Nightmare of Italy

Nightmare of Italy


Nightmare of Italy

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:28 PM PDT

Just a few months ago, European policymakers were scrambling to erect barricades protecting Spain from the marauding sovereign-debt crisis. But now, suddenly, it is Italy in the crosshairs—deeply transforming Europe's problem.


Reid Says Deal Has Been Reached to Reopen F.A.A.

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:29 PM PDT

The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, announced the bipartisan compromise to end the partial shutdown and allow thousands of workers to return to their jobs.


Stocks collapse on global slowdown fears

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:32 PM PDT

Growing anxiety over economic outlook spurs a flight to safe-haven bonds and sends stocks crashing to fresh lows.


Reid Says Deal Has Been Reached to Reopen F.A.A.

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:15 PM PDT

Senate majority leader Harry Reid announced the bipartisan compromise to temporarily settle a funding dispute and allow thousands of workers to return to their jobs.


Barroso: Crisis No Longer Only in Periphery

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:49 AM PDT

The financial crisis in the euro area isn't affecting only its periphery anymore, and the agreement reached by leaders isn't having the intended effect to reassure markets, the president of the European Commission told other leaders in a letter.


Mail publishers carry out review

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:14 PM PDT

The publishers of the Daily Mail are to carry out a review of their editorial controls and procedures, amid the ongoing phone-hacking scandal.


Clinton calls on al-Shabaab to allow Somalia food aid

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 12:57 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Thursday called on Somalia's al-Shabaab militants to allow food aid to move "unfettered" into famine-hit areas so that as many lives as possible can be saved.


Man shot dead and officer injured

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:33 PM PDT

A man is shot dead and a police officer injured in an incident in Tottenham, north London.


Three Pakistan Naval Officers to Be Court Martialed Over Base Attack

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:53 AM PDT

The officers are facing a court martial on charges of negligence in connection with the audacious May 22 attack by a small band of Islamist insurgents on a naval base.


Sheridan perjury appeal rejected

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:06 AM PDT

The BBC understands that the disgraced former MSP Tommy Sheridan's appeal against his conviction for perjury has been refused.


Medvedev Warns Syria as Hama Siege Draws On

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Gunmen in plainclothes are shooting people in the streets of the besieged Syrian city of Hama, a resident said, as the U.S. imposed additional sanctions against Syrian insiders and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev offered some of Moscow's harshest criticisms yet of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.


Analysis: Palestine's U.N. bid is between history and hot air

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 12:05 PM PDT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Abbas' attempt to upgrade the Palestinians' status at the United Nations, despite U.S. and Israeli opposition, signals a bolder approach by a leader keen to forge a legacy after years of failed peace talks.


All Eyes on Woods in Latest Comeback

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:29 PM PDT

Tiger Woods teed off Thursday afternoon at the W.G.C.-Bridgestone Invitational after a three-month injury layoff after Jason Day of Australia set the early pace with a 63.


Tuilagi to make debut for England

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 04:02 AM PDT

Leicester centre Manu Tuilagi will make his England debut against Wales in the World Cup warm-up at Twickenham on Saturday.


Southern US sizzles in heatwave

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:36 AM PDT

A heatwave continues to grip at least 15 US states from California to North Carolina, as temperatures top 100F (38C) in parts Texas for the 38th consecutive day.


Reports: Syrian army intensifies Hama assault

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:44 AM PDT

Residents tell of random shooting by armed men and communication blackout even as Assad announces political concessions.


DSK maid lawyers seek to contact airline staff

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:39 AM PDT

PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for the New York hotel maid who says Dominique Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her are looking to talk to Air France staff about the once globetrotting chief of the International Monetary Fund.


Israel approves 900 settler homes

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:27 AM PDT

The Israeli government gives final approval for the construction of more than 900 new homes in Har Homa, a settlement in occupied East Jerusalem.


Ice 'tipping point' may not occur

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:38 AM PDT

Scientists say that current concerns over a tipping point in the disappearance of arctic sea ice may be misplaced.


Benefits cheat seen playing golf

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:09 AM PDT

A benefit cheat from Merseyside who claimed he could not work because of arthritis in his hands is caught when secret footage captures him playing golf.


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