Turkey Signals Easing

Turkey Signals Easing

Turkey Signals Easing

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 12:04 PM PDT

Turkey's central bank on Thursday sent a strong signal that it would ease monetary policy, triggering a sharp drop in borrowing costs, as the government lobbied for lower interest rates to spur growth.


Assange faces arrest even if Ecuador grants asylum

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 01:23 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has no way of leaving his refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London without being arrested, even if Quito grants him asylum shortly, lawyers say.

Oracle pays $2m in SEC settlement

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 12:18 PM PDT

Oracle Software agrees to pay $2m to settle federal civil charges of failing to prevent secret payments in its Indian sales operation.


Gunmen attack army posts, raid prison in Ivory Coast

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 01:16 PM PDT

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked security posts and freed more than 100 prisoners in a town west of Ivory Coast's commercial capital Abidjan during an overnight raid that ended on Thursday morning, officials and local residents said.

Oracle pays $2m in SEC settlement

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 12:18 PM PDT

Oracle Software agrees to pay $2m to settle federal civil charges of failing to prevent secret payments in its Indian sales operation.


New 'green cremator' opens in US

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 10:07 AM PDT

A body disposal machine billed as an ecological alternative to cremation is up and working in the US state of Minnesota


Photos: Flooding in the Philippines

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 12:48 PM PDT

Photos: Flooding in the Philippines

What's next for Assange's extradition battle?

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 12:44 PM PDT

Ecuador has granted Julian Assange asylum out of concern the Wikileaks founder will be politically persecuted if extradited.

Wave of violence in Iraq claims 35 lives

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 12:42 PM PDT

Gunmen killed 10 Iraqi soldiers on Thursday during a wave of strikes across Iraq killing 35 people, police said.

Grisly violence at South African mine

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 12:42 PM PDT

Rising tensions at a South African platinum mine exploded Thursday in grisly violence as police opened fire on striking miners.

Bahraini activist sentenced to 3 years in prison

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 12:42 PM PDT

A Bahrain court sentenced prominent activist Nabeel Rajab to three years in prison "for participating in illegal rallies and gatherings," a government spokesman said Thursday.

UK's Prince Philip hospitalized

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 12:48 PM PDT

Britain's Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is "responding well" to hospital treatment for a recurrence of a bladder infection, Buckingham Palace said Thursday.

Decision on Berlin airport's delayed opening postponed

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 12:30 PM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - A decision on whether the opening of Berlin's new airport needs to be delayed for a third time was postponed until next month, authorities said on Thursday, another embarrassing setback for what was meant to be a flagship project for Germany's capital.

Libyan fighters join Syrian revolt against Assad

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 12:23 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Veteran fighters of last year's civil war in Libya have come to the front-line in Syria, helping to train and organize rebels under conditions far more dire than those in the battle against Muammar Gaddafi, a Libyan-Irish fighter has told Reuters.

Rival Groups in Lebanon Mount Kidnappings, Riots

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 11:59 AM PDT

Syria's crisis pulled neighboring Lebanon further into instability on Thursday, as rival extremist Shiite and Sunni groups kidnapped Syrians and staged violent riots near the Syria-Lebanon border.


France Weighs Broader Rights for Roma

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 11:52 AM PDT

The French government is considering giving Bulgarian and Romanian nationals equal working rights to other Europeans in the country, after the dismantlement of Gypsy camps sparked controversy for President François Hollande.


Sierra Leone hit by cholera outbreak

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 12:13 PM PDT

Sierra Leone's government says the cholera outbreak which has claimed 176 lives is now "a national emergency".


Analysis: Qaeda fight could bog down Yemen reconstruction drive

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 12:11 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's drive to restore order to Yemen after last year's uprising against his predecessor risks being bogged down in a prolonged war with al Qaeda unless he moves swiftly on reconciliation talks and asserts control over the armed forces.

South African Police Fire on Striking Miners

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 12:49 PM PDT

The police fired on workers engaged in a strike at a platinum mine. The news agency SAPA reported that 18 people had been killed.

Tunisian president's ex-aide faces military court

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 12:04 PM PDT

Tunis (Reuters) - A former aide to Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki said on Thursday he had been ordered to stand trial in a military court after criticizing the army, in a case that may raise concerns about freedoms in the birthplace of Arab Spring revolts.

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