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Aid groups urge EU to fulfil commitments to Palestinians
Reuters* Cite EU pledges to back Palestinians in occupied West Bank * Say little down to protect them from settlement expansion * Israel: interim peace pact curbs Palestinians in "Area C" RAMALLAH, West Bank, May 24 (Reuters) - A group of 80 international aid...Tags: West Bank, European Union, Oslo (Norway), Politics, Israel
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Erasmus lives: EU finds funds for popular student exchange scheme
ReutersBy Anders Melin BRUSSELS, May 25 (Reuters) - Famous Europeans from Nobel laureates to Olympic champions have fought to save it and now funding has finally been found to ensure that Erasmus, the student exchange programme that is one of the European...Tags: European Union, Students, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Finance
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EU steps up quest to solve youth unemployment
Reuters* Euro zone unemployment hit record 12.1 pct in March * U.S. unemployment only 7.6 percent * Action plans must be 'fully operational' on Jan. 1 2014 By Barbara Lewis BRUSSELS, May 25 (Reuters) - European leaders have decided youth unemployment and the...Tags: European Union, Politics, Germany, Career and Workplace, Herman Van Rompuy
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Interpol rejects Russia's "political" case against fund manager Browder
Reuters* New setback to Russia in scandal over dead lawyer Magnitsky * Browder campaigning to expose rights abuses in Russia * Seeks to have Europe follow the U.S. in imposing visa sanctions By Jason Bush MOSCOW - Interpol has refused to include UK-based...Tags: Justice System, Government, Trials, Politics, Justice and Rights
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Interpol rejects Russia's 'political' case against fund manager Browder
ReutersMOSCOW - Interpol has refused to include UK-based fund manager William Browder on its international search list after deciding that Russia's tax evasion case against him is "of a predominantly political nature". The decision is the latest twist in a...Tags: Government, Politics, Justice and Rights, Interpol, Human Rights
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Taliban attack international compound in Afghan capital
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - Taliban militants launched a large-scale attack involving the United Nations in the center of the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, sparking a five-hour battle with security forces. A plume of smoke hung over Kabul after the attack was...Tags: NATO, Transportation Accidents, Politics, United Nations, Armed Conflicts
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Mexico eyeing retaliatory measures in U.S. meat labeling dispute
ReutersMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is considering imposing retaliatory trade measures on the United States in a dispute over the fairness of U.S. rules requiring meat to carry labels that specify its origin, the country's economy ministry said on Friday....Tags: Mexico, Politics, World Trade Organization
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IMF chief Lagarde named key witness in investigation of payoff to French business tycoon
Associated PressPARIS (AP) — After two days of intense questioning from French magistrates, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Friday a court named her as a key witness in an investigation into a controversial payoff to an outspoken...Tags: Government, Justice System, Politics, France, Nicolas Sarkozy
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Chinese premier criticises EU move on trade measures
ReutersSHANGHAI, May 25 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang criticised the European Union over its plans to investigate alleged anti-competitive behaviour by Chinese mobile telecom equipment makers and to impose punitive import duties on solar panels from...Tags: European Union, Politics, China
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U.S. dollar marks worst week versus yen in a year
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar posted its worst week against the yen in a year on Friday as volatility in stocks and uncertainty about the outlook for U.S. monetary policy spurred investors to pare back bets against the Japanese currency. Some...Tags: Washington, DC, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Weather Reports, Boston Marathon, Financial Markets
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IMF's Lagarde escapes formal investigation in court
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - French magistrates decided on Friday not to place IMF chief Christine Lagarde under formal investigation over her role in a 285-million-euro ($368.5 million) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy....Tags: Politics, Nicolas Sarkozy, Arbitration, International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde
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Stimulus fears haunt share markets, dollar recovers
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets slipped on Friday over worries the U.S. Federal Reserve may curb a stimulus program that has lifted stocks, while the dollar recovered against the euro after better-than-expected U.S. durable goods data for...Tags: Washington, DC, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Texas Instruments Incorporated, Iran's Nuclear Program, Warren Buffett
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