Morning Digest: RBS faces over $600 million fine for rate rigging - sources

	Click to View in Browser 02/6/2013 RBS faces over $600 million fine for rate rigging - sources LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland will be hit with fines of almost 400 million pounds ($627 million) on Wednesday for its role in a global interest-rate rigging scandal, sources familiar with the situation said.. Tsunami kills at least five in Solomons after big Pacific quake (Reuters) - A powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake set off a tsunami that killed at least five people in a remote part of the Solomon Islands on Wednesday and triggered evacuations across the South Pacific as island nations issued tsunami alerts.. Stock index futures point to slightly higher Wall Street open LONDON (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.1 percent at 5.06 a.m EST.. Court to probe singer Chris Brown's community service records LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Tuesday asked a court to find R&B singer Chris Brown in violation of his probation because they say community service records stemming from his 2009 assault on girlfriend Rihanna contain "significant discrepancies.". Ligety wins super-G gold medal SCHLADMING, Austria (Reuters) - American Ted Ligety won the super-G gold medal at the Alpine skiing world championships on Wednesday.. Zynga profit tops views, but it forecasts lower revenue SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Zynga Inc, the one-time Silicon Valley darling that has been wrestling with a months-long exodus of online gamers, reported an unexpected fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday after embracing steep cost cuts and shifting forward deferred revenue.. Blimps to bolster Washington's air shield in test WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A pair of big, blimp-like craft, moored to the ground and flying as high as 10,000 feet, are to be added to a high-tech shield designed to protect the Washington D.C. area from air attack, at least for a while.. Two California students lose fingers in tug-of-war LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two Los Angeles-area high school students had fingers severed while taking part in a "spirit week" group tug-of-war contest, authorities said on Tuesday.. Related Video Richard III bust reflects new details Vonn airlifted to hospital after crash at World Championship Great Debate When Republicans critique Obama, they critique their own policies Time for a serious deficit plan A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend