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Arab leaders won't tell Syrian president to quit
Mar 26th, 2012
Iraq's top diplomat said Monday that Arab leaders meeting in Baghdad this week will not demand the resignation of Syrian President Bashar Assad, and that opposition forces to his regime need to agree on a single strategy for ending the crisis. (Source: Associated Press) -
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - The Arab Spring uprisings that toppled four Arab leaders have forced Mideast governments to allow more freedom of expression and of the press, Jordan's prime minister said Monday, but critics charged that Jordan itself is not doing enough. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Luke Baker BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders will discuss how to combat aggressive tax avoidance by major companies such as Amazon, Google and Apple at a summit on Wednesday, and cut the estimated 1 trillion euros a year the EU loses to tax evasion or avoidance. The four-hour summit was originally called to discuss energy policy, but investi... [Full Article]
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Sitting on a dirty straw mat on the parched ground of southern Afghanistan, Masooma sank deeper inside a giant black shawl. Hidden from view, her words burst forth as she told her side of what happened to her family sometime before dawn on March 11, 2012. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held town under attack by President Bashar Assad's troops and their allies from the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group said on Wednesday that it would be able to meet new capital requirements without having to issue new equity or contingent capital, after Britain's financial regulator updated the bank on its position. Lloyds said it was confident in its capital position and re-affirmed previous targets for its core tier ... [Full Article]