Greeks vote in election that could decide fate of Euro

Greeks vote in election that could decide fate of Euro

Greeks vote in election that could decide fate of Euro

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 11:41 PM PDT

ATHENS, June 17 — Greeks went to the polls today in an election that could decide whether their heavily indebted country remains in the euro zone or heads for the exit, potentially unleashing shocks that could break up the single currency.  In an election fought over the punishing austerity package demanded by international lenders as the price of ...

Four Japanese climbers believed dead in Alaska avalanche

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 09:25 PM PDT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 17 — Four Japanese climbers are presumed dead after they were swept up by a powerful avalanche on Alaska's Mount McKinley, North America's tallest peak, the National Park Service said on Saturday. Authorities said one man in the group survived and hiked down to get help. The avalanche struck early on Thursday, but searchers ...

Myanmar boat people swap violence for desperation

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 10:29 PM PDT

GOLAR PARA, Bangladesh (Reuters) - At first, the boat bobbing in the water in the middle of the night appeared to be empty. But when Bangladeshi villagers took a closer look, they found a baby too weak to cry, a refugee from marauding mobs in Myanmar apparently abandoned by her family.

Polls open in Greek vote that could decide fate of euro

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 10:10 PM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Voting opened on Sunday in a Greek election that could decide whether the heavily indebted country remains in the euro zone or heads for the exit, potentially unleashing shocks that could break up the single currency.

Egypt tenses for new president after vote

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 08:27 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - A second day of voting on Sunday will deliver Egypt's first freely elected president, though the country faces renewed tension whether he is a former general from the old guard or an Islamist from the long-suppressed Muslim Brotherhood.

Cairo row triggers gunfight, reports of deaths

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 07:57 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - A dispute between street vendors in Cairo turned into a gunfight in the early hours of Sunday, according to local media reports, with conflicting casualty tolls that could not be immediately confirmed.

Fire kills 13 in Turkish prison - governor

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 07:52 PM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Thirteen prisoners were killed in a fire that broke out in a jail in southeast Turkey overnight during a dispute among inmates, a local official said on Sunday.

Egypt’s military ruler orders parliament dissolved

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 07:32 PM PDT

CAIRO, June 17 — Egypt's military ruler has ordered the dissolution of parliament, an official said, in line with a court ruling which Islamists who dominate the assembly condemn as a coup by the generals who took charge when Hosni Mubarak was ousted. The Supreme Constitutional Court declared the lower house election invalid on Thursday, ...

Saudi wants to buy more tanks from Germany - paper

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 05:08 PM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia wants to buy 600 to 800 Leopard battle tanks from Germany, at least twice the number previously expected, a German newspaper reported on Sunday.

Mexico calls on G20 to commit to strong Europe, IMF

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 04:33 PM PDT

LOS CABOS, Mexico (Reuters) - The world's biggest economies must commit to a strong Europe and could agree to further bolster the International Monetary Fund's ability to contain fallout from Europe's debt crisis, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Saturday.

Two Russian parties merge in push against Putin

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 04:29 PM PDT

MOSCOW, June 17 — Russian opposition activists, who led tens of thousands of people onto the streets in anti-government rallies in recent months, merged two parties into one on Saturday to strengthen their fight against President Vladimir Putin. Mikhail Kasyanov, prime minister from 2000 to 2004 during Putin's first term as president but now a ...

Developing world needs euro crisis defence - Zoellick

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 03:41 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Developing nations must be ready for a severe global financial crisis should the euro zone fail to cope with its current problems, outgoing World Bank chief Robert Zoellick said in an interview published online on Saturday.

Hungarians hail Horthy as recession fans nationalism

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 03:39 PM PDT

CSOKAKO, Hungary (Reuters) - About 1,000 Hungarians attended the unveiling of a statue of controversial World War Two head of state Miklos Horthy on Saturday, in a sign that economic hardship is feeding radical nationalism.

Hollande set for win in French parliament run-off

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 03:33 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande is on track to win a Socialist bloc majority in France's parliamentary election run-off on Sunday that would bolster his position in looming legislative battles over euro zone crisis policy.

Mexico calls on G20 to commit to strong Europe, IMF

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 03:30 PM PDT

LOS CABOS, Mexico (Reuters) - The world's biggest economies must commit to a strong Europe and open their wallets to boost the International Monetary Fund's ability to contain fallout from Europe's debt crisis, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Saturday.

Saudi Crown Prince Nayef to be buried on Sunday

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 03:20 PM PDT

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah will bury his former heir, Crown Prince Nayef, in Mecca on Sunday, and must now name a new successor to rule the world's biggest oil exporter.

Greek vote could unleash seismic shocks for euro

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 03:18 PM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's election on Sunday is too close to call and could push the debt-ridden country out of the European single currency, rocking the euro to its core and sowing turmoil in global financial markets.

U.N. suspends Syria monitoring as violence rages

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 02:33 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Escalating violence in Syria forced United Nations observers to suspend operations on Saturday, in the clearest sign yet that a peace plan brokered by international mediator Kofi Annan has collapsed.

Egypt makes stark choice for president

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 02:22 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians voted on Saturday in the first free presidential election in their history to make what many find an unpalatable choice between a military man who served deposed autocrat Hosni Mubarak and an Islamist who says he is running for God.

Sudan says Darfur rebels attack town

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 02:08 PM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese government forces fought off rebels attacking a town in the war torn western region of Darfur on Saturday, state news agency SUNA said.

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