PARIS (AP) -- The French are all for sex and all for family -- so long you're having sex to create one. Anything dealing with assisted reproduction makes a sizable portion of them uncomfortable, as the president's plans to legalize gay marriage have unexpectedly exposed. Greek doctors, public transport workers on strike
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Public transport workers in the Greek capital have walked off the job in a 24-hour strike, snarling traffic around Athens, while a doctors’ strike has left hospitals functioning with emergency staff.
Australian opposition leader warns of second election
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia faces a possible fourth straight year of p olitical instability after opposition leader Tony Abbott, on track to win power in a September election, threatened a second poll if a hostile upper house rejects his plan to scrap a tax on carbon. One day after Prime Minister Julia Gillard surprised voters by announcing a September 14 election, Abbott on Thursday promised to scrap a carbon tax if he wins office, but added he would call a second election if a hostile Senate rejected his plans. … House prices rise more than forecast in January - Nationwide
LONDON (Reuters)- British house prices rose more than expected this month compared with December and stopped their annual decline, helped by the central bank's scheme to boost lending, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Thursday. Nationwid e data showed that house prices ticked up 0.5 percent on the month after a slightly upwardly revised flat reading in December. Compared with January 2012, prices were unchanged, avoiding a decline for the first time since last February. Both the monthly and the annual figures were better than forecast by analysts. … Deutsche Bank posts huge Q4 loss to pay for clean-up
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank's posted a fourth-quarter pretax loss of 2.6 billion euros ($3.5 billion) hit by hefty litigation and restructuring charges as the bank downsizes to a leaner investment banking environment under new leadership. Germany's largest lender said strong operating results at its business divisions were overshadowed by a 1.9 billion euro goodwill impairment to pay for a new divisional structure and to hive off assets into a non-core unit. … Magnitude-6.8 quake shakes northern Chile, swaying buildings
SANTIAGO, Chile – A magnitude-6.8 earthquake shook offices, toppled supermarket shelves and broke windows Wednesday in north-central Chile, where people fled some buildings in panic.
French troops deployed in last Mali rebel strongholds
DOUENTZA, Mali/PARIS (Reuters) – French troops seized the airport in Mali's northern town of Kidal, the last urban stronghold held by Islamist insurgents, as they mov ed to wrap up the first phase of a military operation to wrest northern Mali from rebel hands. France has deployed some 4,500 troops in a three-week ground and air offensive to break the Islamist rebels' 10-month grip on major northern towns. The mission is aimed at heading off the risk of Mali being used as a springboard for jihadist attacks in the wider region or Europe. … 'The Sapphires' sparkles at Australian film awards
SYDNEY (AP) -- “The Sapphires” has won the crown jewels of Australian film awards.
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