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Euro zone insists no Greek rescue without reforms Feb 5 2012 8:15AM Posted 5 hrs 11 mins ago By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers told Greece it could not go ahead with an agreed deal to restructure privately held debt until it guaranteed to implement reforms to secure... Obama has small-check donor advantage over Romney Feb 5 2012 7:11AM Posted 6 hrs 15 mins ago By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It does not guarantee him re-election in November, but it is an advantage President Barack Obama is likely to carry into the fall: a broad... Obama has small-check donor advantage over Romney Feb 5 2012 7:11AM Posted 6 hrs 15 mins ago By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It does not guarantee him re-election in November, but it is an advantage President Barack Obama is likely to carry into the fall: a broad... Obama has small-check donor advantage over Romney Feb 5 2012 7:11AM Posted 6 hrs 15 mins ago By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It does not guarantee him re-election in November, but it is an advantage President Barack Obama is likely to carry into the fall: a broad... Obama has small-check donor advantage over Romney Feb 5 2012 7:11AM Posted 6 hrs 15 mins ago By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It does not guarantee him re-election in November, but it is an advantage President Barack Obama is likely to carry into the fall: a broad... Obama has small-check donor advantage over Romney Feb 5 2012 7:11AM Posted 6 hrs 15 mins ago By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It does not guarantee him re-election in November, but it is an advantage President Barack Obama is likely to carry into the fall: a broad... Obama has small-check donor advantage over Romney Feb 5 2012 7:11AM Posted 6 hrs 15 mins ago By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It does not guarantee him re-election in November, but it is an advantage President Barack Obama is likely to carry into the fall: a broad... Obama has small-check donor advantage over Romney Feb 5 2012 7:11AM Posted 6 hrs 15 mins ago By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It does not guarantee him re-election in November, but it is an advantage President Barack Obama is likely to carry into the fall: a broad... Cairo protesters demand early vote, clash with police Feb 5 2012 5:38AM Posted 7 hrs 48 mins ago By Edmund Blair and Yasmine Saleh CAIRO (Reuters) - Protesters demanding a swift presidential election and an early handover of power by the army hurled rocks at police guarding the Egyptian interior ministry on... China's Wen says country has stake in helping Europe Feb 5 2012 2:27AM Posted 10 hrs 59 mins ago BEIJING (Reuters) - China has a stake in helping the euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as an export market and as a source of technology. ... China's Wen says country has stake in helping Europe Feb 5 2012 2:27AM Posted 10 hrs 59 mins ago BEIJING (Reuters) - China has a stake in helping the euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as an export market and as a source of technology. ... China's Wen says country has stake in helping Europe Feb 5 2012 2:27AM Posted 10 hrs 59 mins ago BEIJING (Reuters) - China has a stake in helping the euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as an export market and as a source of technology. ... Wen says China has stake in helping Europe Feb 5 2012 2:27AM Posted 10 hrs 59 mins ago BEIJING (Reuters) - China has a stake in helping euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as a market and hinting at more possible support for beleaguered exporters. ... China's Wen says country has stake in helping Europe Feb 5 2012 2:27AM Posted 10 hrs 59 mins ago BEIJING (Reuters) - China has a stake in helping the euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as an export market and as a source of technology. ... Wen says China has stake in helping Europe Feb 5 2012 2:27AM Posted 10 hrs 59 mins ago BEIJING (Reuters) - China has a stake in helping euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as a market and hinting at more possible support for beleaguered exporters. ... China's Wen says country has stake in helping Europe Feb 5 2012 2:27AM Posted 10 hrs 59 mins ago BEIJING (Reuters) - China has a stake in helping the euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as an export market and as a source of technology. ... Olympus to hold shareholder meeting on April 20 Feb 5 2012 2:05AM Posted 11 hrs 21 mins ago TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's troubled Olympus Corp said on Sunday it will hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting on April 20, when it is expected to seek approval of a new management team. The maker... Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban Feb 5 2012 1:07AM Posted 12 hrs 19 mins ago By Rob Taylor KABUL (Reuters) - A secret NATO report showing the strength of confidence among the Afghan Taliban is raising concerns from Kabul to Washington that the militant group might overrun the country... Most Germans want Greece to quit euro: poll Feb 4 2012 5:37PM Posted 19 hrs 49 mins ago BERLIN (Reuters) - The majority of Germans feel the euro currency bloc would be better off if debt-crippled Greece left it, a poll published in mass-selling newspaper Bild am Sonntag showed on Sunday. The... Eurozone loses patience with Greece Feb 4 2012 5:37PM Posted 19 hrs 49 mins ago By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers told Greece on Saturday it could not go ahead with an agreed deal to restructure privately-held debt until it guaranteed it would implement reforms... Eurogroup's Juncker warns of possible Greece default Feb 4 2012 4:58PM Posted 20 hrs 28 mins ago BERLIN (Reuters) - The possibility of a sovereign default by Greece cannot be ruled out, Jean-Claude Juncker, head of the Eurogroup of finance ministers from the single currency zone, said in a German magazine on Saturday. ... Venezuela's Chavez celebrates coup, opposition angered Feb 4 2012 4:22PM Posted 21 hrs 4 mins ago By Girish Gupta CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez mounted a lavish celebration on Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary of the failed coup that helped launch his political career, as opposition leaders... Venezuela's Chavez celebrates coup, opposition angered Feb 4 2012 4:22PM Posted 21 hrs 4 mins ago By Girish Gupta CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez mounted a lavish celebration on Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary of the failed coup that helped launch his political career, as opposition leaders... Europe's cold snap claims more victims, travel hit Feb 4 2012 12:56PM Posted 1 day 30 mins ago By Richard Balmforth and Michael Holden KIEV/LONDON (Reuters) - Bitterly cold weather sweeping across Europe claimed more victims on Sunday, brought widespread disruption to transport services, and left thousands without power with warnings that... Protests grip Cairo as pressure mounts for early vote Feb 4 2012 10:12AM Posted 1 day 3 hrs 14 mins ago By Sherine El Madany CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian government building was set on fire on Sunday as protests disrupted the heart of Cairo for a fourth day and public figures demanded a faster...