By Timothy Heritage and Maria Tsvetkova | MOSCOW (Reuters) – Three women from the Russian punk band Pussy Riot were sentenced to two years in jail on Friday for their protest in a church against President Vladimir Putin, an outcome supporters described … Romney, Obama teams clash over tax returns - Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama's re-election campaign said on Friday that if Mitt Romney releases five years of his tax returns, it would not press the Republican presidential challenger to release more – a proposal quickly rejected by … West Nile spraying slowed by rain; officials stay determined - Los Angeles Times
Diaspora doctors heed homeland calling on Aleppo front line
A few days ago, Hazem left his wife and 11-month-old son in England and flew to Turkey with another Syrian-born doctor from Manchester to offer help on the front line in Aleppo. DR Congo intervention force to have 4,000 troops: minister
An international military intervention planned for the Democratic Republic of Congo's restive east would have 4,000 troops from different African countries, Defence Minister Alexandre Luba Ntambo said Friday. Israeli opposition: Solo Iran strike ineffective
Israel’s opposition leader Shaul Mofaz says an Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear sites would be ineffective without U.S. support.
Russian sentence on Pussy Riot 'disproportionate': Britain
Britain added its voice to the international chorus of criticism of Russia on Friday after a court jailed three members of punk band Pussy Riot for criticising President Vladimir Putin. British threats in WikiLeaks case 'stupid' - expert
Britain is considering using an obscure law to extract Julian Assange from Ecuador's embassy in London, but law experts say the possibility is slim — and one says London's actions are "stupid". Hundreds hold Quds Day rally in Gaza
Hundreds of Palestinians held a protest in the Gaza Strip Friday against Israel and its hold over Jerusalem on the annual Iranian-inspired Quds (Jerusalem) Day. Philippine rights chief urges 'death squad' probe
The Philippines' human rights chief called on Friday for a political ally of President Benigno Aquino to be investigated over a vigilante "death squad" that carried out hundreds of killings. U.S. faces stiff opposition to emergency oil release plans
HOUSTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama faced stiff resistance to the possibility of releasing emergency oil reserves to damp down prices on Friday, with key Asian allies and the head of the West’s energy agency rejecting any need for action. A day after Reuters reported that the White House was “dusting off” plans for potentially tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), the executive director of the International Energy Agency, Maria van der Hoeven, was blunt in her assessment: “There is no reason for a release.” The IEA “bases our actions on data and reality. …
JPMorgan loan growth drive leads to BofA territory
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co this week added a team of commercial bankers in Charlotte, North Carolina, the hometown of its rival Bank of America Corp , as it seeks growth in territory where it doesn’t have branches. Commercial banking isn’t the biggest revenue generator for JPMorgan, but it is an increasingly important source of earnings growth for the largest U.S. bank, as companies expand their borrowing at a rapid clip. …
Syria's battling economy may hold on with help from friends
The Syrian economy has been hit hard by more than 17 months of revolt but may still hold on despite international sanctions with the help of friendly countries such as Russia, Iran and Iraq, experts say. Lonmin pledges to bury S.African mineworkers, aid families
Lonmin, the world's number three platinum producer, on Friday pledged to help identify and bury 34 mineworkers killed by police during a protest over wages, the deadliest since the end of apartheid. Tokyo's anti-nuclear protesters remember WWII
Japanese anti-nuclear demonstrators on Friday recounted the horror of World War II, days after the region marked Tokyo’s surrender nearly seven decades earlier.
Caterpillar workers ratify new contract, ending strike
(Reuters) – Caterpillar Inc , the world’s largest maker of construction equipment, said Friday about 800 workers at a plant in Joliet, Illinois, have ratified a six-year labor agreement, ending a nearly four-month strike. Caterpillar said it more than tripled the bonus offered to union members for ratifying the deal, to $3,100 per member. Striking workers will begin returning to work next week, company spokesman Rusty Dunn said. …
Hezbollah says can make Israeli lives 'hell'
Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah will transform the lives of Israelis to "hell" if Israel attacks Lebanon, its leader said on Friday, adding that the group would not hesitate to hit targets that would leave tens of thousands of Israelis dead. Syrian protesters lash out over regime onslaughts
Syrians took to the streets of the northern rebel-held town of Marea after weekly Muslim prayers on Friday, lashing out angrily as the regime's bloody onslaught shows no sign of abating. In UK threat to Ecuador, experts see mistake
It was a warning meant to remind Ecuador that Britain's patience has limits. But as the stalemate over Julian Assange settled in Friday, it appeared London's veiled threat that it could storm Ecuador's embassy and drag Assange out has backfired -- drawing supporters to the mission where the WikiLeaks founder is holed up and prompting angry denunciations from Ecuador and elsewhere. Peregrine CEO pleads not guilty to lying to regulators
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Russell Wasendorf Sr., chief executive of failed futures brokerage Peregrine Financial Group, pleaded not guilty to lying to federal regulators on Friday. The widely expected move likely sets the stage for an eventual plea agreement, legal observers said, after Wasendorf confessed last month to bilking his customers out of millions of dollars. …
Spain's Ferrovial to sell BAA stake to Qatar Holding
The Spanish construction group Ferrovial said Friday it will sell off a further 10-percent stake in British airport operator BAA which controls London's Heathrow airport. Calm returns to Gabon, opposition vows to fight on
Calm returned to Gabon's capital Friday as the nation celebrated its independence day, though opposition supporters vowed to continue their campaign to oust President Ali Bongo Ondimba. White House says Obama 'disappointed' by verdict against Russian punk band
WASHINGTON – A White House spokesman says President Barack Obama is disappointed by the two-year prison sentence imposed on a punk band in Russia for protesting president Vladimir Putin.
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