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China, between a rocket and a hard place on North Korea

Reuters: Top News — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:48:12 +0000

BEIJING (Reuters) - A joke circulating among officials in Beijing pretty much underlines the bind China is in over North Korea’s plans to send a satellite into space.

Syria violence endangers Annan’s ceasefire deadline

Reuters: Top News — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:12:49 +0000

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian troops bombarded two restive cities on Tuesday, pursuing an assault on President Bashar al-Assad’s foes instead of halting the use of big guns and leaving towns as promised under an international peace plan that now looks in peril.

Prosecutor rules out grand jury in Trayvon Martin case

Reuters: Top News — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:28:47 +0000

(Reuters) - The special prosecutor investigating the shooting death of unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin has ruled out using a grand jury in the case, meaning her office alone will decide whether to charge shooter George Zimmerman with a crime.

Iran rules out conditions to talks: Salehi

Reuters: Top News — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:25:50 +0000

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Iran would not agree to world powers imposing pre-conditions ahead of the resumption of nuclear talks later this week, Iranian media reported on Monday.

Exclusive: Mubarak aide presidency bid an “insult”: Islamist rival

Reuters: Top News — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:07:02 +0000

CAIRO (Reuters) - A bid for power by Hosni Mubarak’s former intelligence chief is an insult to Egypt’s revolution that, if successful, would trigger a second nationwide revolt, the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate for Egypt’s presidency said.

Syria demands guarantees; rebels say peace plan doomed

Reuters: Top News — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:24:00 +0000

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria on Sunday demanded written guarantees insurgents will stop fighting before it pulls back troops under the terms of a U.N. peace plan, and a rebel leader said the initiative was doomed.

Thousands of AT&T workers to stay on job as talks continue

Reuters: Top News — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 05:39:56 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 20,000 AT&T Inc workers will keep working under the terms of an expired labor contract while their union continues negotiations with the telephone company, averting a potentially costly strike for now.

Isn’t it “marvelous?” Obama seeks to define Romney for voters

Reuters: Top News — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 06:25:22 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When President Barack Obama criticized Mitt Romney by name this week for embracing a controversial Republican budget proposal, he worded his attack carefully and with bite.

Jobs recovery suffers setback in March

Reuters: Top News — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:12:33 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Payrolls rose far less than expected in March, keeping the door open for further monetary policy support from the Federal Reserve, even as the unemployment rate fell to a three-year low of 8.2 percent.

Syria violence worsening as deadline nears: U.N. chief

Reuters: Top News — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:29:42 +0000

BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that Syria’s conflict is deepening and attacks on civilian areas show no sign of abating, despite assurances from Damascus that it has begun withdrawing troops under an international peace plan.