BEIRUT (AP) - The main Syrian opposition group is pushing to form a breakaway interim government to rein in chaotic rebel-held areas in the north. But it faces objections from within its own ranks amid fears that such a move is premature and could le... [Full Article]
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - The public prosecutor's office in Bahrain says six people have been detained for allegedly defaming the country's ruler on Twitter. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Matt Scuffham and Steve Slater LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will resist calls to impose far stricter rules on how much banks can leverage their capital for investments and lending, insisting that there is no need to do so before 2018. The government... [Full Article]
By Bernardo Vizcaino DUBAI (Reuters) - The British government launched a campaign to promote London as a centre for Islamic finance, seeking to counter growing competition in that industry from rising centres such as Dubai and Kuala Lumpur. A task fo... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In early 2007, as signs of distress began appearing in securities backed by residential mortgages, executives at Standard & Poor's began advising analysts responsible for rating mortgage bonds that they should put the ph... [Full Article]
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Cory Booker, the constantly tweeting mayor of Newark, New Jersey, who intends to run for the U.S. Senate, said on Sunday that the federal government needs to reinvent the often overly formal way it uses social media. "I... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government has made it easier for local authority pension schemes to invest in infrastructure by doubling the amount they can invest to up to 30 percent of their assets, paving the way potentially for billions of pounds... [Full Article]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syrian state media have criticized the Obama administration's decision to provide aid to rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad, warning that the move could harm U.S. interests in the Middle East. (Source: Associ... [Full Article]
ROME (Reuters) - Western and Arab officials will meet representatives of the Syrian opposition in Istanbul next Monday to discuss military and humanitarian support for rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad, a European diplomatic source said on Th... [Full Article]
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) - Slovenia's parliament has ousted Prime Minister Janez Jansa and his conservative government and has named an opposition financial expert as his replacement. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
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