Spain Approves Regional Spending Plans

Spain Approves Regional Spending Plans

Spain Approves Regional Spending Plans

Posted: 17 May 2012 01:51 PM PDT

Spain's government said 16 of the country's 17 regions are on track to meet this year's budget targets, a key part of its efforts to slash a towering budget deficit and ward off an international bailout.


Wanted DR Congo general faces new charges

Posted: 17 May 2012 01:38 PM PDT

Rights group says says Bosco Ntaganda, sought by ICC for war crimes, has forcibly recruited 149 boys since April.


Obama unveils 'new chapter' in Myanmar ties

Posted: 17 May 2012 01:25 PM PDT

Rewards for reforms include first US ambassador to South Asian nation in 22 years and easing of investment sanctions.


West African troops start arriving in Guinea-Bissau

Posted: 17 May 2012 01:46 PM PDT

BISSAU (Reuters) - About 70 soldiers from Burkina Faso were deployed in Guinea-Bissau on Thursday, the advance party of a 600-strong West African force that is due to replace Angolan troops and oversee a transition back to civilian rule.

DealBook: Facebook Raises $16 Billion in I.P.O.

Posted: 17 May 2012 01:50 PM PDT

The initial public offering, priced at $38 a share, values Facebook at $104 billion, putting the social networking company on par with McDonald's, Citigroup and Amazon.com.

'Resignation' exposes rifts in Syrian opposition

Posted: 17 May 2012 12:02 PM PDT

Syrian opposition chief's offer to quit highlights rifts in group


Tensions persist in Lebanon over Syria

Posted: 17 May 2012 12:55 PM PDT

A child has been killed as clashes between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Assad continue in Tripoli.


French government takes pay cut

Posted: 17 May 2012 12:40 PM PDT

France's new government holds its first cabinet meeting, announcing a 30% pay cut for President Hollande and his ministers.


VIDEO: US man's close brush with alligator

Posted: 17 May 2012 12:48 PM PDT

A scientist in North Carolina had a lucky escape when he was attacked by an alligator.


Inmates take over Honduras jail

Posted: 17 May 2012 01:08 PM PDT

Officials say prisoners have taken control of a jail in the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula where at least one person died in a fight between inmates on Wednesday.


Iran threatens to sue Google over dropping Persian Gulf

Posted: 17 May 2012 12:52 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Ministry threatened on Thursday to take legal action against Google for dropping the name Persian Gulf from its Google Maps and leaving the waterway between Iran and Arab states nameless, state television reported.

No remorse by 'Butcher of Bosnia'

Posted: 17 May 2012 12:23 PM PDT

The war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic was suspended indefinitely Thursday over the prosecution's failure to disclose some evidence against Mladic, court spokeswoman Nerma Jelacic said.

No remorse by Mladic at war crimes trial

Posted: 17 May 2012 05:21 AM PDT

The war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic was suspended indefinitely Thursday over the prosecution's failure to disclose some evidence against Mladic, court spokeswoman Nerma Jelacic said.

Iran threatens to sue Google in map flap

Posted: 17 May 2012 12:11 PM PDT

Iran has threatened legal action against Google for not labeling the Persian Gulf on its maps.

Rwanda: Kids take their exams, then flee gunfire

Posted: 17 May 2012 05:15 AM PDT

Tumsifu Gilaine was at school when she first heard the gun battles. The teenager said she and her friends were taking their final exams and every day from their classrooms they could hear the army and rebel soldiers battling it out for dominance.

Iran threatens to sue Google

Posted: 17 May 2012 12:11 PM PDT

Iran is taking on one of the world's biggest Internet giants, threatening to sue over something that is not on its maps.

Kids take exams, then flee gunfire

Posted: 17 May 2012 12:09 PM PDT

Tumsifu Gilaine was at school when she first heard the gun battles. The teenager said she and her friends were taking their final exams and every day from their classrooms they could hear the army and rebel soldiers battling it out for dominance.

'Disco queen' Donna Summer dies

Posted: 17 May 2012 01:14 PM PDT

Iconic singer who achieved fame just as disco was burgeoning in the '70s, defined the era with a string of No 1 hits.


Russian police detain protest leader, five others

Posted: 17 May 2012 12:42 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian riot police detained a prominent protest leader and five other demonstrators on Thursday as authorities extended a crackdown on Occupy-style protests in central Moscow against newly-inaugurated President Vladimir Putin.

Russia says action on Syria, Iran may go nuclear

Posted: 17 May 2012 12:35 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warned on Thursday that military action against sovereign states could lead to a regional nuclear war, starkly voicing Moscow's opposition to Western intervention ahead of a G8 summit at which Syria and Iran will be discussed.

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