The News & Observer Avon Products 2Q net income doubles | NEW YORK -- Avon Products Inc. says higher revenue in Latin America and Europe helped its second-quarter net income more than double. | The direct seller of beauty products says net income rose to $... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
The Times Of India Sensex ruling flat amid tardy global cues MUMBAI: A benchmark index for Indian equities markets on Thursday afternoon recovered after a brief slip but was still ruling flat amid sluggish global cues. | The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of... (photo: creative commons)
The Himalayan Three Tibetan refugees repatriated to China: ICT | KATHMANDU: Nepal forcibly repatriated three Tibetan refugees last month, two of whom are now in jail in China, the International Campaign for Tibet said today. | Two Buddhist monks and one young wom... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) ChinaNepalPhotosTibetUN
The New York Times The Kids Are All Right | While conducting my never-ending search for cheerful news, I noticed that one of New York’s senators made the Top 10 in a list of the 50 most beautiful people on Capitol Hill. Tony Cenicola/Th... (photo: WN / marzena) EntertainmentKidsPeoplePhotosRestaurants
The Boston Globe Clinton: Loud and proud for human rights | In its efforts to engage other governments, President Obama has been less than full-throated on some human-rights issues. When Iranian government thugs were beating pro... (photo: Creative Commons / marcn) HumanRightsPhotosPoliticsTibetUS
Wall Street Journal Accidents Plague China's Workplaces By JAMES T. AREDDY | Xinhua/ZUMA Press | The site of Wednesday's explosion at a plastics factory in Nanjing, China. The blast killed at least 12. Factories in China are o... (photo: AP) AccidentChinaIndustryPhotosSafety