World News

Tue, May 22, 2012

Afghans back Chicago deal, warn West to keep promises

By Mirwais Harooni and Rob Taylor

KABUL (Reuters) - People in Afghanistan were surprisingly optimistic on Tuesday about NATO's plan to pull combat troops ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Fitch cuts Japan as politics hinders debt plan

By Stanley White

TOKYO (Reuters) - Fitch cut Japan's sovereign credit status on Tuesday to the lowest level among global ratings agencies as a ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

U.N. observers see Syrian forces kill two: rebels

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian police killed two people on Tuesday when they opened fire on a crowd who came out to welcome United Nations observers ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Nissan aiming for 10 percent of China luxury car market

By Alison Leung

HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd said it aims to triple global sales of its premium Infiniti brand by ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Citigroup says cautious on U.S. small-, mid-cap cos

(Reuters) - Citigroup said it has a cautious view on the U.S. small-and mid-cap companies on concerns over earnings pressure in the second half ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Gingrich's private ventures are going bankrupt

By Marcus Stern

(Reuters) - ATLANTA - When he entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination in May 2011, Newt Gingrich was the prosperous head ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Insight: EU foreign policy chief Ashton stays out of the spotlight

By Sebastian Moffett

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - For an insight into the world of EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, consider the tale of a humble ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Insight: Jerusalem expansion reaches point of no return

By Crispian Balmer

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Named for the crash site of an airforce plane shot down during the Six Day War in 1967, Givat ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

OECD sees euro crisis threatening world recovery

By Leigh Thomas

PARIS (Reuters) - The United States and Japan are leading a fragile economic recovery among developed countries that could yet be blown ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Greeks embrace some new myths about life with the euro

By Dina Kyriakidou and Karolina Tagaris

ATHENS (Reuters) - In a land of ancient myths, modern Greeks have created some of their own about their ...