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A worker leaves an office building in the Canary Wharf financial district of London, April 2, 2009. REUTERS/Simon Newman

Watchdog urges public sector pay freeze 

Reuters - 4 hours 22 mins ago

LONDON (Reuters) - A pay freeze for the six million public sector workers would be one of the least painful ways of rebalancing the public finances, the head of the country's independent spending watchdog said on Sunday. More »

  • A security guard helps a bank employee to board up the bank's entrance before a demonstration by supporters of ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya in San Pedro Sula July 4, 2009. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair

    Ousted Honduran leader mulls return after OAS ruling 

    Reuters - 49 mins ago

    TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya tried to rally support to fly home after the Organisation of American States suspended the country because its caretaker government refused to reinstate him. More »

  • Iran judiciary told to confront hostile satellite TV

    Reuters - 5 hours 5 mins ago

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - The head of Iran's judiciary called on Sunday for the prosecution of people working for increasingly influential anti-establishment satellite TV channels and websites, state television reported. More »

  • A mock scud missile (C) and a South Korean missile are displayed behind dummies dressed as soldiers at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul July 4, 2009. North Korea fired five ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defence ministry said, in an act of defiance towards the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May.

    North Korea may have shot mid-range missile 

    Reuters - 8 hours 37 mins ago

    SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. pointman for sanctions on North Korea begins talks in Malaysia on Sunday, possibly on links banks have to the North's finances, while a report said Pyongyang may have shot mid-range missiles in a series fired on Saturday. More »

  • Euro zone ministers to raise fears of slow recovery

    Reuters - 9 hours 15 mins ago

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers are expected to voice fears on Monday that a recovery from the economic crisis could be slow as the region's ability to generate new wealth will shrink, diplomats said. More »

  • New Roddick aims to put Federer record on hold 

    Reuters - 11 hours 7 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - The numbers are stacked against Andy Roddick when he faces Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final on Sunday, but the American is a slicker package than the one beaten by the Swiss in two previous showpiece encounters here. More »

  • Pakistani military helicopter crashes, 26 dead 

    Reuters - Friday, July 3 06:30 pm

    WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone aircraft fired missiles on Friday into Pakistan's South Waziristan region, killing 10 militants, officials said, ahead of an expected Pakistani military offensive in the area. More »

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