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Palestinians win de facto U.N. recognition of sovereign state Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 07:58 PM PST | Top |
Texas records raise question about warning before train crash Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 07:52 PM PST SAN ANGELO, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas railroad crossing where four U.S. military veterans were killed this month during a parade was designed to give 30 seconds warning but gave only 20, according to state records and federal investigators. Sixteen other people were injured when a train slammed into a parade float in Midland, Texas, on November 15 at the start of a weekend of festivities to honor veterans wounded in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. ... Full Story | Top |
WikiLeaks' Assange downplays health concerns Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 07:50 PM PST | Top |
U.S. soldier in WikiLeaks case says he was held in a "cage" Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 07:48 PM PST | Top |
As clock ticks down, lawmakers and USDA push for new farm law Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 07:39 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With time running out, agricultural leaders in Congress vowed on Thursday to do everything they can to pass a farm bill that cuts spending by at least $23 billion - savings that could assure support by lawmakers determined to reduce the federal deficit. The five-year, $500 billion farm bill has been deadlocked in the House of Representatives since mid-July, although the Senate has passed its version of the bill. Without a new law, one of the first major ramifications could be a sharp increase in milk prices in early 2013 under the dictates of an archaic fall-back ... Full Story | Top |
Rights groups challenge Arizona's denial of benefits to immigrants Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 06:36 PM PST PHOENIX (Reuters) - Civil rights groups filed suit on Thursday to challenge an order by Arizona Republican Governor Jan Brewer blocking illegal immigrants from getting driver's licenses despite receiving temporary legal status under an Obama administration program. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of five immigrants who qualify for deferred deportation status under a new policy by President Barack Obama's administration, says that the governor's executive order issued this summer was unconstitutional and should be blocked. ... Full Story | Top |
California bill seeks lower threshold for passing school tax measures Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 06:31 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A top California Democrat aims to ease requirements for voters to approve local taxes for schools, a potential first test of the state's tax-limiting Proposition 13 now that Democrats hold a supermajority in the Legislature State Senator Mark Leno said on Thursday he would introduce a bill on Monday for a constitutional amendment that would reduce the threshold for approving school "parcel taxes" to 55 percent from two-thirds of voters set by Proposition 13, the landmark 1978 voter-approved measure best known for limiting property taxes. ... Full Story | Top |
Illinois delays election to fill Jackson's House seat until April Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 06:25 PM PST CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois decided on Thursday to delay until April 9 an election to fill the U.S. House seat vacated by Democratic Representative Jesse Jackson Jr., who resigned last week amid an ethics investigation and concerns over his health. Illinois Governor Pat Quinn had said on Monday that the special election would be March 19 after a primary on February 26. But the state Senate voted on Thursday to delay the vote until April to coincide with local elections and save money for the state, which faces a financial crisis. The state House had approved the change on Wednesday. ... Full Story | Top |
U.S. gives Iran until March to cooperate with IAEA Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 06:23 PM PST | Top |
Asian buyers of Iran oil to secure U.S. sanctions waiver extension Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 06:23 PM PST SEOUL/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Asia's top buyers of Iranian crude are likely to secure U.S. approval to continue imports from the Islamic Republic without incurring sanctions, after cutting volumes sharply in the second half of the year, according to government and trade sources. Government officials in India and South Korea said they expect waivers from U.S. sanctions on Iran, secured in the middle of the year, to be rolled over for another six months. ... Full Story | Top |
Senate set to consider broader economic sanctions on Iran Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 06:23 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is set to consider a broader set of economic sanctions on Iran's energy, port, shipping and shipbuilding sectors, as lawmakers look for new ways to pressure Tehran to stop efforts to enrich uranium to levels that could be used in weapons. It is the third time in a year that U.S. lawmakers have looked for new ways to cut off revenues they believe fund Iran's nuclear program, which Tehran has said is strictly for civilian purposes. ... Full Story | Top |
Republicans already announcing U.S. Senate campaigns for 2014 Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 06:07 PM PST | Top |
Environmental activist long wanted in U.S. arson attacks surrenders Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 05:58 PM PST PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - A Canadian environmentalist accused of taking part in a campaign of arson attacks across the U.S. West surrendered on Thursday after a decade on the run to face charges in what authorities call the "largest eco-terrorism case" in U.S. history. Rebecca Jeanette Rubin turned herself in to FBI agents at the Canadian border in Blaine, Washington, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
Analysis: The next stop for Palestinians could be global courts Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 05:44 PM PST | Top |
U.S. Air Force sticking to plans to buy 1,763 F-35 jets Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 05:12 PM PST | Top |
Colombia says no to U.N. ruling until rights are defended Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 05:10 PM PST BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia will not apply a U.N. court ruling that shifts some of its resource-rich waters to Nicaragua until the Andean nation is sure that "the rights of Colombians are well defended," President Juan Manuel Santos said on Thursday. The Hague-based International Court of Justice last week shocked Colombia by reducing a large expanse of its maritime territory, drawing the border in favor of Nicaragua while giving a cluster of disputed islands to Bogota in a binding ruling. ... Full Story | Top |
Chinese police plan to board vessels in disputed seas Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 04:59 PM PST BEIJING/MANILA (Reuters) - Police in the southern Chinese island province of Hainan will board and search ships which illegally enter what China considers its territory in the disputed South China Sea, state media said on Thursday, a move likely to add to tensions. The South China Sea is Asia's biggest potential military trouble spot with several Asian countries claiming sovereignty over waters believed to be rich in oil and gas. The shortest route between the Pacific and Indian Oceans, it has some of the world's busiest shipping lanes. ... Full Story | Top |
Colombia, FARC wrap up first round of peace talks Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 04:58 PM PST | Top |
Strauss-Kahn in preliminary deal with maid in civil case: source Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 04:49 PM PST | Top |
Boehner sees no progress in "fiscal cliff" talks Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 04:38 PM PST | Top |
Al Qaeda battle in Afghanistan to stretch for years: U.S. Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 04:33 PM PST | Top |
Opposition cries foul as Egypt constitution finalized Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 04:23 PM PST | Top |
Obama's opening "fiscal cliff" bid seeks debt limit hike, stimulus Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 04:21 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's opening bid on Thursday in negotiations to avert a year-end fiscal crunch included a demand for new stimulus spending and authority to unilaterally raise the U.S. borrowing ceiling, a Republican congressional aide said. The proposal, made by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to congressional Republican leaders on Capitol Hill, was seen as offering little the Republicans could agree to and was greeted with laughter, the aide said. "We can't move any closer to them because they're not even on our planet," the aide said. ... Full Story | Top |
Mauritanian president says returning to France for treatment Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 04:20 PM PST | Top |
Vatican hails U.N. Palestine vote, wants guarantees for Jerusalem Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 04:18 PM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican hailed the United Nations' implicit recognition of a Palestinian state on Thursday and called for an internationally guaranteed special status for Jerusalem, something bound to irritate Israel. The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution to upgrade the Palestinian Authority's observer status at the United Nations from "entity" to "non-member state," the same status as the Vatican. ... Full Story | Top |
Hamas says Gaza conflict, U.N. recognition go together Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 04:12 PM PST DOHA, Qatar (Reuters) - Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said the de facto recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state won by his rival Mahmoud Abbas should be seen alongside Gaza's latest conflict with Israel as a single, bold strategy that could empower all Palestinians. Meshaal said the short war which claimed 162 Palestinian lives and five Israelis was concluded on terms set by the Palestinian Islamist movement and ended its isolation, creating a new mood that could lead to reconciliation with Abbas's Fatah. ... Full Story | Top |
Two ex-Ernst partners' convictions reversed in tax case Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 04:11 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out the convictions of two former Ernst & Young LLP partners over illegal tax shelters the accounting firm used to help wealthy people evade income taxes. By a 2-1 vote, a panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York found a lack of evidence to support the convictions of tax lawyers Martin Nissenbaum and Richard Shapiro. The panel affirmed the related convictions of former partners Robert Coplan, also a tax lawyer, and Brian Vaughn, an accountant. ... Full Story | Top |
U.S. review will not affect Canada review of CNOOC's Nexen bid Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 04:07 PM PST | Top |
Britain's over-50s ignorant of retirement prospects - report Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 04:06 PM PST | Top |
Strauss-Kahn to settle civil suit with hotel maid: NY Times Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 03:50 PM PST | Top |
Pentagon official hopeful Congress will stop January 2 cuts Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 03:47 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Pentagon official said on Thursday he is "cautiously optimistic" that Congress will avert automatic budget cuts that are due to kick in on January 2, citing some increased willingness among Republicans to consider additional revenue now that the presidential election is over. Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale said the tone of discussions between Republicans and Democrats had improved and neither side wanted to see the additional cuts to military spending, which would total $52 billion in fiscal 2013 alone, take effect. ... Full Story | Top |
Colombia says won't apply U.N. court ruling until rights defended Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 03:46 PM PST BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia will not apply a U.N. court ruling shifting some of its resource-rich waters to Nicaragua until the Andean nation is sure that "the rights of Colombians are well defended," President Juan Manuel Santos said on Thursday. The Hague-based International Court of Justice reduced a large expanse of sea belonging to Colombia last week, drawing the border in favor of Nicaragua while giving a small cluster of disputed islands to Bogota in a binding ruling. Both countries have warships in the area. ... Full Story | Top |
Palestinians take to streets to cheer UN statehood vote Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 03:46 PM PST RAMALLAH/GAZA (Reuters) - Thousands of flag-waving Palestinians set off fireworks and danced in the streets on Thursday to celebrate a United Nations General Assembly vote granting de facto recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state. In Bethlehem, the bells of the Church of the Nativity peeled in honor of the vote, and thousands of people crowded around to watch a live broadcast of President Mahmoud Abbas's speech in New York projected on the concrete of Israel's separation wall. ... Full Story | Top |
Kuwait opposition demand vote boycott on eve of election Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 03:43 PM PST KUWAIT (Reuters) - Activists and opposition figures will march in Kuwait on Friday to urge voters to boycott the next day's parliamentary election, dashing any hopes the poll could ease years of political tensions in the U.S. ally and major oil producer. Opposition politicians, who have already said they will not stand, and campaigners called the rally to protest against a change in voting rules which they argue would skew the poll in favor of pro-government candidates. ... Full Story | Top |
As clock ticks down, lawmakers and USDA push for new US farm law Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 03:35 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With time running out, agricultural leaders in Congress vowed on Thursday to do everything they can to pass a farm bill that cuts spending by at least $23 billion -- savings that could assure support by lawmakers determined to reduce the federal deficit. The five-year, $500 billion farm bill has been deadlocked in the House of Representatives since mid-July, although the Senate has passed its version of the bill. ... Full Story | Top |
Grocery giant Kroger wins $567 million tax fight Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 03:24 PM PST | Top |
Fighting cuts access to Damascus airport, flights suspended Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 03:24 PM PST | Top |
Farm murders highlight apartheid's toxic legacy in South Africa Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 03:22 PM PST ERMELO, South Africa (Reuters) - In a country cursed by one of the world's highest murder rates, being a white farmer makes a violent death an even higher risk. Whether attacks have been motivated by race or robbery, a rising death rate from rural homicides is drawing attention to the lack of change on South Africa's farms nearly two decades after the end of apartheid - and to the tensions burgeoning over enduring racial inequality. Some of South Africa's predominantly white commercial farmers go as far as to brand the farm killings a genocide. ... Full Story | Top |
Israel says U.N. vote won't hasten Palestinian state Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 03:18 PM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A U.N. General Assembly vote on Thursday recognizing a Palestinian state will do nothing to make it a reality, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Israel had fiercely opposed the Palestinian bid to become a "non-member state" at the United Nations, but had been unable to prevent wide international support for the initiative, notably among its European allies. "This is a meaningless resolution that won't change anything on the ground. ... Full Story | Top |
Palestinians win implicit U.N. recognition of sovereign state Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 03:03 PM PST | Top |
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