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News: Argentina, Iran say to talk until 1990s bombings resolved Japan ruling party lags badly in poll as election nears Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi tells Harvard students: I'm no icon Reformist leader urges world to take fresh look at Myanmar Netanyahu draws "red line" on Iran's nuclear program Libya's new leader apologizes at U.N. for Gaddafi crimes Qatar's union ban linked to migrant deaths, labor leaders say Clinton urges "cool heads" in China-Japan island dispute China's dorm room discontent emerges as new labor flashpoint U.S. official sees eventual resumption of Iran nuclear talks California man linked to anti-Islam film in custody for hearing France's Hollande stakes credibility on 2013 budget Italian unions to strike against Monti spending cuts NATO resuming more operations with Afghans, Pentagon says Abbas says to seek upgrade of Palestinian U.N. status U.S. temporarily reduces staff in Libyan embassy In rare appearance, Germany's Kohl makes plea for European unity Factbox: Sudan and South Sudan border tensions Puerto Rico jury rejects death penalty in drug dealer case Spain's crisis budget aims at spending cuts not tax rises Q+A: What is Israel's "clear red line" on Iran? Militants attack Iraq jail, free prisoners Yemen should repeal Saleh immunity, open inquiry: HRW In Virginia, Romney blames Obama for potential defense cuts Malaysia PM to court voters in budget, target lower deficit Sudan, South Sudan sign deals to restart oil, secure border Donors pledge extra $1.5 billion in Yemen aid French minister pledges zero tolerance for Islamists U.S. shares Israeli goal on Iran, stops short of "red line" At U.N., Rwanda defiantly rejects claims of Congo rebel support Iceland's PM, its first female premier, says to quit politics Nations seeking Assad's exit struggle to produce a plan Syria rebels say launch "decisive battle" in Aleppo Terrorists killed U.S. ambassador to Libya: Panetta Bashar al-Assad's widowed sister has left Syria for UAE: source Turkey's Erdogan slams Russia, China, Iran over Syria Turkish PM says talks with Kurdish militants possible Lockout forces NHL to cancel entire preseason Mexico says it captured senior Zetas cartel leader "El Taliban" France open to considering new EU treaty: minister Argentina, Iran say to talk until 1990s bombings resolved Thu,27 Sep 2012 06:28 PM PDT Reuters - BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina and Iran will keep talking until they resolve diplomatically sensitive issues stemming from two 1990s attacks on Jewish targets in Buenos Aires that were allegedly sponsored by Tehran, both countries said on Thursday. Dialogue with Tehran is risky for Argentina, even if the focus is on Tehran's possible culpability in a pair of bombings. The opening of a diplomatic channel with Tehran could anger the United States and Israel, which are seeking to isolate Iran as it appears to pursue nuclear weapons. ... Full Story Top Japan ruling party lags badly in poll as election nears Thu,27 Sep 2012 06:14 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Two and a half times more Japanese will vote for the opposition Liberal Democratic Party than for the ruling party in an upcoming election, a newspaper poll suggested on Friday, raising the prospect of Shinzo Abe again becoming prime minister. The Nikkei business daily survey said 35 percent of those polled would vote for the LDP, compared with 14 percent for the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and 12 percent for the new Japan Restoration Party. ... Full Story Top Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi tells Harvard students: I'm no icon Thu,27 Sep 2012 06:03 PM PDT Reuters - CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Myanmar pro-democracy leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi got celebrity treatment from students at Harvard University on Thursday, but insisted she was not an "icon." "I don't like to be referred to as an icon, because from my point of view, icons just sit there," Suu Kyi said during a lecture before an enthusiastic, overflow crowd at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Massachusetts. "I would like you to think of me as a worker. I put a lot of faith in hard work. ... Full Story Top Reformist leader urges world to take fresh look at Myanmar Thu,27 Sep 2012 05:18 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Myanmar's president on Thursday said achieving stability and rule of law would prevent "any reversal" in reforms that are helping his Southeast Asian nation emerge from decades of authoritarianism, poverty and isolation. In speeches in New York, President Thein Sein appealed for international support for sweeping political and economic changes in Myanmar and praised opposition leader and pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi as a "good colleague" who would help complete the country's democratic transition. ... Full Story Top Netanyahu draws "red line" on Iran's nuclear program Thu,27 Sep 2012 05:17 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew his "red line" for Iran's nuclear program on Thursday despite a U.S. refusal to set an ultimatum, saying Tehran will be on the brink of a nuclear weapon in less than a year. By citing a time frame in an address to the U.N. General Assembly, Netanyahu - who has clashed with President Barack Obama over the urgency of military action against Iran - appeared to suggest no Israeli attack was imminent before the November 6 U.S. presidential election. ... Full Story Top Libya's new leader apologizes at U.N. for Gaddafi crimes Thu,27 Sep 2012 05:13 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Libya's newly appointed leader apologized at the United Nations on Thursday for the crimes of ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi and told critics that supporting the Arab Spring was worth it. During his address to the U.N. General Assembly, Mohammed Magarief, leader of Libya's ruling national congress, said the Libyan people were moderate and the country would never be home to extremist groups. ... Full Story Top Qatar's union ban linked to migrant deaths, labor leaders say Thu,27 Sep 2012 05:07 PM PDT Reuters - DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's refusal to allow migrant workers to unionize is linked to a high rate of workplace deaths and violates global standards as the wealthy Gulf state prepares to host the 2022 World Cup, labor unions said. The International Trade Union Confederation and the Building and Woodworkers' International have lodged a formal complaint against Qatar with the International Labour Organization, the two union groups said in a statement released on Friday. The ILO is a United Nations agency. Migrant workers make up 94 per cent of the Qatari workforce, the statement said. ... Full Story Top Clinton urges "cool heads" in China-Japan island dispute Thu,27 Sep 2012 05:01 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged China and Japan on Thursday to let "cool heads" prevail in a festering dispute over a cluster of islands in the East China Sea that has soured ties between Asia's two largest economies. Clinton met Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on the sidelines of this week's U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York and said it was important to ratchet down tensions over the islands, known as the Diaoyu islands in China and the Senkakus in Japan, a senior State Department official said. "The secretary ... ... Full Story Top China's dorm room discontent emerges as new labor flashpoint Thu,27 Sep 2012 04:52 PM PDT Reuters - TAIYUAN, China (Reuters) - Twenty-three-year old factory worker Wang spends up to 12 hours a day making iPhone components in China, but his major complaint is not about the monotony of the production line - it is about his degrading worker-bee life inside the dormitory. Wang, who did not want his full name published, is among thousands of workers housed in a vast complex where tensions aggravated by regimented and cramped living conditions boiled over on Sunday into a violent mass riot. ... Full Story Top U.S. official sees eventual resumption of Iran nuclear talks Thu,27 Sep 2012 04:16 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States expects major powers' consultations on Iran's nuclear program to continue and eventually lead to another round of talks with Tehran, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday. The official, speaking after talks among representatives of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council - United States, France, Britain, Russia and China - and Germany at the United Nations, said "at some point" the group would likely return for a fourth round of talks with Iran. ... Full Story Top California man linked to anti-Islam film in custody for hearing Thu,27 Sep 2012 04:13 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California man linked to an anti-Islam film that has stoked violent protests across the Muslim world was in custody and appeared at a preliminary bail hearing in Los Angeles on Thursday linked to a bank fraud conviction, court officials said. Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, has been under investigation by probation officials looking into whether he violated the terms of his 2011 release from prison on a bank fraud conviction while making the film. ... Full Story Top France's Hollande stakes credibility on 2013 budget Thu,27 Sep 2012 04:09 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande puts his fiscal credibility on the line on Friday when he delivers France's toughest budget in 30 years in the face of a stagnant economy, record unemployment and plunging poll ratings. The Socialist leader's first budget, to be presented to the cabinet at a mid-morning meeting, needs to make 30 billion euros ($39 billion) in savings to keep deficit-cutting pledges on track and not fall foul of financial markets. ... Full Story Top Italian unions to strike against Monti spending cuts Thu,27 Sep 2012 04:06 PM PDT Reuters - ROME (Reuters) - Two of Italy's biggest unions have called a strike by public sector workers on Friday to protest against spending cuts enacted by Prime Minister Mario Monti in his attempts to pull the country out of crisis Thousands are expected to march through central Rome to a rally near the Coliseum. The strike follows clashes between anti-austerity protesters and police in Madrid and Athens this week, and coincides with labor unrest at the ILVA steel plant in southern Italy. ... Full Story Top NATO resuming more operations with Afghans, Pentagon says Thu,27 Sep 2012 03:48 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NATO-led forces are resuming operations alongside their Afghan counterparts in growing numbers, a week after commanders curtailed some joint missions due to a surge in insider attacks and tensions over an anti-Islamic video, the Pentagon said on Thursday. The Pentagon did not provide precise figures on the extent of the increase in partnering since the new policy was enacted. But Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said most units in Afghanistan were conducting "normal partnered operations at all levels. ... Full Story Top Abbas says to seek upgrade of Palestinian U.N. status Thu,27 Sep 2012 03:43 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday he would seek to have the Palestinians' U.N. status upgraded to a sovereign country and cautioned that Israeli settlement expansion meant time was running out for a two-state solution. "Despite all the complexities of the prevailing reality and all the frustrations that abound, we say before the international community there is still a chance - maybe the last - to save the two-state solution and to salvage peace," Abbas told the U.N. General Assembly. ... Full Story Top U.S. temporarily reduces staff in Libyan embassy Thu,27 Sep 2012 03:24 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States is temporarily withdrawing more staff from its embassy in Libya's capital for security reasons, but hopes to send them back early next week, the State Department said on Thursday. "This is a temporary further drawdown of staff for security reasons. We will review our posture again early next week with the goal of restoring staff as soon as conditions allow," a State Department official said in New York, where Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is attending the U.N. General Assembly. U.S. ... Full Story Top In rare appearance, Germany's Kohl makes plea for European unity Thu,27 Sep 2012 03:23 PM PDT Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - Former Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who reunified Germany and pushed the country into the euro, urged Europe to press ahead with closer integration despite a crisis of the single currency, saying the continent must never again descend into conflict. In a rare public appearance to mark 30 years since he became chancellor, Kohl was celebrated by party allies, an array of former presidents and prime ministers, as well as Angela Merkel, a former protégé with whom he has had a frosty relationship since she turned on him over a decade ago. ... Full Story Top Factbox: Sudan and South Sudan border tensions Thu,27 Sep 2012 03:11 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Sudan and South Sudan signed deals on Thursday to secure their shared border and boost trade, but failed to resolve other conflicts remaining after the South seceded last year. Here is a look at areas along the 1,800 km (1,200 mile) boundary where tensions remain high. * ABYEI: The fertile central region is claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan and their armies have clashed there a number of times. Abyei's residents were promised a referendum on which country to join under the same deal that granted the South its independence last year. But that vote has not materialized. ... Full Story Top Puerto Rico jury rejects death penalty in drug dealer case Thu,27 Sep 2012 03:10 PM PDT Reuters - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - A Puerto Rico jury on Thursday rejected handing down the death penalty in the case of a drug dealer convicted of killing his girlfriend after he discovered she was an informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Edison Burgos Montes was sentenced to life in prison for the 2005 killing of Madeline Semidey Morales, who cooperated with the DEA in its investigation of him. The case was closely watched in Puerto Rico, where capital punishment is prohibited by the U.S. commonwealth's constitution. ... Full Story Top Spain's crisis budget aims at spending cuts not tax rises Thu,27 Sep 2012 03:08 PM PDT Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Spain announced a crisis budget for 2013 based mostly on spending cuts on Thursday in what many see as an effort to pre-empt the likely conditions of an international bailout. Ministry budgets were slashed by 8.9 percent for next year and public sector wages frozen for a third year as Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy battles to trim one of the euro zone's biggest deficits. "This is a crisis budget aimed at emerging from the crisis ... ... Full Story Top Q+A: What is Israel's "clear red line" on Iran? Thu,27 Sep 2012 02:43 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday the world must set a "clear red line" that Tehran must not cross in its nuclear program if Iran is to avoid military action against its atomic facilities. He appeared to suggest that a decision on whether or not military force could be used against Iran's nuclear facilities may come by the spring of 2013 at the earliest if Iran continues enriching uranium. Following are questions and answers about Netanyahu's speech to the 193-nation U.N. General Assembly. ... Full Story Top Militants attack Iraq jail, free prisoners Thu,27 Sep 2012 02:33 PM PDT Reuters - TIKRIT (Reuters) - Militants attacked a prison in the Iraqi city of Tikrit late on Thursday, freeing dozens of inmates and clashing with security guards in the surrounding area, security sources and an eyewitness said. The prison, which housed several hundred inmates, many of whom are suspected of links with al-Qaeda, was attacked by unidentified gunmen following a car bomb explosion outside the main gate. "Until now, the prison is in the hands of the gunmen. ... Full Story Top Yemen should repeal Saleh immunity, open inquiry: HRW Thu,27 Sep 2012 02:33 PM PDT Reuters - SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen should repeal former president Ali Abdullah Saleh's immunity from prosecution and open a new investigation into one government attack on protesters during last year's uprising that left 45 people dead, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, Saleh stood down in February - after a year of protests and infighting among his army and tribal allies that left over 2,000 dead - in return for immunity for himself and his relatives. ... Full Story Top In Virginia, Romney blames Obama for potential defense cuts Thu,27 Sep 2012 02:29 PM PDT Reuters - SPRINGFIELD, Virginia (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, lagging behind in polls, squared off against rival President Barack Obama on Thursday over potential defense cuts that could kick in early next year. Speaking in the suburbs of Washington which are home to thousands of defense jobs, Romney blamed Obama for the proposed $1.2 trillion that is set to be cut from Pentagon spending as part of a deal Obama made with Congress in the summer of 2011. ... Full Story Top Malaysia PM to court voters in budget, target lower deficit Thu,27 Sep 2012 02:16 PM PDT Reuters - KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak is expected to court voters with a generous budget on Friday ahead of a looming election, while taking steps to cut the country's fiscal deficit and tackle its rising debt burden. Facing what could be the long-ruling coalition's closest election, Najib is expected to delay much-needed reforms to broaden Malaysia's tax base and reduce its dependence on oil revenues to at least next year while announcing measures to help poorer families struggling with rising living costs. ... Full Story Top Sudan, South Sudan sign deals to restart oil, secure border Thu,27 Sep 2012 02:15 PM PDT Reuters - ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan signed deals on Thursday to secure their shared border and boost trade, paving the way for the resumption of oil exports but stopping short of ending other disputes remaining after the South's secession. The border deal, reached after three weeks of negotiations in Ethiopia, will throw both ailing economies a lifeline and prevent, for now, a resumption of the fighting that broke out along the frontier in April and came close to war. ... Full Story Top Donors pledge extra $1.5 billion in Yemen aid Thu,27 Sep 2012 02:13 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - International donors pledged another $1.46 billion in aid to Yemen on Thursday to help the poorest Arab country overcome financial challenges as it struggles to become a democracy against the backdrop of humanitarian and security crises. Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi said the pledge will help Yemen avoid a civil war. Yemen was driven to the brink of bankruptcy by a year-long uprising that in February pushed long-time president Ali Abdullah Saleh from power and allowed al Qaeda to build its presence in lawless tribal regions. ... Full Story Top French minister pledges zero tolerance for Islamists Thu,27 Sep 2012 02:05 PM PDT Reuters - STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - French Interior Minister Manuel Valls warned Islamists on Thursday that preaching hatred in France would not be tolerated, telling hardliners as he inaugurated a mosque that they would be expelled if they challenged the Republic's principles. Valls' message underscored the tough line that President Francois Hollande's government has taken towards Islamists who were furious over the publication of cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammad in a French magazine last week. ... Full Story Top U.S. shares Israeli goal on Iran, stops short of "red line" Thu,27 Sep 2012 01:56 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu share the goal of preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and will maintain close cooperation on the issue, the White House said on Thursday, after the prime minister addressed the United Nations. But the White House stopped short of saying Obama would give any ground on his resistance to setting a "red line" on Iran's nuclear program, even after the Israeli leader hammered on the need for such an ultimatum before the U.N. General Assembly. ... Full Story Top At U.N., Rwanda defiantly rejects claims of Congo rebel support Thu,27 Sep 2012 01:35 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Rwanda defiantly denied claims at the United Nations on Thursday that it was aiding rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo and rejected U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon's summary of a meeting on the crisis, diplomats said. According to Ban, most states attending a high-level meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Congolese President Joseph Kigali "condemned all forms of external support" to the rebels. ... Full Story Top Iceland's PM, its first female premier, says to quit politics Thu,27 Sep 2012 01:32 PM PDT Reuters - REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland's Social Democrat Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir said on Thursday she would not seek re-election but retire from politics next year after serving out her term as the country's first female prime minister. Her decision creates political uncertainty in the island nation that has just begun recovering from a severe financial crash in 2008 and is locked in a fierce debate about whether to join the European Union and the euro. "There is a time for everything, also for my time in politics which has been long and eventful. ... Full Story Top Nations seeking Assad's exit struggle to produce a plan Thu,27 Sep 2012 01:30 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Western and Arab states demanding Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's exit are under pressure to produce a plan to make that happen, but their unwillingness to act outside a deadlocked U.N. Security Council leaves them looking fractured and powerless. Foreign ministers and senior diplomats from the "Friends of Syria" - a group that includes the United States, France, Saudi Arabia and Turkey - are due to meet in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Friday. "I just expect ideas to be presented. ... Full Story Top Syria rebels say launch "decisive battle" in Aleppo Thu,27 Sep 2012 01:30 PM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said they had launched a major attack in Aleppo on Thursday at the start of a "decisive battle" to push President Bashar al-Assad's forces out of the country's biggest city. Heavy fighting was reported in around 14 districts by opposition activists and several rebel brigades, though the scale of the fighting could not be confirmed independently. A video posted on YouTube by rebels showed Abdulqadir al-Saleh, the head of the biggest rebel force in Aleppo, the Tawheed Brigade, carrying a walkie talkie and announcing the start of the assault. ... Full Story Top Terrorists killed U.S. ambassador to Libya: Panetta Thu,27 Sep 2012 01:26 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Terrorists killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya, but an ongoing investigation into the attack will have to determine which group was involved and whether it had links to al Qaeda, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday. The assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi September 11 that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens "was a terrorist attack," Panetta told a news conference at the Pentagon. "A group of terrorists obviously conducted that attack on the consulate and against our individuals. ... Full Story Top Bashar al-Assad's widowed sister has left Syria for UAE: source Thu,27 Sep 2012 01:14 PM PDT Reuters - ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's widowed sister Bushra has left Syria and is living in the United Arab Emirates, a source close to the UAE government said on Thursday. Bushra al-Assad, Bashar's older sister, was married to Assef Shawkat, the former deputy defense minister who was killed along with other senior officials in a bomb attack in Damascus on July 18. "Bushra al-Assad is a frequent visitor to the UAE. She comes here for personal and humanitarian reasons. She is currently in the UAE, on one of these visits, and has been here for some time," the source said. ... Full Story Top Turkey's Erdogan slams Russia, China, Iran over Syria Thu,27 Sep 2012 01:14 PM PDT Reuters - ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at Russia, China and Iran on Thursday, saying their stance on the crisis in neighboring Syria was allowing a massacre to go on unabated. Erdogan has been one of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's harshest critics, accusing him of creating a "terrorist state", allowing the Syrian opposition to organize on Turkish soil, and pushing for a foreign-protected safe zone inside Syria. ... Full Story Top Turkish PM says talks with Kurdish militants possible Thu,27 Sep 2012 01:04 PM PDT Reuters - ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's intelligence agency may hold talks with Kurdish militants if the time is right, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, as his government grapples with an upsurge in separatist violence in the country's southeast. The conflict has cost Turkey dearly since the militants took up arms in 1984, both in human and economic terms, and as the death toll climbs there is growing public pressure on Erdogan to bring an end to the bloodshed. ... Full Story Top Lockout forces NHL to cancel entire preseason Thu,27 Sep 2012 01:02 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The National Hockey League's (NHL) lockout took its latest toll as the league said on Thursday the entire preseason schedule has been canceled given the absence of a labor agreement that threatens the entire 2012-13 campaign. The NHL, which last week canceled the opening week of the preseason, said in a statement that scrapping the October 1-8 slate of exhibition games, the second and final week of preseason, was necessary without a collective bargaining agreement with locked-out players. ... Full Story Top Mexico says it captured senior Zetas cartel leader "El Taliban" Thu,27 Sep 2012 12:49 PM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican navy says it has captured one of the leaders of the Zetas drug cartel, adding to signs that the notoriously brutal gang is rupturing, possibly because of an internal feud. The navy said late on Wednesday it had caught the man believed to be Zetas boss Ivan Velazquez, aka "El Taliban" or "Z-50," in central Mexico, boosting outgoing President Felipe Calderon's efforts to crack down on the violent cartels. Velazquez is on a Mexican government list of the most wanted kingpins and one of the Zetas most senior second-tier leaders. ... Full Story Top France open to considering new EU treaty: minister Thu,27 Sep 2012 12:04 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - France is open to the idea of a new European Union treaty to deepen integration if it is deemed necessary to improve economic governance in the bloc, French Minister for European Affairs Bernard Cazeneuve said on Thursday. Cazeneuve was reacting to calls this month by Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel for a new treaty to help the bloc overcome a sovereign debt crisis through integration. ... Full Story Top

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