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Norsk Hydro in $4.9bn Vale deal

Sun, 02 May 2010 13:55:00 -0400

Norsk Hydro agrees to buy the aluminium assets of Vale, the Brazilian metals and mining group, in a $4.9bn deal that will secure the Norwegian company’s raw material supplies for decades

Polls give Tories lead but no guarantee of majority

Sun, 02 May 2010 07:58:00 -0400

The latest UK election polls suggest the Tories are on course to be the biggest party in the House of Commons, but may still struggle to secure a majority

Greece agrees bail-out with EU and IMF

Sun, 02 May 2010 10:50:00 -0400

Greece announces it has agreed with the European Union and International Monetary Fund on the terms of a multi-billion euro rescue package aimed at averting a sovereign default

Bomb scare in New York’s Times Square

Sun, 02 May 2010 04:08:00 -0400

New York police disarmed a car bomb inside a sport utility vehicle parked in the city’s busy Times Square district, averting what officials say could have been a deadly act of terrorism

Thailand’s PM toughens talk on protesters

Sun, 02 May 2010 05:54:00 -0400

Thailand’s political deadlock is tipping closer to open conflict, with the prime minister warning of “clashes and losses” if anti-government protesters do not leave their central Bangkok rallying point

Greece agrees bailout with EU and IMF

Sun, 02 May 2010 07:07:00 -0400

Greece announces it has agreed with the European Union and International Monetary Fund on the terms of a multi-billion euro rescue package aimed at averting a sovereign default

Times Square evacuated as police defuse car bomb

Sun, 02 May 2010 04:08:00 -0400

Police tipped off by a street vendor found and defused a car bomb inside a sport utility vehicle, thwarting an “act of terrorism” that forced the evacuation of New York’s Times Square and could have killed many people, authorities said

Greece seals deal for financial bailout

Sun, 02 May 2010 04:28:00 -0400

Greece has sealed a deal with the EU and IMF that opens the door to a multi-billion euro financial bailout but will require major sacrifices from the Greek people, Prime Minister George Papandreou said

US, Australia warn of terror attacks in India

Sun, 02 May 2010 02:25:00 -0400

The US and Australia warned of “imminent” terror attacks on a number of popular shopping centres in New Delhi, stepping up their previous alerts of last month

New York police evacuate Times Square

Sun, 02 May 2010 00:23:00 -0400

An apparent failed car bomb in a dark-coloured sport utility vehicle which was smoking and emitted a small “flash” caused police to evacuate New York’s Times Square