European leaders are staking out strong positions as they gathered Thursday for what promises to be a turbulent and long summit on the 7-year budget for the 27-country European Union. Rebels seize army base in eastern Syria
Activists say Syrian rebels have seized a key military base with artillery stockpiles in the country's east. Sudan says it foiled a military coup attempt
Sudanese authorities say they have foiled a military coup and that several military officers and civilians involved in the scheme have been arrested.
M23 rebels press forward after east Congo gains
A rebel group seeking to overthrow the Congolese government is now focusing its aim on seizing the strategic eastern town of Bukavu. Forget Nobel Peace Prize, EU launches summit warfare
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union may have won the Nobel Peace Prize this year, but to many EU leaders, officials, diplomats and even journalists, it can feel more like a torture chamber. Incre asingly, Europe is governed at night by leaders in an advanced state of exhaustion, disregarding scientific evidence that this can lead to bad decisions, or non-decisions. Over the past three years, the EU has held 25 summits to try to tackle its debt crisis and related economic turmoil, with few of those meetings ending before 3 or 4 a.m. … Clarke doubles up to put Australia in charge
ADELAIDE (Reuters) – Michael Clarke blasted his second double-century in consecutive innings to drive Australia to a mammoth first-day tota l of 482-5 in the second test on Thursday as South Africa's ailing pace attack was brought to its knees. Captain Clarke blasted 39 fours and a six in a sparkling unbeaten 224 at Adelaide Oval to demoralise the Proteas after they lost paceman Vernon Philander before play started with a back injury and Jacques Kallis with a suspected hamstring injury after lunch. … Rare white tiger escapes from enclosure in Czech zoo, injures 2 employees
PRAGUE – An official says a rare white tiger has attacked two employees in a Czech zoo after escaping from its enclosure.
China angers neighbors with sea claims on new passports
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines and Vietnam condemned Chinese passports containing a map of China’s disputed maritime claims on Thursday, branding the new design a violation of their sovereignty. The map means countries disputing the Chinese claims will have to stamp microchip-equipped passports of countless visitors, in effect acquiescing to the Chinese point of view. Stand-offs between Chinese vessels and the Philippine and Vietnamese navies in the South China Sea have become more common as China increases patrols in waters believed to hold vast reserves of oil and natural gas. …
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