Syria businessmen abroad launch rebels' fund

Syria businessmen abroad launch rebels' fund
Drug raids at Puerto Rico airport
Pakistan investigates whether women killed for clapping
Spain to decide fate of banks in two weeks
Cameron hails energy jobs boost
As violence rises, U.S., allies pulled into Yemen
Chavez to launch Venezuela candidacy in person
Russian anti-protest law could fire up opposition
Brazil signs World Cup beer law
Argentina president says to ditch her dollars
Can al-Qaeda survive the drone strikes?
New North Korean Leader Makes Major Speech
DealBook: Nasdaq Sets Aside $40 Million to Settle Facebook Trading Claims
Russia accuses U.S. of encouraging Georgian revenge
Science fiction author Ray Bradbury dies
Militias attacking Ivory Coast from Liberia: HRW
U.S. blacklists five members of international crime group
US economy picking up - survey
Canada body parts 'from Montreal'
Sri Lanka expels Channel 4 TV man

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 01:13 PM PDT

Expatriate group creates $300m fund based in Doha to help rebel forces, as violence continues to flare across Syria.

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 01:10 PM PDT

The US Drug Enforcement Administration arrests 33 people at Puerto Rico's main international airport, suspected of smuggling drugs to the US mainland.

Pakistan investigates whether women killed for clapping

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 01:09 PM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered police and government officials to fly to a mountain village to investigate whether four women were killed for clapping and singing as men danced at a wedding.

Spain to decide fate of banks in two weeks

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:57 PM PDT

Finance minister says plan on how to find $100bn needed for bank recapitalisation will come in "approximately 15 days".

Cameron hails energy jobs boost

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:40 PM PDT

David Cameron says more than 1,500 energy jobs could be created through co-operation between the UK and Norway, as he begins a visit to the country.

As violence rises, U.S., allies pulled into Yemen

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:39 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters)- U.S. policymakers might talk down "boots on the ground" in Yemen but with military advisers and contractors deployed and aid funding rising, Washington and its allies are already being drawn ever deeper into the country.

Chavez to launch Venezuela candidacy in person

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:34 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez will personally go to register his candidacy for the October 7 election on Monday, officials said, dampening rumors he might be too unwell from cancer or considering a successor.

Russian anti-protest law could fire up opposition

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:32 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's opponents warned on Wednesday that their protest movement could become more radical while more than 10 protesters were detained after parliament approved a law increasing fines on demonstrators who violate public order.

Brazil signs World Cup beer law

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:32 PM PDT

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff signs into law a measure allowing beer sales at the 2014 World Cup but they could still be banned at a lower level.

Argentina president says to ditch her dollars

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:20 PM PDT

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez vowed on Wednesday to stop saving in dollars and told government officials to follow her example as tight foreign currency controls spook ordinary savers.

Can al-Qaeda survive the drone strikes?

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 11:49 AM PDT

Can al-Qaeda survive US drone strikes?

New North Korean Leader Makes Major Speech

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 11:41 AM PDT

North Korea's young leader, Kim Jong-un, on Wednesday made his second speech at a major public event since taking power in December, addressing a children's rally.

DealBook: Nasdaq Sets Aside $40 Million to Settle Facebook Trading Claims

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 11:43 AM PDT

The Nasdaq OMX Group plans to set aside up to $40 million to settle disputes by investors over issues caused by technical glitches in Facebook's initial public offering.

Russia accuses U.S. of encouraging Georgian revenge

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:03 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia accused the United States on Wednesday of encouraging Georgia to seek revenge against Moscow for a 2008 war, a day after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised new U.S. military support for Tbilisi.

Science fiction author Ray Bradbury dies

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 11:58 AM PDT

US writer's famous dystopian works served as cautionary tales about perilous futures.

Militias attacking Ivory Coast from Liberia: HRW

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:00 PM PDT

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Liberia's government has failed to stop mercenaries and militias based on its soil from recruiting child soldiers and launching deadly raids on villages across the border in Ivory Coast, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.

U.S. blacklists five members of international crime group

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 11:51 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday imposed financial sanctions on five members of the Brothers' Circle international crime group, which was largely based in the former Soviet Union and is now operating throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.