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Top Bosnia court orders release of president, charged with graft

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that the president of the autonomous Muslim-Croat federation, charged with corruption, had been detained illegally, and ordered a lower court to release him immediately. Zivko Budimir was arrested along with 19 other of...

Bahraini protesters clash with police over raid on cleric's home

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Hundreds of Bahraini Shi'ite Muslims angered by a raid last week on a top cleric's home clashed with police on Friday, while thousands more gathered in the cleric's village for a peaceful sit-in against their Sunni-led government. The raid by security forces ...

Switzerland sees free-trade pact with China in July

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government said on Friday it hopes to sign a free-trade agreement (FTA) with China that would be the first such deal of its kind between Beijing and continental Europe when Switzerland's economy minister visits China in July. I hope we can sign our FTA at ...

Iceland's new PM rejects EU, but embraces EU economic goals

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

By Jon Thor Viglundsson REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland must find stability by aiming for the same economic goals as those set for European Union states, even though it is skeptical about joining the EU and will keep its own currency, the new prime minister said. Icelan...

Spain's Princess Cristina faces new tax probe

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish judge has opened an investigation into Princess Cristina's tax returns after an earlier charge of being an accomplice in an embezzlement case against her husband was dropped. In a judicial writ made public on Friday, Examining Magistrate Jose Castro said he...

Pakistan should consider IMF deal after reforms in place: adviser

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

By Tomasz Janowski LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's new leadership expects first results of its planned steps to shore up its finances and ease a power crisis in two or three months and only then should decide whether and on what terms to seek an IMF bailout, a senior policy adv...

Spain's Princess Cristina faces new tax probe charge

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

Turkey bans alcohol advertising and curbs sales

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

By Ozge Ozbilgin ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey banned alcohol advertising and tightened restrictions on its sale on Friday, drawing criticism from secular Turks as well as the country's brewing industry. The new law includes a ban on shops selling alcohol from 10pm to...

UK source says appears Pakistani plane not subject of terror attack

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - A British security source said early indications suggested that a Pakistan International Airlines plane diverted from Manchester to Stansted Airport on Friday was not the subject of a terror attack. The Defense Ministry said earlier on Friday that it had scrambled fighte...

Britain scrambles fighter jets to escort Pakistani passenger plane

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain launched fighter jets on Friday to escort a Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying 297 passengers from Lahore after it was diverted from Manchester, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry said. Flight PK709 from the city of Lahore in Pakistan was due to lan...