Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - Malacanang on Saturday rejected Taiwan's allegations that Filipino coast guards had intentionally killed a Taiwanese fisherman in waters off Balintang Island in northern Philippines last week, triggering a major diplomatic row between the two countries. More »Philippines rejects Taiwan allegation of murder
By Michael Holden and Peter Graff LONDON (Reuters) - In the lurid scene of the red-handed knifeman describing his motives for hacking to death a British soldier in broad daylight, perhaps the most chilling aspect for Londoners was the man's unmistakably familiar accent. Michael Adebolajo, 28, who was filmed wielding a bloody meat cleaver and butcher's knife as the soldier lay dead on the road behind him, was not a maladjusted immigrant like Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, but a true Londoner born and bred. ... More »Insight: In attacker's argot, Londoners shocked to hear one of their own
JD Salinger, the elusive author of The Catcher in the Rye, was one of America's most famous recluses and guarded his private life with fanatical dedication. Yet even he might have been impressed by the immense efforts being undertaken to keep details secret of a newdocumentary that has been made about his life and works. More »JD Salinger’s secret life exposed in new documentary
Food delivery site Foodpanda has been making headlines a lot recently. First with a $20 million financing round and then a rebrand in Vietnam . Today, Foodpanda has announced a merger with former rival ... More »Foodpanda Merges with Rival, Claims to be Biggest Food Delivery Site in Singapore
Three decades after Ronald Reagan launched his "Star Wars" project, the costly missile defense program has become a pillar of US strategy despite lingering doubts about its technology. More »US missile defense still plagued by technical doubts
The Los Angeles Clippers, ousted in the first round of the NBA playoffs, said they won't bring back head coach Vinny Del Negro. More »Los Angeles Clippers part with coach Del Negro
HONG KONG, May 22 (Reuters) - Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd increased its stake in Industrial and Commercial Bankof China (ICBC) from 6.71 to 7.04 percent, accordingto a regulatory filing the Singaporean investment fund made onTuesday in Hong Kong. The move followed on the same day Goldman Sachs Group Inc's sale of its remaining $1.1 billion Hong Kong-traded ICBCshares, ending a seven-year investment. Temasek bought 280 million shares at an average price ofHK$5.50 each, for a total of HK$1.54 billion ($198 million). ... More »Temasek raises stake in ICBC to 7.04 percent
The head of the IRS office that oversees non-profit groups refused to testify at a congressional panel probing abuse at the US tax agency, but defiantly declared she had done nothing wrong. More »IRS unit head refuses to testify about targeting
Although both technologies are still in their nascent stages, Microsoft is taking steps to ensure its latest console is ready when they are to enter the mainstream More »New Xbox will support 3D gaming and ultra-high definition video
He may have lost the Senate fight, but Puerto Princesa Mayor Edward Hagedorn will still wage war for the environment. More »Hagedorn undaunted after election defeat
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's finance minister said on Wednesday the country did not want to become the 'whipping boy' for what he called a flawed U.S. Senate report into the level of corporate tax Apple Inc pays in Ireland. Ireland was forced to defend its corporate tax rate after the U.S. Senate said on Monday that Apple paid little or no tax on tens of billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries and that it had negotiated a special corporate tax rate of less than 2 percent. "I do not want to be the whipping boy for some misunderstanding in a hearing in the U.S. ... More »Ireland says does not want to become U.S. "whipping boy" on tax
Manila, Philippines --- Malacañang yesterday appealed to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to release the honoraria for teachers who have served during the midterm elections. More »Palace tells Comelec: pay teachers
(Updated 2:19 p.m.) More »DOJ to endorse 'enhanced' Cybercrime Law sans online libel clause
Bradford City clinched promotion to the English League One second tier on Saturday with a 3-0 win over Northampton in the Wembley play-off final. More »Bradford cap memorable season with promotion
Chris Brown has congratulated Justin Bieber on his success at the Billboard Music Awards. More »Chris Brown gives advice to Bieber
Amid brewing uproar over Dan Brown's "gates of hell" reference to Manila, cultural activist Carlos Celdran sees the author's desrciption is only an exaggeration that should nonetheless encourage Filipinos to get their act together. More »Carlos Celdran to Filipinos: Keep calm and ignore Dan Brown
Here we are again with our weekly startup list! Remember, for startup tips and story suggestions, feel free to email us . Alternatively, you can send tips here and/or tell us about your startup here . ... More »16 Startups in Asia That Caught Our Eye
Tumblr lovers were quick to express ire in trademark sassy posts after news that Yahoo! is buying the blogging platform in a $1.1 billion deal. More »Tumblr fans get sassy on Yahoo! takeover news
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May 22 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-relatedstories were reported by media on Wednesday: * Australia's Westfield Group is in talks to sellseven U.S. shopping malls to private real estate investmentcompany Starwood Capital Group for more than $1 billion, asource said on Wednesday. * Roche Holding AG teamed up with Sigma-AldrichCorp to make an unsuccessful bid for Life TechnologiesCorp earlier this year, people familiar with the mattersaid. ... More »Market Chatter-Corporate finance press digest
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