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British press talks collapse, editor arrested
British Prime Minister David Cameron abandoned cross-party talks on press regulation on Thursday as police for the first time arrested a current national newspaper editor over phone-hacking.
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Obama says Iran more than a year away from nuclear weapon
By Ari Rabinovitch and Matt Spetalnick JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told Israelis Iran is still more than year away from developing a nuclear weapon and sought to reassure...
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Blasts, clashes kill at least 25 in central Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Coordinated blasts killed at least 25 people in the heart of Baghdad on Thursday near the heavily fortified Green Zone, where several Western embassies are located, police and...
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U.N. development chief flags failings of "war on drugs"
By Gabriel Stargardter MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - There is increasing evidence that the war on drugs has failed, with criminalization often creating more problems than it solves, said Helen Clark, the...
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Focus on mission, stay true to the cross, pope tells cardinals
By Philip Pullella and Catherine Hornby VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Friday urged leaders of a Roman Catholic Church riven by scandal and crisis never to give in to discouragement,...
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Zambia strips ex-president of immunity from prosecution
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia's parliament stripped former President Rupiah Banda of immunity from prosecution on Friday, clearing the way for investigators to arrest him for corruption-related offences....
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U.S. SEC says funds need not report all social media postings
(Reuters) - U.S. mutual funds regulators are suffering from Twitter overload. Many funds companies, which are required to file advertising and promotional materials for regulatory review, have also...
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France finds horsemeat in beef imported via Netherlands
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Horsemeat has been found in France in a shipment of 320 tonnes of meat labelled "pure beef" that was imported from eastern Europe via the Netherlands, a local prosecutor...
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EU rejects Franco-British push to arm Syrian rebels
By Peter Griffiths and Justyna Pawlak BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments on Friday rejected Franco-British efforts to lift an EU arms embargo to allow weapons supplies to Syrian rebels,...
View ArticleSchools evacuated in Belfast bomb alert
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Two schools and several dozen homes were evacuated in Belfast on Friday after a suspected mortar bomb was found near a police station in the Northern Ireland capital. The alert...
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King sees no need for big change in bank's remit
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King questioned the need for a shake-up in how the central bank focuses on fighting inflation, days before Chancellor may announce a change in how he...
View ArticleKing says sees case for more QE to help recovery
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said there was still a case for the central bank to do more to help Britain's economy by buying more assets, despite some signs of recovery, a...
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Rival press reform plans set out
Rival plans for press regulation have been set out ahead of a Commons showdown after David Cameron pulled the plug on cross-party talks.
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Police bail MP in assault probe
Falkirk MP Eric Joyce has been bailed by detectives investigating an alleged late-night brawl at a House of Commons bar.
View ArticleFormer Italian lawmakers arrested after losing immunity
ROME (Reuters) - The start of Italy's new legislature on Friday marked the end of immunity for at least three former members of parliament who were promptly arrested on charges including mafia...
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Kenya's Odinga delays legal challenge to vote
By Kevin Mwanza NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's defeated presidential contender Raila Odinga has delayed his legal challenge to last week's election result, his allies said on Friday, extending a period of...
View ArticleTuareg rebels seek to stamp control on northern Mali
By Joe Penney GAO, Mali (Reuters) - Tuareg rebels are moving to exert their own authority over north Mali by issuing security passes for the region, officials and residents said on Friday, underscoring...
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Cameron's allies scorn talk of leadership threat
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Two senior members of Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative party spoke out to calm growing talk of a leadership challenge against him on Friday, days before a...
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Gridlocked Italian parliament fails to elect speakers
By Giselda Vagnoni and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) - Italy's new parliament sat on Friday for the first time since an inconclusive general election produced a political stalemate that meant deputies...
View ArticleGunmen kill 8 Iraqi police recruits - police
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying police recruits to a training centre north of the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing nine people, police said. No one immediately claimed...
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