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Divided Egypt opposition attacks Mursi on election call
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt's opposition attacked President Mohammed Mursi on Friday for calling elections during a national crisis, but face a test of unity in challenging Islamists who have won every poll since the 2011 revolution. No sooner had Mursi called the parliamentary polls on Thursday than liberals and leftists accused him of deepening divisions between Islamists and their opponents. Continue reading
Hezbollah fighter, five Syrian rebels killed on border
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least two Hezbollah guerrillas and five Syrian rebels have been killed in fighting in Syria on the border with Lebanon, Lebanese residents and Syrian opposition sources said on Sunday. The clash between Lebanese Shi’ite Hezbollah and Sunni Muslim rebels, in a religiously-mixed area southwest of the city of Homs, shows a growing role for Hezbollah in Syria’s war, which is deepening the Middle East’s sectarian divide. … Continue reading
Aldi Frozen Ready Meals 100% Horsemeat
The Environment Secretary says “a criminal conspiracy” may be to blame for the deepening scandal, as police join in the probe. Continue reading
Putin visits India, eyes arms sales, trade and political ties
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Arms sales will be on the agenda when Russian President Vladimir Putin visits India on Monday to court a country that has traditionally been a top client. Putin's trip, his first to India since he started a new Kremlin six-year term in May, is a chance to reaffirm Russia's interest in India, long a regional ally and now a partner in the BRICS group of emerging market nations Continue reading
China vs. Japan could impact global economy
A deepening dispute between China and Japan over a cluster of tiny uninhabited islands threatens to throw one more monkey wrench into the slowing machinery of the global economy. Continue reading
Winter onset latest challenge for Syrian civilians
The days are still warm across the fertile plains of northern Syria around Aleppo, but night brings a chill — an ominous harbinger of winter's approach and the deepening of the already severe humanitarian crisis gripping a country wracked by civil war. Continue reading
Buffett cancelled municipal debt bet 5 years early: WSJ
(Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway Inc terminated a large wager on the municipal-bond market five years early, the Wall Street Journal quoted a person familiar with the transaction as saying. Continue reading
Grain prices skyrocket as drought deepens
The worst American drought in more than half a century is driving up grain prices and deepening worries about global food shortages. Continue reading
European slowdown hits some states hard
The European meltdown is weighing heavily on the U.S. economy, with states that rely heavily on exports most at risk from the deepening crisis overseas Continue reading
Rate-fixing probe focused on four European banks
Regulators deepening their probe into a spreading rate-fixing scandal are now focusing their attention on at least four of Europe’s largest banks, according to a report. Continue reading
