Merkel backs East German activist for president

Merkel backs East German activist for president

Merkel backs East German activist for president

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:16 PM PST

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed on Sunday to support former East German rights activist Joachim Gauck for the presidency, averting a fight with opposition parties that might have distracted her from tackling the euro zone crisis.

VIDEO: Dozens die in Mexico prison fight

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:22 PM PST

At least 44 people have died in a prison fight in northern Mexico, after rival drug cartels reportedly confronted each other.


VIDEO: Nuclear inspector heads to Iran

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:36 PM PST

Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency are heading to Iran, hoping for open talks about the country's nuclear weapons programme.


Iran set for talks with IAEA team

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:10 PM PST

Two-day talks in Tehran come as Iran announces halt to oil supplies to France and Britain over nuclear standoff.


Euro zone officials eye Greek escrow account: Fekter (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:01 PM PST

Reuters - Euro zone officials are discussing an escrow account for Greek bailout funds as part of a package they will address on Monday, Austrian Finance Minister Maria Fekter said.


Israeli police: Vandals desecrate Jerusalem church (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:55 PM PST

AP - Israeli police say vandals have sprayed anti-Christian graffiti at a Baptist church in Jerusalem.


Christchurch still 'safe haven' for quake survivor (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:34 PM PST

AP - One year after a magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck Christchurch, killing 185 people and destroying much of the downtown, many survivors continue to feel the emotional and physical pain inflicted that day. Yet they are also rediscovering what it means to be part of a family and a community.


Putin says Russia needs strong military (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:20 PM PST

AP - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Russia needs to replace its Soviet-built arsenals with modern weapons to counter new evolving threats.


Suicide car bomber strikes Afghan city, kills 1 (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:03 PM PST

Rohullah Nikpai (L) attends a training session in a swimming pool in Kabul February 16, 2012. In a country wrenched by decades of war, perhaps it is no surprise that three Afghan athletes going to the London summer Olympic, a taekwondo male duo including Beijing bronze medallist Nikpai, and teenage female boxer Sadaf Rahimi, followed fighting sports. To match story AFGHANISTAN-OLYMPICS/ Photo taken February 16, 2012. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS SPORT OLYMPICS TAEKWONDO)AP - A suicide car bomber attacked a police station in southern Afghanistan's largest city on Monday, killing one police officer in the blast, officials said.

VIDEO: Web freedom scrutinised in India

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:33 PM PST

The government in India has pledged it will not censor social media, in response to a growing uproar over its internet guidelines.


VIDEO: Dozens die in Mexico prison fight

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:22 PM PST

At least 44 people have died in a prison fight in northern Mexico, after rival drug cartels reportedly confronted each other.


VIDEO: Nuclear inspector heads to Iran

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:36 PM PST

Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency are heading to Iran, hoping for open talks about the country's nuclear weapons programme.


Frankfurt airport strike to continue on Tuesday

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:31 PM PST

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Ground staff at Frankfurt airport have plans to extend their strike, with labor union GdF saying it is now calling on them to halt work for an additional 24 hours from 0400 GMT on Tuesday.

VIDEO: China and Ireland build trade links

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 07:43 PM PST

The man tipped to become China's future leader, Vice-President Xi Jinping, is making a three-day visit to the Irish Republic with the focus on trade.


New York Fashion Week: The Return of Ralph Lauren

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 09:35 PM PST

I admit it. I did not recognize the theme from??Downton Abbey??when it hit the speakers at ?s Fall 2012 show. But plenty of people did. It?s what prompted all the delighted squeels and applause,??I expect. Not a bad way to start. The music from PBS?s British??manor drama??was??indeed a perfect fit for the clothes that followed. ...


Roth IRA Conversion 2012: Are You a Good Candidate?

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 09:16 PM PST

A tax tsunami is coming at the end of this year. And this is the absolutely last chance for a massive Roth conversion. Two years ago the Bush tax cuts were extended for two years. But the snooze button is running out, and this time the likelihood of another extension is slim. You have just ...


Two Reasons Why Companies Resist Change

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 08:52 PM PST

Megan McArdle writes about the struggle to change corporate culture: Thomas Kim sums up the problem of corporate inflexibility pungently. "There are companies that perform reasonably well, and are completely dysfunctional." But then the market changes. "In the companies that we see that hit the wall, that dysfunctional corporate culture really becomes a problem." A ...


Is he 90? Senegal leader's age a campaign issue (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 09:01 PM PST

In this Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 photo, President Abdoulaye Wade waves to supporters during a campaign rally in his hometown of Kebemer, Senegal. As Wade tries to persuade voters to give him a third term in Senegal's Feb. 26, 2012 election, his age has become a campaign issue. Officially, Wade was born on May 29, 1926, making him 85 years old in a nation where most people are dead at 59. His critics contend that he may be 90, and the world's oldest leader. (AP Photo/Gabriela Barnuevo)AP - The question dogging the president of this nation as he tries to convince his country to vote for him one last time can be traced to this town enveloped in sand. It's here inside a house with a goat tethered outside that President Abdoulaye Wade was born. The problem is when?

Japan's record trade deficit highlights weakening Chinese demand (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 09:30 PM PST

Reuters - Japan logged a record trade deficit with China in January as exports dropped by a fifth, underscoring concerns about how sharply China is slowing and its ability to buffer a frail global economy against European turmoil.


Japan, China to Align Aid Stance

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:38 PM PST

Japan and China will work to coordinate their positions on any request from the International Monetary Fund for additional funding to deal with the European sovereign-debt crisis.


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Merkel backs opposition's choice for president

Merkel backs opposition's choice for president

Merkel backs opposition's choice for president

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 01:06 PM PST

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel bowed to pressure on Sunday and agreed to back popular opposition candidate Joachim Gauck to become president, averting a political fight that might have distracted her government from solving the euro zone crisis.

Iran Suspends Shipments of Oil to Britain and France

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:43 PM PST

The targeting of two countries that depend little on Iranian oil may be a mostly symbolic response to their positions on Iran's nuclear program and on Syria, an ally of Tehran.

Big City: An Admissions Decision That Brings More Agony

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 07:48 AM PST

The admissions process for private schools can be more stressful on parents than on children, especially the purgatory known as the wait list.

IMF Draft Sees Greek Debt Reaching 129% of GDP in 2020

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:33 PM PST

The IMF now expects Greece's debt to reach 129% of the country's gross domestic product in 2020, three people with direct knowledge of a draft debt-sustainability analysis put together by the fund said on Sunday.


Mexico Prison Riot Leaves 20 Dead

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 08:38 AM PST

A prison riot in northern Mexico left about 20 people dead, according to a security official. Authorities regained control of the prison, outside Monterrey, within a couple of hours, the official said.


Ireland Hails Xi's Visit as a Vote of Confidence

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 08:48 AM PST

China's Vice President Xi Jinping visited the Irish capital in a three-day visit, which the Dublin government says is an exceptional vote of confidence in Ireland's economy.


Syrian Forces Clamp Down in Capital

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:45 PM PST

Syrian government forces clamped down on Sunday on a Damascus district where huge crowds marched the two previous days to face live fire, a move seen as an attempt to quell an eruption of the largest protests yet near the heart of Syria's capital.


Ukraine Spars Over Tymoshenko's Health

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 01:00 PM PST

A medical examination of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko by Western doctors has shown she is suffering from a hernia, her daughter said.


Wildfires' Deadly Toll

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:52 AM PST

Smoke from burning forests and grasslands kills on average 339,000 people a year world-wide, an international research team said in the first systematic global health study of air pollution from wildfires.


Senegal police clash with rioters as vote looms

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:55 PM PST

DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal security forces clashed with protesters in the capital and surrounding suburbs on Sunday in the fifth straight day of demonstrations against President Abdoulaye Wade's candidacy in a February 26 election.

Palestinian hunger strike goes on

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:41 PM PST

A Palestinian prisoner being held in Israel without charges or trial begins his 10th week of a hunger strike in protest at his arrest.


City Room: Cardinal Dolan Is Given a Roman Parish, Which Was Founded by Mexican Refugees

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:48 AM PST

A church built in 1932 draws Latin Americans and Filipinos as well as Italians and needs a few repairs.

China's Vice President Xi kicks off Dublin visit

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:54 AM PST

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's national sports of Gaelic football and hurling won an unlikely new audience on Sunday when pictures of China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping kicking a football in Dublin's Croke Park stadium were beamed home to Beijing.

McCain and Graham Suggest Helping Syrian Rebels

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:25 PM PST

Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham laid out proposals that would put the United States squarely behind the movement to topple President Bashar al-Assad.

Lara Logan Remains a Tenacious Journalist

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:20 AM PST

Having survived a brutal sexual attack, Lara Logan remains a tenacious journalist, albeit one steeped in risk assessment.

Mark Fields Is Ford’s Mr. Inside, and Its Heir Apparent

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:38 PM PST

Mark Fields is the heir apparent to Alan Mulally as C.E.O. of the resurgent Ford Motor Company — as long as there are no stumbles.

German parties back former rights activist as president

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:37 PM PST

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel bowed to pressure and agreed to back former East German rights activist Joachim Gauck for the German presidency on Sunday, averting a fight with opposition parties that could have distracted Berlin from solving the euro zone debt crisis.

Missing Paige 'now murder case'

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 08:03 AM PST

The disappearance of a teenager from Blackpool in 2007 is now being treated as a murder investigation, police say.


Russia critical of Latvia language vote

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:06 AM PST

Moscow says referendum outcome was biased because it excluded 319,000 Russian-speaking "non-citizens".


Sarkozy defends record at rally

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:05 AM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy defends his economic record at the first big rally of his re-election campaign as opinion polls suggest he is trailing.


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