Walk-off not the answer - Blatter

Walk-off not the answer - Blatter

Walk-off not the answer - Blatter

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 09:46 AM PST

Fifa president Sepp Blatter says that players should not leave the field of play if they are faced with racism.

Analysis: Air assaults raise doubts about Myanmar's reformist rulers

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 01:04 PM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Unprecedented aerial attacks on ethnic Kachin rebels by Myanmar's military have raised doubts about whether the retired generals in a government hailed for its reforms have really changed their harsh old ways.

Top Regulators Give Banks a Bit of Breathing Room

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:35 PM PST

Banks around the world will have more leeway in meeting new rules designed to prevent future financial crises, after a decision Sunday by a group of top central bankers and regulators meeting in Switzerland.

Businessman Trying to Revive Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 01:24 PM PST

Efforts to revive Minton's Playhouse have sputtered over the years, but Richard D. Parsons, a former business executive, is hoping to reopen the venue in its original location this year.

Talks held in Northern Ireland to end rioting

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 01:00 PM PST

Church leaders and politicians meet after three days of violent protests over flying of British flag at city hall.

Activists wary as India rushes to justice after gang rape

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:45 PM PST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - It's no surprise the Indian street wants faster, harsher justice for sexual crimes after a horrific gang rape that rocked the nation, but some activists worry the government will trample fundamental rights in its rush to be in tune with popular rage.

Kuwaiti forces disperse protesters with stun grenades

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 12:24 PM PST

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Security forces used stun grenades to disperse hundreds of opposition activists trying to stage a march in Kuwait on Sunday, part of a series of protests against what they see as a rubber-stamp parliament, and made several arrests.

Drug-Testing Company Tied to N.C.A.A. Draws Criticism

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 01:21 PM PST

The National Center for Drug Free Sport says its programs are stringent enough to deter athletes from doping, but critics question its methods.

Banks agree minimum liquidity rules

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:31 AM PST

Robert Peston on the oddity at the heart of new bank liquidity rules

Egypt’s Morsi remakes cabinet, increasing Islamist presence

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 11:20 AM PST

CAIRO — Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi rebuilt his cabinet Sunday, replacing 10 ministers and amplifying the Islamist presence in the government. The move, in which at least three Islamists were appointed to head major economic ministries, comes a day ahead of a planned visit by the International Monetary Fund to discuss an impending $4.8 billion loan.

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VIDEO: Dhaka police clash with protesters

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:35 AM PST

Police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at opposition supporters in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka during protests over a recent rise in fuel prices.

Mansfield 1-2 Liverpool

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:40 AM PST

Luis Suarez scores a controversial goal as Liverpool defeat non-league Mansfield 2-1 to reach the FA Cup fourth round.

Obama Expected to Pick Chuck Hagel for Defense Post

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 01:03 PM PST

Republican senators indicated Sunday that a rough confirmation process was all but inevitable should Chuck Hagel be nominated as secretary of defense.

The Caucus: G.O.P. Leader in Senate Says Focus Is Now Cuts, Not Taxes

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 11:46 AM PST

Mitch McConnell made clear Sunday that he would oppose further increases in tax revenue, saying his attention was on ways to cut spending to deal with the government's debt.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai heads to Washington, complaints in hand

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:35 AM PST

KABUL — When Afghan President Hamid Karzai visits Washington this week, he'll bring with him a list of complaints he has enumerated for months in public speeches, including accusations that the United States has fomented corruption in Afghanistan and continues to violate the country's sovereignty.

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Infighting mars rally for Merkel's FDP partners before state vote

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:14 AM PST

STUTTGART (Reuters) - Germany's Free Democrats (FDP) struggled to show a united front on Sunday just two weeks before a crucial state election, which could see their leader booted out if they fail to win enough support to gain Lower Saxony assembly seats.

Russia's Mordovia woos Depardieu

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:39 AM PST

The Russian region of Mordovia - famed for its prisons - invites French actor Gerard Depardieu to set up home there, hours after he received a Russian passport.

Regulators ease bank asset rules

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 11:46 AM PST

Internationals financial regulators have eased the first-ever rules on minimum quantities of cash and assets all banks must hold, set to take effect in 2015.

Israel warily watches shifts across its frontier with Syria

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 09:59 AM PST

TEL HAZEKA OUTPOST, Golan Heights — On this wind-swept hill overlooking Syria, Israeli soldiers are keeping a careful watch, scouring the landscape for signs of how the revolt against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad might affect the taut quiet along the frontier.

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Thousands of Libyan gunmen sign up for police training

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 09:42 AM PST

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Almost 6,000 gunmen have begun training to be policemen under a drive to disarm militias hindering Libya's democratic transition although many others cling to street powers won in toppling Muammar Gaddafi, the new interior minister said in an interview.

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