"Star Trek" is beaming over to London in October and boldly going where no trekkie event has gone before by bringing together all five TV captains on stage for the first time. Organizers for "Destination Star Trek London" said on Monday that their fan convention would be the first official "Star Trek" live event in
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India's headline inflation eased marginally in March helped by a softening in prices of manufactured goods, reinforcing expectations the central bank will cut interest rate for the first time in three years on Tuesday to revive economic growth. The wholesale price index (WPI), India's main inflation indicator, rose an annual 6.89% in March, higher than
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U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election campaign and Democratic groups affiliated with it raised more than $53 million in March, showing a jump in fundraising over the previous month as the general election gets under way. More than 567,000 donors gave money to Obama's cause and 97% of the donations were $250 or less, the campaign
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Chelsea have apologised after some of the club's fans jeered and chanted during a minute's silence before Sunday's FA Cup semi-final to remember those who died in the Hillsborough tragedy. The tribute at Wembley was cut short because of the noise from the Chelsea end and the London club issued a statement condemning those who
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The Norwegian militant who massacred 77 people last summer gave a clenched-fist salute, smirked at the court and said he acted to defend his country against Muslims on the first day of a trial that threatens to turn into a "circus" showcasing his far-right views. Anders Behring Breivik, 33, has admitted setting off a car
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Spain's debt yields broke above 6% on Monday as investors worried about its budget, knocking the euro and sending safe-haven German bonds to a record last set at the height of the euro zone crisis. Signs of slowing global growth also undermined sentiment in commodity markets while European equity markets were mostly in positive territory
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Asian shares and the euro fell on Monday as a surge in Spanish government bond yields renewed concerns about Europe's sovereign debt crisis and undermined investor appetite for riskier assets. China's yuan weakened after the central bank doubled the size of the currency's trading band over the weekend, a crucial reform in the process of
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Greece's jobless rate rose to a record of 21.8% in January, twice as high as the euro zone average, statistics service ELSTAT said on Thursday, as the debt crisis and austerity measures took their toll on the labour market. Youth unemployment remained at levels where more are jobless than in work. Budget cuts imposed by
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Asian shares pared early gains on Friday after China's first-quarter growth was slower than expected, clouding the outlook for demand, but a better-than-expected outcome for Italy's sovereign debt sale helped investors retain some risk appetite. While Asian shares held up relatively well, disappointment over China is expected to result in a mixed start for European
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International Airline Group's British Airways said proposals it has presented to trade unions on the integration of UK regional airline bmi into its Heathrow operations could result in up to 1,200 redundancies. The firm said on Thursday it had begun a consultation with unions. Last month BA was given regulatory approval from the European Commission
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