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Tuesday, 30 April 2013

Ireland may spend any spare budget cash rather than ease austerity

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland may spend any spare cash from future budgets rather than ease austerity measures, Finance Minister Michael Noonan said on Tuesday, after it left its plans to cut spending by 5.1 billion euro ($6.7 billion) for the next two years unchanged. Ireland has consistently beaten deficit goals set under its EU/IMF bailout agreement, and the European Central Bank cut it some slack on future targets in February when it delivered savings on its debt servicing. Noonan, presenting...

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UN chief condemns latest attack on Somali legal system United Nations

Print 30 April 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of Somalia’s Deputy State Attorney, Ahmed Malim Sheikh Nur, expressing deep concern that the recent attacks in Mogadishu seem to be targeting the...

Israeli Settler Killed By Palestinian In West Bank City Of Nablus Huffington Post

JERUSALEM, April 30 (Reuters) - A Palestinian man stabbed and shot dead an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Israeli ambulance service and police said. It was the first time an Israeli has been killed by a Palestinian in the West Bank since 2011. Israeli media said the...

Musharraf remanded over Bhutto assassination Al Jazeera

Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf will spend Pakistan's general election day under lock and key after a court extended his house arrest over the murder of Benazir Bhutto. An anti-terrorism court in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, next to the capital Islamabad, put Musharraf on a 14-day...

Jordan: More than 45,000 refugees return to Syria Herald Tribune

AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan says that more 45,000 refugees in its territory who fled Syria's civil war have chosen to return since last August. Enlarge Syrian elderly refugees walk at the Zaatari refugee camp, near the Syrian border, in Mafraq, Jordan, Monday, April 29, 2013. Jordan's economy is ailing...

Dutch celebrate as first king in 120 years accedes to throne Business Day

AMSTERDAM — Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicated on Tuesday, handing over to her eldest son, Willem-Alexander, who became the first king of the Netherlands in more than 120 years. An estimated 25,000 well-wishers cheered outside the Royal Palace in Amsterdam as the abdication and automatic...

Why climate change is causing upset stomachs in Europe PhysOrg

The VIROCLIME project has studied the impact of climate change on the transport, fate and risk management of viral pathogens in water. Over a four-year period, the project has examined and sought ways to manage the effects of climate change and the risk associated with viral diseases. With...

Iran softens tune on Israel Asia Times

By Kaveh L Afrasiabi CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - With the Iranian presidential elections only two months away, foreign policy issues are hotly debated in the crowded field of candidates, and a chorus of prominent voices is aiming to lower the temperature with Israel. The rising softer tone may...

Value of aid overstated by billions of dollars as donors reap interest on loans The Guardian

Data reveals Japan receives more from developing countries than it gives when interest repayments are taken into account, as OECD reviews how it measures aid Japan receives more from developing countries than it gives, when interest repayments on loans are deducted from total. Photograph: How Hwee...