Spain says no resistance in euro zone to an aid request

Spain says no resistance in euro zone to an aid request


Spain says no resistance in euro zone to an aid request

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:36 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Spain's economy minister said on Friday there was absolutely no political resistance from within the euro zone to a Spanish bailout request.


Election 2012: The Decision For Investors

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 06:52 PM PDT

Obama Vs. Romney on taxes, dividends and investment gains.


Turkey says Syrian plane carried Russian munitions

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 10:56 PM PDT

A Syrian passenger plane which was forced to land sits at Esenboga airport in AnkaraISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday a Syrian passenger plane forced to land in Ankara was carrying Russian-made munitions destined for Syria's armed forces, ratcheting up tension with his country's war-torn neighbor. Damascus said the plane had been carrying legitimate cargo and described Turkey's actions as an act of "air piracy", while Moscow accused Ankara of endangering the lives of Russian passengers when it intercepted the jet late on Wednesday. ...



No foreign army bases in Egypt: army spokesman

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 10:40 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has no foreign military bases on its soil and has no plans to downsize its armed forces, said the military spokesman, rejecting media reports claiming so. Military aid from the United States of $1.3 billion per year allows Egypt to reduce its defense procurement related costs, Colonel Ahmed Ali said in response to reports Egypt's army contracted with U.S.-based security companies. "There are no American or foreign military bases in Egypt," Ali told reporters on Thursday. "There never has been and there never will be any foreign military bases in Egypt. ...


VIDEO: Egypt re-opens pyramid to tourists

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:20 PM PDT

Government officials in Egypt are stepping up their campaign to encourage tourists back to the country, following the revolution in 2011.


Ryan Drew Blood Early, Then Cruised to Victory Over Unsteady, Flustered Biden

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 06:52 PM PDT

Paul Ryan landed some blows on Joe Biden early last night, and with very few substantive responses, the VP was reduced to loud talking, uncontrollable laughing, and obnoxious smirks that surely turned off voters.


Deal to end South Africa truck driver strike near

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 10:25 PM PDT

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - A deal to end a three-week truck driver strike in South Africa, which has hit deliveries of fuel, cash and consumer goods, is imminent, the Road Freight Employers Association said on Friday. More than 20,000 truck drivers have taken to the streets in often violent protests, demanding higher wages. "The parties have signed an undertaking that they agree to a three-year industry wage agreement which is to be signed at approximately 10 a.m. (4 a.m. EDT) on Friday," the association said in a statement. ...


Turkey says Syrian plane carried Russian munitions

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 10:56 PM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday a Syrian passenger plane forced to land in Ankara was carrying Russian-made munitions destined for Syria's armed forces, ratcheting up tension with his country's war-torn neighbor.


Osaka Mayor Hashimoto's Japan Restoration Movement Seeking Power in Next General Election

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 06:21 PM PDT

It is an old question: Does the time make the hero, or does the hero make the time? Now, I would say, is a time for Hashimoto and the Japan Restoration Association.


No foreign army bases in Egypt: army spokesman

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 10:40 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has no foreign military bases on its soil and has no plans to downsize its armed forces, said the military spokesman, rejecting media reports claiming so.


China Nobel winner Mo likely to steer clear of politics: translator

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 09:25 PM PDT

Chinese writer Mo Yan talks to the media during a news conference in GaomiSHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's newest Nobel laureate, novelist Mo Yan, could use his new-found stature to make a subtle difference in the arena of freedom of speech in China, but he is more likely to keep his head down and avoid politics, his translator said on Friday. The 57-year-old Chinese author, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday, has achieved his success by working within a system with distinct boundaries, not ignoring them, said Howard Goldblatt, who has translated several of Mo's works into English, including the acclaimed "Red Sorghum". ...



Amazon Confirms It Makes No Profit On Kindles

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 06:10 PM PDT

In an interview with the BBC on Wednesday, Jeff Bezos admitted that Amazon sells the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Fire HD at cost, making the company literally no profit on the devices. "We sell the hardware at our cost, so it is break-even on the hardware," Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, [...]


5 Things ArenaNet Should Add To The First 'Guild Wars 2' Expansion Pack

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 05:50 PM PDT

Five things ArenaNet should add to Guild Wars 2 when they launch the first expansion pack.


Deal to end South Africa truck driver strike near

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 10:25 PM PDT

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - A deal to end a three-week truck driver strike in South Africa, which has hit deliveries of fuel, cash and consumer goods, is imminent, the Road Freight Employers Association said on Friday.


Greek unemployment rises above 25 percent

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 09:31 PM PDT

High school children protest outside the finance ministry against state funding cuts to municipalities that have disrupted school bus services, in Athens on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Greece's coalition government is struggling to meet demands by international rescue creditors for a massive new austerity cuts required for continued payment of emergency loans. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)Unemployment in Greece hit a record high of 25.1 percent in July as the country's financial crisis continues to exact its heavy toll, official figures showed Thursday.



Don't Confuse Hard Science With Bad Pharma

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 05:23 PM PDT

While industry research isn't flawless, or anything close, much of the critique industry faces – on subjects ranging from data transparency to subgroup analysis – reflect problems facing medical science as a whole, and responsibly should be viewed in that context.


What's About To Happen With TNK-BP?

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 05:21 PM PDT

Don't expect to see BP bought out.


Anti-Obama Billionaires

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 05:02 PM PDT

Timeshare mogul David Siegel's letter to his employees urging them to vote Romney is just the latest in a string of recent anti-Obama invective from his fellow one-percenters.


China Nobel winner Mo likely to steer clear of politics: translator

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 09:26 PM PDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's newest Nobel laureate, novelist Mo Yan, could use his new-found stature to make a subtle difference in the arena of freedom of speech in China, but he is more likely to keep his head down and avoid politics, his translator said on Friday.


U.N. chief finds his voice, but remains cautious on China

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 09:18 PM PDT

UN Secretary-General Ban addresses news conference at the United Nations in GenevaUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Over the past six years U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has undergone a metamorphosis from a soft-spoken diplomat cautiously juggling conflicting demands from big powers into an outspoken defender of human rights in Syria, Iran and elsewhere. But his scathing public reprimands of those he considers rights abusers have yet to fall on China, where U.N. officials say he prefers to use "quiet diplomacy." It is an approach that some analysts support but frustrates rights advocates. ...