Euro-Zone Government Debts Hit Record

Euro-Zone Government Debts Hit Record

Euro-Zone Government Debts Hit Record

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:17 PM PDT

The debts of euro-zone governments continued to climb to record levels in the first quarter, highlighting how difficult it is for leaders to turn the debt crisis around despite austerity measures.


Immigrants die in Texas crash

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:55 PM PDT

Fourteen people have died and nine were injured after a pick-up truck filled with illegal immigrants crashed in Texas, say the authorities.


The Appraisal: In New York Sanitation Dept. Garage, an Art Gallery

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:21 PM PDT

Nelson Molina has been collecting treasures from household trash for the past 20 years, all of it on display on the second floor of a Sanitation Department parking garage.

DealBook: Chinese Make $15 Billion Move Into Canada

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 09:38 AM PDT

Through the acquisition of Calgary-based Nexen, the Chinese state-run oil giant Cnooc would gain valuable footholds in oil- and gas-producing areas in North America and around the world.

Suspects arrested in scientist death

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:59 AM PDT

Iran has arrested suspects in connection with the July 2011 killing of a nuclear scientist, semiofficial media reported, citing Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi.

Heaviest rain in 60 years kills dozens in Beijing

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 07:20 AM PDT

What has been described as the "heaviest rain in six decades" left at least 37 people dead and raised criticism about Beijing's infrastructure and the government's response to disasters.

VIDEO: US shooting suspect appears in court

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:22 PM PDT

The US man accused of killing 12 people in a shooting at a Batman film screening in Aurora, Colorado has appeared in court for the first time.


At War Blog: How to Incentivize Military Service: Set a Good Example With Veterans

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:37 AM PDT

What happens when the next generation of potential soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines sees this generation of veterans struggling to find jobs, and struggling in other ways?

U.S. support sought for treaty to allow blind people access to copyrighted works

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:01 PM PDT

NEW DELHI — Advocates of visual disability groups from across the world urged the United States to get off the fence at the global copyright negotiations in Geneva this week and actively back a strong treaty that allows blind people access to copyrighted published works.

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U.S. drone kills 12 suspected militants in Pakistan

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:59 PM PDT

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - U.S. drone aircraft struck a militant hideout in northwest Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least 12 suspected militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

What's working in Pakistan

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Pakistan can't get no respect.

Iran arrests suspects in 2011 killing of nuclear scientist

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:58 AM PDT

Iran has arrested suspects in connection with the July 2011 killing of a nuclear scientist, semiofficial media reported, citing Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi.

Beijing Faces Criticism After Floods

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:49 PM PDT

Beijing officials faced some doubts around the official death toll of floods that hit the city over the weekend amid the heaviest rain it has seen in six decades.


U.K. Soccer Venue Calls for Substitute Guards

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:31 AM PDT

G4S, the company at the heart of an Olympic security controversy, will be replaced by local security companies at St. James Park in Newcastle after it failed to provide enough staff to guard Olympic soccer games there.


Ministers to Meet as Economies Diverge

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:57 AM PDT

German and Spanish finance ministers are set to meet for crisis talks in Berlin. But while the ministers come together, their countries' economic performances are diverging sharply.


Syria hints at use of chemical weapons

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:20 PM PDT

Foreign ministry says country will deploy weapons against "external aggression" but rules out their use against Syrians.


Egypt eases Palestinian border restrictions

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:04 PM PDT

In an unprecedented move, Egypt is allowing temporarily freer entry for Palestinians.


Economix Blog: The Agenda: A Closer Look at Middle Class Decline

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:44 AM PDT

No one can accuse the presidential campaign of ignoring the American economy or the plight of the middle class. Yet the scale and the complexity of the problem are typically lost amid the charged back-and-forth between President Obama and Mitt Romney.

VIDEO: Syrian battle for control in Aleppo

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:23 AM PDT

Continued clashes are reported in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, after rebels launched a new offensive at the weekend.


Man dives off Tower Bridge in Olympic taxi protest

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:19 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - A man dived off London's historic Tower Bridge into the River Thames on Monday during a protest by taxi drivers over their exclusion from part of a special Olympic Games road network in the capital.

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