France’s Hollande says joblessness stabilizing despite Sept rise
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – President Francois Hollande said on Friday that unemployment was stabilizing in France despite a rise in jobless claims in September, as the government struggles to reverse rising job losses before year-end.
Israel-EU ties to fray without compromise on settlements: Israeli official
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel and the European Union will drift apart if they cannot compromise on new EU guidelines covering Jewish settlement on occupied land that could damage research and trade ties, Israeli’s deputy foreign minister said.
U.N. nuclear agency chief to meet top Iran negotiator
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. atomic agency chief and a senior Iranian nuclear negotiator will meet on Monday before a new round of talks over the Islamic state’s disputed atomic activities, the agency said on Thursday.
China court upholds life sentence for Bo Xilai
JINAN, China (Reuters) – A court in eastern China rejected an appeal by ousted senior politician Bo Xilai on Friday and, as expected, upheld his life sentence on charges of bribery, corruption and abuse of power.
Madagascar votes in first presidential election since 2009 coup
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – The people of Madagascar began voting on Friday in a presidential election they hope will end a five-year crisis and rebuild investor confidence to mend an economy crippled since President Andry Rajoelina seized power in a 2009…
Japan secrecy act stirs fears about press freedom, right to know
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government is planning a state secrets act that critics say could curtail public access to information on a wide range of issues, including tensions with China and the Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Man arrested in northern Mexico suspected of killing 79
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A 20-year-old man in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey has admitted to killing 45 people, and is being investigated for 34 more, officials said on Thursday.
Explosion at candy factory in north Mexico kills one, injures dozens
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) – A boiler exploded at a candy factory in northern Mexico on Thursday, killing one person, injuring dozens and badly damaging the building, officials said.
Germany, France demand ‘no-spy’ agreement with U.S.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel demanded on Thursday that the United States strike a “no-spying” agreement with Berlin and Paris by the end of the year, saying alleged espionage against two of Washington’s closest EU allies had to …
Violence against Muslims threatening Myanmar reforms: U.N. envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Violence against a Muslim minority in Myanmar is feeding a wider anti-Muslim feeling that poses a serious threat to the country’s dramatic economic and political reforms as it emerges from half a century of military rule, a U…
