CADIZ, Spain (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Saturday that a draft European budget was unacceptable. The proposed seven-year budget would turn Spain into a net contributor to the EU for the first time by cutting aid and subsidies. European Union chief Herman Van Rompuy proposed a compromise draft EU budget on Wednesday, aiming to go part way to meeting spending cut demands from Britain, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands. Van Rompuy's draft would cut 80 billion euros out of the roughly 1 trillion euro ($1. … Tycoon Slim invests in troubled Spanish team Real Oviedo
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The world’s richest man, Carlos Slim, is set to become the top shareholder in troubled Spanish soccer team Real Oviedo after investing 2 million euros ($2.4 million) in the club, his third known sports acquisition so far this year. Real Oviedo, once a top team, has gradually lost its luster amid deep financial and labor troubles. They last played in the top flight in 2001 and are now down in the regional Segunda B (third tier) and are currently fourth, five points behind leaders Tenerife. …
Alps murder probe widens to maniacs and gun users-BBC
LONDON (Reuters) – French police investigating a quadruple murder on a remote Alpine road two months ago have widened their probe to gun users and mentally disturbed people in the region after failing to find a motive for the killing, the BBC reported on Saturday. Officers plan to investigate hundreds of people fitting the profile over the unexplained shooting of three members of a British family and a French cyclist near the village of Chevaline, close to the Swiss and Italian borders. …
Latin America pledges support for Iberia, warns on austerity
CADIZ, Spain (Reuters) – Latin America on Saturday pledged investment opportunities for recession-hit Spanish and Portuguese companies but warned its former colonial masters drastic cost cutting would only deepen their misery. The economic plight of Iberia dominated a two-day summit of leaders from Spain, Portugal and Latin America in the southern Spanish city of Cadiz – a principle port for Spanish galleons loaded with riches in the days of empire. In a reversal of fortune, Spain and Portugal are now banking on Latin American markets to get them on the road to recovery. …
Greeks march to commemorate student uprising
Greeks took to the streets by the tens of thousands on Saturday to commemorate the 39th anniversary of a deadly student uprising against the country's former dictatorship. U.N. attack helicopters hit rebels in eastern Congo
KINSHASA (Reuters) – United Nations attack helicopters hit rebel positions in eastern Congo on Saturday after insurgents gained ground in heavy fighting with government troops, the U.N. said. The clashes to the south of the town Kibumba mean the rebels have advanced to within 30 km (18 miles) of Goma, the closest they have been to North Kivu’s provincial capital since a rebellion exploded in the eastern provinces eight months ago. …
Activists say Syrian rebels took control of airport in country's east along border with Iraq
BEIRUT – Activists say Syrian rebels have taken control of an airport in the country’s east along the border with Iraq after days of heavy fighting with the forces of President Bashar Assad.
Israel bombards Gaza Strip, shoots down rocket
Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with about 300 airstrikes Saturday and shot down a Palestinian rocket fired at Tel Aviv, the military said, widening a blistering assault to include the Hamas prime minister's headquarters, a police compound and a vast network of smuggling tunnels. Activists: Syrian rebels take control of airport
Activists say Syrian rebels have taken control of an airport in the country's east along the border with Iraq after days of h eavy fighting with the forces of President Bashar Assad. U.S. denies visas to Iran officials for U.N. meeting: report
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States has denied visas to Iranian officials hoping to attend a U.N. meeting in New York, Iran’s state news agency reported on Saturday. The Iranian judiciary’s Human Rights Headquarters said in a statement that the United States denied visas to members of an Iranian delegation that planned to travel to a meeting of the United Nations’ Third Committee, which focuses on social issues and human rights, state news agency IRNA said. “The U.S. …
German Greens avoid split by re-electing leftist
HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) – Germany's Greens party re-elected its two party leaders on Saturday with overwhelming majorities that put to rest speculat ion of a schism between its centrist and left wings ahead of next year's election. Claudia Roth, a left-winger defeated a week ago in her bid to become one of two lead candidates in 2013, was elected to another two years as party co-chair with 88.5 percent backing. … 
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