Regional leaders meeting in Uganda on Saturday called for an end to the advance by M23 rebels toward Congo's capital, and also urged the Congolese government to sit down with rebel leaders as residents fled some towns for fear of more fighting between the rebels and army. Knight Capital in talks for sale of market-making unit: WSJ
(Reuters) – Knight Capital Group Inc is in talks about possibly selling its market-making operation, its largest and most profitable business, t he Wall Street Journal reported, citing people briefed on the discussions. The securities firm has been approached by at least two rivals about its market-making operation, which uses complicated computer models to match buy and sell orders in stocks and options. … Harry Redknapp hired as manager of Premier League team Queens Park Rangers on 2 1/2-year deal
LONDON – Harry Redknapp returned to management on Saturday with Queens Park Rangers, tasked with performing the same Premier League rescue act he pulled off at Tottenham.
China's 'Beijing Blues' wins best film award at Taiwan's Golden Horse Festival
China’s “Beijing Blues” has won the best film award at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Film Festival, an event considered the Chinese-language Oscars. Hong Kong’s Johnnie To is taking home the best director’s award
Lebanese army arrests 5 Syrians over explosives
The Lebanese army says it has arrested five Syrians for possession of explosives, the latest incident fanning fears that Syria’s civil war is spilling across the border.
Treetop tents, tear gas: French protest turns ugly
Protesters squatting in treetop tents and makeshift shelters are battling French riot police trying to expel them from the site of a planned airport in western France. Former champion boxer 'Macho' Camacho dies in Puerto Rico after being taken off life support
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Former championship boxer Hector “Macho” Camacho died Saturday at the hospital in Puerto Rico where he has been unconscious since he was shot in the face in an attack in his hometown.
Turkey expects NATO Patriot missile decision within week
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey expects NATO to make a decision about deploying surface-to-air Patriot missiles along its southern border with Syr ia within the next week, Defence Minister Ismet Yilmaz said on Saturday. Turkey asked NATO for the Patriot system, designed to intercept aircraft or missiles, on Wednesday after weeks of talks about how to shore up security on its 900-km (560-mile) border as the conflict in Syria deepens. … Deutsche Telekom sees huge synergies from MetroPCS deal: paper
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany's Deutsche Telekom AG expects the merger of its T-Mobile USA with MetroPCS Communications Inc will reap "several billions of euros" in synergies, Telekom chairman Ulrich Lehner told a German weekly magazine. "The position of Deutsche Telekom in the USA will improve markedly as a result," WirtschaftsWoche quoted Lehner as saying in a report to be published on Monday. T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS said last month that they wanted to merge their companies, creating a stronger number four on the U.S. wireless market. … SFR to make fewer job cuts than expected: report
PARIS (Reuters) – French mobile operator SFR is planning to announce lower-than-expected job cuts on Wednesday, French daily Le Figaro reported on Saturday, citing an unidentified source close to the matter. The French daily said that instead of the 2,000-job cuts expected by unions in the summer the number would be “less than 1,000.” A person close to SFR said the newspaper’s estimate was realistic but declined to provide more details about the news to be made public at a workers’ council meeting on Wednesday. SFR is seeking to make 500 million euros ($647. …
Residents flee possible violence in Congo's Sake
Hundreds of residents in the eastern Congo towns of Sake and Minova walked toward a nearby village on Saturday to avoid more fighting between rebels and the army, who they accuse of looting and rapes. Greek police recover stolen Olympia artefacts, arrest three
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police have recovered antiquities stolen from a museum in Ancient Olympia and arrested three people, police said on Saturday. The robbery in February, which came just after a theft at the country’s National Gallery, prompted outrage from many arts and culture workers who said budget cutbacks from austerity measures had left Greece’s vast art treasures at risk. During the robbery, armed thieves overpowered a female guard and made off with about 70 bronze, pottery and other artefacts at the museum in Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic Games. …
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