The Independent - London - UK, 39 minutes ago/ Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell announced a further 1,000 job cuts today as the Anglo-Dutch firm admitted it had been slow to respond to the global slump.
The Seattle Times - Seattle WA, one minute ago/ Thai protesters poured blood they had donated outside the front gate of the government headquarters Tuesday in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections.
China Daily, 2 hours 1 minute ago/ David Beckham is expected to play again after undergoing surgery to repair his torn left Achilles tendon.
The Wall Street Journal, 1 hour 45 minutes ago/ Months after his death, Michael Jackson set a music-industry record, thanks to a deal between his estate and Sony Corp. valued at as much as $250 million, according to people familiar with the terms.
The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA, 1 hour 1 minute ago/ European countries' pledge to help Greece with loans received a lukewarm welcome from markets on Tuesday as investors remained worried that the form and timing of the aid remains unclear.