A US resident detained without charge in Sudan after involvement in anti-government protests has been freed, a lawyer said on Friday, after Washington called for his release.
Small states squabble over euro zone's future
VIENNA/HELSINKI (Reuters) – Smaller euro zone countries that have retained top credit ratings through the region's crisis squabbled on Friday over whether struggling nations like Greece that threaten the currency union's stability should be kicked out. Top Austrian and Finnish politicians insisted they were committed to keeping the union intact after ministers from junior coalition parties said they were preparing for a break-up of the bloc, or called for countries that broke promises to be thrown out. … Governments make new efforts to avoid strategic shocks
LONDON (Reuters) – Blindsided by the “Arab Spring”, taken aback by the speed of the economic and geopolitical shift to Asia and apparently always a step behind on the Eurozone, Western governments are putting new effort into “horizon scanning” for coming seismic global shifts. For the United States and its allies, some worry the heightened focus on Iraq, Afghanistan and the “war on terror” meant the bigger picture was far too often ignored. …
New York Times CEO to get annual base salary of $1 million
(Reuters) – The New York Times Co will pay an annual base salary of $1 million to newly appointed CEO Mark Thompson, according to a regulatory filing made by the company on Friday. Thompson, who joined the company from the BBC on Tuesday, is also entitled to get an equity sign-on bonus of $3 million, the filing said. (Reporting by Siddharth Cavale; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)
Anthrax death sparks outbreak concern
LONDON (Reuters) – A British drug user has died from anthrax, health authorities said on Friday, triggering concerns a European outbreak of the rare infection among people who inject heroin may be worsening. The user was possibly infected by contaminated heroin and there were at least seven other similar cases across Europe, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) said in a statement. “It’s likely that further cases … will be identified as part of the ongoing outbreak in EU countries,” said the HPA’s Dilys Morgan. …
Road temporarily closed in Teton County to avoid run-ins between foraging bears, people
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. – Officials have closed a road in northwestern Wyoming after crowds of people gathered just feet away from foraging grizzly bears.
Lufthansa cabin crew delay strike decision
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Lufthansa cabin crew will decide next week whether to strike over pay, a move that could cause widespread flight disruption at Germany’s leading airline. The UFO union, which represents more than 10,000 flight attendants and pursers in Germany, said on Friday it had rejected Lufthansa’s latest offer but expected the airline to make a new proposal by the middle of next week. UFO chief negotiator Dirk Vogelsang told journalists that a strike seemed increasingly likely. …
Pussy Riot found guilty of hooliganism by Moscow court - BBC News
Judge Marina Syrova: "These three plus others… plotted together to undermine civil order, motivated by religious hatred" Three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot have been convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, over a protest in … 
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