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Syrian Protesters Injure Arab League Monitors →  January 10, 2012

At least 11 Arab League observers have been injured after they were attacked by demonstrators in the Syrian port city of Latakia. Video footage appeared to show a crowd of pro-Assad demonstrators in Latakia surrounding and climbing onto the white vehicles used by monitors. More than 160 monitors from the regional body have been deployed [...]

Strong data damps Fed need to buy bonds: Bullard →  January 8, 2012

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Signs the U.S. recovery is gaining strength suggest the Federal Reserve may not need to buy any more bonds to spur growth, a top policymaker said on Saturday. “I don’t think it’s very likely right now because the tone of the data has been pretty strong” through the end of 2011 and [...]

Yemeni opposition doubts Saleh pledge to quit soon →  October 9, 2011

By Erika Solomon and Mohammed Ghobari SANAA | Sun Oct 9, 2011 7:00pm BST SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni officials rowed back from President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s statement that he would step down within “the coming days,” and opponents dismissed the offer on Sunday as yet another delaying tactic to try and stay in power.   [...]