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Papandreou rules out early Greek election (Reuters)

November 7th, 2010

Reuters - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou ruled out calling a snap parliamentary election on Sunday after apparently winning enough support in local elections to press ahead with an austerity…

Wenger rules out Rooney raid after Gunners romp (AFP)

October 19th, 2010

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger ruled out entering the race to sign Wayne Rooney after watching the Gunners turn on a dazzling display of goalscoring as they swespt aside Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1, in their Chapions League Group H clash.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger ruled out entering the race to sign Wayne Rooney after watching the Gunners turn on a dazzling display of goalscoring.


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EU signs off on tougher budget rules (AP)

October 18th, 2010

European Central Bank President Jean Claude Trichet gestures during a round table meeting of eurogroup finance ministers at the Kiem Center in Luxembourg on Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. European finance ministers  plan to hash out a deal on stricter budget rules to avoid another government debt crisis, as a surging euro casts doubt on the continent's fragile economic recovery. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - Ending months of intense debate, EU governments on Monday agreed on tougher budget rules for euro-zone nations that can trigger fines for countries racking up big deficits and…

Indian court rules disputed India holy site split (AP)

September 30th, 2010

India's Rapid Action Force soldiers patrol in front of a mosque in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. An Indian court ruled Thursday that a disputed holy site in Ayodhya that has sparked bloody communal riots across the country in the past should be divided between the Hindu and Muslim communities, a lawyer involved in the suit said. The Muslim community said it would appeal the ruling in the 60-year-old case to the Supreme Court. Muslims revere the compound in Ayodhya as the site of the now-demolished 16th century Babri Mosque, while Hindus say it is the birthplace of the god Rama. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)AP - An Indian court ruled Thursday that a disputed holy site that has sparked bloody communal riots across the country in the past should be divided between the Hindu…

Global banking rules aim to balance safety, growth (AP)

September 12th, 2010

The building of the Bank for International Settlements, BIS, in Basel, Switzerland is pictured on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. The world's top central bankers are meeting  in Basel to work on new bank regulations, known as Basel III, aimed at reinforcing the financial stability of the global banking system. (AP Photo/ KEYSTONE/Georgios Kefalas)AP - Banks will have to significantly increase their capital reserves under rules endorsed Sunday by the world’s major central banks, which are trying to prevent another financial collapse without…

New global rules aim to strengthen banks (AP)

September 12th, 2010

AP - Global financial regulators on Sunday agreed on new banking rules designed to strengthen bank finances and rein in excessive risk-taking to help prevent another crisis.

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Car bomb in Mexican drug war changes ground rules (AP)

July 17th, 2010

The remains of a vehicle are cordoned off in a street in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Friday July 16, 2010. Mexican investigators ran forensic tests to determine whether drug gangs used a car bomb in an attack on police patrol trucks that killed two officers and wounded nine people on Thursday.  A car bomb would mark an unprecedented escalation of Mexico's drug war and confirm long-standing fears that the cartels are turning to explosives in their fight against security forces. (AP Photo)AP - Mexican drug traffickers’ first car-bomb attack against police has revealed a new level of cold-blooded planning that is forcing this border city and security forces to change the…

Vatican revises its rules on clerical sex abuse (AP)

July 15th, 2010

Monsignor Charles Scicluna, the Vatican's sex crimes prosecutor, left, and Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi talk to the media during a briefing to present a new set of norms The Vatican issued to respond to the worldwide clerical abuse scandal, cracking down on priests who rape and molest minors and the mentally disabled, at the Vatican, Thursday, July 15, 2010. The norms extend from 10 to 20 years the statute of limitations on priestly abuse and also codify for the first time that possessing or distributing child pornography is a canonical crime. But the document made no mention of the need for bishops to report abuse to police and doesn't include any 'one-strike and you're out' policy as demanded by some victims' groups. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - The Vatican revised its in-house rules to deal with clerical sex abuse cases Thursday, targeting priests who molest the mentally disabled as well as children and doubling the…

Court rules torture lawsuits against UK continue (AP)

July 14th, 2010

AP - Former Guantanamo detainees can proceed with lawsuits accusing Britain of complicity in torture overseas, a High Court judge ruled Wednesday, rejecting a government request to suspend the action.

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Israel redefines rules of its Gaza blockade (AP)

July 5th, 2010

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office, Sunday, July 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Jim Hollander, Pool)AP - Israel on Monday dropped its long-standing restrictions on allowing consumer goods into the Gaza Strip but retained tight limits on desperately needed construction materials, redefining the rules of…