IMF warns Palestinians may face cuts without more aid

IMF warns Palestinians may face cuts without more aid

IMF warns Palestinians may face cuts without more aid

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 11:26 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Saturday urged donors to meet their aid pledges to the Palestinian Authority, warning that unless funding was forthcoming it would be forced to cut public wages and social benefits to address a deepening fiscal crisis.

Two explosions in Damascus: state television

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 11:30 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two explosions shook the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday, state television reported, and residents said one of the blasts occurred near a security building.

Casey Hudson Responds to Mass Effect Ending Protests: "This is Not the Last You'll Hear of Commander Shepard"

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 10:15 PM PDT

? The grand finale to the Mass Effect series hasn't exactly been popular with hardcore fans. Many long term players felt betrayed by the lack of closure and cheated by the lack of the choice that had become a hallmark of the series. They started a petition, and a Facebook group, and have become a ...


Taxes from A to Z: L Is For Levy

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 09:51 PM PDT

L is for Levy. In God we trust; all others must pay cash. The IRS, like most creditors, wants to get paid. And if you owe money to the IRS, they?re going to do all they can to make sure that happens. One of the ways that the IRS works to make sure they get ...


'Kony 2012' filmmaker detained in San Diego

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 09:36 PM PDT

Co-head of Invisible Children taken to hospital after reportedly being found screaming at traffic in a state of undress.


IMF Report Offers Bleak Outlook for Greece

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 08:47 PM PDT

An International Monetary Fund staff report warned that Greece's loan program faces "exceptionally high" risks and said Athens may need further debt restructuring and additional financing that Europe should cover.


Mexican front-runner eyes quick reforms: aide

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 08:35 PM PDT

Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) waves to reporters after registering as a presidential candidate for the upcoming July 1 federal elections at the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico CityMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A government headed by Mexican presidential front-runner Enrique Pena Nieto would seek to tap foreign capital markets more and push ahead quickly with energy and tax reforms if he wins the July 1 election, his campaign chief said on Friday. Luis Videgaray, seen by many as a possible finance minister under Pena Nieto, who belongs to the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), told Reuters that his candidate was adamant about the need to boost sluggish domestic lending. ...

China concerned over NKorea planned rocket launch

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 09:03 PM PDT

China has expressed its concern about North Korea's plan to launch a satellite into space, saying all parties should avoid escalating tensions in the region.


East Timor votes for new president in key test

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 09:04 PM PDT

East Timor is voting for a new president, a key test of the young nation's political stability ahead of the planned departure of U.N. troops later this year.


Eritrea: Ethiopia attacked us over border dispute

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 07:30 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 file photo taken in Somalia, Ethiopian soldiers patrol in the town of Baidoa in Somalia. Ethiopia's government spokesman said Thursday, March 15, 2011 that Ethiopia launched a military attack inside its archrival Eritrea on Thursday, claiming that Ethiopia launched the attack because Eritrea was training The Eritrean government said Friday that an attack on its military outposts by neighboring Ethiopia was carried out with the help of the U.S. and meant to divert attention from a decade-old border dispute between the two countries.

Director of Viral 'Kony 2012' Video Detained in 'Meltdown'

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 09:06 PM PDT

A co-founder of the group that produced a popular online video about fugitive African rebel leader Joseph Kony was detained by police in San Diego and hospitalized after "exhibiting bizarre behavior" while dressed only in his underwear, according to police.


Chavez Back After Cancer Treatment

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 08:18 PM PDT

Venezuela President Hugo Chavez returned home Friday to lingering questions about his health and political future after spending three weeks in Cuba undergoing cancer treatment.


Iraq Says Exxon Freezes Kurdistan Oil Deal

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 03:49 PM PDT

Senior Iraqi government officials said Friday that Exxon Mobil has told Iraq's central government that it has frozen an exploration contract with the nation's Kurdistan region, a deal Baghdad strongly opposes.


A Saskatchewan Tavern Tries to Pull Ahead

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 09:24 PM PDT

Niall O'Hanlon's Saskatchewan pub is Canada's No. 3 vendor of Guinness stout. But the Limerick native feels well-positioned to emerge as Canada's busiest pourer this year, boosted by a big St. Patrick's Day.


They Call It Global Policy, but It's Really Global Farce

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 11:40 AM PDT

You'd think the sky was falling, given all the anguish over Europe's new pollution rules for global airlines, writes John Bussey.


The President's Leadership Failures ??? Excerpts from "Hope Is Not A Strategy"

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 08:53 PM PDT

The debt-ceiling impasse of mid-2011 was a classic case of President Obama trying to lead when no one was following. The President finally stalked out of meetings in fits of frustration and/or pique, allowing the leaders of both parties to choose their own approaches and collaborate on a proposed resolution to the debt ceiling issue. ...


East Timor votes in presidential election

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 07:54 PM PDT

The second election in East Timor pits Nobel Peace prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta against 11 other candidates.


Afghanistan's Karzai slams U.S. over massacre

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 07:46 PM PDT

Afghanistan's President Karzai speaks during a meeting with the family members of civilians killed by U.S. soldier in Kandahar last week, at the presidential palace in KabulKABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday lashed out at the United States for failing to fully cooperate with an investigation into the massacre of 16 Afghan villagers by a U.S. staff sergeant and questioned whether only one soldier could have been involved. A series of blunders by the United States, including the killings in Kandahar province on Sunday and the inadvertent burning of copies of the Koran at a NATO base last month, has further strained already tense relations between the countries. "This has been going on for too long. You have heard me before. ...

A Better Way to Celebrate Saint Patrick's Day

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 08:40 PM PDT

That video helped me remember how I spent St, Patrick?s Day when I was in high school.?? With the Regiment.?? The Xavier High School Regiment of the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps.?? It was a little different.?? All the students were in the Regiment and we all wore the blue uniform with the white stripe ...


Mexican front-runner eyes quick reforms: aide

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 08:35 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A government headed by Mexican presidential front-runner Enrique Pena Nieto would seek to tap foreign capital markets more and push ahead quickly with energy and tax reforms if he wins the July 1 election, his campaign chief said on Friday.
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