Exclusive: German parties reach deal on banking union – sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) have struck a deal on the contours of a European banking union under which a body attached to European finance ministers, not the European Commission, would decide when to …
Nigerian army clashes with Boko Haram in Kano, seven killed
KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) – Five members of the Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram and two soldiers were killed in gun battles in Kano on Saturday, the army said, the first violence in months linked to insurgents in the largest northern city.
Syria rebels recapture army base near Aleppo airport
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamist rebels retook most of a military base in northern Syria from forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday after two days of fighting in which at least 60 people have been killed, a monitoring group said.
Germany’s SPD demands tax on rich despite Merkel veto
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s center-left Social Democrats hope to reach a deal to raise taxes on the rich even though Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives are opposed, an SPD leader said on Saturday.
Miami Herald reporter detained in Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities were holding an American journalist from the Miami Herald for a third day on Saturday after he was picked up near the border with Colombia reporting on economic shortages and an upcoming local election, his co…
China opens key meeting to set economic reform agenda
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese leaders began a four-day secret meeting on Saturday to set a reform agenda for the next decade as they try to push more sustainable growth after three decades of breakneck expansion.
Argentina’s Fernandez given provisional greenlight to return to work
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Cristina Fernandez should be able to resume some work after being given a provisional greenlight by doctors, a government spokesman said on Saturday.
Hungary’s ruling party sees election in early April
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary will hold a parliamentary election in early April, the vice chairman of the ruling Fidesz party was quoted as saying on Saturday.
Exclusive: Supporters of China’s disgraced Bo Xilai set up political party
BEIJING (Reuters) – Supporters of China’s disgraced senior politician Bo Xilai, who has been jailed for corruption, have set up a political party, two separate sources said, in a direct challenge to the ruling Communist Party’s de facto ban on new poli…
Somali Islamists take responsibility for Mogadishu hotel bombing
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Islamist al Shabaab rebels claimed responsibility on Saturday for a bomb that killed six people outside a popular Mogadishu hotel the day before, and said they deliberately targeted government officials and security forces.
