking scheme, a government minister said. Haitian Social Affairs Minister Yves Christallin said the police arrested five men and five women with US

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VENICE HOLDS MOCK FUNERAL

Sunday, November 15, 2009 8:56

It was the scene of Thomas Mann’s famous work, "Death in Venice" but now Venetians have held a mock funeral to highlight the Italian city’s sinking population. Carrying a coffin through Venice’s historic canals the event’s organizers say the watered city has become a ghost town, flooded with tourists. ...

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REVIEW: VMWARE FUSION 3 HOLDS SLIGHT EDGE IN ‘PC SWITCH TO MAC’ SPACE

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 18:14

VMware Fusion 3 enables the use of Windows, Linux and Mac virtual machines on a physical Mac system. Fusion 3 is competitive with Parallels Desktop Switch to Mac Edition and Sun VirtualBox, with a slight lead in terms of day-to-day operations. While VMware Fusion 3 is aimed at individual users, ...

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LIBYA DESIRES ARAB, PALESTINIANS TO HOLDS “N” WEAPONS

Monday, October 26, 2009 8:36

” Kadhafi said. At this juncture when talks are being held and the plans are being chalked out to render the entire world a nuclear free; Libya seems to not have endorsed the idea as it advocates the ‘N’ potency for Arab and middle east nations. Arab nations and “even ...

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PETER ANDRE HOLDS FAMILY BARBECUE TO CELEBRATE DIVORCE

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 5:12

Singer Peter Andre reportedly celebrated his divorce with Katie Price by arranging a barbecue with family and friends. The party was hosted at his Brighton pad and apparently the ‘Mysterious Girl’ hitmaker laid on a huge platter of Greek “Souvla” goodies. He hailed the divorce as the end of his “marriage from ...

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FOREIGN POLICY COUNCIL HOLDS SESSION

Saturday, September 5, 2009 9:21

Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić briefed on Friday the Foreign Ministry Foreign Policy Council on his ministry's activities. He also spoke about current foreign policy developments in the expectation of the regular session of the UN General Assembly, the Foreign Ministry said in a release.

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PRESIDENT HOLDS ‘HAWKS’ BACK

Tuesday, September 1, 2009 18:00

ISLAMABAD - Following the waving of olive branch from Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) during its meeting held at Raiwind, Pakistan People’s Party leadership after a brief meeting at Awan-e-Sadr Tuesday night also decided to observe restraint and stay away from indulging in ...

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