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Egypt’s Mursi says falls short of goals, seeks to assuage critics

YoopyaOct 7, 20120

By Shaimaa Fayed CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said on Saturday he had fallen short of goals he promised to fulfill in his first

Iran parliament may halt Ahmadinejad economic policy

YoopyaOct 7, 20120

(Reuters) – Iran’s parliament voted on Sunday to consider suspending plans for further reform of the country’s food and fuel subsidies, with legislators citing economic

Analysis: Europe braces for return of Germany’s “Madame Non”

YoopyaOct 7, 20120

(Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel is hardening her stance on additional help for struggling euro zone economies like Greece and Spain as pressure from parliamentary allies

Suspicions, doubts linger after pope’s butler verdict

YoopyaOct 7, 20120

(Reuters) – The swift conviction of Pope Benedict’s former butler leaves lingering suspicions that he was a pawn in a much larger Vatican intrigue involving

Chavez’s socialist rule at risk as Venezuelans vote

YoopyaOct 7, 20120

(Reuters) – Hugo Chavez loyalists blew bugles in a wake up call for voters on Sunday as the Venezuelan leader faced the biggest electoral challenge

Philippines, Muslim rebels agree landmark peace deal

YoopyaOct 7, 20120

(Reuters) – The Philippine government and Muslim rebels agreed a deal to end a 40-year conflict that has killed more than 120,000 people, President Benigno

Turkey strikes back at Syria after Erdogan warning

YoopyaOct 7, 20120

(Reuters) – Turkey returned fire after Syrian mortar bombs landed in a field in southern Turkey on Saturday, the day after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan