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Syria rebels take control of strategic southern base
By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels seized an air defence base near Syria's strategic southern international highway on Saturday, activists said, a gain that could bolster opposition fighters...
View ArticleEuro zone finance ministers to meet on Sunday over Cyprus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers will meet on Sunday evening to discuss a possible rescue package for Cyprus, the head of the Eurogroup said in tweet. "Tomorrow 6pm #eurogroup on...
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Labour 'must earn public's trust'
Ed Miliband has warned that public mistrust of politicians will be Labour's biggest challenge at the next general election.
View ArticleRebel columns approach Central African Republic capital
By Paul-Marin Ngoupana BANGUI (Reuters) - Central African Republic rebels clashed with government forces a few kilometres (miles) from the capital on Saturday, residents and rebels said, as two columns...
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U.S. Senate narrowly passes first budget in four years
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Saturday narrowly passed its first federal budget in four years, a move that will usher in a relative lull in Washington's fiscal wars until an...
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Troops impose uneasy calm on violence-torn Myanmar city
MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (Reuters) - Hundreds of troops kept an uneasy calm in central Myanmar on Saturday after martial law was imposed to quell three days of bloody unrest between Buddhists and Muslims...
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Obama plays tourist in Petra at end of Middle East trip
By Steve Holland PETRA, Jordan (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama marvelled at the sights of Jordan's ancient city of Petra on Saturday as he wrapped up a four-day Middle East tour by setting...
View ArticleIran says not linked to group arrested in Saudi Arabia for spying
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry said the country was not linked to a group of alleged spies arrested in Saudi Arabia, Iranian media reported on Sunday. Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that it...
View ArticleRebels reach presidential palace in Central African Republic's capital
BANGUI (Reuters) - Heavy fighting erupted in Central African Republic's capital Bangui early on Sunday and rebels seeking to topple the government reached the presidential palace, city residents said....
View ArticleECB's Nowotny says expects no Cyprus contagion risk - paper
VIENNA (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymaker Ewald Nowotny does not expect euro zone member Cyprus's economic woes to spread, he told a newspaper. He said Cyprus was a "special case" due to its...
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Small mercies: Budget 2013 sparks slight improvement in Osborne's popularity
George Osborne was enjoying a mild improvement in his poll ratings today, after a Budget which was generally well received in the Westminster village.
View ArticleCyprus president faces "very difficult task" to save economy
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, due in Brussels on Sunday to seek an 11th-hour reprieve from financial meltdown, has a very difficult task ahead of him if he is to save the...
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'You're a nasty piece of work': Boris trampled on in brutal interview
Boris Johnson struggled under pressure this morning during an unusually bruising BBC interview which shone a light on the difficulties he might face under tougher questioning.
View ArticleIsrael's new finance minister says painful cuts needed
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's new government will have to make painful spending cuts to tackle the country's huge budget deficit, finance minister Yair Lapid said on Sunday, just days after taking...
View ArticlePolice give all clear on radiation at Berezovsky's house
LONDON (Reuters) - Radiation and chemical experts found "nothing of concern" during a search of the house of Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky who was found dead on Saturday, police said. "Officers...
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Bishop: Cameron has betrayed Easter
David Cameron and the other two party leaders have gone against the message of Holy Week by scapegoating immigrants, a bishop said today.
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Ex-President Musharraf returns to Pakistan for elections
By Akhtar Soomro KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's former President, Pervez Musharraf, returned home on Sunday after nearly four years of self-imposed exile to contest elections despite the possibility of...
View ArticleIslamists battle Malian army for second day in Gao
GAO, Mali (Reuters) - Fierce fighting between Islamist rebels and Malian and French forces raged for a second day in the northern Malian town of Gao on Sunday, residents said. The rebels attacked the...
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Afghanistan's Karzai heads to Qatar to discuss peace with Taliban
By Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will travel to Qatar within days to discuss peace negotiations with the Taliban, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, as efforts...
View ArticleMost Dutch voters think Cyprus should leave euro zone
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Most Dutch think Cyprus should leave the euro zone even though the cost of a bail-out for the country would be tiny compared to the rescue for Greece, a poll published on Sunday...
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