Euro zone, IMF secure deal on cutting Greek debt

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• Euro zone, IMF secure deal on cutting Greek debt
• Mursi opponents rally in Cairo's Tahrir
• China defense chief says military buildup no threat to the world
• Satellite photo shows increased activity at North Korean launch site
• Japan's prospective PM keeps up calls for bold BOJ stimulus
• Analysis: Despite 2011 disaster, pro-nuclear party could win power in Japan
• Bangladesh blames sabotage for factory fire; country mourns dead
• Rights group urges Pakistan judges to stop censoring media
• Syrian jets bomb rebel bases near Turkey border
• Uganda military chief: Congo M23 rebels to pull out of Goma
• Aide: Israel's former FM Livni returns to politics
• Experts exhume remains of Palestinian leader
• Taliban say they tried to kill Pakistani TV anchor
• Egypt's president stands by his decrees
• Rebels patrol in Congo city as deadline passes
• UN to vote Thursday on raising Palestinian status
• SKorea: US socialite to lose honorary consul title
• Tibetan students in west China clash with police
• Bangladeshis mourn garment-fire dead, plan protest
• Recent garment factory fires in Bangladesh
• Could Catalonia's vote boost Basque independence?
• Amid bitter leadership row, French conservatives tap Copé
• Indebted Caribbean tax havens look to tax foreign investors
• Deadly Bangladesh garment factory fire spotlights poor working conditions
• Global first: Brit visits all 201 states without flying
• Syrian rebels struggle to keep regime Air Force on the ground
• Russian NGOs say new law makes them look like spies
• Catalonian elections: Madrid is bad, austerity is worse
• A new party emerges in world's biggest democracy
• Ceasefire opens up deeper waters for Gaza's fishermen
• Syrian rebels forced to police their own as crime tarnishes reputation
• DR Congo's M23 rebel leader heads to Uganda for withdrawal talks

Euro zone, IMF secure deal on cutting Greek debt Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:24 AM PST BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund clinched agreement on reducing Greece's debt on Monday in a breakthrough to release urgently needed loans to keep the near-bankrupt economy afloat. After 12 hours of talks at their third meeting in as many weeks, Greece's international lenders agreed on a package of measures to reduce Greek debt by 40 billion euros, cutting it to 124 percent of gross domestic product by 2020. ...

Mursi opponents rally in Cairo's Tahrir Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:18 AM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Opponents of President Mohamed Mursi rallied in Cairo's Tahrir Square for a fifth day on Tuesday, stepping up calls to scrap a decree they say threatens Egypt with a new era of autocracy. The protest called by leftist, liberal and socialist groups marks an escalation of the worst crisis since the Muslim Brotherhood politician was elected in June and exposes the deep divide between newly empowered Islamists and their opponents. The crowd is expected to grow in the late afternoon but hundreds were already in the square after many camped overnight. ...

China defense chief says military buildup no threat to the world Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:53 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - China's military buildup poses no threat to the world, Defense Minister Liang Guanglie said on Tuesday, in an effort to allay fears among Asian neighbors amid long-running maritime disputes. The United States, Japan and many other Southeast Asian states have frequently expressed worries about China's double-digit defense spending increases and expanding naval reach, saying Beijing's plans lack transparency. "There is absolutely no need for that," Liang told Reuters, when asked about neighbors' concerns. ...

Satellite photo shows increased activity at North Korean launch site Posted: 26 Nov 2012 07:35 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new satellite image shows a marked increase in activity at a North Korean missile launch site, pointing to a possible long-range ballistic missile test by Pyongyang in the next three weeks, according to satellite operator DigitalGlobe Inc. The imagery was released days after a Japanese newspaper, the Asahi Shimbun, reported that U.S. intelligence analysts had detected moves that were seen as preparation by North Korea for a long-range missile launch as early as this month. DigitalGlobe, which provides commercial satellite imagery to the U.S. ...

Japan's prospective PM keeps up calls for bold BOJ stimulus Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:04 AM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's opposition leader and likely next premier, Shinzo Abe, kept up his rhetoric on Tuesday for bolder monetary and fiscal stimulus, warning that the country cannot restore fiscal health unless it beats deflation. Abe, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that is tipped to win next month's election, stressed that overcoming deflation was crucial not just to revive growth but also to fix Japan's fiscal health. Tax revenues would not increase, he said, unless companies and households started spending more in the belief that prices would rise in the future. ...

Analysis: Despite 2011 disaster, pro-nuclear party could win power in Japan Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:29 AM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese voters look likely to hand victory to a party that favours nuclear power in the first election since the March 2011 Fukushima radiation disaster - a result a baffled Greenpeace activist likens to one of the "wonders of the world". But even if the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) wins the December 16 election, it will not reflect any groundswell of popular support for nuclear power. ...

Bangladesh blames sabotage for factory fire; country mourns dead Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:35 AM PST DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh said on Tuesday a fire that killed 111 textile workers was sabotage as protesters took to the streets for a second day and garment factories across the world's second biggest clothes exporter stopped work to mourn the dead. The country's worst-ever industrial blaze broke out on Saturday and consumed a multi-storey building of a Tazreen Fashions factory. More than 150 workers were injured. ...

Rights group urges Pakistan judges to stop censoring media Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:02 AM PST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An international human rights group urged Pakistan judges on Tuesday to stop using their powers to censor media critical of the judiciary. Over the last two months, judges have threatened several media executives and journalists with contempt of court if they published reports criticizing the judiciary, New York-based Human Rights Watch said. "Judges have no special immunity from criticism," said Brad Adams, the group's Asia director. "Unless they want to be seen as instruments of coercion and censorship, they should immediately revoke these curbs on free expression. ...

Syrian jets bomb rebel bases near Turkey border Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:36 AM PST BUKULMEZ, Turkey (Reuters) - Syrian warplanes bombed two rebel bases near the Turkish border on Monday sending hundreds of people fleeing across the frontier. The attacks on the Free Syrian Army positions (FSA) in Atima and nearby Bab al-Hawa came a day before NATO and Ankara were due to start assessing where to station surface-to-air missiles on the Turkish side of the 900-km (560-mile) boundary. Turkey, a big supporter of rebels fighting to oust Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, has repeatedly scrambled jets along the border. ...

Uganda military chief: Congo M23 rebels to pull out of Goma Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:37 AM PST KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's military chief said on Tuesday that the leader of the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Colonel Sultani Makenga, has agreed to withdraw from the eastern cities of Goma and Sake. African leaders called on the rebels on Saturday to abandon their aim of toppling the government and leave the city of Goma they captured last week, hoping to prevent a descent into all-out war in a region dogged by nearly two decades of conflict. ...

Aide: Israel's former FM Livni returns to politics Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:18 AM PST An aide to Israel's former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni says she is returning to politics and will be heading a new party.

Experts exhume remains of Palestinian leader Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:30 AM PST Palestinian officials say Yasser Arafat's remains have been reburied, just hours after being exhumed as part of a probe into his death.

Taliban say they tried to kill Pakistani TV anchor Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:21 AM PST The Pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility for a failed assassination attempt against a prominent Pakistani TV anchor.

Egypt's president stands by his decrees Posted: 26 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi struck an uncompromising stand Monday over his seizure of near absolute powers, refusing in a meeting with top judicial authorities to rescind a package of constitutional amendments that placed his edicts above oversight by the courts.

Rebels patrol in Congo city as deadline passes Posted: 26 Nov 2012 04:02 PM PST Rebels widely believed to be backed by Rwanda and Uganda held their positions in this key eastern Congolese city that they seized last week, letting a midnight deadline for their withdrawal expire in the early hours of Tuesday.

UN to vote Thursday on raising Palestinian status Posted: 26 Nov 2012 05:21 PM PST The Palestinians said the U.N. General Assembly will vote Thursday afternoon on a resolution raising their status at the United Nations from an observer to a nonmember observer state, a move they believe is an important step toward a two-state solution with Israel.

SKorea: US socialite to lose honorary consul title Posted: 26 Nov 2012 06:34 PM PST South Korea will revoke an honorary title given to an American socialite tied to a scandal involving former CIA director David Petraeus, officials said Tuesday.

Tibetan students in west China clash with police Posted: 26 Nov 2012 07:39 PM PST Four more ethnic Tibetans have self-immolated to protest Chinese rule and at least 20 were hospitalized after clashing with police in a protest over a government booklet calling the Tibetan language irrelevant, a report and exile groups said Tuesday.

Bangladeshis mourn garment-fire dead, plan protest Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:30 PM PST Bangladesh held a day of mourning Tuesday for the 112 people killed in a weekend garment fire, and labor groups planned more protests to demand better worker safety in an industry notorious for operating in firetraps.

Recent garment factory fires in Bangladesh Posted: 26 Nov 2012 04:57 PM PST More than 315 people have died in fires in Bangladesh garment factories since 2006. The country has about 4,000 garment factories and earns about $20 billion a year from garment exports, mainly to the United States and Europe. Some recent deadly garment factory fires:

Could Catalonia's vote boost Basque independence? Posted: 26 Nov 2012 02:39 PM PST The results of Sunday's local elections in Catalonia will likely have most immediate impact in the independence-minded region and in the halls of Madrid's central government. But their effects within other Spanish communities that harbor hopes for independence may prove just as profound.

Amid bitter leadership row, French conservatives tap Copé Posted: 26 Nov 2012 02:10 PM PST An internal committee investigating the contentious Nov. 18 election for leadership of France's right-wing opposition UMP party has declared a winner, but the struggle between two prominent French conservatives over the UMP's top spot looks set to continue, likely in court.

Indebted Caribbean tax havens look to tax foreign investors Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:59 AM PST For a territory of just more than 56,000 people, the Cayman Islands boasts an impressive corporate roster: From some of the favorite US brands like Coca-Cola and Federal Express to the world's richest sports franchise, English football club Manchester United.

Deadly Bangladesh garment factory fire spotlights poor working conditions Posted: 26 Nov 2012 10:26 AM PST Just after a fire killed at least 112 workers at a garment factory in the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, another 10-story factory caught fire Monday morning, and thousands took to the streets to protest the factories' poor safety standards.

Global first: Brit visits all 201 states without flying Posted: 26 Nov 2012 10:32 AM PST A British adventurer has become the first person to travel to all 201 sovereign states in the world without flying, ending his four-year odyssey early Monday when he arrived in South Sudan, the world's newest nation.

Syrian rebels struggle to keep regime Air Force on the ground Posted: 26 Nov 2012 09:39 AM PST In recent weeks, Syrian opposition fighters have claimed a string of tactical gains, most recently capturing two regime bases, a helicopter base near Damascus, and a hydroelectric dam in the north of the country. The victories are said to have caused a significant blow to the morale of the embattled Syrian Army and brought the outgunned rebel forces closer to besieging the capital city and cutting off critical regime supply lines.

Russian NGOs say new law makes them look like spies Posted: 26 Nov 2012 09:14 AM PST Russian nongovernmental organizations are holding their breath a few days after a new law came into effect, requiring those who receive any amount of outside funding and engage in "public outreach" that authorities deem political to register as "foreign agents" and identify themselves as such in all their materials.

Catalonian elections: Madrid is bad, austerity is worse Posted: 26 Nov 2012 08:45 AM PST If there was one lesson from Sunday's elections in the Spanish region of Catalonia, it was this: Residents of Catalonia may want to be rid of Madrid's central government, but they want to be rid of austerity even more.

A new party emerges in world's biggest democracy Posted: 26 Nov 2012 08:35 AM PST The world's largest democracy gave birth to a new political party today, this one focused on fighting corruption.

Ceasefire opens up deeper waters for Gaza's fishermen Posted: 26 Nov 2012 08:15 AM PST For the first time in more than three years, Gaza fisherman Mushtaq Zedan took his boat out Saturday to the deeper, more abundant waters that were off limits to him under the Israeli blockade.

Syrian rebels forced to police their own as crime tarnishes reputation Posted: 26 Nov 2012 07:40 AM PST When informants tipped off Abu Al Hiba to an Islamist Free Syrian Army unit's plan to rob an abandoned wire factory, he immediately dispatched some of his men to guard the factory and told the group that they were urgently needed on the front line. The group, which Mr. Hiba questioned was even a legitimate FSA unit, begrudgingly packed up and went to fight, leaving the factory unmolested.

DR Congo's M23 rebel leader heads to Uganda for withdrawal talks Posted: 26 Nov 2012 05:53 AM PST The leader of the Congolese rebel group M23, which sacked the city of Goma a week ago, is set to meet officials in neighboring Uganda for negotiations over the group's withdrawal. But various reports indicate that M23 is operating under the auspices of the Rwandan government, suggesting that a resolution to the immediate crisis may require international pressure as well.

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