Mexico’s ‘Queen of the Pacific’ released from prison
Now, after more than seven years behind bars, the woman known as “The Queen of the Pacific” is free. A judge ruled in favor of her appeal last week, Mexico’s…
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Soccer Stadium Stampede Kills at Least 25 in Egypt
CAIRO — At least 25 soccer fans died on Sunday in a confrontation with the police at the gates of a stadium, morgue officials said, in the latest flash of…
Supermarket Chain Denies Venezuela's Charges of Food Hoarding
CARACAS, Venezuela — The head of a supermarket chain taken over by the Venezuelan government rejected on Sunday charges that the company was hoarding foodstuffs to destabilize the economy, arguing…
Greek Prime Minister Won’t Seek to Extend Bailout
ATHENS — As pressure grows on Greece to reach a deal with its international creditors and avert fears that it will default on its huge debt, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras…
Greece’s New PM Sets Up EU Clash With Bailout Rejection, Austerity Rollback
By Lefteris Papadimas and Renee Maltezou ATHENS, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras laid out plans on Sunday to dismantle Greece’s “cruel” austerity program, ruling out any…
Overture by Houthis to Ousted Officials
SANA, Yemen — Leaders of the Houthi rebels announced on Saturday that they had appointed four key ministers from the government they ousted to a national security committee. The move…
Bloody Day In Baghdad As Blasts Kill Dozens
BAGHDAD — Explosions killed at least 36 people in Baghdad on Saturday, hours before the government planned to lift a nighttime curfew because of what officials had said was improved…
New Allegations Renew Old Questions About Saudi Arabia And 9/11
For years, some current and former American officials have been urging President Barack Obama to release secret files they say document links between the government of Saudi Arabia and the…
Wall Street Pays Bankers To Work In Government And Wants It Secret
Citigroup is one of three Wall Street banks attempting to keep hidden their practice of paying executives multimillion-dollar awards for entering government service. Read the whole story at The New…
Greece Wants No More Bailout Money With Strings
By Lefteris Papadimas and Jan Strupczewski ATHENS/BRUSSELS, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Greece’s new leftist-led government, isolated in the euro zone and under pressure from the European Central Bank, said on…
S.&P. Downgrades Greek Credit Rating Amid Concerns Over Cash
ATHENS, Greece — Standard & Poor’s has cut its credit rating on Greece further into junk status amid concerns over the country’s cash position, as the country’s new government signaled…
A Game of Chicken
On Wednesday, the European Central Bank announced that it would no longer accept Greek government debt as collateral for loans. Read the whole story at New York Times
Former Church Committee Staffers Urge Overhaul Of Spy Agency Oversight
NEW YORK –- It’s no secret that the mid-20th century was a dirty time for U.S. intelligence agencies. J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI was waging personal wars through the government, infiltrating…
East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao Submits Resignation
DILI, East Timor — East Timor independence hero Xanana Gusmao resigned as prime minister Friday, stepping down ahead of an expected restructuring of the government next week. Gusmao, 68, is…
Australia’s Prime Minister Future Uncertain Pending Leadership Vote
SYDNEY, Feb 6 (Reuters) – A member of Australia’s ruling Liberal Party has told colleagues he will propose that government lawmakers hold a vote on the future of Prime Minster…
Arizona Senators Want To Make It Easier To Legislate Behind Closed Doors
WASHINGTON — Arizona lawmakers are pushing to provide elected officials with more privacy as they draft legislation because they say the state’s requirements for open meetings make it too difficult…
Meet The Man Who Put Nepal On The Tourist Map
A single pomelo tree in Kathmandu is credited with feeding the creativity of writers, musicians and even politicians. But its owner, Karna Sakya, gets the credit for putting Nepal on…
Overnight Curfew, in Force More Than 10 Years, to Be Canceled in Baghdad
BAGHDAD — Seeking to normalize life in the embattled capital, Iraq’s prime minister said Thursday that the authorities would lift a nighttime curfew in Baghdad that has been in force,…
As Greece Rebels, the Notion of Debt Forgiveness Returns
Yet talk of slashing the government debt loads of European countries, starting with Greece, is back. For all the opposition, the idea has resurfaced with a vengeance in recent days…
The Gaping Hole In Obama’s FBI Surveillance Reform
The federal government this week announced a reform to an investigative tool that gives the FBI sweeping surveillance power. But a target of that surveillance said the change appears to…
U.S. Unveils NATO Weapons Program
(Adds comment from Pentagon nominee) By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Wednesday announced a two-year project aimed at making it easier for NATO and…
Croatia Forgiving Debt of Some of Its Poorest Citizens
ZAGREB, Croatia — While Greece and Germany tussle over what debt forgiveness might mean, Croatia, the European Union’s newest member, is adopting its own approach, offering what it calls a…
Arab World Unites in Anger After Burning of Jordanian Pilot
AMMAN, Jordan — There was one feeling that many of the Middle East’s fractious clerics, competing ethnic groups and warring sects could agree on Wednesday: a shared sense of revulsion…
Petrobras Executives Dismissed Amid Brazil Graft Scandal
BUENOS AIRES — Brazil’s government on Wednesday purged the leadership of Petrobras, the national oil giant grappling with a sprawling graft scandal, amid accusations of a bribery scheme involving kickbacks…
Why Rand Paul Bombed At A Koch Brothers Gathering
Some of the most influential players in big-money conservative politics gathered late last month to discuss government’s role in society, but their focus kept shifting to a less weighty topic:…
S.&.P. Announces $1.37 Billion Settlement With Prosecutors
Standard & Poor’s, a rating agency accused of inflating its assessment of mortgage investments that spurred the 2008 financial crisis, said on Tuesday that it had agreed to pay $1.37…
How Twitter plays offense in D.C.
But when he got to Washington, the New Jersey Democrat had to start an official account from scratch, with zero followers. That’s because congressional ethics rules bar Booker and other…
Mexico Tortured Police For Confessions In 43 Students Case: Report
An investigative report published Sunday by the Mexican magazine Proceso accuses Mexican authorities of beating and torturing municipal police officers in an effort to force confessions in the case of…
Russia Details Plans to Bolster Its Economy, but Experts Scoff
MOSCOW — With oil prices down more than 50 percent in the past year and still falling, the ruble having lost more than half its value, a recession looming and…
For Egypt, Al Jazeera prisoners were PR disaster amid bigger problems
As Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste was flying to freedom Sunday after 400 days in jail, the man in charge of Egypt was making a long speech lamenting his country’s…