Category: World News

By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish nationalists Sinn Fein will withhold support for the government after a Feb. 8 election without a commitment to immediately start planning for a referendum … Read More

BERLIN (Reuters) – A German court ruled on Tuesday that a hostel situated on the grounds of the North Korean embassy in Berlin must close as its operation breaches sanctions … Read More

By Graham Fahy and Padraic Halpin CASTLEBAR, Ireland (Reuters) – Fianna Fail’s near century-long dominance of Irish politics came to a halt in 2011 after it suffered an unprecedented electoral … Read More

PARIS (Reuters) – French police clashed on Tuesday with firefighters protesting in Paris against their working conditions and demanding more pay. Thousands of firefighters attended the protest in the French … Read More

By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) – One potential side effect of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s efforts to pump liquidity into the banking system and avoid further unwanted surges in short-term borrowing … Read More

By Stephen Farrell and Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was formally indicted in court on Tuesday on corruption charges after he withdrew his request for … Read More

NASSIRIYA, Iraq (Reuters) – Anti-government protesters in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya say they will not back down despite the destruction of their camp by gunmen in an attack … Read More

By Vincent Bado PISSILA, Burkina Faso (Reuters) – Two years ago, Pissila was a quiet farming town in Burkina Faso, unfamiliar with the violence that was stirring further north. Now … Read More

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani authorities on Monday detained two lawmakers belonging to a rights movement as they and hundreds of supporters across the country gathered to protest the arrest of … Read More

By Steve Gorman CALABASAS, Calif. (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA’s all-time greatest players and an athlete of global renown, was killed at age 41 on Sunday in … Read More