Qatar emir suggests sending Arab troops to Syria Reuters - 27 mins agoAMMAN (Reuters) - Qatar has proposed sending Arab troops to halt the bloodshed in Syria, where violence has raged on despite the presence of Arab League monitors sent to check if an Arab peace plan is working. Asked if he … More »Qatar emir suggests sending Arab troops to Syria
AMMAN (Reuters) - Qatar has proposed sending Arab troops to halt the bloodshed in Syria, where violence has raged on despite the presence of Arab League monitors sent to check if an Arab peace plan is working. Asked if he was in favor of Arab nations intervening in Syria, Qatari emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani told …
Taiwan's president wins re-election Reuters - 42 mins agoTAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's incumbent president was re-elected on Saturday as official tallies showed he held a near-unassailable lead in the vote-count and the opposition conceded defeat. The result, which points to a continuation … More »Taiwan's president wins re-election
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's incumbent president was re-elected on Saturday as official tallies showed he held a near-unassailable lead in the vote-count and the opposition conceded defeat. The result, which points to a continuation of the detente between Taiwan and China, should reassure both Beijing and Washington at a …
- Iran says not storing oil in Gulf due to sanctions Reuters - 2 hrs 11 mins ago
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has not stored oil on tankers in the Gulf, and its crude exports have not been disrupted due to mounting international pressure over its disputed nuclear program, an oil official told the semi-official … More »Iran says not storing oil in Gulf due to sanctions
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has not stored oil on tankers in the Gulf, and its crude exports have not been disrupted due to mounting international pressure over its disputed nuclear program, an oil official told the semi-official Mehr news agency on Saturday. On Tuesday shipping sources told Reuters the volume of Iranian crude …
Exclusive: Banker in Olympus scandal steps into public view Reuters - 7 hrs agoDELRAY BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - A Japanese banker who is a key figure in the Olympus accounting fraud came into public view for the first time since the scandal broke, appearing on Friday at his divorce hearing in a Florida … More »Exclusive: Banker in Olympus scandal steps into public view
DELRAY BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - A Japanese banker who is a key figure in the Olympus accounting fraud came into public view for the first time since the scandal broke, appearing on Friday at his divorce hearing in a Florida court. Hajime "Jim" Sagawa ran a U.S. investment firm that earned a massive $687 million fee for …
U.S. judge backs ATF multiple rifle sales reporting Reuters - 13 hrs agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday, in a victory for the Obama administration, upheld new federal rules requiring gun dealers in four states bordering Mexico to report the sales of multiple semi-automatic rifles, … More »U.S. judge backs ATF multiple rifle sales reporting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday, in a victory for the Obama administration, upheld new federal rules requiring gun dealers in four states bordering Mexico to report the sales of multiple semi-automatic rifles, despite a challenge by the gun industry. The administration issued the reporting requirements last …
- FTC expands Google antitrust probe: source Reuters - 13 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators looking at whether Google manipulates its search results to favor its own products have expanded the probe to include Google+, the search giant's new social networking tool, a source familiar with the probe said on Friday. Google+, which was launched in June, offers many of the capabilities …
- U.S. offers Bangladesh $1 billion in aid over next five years Reuters - 1 hr 1 min ago
DHAKA (Reuters) - The United States said on Saturday that it would offer Bangladesh close to $1 billion in aid over the next five years. A U.S. Embassy statement said that the money would go towards alleviating poverty and malnutrition, as well as family planning and the fight against infectious diseases. The funds will …
- Iran ships approached U.S. vessels in Gulf Reuters - 13 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Small Iranian military motorboats approached U.S. vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz twice last week but the Pentagon said the interactions were not seen as hostile, even at a moment of heightened tensions between the two countries. Video released by the Pentagon showed the armed boats with …
- Obama seeks to revamp government, focus on exports Reuters - 13 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama asked Congress on Friday for broad powers to overhaul the U.S. government and untangle what he called an "outdated bureaucratic maze" that makes it hard for U.S. businesses to sell their goods abroad. Obama said he wanted to consolidate six trade and business agencies into a …
- Taiwan's Ma claims victory in presidential vote Reuters - 1 hr 17 mins ago
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Incumbent Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou claimed victory in the island's presidential election on Saturday, pointing to smooth future relations with China and the likelihood of stepped-up economic integration. "We have won," Ma shouted to supporters at his Nationalist Party headquarters in Taipei as they …
- Marines inch toward charges over desecration video Reuters - 16 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Marine Corps took a first, formal step on Friday toward possible charges against four troops who, in a video widely circulated on television and the Internet, appear to be urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters. The Corps named a lead investigating officer whose job would include deciding …
- Attacks over Bain seen making Romney stronger Reuters - 15 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - He is being maligned as a "vulture" capitalist who enjoyed firing workers - while amassing his own huge fortune - but rivals' attacks on Mitt Romney's business record may be one of the best things that ever happened to his presidential campaign. Charges that Romney's private equity firm Bain Capital …
- Cruise ship runs aground off Italy, 3 bodies found AP - 1 min 24 secs ago
Survivors who escaped a luxury cruise ship that ran aground and tipped over recounted a scene reminiscent of "Titanic" on Saturday, describing a delayed then panicked evacuation, as plates and glasses crashed around them and they crawled along upended hallways trying to reach safety.
- France to pursue reforms after downgrade AP - 19 mins ago
France's prime minister said Saturday his country will push ahead with cost-cutting measures after its top-tier debt rating was downgraded, a blow with repercussions across financially beleaguered Europe.
- Santorum's past comments give Democrats fodder AP - 4 hrs ago
Rick Santorum is brash and blunt — and proudly so — but it's a trait that will make it easy for Democrats to use his own words against him if he becomes the Republican presidential nominee.
- Scotland gaining enthusiasm for independence AP - 4 hrs ago
In this green swath of Scotland, you can stay at the King Robert Hotel, eat at Bruce's Bistro and drink in the William Wallace pub — all named for leaders who fought the English here 700 years ago.
- Egypt's radical Salafis approach secular rivals AP - 4 hrs ago
Egypt's ultraconservative Islamist party has reached out to rival secular and liberal political factions in an unusual, behind-the-scenes attempt to unify their ranks and counter the Muslim Brotherhood's power in the country's new parliament.
- Obama challenges Republicans on goal they embrace AP - 28 mins ago
President Barack Obama is promoting his efforts to make government more efficient and to persuade companies to bring jobs back to the U.S. from overseas.
Exclusive: Banker in Olympus scandal steps into public view Reuters - 7 hrs ago
DELRAY BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - A Japanese banker who is a key figure in the Olympus accounting fraud came into public view for the first time since the scandal broke, … More »Exclusive: Banker in Olympus scandal steps into public view
DELRAY BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - A Japanese banker who is a key figure in the Olympus accounting fraud came into public view for the first time since the scandal broke, appearing on Friday at his divorce hearing in a Florida court. Hajime "Jim" Sagawa ran a U.S. investment firm that earned a massive $687 million fee for …
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