Annan denounces violence in Syria

Annan denounces violence in Syria

Annan denounces violence in Syria

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 01:16 PM PDT

UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan says Syria is still seeing unacceptable levels of violence, as dozens of people die despite a supposed ceasefire.


Annan calls new Syria violence 'unacceptable'

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 12:58 PM PDT

Kofi Annan's spokesman also says soldiers intimidated and in some cases killed locals who spoke to ceasefire observers.


ANC confirms Malema's expulsion

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 01:26 PM PDT

Firebrand youth leader Julius Malema has lost his appeal against expulsion from South Africa's ruling ANC, the party says.


Syria Not Abiding by Deal, U.N. Says

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Satellite imagery and other credible reports show that, despite its claims, Syria has failed to withdraw all of its heavy weapons from populated areas as required by a cease-fire deal, international envoy Kofi Annan's spokesman said Tuesday.


EU to Consider Formal Talks on Hungarian Loan

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 12:55 PM PDT

The European Commission is to consider Wednesday whether to start formal talks with Hungary on a precautionary loan package, after delaying negotiations amid disagreements about the independence of the country's central bank.


Egypt comedian's sentence upheld

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 09:48 AM PDT

A court in Egypt upholds a three-month prison sentence handed to leading comic actor Adel Imam, convicted of insulting Islam in his films and plays.


Mexico presidential front-runner builds on big lead: poll

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 12:41 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's presidential front-runner, Enrique Pena Nieto of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) has slightly widened his lead over the ruling party candidate, a survey showed on Tuesday.

Analysis: Egypt's new politics make Israel ties a target

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 12:50 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - To mark the day Egypt regained control of the Sinai peninsula from Israel, a group of protesters pledged they would this week cover a memorial to Israelis killed in the war with an Egyptian flag bearing the words: "Sinai - the invaders' graveyard."

Ukraine ex-PM on hunger strike after "beating": lawyer

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 12:35 PM PDT

KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has gone on hunger strike in prison after guards dragged her off her bed and punched her in the stomach, her lawyer said on Tuesday.

In France, a Race to Woo Far-Right Voters

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 11:54 AM PDT

France's presidential candidates hit the campaign trail, with radically different strategies to court the sizeable chunk of the population who voted for far-right leader Le Pen.


Sudans Fight as China Urges Restraint

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 12:11 PM PDT

Sudanese fighter jets struck positions along the disputed oil-rich border, while the south's president visited Beijing to build an alliance with an investor whose support could help keep both nations afloat.


Bomb Kills 3 at Pakistan Rail Station

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 07:57 AM PDT

Pakistani police said a bomb blast killed at least three people and wounded about 20 at a railway station in the eastern city of Lahore.


Merkel Looks to Map Out Nuclear Exit

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 10:29 AM PDT

German chancellor invites country's four main utilities to a May meeting to begin hashing out how best to fill the void in future energy capacity.


Yemen President, FBI Director Meet

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 11:30 AM PDT

FBI director Robert Mueller and Yemen's new president pledged to step up the fight against al Qaeda on Tuesday only hours after government forces fought their way to the heart of a southern Yemeni city that has been held by Islamic extremists for nearly a year.


Egyptians Protest Lawyer's Arrest in Saudi

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 11:22 AM PDT

Hundreds of Egyptians protested outside the Saudi Embassy on Tuesday demanding the release of an Egyptian rights lawyer detained in Saudi Arabia for allegedly insulting the kingdom's monarch.


Death Toll Rises in Bangladesh Protests

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 12:51 PM PDT

The disappearance of a leading opposition figure in Bangladesh has plunged the South Asian nation into a political crisis, as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party called supporters into the streets for the third straight day of strikes.


Greece Risks Euro Exit if Reforms Stall

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 12:57 PM PDT

Greece's central bank governor warned the country's politicians that any deviation from strict austerity targets would risk forcing the country out of the euro currency bloc.


German Banker Stands Firm on Austerity Push

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 12:33 PM PDT

Germany's central bank chief rejected calls for the ECB to back off from its push for fiscal austerity, despite mounting concern that the strategy is causing deep economic pain and escalating political upheaval across Europe.


Dutch Caretaker Leader Seeks Backing for Cuts

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 12:33 PM PDT

Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte, whose government broke up after budget talks collapsed, is struggling to pull together enough support from the parliamentary opposition for crucial austerity measures ahead of new elections.


EU Debates Budget Target

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 10:58 AM PDT

A pledge by European Union governments to bring their budget deficits back in line with EU rules by end 2013 is causing economic pain and discontent, prompting officials to begin a politically sensitive discussion on how the goal could be changed to avoid driving the Continent further into turmoil.


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