ISTANBUL — More than 2,000 prisoners incarcerated by the Syrian authorities were being released on Wednesday in return for 48 Iranians freed by rebels after five months in captivity in what appeared to be the biggest prisoner swap since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began almost two years ago. The exchange, brokered by Turkey and Qatar, came days after Mr. Assad warned on...
Nintendo president describes Wii U sales as ‘not bad’
Label: TechnologyNintendo’s (NTDOY) new Wii U gaming console came out of the gate strong and saw first-week sales reach 400,000 units in the U.S., however sales have since stalled and the system has been labeled a flop by some. While consumer interest in the company’s new console has slowed right out of the gate, Nintendo’s president recently said that he isn’t worried even though sales aren’t where he hoped...
Mark Wahlberg Does Weather and Traffic Reports in Philadelphia
Label: Lifestyle TV Watch 01/09/2013 at 02:30 PM EST The weather is nice and mild in Philadelphia but things got pretty rowdy inside the weather room at local news station Fox 29's Good Day Philadelphia on Wednesday. Mark Wahlberg and his Broken City director, Allen Hughes, took over the forecasting duties for weather anchor...
Jan
08
Report: Death rates from cancer still inching down
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — Death rates from cancer are continuing to inch down, researchers reported Monday.Now the question is how to hold onto those gains, and do even better, even as the population gets older and fatter, both risks for developing cancer."There has been clear progress," said Dr. Otis Brawley of the American Cancer Society, which compiled the annual cancer report with government and cancer...
Bank of America, other banks move closer to ending mortgage mess
Label: BusinessBy Rick Rothacker and Aruna Viswanatha CHARLOTTE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp announced more than $14 billion of legal settlements over bad mortgages it sold to investors and flaws in its foreclosure process, taking the bank a step closer to ending the home loan problems that have dogged it for years. About $3 billion of Bank of America's Monday's settlements...
Face-off in Chinese City Over Censorship of Newspaper
Label: WorldJonah M. Kessel for The New York TimesA free speech advocate outside of Southern Weekend newspaper in Guangzhou, China, on Tuesday. GUANGZHOU, China — Protests over censorship at one of China’s most liberal newspapers descended into ideological confrontation on Tuesday, pitting advocates of free speech against supporters of Communist Party control who wielded red flags and portraits of Mao Zedong....
Sony unveils Xperia Z Android phone with full HD display
Label: TechnologyTitle Post: Sony unveils Xperia Z Android phone with full HD displayUrl Post: http://www.news.fluser.com/sony-unveils-xperia-z-android-phone-with-full-hd-display/Link To Post : Sony unveils Xperia Z Android phone with full HD displayRating: 100%based on 99998 ratings.5 user reviews.Author: Fluser SeoLinkThanks for visiting the blog, If any criticism and suggestions please leave a comm...
Matthew McConaughey Getting Strength Back, But Not by Changing Diapers
Label: Lifestyle By Tim Nudd 01/08/2013 at 02:30 PM EST Matthew McConaughey George Pimentel/WireImage Matthew McConaughey is slowly getting stronger after his incredible weight loss. But his workout regimen doesn't include much heavy lifting as a new father.Asked at Monday night's...
Jan
07
Organ donations fall in Germany after scandal
Label: HealthBERLIN (AP) — Organ donations have dropped sharply in Germany following a scandal over alleged corruption at several transplant clinics.The German Foundation for Organ Transplantation says the number of organs donated fell almost 13 percent to 3,917 last year, the lowest figure in a decade.Several German clinics are being investigated over allegations that doctors manipulated waiting lists to help...
Wall Street retreats from five-year high as focus shifts to earnings
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Monday as investors cashed in recent gains that lifted the S&P 500 to a five-year high and awaited the start of the fourth-quarter earnings season. The day's decline was broad across all sectors, but energy and utilities were the top decliners. The S&P 500 energy sector index <.gspe> fell 1 percent and the utilities sector <.gspu>...
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