G8 leaders look to head off euro zone crisisWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of major industrial economies meet this weekend to try to head off a full-blown crisis in Europe where fears are growing that Greece could leave the euro zone bloc, threatening the future of the common currency.
1 hour ago - Share U.S. firms eye Myanmar as sanctions suspendedWASHINGTON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The suspension of U.S. sanctions barring investment in Myanmar in response to political reforms in the poor Southeast Asian state opens the door to U.S. firms queuing to scout for business in one of the last frontier markets.
5 hours ago - Share Baghdad market bombs kill at least fourBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three roadside bombs ripped through a Baghdad marketplace on Friday, killing at least four people and injuring at least 30 more near one of the capital's main Shi'ite neighbourhoods, police and hospital sources said.
3 hours ago - Share Italy recalls ambassador to India after marines charged over shootingROME (Reuters) - Italy has recalled its ambassador to India after two members of an anti-piracy unit were charged with the murder of two Indian fishermen in February, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday.
60 minutes ago - Share Nightmare foretold if Greece heads for euro exitATHENS/LONDON (Reuters) - In Athens, the homeless are on the streets in growing numbers, soup kitchens feed twice as many people as a year ago, and the poor are diving into garbage bins in search of scrap they can sell.
3 hours ago - Share Tens of thousands protest in Bahrain against Gulf union planDUBAI (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of mainly Shi'ite Bahrainis protested outside the capital Manama on Friday against the possible unification of Gulf Arab countries, a Reuters witness said.
1 hour ago - Share South Sudan calls for U.N. sanctions on KhartoumJUBA (Reuters) - The United Nations should impose sanctions on Sudan for failing to obey a Security Council resolution calling for an end to hostilities and renewed negotiations with South Sudan over oil and border disputes, South Sudan's negotiator said on Friday.
4 hours ago - Share Police detain 400 "Blockupy" activists in FrankfurtFRANKFURT (Reuters) - German police said they detained 400 anti-capitalist protesters in Frankfurt on Friday for defying a ban on demonstrations against austerity policies implemented to tackle the intensifying euro zone debt crisis.
1 hour ago - Share French minister shows up in jeans and causes sensationPARIS (Reuters) - France's housing minister has caused a sensation by showing up in jeans while her colleagues donned dresses and suits for the new left-wing government's inaugural cabinet meeting at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris.
5 hours ago - Share Thai police arrest man with babies' bodies for black magicBANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police arrested a British citizen on Friday after the bodies of six babies thought to have been used in a black magic ritual were found stuffed into travel bags in a Bangkok hotel room.
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