Fire rages for second day near Greek capital

Fire rages for second day near Greek capital

Fire rages for second day near Greek capital

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 10:43 PM PDT

A major fire south of the Greek capital is raging for the second day, with gale-force winds hampering firefighting efforts.


Accounting for natural wealth gains world traction

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 10:49 PM PDT

In this photo taken on Wednesday, May 13, 2012, Kashmiri Muslims fish on the shore of Nageen Lake on the outskirts of Srinagar, India. Traditional measures of economic progress like GDP are being criticized as inadequate for ignoring such downsides as pollution or diminishing resources from fresh water to fossil fuels. There is increased urgency to arguments for a more balanced and accurate reckoning of the costs, particularly as fast-developing nations such as India and China jostle with rich nations for access to those limited resources and insist on their right to pollute on a path toward economic development. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)What is a sip of clean water worth? Is there economic value in the shade of a tree? And how much would you pay for a breath of fresh air?

Myanmar boat people swap violence for desperation

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 10:26 PM PDT

A member of the Bangladesh Border Guards (BGB) inspects a jetty by the river Naf, where Rohingyas from Myanmar try to get into Bangladesh by boat, in TeknafGOLAR PARA, Bangladesh (Reuters) - At first, the boat bobbing in the water in the middle of the night appeared to be empty. But when Bangladeshi villagers took a closer look, they found a baby too weak to cry, a refugee from marauding mobs in Myanmar apparently abandoned by her family. The cleft-lipped infant, just weeks old, is among hundreds of Rohingya Muslims who fled this month's sectarian violence in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine, packing themselves into rough wooden boats and heading for the shores of neighboring Bangladesh. No one knows how many made it ashore. ...

Why The "Tax Holiday" For Corporations Is Bad

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 10:10 PM PDT

Some U.S.-based corporations have business operations outside the United States.?? Often, those non-U.S. operations are conducted by subsidiaries of the U.S. firm.?? Those subsidiaries are typically organized in the jurisdiction in which they operate.?? The income of each non-U.S. subsidiary is taxed by the jurisdiction in which it derives income.?? However, the income is not ...


Myanmar boat people swap violence for desperation

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 10:26 PM PDT

GOLAR PARA, Bangladesh (Reuters) - At first, the boat bobbing in the water in the middle of the night appeared to be empty. But when Bangladeshi villagers took a closer look, they found a baby too weak to cry, a refugee from marauding mobs in Myanmar apparently abandoned by her family.

Polls open in Greek vote that could decide fate of euro

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 10:10 PM PDT

A Greek Orthodox priest casts his ballot at a polling station in AthensATHENS (Reuters) - Voting opened on Sunday in a Greek election that could decide whether the heavily indebted country remains in the euro zone or heads for the exit, potentially unleashing shocks that could break up the single currency. In an election fought over the punishing austerity package demanded by international lenders as the price of keeping Greece from bankruptcy, opinion polls showed the radical leftist SYRIZA party, which wants to scrap the deal, running neck and neck with the conservative New Democracy, which broadly backs it. ...

Greeks vote in critical election

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 11:07 PM PDT

A gust of wind lifts the kilt-like uniform of a Greek presidential guard during the changing of the guard ceremony outside the Greek parliament, central Athens, Saturday, June 16, 2012. Greeks cast their ballots this Sunday for the second time in six weeks, after the May 6 elections left no party with enough seats in Parliament to form a government and coalition talks collapsed. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Greeks were voting Sunday for the second time in six weeks in what was arguably their country's most critical election in 40 years, with Greece's treasured place within the European Union's joint currency in the balance.

Saudi Crown Prince Nayef to be buried

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 10:13 PM PDT

Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz, a hard-line conservative credited with pushing back al Qaeda, will be buried Sunday, a spokesman said.

Polls open in crucial Greece election

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 10:16 PM PDT

Greeks head to the polls Sunday in an election that could determine the debt-stricken country's future in the eurozone and significantly impact the global economy.

U.N. suspends observer mission in Syria

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 10:16 PM PDT

The opposition claimed at least 25 people were killed in early morning violence Saturday in Syria while activists say a U.N. monitoring mission to oversee a peace plan to end the bloodshed has been futile.

Questions swirl over Egypt's transition

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 10:14 PM PDT

As Egyptians cast ballots Sunday in the second and final day of a runoff that will decide the country's first popularly elected leader, questions swirl about whether the military will actually relinquish power.

Polls open in Greek vote that could decide fate of euro

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 10:36 PM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Voting opened on Sunday in a Greek election that could decide whether the heavily indebted country remains in the euro zone or heads for the exit, potentially unleashing shocks that could break up the single currency.

13 inmates killed in Turkish prison fire

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 10:51 PM PDT

Inmates in a prison in southeast Turkey set beds and blankets alight, starting a fire that killed 13 prisoners, authorities said Sunday.


Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, Saudi crown prince and interior minister, dies

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 07:39 PM PDT

Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, the mercurial and austere Saudi prince who oversaw the kingdom's vast internal security apparatus for more than 35 years, amassing prestige and influence on his path to becoming heir to the throne, died June 16.

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Hungarians hail Horthy as recession fans nationalism

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 09:19 PM PDT

CSOKAKO, Hungary (Reuters) - About 1,000 Hungarians attended the unveiling of a statue of controversial World War Two head of state Miklos Horthy on Saturday, in a sign that economic hardship is feeding radical nationalism.

Kids, Parenting and Taxes

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 08:30 PM PDT

I kissed my daughter on the cheek just before bedtime and asked, ?How does it feel being ten?? She gave me a big smile and said, ?Just like being nine.? Apparently she was taking her birthday in stride. Not me. I was jelly. All day long. It doesn?t seem possible that I could have a ...


Russia and Poland out of Euro 2012

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 02:50 PM PDT

Greece rekindled the spirit of 2004 with victory over Russia as Czech Republic sent co-hosts Poland tumbling out.


Egypt tenses for new president after vote

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 08:24 PM PDT

Former presidential candidate Moussa walks past a soldier after casting his vote in CairoCAIRO (Reuters) - A second day of voting on Sunday will deliver Egypt's first freely elected president, though the country faces renewed tension whether he is a former general from the old guard or an Islamist from the long-suppressed Muslim Brotherhood. Millions lined up quietly on Saturday to cast ballots for either Ahmed Shafik, the last prime minister of Hosni Mubarak, or Mohamed Morsy, a U.S.-educated engineer who spent time in Mubarak's jails and offers Egypt a new start as an Islamic democracy. ...

Cairo dispute triggers gunfight, reports of deaths

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 08:04 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - A dispute between street vendors in Cairo turned into a gunfight in the early hours of Sunday, according to local media reports, with conflicting casualty tolls that could not be immediately confirmed. The website of the state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported that the army and police had deployed to contain the confrontation in the Cairo district of Sayyeda Aisha on Sunday, the last day of voting in Egypt's presidential election. The Al-Ahram report did not give a casualty figure. ...


Egypt tenses for new president after vote

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 08:24 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - A second day of voting on Sunday will deliver Egypt's first freely elected president, though the country faces renewed tension whether he is a former general from the old guard or an Islamist from the long-suppressed Muslim Brotherhood.
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