Merkel backs opposition's choice for president

Merkel backs opposition's choice for president

Merkel backs opposition's choice for president

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 01:06 PM PST

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel bowed to pressure on Sunday and agreed to back popular opposition candidate Joachim Gauck to become president, averting a political fight that might have distracted her government from solving the euro zone crisis.

Iran Suspends Shipments of Oil to Britain and France

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:43 PM PST

The targeting of two countries that depend little on Iranian oil may be a mostly symbolic response to their positions on Iran's nuclear program and on Syria, an ally of Tehran.

Big City: An Admissions Decision That Brings More Agony

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 07:48 AM PST

The admissions process for private schools can be more stressful on parents than on children, especially the purgatory known as the wait list.

IMF Draft Sees Greek Debt Reaching 129% of GDP in 2020

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:33 PM PST

The IMF now expects Greece's debt to reach 129% of the country's gross domestic product in 2020, three people with direct knowledge of a draft debt-sustainability analysis put together by the fund said on Sunday.


Mexico Prison Riot Leaves 20 Dead

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 08:38 AM PST

A prison riot in northern Mexico left about 20 people dead, according to a security official. Authorities regained control of the prison, outside Monterrey, within a couple of hours, the official said.


Ireland Hails Xi's Visit as a Vote of Confidence

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 08:48 AM PST

China's Vice President Xi Jinping visited the Irish capital in a three-day visit, which the Dublin government says is an exceptional vote of confidence in Ireland's economy.


Syrian Forces Clamp Down in Capital

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:45 PM PST

Syrian government forces clamped down on Sunday on a Damascus district where huge crowds marched the two previous days to face live fire, a move seen as an attempt to quell an eruption of the largest protests yet near the heart of Syria's capital.


Ukraine Spars Over Tymoshenko's Health

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 01:00 PM PST

A medical examination of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko by Western doctors has shown she is suffering from a hernia, her daughter said.


Wildfires' Deadly Toll

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:52 AM PST

Smoke from burning forests and grasslands kills on average 339,000 people a year world-wide, an international research team said in the first systematic global health study of air pollution from wildfires.


Senegal police clash with rioters as vote looms

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:55 PM PST

DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal security forces clashed with protesters in the capital and surrounding suburbs on Sunday in the fifth straight day of demonstrations against President Abdoulaye Wade's candidacy in a February 26 election.

Palestinian hunger strike goes on

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:41 PM PST

A Palestinian prisoner being held in Israel without charges or trial begins his 10th week of a hunger strike in protest at his arrest.


City Room: Cardinal Dolan Is Given a Roman Parish, Which Was Founded by Mexican Refugees

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:48 AM PST

A church built in 1932 draws Latin Americans and Filipinos as well as Italians and needs a few repairs.

China's Vice President Xi kicks off Dublin visit

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:54 AM PST

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's national sports of Gaelic football and hurling won an unlikely new audience on Sunday when pictures of China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping kicking a football in Dublin's Croke Park stadium were beamed home to Beijing.

McCain and Graham Suggest Helping Syrian Rebels

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:25 PM PST

Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham laid out proposals that would put the United States squarely behind the movement to topple President Bashar al-Assad.

Lara Logan Remains a Tenacious Journalist

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:20 AM PST

Having survived a brutal sexual attack, Lara Logan remains a tenacious journalist, albeit one steeped in risk assessment.

Mark Fields Is Ford’s Mr. Inside, and Its Heir Apparent

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:38 PM PST

Mark Fields is the heir apparent to Alan Mulally as C.E.O. of the resurgent Ford Motor Company — as long as there are no stumbles.

German parties back former rights activist as president

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:37 PM PST

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel bowed to pressure and agreed to back former East German rights activist Joachim Gauck for the German presidency on Sunday, averting a fight with opposition parties that could have distracted Berlin from solving the euro zone debt crisis.

Missing Paige 'now murder case'

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 08:03 AM PST

The disappearance of a teenager from Blackpool in 2007 is now being treated as a murder investigation, police say.


Russia critical of Latvia language vote

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:06 AM PST

Moscow says referendum outcome was biased because it excluded 319,000 Russian-speaking "non-citizens".


Sarkozy defends record at rally

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:05 AM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy defends his economic record at the first big rally of his re-election campaign as opinion polls suggest he is trailing.


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