Ecuador fears for Assange's health, seeks UK safe passage

Ecuador fears for Assange's health, seeks UK safe passage

Ecuador fears for Assange's health, seeks UK safe passage

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 01:34 PM PDT

MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) - Ecuador is worried about the health of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and has asked Britain to guarantee him safe passage from its London embassy to hospital if he needs medical treatment, a senior Ecuadorean diplomat said in Moscow.

VIDEO: Roma WWII victims remembered

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 01:40 PM PDT

The half a million members of the Roma or Gypsy community murdered during the Second World War have finally been remembered with a ceremony and memorial.


DealBook: Ex-Goldman Director Gets 2 Years in Insider Case

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 01:27 PM PDT

Rajat K. Gupta was sentenced for leaking boardroom secrets to the former hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam.


‘Millennium Bomber’ Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:19 PM PDT

Ahmed Ressam, the man known as the Millennium Bomber, got 37 years for his plot to set off explosives at Los Angeles International Airport on New Year's Eve in 1999.


Crew of Argentine ship seized in Ghana fly home

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 01:33 PM PDT

ACCRA (Reuters) - Nearly 300 crew members of an Argentine training vessel seized in Ghana flew home on Wednesday after spending weeks in dockside limbo where their ship was detained on behalf of creditors seeking money lost on defaulted bonds.

Illinois Debt Takes Toll on Services, Study Finds

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:12 PM PDT

An examination of Illinois finances by the State Budget Crisis Task Force recommends an overhaul of the state's budgeting practices and warns that tax increases may be in store.


Syria may exploit instability in Lebanon: Clinton

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 01:10 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that Syria could take advantage of a political vacuum in Lebanon, and she urged Lebanese politicians to form a government free of "proxies and agents for outside forces."

Syria government indicates accepts holiday truce: Russia

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 01:07 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has indicated to Russia that it will accept U.N.-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi's proposal for a Muslim holiday ceasefire in Syria, Moscow's U.N. envoy said on Wednesday.

Could drug decriminalization save Brazil’s slums?

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:04 PM PDT

Brazil has been struggling with drug violence for years. The problem got so bad that the country passed a law in 2006 to distinguish between dealers and users in handing out sentences, meant to reduce the overwhelming pressure on the justice and jail systems and to better single out dealers. But since then, the number of Brazilians in prison for drug charges has more than doubled and its total prison population has grown by 37 percent, according to official statistics.

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Libyan forces take former Gaddafi stronghold

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:28 PM PDT

Pro-government fighters enter Bani Walid, firing grenades and anti-aircraft weapons in area described as a ghost town.


'Millennium bomber' gets 37 years

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:05 PM PDT

A man convicted of plotting a millennium eve attack on Los Angeles airport is given a longer jail term after reneging on a deal with prosecutors.


Funeral for family killed in fire

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 11:47 AM PDT

The funeral of a doctor and her five children who died in a house fire in Essex takes place.


The Lede Blog: Ai Weiwei Covers 'Gangnam Style' Video

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:11 PM PDT

Ai Weiwei, the Chinese dissident and artist, uploaded his own cover version of the "Gangnam Style" rap video to YouTube.


VIDEO: Afghanistan's first national park opens

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 06:14 PM PDT

Afghanistan has opened its first ever national park and is preparing for the day when tourists might visit to marvel at its spectacular scenery, archaeological treasures and wildlife.


VIDEO: The rise of collaborative sacrifice

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 11:59 AM PDT

Pakistani Muslims opt for collaborative sacrifice for Eid offerings.


Greek coalition ally says he remains opposed to labor reforms

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 11:59 AM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - The leader of a junior partner in Greece's three-party coalition told Reuters on Wednesday that he remained opposed to labor reforms demanded by Greece's lenders, despite their latest concessions.

Kenya restricts 'hate' texting

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 11:47 AM PDT

Kenya's political parties have been banned from sending any bulk text messages during campaigning for next year's election without the approval of state regulators.


US unemployment 'elevated' - Fed

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 11:57 AM PDT

The Federal Reserve reiterates that the US economy is only growing slowly, and that the country's unemployment rate "remains elevated".


Iran judiciary vetoes Ahmadinejad prison visit again

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 11:58 AM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's judicial authorities have again denied a request by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to visit Evin prison where his top media advisor is serving time, Iranian media reported on Wednesday, in another sign the president's power is on the wane.

Panama suspends plan to sell public land

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 11:55 AM PDT

Responding to ongoing protests that have left two dead, government suspends sale of land at duty-free zone in Colon.


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