March, 2009

British fourth seed Andy Murray and Serbian third seed Novak Djokovic breezed into the quarter-finals of the ATP and WTA hardcourt tournament here on Tuesday with straight-set triumphs.Murray routed Serbian Viktor Troicki 6-1, 6-0 while Djokovic took a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Czech Tomas Berdych.Scotsman Murray took only 58 minutes ...

Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he was willing to talk peace with the Palestinians as he presented his cabinet for parliamentary approval amid international concern Israel's new government could bury the negotiations.Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony for his predominantly right-wing cabinet, the hawkish Likud leader also alluded to Iran, telling ...

US President Barack Obama arrived in London Tuesday ahead of the G20 economic summit, on his eagerly awaited first foray onto the global stage since he moved into the White House in January.Obama arrived at the heavily secured Stansted airport outside London aboard Air Force One, then rode in his ...

US President Barack Obama's administration had its first direct contact with Iran Tuesday at a conference on Afghanistan's future where they found common cause on rebuilding the war-torn nation.But, in a sign that long-time foes Tehran and Washington are far from reconciled, Iran warned that the planned US troop surge ...

Fabio Capello has confirmed that Peter Crouch will lead England's attack in Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine after once again dashing Michael Owen's hopes of an international recall.An injury to Darren Bent offered the Italian an opportunity to draft Owen into the squad as experienced back-up for Crouch and ...

The World Bank Tuesday forecast record declines in 2009 global output and trade as the economic crisis bites, and warned a slowdown in the developing world is pushing millions into poverty.The global economy is expected to shrink by 1.7 percent in 2009, "the first decline in world output since World ...

Angry workers on Tuesday detained five managers at a plant run by US firm Caterpillar to protest plans to slash hundreds of jobs, in France's latest case of "bossnapping".Employees barricaded their bosses in an office to demand new negotiations on 733 layoffs at the factory in the southern city of ...

The Eiffel Tower is to get a fresh coat of brown paint for its 120th birthday, but will stay open to the public throughout the 18-month makeover, operators said Tuesday.Two dozen mountaineer-painters will coat the Paris monument in 60 tonnes of environmentally-friendly paint, in a specially-mixed hue called "Eiffel Tower ...

[businessportal24] Atrion International has augmented its product development, regulatory services and marketing staff by 20% during the first quarter of FY-09. This is as a result of a consistent double-digit growth rate of its enterprise and mid-market customer base. Atrion is accommodating a majority of this staff growth ...

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