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Greece warns bailout rebels of disaster

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:07:46 -0500

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos told lawmakers to back a deeply unpopular EU/IMF rescue in a vote on Sunday or condemn the country to a "vortex" of recession.

Romney, Paul make final pitches to Maine Republicans

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:15:52 -0500

NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine (Reuters) - Maine's Republican presidential caucuses look like a two-man race between Mitt Romney, the party's current front-runner who is trying to avoid a fourth straight state loss within a week, and libertarian-leaning Ron Paul.

Obama budget signals election-year tax battle

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:58:07 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek billions of dollars for jobs and infrastructure in his 2013 budget, an appeal to voters that draws election-year battle lines over taxes and spending as Republicans slammed him for "debt, doubt and decline."

Iran to announce nuclear progress: Ahmadinejad

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:07:32 -0500

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday that the Islamic Republic, targeted by tougher Western sanctions, would soon announce advances in its nuclear program.

Syrian forces shell Homs; truce in mountain town

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:14:35 -0500

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded districts of the city of Homs on Saturday in their drive to crush a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, whose ally Russia said it would not support an Arab peace plan circulating at the United Nations.

British police arrest five at Murdoch's Sun newspaper

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:50:02 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - British police on Saturday arrested five senior staff at News Corporation's mass-circulation newspaper The Sun as part of investigations into journalists paying police for information.

Exclusive: Pentagon budget eyes $178.8 bln for R&D, procurement

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:33:55 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon's $525 billion budget plan for fiscal 2013 calls for spending of $178.8 billion to develop and buy new warships, fighter jets and other major weapons, a 7.5 percent drop from the level initially projected for the coming year, according to a detailed budget document obtained by Reuters.

Top U.S. general discusses NGO case in Cairo

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:12:04 -0500

CAIRO (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer met Egypt's ruling generals in Cairo on Saturday and discussed the case of U.S. pro-democracy activists charged in an investigation that has strained ties between Cairo and Washington.

Libya wants Gaddafi son extradited, Niger balks

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:54:09 -0500

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya urged Niger on Saturday to extradite Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi, saying his call for Libyans to prepare for a "coming uprising" threatened bilateral ties.

A year since Mubarak ousted, strike call shows divisions

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:53:16 -0500

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt marked the first anniversary of the popular overthrow of Hosni Mubarak on Saturday, but a poor turnout for a strike called by activists to protest the slow pace of change from military rule laid bare the country's deep divisions.