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Angry Turkish PM tells Israel "thou shalt not kill"

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:30:05 GMT

ANKARA (Reuters) - Israel's only Muslim ally Turkey accused the Jewish state on Friday of betraying its own biblical law, escalating its furious rhetoric since the killing of nine Turkish activists on board a Gaza-bound aid ship.

Hungary debt fears gnaw at euro

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:06:40 GMT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The possibility of a Hungarian debt crisis pushed the euro to a four-year low against the dollar on Friday and reignited fears more Eastern European nations could reveal financial frailties.

BP begins capturing some oil from Gulf gusher

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:02:36 GMT

VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - BP began capturing some oil spewing from a 46-day gusher on Friday after installing a containment cap atop a ruptured Gulf of Mexico well, as tar balls began washing ashore on the Florida coast.

Lead poisoning from mining kills 163 in Nigeria

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:41:43 GMT

DARETA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Lead poisoning caused by illegal gold mining has killed 163 Nigerians, most of them children, since March in remote villages, a government official said on Friday.

South Korea complains to U.N. over North's "blatant" act

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:11:00 GMT

UNITED NATIONS/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - South Korea took its dispute with North Korea to the U.N. Security Council on Friday, saying Pyongyang must admit to sinking its warship and that its "reprehensible" action was endangering peace.

Afghan gathering agrees peace moves with Taliban

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:51:35 GMT

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan tribal elders and religious leaders agreed Friday to make peace with the Taliban, handing President Hamid Karzai a mandate to open negotiations with the insurgents who are fighting foreign forces and his government.

Japan ruling party picks Kan for PM before election

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:50:51 GMT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Finance Minister Naoto Kan, a fiscal conservative with an image as a challenger to the status quo, was elected as Japan's next premier on Friday, improving the ruling party's chances in a national election and raising hopes of bolder steps to fix tattered public finances.

McDonald's recalls 13.4 million "Shrek" drinking glasses

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:45:24 GMT

DETROIT (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp has recalled at least 13.4 million "Shrek"-themed drinking glasses in the United States and Canada after consumers were warned to stop using them because they contain the toxic metal cadmium.

New Apple iPhone on tap but may fail to dazzle

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:25:40 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's next-generation iPhone, which CEO Steve Jobs is widely expected to unveil on Monday, will have to really set new standards in multimedia content and function to wow Wall Street and consumers.

G20 policymakers candid about world economic risks

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:25:06 GMT

BUSAN, South Korea (Reuters) - Leading policymakers spoke with unusual frankness on Friday of their fears that the euro zone's financial and banking woes could derail the global economic recovery.

Egyptian court says no to gas exports to Israel

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:08:04 GMT

CAIRO (Reuters) - A Cairo court on Tuesday overruled the Egyptian government's decision to allow exports of natural gas to Israel and said the constitution gave parliament the right to decide on sales of natural resources.

Egyptian court says no to gas exports to Israel

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:08:04 GMT

Egyptian court says no to gas exports to Israel

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:08:04 GMT

Egyptian court says no to gas exports to Israel

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:08:04 GMT

REFILE-Kuwait ask KIA to set up fund to invest in bourse

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:08:00 GMT

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait has asked its soverign wealth fund to set up a long-term fund to invest in local bourse, the cabinet said on Tuesday.

REFILE-Kuwait ask KIA to set up fund to invest in bourse

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:08:00 GMT

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait has asked its soverign wealth fund to set up a long-term fund to invest in local bourse, the cabinet said on Tuesday.

REFILE-Kuwait ask KIA to set up fund to invest in bourse

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:08:00 GMT

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait has asked its soverign wealth fund to set up a long-term fund to invest in local bourse, the cabinet said on Tuesday.

REFILE-Kuwait ask KIA to set up fund to invest in bourse

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:08:00 GMT

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait has asked its soverign wealth fund to set up a long-term fund to invest in local bourse, the cabinet said on Tuesday.

Nasdaq OMX to list in Dubai, DIFX rebrands

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:07:59 GMT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX Group , which owns a third of the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX), will list on the Gulf Arab bourse on Nov. 20, and urged other companies on its exchanges to follow suit.

Nasdaq OMX to list in Dubai, DIFX rebrands

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:07:59 GMT

Nasdaq OMX to list in Dubai, DIFX rebrands

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:07:59 GMT

Nasdaq OMX to list in Dubai, DIFX rebrands

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:07:59 GMT

INTERVIEW-UPDATE 1-Egypt's OCI sees construction revenue rising

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:07:53 GMT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Orascom Construction , Egypt's largest builder by market value, sees construction revenue growing up to 50 percent in 2009 thanks to a boom in infrastructure projects, its chairman said on Tuesday.

Kuwait MPs to question PM on Iran cleric visit

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:07:53 GMT

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Three members of Kuwait's parliament requested on Tuesday to question the prime minister after he allowed a controversial Iranian Shi'ite Muslim cleric to visit Kuwait, provoking an outcry among some deputies.

Pirates hijack oil supertanker off east Africa

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:07:53 GMT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Somali pirates have captured a fully laden Saudi supertanker far off east Africa, seizing the biggest vessel ever hijacked with a cargo of oil worth over $100 million in an attack that pushed world crude prices higher.