Spain PM sees hope for unemployment on day of protests

Spain PM sees hope for unemployment on day of protests

Spain PM sees hope for unemployment on day of protests

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 12:36 PM PDT

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish unemployment figures next week may strike a more encouraging note, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy told an economic conference on Saturday, holding out some hope for an economy deep in its second year of recession.

Bloomberg’s Push for Tighter Gun Laws Shifts to Other States

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 11:53 AM PDT

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, with the coalition Mayors Against Illegal Guns, is taking his campaign for stricter gun laws to the nation's state legislatures.
    

Nadal fends off Fognini challenge

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 10:59 AM PDT

Seven-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal holds off Italian Fabio Fognini to book spot in the last-16.

Protests in Turkey Widen; Police Pull Back

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 12:01 PM PDT

Antigovernment protests spread as more than 100,000 people took to the streets across Turkey. Riot police pulled back from the Istanbul square that has served as a center for the demonstrations.

Second Suspect Charged in U.K. Soldier's Murder

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 12:23 PM PDT

British police charged a second suspect with the murder of a soldier who was hacked to death, as right-wing and antifascist groups demonstrated in response to a slaying that has heightened religious tensions in Britain.

Punk-Group Member Ends Hunger Strike in Russian Prison

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 07:54 AM PDT

A jailed member of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot apparently ended her 11-day hunger strike Saturday after prison authorities met her demands.

Japan's Abe Seeks Dialogue With Beijing

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 11:50 AM PDT

Japan's prime minister renewed his call for resuming talks between Tokyo and Beijing ahead of a summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama.

China's Xi in Trinidad to Talk Energy, Bolster Ties

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 12:07 PM PDT

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the tiny Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago in a historic visit to the region aimed at securing sources of energy needed by Beijing to fuel its economic growth.

Photos of the Week: May 27-June 1

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 08:02 AM PDT

In this week's pictures, a bride attends her wedding in India, the U.S. marks Memorial Day in Washington, competitors tumble downhill after a wheel of cheese in England, and more.

Russian forces arrest mayor of Dagestan city where Tsarnaev lived

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 11:34 AM PDT

MOSCOW — The mayor of Dagestan's largest city, who has survived 15 assassination attempts and employs a large security force to protect him, was arrested on murder charges Saturday by heavily armed forces in armored personnel carriers and helicopters, Russian officials said.

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Iraq foils 'al-Qaeda nerve gas plot'

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 12:40 PM PDT

Ministry says al-Qaeda cell planned nerve gas attacks with remote controlled planes in Iraq, Europe and North America.

Suspect under investigation in Toulouse killings probe: source

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 11:28 AM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - A French judge put under formal investigation on Saturday a 31-year-old man suspected of helping an al Qaeda-inspired gunman prepare a shooting spree in the southern France city of Toulouse last year, a judicial source said.

A stunning 90-second video of Turkey's protests

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 11:05 AM PDT

Protesters and riot police are clashing for a second day in Istanbul, after Friday's demonstrations injured 1,000 people, according to a Turkish doctors' association, apparently intensifying the already deep outrage against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government.

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Italy aims to axe youth jobless rate below 30 percent: PM

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 11:03 AM PDT

TRENTO, Italy (Reuters) - Italy's Prime Minister Enrico Letta said on Saturday his government aims to reduce youth unemployment to below 30 percent in the next few years with a mixture of fiscal breaks and different contracts for young employees.

Convicted murderer Sloot eyes Peru marriage for 'love,' says lawyer

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 10:58 AM PDT

LIMA (Reuters) - Jailed murderer Joran van der Sloot plans to wed his Peruvian girlfriend for love, not to avoid extradition to the United States in connection with the disappearance of an Alabama teenager, his lawyer said on Saturday.

Mixed reception as Mourinho bows out

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 11:01 AM PDT

Jose Mourinho ends three-year reign at Real Madrid with victory over Osasuna amid cheers and whistles from fans.

Ponting makes debut Surrey century

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 11:04 AM PDT

Ricky Ponting hits an unbeaten century on his Surrey debut as his side dominate day three of their match against Derbyshire.

Man charged over Woolwich murder

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 12:26 PM PDT

British police charge a second suspect with the murder of a soldier hacked to death in a street in Woolwich, south-east London.

Lights out at Chilean love hotel

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 11:00 AM PDT

Chile's most famous love hotel shuts its doors for good

For Chris Crane, a Quest to Block an Immigration Bill

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 10:33 AM PDT

Chris Crane, a deportation officer who leads the union of immigration enforcement agents, has made it his mission to stop a bipartisan bill to overhaul the immigration system.
    

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