SEOUL- North Korea has placed two of its intermediate range missiles on mobile launchers and hidden them on the east coast of the country in a move that could threaten Japan or U.S.
SEOUL/ WASHINGTON- The United States said it would soon send a missile defence system to Guam to defend it from North Korea, as the U.S. military adjusts to what Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called a "real and clear danger" from Pyongyang.
SEOUL/ WASHINGTON- The United States said it would soon send a missile defence system to Guam to defend it from North Korea, as the U.S. military adjusts to what Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called a "real and clear danger" from Pyongyang.
ROME, April 2- Italian President Giorgio Napolitano expressed despair on Tuesday at fierce criticism of his latest plan to end a post-election deadlock that has raised fears of months of instability in the euro zone's third largest economy.
ROME, April 2- Italian President Giorgio Napolitano expressed despair on Tuesday at fierce criticism of his latest plan to end a post-election deadlock that has raised fears of months of instability in the euro zone's third largest economy.
ROME, March 28- Italy's center-left made a last-ditch appeal to other parties on Thursday to clear the way for a new government before its leader, Pier Luigi Bersani, reports back to President Giorgio Napolitano later in the day.
ROME, March 27- Italian centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani was left on Wednesday with only slim hope of forming a government after talks with rival party leaders ended with rejection from Beppe Grillo's 5- Star Movement.
ROME, March 27- There will be no scope for a deal to form a government in Italy unless centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani changes his negotiating position, the national secretary of Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party said on Wednesay. "The question is closed, and it is Bersani who has closed it," Angelino Alfano said in a strongly worded statement.
ROME, March 27- Italian centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani was left with only slim hope of forming a government after last month's deadlocked election as talks with rival party leaders ended with a further rejection from Beppe Grillo's 5- Star Movement.
ROME, March 27- Italian centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani will report to President Giorgio Napolitano by Thursday on the outcome of talks with other parties about forming a government, he said on Wednesday.
NEW YORK, March 27- Ford Motor Co was "shocked" by a series of Indian poster advertisements that included one showing women tied up in the trunk of a Ford driven by ex-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, its chief marketing executive said on Wednesday. "All of us were shocked," said Jim Farley, Ford's global marketing and sales chief. "
NEW YORK, March 27- Ford Motor Co was "shocked" by a series of Indian poster advertisements that included one showing women tied up in the trunk of a Ford driven by ex-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, its chief marketing executive said on Wednesday. "All of us were shocked," said Jim Farley, Ford's global marketing and sales chief. "
MILAN, March 27- Shares in Italian broadcaster Mediaset, controlled by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, were higher in early trade on Wedesday as traders cited management comments of a possible stabilisation of the advertising market. "Management yesterday indicated April as a possible turning point for the advertising market," a Milan trader said.
ROME, March 27- The chaos and uncertainty following Italy's parliamentary election last month is compounded by the imminent retirement of the one man who has any chance of solving the crisis, President Giorgio Napolitano.
Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi resigned on Tuesday over the government's decision to return two marines to India to face trial for the murder of local fishermen while on anti-piracy duty.
*Worries grow over fallout from Cyprus deal. NEW YORK, March 26- The euro hovered near a four-month low against the dollar on Tuesday as mixed messages from European officials kept fears alive that a decision by Cyprus to tax large bank depositors would set a precedent for other troubled euro-zone economies.
*Worries grow over Cyprus deal fallout. NEW YORK, March 26- The euro hovered near a four-month low against the dollar on Tuesday as mixed messages from European officials kept fears alive that a decision by Cyprus to tax large bank depositors would set a precedent for other troubled euro zone economies.
*Pressures mount due to bank crisis in Cyprus. ROME, March 26- Formation of a new Italian government is still a long way off and unless political differences can be overcome, the country may be headed for fresh elections, a senior official of Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right party said on Tuesday.