Lloyd’s of London Loses $822M in 2011 Lloyd’s of London on Wednesday reported a big loss for 2011, which proved to be the second-costliest year ever in... Read More
EU Commission Wants Cyber Crime Center The European Commission wants to set up a special center to deal with cyber crime to protect citizens against illegal... Read More
Explosions Rock Fireworks Factory in Thailand Explosions at a firework factory in Thailand have set off fires at its four warehouses and forced nearby residents to... Read More
New Zealand Allrounder Cairns Awarded Damages After Fixing Allegations Former New Zealand allrounder Chris Cairns was awarded damages of 90,000 pounds ($140,000) from a British court on Monday after... Read More
Cunningham Lindsey Appoints Oliver Senior Vice President of Sales Cunningham Lindsey, a provider of global independent insurance claims service, has announced the appointment of Gail Oliver as senior vice... Read More
Moderate Earthquake Shakes Eastern Turkey A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 shook eastern Turkey on Monday, demolishing barns and causing some damage... Read More
Quake Hits Central Chile A magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck central Chile Sunday night, the strongest and longest that many people said they had felt since... Read More
Thousands Forced From Homes by Floods in Ecuador Ecuador’s government says floods and mudslides have caused at least 10 deaths so far this year and forced about 4,700... Read More
Tsunami-Tossed Boat Spotted Off Western Canada A large fishing vessel swept away by the tsunami that devastated Japan last year has been spotted adrift off British... Read More
Nigeria Villages Sue Shell in UK Court Over Spills Thirty-five Nigerian villages are suing Royal Dutch Shell PLC in a British court, claiming that the company’s slow response to... Read More