7 February 2012, 10:42 am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks edged higher on Tuesday as investors awaited the outcome of discussions on a bailout package for Greece that is critical to the country avoiding a chaotic default. ... Read More »
7 February 2012, 10:38 am
ATHENS (Reuters) - A meeting of Greek political leaders to discuss a 130-billion-euro ($172 billion) bailout scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed to Wednesday, a Greek government official said. ... Read More »
7 February 2012, 10:24 am
AMMAN (Reuters) - Russia won a promise from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday to bring an end to bloodshed in Syria, but Western and Arab states acted to isolate Assad further after activists and rebels said his forces killed over 100 in the city of Homs. ... Read More »
7 February 2012, 9:35 am
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran castigated its U.S. adversary on Tuesday over new financial measures to disrupt Iranian commerce, and a default on payment for rice purchases highlighted the encroachment of sanctions on the staples of everyday life. ... Read More »
7 February 2012, 8:52 am
* President quits after weeks of protests and police mutiny ... Read More »
7 February 2012, 7:54 am
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Iranian buyers have defaulted on payments for about 200,000 tonnes of rice from their top supplier India, exporters and rice millers said on Tuesday, a sign of the mounting pressure on Tehran from a new wave of Western sanctions. ... Read More »
6 February 2012, 8:29 pm
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro painted a bleak picture of the future, saying the world was in its worst situation ever as Cuban television aired on Monday part of a six-hour event last week touting his newest memoir. ... Read More »
6 February 2012, 4:21 pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Anti-government extremists opposed to taxes and regulations pose a growing threat to local law enforcement officers in the United States, the FBI warned on Monday. ... Read More »
6 February 2012, 3:43 pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Egyptian military delegation abruptly cancelled its meetings with U.S. lawmakers to return to Cairo on Monday after warnings from both Congress and the White House that Egypt's crackdown on non-governmental groups could threaten its $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid.... Read More »
6 February 2012, 3:19 pm
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The Drug Enforcement Administration said on Monday it raided two CVS pharmacies over the weekend as part of an effort to curb the abuse of prescription painkillers and other potentially addictive substances. ... Read More »
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