UPDATE 1-Greek tourism draws line in the sand over tax hikes
* Tourists warned over Greek bank troubles (Adds EU concession on hotel VAT, bullets)
* Tourists warned over Greek bank troubles (Adds EU concession on hotel VAT, bullets)
BUENOS AIRES, June 28 (Reuters) - Argentina will pursue in Britain and the United States a local judge's order to seize assets of oil drillers operating in the disputed Falklands Islands, the foreign minister said in an interview published in local media on Sunday.
BUENOS AIRES, June 28 (Reuters) - Argentina will pursue in Britain and the United States a local judge's order to seize assets of oil drillers operating in the disputed Falklands Islands, the foreign minister said in an interview published in local media on Sunday.
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait on Sunday identified the suicide bomber behind its worst militant attack as a young Saudi Arabian man, and said it had detained the driver of the vehicle that took him to a Shi'ite Muslim mosque where he killed 27 people.
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait on Sunday identified the suicide bomber behind its worst militant attack as a young Saudi Arabian man, and said it had detained the driver of the vehicle that took him to a Shi'ite Muslim mosque where he killed 27 people.
The world's Jewish population has grown to be nearly as large as it was before the Holocaust, an Israeli think tank said in its annual report Sunday.
GULFPORT -- The driver of a Chevrolet pickup, traveling north on U.S. 49 mid-day Sunday, lost control and flipped into the median of the highway, just north of O'Neal Road.
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Accusations that Greville Janner, the former Labour MP, sexually abused a number of children are to be tested in court after an independent lawyer ruled the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) was wrong not to bring charges.
ATHENS, June 28 (Reuters) - The Greek financial stability council has recommended keeping Greek banks shut for the next six working days, a source with knowledge of the decision said on Sunday.
PARIS (Reuters) - The suspected Islamist who attempted to blow up a French chemical plant on Friday has admitted killing his manager beforehand, a source close to the investigation said on Sunday, as police linked the suspect to a militant now in Syria.
PARIS (Reuters) - The suspected Islamist who attempted to blow up a French chemical plant on Friday has admitted killing his manager beforehand, a source close to the investigation said on Sunday, as police linked the suspect to a militant now in Syria.
GLASTONBURY, England (Reuters) - Lionel Ritchie led a 100,000-strong karaoke session on Sunday as Glastonbury festival-goers sang along to a string of hits including "Easy Like Sunday Morning" and "Dancing on the Ceiling".
Novak Djokovic will play the opening match on Centre Court here this afternoon, but as he takes on Philipp Kohlschreiber the defending champion’s coach, Boris Becker, will be just as much a focus of attention.
WELLINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) - The euro fell broadly on Monday after Greece failed to strike a deal with its European lenders to secure more credit ahead of a looming deadline to repay a key International Monetary Fund loan, raising the risk that it may default and leave the euro zone.
COLUMBIA — Although he was among several members of South Carolina’s athletic department who voiced support via Twitter for Gov. Nikki Haley’s effort to remove the Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds, USC men’s basketball coach Frank Martin has issued a statement detailing his personal feelings on the issue.
EDMONTON (Reuters) - The Women’s World Cup semi-finals promise more thrills and excitement, bringing together three powerhouses of the game along with surprise package England.
A bus carrying British schoolchildren went off a highway and overturned near the Belgian coast on Sunday morning, killing one driver and injuring another as well as some of the children, officials said.
A foul-mouthed Teddy bear is no match for a pack of dinosaurs.
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police fired water cannon and rubber pellets to disperse a gay pride parade in central Istanbul on Sunday, after organisers said they had been refused permission to march this year because of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
VIENNA (Reuters) - Relatives of a U.S. citizen jailed by Iran on spying charges in 2011 attended a nuclear summit in Vienna to call for his release.
ATHENS, June 28 (Reuters) - Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday announced a bank holiday and capital controls after Greeks responded to his surprise call for a referendum on bailout terms by pulling money out of banks.
ATHENS, June 28 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras should scrap plans for a referendum on the terms of a cash-for-reforms deal offered by its creditors and try to form a national unity government, the main opposition leader Antonis Samaras said on Sunday.
Australia coach Darren Lehmann has no interest in England’s four-day trip to Spain as he has plenty to ponder following the tourists’ winning start to the Ashes summer.
LONDON (Reuters) - Brazilian Nelson Piquet junior became the first Formula E champion on Sunday as the new electric series wrapped up its debut season with a race that had the crowd making more noise than the cars.
Mourners filled Emanuel AME Church on Sunday afternoon to pay their last respects to the Rev. DePayne Middleton Doctor.