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U.S. tax chief fired over scandal, Obama announces
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington's top tax official was fired on Wednesday as President Barack Obama sought to stem a rising tide of criticism in a scandal over the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for special scrutiny. #Yahoo! #content #wcnts #wcntn #typeof-social #undefined #values #aut #cnt
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UK's Cameron survives humbling parliamentary revolt over EU
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron suffered an embarrassing blow in parliament on Wednesday when a third of his Conservative lawmakers voted against him in protest at his stance on Britain's membership of the European Union. Though the revolt was defeated, the rebellion could undermine Cameron's leadership, as scores of his own party's lawmakers took the highly unusual step of voting to criticise his government's legislative plans, a week after they were first put before parliament. The rebels are angry that the government's policy proposals did not include steps to make Cameron's promise of a referendum on Britain's EU membership legally binding #content #wcnts #typeof-social #undefined #values #rco #aut #rch
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Egypt militants planned to hit U.S. and French embassies - MENA
CAIRO (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked militant cell detained in Egypt was planning suicide attacks on the French and U.S. #Yahoo! #wcnts #wcntn #undefined #aut #rch #typeof-registered #cnt
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U.N. condemns Assad forces, but unease grows about rebels
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces and praised the opposition on Wednesday, but a decline in support for the resolution suggested growing unease about extremism among Syria's fractious rebels. #content #wcnts #wcntn #typeof-social #cookie #values #rco #typeof-registered #cnt
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Donors pledge 3.25 billion euros to aid Mali recovery
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - International donors pledged 3.25 billion euros on Wednesday to help Mali recover from a conflict with al Qaeda-linked Islamists, exceeding the West African country's target. The development drive for Mali, one of the world's poorest countries, is aimed at halting a resurgence of the rebels driven out of major northern towns by a French-led offensive this year. "More than 3.25 billion euros have been mobilised at this conference," French President Francois Hollande told the meeting, organised jointly by France and the European Union #Yahoo! #content #wcnts #undefined #cookie #rco #aut #rch #cnt
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U.N. nuclear talks with Iran fail to end deadlock
VIENNA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The United Nations' nuclear agency failed to persuade Iran on Wednesday to let it resume an investigation into suspected atomic bomb research, leaving the high-stakes diplomacy in deadlock. #content #wcnts #typeof-social #undefined #cookie #values #rco #rch #typeof-registered #cnt
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China, India granted observer seat on Arctic governing council
KIRUNA, Sweden (Reuters) - The Arctic Council agreed on Wednesday to admit emerging powers China and India as observers, reflecting growing global interest in the trade and energy potential of the planet's Far North. The organisation, which coordinates Arctic policy, is gaining clout as sea ice thaws to open up new trade routes and intensify competition for oil and gas - estimated at 15 percent and 30 percent respectively of undiscovered reserves. China has been active in the polar region, becoming one of the biggest mining investors in Greenland and agreeing a free trade deal with Iceland. #content #wcnts #wcntn #typeof-social #undefined #cookie #rco #aut #rch #cnt
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U.N. urges support for Syria opposition; Russia opposed
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces and praised the opposition, but a decline in support for the Gulf Arab-drafted resolution suggested growing uneasiness about Syria's fractious rebels. While the non-binding text has no legal force, resolutions of the 193-nation assembly can carry significant moral and political weight #Yahoo! #content #wcnts #wcntn #typeof-social #cookie #values #rco #aut #rch #typeof-registered #cnt
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Philadelphia abortion doctor gets three life sentences for baby murders
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia doctor was sent to prison on Wednesday to serve three life terms without parole for murdering babies during late-term abortions and other crimes at his squalid clinic. In a deal that spared him from the death penalty, Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, faced a judge in a two-day sentencing at Philadelphia Common Pleas Court after waiving his right to appeal his conviction on three counts of first-degree murder #content #wcnts #wcntn #typeof-social #undefined #cookie #values #rco #aut #rch #cnt