The battle for control of music giant EMI has pushed the owners of the iconic Capital Records tower in Holloywood to run for cover.

FORBES: Iconic Capitol Records Tower Feels EMI's Pain

Houston firm Quantlab Financial claims rival Tower Research Capital of New York intends to hire Yongzhong Xu until recently a Quantlab quantitative research scientist despite a non-compete agreement designed to prevent Xu from taking up with a Quantlab competitor.

FORBES: High-Frequency Trading Rivals In Suit Over Hiring Of Astrophysicist

Last year sold most of stake in flagship Roppongi Hills in Tokyo to help fund new development, including a 47-story tower in Japan's capital.

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The huge rotating gold statue of Niyazov may continue to tower over Ashgabat, the capital, but the months of the year were returned to their original names last spring.

ECONOMIST: Glimmers of light in a murky state

The London Marathon route, which is lined by hundreds of thousands of spectators every year, starts in Blackheath and finishes near Buckingham Palace, passing some of the capital's most recognisable landmarks including Tower Bridge, Canary Wharf and Big Ben.

BBC: London Marathon runners

The course, which starts in southeast London, wends through the Canary Wharf business district and passes by some of the capital's most famous landmarks, including Tower Bridge and Westminster, before finishing near Buckingham Palace.

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The 26.2 mile course, which starts in southeast London, wends through the Canary Wharf business district and passes by some of the capital's most famous landmarks, including Tower Bridge and Westminster, before finishing near Buckingham Palace.

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This year, Le Web happens to fall on the day a snowstorm shut down the airports and the Eiffel Tower, and brought traffic to a standstill in the French capital.

BBC: Le Web: The tech world's best talk about the hottest trends

After gathering upriver in west London, the flotilla made its way from Battersea Bridge to Tower Bridge, passing through the heart of Britain's capital city over the course of several hours.

CNN: Eyes of world on spectacular Thames royal pageant

Florence is the regional capital, but other renowned cities and town such as Pisa and its leaning tower or Lucca with its fortress walls add their own particular history and charm.

BBC: Living in: Tuscany

In Colombo, the capital, various swanky structures are rising and the ground has been cleared for a lotus-shaped tower intended to be South Asia's tallest.

ECONOMIST: In Sri Lanka the grip of the Rajapaksas only tightens