World News

Fri, May 25, 2012

Myanmar protests an opportunity to show more reform

By Andrew R.C. Marshall and Jason Szep

YANGON (Reuters) - A week of protests in Myanmar over chronic power outages gained momentum on Friday ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

Prosecutors to present DNA in Roger Clemens trial

By Lily Kuo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prosecutors were expected to present evidence on Friday of Roger Clemens' DNA on a needle and other items allegedly ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

Analysis: Greeks not alone in bank savings exodus

By Steve Slater and George Georgiopoulos

LONDON/ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek savers may be gripped by a "great fear that could develop into panic" in ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

Lebanese hostages in Syria released

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese hostages kidnapped in northern Syria were set free on Friday and were on their way to Beirut, Lebanon's prime minister ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

Insight: Crisis dims dreams for Europe's poor east

By Michael Winfrey and Luiza Ilie

PETRACHIOAIA, Romania (Reuters) - Five years after joining the European Union, this town 13 miles outside of Romania's ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

New Romania PM eyes tax cuts to boost growth

By Sam Cage

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's new government will stick to this year's budget plan but aim to combine growth with austerity ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

Pakistani interrogator says bin Laden wives gave little away

By Michael Georgy

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's three wives were fiercely loyal to him and gave little away when they were interrogated ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

Bankia set to ask Spain for more than $19 billion

By Carlos Ruano and Sonya Dowsett

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Bankia SA is set to ask the state for a more than 15 billion ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

Exclusive: China leadership rules Bo case isolated, limits purge: sources

By Benjamin Kang Lim and Chris Buckley

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao has demanded senior Communist Party officials stifle tensions over the ousting ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

Analysis: China's nine-dashed line in South China Sea

By David Lague

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Alongside an armada of paramilitary patrol vessels and fishing boats, China has fired off a barrage of historical ...