Tuesday, 2 October 2012


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Obama, Netanyahu got what they hoped for at U.N. meeting

01 Oct 2012
UNITED NATIONS - U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to get what they hoped for at the annual U.N. General Assembly after closing ranks to send a message to Iran that it may face war over its nuclear program.

Exclusive: Spain ready for bailout, Germany signals "wait"-sources

01 Oct 2012
Madrid - Spain is ready to request a euro zone bailout for its public finances as early as next weekend but Germany has signalled that it should hold off, European officials said on Monday.
People walk and jog past the Bank of England, London June 15, 2012. Reuters/Paul Hackett

Bank to hold fire as economy shows signs of life

The Bank of England is expected to hold off on an extension of its government bond buying programme for at least another month and officials' comments, if not economic data, have cast the first doubts on them doing so in November. Full Article
A Facebook application logo is pictured on a mobile phone in this photo illustration taken in Lavigny May 16, 2012. REUTERS/Valentin Flauraud

Facebook's pitch to advertisers: forget clicks

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook, stung by doubts that advertising on the social network delivers enough bang for the buck, is preparing to unveil data to counter its critics and show that "clicks," the current metric of choice, tell only half the story. Full Article
A demonstrator holds placards to protest U.S. debt in front of the Capitol in Washington July 18, 2011.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Election seen yielding status quo in Washington

WASHINGTON - The conventional wisdom in Washington is that a politically divided nation is likely to reinstall a largely familiar cast of characters in November. That's not good news for those hoping for an early deal on how to tackle the U.S. deficit. Full Article
A sailor looks at propaganda material of Truong Sa or Spratly islands at an exhibition as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the establishment of the 125 Naval Transport Brigade, also known as the No Number Naval Ships, in Vietnam's northern port city of Hai Phong October 21, 2011. REUTERS/Kham

Resources put maritime disputes back on map

WASHINGTON - From the melting and resource-rich Arctic to the eastern Mediterranean, the South Atlantic to the East China Sea, legal wrangling, diplomatic posturing and military saber rattling are all on the rise as powerful nations battle for vital resources. Full Article
Author Salman Rushdie poses for a photograph after an interview with Reuters in central London, September 28, 2012. Rushdie, best known for his Booker Prize-winning 1981 novel "Midnight's Children", has written a 633-page account of his time under police protection in Britain, telling in detail what it was like to live in the eye of a storm. REUTERS/Paul Hackett

Rushdie says writers losing influence in West

Salman Rushdie believes literature has lost much of its influence in the West, and movie stars like George Clooney and Angelina Jolie have taken the place of Susan Sontag and Norman Mailer when it comes to addressing the big issues. Full Article

Opposition supporters celebrate Georgian election win

Oct. 1 - Several thousand Georgian opposition supporters come to the streets of capital Tbilisi to celebrate after their leader claims election win. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)

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