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General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
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General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

  • A man casts his vote during presidential elections in Al-Sharqya
    Anxiety as Egypt's presidency vote nears end Reuters - 1 hr 56 mins ago

    CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians choosing their president freely for the first time faced a daunting choice between a former general from the old guard and an Islamist who says he is running for God, leaving many voters perplexed … More »Anxiety as Egypt's presidency vote nears end

    A man casts his vote during presidential elections in Al-Sharqya

    CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians choosing their president freely for the first time faced a daunting choice between a former general from the old guard and an Islamist who says he is running for God, leaving many voters perplexed and fearful of the future. A win for either Ahmed Shafik - the last prime minister of ousted autocrat …

  • Violence killed 69 people across Syria on Saturday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
    Regime forces besiege Homs, 69 killed across Syria AFP - 2 hrs 16 mins ago

    Troops pounded besieged districts of the flashpoint city of Homs as 10 people were killed across Syria on Sunday, taking the weekend death toll to nearly 80, a watchdog said. More »Regime forces besiege Homs, 69 killed across Syria

    Violence killed 69 people across Syria on Saturday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

    Troops pounded besieged districts of the flashpoint city of Homs as 10 people were killed across Syria on Sunday, taking the weekend death toll to nearly 80, a watchdog said.

  • A member of the UN observer team gets ready to leave their hotel in Damascus on June 16
    UN urged to send armed peacekeepers to Syria AFP - 3 hrs ago

    Syria's opposition has urged the United Nations to send armed peacekeepers into the country after UN monitors suspended their operations because of raging violence. More »UN urged to send armed peacekeepers to Syria

    A member of the UN observer team gets ready to leave their hotel in Damascus on June 16

    Syria's opposition has urged the United Nations to send armed peacekeepers into the country after UN monitors suspended their operations because of raging violence.

  • Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney applauds during a campaign stop at Cornwall Iron Furnace on Saturday, June 16, 2012, in Cornwall, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
    Heavy focus on news shows in White House race ads AP - 20 mins ago

    "Tell President Obama: Stop the spending," screams an ad running during the broadcast of NBC's "Today" show in central Virginia. At a break during ABC's "The View," Mitt Romney is praised in a different spot for his "strong … More »Heavy focus on news shows in White House race ads

    Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney applauds during a campaign stop at Cornwall Iron Furnace on Saturday, June 16, 2012, in Cornwall, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

    "Tell President Obama: Stop the spending," screams an ad running during the broadcast of NBC's "Today" show in central Virginia. At a break during ABC's "The View," Mitt Romney is praised in a different spot for his "strong leadership."

  • FILE - In this July 7, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow. With global anxiety rising, President Barack Obama is searching for bolder, swifter signals from Europe that it will contain its fiscal mess and keep it from torpedoing the U.S. economy and his re-election chances along with it. Yet as he prepares to plunge into summit talks with the other world leaders, Obama is down to the power of persuasion and little else.  (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)

    President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will use their meeting Monday, the first since Putin returned to Russia's top job, to claim leverage in a mutually dependent but volatile relationship.

  • Inmates' relatives wait for news of their loved ones outside the prison walls

    Inmates in a prison in southeast Turkey set mattresses and blankets alight, starting a fire that killed 13 prisoners, authorities said Sunday.

  • In this Friday, June 15, 2012 photo provided by the National Park Service, climbers hike through the area where an avalanche swept a Japanese climbing team off a hill during their descent from Alaska's Mount McKinley. U.S. National Park Service officials say five people were traveling as a one rope team early Thursday morning as part of a Miyagi Workers Alpine Federation expedition on the Alaska mountain. The NPS said Hitoshi Ogi, 69, survived after falling 60 feet (18 meters) into a crevasse. He was able to climb out. The other four tumbled into the avalanche debris and haven't been seen since. (AP Photo/National Park Service, Kevin Wright)

    Hitoshi Ogi was tied last in a line of five Japanese climbers making their way down one of the world's most dangerous mountains when an avalanche struck.

  • This photo provided by Alexandra Mihan shows a collapsed stage at the site for a Radiohead concert at Downsview Park in Toronto on Saturday June 16, 2012. Toronto paramedics say one person is dead and another is seriously hurt after the stage collapsed while setting up for a Radiohead concert. They say two other people were injured and are being assessed. (AP Photo/Alexandra Mihan via The Canadian Press)

    A massive stage collapse hours before a Radiohead concert was to begin left one person dead and three others injured, officials said.

  • Travis Baumgartner is taken out of a van by Canadian Border Services officers at the Aldergrove, British Columbia border crossing, Saturday, June 16, 2012.  Baumgartner was stopped by customs at the United States border as he tried to enter the U.S.  Baumgartner is wanted in a deadly armored car heist at a university in western Canada that left three armed guards dead, Friday. (AP Photo/Jonathan Hayward, The Canadian Press)

    The man wanted in a deadly armored car heist at a university in western Canada that left three armed guards dead was arrested at gunpoint by U.S. border officials in Washington state, police said Saturday.

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Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

  • English fans celebrate after England beat Sweden during their Euro 2012 match at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev
    UEFA action against England over pitch invasion AFP - 1 hr 20 mins ago

    England's Football Association are facing action from UEFA after some fans attempted to invade the pitch after the side's victory over Sweden, European football's governing body said in a statement on … More »UEFA action against England over pitch invasion

    English fans celebrate after England beat Sweden during their Euro 2012 match at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev

    England's Football Association are facing action from UEFA after some fans attempted to invade the pitch after the side's victory over Sweden, European football's governing body said in a statement on Sunday.

  • Germany's players warm up during a training session in Lviv
    Germany look to set up Euro meeting with Greece AFP - 1 hr 23 mins ago

    Germany were on Sunday hoping to finish top of Group B at Euro 2012 by beating Denmark to set up a symbolic quarter-final with surprise qualifiers Greece, as the Netherlands sought to avoid a humiliating … More »Germany look to set up Euro meeting with Greece

    Germany's players warm up during a training session in Lviv

    Germany were on Sunday hoping to finish top of Group B at Euro 2012 by beating Denmark to set up a symbolic quarter-final with surprise qualifiers Greece, as the Netherlands sought to avoid a humiliating exit.

  • Tomas Rosicky
    Rosicky major doubt for Czech quarter-final AFP - 1 hr 33 mins ago

    Tomas Rosicky says he has very little chance of playing in the Czech Republic's Euro 2012 quarter-final as he struggles to overcome a calf injury. More »Rosicky major doubt for Czech quarter-final

    Tomas Rosicky

    Tomas Rosicky says he has very little chance of playing in the Czech Republic's Euro 2012 quarter-final as he struggles to overcome a calf injury.

  • Didier Drogba
    Drogba non-committal on Shanghai deal AFP - 1 hr 45 mins ago

    Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba said Sunday that an announcement on his future was due shortly as he side-stepped questions about whether it lay with China's Shanghai Shenhua. More »Drogba non-committal on Shanghai deal

    Didier Drogba

    Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba said Sunday that an announcement on his future was due shortly as he side-stepped questions about whether it lay with China's Shanghai Shenhua.

  • Croatia's fans celebrate a goal against Ireland during their Group C Euro 2012 soccer match in Poznan
    Croatia faces racism charge as tensions continue Reuters - 2 hrs 9 mins ago

    WARSAW (Reuters) - Croatia became the first country to be charged over racism at Euro 2012 on Saturday and police and calculators were out in force before the final round of Group A matches got under way. … More »Croatia faces racism charge as tensions continue

    Croatia's fans celebrate a goal against Ireland during their Group C Euro 2012 soccer match in Poznan

    WARSAW (Reuters) - Croatia became the first country to be charged over racism at Euro 2012 on Saturday and police and calculators were out in force before the final round of Group A matches got under way. With Russia facing Greece in Warsaw and co-hosts Poland meeting the Czech Republic in Wroclaw to decide who qualifies …

  • Faatoina Autagavaia (left) of Samoa dodges a tackle by Tomohiro Senba of Japan
    Samoa surge back to win Pacific Nations Cup AFP - 2 hrs 17 mins ago

    Samoa stormed back from 0-16 down and survived a late onslaught to beat Pacific Nations Cup defending champions Japan 27-26 on Sunday, clinching the trophy for themselves. More »Samoa surge back to win Pacific Nations Cup

    Faatoina Autagavaia (left) of Samoa dodges a tackle by Tomohiro Senba of Japan

    Samoa stormed back from 0-16 down and survived a late onslaught to beat Pacific Nations Cup defending champions Japan 27-26 on Sunday, clinching the trophy for themselves.

  • Theo Walcott (left) strikes to score a goal during the Euro 2012 match against Sweden at the Olympic stadium in Kiev
    Walcott warns against negative approach AFP - 2 hrs 22 mins ago

    England winger Theo Walcott has warned his team-mates not to risk playing for a draw against Ukraine as they attempt to book their Euro 2012 quarter-final berth on Tuesday. More »Walcott warns against negative approach

    Theo Walcott (left) strikes to score a goal during the Euro 2012 match against Sweden at the Olympic stadium in Kiev

    England winger Theo Walcott has warned his team-mates not to risk playing for a draw against Ukraine as they attempt to book their Euro 2012 quarter-final berth on Tuesday.

  • Zlatan Ibrahimovi
    Ibrahimovic pledges future to Sweden AFP - 2 hrs 28 mins ago

    Swedish captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic boosted his side's morale in timely fashion on Sunday by declaring he had no intention of retiring from international football despite their early exit from Euro 201 … More »Ibrahimovic pledges future to Sweden

    Zlatan Ibrahimovi

    Swedish captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic boosted his side's morale in timely fashion on Sunday by declaring he had no intention of retiring from international football despite their early exit from Euro 2012.

  • Kurtley Beale
    Troubled Beale set for Wallabies recall AFP - 2 hrs 39 mins ago

    Kurtley Beale is in line to make his Wallaby comeback in next weekend's final Test against Wales, despite facing a police charge for assault, coach Robbie Deans said on Sunday. More »Troubled Beale set for Wallabies recall

    Kurtley Beale

    Kurtley Beale is in line to make his Wallaby comeback in next weekend's final Test against Wales, despite facing a police charge for assault, coach Robbie Deans said on Sunday.

  • Greece's players celebrate victory against Russia after their Group A Euro 2012 soccer match at National stadium in Warsaw
    Greece, Czechs serve up more drama Reuters - 4 hrs ago

    WARSAW (Reuters) - Greece and the Czech Republic, written off after poor starts to Euro 2012, completed astonishing turnarounds on Saturday with 1-0 wins over Russia and co-hosts Poland to reach the quarter-finals … More »Greece, Czechs serve up more drama

    Greece's players celebrate victory against Russia after their Group A Euro 2012 soccer match at National stadium in Warsaw

    WARSAW (Reuters) - Greece and the Czech Republic, written off after poor starts to Euro 2012, completed astonishing turnarounds on Saturday with 1-0 wins over Russia and co-hosts Poland to reach the quarter-finals against all the odds. Greek captain Giorgos Karagounis scored in first-half stoppage time for the 2004 champions …

  • Pakistan's Ali plays a shot during their fourth ODI cricket match against Sri Lanka in Colombo
    Perera hat-trick inspires unlikely Sri Lanka victory Reuters - 4 hrs ago

    COLOMBO (Reuters) - All-rounder Thisara Perera registered a rare hat-trick to lead Sri Lanka to an unlikely 44-run win over Pakistan in the fourth one-day international on Saturday. The visitors, chasing … More »Perera hat-trick inspires unlikely Sri Lanka victory

    Pakistan's Ali plays a shot during their fourth ODI cricket match against Sri Lanka in Colombo

    COLOMBO (Reuters) - All-rounder Thisara Perera registered a rare hat-trick to lead Sri Lanka to an unlikely 44-run win over Pakistan in the fourth one-day international on Saturday. The visitors, chasing 244 for victory, were cruising at 166 for two in the 38th over only to collapse to 199 all out as Sri Lanka took a 2-1 …

  • South Africa's JP Pietersen dives past England's Ben Youngs to score during their second rugby union test
    Pietersen cuts short England comeback Reuters - 4 hrs ago

    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Wing JP Pietersen helped South Africa to fight off a stirring England comeback to win the second test 36-27 at Ellis Park on Saturday. South Africa dominated the first half and … More »Pietersen cuts short England comeback

    South Africa's JP Pietersen dives past England's Ben Youngs to score during their second rugby union test

    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Wing JP Pietersen helped South Africa to fight off a stirring England comeback to win the second test 36-27 at Ellis Park on Saturday. South Africa dominated the first half and had stretched their lead to 28-10 after 47 minutes before England clawed their way back to 31-27 with 15 minutes remaining. …

  • Nigeria team players celebrate winning their Africa Nations Cup quarter finals match against Zambia on a penalty shoot out in Lubango
    Cameroon, Nigeria progress in African Nations qualifying Reuters - 4 hrs ago

    CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Former winners Cameroon and Nigeria advanced to the final round of African Nations Cup qualifying on Saturday but both were unconvincing as they laboured against lowly opposition. … More »Cameroon, Nigeria progress in African Nations qualifying

    Nigeria team players celebrate winning their Africa Nations Cup quarter finals match against Zambia on a penalty shoot out in Lubango

    CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Former winners Cameroon and Nigeria advanced to the final round of African Nations Cup qualifying on Saturday but both were unconvincing as they laboured against lowly opposition. Cameroon beat Guinea Bissau 1-0 with a late goal in Yaounde for a 2-0 aggregate win over a side more than 100 places below …

  • Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland reacts after holing out on the 17th hole during the third round of the 2012 U.S. Open golf tournament on the Lake Course at the Olympic Club in San Francisco
    Furyk and McDowell share lead at US Open Reuters - 4 hrs ago

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former champions Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowell charged into a share of the lead in the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday, while Tiger Woods slipped down a congested leaderboard … More »Furyk and McDowell share lead at US Open

    Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland reacts after holing out on the 17th hole during the third round of the 2012 U.S. Open golf tournament on the Lake Course at the Olympic Club in San Francisco

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former champions Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowell charged into a share of the lead in the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday, while Tiger Woods slipped down a congested leaderboard but still has the chance to end his major championship drought. Furyk, the 2003 U.S. Open winner, put himself in …

  • A try three minutes from time from Argentinia winger Manuel Montero gave the home side victory
    Pumas victory compounds France's 14-year misery AFP - 5 hrs ago

    Argentina scored a late try to complete a come-from-behind 23-20 win over France as the tourists failed to end their 14-year wait for a victory on the Pumas' soil. More »Pumas victory compounds France's 14-year misery

    A try three minutes from time from Argentinia winger Manuel Montero gave the home side victory

    Argentina scored a late try to complete a come-from-behind 23-20 win over France as the tourists failed to end their 14-year wait for a victory on the Pumas' soil.

  • Welsh player Rhys Priestland (C) kicks the ball during the second Rugby Union Test against Australia
    Wales desperate to avoid whitewash AFP - 6 hrs ago

    Welsh skipper Sam Warburton said his side would be motivated by their heartbreaking defeat to Australia as the Six Nations champions bid to avoid a Wallabies whitewash in the three-Test series. More »Wales desperate to avoid whitewash

    Welsh player Rhys Priestland (C) kicks the ball during the second Rugby Union Test against Australia

    Welsh skipper Sam Warburton said his side would be motivated by their heartbreaking defeat to Australia as the Six Nations champions bid to avoid a Wallabies whitewash in the three-Test series.

  • Germany return to Lviv aiming to beat the Danes and book their place in the Gdansk quarter-final
    High-flying Germans out to down Danes AFP - 6 hrs ago

    After two wins already at Euro 2012, a confident Germany are aiming to beat Denmark on Sunday in Lviv to finish top of Group B and set up a quarter-final near their base in Gdansk. More »High-flying Germans out to down Danes

    Germany return to Lviv aiming to beat the Danes and book their place in the Gdansk quarter-final

    After two wins already at Euro 2012, a confident Germany are aiming to beat Denmark on Sunday in Lviv to finish top of Group B and set up a quarter-final near their base in Gdansk.

  • Robin van Persie's 73rd-minute goal was ultimately in vain as the Netherlands lose 2-1 to Germany
    Holland cling to hope as Portugal eye last eight AFP - 6 hrs ago

    The statistics do not make pleasant reading for the Netherlands, who must beat Portugal by two goals on Sunday and hope Germany overcome Denmark if they are to reach the Euro 2012 quarter-finals. More »Holland cling to hope as Portugal eye last eight

    Robin van Persie's 73rd-minute goal was ultimately in vain as the Netherlands lose 2-1 to Germany

    The statistics do not make pleasant reading for the Netherlands, who must beat Portugal by two goals on Sunday and hope Germany overcome Denmark if they are to reach the Euro 2012 quarter-finals.

  • Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher James Shields delivers to the Miami Marlins during the first inning of an interleague baseball game Saturday, June 16, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)
    Cousins' triple lifts Marlins over Rays AP - 6 hrs ago

    Scott Cousins' bat was a welcome addition to Miami's sputtering lineup. More »Cousins' triple lifts Marlins over Rays

    Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher James Shields delivers to the Miami Marlins during the first inning of an interleague baseball game Saturday, June 16, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

    Scott Cousins' bat was a welcome addition to Miami's sputtering lineup.

  • Mugshot of Canadian fugitive Baumgartner
    Man wanted in three Canada killings arrested at U.S. border Reuters - 7 hrs ago

    SEATTLE (Reuters) - U.S. border agents in Washington state on Saturday arrested a Canadian fugitive suspected of shooting to death three fellow security guards and wounding a fourth in a bloody armored-car … More »Man wanted in three Canada killings arrested at U.S. border

    Mugshot of Canadian fugitive Baumgartner

    SEATTLE (Reuters) - U.S. border agents in Washington state on Saturday arrested a Canadian fugitive suspected of shooting to death three fellow security guards and wounding a fourth in a bloody armored-car heist at the University of Alberta in Edmonton on Friday. Travis Brandon Baumgartner, 21, an employee of G4S Cash Solutions …

  • Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. celebrates his victory over Andy Lee in their WBC middleweight title bout Saturday, June 16, 2012, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/El Paso Times, Victor Calzada) EL PASO OUT  JUAREZ, MEXICO, OUT
    Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. stops Andy Lee in 7th round AP - 7 hrs ago

    Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. recovered from a slow start he blamed on leg cramps and stopped Andy Lee at 2:21 of the seventh round Saturday night to retain the WBC middleweight title. More »Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. stops Andy Lee in 7th round

    Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. celebrates his victory over Andy Lee in their WBC middleweight title bout Saturday, June 16, 2012, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/El Paso Times, Victor Calzada) EL PASO OUT  JUAREZ, MEXICO, OUT

    Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. recovered from a slow start he blamed on leg cramps and stopped Andy Lee at 2:21 of the seventh round Saturday night to retain the WBC middleweight title.

  • Tiger Woods lets go of his club after hitting a shot on the 14th hole during the third round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Saturday, June 16, 2012, at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
    Furyk, McDowell share the lead as Tiger tumbles AP - 8 hrs ago

    Graeme McDowell and Jim Furyk, a pair of U.S. Open champions, managed to beat par at The Olympic Club. More »Furyk, McDowell share the lead as Tiger tumbles

    Tiger Woods lets go of his club after hitting a shot on the 14th hole during the third round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Saturday, June 16, 2012, at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

    Graeme McDowell and Jim Furyk, a pair of U.S. Open champions, managed to beat par at The Olympic Club.

  • Tiger Woods shakes hands with Jim Furyk after the third round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Saturday, June 16, 2012, at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
    Column: Woods still a puzzle, even to himself AP - 8 hrs ago

    The roars began for Tiger Woods the moment he got to the top of the stairway on the way to the first tee. A glimpse of him in his lime green shirt was all it took to send the fans at Olympic Club into … More »Column: Woods still a puzzle, even to himself

    Tiger Woods shakes hands with Jim Furyk after the third round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Saturday, June 16, 2012, at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

    The roars began for Tiger Woods the moment he got to the top of the stairway on the way to the first tee. A glimpse of him in his lime green shirt was all it took to send the fans at Olympic Club into a frenzy.

  • Jim Furyk of the U.S. watches his shot from a bunker on the 14th hole during the third round of the 2012 U.S. Open golf tournament on the Lake Course at the Olympic Club in San Francisco
    Furyk and McDowell share lead at U.S. Open Reuters - 8 hrs ago

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former champions Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowell charged into a share of the lead in the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday, while Tiger Woods slipped down a congested leaderboard … More »Furyk and McDowell share lead at U.S. Open

    Jim Furyk of the U.S. watches his shot from a bunker on the 14th hole during the third round of the 2012 U.S. Open golf tournament on the Lake Course at the Olympic Club in San Francisco

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former champions Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowell charged into a share of the lead in the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday, while Tiger Woods slipped down a congested leaderboard but still has a chance to end his major championship drought. Furyk, the 2003 U.S. Open winner, put himself in …

  • Tiger Woods watches his second shot on the 17th hole during the third round of the 2012 U.S. Open golf tournament on the Lake Course at the Olympic Club in San Francisco
    Tiger toils at Olympic, slips five off the pace Reuters - 9 hrs ago

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Very little went right for Tiger Woods during Saturday's third round at the U.S. Open as he fell out of a tie for the lead to end a frustrating day at the Olympic Club five strokes … More »Tiger toils at Olympic, slips five off the pace

    Tiger Woods watches his second shot on the 17th hole during the third round of the 2012 U.S. Open golf tournament on the Lake Course at the Olympic Club in San Francisco

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Very little went right for Tiger Woods during Saturday's third round at the U.S. Open as he fell out of a tie for the lead to end a frustrating day at the Olympic Club five strokes off the pace. In pursuit of his first major victory in four years, three-times champion Woods struggled with his putting, …

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

  • Hungarian Prime Minister Orban delivers a speech during the presentation of an arts project in Vienna
    Hungary can fund itself without IMF: Orban Reuters - 3 hrs ago

    VIENNA (Reuters) - Hungary can fund itself without help from the International Monetary Fund although an IMF deal would reduce Budapest's borrowing costs and provide … More »Hungary can fund itself without IMF: Orban

    Hungarian Prime Minister Orban delivers a speech during the presentation of an arts project in Vienna

    VIENNA (Reuters) - Hungary can fund itself without help from the International Monetary Fund although an IMF deal would reduce Budapest's borrowing costs and provide a backstop in nervous markets, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a newspaper. Saddled with the region's highest debt load, Hungary has been in dispute for months …

  • Hyundai Heavy wins $600 million orders for oil, gas rigs Reuters - 10 hrs ago

    SEOUL (Reuters) - Hyundai Heavy Industries , the world's largest shipbuilder, has won three orders worth a total $600 million to build oil and gas rigs. Hyundai said … More »Hyundai Heavy wins $600 million orders for oil, gas rigs

    SEOUL (Reuters) - Hyundai Heavy Industries , the world's largest shipbuilder, has won three orders worth a total $600 million to build oil and gas rigs. Hyundai said in a statement it had won a $400 million order for a 35,000-tonne offshore oil platform scheduled to be delivered by August 2015. It did not identify the oil …

  • Juncker warns Greece not to quit euro zone: paper Reuters - Sat, Jun 16, 2012

    VIENNA (Reuters) - Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker warned Greeks not to turn their backs on the euro, saying in a newspaper interview that a win by anti-bailout radical … More »Juncker warns Greece not to quit euro zone: paper

    VIENNA (Reuters) - Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker warned Greeks not to turn their backs on the euro, saying in a newspaper interview that a win by anti-bailout radical leftists in a vote on Sunday would have "unforeseeable" consequences for the monetary union. The radical leftist SYRIZA party is racing neck-and-neck …

  • ECB President Mario Draghi talks with Portugal's Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar as they arrive for a finance conference in Frankfurt
    Central banks prepare for turmoil after Greek vote Reuters - 1 hr 43 mins ago

    FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Central banks from Tokyo to London checked their ammunition on Friday in preparation for any turmoil from Greece's election, with the European … More »Central banks prepare for turmoil after Greek vote

    ECB President Mario Draghi talks with Portugal's Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar as they arrive for a finance conference in Frankfurt

    FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Central banks from Tokyo to London checked their ammunition on Friday in preparation for any turmoil from Greece's election, with the European Central Bank hinting at an interest rate cut and Britain set to open its coffers. Tensions were high about how to manage the euro zone's debt crisis …

  • World Bank President Zoellick speaks at an opening news conference of the spring International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank meetings in Washington
    Developing world needs euro crisis defense: Zoellick Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Developing nations must be ready for a severe global financial crisis should the euro zone fail to cope with its current problems, outgoing World Bank … More »Developing world needs euro crisis defense: Zoellick

    World Bank President Zoellick speaks at an opening news conference of the spring International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank meetings in Washington

    LONDON (Reuters) - Developing nations must be ready for a severe global financial crisis should the euro zone fail to cope with its current problems, outgoing World Bank chief Robert Zoellick said in an interview published online on Saturday. Policymakers and investors are nervously awaiting the outcome of this weekend's …

  • Mexican President Calderon talks to the media in Los Cabos
    Mexico calls on G20 to commit to strong Europe, IMF Reuters - 1 hr 38 mins ago

    LOS CABOS, Mexico (Reuters) - The world's biggest economies must commit to a strong Europe and could agree to further bolster the International Monetary Fund's ability … More »Mexico calls on G20 to commit to strong Europe, IMF

    Mexican President Calderon talks to the media in Los Cabos

    LOS CABOS, Mexico (Reuters) - The world's biggest economies must commit to a strong Europe and could agree to further bolster the International Monetary Fund's ability to contain fallout from Europe's debt crisis, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Saturday. Calderon will host the Group of 20 leaders at a summit …

  • Lockheed wins network deal worth up to $1.91 billion Reuters - Sat, Jun 16, 2012

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp , the Pentagon's largest supplier, has won a contract worth up to $1.91 billion to manage the U.S. military's Global Information … More »Lockheed wins network deal worth up to $1.91 billion

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp , the Pentagon's largest supplier, has won a contract worth up to $1.91 billion to manage the U.S. military's Global Information Grid networks on a day-to-day basis, the U.S. Defense Department said on Friday. It said the contract would run for three years and included two two-year …

  • A woman arranges ballot papers at a polling station in Athens, on Sunday, June 17 2012. Greeks voted Sunday for the second time in six weeks in what was arguably their country's most critical election in 40-years, with the country's treasured place within the European Union's joint currency in the balance.  (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)
    Greeks vote in critical election AP - 27 mins ago

    Greece voted Sunday amid global fears that victory by parties that have vowed to cancel the country's international bailout agreements and accompanying austerity measures … More »Greeks vote in critical election

    A woman arranges ballot papers at a polling station in Athens, on Sunday, June 17 2012. Greeks voted Sunday for the second time in six weeks in what was arguably their country's most critical election in 40-years, with the country's treasured place within the European Union's joint currency in the balance.  (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)

    Greece voted Sunday amid global fears that victory by parties that have vowed to cancel the country's international bailout agreements and accompanying austerity measures could undermine the European Union's joint currency and pitch the world's major economies into another sharp downturn.

  • FILE - In this July 7, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow. With global anxiety rising, President Barack Obama is searching for bolder, swifter signals from Europe that it will contain its fiscal mess and keep it from torpedoing the U.S. economy and his re-election chances along with it. Yet as he prepares to plunge into summit talks with the other world leaders, Obama is down to the power of persuasion and little else.  (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)
    Summit lets Obama, Putin size up the competition AP - 1 hr 0 mins ago

    President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will use their meeting Monday, the first since Putin returned to Russia's top job, to claim leverage in a … More »Summit lets Obama, Putin size up the competition

    FILE - In this July 7, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow. With global anxiety rising, President Barack Obama is searching for bolder, swifter signals from Europe that it will contain its fiscal mess and keep it from torpedoing the U.S. economy and his re-election chances along with it. Yet as he prepares to plunge into summit talks with the other world leaders, Obama is down to the power of persuasion and little else.  (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)

    President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will use their meeting Monday, the first since Putin returned to Russia's top job, to claim leverage in a mutually dependent but volatile relationship.

  • Mexico's President Felipe Calderon speaks during a news conference at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Mexico is hosting the upcoming G-20 summit, beginning Friday in the coastal resort of Los Cabos, where leaders will start assembling a few days later against a backdrop of financial turmoil and uncertainty in Europe. Calderon said leaders of the world's largest economies will work to produce a lasting solution to the European financial crisis. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
    Mexican president expects big IMF firewall boost AP - 14 hrs ago

    G20 summit host President Felipe Calderon of Mexico said Saturday that he expects the world's largest economies to deliver more than the $430 billion pledged to stop … More »Mexican president expects big IMF firewall boost

    Mexico's President Felipe Calderon speaks during a news conference at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Mexico is hosting the upcoming G-20 summit, beginning Friday in the coastal resort of Los Cabos, where leaders will start assembling a few days later against a backdrop of financial turmoil and uncertainty in Europe. Calderon said leaders of the world's largest economies will work to produce a lasting solution to the European financial crisis. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

    G20 summit host President Felipe Calderon of Mexico said Saturday that he expects the world's largest economies to deliver more than the $430 billion pledged to stop the spread of the European financial crisis.

  • In this photo taken on Wednesday, May 13, 2012, Kashmiri Muslims fish on the shore of Nageen Lake on the outskirts of Srinagar, India. Traditional measures of economic progress like GDP are being criticized as inadequate for ignoring such downsides as pollution or diminishing resources from fresh water to fossil fuels. There is increased urgency to arguments for a more balanced and accurate reckoning of the costs, particularly as fast-developing nations such as India and China jostle with rich nations for access to those limited resources and insist on their right to pollute on a path toward economic development. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)
    Accounting for natural wealth gains world traction AP - 6 hrs ago

    What is a sip of clean water worth? Is there economic value in the shade of a tree? And how much would you pay for a breath of fresh air? More »Accounting for natural wealth gains world traction

    In this photo taken on Wednesday, May 13, 2012, Kashmiri Muslims fish on the shore of Nageen Lake on the outskirts of Srinagar, India. Traditional measures of economic progress like GDP are being criticized as inadequate for ignoring such downsides as pollution or diminishing resources from fresh water to fossil fuels. There is increased urgency to arguments for a more balanced and accurate reckoning of the costs, particularly as fast-developing nations such as India and China jostle with rich nations for access to those limited resources and insist on their right to pollute on a path toward economic development. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

    What is a sip of clean water worth? Is there economic value in the shade of a tree? And how much would you pay for a breath of fresh air?

  • French citizens prepare their vote in a polling station during legislative election in Louveciennes, 12 kms (7,5 mls) west of Paris, Sunday, June 17, 2012. French voters are choosing a new parliament Sunday that will determine how far Socialist President Francois Hollande can go with his push for economic stimulus in France an around a dept-burdened stagnant Europe. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
    Leftists poised for victory in French elections AP - 1 hr 8 mins ago

    French voters are choosing a new parliament Sunday that will determine how far Socialist President Francois Hollande can push for economic stimulus in France and around … More »Leftists poised for victory in French elections

    French citizens prepare their vote in a polling station during legislative election in Louveciennes, 12 kms (7,5 mls) west of Paris, Sunday, June 17, 2012. French voters are choosing a new parliament Sunday that will determine how far Socialist President Francois Hollande can go with his push for economic stimulus in France an around a dept-burdened stagnant Europe. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

    French voters are choosing a new parliament Sunday that will determine how far Socialist President Francois Hollande can push for economic stimulus in France and around a debt-burdened, stagnant Europe.

  • FILE- In this June 5, 2012, file photo, the marble statue of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, stands in front of the Athens Academy, as the Greek flag flies in Athens. Bankers, governments and investors are starting to prepare for Greece to drop the euro currency, a move that could spread turmoil throughout the global financial system. A Greek election on Sunday, June 12, 2012, will go a long way toward determining whether it happens. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis, File)
    Greek, Spanish savings flee eurozone crisis AP - 17 hrs ago

    In Europe's most economically stricken countries, people are taking their money out of banks as a way to protect their savings from the growing financial storm. More »Greek, Spanish savings flee eurozone crisis

    FILE- In this June 5, 2012, file photo, the marble statue of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, stands in front of the Athens Academy, as the Greek flag flies in Athens. Bankers, governments and investors are starting to prepare for Greece to drop the euro currency, a move that could spread turmoil throughout the global financial system. A Greek election on Sunday, June 12, 2012, will go a long way toward determining whether it happens. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis, File)

    In Europe's most economically stricken countries, people are taking their money out of banks as a way to protect their savings from the growing financial storm.

  • FILE - In this June 10, 2012, file photo, supporters  of the extreme right-wing Golden Dawn party, attend a pre-election rally at the northern port city of Thessaloniki Greece. Bankers, governments and investors are starting to prepare for Greece to drop the euro currency, a move that could spread turmoil throughout the global financial system. A Greek election on Sunday, June 12, 2012, will go a long way toward determining whether it happens. (AP Photo/Nicolas Giakoumidis, File)
    FILE - In this June 10, 2012, file photo, supporters  of the extreme right-wing Golden Dawn party, attend a pre-election rally at the northern port city of Thessaloniki Greece. Bankers, governments and investors are starting to prepare for Greece to drop the euro currency, a move that could spread turmoil throughout the global financial system. A Greek election on Sunday, June 12, 2012, will go a long way toward determining whether it happens. (AP Photo/Nicolas Giakoumidis, File)

    The unthinkable suddenly looks possible.

  • FILE - In this June 15, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. With global anxiety rising, President Barack Obama is searching for bolder, swifter signals from Europe that it will contain its fiscal mess and keep it from torpedoing the U.S. economy and his re-election chances along with it. Yet as he prepares to plunge into summit talks with the other world leaders, Obama is down to the power of persuasion and little else. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)
    Obama, world want bold signs from Europe at G-20 AP - 18 hrs ago

    With global anxiety rising, President Barack Obama is searching for bolder, swifter signals from Europe that it will contain its financial mess and keep it from torpedoing … More »Obama, world want bold signs from Europe at G-20

    FILE - In this June 15, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. With global anxiety rising, President Barack Obama is searching for bolder, swifter signals from Europe that it will contain its fiscal mess and keep it from torpedoing the U.S. economy and his re-election chances along with it. Yet as he prepares to plunge into summit talks with the other world leaders, Obama is down to the power of persuasion and little else. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)

    With global anxiety rising, President Barack Obama is searching for bolder, swifter signals from Europe that it will contain its financial mess and keep it from torpedoing the U.S. economy and his re-election chances along with it.

  • Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta, left, and his attorney Gary P. Naftalis, leave federal court in New York, Friday, June 15, 2012. Gupta, accused of feeding confidential information to a corrupt hedge fund manager, has been convicted of conspiracy and three counts of securities fraud. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    Former Goldman Sachs director convicted in NYC AP - Fri, Jun 15, 2012

    Former Goldman Sachs board member Rajat Gupta lived the American Dream before being led astray by a wealthy friend who was a master at insider trading. More »Former Goldman Sachs director convicted in NYC

    Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta, left, and his attorney Gary P. Naftalis, leave federal court in New York, Friday, June 15, 2012. Gupta, accused of feeding confidential information to a corrupt hedge fund manager, has been convicted of conspiracy and three counts of securities fraud. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

    Former Goldman Sachs board member Rajat Gupta lived the American Dream before being led astray by a wealthy friend who was a master at insider trading.

  • Demonstrators raise clenched fists during a rally, protesting against restarting the Ohi nuclear power plant's reactors in front of the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Saturday, June 16, 2012. Japan moved closer to restarting the nuclear reactors for the first time since last year's earthquake and tsunami led to a nationwide shutdown. A slogan, center, reads: "Stop restarting nuclear power plant." (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
    Japan OKs restart of 1st reactors since tsunami AP - Sat, Jun 16, 2012

    Japan's government on Saturday approved bringing the country's first nuclear reactors back online since last year's earthquake and tsunami led to a nationwide shutdown, … More »Japan OKs restart of 1st reactors since tsunami

    Demonstrators raise clenched fists during a rally, protesting against restarting the Ohi nuclear power plant's reactors in front of the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Saturday, June 16, 2012. Japan moved closer to restarting the nuclear reactors for the first time since last year's earthquake and tsunami led to a nationwide shutdown. A slogan, center, reads: "Stop restarting nuclear power plant." (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

    Japan's government on Saturday approved bringing the country's first nuclear reactors back online since last year's earthquake and tsunami led to a nationwide shutdown, going against wider public opinion that is opposed to nuclear power after Fukushima.

  • A woman arranges ballot papers at a polling station in Athens, on Sunday, June 17 2012. Greeks voted Sunday for the second time in six weeks in what was arguably their country's most critical election in 40-years, with the country's treasured place within the European Union's joint currency in the balance.  (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)
    Greeks vote in critical election AP - 27 mins ago

    Greece voted Sunday amid global fears that victory by parties that have vowed to cancel the country's international bailout agreements and accompanying austerity measures … More »Greeks vote in critical election

    A woman arranges ballot papers at a polling station in Athens, on Sunday, June 17 2012. Greeks voted Sunday for the second time in six weeks in what was arguably their country's most critical election in 40-years, with the country's treasured place within the European Union's joint currency in the balance.  (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)

    Greece voted Sunday amid global fears that victory by parties that have vowed to cancel the country's international bailout agreements and accompanying austerity measures could undermine the European Union's joint currency and pitch the world's major economies into another sharp downturn.

  • FILE - In this July 7, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow. With global anxiety rising, President Barack Obama is searching for bolder, swifter signals from Europe that it will contain its fiscal mess and keep it from torpedoing the U.S. economy and his re-election chances along with it. Yet as he prepares to plunge into summit talks with the other world leaders, Obama is down to the power of persuasion and little else.  (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)
    Summit lets Obama, Putin size up the competition AP - 1 hr 0 mins ago

    President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will use their meeting Monday, the first since Putin returned to Russia's top job, to claim leverage in a … More »Summit lets Obama, Putin size up the competition

    FILE - In this July 7, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow. With global anxiety rising, President Barack Obama is searching for bolder, swifter signals from Europe that it will contain its fiscal mess and keep it from torpedoing the U.S. economy and his re-election chances along with it. Yet as he prepares to plunge into summit talks with the other world leaders, Obama is down to the power of persuasion and little else.  (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)

    President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will use their meeting Monday, the first since Putin returned to Russia's top job, to claim leverage in a mutually dependent but volatile relationship.

  • FILE - This Jan. 25, 2012 file photo shows the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington. Some are already anticipating the Supreme Court's ruling on President Barack Obama's health care law as the "decision of the century." But the justices are unlikely to have the last word on America's tangled efforts to address health care woes. The problems of high medical costs, widespread waste, and tens of millions of people without insurance will require Congress and the president to keep looking for answers, whether or not the Affordable Care Act passes the test of constitutionality. With a decision by the court expected this month, a look at potential outcomes.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
    GOP on health care: Repeal quickly, replace slowly AP - 1 hr 10 mins ago

    Congressional Republicans intend to seek quick repeal of any parts of the health care law that survive a widely anticipated Supreme Court ruling, but don't plan to push … More »GOP on health care: Repeal quickly, replace slowly

    FILE - This Jan. 25, 2012 file photo shows the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington. Some are already anticipating the Supreme Court's ruling on President Barack Obama's health care law as the "decision of the century." But the justices are unlikely to have the last word on America's tangled efforts to address health care woes. The problems of high medical costs, widespread waste, and tens of millions of people without insurance will require Congress and the president to keep looking for answers, whether or not the Affordable Care Act passes the test of constitutionality. With a decision by the court expected this month, a look at potential outcomes.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

    Congressional Republicans intend to seek quick repeal of any parts of the health care law that survive a widely anticipated Supreme Court ruling, but don't plan to push replacement measures until after the fall elections or perhaps 2013.

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