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Levy on Cyprus depositors is inevitable -Eurogroup chief
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia is not going to come to Cyprus's rescue with new loans and any bailout of the Mediterranean island will have to involve some kind of levy on depositors, the...
View ArticleEurogroup's Dijsselbloem comments on Cyprus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Eurogroup chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Thursday the problems in Cyprus pose a systemic risk to the euro zone. Dijsselbloem, who chairs the Eurogroup of euro zone finance...
View ArticleCyprus expects to clinch support programme by Monday - central bank
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus expects to clinch a financial support package by Monday, Central Bank governor Panicos Demetriades said, meeting a deadline after which the European Central Bank has...
View ArticleSyrian rebels take towns near ceasefire line with Israel
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels have overrun several towns near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in the past 24 hours, rebels and a monitoring group said on Thursday, fuelling tensions in the...
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France must cap proposed supertax at 66 percent - paper
PARIS (Reuters) - France's top administrative court will tell Socialist President Francois Hollande on Thursday a controversial supertax on millionaires cannot top two-thirds of their earnings, Le...
View ArticleSuicide car-bomber kills Malian soldier in Timbuktu
BAMAKO (Reuters) - A suicide car-bomber killed a Malian soldier and wounded six others in a raid on the airport in Timbuktu overnight, a spokesman for Mali's army said on Thursday, triggering a...
View ArticleItaly's Grillo says will only support 5-Star government
ROME (Reuters) - Populist leader Beppe Grillo said on Thursday his party would refuse to support a vote of confidence in any government not led by his 5-Star movement, dimming prospects for the...
View ArticleKenya accuse separatist group aide of election killings
By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - The spokesman of a banned Kenyan coastal separatist movement has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the killing of nine policemen who were hacked...
View ArticleItaly's Berlusconi demands coalition with centre-left
ROME (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Thursday the only possibility for forming a new government would be a cross-party coalition between his centre-right bloc and...
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British budget deficit and retail data offer rare positive news
By David Milliken and Christina Fincher LONDON (Reuters) - Britain had a far smaller-than-expected deficit in February and retail sales got a boost, data showed on Thursday, a fillip for Chancellor...
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Bercow takes on Treasury over Evening Standard leak
John Bercow said he would write to George Osborne to demand answers about how details of yesterday's Budget were published on Twitter by the Evening Standard before it had been delivered to parliament.
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Trust in Kenya's top judge tested by election challenge
By Richard Lough NAIROBI (Reuters) - With a history of pro-democracy activism and an unconventional streak, Kenya's chief justice has won broad support for his campaign to clean up the country's...
View ArticlePalestinians vent frustration at brief Obama visit
By Noah Browning RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian protesters raised their hands and tried to wave away the helicopter that brought U.S. President Barack Obama to the Israeli-occupied West...
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ECB gives Cyprus bailout ultimatum, banks face cutoff
By Michele Kambas and Paul Carrel NICOSIA/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank gave Cyprus until Monday to raise billions of euros to clinch an international bailout or face losing emergency...
View ArticleSerb police arrest 11 over multi-million euro fraud
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Eleven people were detained by Serbian police on Thursday on suspicion of links to a multi-million euro fraud in a chemical plant. The Socialist-nationalist coalition that came to...
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Tatchell and Welby sit down for Britain's weirdest dinner party
The new Archbishop of Canterbury plans to sit down for a face-to-face meeting with gay activist Peter Tatchell in what could mark a distinct break with the Anglican Church's past approach to the issue.
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EU lawmakers back tighter control of fund manager pay
By John O'Donnell and Claire Davenport BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A European Parliament panel called on Thursday for tighter control of fund manager pay, but a senior lawmaker who oversaw the vote indicated...
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Exclusive - Euro zone call notes reveal extent of alarm over Cyprus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance officials acknowledged being "in a mess" over Cyprus during a conference call on Wednesday and discussed imposing capital controls to insulate the region from a...
View ArticleCyprus seeks Russian billions to soften bailout blow
By Lidia Kelly and Douglas Busvine MOSCOW (Reuters) - Cyprus is in talks with Moscow on raising billions of euros in investments from Russia as an alternative to imposing a tax on Cypriot bank...
View ArticleSpain beats bond sale target, brushes off Cyprus crisis
By Paul Day and Alexandria Sage MADRID/PARIS (Reuters) - Demand rose and costs fell at a Spanish bond sale on Thursday, suggesting yield-hungry investors are unconcerned that the financial turmoil in...
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