Quartet to meet on Mideast peace talks

Quartet to meet on Mideast peace talks

Quartet to meet on Mideast peace talks

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:04 PM PDT

Envoys with the Mideast Quartet are expected to meet again Tuesday after they failed to reach an agreement on how to jumpstart stalled talks between Israelis and Palestinians.

Assange to begin appeal against extradition

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 10:45 PM PDT

WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange will begin his appeal Tuesday against extradition to Sweden from the United Kingdom to face questioning on sex charges.

Clinton says Syria's Assad has lost legitimacy (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 10:48 PM PDT

A woman stands next to candles outside the presidential palace during a vigil for those killed during a huge explosion that tore through a Cypriot National Guard naval base, in Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, July 11, 2011. A huge explosion tore through a Cypriot National Guard naval base causing widespread damage, the Defense Ministry said. At least 12 people were feared dead. A bush fire ignited gunpowder stored in containers that Cypriot authorities confiscated in 2009 from a ship sailing off its coast. The ship, the Cypriot-flagged Monchegorsk, had been suspected of heading from Iran to Syria, with gunpowder destined for Gaza. It was seized in February 2009. (AP Photo / Petros Karadjias)Reuters - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has lost legitimacy and is "not indispensable," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday as tension soared over an assault by Assad loyalists on the U.S. and French embassies in Damascus.

Senior North Korean, Chinese officials meet (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 10:48 PM PDT

AP - A senior Chinese official has held talks with the head of North Korea's parliament as the two countries mark the 50th anniversary of a treaty of friendship.


VIDEO: 'Day of fear' over Italy's borrowing

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 10:29 PM PDT

Eurozone finance ministers say they are determined to stop the Greek debt crisis from spreading to larger economies such as Spain and Italy.


Suspected drone strikes kill 13 in Pakistan

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 10:50 PM PDT

At least 13 people killed overnight in suspected drone strikes in Pakistan's northwest border region.


Report: 59 bodies recovered from sunken ship in Russia

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 10:51 PM PDT

At least 59 bodies have been recovered after a ship sank in Russia's Volga River with more than 200 people on board, state-run media reported Tuesday.

Clinton says Syria's Assad has lost legitimacy

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 10:48 PM PDT

WASHINGTON/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has lost legitimacy and is "not indispensable," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday as tension soared over an assault by Assad loyalists on the U.S. and French embassies in Damascus.

France's Sarkozy says 1,000 troops to leave Afghanistan

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:09 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said during a visit to Afghanistan on Tuesday that France will pull out 1,000 troops from its mission there by the end of 2012, as it speeds up its withdrawal with the United States.

Newly discovered Da Vinci to go on show in London (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 10:17 PM PDT

A rediscovered painting by Italian master Leonardo da Vinci estimated to be worth $200 million (142 million euros) will go on display in London later this year, the National Gallery announced.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - A rediscovered painting by Italian master Leonardo da Vinci estimated to be worth $200 million (142 million euros) will go on display in London later this year, the National Gallery announced.

China bank lending quickens; fans rate risk (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 10:18 PM PDT

Reuters - China's bank lending and money growth expanded faster than expected in June as loan demand remained buoyant, adding to the case for further monetary policy tightening.


Israel passes law banning settler boycotts

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 10:24 PM PDT

Bill stirs opposition from rights groups which call it 'a direct violation of freedom of expression'.


Four U.S. journalists arrested in Egypt

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 09:11 PM PDT

Four American journalists were arrested Monday in Egypt while filming anti-government protests at the Suez Canal

Sarkozy in Afghanistan to meet troops

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 10:06 PM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in Afghanistan on Tuesday on a brief visit to meet with French troops, said Elysee spokeswoman Veronique Wache.

Index Of The Forbes Financial Glossary

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 09:33 PM PDT

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Posted: 11 Jul 2011 09:32 PM PDT

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Posted: 11 Jul 2011 09:32 PM PDT

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Posted: 11 Jul 2011 09:32 PM PDT

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Posted: 11 Jul 2011 09:32 PM PDT

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Posted: 11 Jul 2011 09:31 PM PDT

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