Germany’s top court has ruled that a special parliamentary panel created to ensure the country could take quick action on Europe’s debt crisis when it needed to is “in large part” unconstitutional. The Constitutional Court ruled Tuesday that the nine-member group, which meets in secret, cannot approve loans or credit lines for financially troubled countries […]
Top German Court Limits Panel’s European Debt Role
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
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World Bank Protest Highlights China Reform Tension
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
Dissension over proposed economic reforms in China burst into the open Tuesday when a lone protester disrupted a press conference by World Bank President Robert Zoellick in Beijing. Zoellick, who is in China to explain a new report by the bank calling for structural economic reforms in the country, just started talking when Du Jianguo […]
In Full Campaign Voice, Obama Praises Auto Industry Bailout
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
President Barack Obama has given a rousing election-year endorsement of the government’s $80 billion bailout that rescued the once-faltering U.S. auto industry. Mr. Obama saluted a convention of unionized autoworkers in Washington Tuesday. He said they make him proud even as Republican presidential contenders seeking to win their party’s nomination to run against him in […]
UN Rights Chief Urges Cease-Fire as Syria Death Toll Mounts
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations human rights chief has called for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Syria, as forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed dozens more people in attacks on rebellious areas. Rights groups say government troops killed at least 41 civilians Tuesday throughout Syria, including 20 in an assault on the central protest hub of […]
Senegal Observers See Presidential Run-Off
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
European Union observers say Senegal is heading toward a presidential run-off, as unofficial results suggest no candidate won a first-round majority. Thijs Berman, chief of the EU election observer team in Senegal, said Tuesday that a second round is very likely, and that any other outcome seems statistically impossible. President Abdoulaye Wade said Monday that […]
UN Human Rights Council Expected to Condemn Syria
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations’ top human rights body is meeting in Geneva to consider a condemnation of Syria. At the Tuesday session the U.N. Human Rights Council is expected to support a resolution that accuses Syria of widespread human rights violations, persecution of anti-government activists and the use of heavy weapons in residential areas. The resolution […]
London Police Dismantle ‘Occupy’ Protest From Cathedral Courtyard
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
British authorities have evicted dozens of “Occupy London” protesters from the courtyard of St. Paul’s Cathedral, where the anti-capitalist activists had held continuous demonstrations since October. City officials accompanied by riot police dismantled about 50 tents at the makeshift campsite outside the world-famous cathedral early Tuesday. Police said they arrested about 20 protesters, some of […]
Sudan Appeals for Chinese Help in Settling Oil Dispute
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
Sudan has asked China for help in resolving a long-running dispute about oil revenues with newly independent South Sudan, while the south says it is looking for alternative sources of income. After meetings in Beijing Tuesday, Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti said Sudan will also consult with other partners, as it tries to end […]
Romney Trying to Avoid Home-State Primary Loss
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is trying to avoid a primary defeat in his native state, Michigan, where he once held a commanding lead in the polls and where his father was a popular governor. The contest is one of two key primaries Tuesday as Republicans choose their candidate to face Democratic President Barack […]
Stranded Italian Cruise Ship Being Towed to Seychelles
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 4:15 am (UTC-5)
A crippled Italian cruise ship that had been floating adrift off the coast of Seychelles is now being towed by a French fishing boat to a nearby island. Officials said it will take until Wednesday for the Costa Allegra to reach land. The ship lost power and became stranded in the Indian Ocean Monday after […]
