Eurozone

Budget Battles

  • Italy PM Monti resigns, elections likely in February

    Italy PM Monti resigns, elections likely in February

    By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones, Reuters

    ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti tendered his resignation to the president on Friday after 13 months in office, opening the way to a highly uncertain national election in February...

  • U.N. warns of foreign influx into sectarian Syria war

    U.N. warns of foreign influx into sectarian Syria war

    By Justyna Pawlak and Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters

    BRUSSELS/GENEVA (Reuters) - Fighters from around the world have filtered into Syria to join a civil war that has split along sectarian lines, increasingly pitting the ruling Alawite community against...

  • China's Xi gives backing to embattled Hong Kong leader

    China's Xi gives backing to embattled Hong Kong leader

    By Reuters

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping gave his backing on Thursday to Hong Kong's embattled leader, Leung Chun-ying, who is under heavy criticism in the territory over...

  • Greek public sector workers strike over reforms

    Greek public sector workers strike over reforms

    By Renee Maltezou, Reuters

    ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek public sector workers walked off the job on Wednesday in protest at new austerity measures and layoffs demanded by foreign lenders, disrupting transport and shutting schools...

  • Insight: Once a symbol of new Afghanistan, can policewomen survive?

    Insight: Once a symbol of new Afghanistan, can policewomen survive?

    By Amie Ferris-Rotman, Reuters

    KABUL (Reuters) - Shortly after Friba joined the Afghan National Police, she gave herself the nickname "dragon" and vowed to bring law and order to her tormented homeland. Five years later, she is...