LONDON (Reuters) – Nick Clegg, leader of the junior party in Britain's ruling coalition, denounced Davi d Cameron's pledge to hold a referendum on quitting the European Union, as polls on Sunday indicated the prime minister's move may gain him votes. "It is not in the national interest when we have this fragile recovery," said Clegg, whose Liberal Democrats strongly favor closer EU ties, in contrast to many members of Cameron's Conservative party. "I don't think it helps at all. … UK: Specific threat to Westerners in Somaliland
LONDON (AP) -- British diplomats say that there is a specific threat to Westerners in the Somaliland region of Somalia and have urged any British citizens in the area to leave immediately.
Clegg slams EU vote, polls show boost for PM
LONDON (Reuters) – Nick Clegg, leader of the junior party in the ruling coa lition, denounced David Cameron's pledge to hold a referendum on quitting the European Union, as polls on Sunday indicated the prime minister's move may gain him votes. "It is not in the national interest when we have this fragile recovery," said Clegg, whose Lib Dems strongly favour closer EU ties, in contrast to many members of Cameron's Conservative party. "I don't think it helps at all. … Labor rights groups seek action after Bangladesh factory blaze
DHAKA (Reuters) – International labor rights groups called on Sunday for global clothing retailers to ensure adequate safety measure s for garment workers in Bangladesh after a blaze killed seven employees at a small factory. Saturday's fire gutted Smart Exports Garment Ltd, just two months after Bangladesh's worst ever factory blaze killed 112 workers and injured 150 at Tazreen Fashions Ltd, a multi-storey garment workshop in Dhaka's Ashulia suburb. In a joint statement issued after the latest blaze, three organizations asked retailers and brands to sign a fire safety agreement with … Holocaust victims mourned at Auschwitz and beyond
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Holocaust survivors, politicians, religious leaders and others are marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day with solemn prayers and the now oft-repeated warnings to never let such horrors happen again. Here's a look at some of the most deadly nightclub fires in recent memory
A fire that swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday appears to be the deadliest in a decade. Here is a look at some other recent big nightclub fires:
Police up death toll to 245 in Brazil club fire
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- A fire swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing at least 245 people and leaving at least 200 injured, police and firefighters said. A look at notable deadly nightclub fires
A fire that swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday appears to be the deadliest in a decade. Here is a look at some other recent big nightclub fires: Mass funeral held in Egypt after riots kill 37
PORT SAID, Egypt (AP) -- Tens of thousands of mourners poured into the streets of the restive Egyptian city of Port Said on Sunday for a mass funeral for most of the 37 people killed in rioting a day earlier, chanting slogans against Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. 
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