If U.S. does not arm Syria's rebels, Arabs, Europeans may

---

• If U.S. does not arm Syria's rebels, Arabs, Europeans may
• Tibetan self-immolations having little effect, Dalai Lama says
• Insight: The big money bails on Argentina - again
• Jellyfish ends Australian's Cuba-US swim attempt
• VIDEO: Ankara protests after referendum offer
• VIDEO: Kerry: Syria needs political solution
• Notes On The Transformation Of Walgreens
• Tibetan self-immolations having little effect, Dalai Lama says
• If U.S. does not arm Syria's rebels, Arabs, Europeans may
• Insight: The big money bails on Argentina - again
• Japanese forces name and role to change
• Tide of humanity, as well as rising seas, lap at Kiribati's future
• Brazil police say eight firemen evaded duty at deadly nightclub blaze: TV
• Tide of humanity, as well as rising seas, lap at Kiribati's future
• Brazil police say eight firemen evaded duty at deadly nightclub blaze: TV
• Facebook adopts hashtags
• World Bank lowers global growth estimate
• Snowden as a teen online: anime and cheeky humor
• Mexico Congress to hold special sessions, buttressing reforms
• What The Sharp Rise In Real Interest Rates Means For The US Economy

If U.S. does not arm Syria's rebels, Arabs, Europeans may Posted: 12 Jun 2013 10:24 PM PDT By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Among the consequences facing U.S. President Barack Obama if he decides against arming Syria's rebels is that Arab and European states may step in more aggressively, perhaps further fracturing rebel forces. Having watched government forces seize the strategic town of Qusair from the rebels last week, Obama's senior national security advisers have held a series of meetings on what more, if anything, they are willing to do to help the opposition. ...

Tibetan self-immolations having little effect, Dalai Lama says Posted: 12 Jun 2013 10:44 PM PDT By Thuy Ong SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tibetans setting themselves on fire to protest against Chinese rule are having little effect on Beijing's policies, exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said on Thursday, while urging China to look harder at the reasons behind the incidents. At least 117 Tibetans have set themselves alight in protest against Chinese rule since 2009, mostly in heavily Tibetan areas of Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai provinces rather than in what China terms the Tibet Autonomous Region. Most have died. "It's a sad thing that happens. Of course it's very very sad. ...

Insight: The big money bails on Argentina - again Posted: 12 Jun 2013 10:06 PM PDT By Brian Winter BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - More than a decade after Argentina's epic financial collapse of 2001-02, many investors are rushing for the door once again. From big Chinese and Brazilian companies like miner Vale do Rio Doce SA, to small-business owners and savers, the fear of a new crisis has led to canceled investments and suitcases of cash leaving the country. The mass exodus, which has been limited only by leftist President Cristina Fernandez's capital controls, is threatening to undermine Latin America's No. ...

Jellyfish ends Australian's Cuba-US swim attempt Posted: 12 Jun 2013 10:50 PM PDT HAVANA (AP) — Five tries. Five failures.

VIDEO: Ankara protests after referendum offer Posted: 12 Jun 2013 10:27 PM PDT Police have used tear gas to break up protests in the Turkish capital Ankara after the government proposed a referendum on the controversial development project in Istanbul's Gezi Park.

VIDEO: Kerry: Syria needs political solution Posted: 12 Jun 2013 02:11 PM PDT US Secretary of State John Kerry said that a political solution was essential to end the violence in Syria and save the country.

Notes On The Transformation Of Walgreens Posted: 12 Jun 2013 10:37 PM PDT "It's hard to do innovation," Jay Rosan told a select crowd on Tuesday at the Consumer Health & Wellness Summit, chaired by health technology investor Lisa Suennen of Psilos Group. Rosan, a family physician who heads Health Innovation at Walgreens, then proceeded to list a few avant-garde projects the country's biggest drugstore chain is undertaking.

Tibetan self-immolations having little effect, Dalai Lama says Posted: 12 Jun 2013 10:44 PM PDT SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tibetans setting themselves on fire to protest against Chinese rule are having little effect on Beijing's policies, exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said on Thursday, while urging China to look harder at the reasons behind the incidents.

If U.S. does not arm Syria's rebels, Arabs, Europeans may Posted: 12 Jun 2013 10:24 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Among the consequences facing U.S. President Barack Obama if he decides against arming Syria's rebels is that Arab and European states may step in more aggressively, perhaps further fracturing rebel forces.

Insight: The big money bails on Argentina - again Posted: 12 Jun 2013 10:07 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - More than a decade after Argentina's epic financial collapse of 2001-02, many investors are rushing for the door once again.

Japanese forces name and role to change Posted: 12 Jun 2013 10:13 PM PDT Prime minister is proposing to rename the Self Defence Forces in move that could give forces new role.

Tide of humanity, as well as rising seas, lap at Kiribati's future Posted: 12 Jun 2013 09:52 PM PDT By David Gray SOUTH TARAWA, Kiribati (Reuters) - The ocean laps against a protective seawall outside the maternity ward at Kiribati's Nawerewere Hospital, marshalling itself for another assault with the next king tide. Inside, a basic clinic is crowded with young mothers and newborn babies, the latest additions to a population boom that has risen as relentlessly as the sea in a deeply Christian outpost where family planning is still viewed with skepticism. It is a boom that threatens to overwhelm the tiny atoll of South Tarawa as quickly as the rising seas. ...

Brazil police say eight firemen evaded duty at deadly nightclub blaze: TV Posted: 12 Jun 2013 09:13 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian police accused eight firefighters of dereliction of duty for their alleged failure to enforce fire codes at a nightclub where a January 27 blaze resulted in the deaths of 242 people, the Record TV network reported on Wednesday. The accused, all men, were responsible for inspections of the Boate Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria, a university town in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul. The firemen were also responsible for making sure the club's fire prevention and escape plans met local codes. ...

Tide of humanity, as well as rising seas, lap at Kiribati's future Posted: 12 Jun 2013 09:53 PM PDT SOUTH TARAWA, Kiribati (Reuters) - The ocean laps against a protective seawall outside the maternity ward at Kiribati's Nawerewere Hospital, marshalling itself for another assault with the next king tide.

Brazil police say eight firemen evaded duty at deadly nightclub blaze: TV Posted: 12 Jun 2013 09:13 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian police accused eight firefighters of dereliction of duty for their alleged failure to enforce fire codes at a nightclub where a January 27 blaze resulted in the deaths of 242 people, the Record TV network reported on Wednesday.

Facebook adopts hashtags Posted: 12 Jun 2013 09:17 PM PDT Social-media company says it will roll out one of the most recognisable features of its younger rival Twitter.

World Bank lowers global growth estimate Posted: 12 Jun 2013 08:25 PM PDT Economy expected to grow at annual rate of 2.2 percent this year, led by 5.1 percent surge in developing countries.

Snowden as a teen online: anime and cheeky humor Posted: 12 Jun 2013 08:10 PM PDT By Kristina Cooke and John Shiffman SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Long before he became known worldwide as the National Security Agency contractor who exposed top-secret U.S. government surveillance programs, Edward Snowden worked for a Japanese anime company run by friends and went by the nicknames "The True HOOHA" and "Phish." In 2002, he was 18 years old, a high school dropout and his parents had just divorced. On the tiny anime company's website, he wrote of his skills with video games and popularity with women. ...

Mexico Congress to hold special sessions, buttressing reforms Posted: 12 Jun 2013 07:53 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Congressional leaders of Mexico's main parties said on Wednesday they had agreed to hold two special sessions of Congress in July and August to tackle outstanding initiatives, paving the way for key energy and fiscal reforms to move forward in the autumn. President Enrique Pena Nieto plans to send measures aimed at boosting Mexico's paltry tax take and overhauling ailing state-oil monopoly Pemex to Congress during the second regular session of Congress, which begins in September. ...

What The Sharp Rise In Real Interest Rates Means For The US Economy Posted: 12 Jun 2013 07:50 PM PDT US real interest rates have suddenly turned northward, shooting straight up through zero, at a seemingly accelerating pace.

You are subscribed to email updates from "World_Merged" via xBlog® in Google Reader To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610