French lawmakers gut Hollande's transparency bill

French lawmakers gut Hollande's transparency bill

French lawmakers gut Hollande's transparency bill

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 12:32 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - French lawmakers on Tuesday diluted plans to make politicians declare their wealth and backed harsh penalties for journalists who publish the information, in an embarrassing setback for President Francois Hollande's transparency drive.

South Africa Readies for Gold-Mining Wage Talks

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 10:34 AM PDT

South Africa is likely to start official gold mining wage talks sometime in the middle of July after unions lodged their demands, including for sharp pay increases, against a backdrop of tense labor relations.

Malaysia, Singapore Reiterate Offer to Indonesia on Fires

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:39 AM PDT

Malaysia and Singapore renewed their offers to help Indonesia extinguish forest fires that are spewing thick plumes of noxious smoke across parts of Southeast Asia.

Spanish Inheritance Case Shows Quirk of Law

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 12:13 PM PDT

The legal issues surrounding inheritances are becoming an ever greater concern for many Spaniards wary of getting trapped in unpayable mortgages.

Edward Snowden, Vladimir Putin and the limits of American diplomacy

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:41 AM PDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his first public comments on the arrival of Edward Snowden, made his case for refusing to extradite the American secrets-leaker to the United States. He said that Snowden is in the transit zone of Moscow's international airport (although Russia's own rules say he now requires a visa), would eventually be departing and, more to the point, has broken no Russian laws.

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Taliban militants, wearing foreign uniforms, attack Afghan presidential compound

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:11 AM PDT

KABUL — Taliban militants disguised in foreign military uniforms and carrying fake documents attacked an area just outside the heavily fortified presidential palace compound in the Afghan capital Tuesday morning, officials said.

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EU delays Turkey entry talks over 'crackdown'

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:47 AM PDT

EU member states postpone new round of talks for four months citing Turkey's crack-down on anti-government protests.

Top seed Djokovic into second round

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 12:00 PM PDT

Top seed Novak Djokovic moves into the second round of Wimbledon with a 6-3 7-5 6-4 win over Florian Mayer.

Empty seat mocks media

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:45 AM PDT

Do I stay or do I go. Almost everyone has already boarded the plane, including dozens of journalists. The airport staff, including lots of security guards, are now glaring at me.

Vigil for Mandela Continues as Family Members Hold Emergency Meeting

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:35 AM PDT

Relatives met in Nelson Mandela's ancestral village to discuss "delicate matters" — a euphemism widely interpreted to mean preparations for his death.
    

UK protest over 'Gibraltar shooting'

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 12:11 PM PDT

Britain protests after shots were reportedly fired by a Spanish Guardia Civil vessel at a jet skier off Gibraltar but Spain denies incident happened.

India Ink: Image of the Day: June 25

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:08 AM PDT

U.S. secretary of state, John Kerry's three-day visit to India comes to an end.
    

Egyptian city on edge before anti-Mursi protests

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:29 AM PDT

EL-MAHALLA EL-KUBRA, Egypt (Reuters) - Fuel is in short supply in El-Mahalla El-Kubra. So is patience.

Witness Portrays Zimmerman as Neighborhood’s ‘Eyes and Ears’

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:12 AM PDT

In the second day of the murder trial in the death of Trayvon Martin, a police official described how George Zimmerman ran a neighborhood watch program.
    

Education Minister Andrews resigns

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 12:39 PM PDT

Education Minister Leighton Andrews resigns following a row over his defence of a school which faced closure under his own surplus places policy.

Home Prices Are Rising, and So Are Sales

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:07 AM PDT

Rising mortgage rates have not slowed a revival of the American housing market, at least not yet, according to the latest Case-Shiller index.
    

Eureka: Want to Understand Mortality? Look to the Chimps.

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 02:00 AM PDT

What scientists can learn by observing how primates respond to death.
    

Family devastated by Taliban murder of Pakistani porter

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 10:24 AM PDT

Family of Pakistan porter devastated by his Taliban killing

This Land: A Baseball Lifer Adds Chapters, a Game at a Time

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 09:38 AM PDT

Now 76 and in his 57th year in professional baseball, Doc Edwards has plenty of stories to tell from his tight office in the clubhouse of the San Angelo Colts in Texas.
    

In Times Square, a Clash of Panhandlers

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 08:08 AM PDT

In a bizarre altercation on Friday night, it was Weed Man versus Beer Man, with an audience of Alien and the Predator.
    

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