PARIS (Reuters) – Despite his criticism of bankers and plan for a millionaires’ tax, French Socialist Francois Hollande could turn out to be a reforming president, his aides are keen to suggest. On the campaign trail, Hollande espouses a traditional tax-and-spend platform to rally left-wing supporters and preserve his lead in most opinion polls ahead [...]
PERTH (Reuters) – Tropical Cyclone Lua hurtled toward Australia’s northwest coast on Thursday, strengthening into a Category 2 cyclone by early morning and prompting the shutdown of several oil fields and Port Hedland, one of the world’s largest iron ore export ports. Heavy rainfall is forecast in sparsely populated coastal areas on Thursday and Friday, [...]
BEIJING (Reuters) – Ambitious Chinese Communist Party leadership contender Bo Xilai has been sacked from his post as head of the city of Chongqing in a dramatic move that exposes growing ideological divisions just as a new generation readies to take power. His abrupt downfall, announced on Thursday by the official Xinhua news agency, threatens [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S.-South Korea free trade pact that has stirred controversy in both countries since it was negotiated took effect on Thursday with opposition politicians in Seoul vowing to block parts of the deal they don’t like. “The U.S.-Korea agreement is a landmark deal with an important ally,” U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk [...]
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria marks the first anniversary on Thursday of an increasingly bloody uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, with recent army gains unlikely to quell the revolt and no diplomatic solution in sight. Troops loyal to Assad have pummeled rebel strongholds across Syria this week, deploying tanks and heavy artillery to crush opponents in [...]
KABUL (Reuters) – A U.S. soldier accused of shooting dead 16 Afghan civilians has been flown out of Afghanistan, officials said, as Washington attempted to calm seething anger over a massacre that raised serious questions about the West’s war strategy. Underscoring the instability in Afghanistan, an Afghan man in a stolen pickup truck sped onto [...]
Thirteen Cuban dissidents have holed up in a Roman Catholic church in Havana to press for an audience with Pope Benedict XVI when he visits in two weeks, saying they want to air their grievances about human rights on the island. World News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Two significant defeats at the hands of Syrian government troops have exposed the limitations of the country’s rebel forces: They are low on cash, running out of weapons and facing a fiercely loyal military that will fight to the death. World News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Two significant defeats at the hands of Syrian government troops have exposed the limitations of the country’s rebel forces: They are low on cash, running out of weapons and facing a fiercely loyal military that will fight to the death. World News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Two significant defeats at the hands of Syrian government troops have exposed the limitations of the country’s rebel forces: They are low on cash, running out of weapons and facing a fiercely loyal military that will fight to the death. World News Headlines – Yahoo! News
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