The chairman of the BBC Trust says he expects to receive a report next month on an editorial error which led to falsely accusing a senior politician as a pedophile.
TSX may open higher after Greek deal
(Reuters) – Canada's main stock index looked set to open higher on Tuesday after euro zone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund reached an agreement on a new debt target for Greece, paving way for the next tranche of aid. TOP STORIES * Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Monday ca lled on President Barack Obama to detail long-term spending cuts to help solve the country's fiscal crisis, while holding firm against the income tax rate increases for the wealthy that Democrats seek. … China's party paper falls for Onion joke about Kim
The online version of China's Communist Party newspaper has hailed a report by The Onion naming North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as the "Sexiest Man Alive" -- not realizing it is satire. Security dominates EU talks in Central Asia
Security issues have dominated talks between the European Union’s top envoy and Central Asian diplomats as the looming withdrawal of international military coalition from Afghanistan raises the specter of regional instability.
Will Mali be Africa's Afghanistan?
Halachi Maiga was present last March at the fall of Gao, in northeastern Mali. He remembers the shooting, the panic, the mud-daubed cars, the ransacked offices, the attackers crying “God is great!” Today, violent rule by gunmen has left him unsure of how peace can best be restored.
China's passport propaganda baffles experts
China's neighbors are seething with anger over new Beijing-issued passports that they see as the latest, underhand, Chinese jab in an ongoing regional row about maritime territory.
Arafat's exhumation could bring answers - or just more questions
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Russia's Cossacks start patrolling Moscow streets
Renowned for their sword-fighting prowess and notorious for their anti-Semitism in czarist Russia, the Cossacks are taking on new foes: beggars, drunks and improperly parked cars. Congo says rebels have "declared war"
The spokesman for Congo's military said the M23 rebels controlling the crucial, eastern city of Goma have "declared war" by refusing to leave the town and defying a deadline set by neighboring nations. 4 Ugandan bombing suspects claim FBI abused them
In a new report four terror suspects charged with killing 76 people watching the World Cup soccer final in 2010 claim they were physically abused during interrogation by United States FBI agents.
Israeli opponents of Iran strike sidelined in vote
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – At least two key advisers helping hold Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu back from a threatened war with Iran have been sidelined in a party primary to pick candidates for a January 22 election, political sources said on Tuesday. Dan Meridor and Benny Begin, two of eight cabinet ministers who form Netanyahu’s inner council, were trounced in an internal election by more hawkish members of the ruling Likud party on Monday, raising doubts over their return to the next government. …
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