Russia tests Italian tank Zeenews Moscow: Russia is testing Italy's Centauro tank and considers building it under license, a representative of the Oto-Melara company which makes the tank said on Saturday. | "The first two machines with 105-mm and 125-mm guns are on trial...," he said. | Two more Centauros with 120-mm and 30-mm guns ...
Qatar ploughs money into Shell Canberra Times | Gas-rich Qatar is ploughing more of its commodity wealth back into the sector with the purchase of a major stake in Royal Dutch Shell, while also reportedly eyeing a chunk of Italian oil major ENI. | A Shell spokeswoman confirmed the purchase while declining to detail its size but the Middle East ...
Djokovic beats Federer in Rome The Leaf Chronicle | ROME - Top-ranked Novak Djokovic edged Roger Federer on Saturday to set up another meeting with rival Rafael Nadal in the Italian Open final. | The defending champion at the Foro Italico, Djokovic beat Federer 6-2, 7-6 (4). Five-time winner Nadal e...
G-8 leaders endorse policy of economic growth The News & Observer Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name | tool goes here By CHRISTI PARSONS AND DON LEE - Tribune Washington Bureau By CHRISTI PARSONS AND DON LEE | CAMP DAVID, Md -- CAMP DAVID, Md. - In a significant political victory for Presiden...
Salvage firm: Concordia wreckage gone by early '13 The Wichita Eagle | ROME — Salvage experts plan to use water-filled cisterns to weigh down the above-sea side of the cruise liner capsized off the Italian coast - part of an effort to turn the massive vessel upright so that it can towed for demolition early next...
Refloat of Italy's Concordia wreck to be biggest ever The Guardian By Catherine Hornby ROME (Reuters) - Salvage crews will employ huge cranes and air tanks to refloat the half-submerged Costa Concordia cruise liner in the largest ever operation of its kind, according to a plan unveiled on Friday. Estimated to cost a...
Greek politics, Spain banks test eurozone survival Herald Tribune | MADRID - Chaos in Greek politics and Spanish banking combined this week to underscore just how fragile Europe's economy remains after an eviscerating austerity regime that has spawned unemployment, desperation and misery. And there is no respite in...
Salvage firm: Concordia wreckage gone by early '13 Houston Chronicle | ROME (AP) — The head of a U.S.-owned marine salvage company chosen to remove the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship from the waters off Tuscany is predicting the vessel will be ready for towing by early next year. | Capt. Richard Habib is t...
Salvage firm: Concordia wreckage gone by early '13 The News Tribune | ROME — The head of a U.S.-owned marine salvage company chosen to remove the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship from the waters off Tuscany is predicting the vessel will be ready for towing by early next year. | Capt. Richard Habib is th...
Salvage firm: Concordia wreckage gone by early '13 The Miami Herald | ROME -- The head of a U.S.-owned marine salvage company chosen to remove the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship from the waters off Tuscany is predicting the vessel will be ready for towing by early next year. | Capt. Richard Habib is the man...
Fitch downgrades Greece on euro exit fears Al Jazeera | Fitch, a leading credit ratings agency, has downgraded Greece a notch to CCC "vulnerable to default" rating, citing the heightened risk that the country might have to leave the Eurozone. | The failure by Greek politicians to form a government underscores a lack of public and political support for an austerity programme, Fitch said in a statement ...
