Afghans, US may defer issues in strategic deal
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. and the Afghan governments are considering pushing through a long-delayed partnership agreement by moving the contentious issues of night raids and control over detainees to separate negotiations, officials from both countries said.
The two
European budget cuts and debt burdens, at a glance
Painful budget cuts and tax increases haven’t eased government debt burdens in Greece, Portugal, Ireland and some other European countries. Still, the interest rates on some long-term European government bonds have fallen. That’s lowered borrowing costs for those nations.… Read Full Story
read moreYemen’s new leader inherits shattered nation
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemenis flocked to the polls across their battered nation Tuesday to vote in a U.S.-backed, single-candidate election meant to instate a new leader to replace the outgoing autocrat.
Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi is
Greek bailout wards off disaster _ for now
BRUSSELS (AP) — A second, €130 billion ($172 billion) bailout and a deep debt write-off for financially stricken Greece will ward off a financial disaster in Europe.
Economists, however, only give the deal a slim chance of putting the country
Red Cross tries to broker Syria cease-fire
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s military sent tanks and other reinforcements toward the resistance stronghold of Homs on Monday for a possible offensive to break the opposition’s grip even as Red Cross negotiators tried to broker a cease-fire for emergency aid
Oil jumps to 9-month high after Iran cuts supply
Oil prices jumped to a nine-month high above $105 a barrel on Monday after Iran said it halted crude exports to Britain and France in an escalation of a dispute over the Middle Eastern country’s nuclear program.
By early afternoon
Spain sending military planes to retrieve treasure
MADRID (AP) — Spain will send hulking military transport planes to Florida to retrieve 17 tons of treasure that U.S. undersea explorers found but ultimately lost in American courts.
The Civil Guard said Monday that agents would leave within hours
Merck creates pharma joint venture in Brazil
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. (AP) — Merck & Co. Inc. said Wednesday it is establishing a joint venture with two Brazilian drug companies to sell its products in one of the world’s key pharmaceutical markets.
Merck said it will own a
EU probing trade, debt imbalances among members
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union said Tuesday it is looking more deeply into the economies of 12 of its 27 member states to check whether they have excessive debt, trade deficits or business costs.
Economists say such imbalances
US, Europe look at fast but risky penalty on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Europe are weighing unprecedented punishment against Iran that could cripple the country’s financial lifeline but result in higher oil prices for the U.S. and its allies. Underscoring the potential costs, Iran on Wednesday
Eurozone has one foot in recession
LONDON (AP) — The 17-nation eurozone has one foot in recession, according to official figures showing the economy contracted 0.3 percent in the final three months of 2011 from the previous quarter, a clear sign that Europe’s debt crisis has
US: No decision yet from Israel on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says he does not think Israel has made a decision to launch a military strike on Iran to thwart its nuclear ambitions.
Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday, Panetta was pressed
Politicians seize upon Moody’s downgrade
PARIS (AP) — Politicians across Europe are seizing upon the latest slew of European credit downgrades as a call to tighten economic controls — in spite of a muted market reaction to the latest move by rating agency Moody’s.
Late
Police strike ends in Brazil’s 3rd-largest city
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A police strike in a northeastern Brazilian state has ended, though a similar action in Rio de Janeiro continued but was having little effect Sunday just days before Carnival celebrations draw some 800,000 tourists to
Whitney Houston, superstar, Dead at 48
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music’s queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48.
Houston’s … Read Full Story
read moreEngland’s phone hacking scandal so far
LONDON (AP) — J.K. Rowling described how press intrusion made her feel like a hostage, Hugh Grant traded insults with a newspaper editor and a former tabloid reporter insisted that only evildoers had any need of privacy.
The first
EU threatens new sanctions on Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed
Romania’s government collapses after protests
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s government has collapsed following weeks of protests against austerity measures, the latest debt-stricken government in Europe to fall in the face of rising public anger over biting cuts.
Emil Boc, who had been prime minister
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