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| Japan's Abe has chance to show true colors after big election win Sunday, Jul 21, 2013 08:49 AM PDT  By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition scored a decisive victory in an election on Sunday -- so big that there are suspicions he will lose interest in difficult economic reforms and pursue his nationalist agenda instead. The victory in the vote for parliament's upper house gives Abe a stronger mandate for his prescription for reviving the stagnant economy. Ironically perhaps, it could also give lawmakers in his own party, some of whom have little appetite for painful but vital reforms, more clout to resist change. ... Full Story | Top |
| Boehner refuses to take stand on key immigration provision Sunday, Jul 21, 2013 12:25 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner refused on Sunday to say whether a comprehensive immigration overhaul should include a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, declaring that the House debate is "not about me." Boehner, appearing on CBS's "Face the Nation," dodged repeated attempts to get him to spell out his personal views on a path to citizenship for up to 11 million illegal immigrants now in the United States, a major point of contention between the House and the Democratic-led Senate. ... Full Story | Top |
| Europe still sleeping even as Japan, Britain stir Sunday, Jul 21, 2013 12:51 PM PDT  By Alan Wheatley LONDON (Reuters) - Another month, another listless set of business surveys is likely to show this week just how much the euro zone economy still has to do to get over its debilitating debt and banking crisis. An index based on a poll of purchasing managers across the 17-country bloc probably edged up to 49.1 in July from 48.7 in June, but remained below the watershed of 50 that would signal a resumption of growth, according to economists polled by Reuters. ... Full Story | Top |
| In Detroit's ruin, law firms see land of new opportunity Sunday, Jul 21, 2013 05:14 AM PDT  By Nick Brown (Reuters) - With more than $18 billion at stake in Detroit's restructuring, big law firms and other advisers are clamoring to represent the city's many creditors - including some advisers not exactly known for municipal work. The city, which filed the largest-ever U.S. municipal bankruptcy on Thursday, tapped high-priced lawyers from Jones Day, financial advisers from Ernst & Young and restructuring consultants from Conway MacKenzie, court papers show. For creditors and related parties, there is clearly a lot at stake. ... Full Story | Top |
| Syrian Islamist rebel leader freed after clashes among rival rebels Sunday, Jul 21, 2013 08:42 AM PDT  By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - The local commander of a Syrian rebel group affiliated to al Qaeda was freed on Sunday after being held by Kurdish forces during a power struggle between rival organizations fighting President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. However, the pro-opposition activists gave conflicting reports of how the Islamist brigade commander in the Syrian town of Tel Abyad near the Turkish border had come to be free. ... Full Story | Top |
| Egypt starts amending constitution despite political divisions Sunday, Jul 21, 2013 11:05 AM PDT  By Maggie Fick and Noah Browning CAIRO (Reuters) - A panel of legal experts started work on Sunday to revise Egypt's Islamist-tinged constitution, a vital first step on the road to fresh elections ordered by the army following its removal of Mohamed Mursi as president. Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood, which has accused the army of orchestrating a military coup and denounced plans to revise the constitution, staged fresh rallies on Sunday to maintain pressure on the new, interim government. ... Full Story | Top |
| Poor quality and bad management: India ignored warnings in free meal program Sunday, Jul 21, 2013 04:18 AM PDT  By Annie Banerji and Anurag Kotoky GANDAMAN, India/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The village school in India where 23 children died by poisoning last week had been providing lunch under a government-sponsored scheme without checks or monitoring by local officials to see if the food was stored carefully or cooked properly. ... Full Story | Top |
| Analysis: France's Hollande in tight spot on pension reform Sunday, Jul 21, 2013 03:24 AM PDT  By Catherine Bremer and Emmanuel Jarry PARIS (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande may only manage a lightweight reform of France's indebted pension system, with trade unions preparing street protests and his own Socialist Party warning it would oppose painful measures. Fellow Europeans say France risks damaging its own standing and that of the euro zone among investors, and upsetting southern members struggling with harsh reforms, if it fails to address the deficit in its pension funding. ... Full Story | Top |
| In Kerry's Mideast announcement, hints of success and challenge Saturday, Jul 20, 2013 10:07 PM PDT  By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians had tentatively agreed to resume peace talks after three years, he did so standing alone as dusk fell over the Jordanian capital. The image reflects both his achievement and his challenge: few people would have predicted success when he began his quest to get the parties into talks nearly six months ago; yet even as he heralded the planned negotiations, neither was at his side. ... Full Story | Top |
| Insight: By relying on Iran, Syria's Assad risks irrelevance Sunday, Jul 21, 2013 03:17 AM PDT  By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Military support from Iran and its Shi'ite ally Hezbollah has given Syrian President Bashar al-Assad new impetus in his fight against the insurgents intent on ousting him, but at a price. Assad now risks losing much of his autonomy to Tehran and becoming a pawn in a wider sectarian war between Sunni Muslims and Shi'ites that may not end even if he is forced to step down, military experts and diplomats in the region say. ... Full Story | Top |
| Car bombs kill 30 in Shi'ite districts of Baghdad Saturday, Jul 20, 2013 01:40 PM PDT  By Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Multiple car bombings in predominantly Shi'ite districts of Baghdad killed at least 30 people on Saturday, police and medics said, the latest in a series of attacks that threaten to sink Iraq once again into full-blown sectarian conflict. Most of the attacks struck in busy commercial areas where people had gathered to shop and socialize after breaking their daily fast for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. ... Full Story | Top |
| Thousands take to streets to protest Trayvon Martin verdict Saturday, Jul 20, 2013 06:46 PM PDT  By Edward Upright and Zachary Faginson NEW YORK/MIAMI (Reuters) - Demonstrators took to the streets in dozens of U.S. cities on Saturday to vent their anger over the acquittal in Florida of the man who shot unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin to death and to call for federal charges in the racially tinged case. Hundreds marched in the summer heat to rally at federal courthouses in Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities, demanding "justice for Trayvon" and an end to racial profiling that they said was at the heart of the case. ... Full Story | Top |
| New Egyptian PM seeks dialogue, end to divisions Saturday, Jul 20, 2013 02:43 PM PDT  By Yasmine Saleh and Crispian Balmer CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's interim prime minister appealed on Saturday for an end to the nation's divisions following the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and said tough measures might be needed to revive the economy. Appearing relaxed and confident on state television, Hazem el-Beblawi, an international liberal economist, called for dialogue between political parties, adding that security had to be restored to Egypt's streets after weeks of mass protests. "Egypt is more important to the world than we think and deserves more from us. ... Full Story | Top |
| Islamist-Kurdish fighting spreads in rebel-held Syria Saturday, Jul 20, 2013 03:13 PM PDT  By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - Clashes between Islamist rebel forces and Kurdish militias spread to a second Syrian province on Saturday, activists said, as factional tensions rose in the north of the country. The fighting is further evidence that the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's rule has splintered into turf wars that have little to do with ousting him and highlight the risk of regionalized conflicts that could have an impact on neighboring countries. The new round of fighting broke out in Tel Abyad, a border town near Turkey in the rebel-held Raqqa province. ... Full Story | Top |
| Germany learning to open arms to immigrants Sunday, Jul 21, 2013 01:33 AM PDT  By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) - Ata Ucertas, a doctor from Istanbul with a moustache that curls up his cheeks, was welcomed with open arms when he came to Germany this year, evidence of a shift in German attitudes as its population shrinks and labor becomes scarce. Helped by a shortage of doctors in Germany, the 25-year-old Ucertas was issued with a visa to come learn German within two months of applying. "The immigration officials were really nice to me," he said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Longtime White House reporter Helen Thomas dies Saturday, Jul 20, 2013 02:08 PM PDT  By Vicki Allen and Bill Trott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas, a trailblazing journalist who reported on every U.S. president from John Kennedy to Barack Obama, died on Saturday at the age of 92, the Gridiron Club and Foundation said. Thomas, who broke many barriers for female journalists during her 49 years on the White House beat for United Press International and Hearst newspapers and died after a long illness, the Washington journalists' organization said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
| Israel, Palestinians still at odds over borders ahead of talks Saturday, Jul 20, 2013 02:40 PM PDT  By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will not bow to the Palestinians' demand on the borders of their future state before peace talks begin but will meet their request for the release of some prisoners, Israeli officials said on Saturday. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians had laid the groundwork to resume talks after an almost three-year stalemate, but that the deal was not final and required more diplomacy. ... Full Story | Top |
| Trayvon Martin's parents lead protests over Zimmerman verdict Saturday, Jul 20, 2013 04:54 PM PDT By Edward Upright and Zachary Faginson NEW YORK/MIAMI (Reuters) - Trayvon Martin's mother choked back tears as a crowd of 2,000 New Yorkers chanted "We love you" - one week after George Zimmerman was acquitted of murder by a Florida jury in the fatal shooting of the unarmed black teenager. Across the nation, hundreds marched in the heat of a summer Saturday to rally at federal courthouses in Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities, demanding "Justice for Trayvon. ... Full Story | Top |
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