Greek ministry cracks down on tax evasion by staff

Greek ministry cracks down on tax evasion by staff


Greek ministry cracks down on tax evasion by staff

Posted: 25 May 2010 12:39 PM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's Finance Ministry launched a tax evasion crackdown on itself on Tuesday to investigate hundreds of staff in response to a public outcry over corruption in the crisis-hit country.


Nasrallah threatens ships going to Israel in future war

Posted: 25 May 2010 12:54 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Tuesday the Shi'ite guerrilla group would attack all military, civilian and commercial ships heading toward Israel's Mediterranean coasts in any future war.


Thailand Issues Terrorism Warrant for Thaksin

Posted: 25 May 2010 07:40 AM PDT

The fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra is wanted on a terrorism warrant, accused of involvement in street protests that left more than 85 people dead.


Online ban for 'suicide helper'

Posted: 25 May 2010 11:14 AM PDT

A US judge orders a former nurse accused of encouraging suicide on the internet to stay offline during his trial.


Iraqi election appeals rejected

Posted: 25 May 2010 12:24 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Election authorities in Iraq rejected final appeals on Tuesday against the results of a March parliamentary election, which will now move to the Supreme Court for certification.


Merkel party deputy Koch to step down

Posted: 25 May 2010 12:18 PM PDT

WIESBADEN, Germany (Reuters) - Hesse state premier Roland Koch, a powerful leader in Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU), quit politics on Tuesday in a move that could further erode support for the conservatives.


No major breakthroughs as U.S.-China talks wind down

Posted: 25 May 2010 11:59 AM PDT

BEIJING -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner wrapped up extensive talks with Chinese officials Tuesday without any significant progress on Iran, North Korea or other key issues dividing the countries.


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US bolsters Mexico border troops

Posted: 25 May 2010 12:53 PM PDT

President Obama is to request $500m in funding to send up to 1,200 troops to help secure the US-Mexico border, officials say.


Stalin blocked attempts to kill Hitler: general

Posted: 25 May 2010 12:30 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Soviet dictator Josef Stalin blocked two attempts to kill Adolf Hitler during World War Two, fearing that his replacement as Nazi leader would make peace with the Western Allies, a top Russian general said Tuesday.


Sudan charges opposition journalist with terrorism

Posted: 25 May 2010 11:38 AM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has charged a detained opposition journalist with terrorism and espionage and he has been tortured in custody, his lawyers said on Tuesday.


Murder leaves family 'shattered'

Posted: 25 May 2010 10:11 AM PDT

The family of a girl whose burned body was found in a Lanarkshire field say they are "absolutely heartbroken".


Mauritania Gives 3 Death for Tourist Murders

Posted: 25 May 2010 11:42 AM PDT

A court in Mauritania sentenced three alleged members of an al-Qaeda offshoot to death for the 2007 murder of four French tourists.


UN force to leave Chad and CAR

Posted: 25 May 2010 11:34 AM PDT

The UN Security Council votes to withdraw its force from Chad and the Central African Republic by the end of 2010.


Court upholds Jamaat head's release

Posted: 25 May 2010 11:52 AM PDT

Pakistani bench says evidence lacking against Hafiz Saeed, linked by India to Mumbai attacks.


A 'Law & Order' Farewell: These Were Their Stories

Posted: 25 May 2010 10:23 AM PDT

The police and prosecutors of "Law & Order" may have spent most of their time in dingy offices and had no personal lives to speak of, but we'll likely miss them more in the long run than the hothouse heroes of "24" and "Lost."


Hunger striking Northern Irish dissident prisoner in hospital

Posted: 25 May 2010 11:10 AM PDT

BELFAST (Reuters) - A dissident republican prisoner on hunger strike in a Northern Ireland jail was moved to its prison hospital Tuesday when his condition deteriorated after 42 days without food.


'Find our boys'

Posted: 25 May 2010 10:56 AM PDT

Parents of children abducted by partners speak out


U.S. Regains Favor in Parts of Asia

Posted: 25 May 2010 12:14 PM PDT

China's increasing diplomatic and military assertiveness is unnerving its Asian neighbors in ways that could bolster the U.S.'s strategic position in the region.


Battle in Jamaica Slums Turns Deadly

Posted: 25 May 2010 10:01 AM PDT

Jamaican police say at least 26 civilians and four members of the security forces have died as police and soldiers battle defenders of a powerful Jamaican gang leader sought by the U.S.


Euro continues slide against dollar

Posted: 25 May 2010 10:56 AM PDT

The euro got no relief Tuesday, continuing its steady slide amid a global stock sell-off as worldwide concerns weighed on the shared currency.


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