FCCJ: The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan aggregator

Reuters: Russians stage rival protests over Putin

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:26:59 +0900

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, and thousands of others staged a rally supporting the prime minister.

Reuters: Washington Occupy protesters comply with no-camping

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:55:51 +0900

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some 150 "Occupy" movement protesters who have been camped at a park near the White House since October peacefully removed gear on Saturday after police moved in at dawn to enforce a no-camping rule.

Reuters: Iran says oil ban will not halt nuclear work

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:43:27 +0900

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's oil minister said the Islamic state would not retreat from its nuclear program even if its crude oil exports grind to a halt, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

Reuters: More than 200 killed in Syria's Homs before U.N. vote

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:40:38 +0900

BEIRUT/MUNICH (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed more than 200 people in an assault on the city of Homs, activists said, the bloodiest day of an 11-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, ahead of a Saturday vote on a U.N. resolution calling for him to cede power.

Reuters: Panetta reassures European allies over defense cuts

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:32:48 +0900

MUNICH (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reassured European allies on Saturday that Washington remains committed to their security despite an austerity drive, as NATO pushed for new ways for alliance members to maintain capabilities at lower cost.

Reuters: Afghan Taliban deny Mullah Omar wrote to White House

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:43:10 +0900

KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban denied on Saturday that the group's leader Mullah Omar wrote to the White House last year.

Reuters: Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:40:54 +0900

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in New York and Boston will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be sitting on a couch touting an issue most politicians avoid like the plague: gun control.

Reuters: Hungary seeks 15-20 billion euro IMF/EU credit line: official

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:19:41 +0900

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary is seeking an international credit line of 15 to 20 billion ($20 to $26.3 billion) euros, the secretary of state heading the prime minister's office, Mihaly Varga, was quoted on Saturday as saying.

Reuters: Romney looks to boost front-runner status in Nevada

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:00:51 +0900

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - With a huge lead in polls, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney appears poised for an easy win in Nevada on Saturday that would put him in firm command of the party's see-sawing presidential nominating race.

Reuters: A sobering look at Facebook

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:15:20 +0900

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - It's the year's hottest initial public offering, but some wealth managers find themselves having a hard time recommending Facebook to their clients.