Dutch Talks on Budget Cuts Collapse

Dutch Talks on Budget Cuts Collapse

Dutch Talks on Budget Cuts Collapse

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 11:59 AM PDT

Negotiations among the Netherlands' ruling coalition parties on budget cuts collapsed, heralding early elections and raising the prospect of a downgrade of the country's triple-A credit rating.


Afghans Say Terror Plot Thwarted

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 12:08 PM PDT

Afghan security forces have arrested five militants planning to carry out a massive attack in Kabul, as well as another three suspects allegedly planning to assassinate the vice president, an official said Saturday.


U.N. to Send More Observers to Syria

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 12:03 PM PDT

The Security Council unanimously agreed to send 300 cease-fire observers to Syria as soon as the U.N. secretary general determines it is safe, as an advance team visited the battered city of Homs for the first time.


Bahrain Probes Death Amid F1 Protests

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 12:13 PM PDT

Opposition groups in Bahrain said a man was killed during clashes with security forces, threatening to escalate unrest as the Gulf nation prepares to host a Formula One race.


India Finance Minister Rejects More Rate Cuts

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 11:10 AM PDT

India's Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, said it was "not possible" to cut interest rates further, despite calls by industry to slash further to boost domestic investment and kick-start economic growth.


Dutch train crash injures 125: police

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 01:05 PM PDT

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Almost 125 people were injured, many seriously, when two Dutch commuter trains crashed head-on in Amsterdam on Saturday, police said.

Bee Gees singer wakes from coma

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 12:35 PM PDT

Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb wakes from a coma after more than a week and begins to show signs of recovery.


Will leaked photos harm U.S. mission?

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 01:58 PM PDT

How will photos impact U.S. mission? Will the latest incident involving leaked photos damage the U.S. mission in Afghanistan? Two retired generals and an ex-CIA agent weigh in.

Obama urges talks between rival Sudans

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 12:47 PM PDT

US president's call comes as Sudan's Bashir dismisses South's claims of Heglig withdrawal, saying its army was defeated.


Huge explosives cache seized in Kabul

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 12:48 PM PDT

Afghan security officials said Saturday they had seized 10 tonnes of explosives and foiled plans to stage attacks in the capital, Kabul.

120 bodies recovered from plane crash in Pakistan

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 12:48 PM PDT

The grisly search for remains at the scene of a commercial plane crash in Pakistan continued Saturday, with officials doubting anyone on board survived.

More observers approved for Syria

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 12:50 PM PDT

The United Nations Security Council on Saturday voted unanimously to authorize up to 300 unarmed military monitors to try and bring about compliance with a cease-fire imposed last week in violence-wracked Syria.

Mom of gang-rape victim says system 'failed' daughter

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 12:51 PM PDT

The mother of a South African girl seen gang-raped in a cellphone video slammed authorities for neglecting to protect her mentally disabled daughter when she was raped before.

Nigerian kidnappers release Spanish doctor

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 12:40 PM PDT

LAGOS (Reuters) - Kidnappers in Nigeria have released a Spanish doctor they abducted three weeks ago, police said on Saturday.

After Six Senate Terms, Hatch Faces Primary in Utah

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 12:35 PM PDT

While Orrin G. Hatch, the longtime Republican senator from Utah, placed first in the voting at the convention, he did not get enough votes to avoid a primary challenge.

Dutch elections loom as budget talks collapse

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 12:11 PM PDT

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Netherlands appears to be heading for early elections after budget talks in the core euro zone member collapsed on Saturday, jeopardizing its chances of meeting European deficit targets and of approving a broader fiscal responsibility pact.

Dozens hurt in Dutch train crash

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 12:33 PM PDT

Dozens of people are injured - at least 15 of them seriously - as two passenger trains collide in Amsterdam, Dutch officials say.


China Revs Up Propaganda Machine to Disgrace Bo Xilai

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 11:58 AM PDT

Since Bo Xilai's purge, an apparatus that he exploited during his rise to power now vilifies him in the name of Communist Party leaders.

At least 33 injured in Dutch train crash: media

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 11:46 AM PDT

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - At least 33 people were badly injured when two trains collided head on in Amsterdam on Saturday, Dutch media reported, and the ANP agency said the casualty toll may rise.

News Analysis: Don’t Be Evil but Don’t Miss the Tech Train

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 11:46 AM PDT

Recent privacy controversies for Google and other Internet companies show the pains of an industry intent on changing the world.

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