* Assange lawyer says Sweden now needs to act * Says client can be questioned by Sweden at Ecuador embassy STOCKHOLM Aug 16 (Reuters) – Julian Assange feared Sweden would hand him over to the United States where he would be jailed for life if he … Duke of Edinburgh responds well to hospital treatment
LONDON (Reuters) – The Queen's 91-year-old husband Prince Philip, who has been admitted to hospital after a recurrence of a bladder infection, is responding well to treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was taken to hospital for the third time in eight months on Wednesday while he and the queen were staying at Balmoral, their Scottish royal residence. He was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. "The Duke of Edinburgh is responding well to treatment. … London shares rise
London shares made modest gains on Thursday as British retail sales climbed and the US economy continued its slow pace of recovery. Wave of attacks in northern, central Iraq kill 22
A wave of insurgent attacks killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens in central and northern Iraq on Thursday, the latest series of persistent strikes aimed at undermining the government's authority. UK queen's husband responds well to hospital treatment
LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth’s 91-year-old husband Prince Philip, who has been admitted to hospital after a recurrence of a bladder infection, is responding well to treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was taken to hospital for the third time in eight months on Wednesday while he and the queen were staying at Balmoral, their Scottish royal residence. He was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. “The Duke of Edinburgh is responding well to treatment. …
Insight: Zimbabweans suffer under auctioneer's hammer
CHINHOYI, Zimbabwe (Reuters) – According to the official figures, Zimbabwe’s economy is booming. The agony etched on the faces of those in the auction rooms in Chinhoyi, watching helplessly as prized possessions go for a song, tells a very different story. Zimbabweans from all walks of life are drowning in debt after the implosion of a three-year credit bubble. High-rollers are losing mansions and limousines; ordinary people chickens and pots and pans. The only ones doing well are the auctioneers holding the sales and the newspapers advertising them. …
China urges visiting Syria envoy to end violence
China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi urged a visiting Syrian envoy on Thursday to implement a ceasefire and accept international mediation to end the violence wracking the country. Thailand holds 'peace talks' with Muslim militants
Thailand said Thursday it was holding peace talks with some Muslim insurgent groups in its violence-wracked south, in a policy reversal which follows a recent surge in militant attacks. Fiji leader tells constitution boss to stay out of politics
Fiji's military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama on Thursday warned the academic charged with drafting the Pacific nation's new constitution to concentrate on his job and not get involved in politics. Key Taliban member calls for end to war
A key member of the Taliban has called for an end to the 10-year war in Afghanistan and for peace talks, demanding prisoner releases and an end to sanctions on rebel leaders to quicken the process. Art performer, poet, software programmer - three faces behind mask of Russia's Pussy Riot band
thus the balaclavas that made the members both unrecognizable and fearsome.
Memorial event set for victims of 1987 crash of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 near Detroit
ROMULUS, Mich. – Family members of those who died in a plane crash near Detroit Metropolitan Airport 25 years ago are expected to attend a Thursday memorial at the crash site.
UK 'threat' to grab Julian Assange outrages Ecuador, but experts say move risky and unlikely
LONDON – It is an inviolable diplomatic principle: British law and the British police cannot reach inside the embassy of a foreign country.
Spain exports a cushion, no springboard for growth
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish goods exports extended a strong run of growth in June, but a reliance on European buyers and the slow pace of structural reform mean policymakers’ hopes that a rapidly improving trade balance may rescue the economy look misplaced. Goods exports hit 18.9 billion euros ($23.2 billion), economy ministry figures showed on Thursday, meaning they rose in five of the first six months of 2012 and, excluding energy trades, outpaced imports by 1.2 billion euros in June. …
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