Tom Cruise: Scientology Helped Me Overcome Dyslexia - Huffingtonpost.com
MADRID, Spain — Actor Tom Cruise said Scientology teachings helped him overcome childhood dyslexia, a Spanish magazine reported. Cruise was quoted by Spanish magazine XL Semanal as saying he was diagnosed with the learning disability when he was 7 ...

Putin orders cut in Ukraine supply - Financial Times
Vladimir Putin, Russia's prime minister, yesterday ordered Gazprom, the Russian energy giant, to reduce gas supplies to Ukraine bound for Europe in a move that escalates the dispute between the two countries, writes Isabel Gorst in Moscow . Gazprom ...

Blacks lead both houses, a first for nation - The Washington Times
Terrance Carroll and Peter C. Groff can be forgiven if they're secretly annoyed with the president-elect for stealing their thunder. The two Coloradans are about to make history as the first blacks to preside over both houses of a state legislature ...

Former Texas governor candidate owes $21,000 - Corpus Christi Caller
A 69-year-old homebuilder from Corpus Christi who ran a long-shot campaign for governor in 2006 owes $21,000 in fines to the Texas Ethics Commission for filing reports late. Star Locke said he learned Dec. 30 about the fines stemming from his failed ...

Best Cut undoes purchase agreement, but will continue expansion plans ... - Business Day South Africa
MEAT supplier Best Cut is moving ahead with plans to grow its national footprint, despite shedding several operational companies it recently agreed to purchase. The company, which supplies fresh and processed meat products to caterers, restaurants ...

Russia cuts transit gas by fifth - BBC News
Several EU countries have reported a drop in gas deliveries since 1 January, apparently as a result of the dispute. The move to reduce supplies going through the Ukraine by a fifth came after Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held talks with ...

Stocks to watch: Tech Mahindra,Great Offshore,BGR Energy - Economic Times
MUMBAI: Stocks are likely to remain rangebound Tuesday after the recent rally on Indian bourses. Profit booking may be on the cards ahead of the start of third quarter earnings season. Crude oil prices fell in Asian trade Tuesday after Israel's ...

Contact Korea on mission to hunt down world-class talent - Korea Herald
Kumsung Engineering and Construction Co. can't wait until February. After months of toiling over a shortage of skilled personnel, the Korean hydraulic energy development company will have some of its anxieties eased with the incoming of a specialized ...

Yokohama set to mark 150th anniversary of open port - Earthtimes
Yokohama, Japan - Much of the world was tuned in to Yokohama for a little over 90 minutes in 2002, when it hosted the final of the football World Cup. Brazil's Ronaldo scored two goals to give his team victory over Germany. The city then fell back ...

The dirty joke from Minnesota - The Washington Times
A lot of the venal sins of Congress could be judged pornographic, both politically and otherwise, but we've never had an Official Senate Pornographer before. Sen. Chuck Schumer says Al Franken will fit right in. "With the Minnesota recount complete ...