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Report of UK hacking of diplomats angers nations
diplomats ' phones and emails has prompted an angry response from traditional rival Russia and provoked demands for an investigation from Turkey and South Africa. Although spying on diplomats is as old as diplomacy ...
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For young immigrants a delayed coming of age
they were young and decided to stay, becoming unauthorized immigrants with no legal status. Now, one year after President Barack Obama announced an executive order allowing young people living in the U.S. illegally to stay and work, nearly 300,000 young adults previously living illegally in the United States have been granted permission to stay and work through the program, the most significant ...
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Carlyle plans more CLOs as closes 350 mln euro fund
LONDON, June 17 | Mon Jun 17, 2013 12:57pm EDT LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Private equity firm The Carlyle Group said on Monday it had raised a 350 million euro ($467.16 million) Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) fund to invest in European bank loans. CLOs package leveraged loans into different slices of risk and sell them to investors as bonds with varying yields. The fund, Carlyle ...
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Riot police target pockets of Istanbul protesters
Police fire tear gas as riot police spray water cannon at demonstrators who remained defiant after authorities evicted activists from an Istanbul park, making clear they are taking a hardline against attempts to rekindle protests that have shaken the country, near city's main Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 16, 2013.(AP Photo ...
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EU’s Barroso Pans ‘Reactionary’ French
Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, says Europe needs to pursue bilateral trade deals and that it also need to have more fiscal ...
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Report of British hacking raises hackles abroad
in Hong Kong. The Guardian newspaper says that the British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats' phones and emails when the U.K. hosted international conferences, even going so far as to set up a bugged Internet caf in an effort to get an edge in high-stakes negotiations. The Guardian cites more than half a dozen internal government documents provided by former ...
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A look at who is still held at Guantanamo
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba . Here's a look at where things stand: -- CURRENT POPULATION: The U.S. holds 166 men at the prison, down from a peak of about 680 in June 2003. -- GETTING OUT OF GUANTANAMO: Nearly 90 prisoners have been approved for either release or transfer, which in some cases will mean continued detention in their homeland or a third country. The new envoy appointed by Obama will ...
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Britains FTSE picks up after four-week rout
* FTSE 100 up 0.4 percent* Rise follows four weeks of losses* U.S. data boosts Weir, WolseleyBy Toni VorobyovaLONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index ...
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STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Resolution leads FTSE risers as JPM ups tgt
* FTSE 100 up 0.4 percent* Rise follows four weeks of losses* U.S. data boosts Weir, WolseleyBy Toni VorobyovaLONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index ...
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Police looking into Nigella Lawsons throat-grab pics
LONDON — British police said today they are investigating newspaper photos that show Nigella Lawson's husband Charles Saatchi with his hands around the celebrity chef's throat.The pictures drew widespread condemnation after they were published by the Sunday People tabloid. The paper said the images were taken during an argument at a London restaurant on June 9.Lawson's ...
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Messi faces a €4m tax investigation
Footballer Lionel Messi is facing legal action for EUR4m in unpaid income tax in Spain.The State prosecutor also took action against the Barcelona star's father, Jorge Horacio Messi.Both are accused of three offences against the public purse for allegedly defrauding millions on income tax returns for 2007, 2008 and 2009.The complaint, signed by prosecutor Raquel Amado, was submitted for ...
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Fiat scions sunglasses firm eyes 70 mln euro valuation-source
MILAN, June 13 | Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:59am EDT MILAN, June 13 (Reuters) - Italia Independent, the sunglasses firm set up by a descendant of Fiat founder Gianni Agnelli, could be valued at up to 70 million euros ($93 million) including debt in its upcoming stock market debut, a person close to the matter told Reuters. The Turin-based design company, which makes velour-framed sunglasses, ...
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US European Union Set to Start New Trade Pact Talks
European officials and U.S. President Barack Obama announced the agreement Monday to begin what are likely to be lengthy negotiations on the trade deal as the G8 summit opened at the Lough Erne golf resort in Northern Ireland. The first trade talks are set for Washington next month. The U.S. and 27-nation EU already account for nearly half of the global economy, with $1 trillion in annual ...
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Euro zone ministers to discuss bail-in rules in bank rescues
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers will discuss on Thursday how to decide which creditors will lose money and in what order during future bank rescues by the bloc's bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism.They will consider four potential options that range from shielding depositors and senior bondholders to imposing losses on some of them.The options are listed in a ...
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Guardian NSA leaker Snowden live chats in hiding
WASHINGTON -; NSA leaker Edward Snowden is defending his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat with The Guardian and attacking U.S. officials for calling him a ...
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Ex-NFL star Chad Johnson being released from jail
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -; Former NFL star Chad Johnson is being released immediately from jail after apologizing to a judge for lack of respect when he slapped his attorney on the backside in court last ...
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More Than $10 Billion in Orders For Big Jets in Paris
Big finance waded into a rain-soaked Paris Airshow with more than $10 billion in orders for jumbo passenger jets as planemakers duelled over strategy for large aircraft on Monday. The world's biggest aircraft lessor, a unit ...
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Chinese Students Attacked in Bordeaux
French politicians moved quickly to re-assure China after an attack on Chinese students in the Bordeaux region raised concerns about racism and threatened to tarnish Chinese investments into France's wine industry. On Friday, six Chinese students were attacked in Hortens (30 miles from Bordeaux) by three inebriated young Frenchmen. The incident, which occurred a little after midnight, left ...
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US-Style Super-Prisons in Britain
Britain should shut down 30 rundown prisons and build 12 modern "hub prisons" with a capacity of up to 3,000 inmates each, according to a new report from the think tank Policy Exchange. The study authored by a former prison governor suggests setting up a compound of housing units, with shared facilities located in a central hub, similar to U.S. super-prisons. Policy Exchange sees ...
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Supreme Court strikes down Arizona voter ID citizenship law
struck down an Arizona law that required voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship before registering to vote . In Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council, seven justices agreed that the Arizona law oversteps the state's authority by essentially invalidating the federal voter registration form. The form, established by a 1993 law, lets people register to vote by sending in a uniform ...
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Sweeping US-EU trade talks to start in July
President Barack Obama added a deal would be "a priority of mine" and that he was "confident we can get it done." Negotiations would focus on lowering tariffs and rules that hinder the trade of goods and services and is seen as a way of promoting new growth and jobs amid an uncertain global recovery. Summit host British Prime Minister David Cameron said the trade pact could ...
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Court Ariz. citizenship proof law illegal
View Photo Associated Press/J. Scott Applewhite - U.S. History students from Austin, Minn. High School visit the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, June 17, 2013, in anticipation of key decisions being announced. ...
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German economy to slow in summer report
THE German economy will slow this summer after a spring recovery, the central bank predicts in a report, citing weaker industrial orders and export ...
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U.K. police looking into Nigella Lawson throat-grab photos
British police said Monday they are investigating newspaper photos that show celebrity chef Nigella Lawson's husband, Charles Saatchi, with his hands around her throat. The pictures drew widespread condemnation after ...
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EU to approve ICEs $8.2bn NYSE buy without conditions -sources
"The deal is expected to be approved without any conditions," said one of the people, who declined to be identified because of the sensitivity of the ...
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