Euro-Zone Finance Ministers Meet

Euro-Zone Finance Ministers Meet

Euro-Zone Finance Ministers Meet

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 12:46 PM PST

Euro-zone finance ministers were meeting Monday to discuss ways to accelerate the implementation of decisions reached last month by the currency bloc's leaders that aim to build firewalls to stop contagion from the escalating sovereign debt crisis.


Ancient horses' spotted history

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 12:49 PM PST

Scientists find that the dappled horses depicted in European cave paintings were inspired by the real thing.


Woman accuses Cain of sexual harassment

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 12:27 PM PST

Spokesman for Republican presidential contender's campaign dismisses latest groping allegations as "completely false".


Liberia Incumbent Seen Winning

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 12:13 PM PST

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf appeared poised to win re-election, even as violent protests erupted after her main challenger called for a boycott of Tuesday's vote.


Singapore Transition in Spotlight

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 12:42 PM PST

Former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's illness underscores the urgency for Singapore to have a plan to maintain growth without regular input from its longtime leader.


Russia, China Laud Economic Bloc

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 11:20 AM PST

The member states of a security pact dominated by Russia and China pledged to boost their financial and energy cooperation, despite the global economic slowdown.


Travel Operator Sparks Greek-Currency Row

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 11:40 AM PST

Travel giant TUI has provoked anger after sending notices to Greek hotels asking them to accept payments in drachma should the country be forced to exit the euro.


At War Blog: A Calm Guide to Afghan Chaos Moves On

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 12:10 PM PST

Waheed Abdul Wafa was the man behind a decade of The New York Times's coverage from Afghanistan.

M5 crash inquiry 'may take weeks'

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 12:13 PM PST

It may be "some weeks" before the cause of the M5 crash in Somerset in which seven people were killed is known, the transport secretary says.


Penn State’s Paterno Is Not a Target in Sexual Abuse Inquiry

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 12:32 PM PST

The Pennsylvania attorney general said the Penn State coach had fulfilled his legal obligation to pass on information about allegations of sexual abuse by a coach.

Judge Blocks Graphic Cigarette Warnings

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 12:06 PM PST

A federal judge blocked a rule requiring tobacco companies to display graphic images on cigarette packs, such as a man exhaling cigarette smoke through a hole in his throat.

Russian police break up Occupy-style protest

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 11:45 AM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin critics put an Occupy Wall Street twist on a protest in the Russian capital over next month's parliamentary election on Monday, but the result was the same as usual: dispersal and detention.

The Caucus: Accuser Details Lewd Behavior by Cain

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 12:33 PM PST

Sharon Bialek, accompanied by celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred, became the first woman to publicly accuse Mr. Cain of sexual harassment.

GM may stop Chinese Saab buyout

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 11:29 AM PST

General Motors says it will stop supplying technology and cars to Saab if Saab is bought by Chinese investors.


Books of The Times: ‘Back to Work’ Has Bill Clinton’s Ideas for Economic America - Review

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 11:55 AM PST

The subtext of Bill Clinton's new book is that he wants to help sell Obama policies that have not been persuasively sold to the American people.

U.N. peacekeeper killed in Darfur attack

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 07:31 AM PST

A U.N. peacekeeper died in an attack launched by "unidentified armed persons" in the south Darfur region of Sudan, the global body said Monday.

Top Tijuana cartel lieutenant arrested

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 09:15 AM PST

Authorities have arrested a top lieutenant of the Arellano Felix cartel, the Mexican defense ministry announced Monday.

Israel passport case at top court

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 09:03 AM PST

The case of an American-Israeli couple who want the US to recognise their Jerusalem-born son's place of birth as Israel goes to the Supreme Court.


Fourth woman accuses Herman Cain

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 01:00 PM PST

A woman tells a news conference that Republican candidate Herman Cain groped her in the 1990s when she asked for his help finding work.


Pérez Wins Guatemala Vote

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 10:57 AM PST

Otto Pérez Molina, a former army general involved in Guatemala's brutal civil war, won the presidential election on a promise to win a new war in the country: this time against drug-traffickers.


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