In echo of Bush, Cameron says mission accomplished in Afghanistan
LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday that British troops could leave Afghanistan next year with a sense of having accomplished their mission, despite worries about the ongoing Taliban insurgency, drug cultivation and human rights abuses.
Scores killed in Iraq bloodshed ahead of Shi'ite holy day
TIKRIT - Suicide bombers and gunmen killed scores of people in Iraq on Monday in attacks mostly targeting Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims and official buildings ahead of a major Shi'ite ritual next week.
Amazon German workers strike at busiest time
FRANKFURT - Hundreds of workers at Amazon.com's German operations go on strike, just as pre-Christmas sales are set to peak, in a dispute over pay that has been raging for months. Full Article
Wall Street's rivals now include Big Oil
NEW YORK - As a historic oil and gas boom transforms the U.S. energy sector, Wall Street is losing the battle to remain the partner of choice for energy producers and major consumers seeking to protect themselves against volatile prices. Full Article
Mandela gone, South Africa must look to itself
QUNU, South Africa - Only a few hours after Nelson Mandela's burial, the skies over South Africa's Eastern Cape grew dark as a storm rolled in, a powerful but, according to locals, positive omen for a young democracy deprived of its founding father. Full Article | Video
Cheap drugs battle shifts from AIDS to hepatitis
A battle is looming over access to antiviral medicines - this time for treating hepatitis C - more than a decade after a global showdown over the price of AIDS drugs in Africa. Modern pills could cure tens of millions of people from China to Congo. Full Article
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Jonathan Ruffer: King of the Castle
The UK wealth manager spent millions preserving Auckland Castle in County Durham, England. We take you on a tour and hear from Ruffer about the project, and how he succeeded in finance. Video
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Paper solution to Christmas wrapping waste
Last year, an estimated 227,000 miles of wrapping paper was wasted in Britain alone, but a start-up company says their biodegradable wrapping paper implanted with vegetable seeds is an environmentally responsible alternative. Video
Spurs sack Villas-Boas after home humiliation
Andre Villas-Boas is sacked as Tottenham Hotspur manager as two Premier League thrashings in three weeks expose frailties despite spending over 100 million pounds during the summer. Full Article
Prayers mark one year after a brutal gang rape that India
Dec. 16 - A candlelight vigil marks the one-year anniversary of the fatal gang rape of a 23-year-old Delhi woman -- police say they've increased outreach, but some still skeptical. Gavino Garay reports.
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On secular stagnation
We must acknowledge the possibility that the American and global economies cannot rely on normal market mechansisms to assure full employment and strong growth without sustained unconventional policy support. Commentary
Europe’s post-crisis challenge
The hot phase of the euro crisis may be over. But the zone will limp on for years with low growth and high unemployment unless further action is taken on three fronts: bank balance sheets must be cleaned up, monetary policy loosened and more free-market reforms adopted. Commentary
Ukraine's Yanukovich has bad and worse options
So what can Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich do? For now, first and foremost, he needs to continue to move back toward Europe politically to appease protestors and opposition groups, while veering toward Russia for stopgap funding. Commentary
The U.S. budget deal and Washington's new politics of compromise
Uncertainty over U.S. government spending, debt and taxes has consistently emerged in business sentiment surveys as the biggest single factor holding back corporate investment and damaging financial confidence. Why then did Wall Street celebrate the budget breakthrough with its biggest daily fall in two months? Commentary
Iran: More than Persia
In the multi-ethnic state that is Iran, the political meaning of the population’s diversity will have serious consequences as political normalization with the West continues. Both the United States and the European Union should understand the significance of Iran’s multi-ethnic makeup and prepare policies that can address it. Commentary
T-Mobile’s self-defeating resurgence
A weak and feeble T-Mobile might actually be worth substantially more than a seriously competitive T-Mobile, since the latter will have a much harder time passing anti-trust scrutiny. Commentary
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Germany takes chances on growth
Wolfgang Schaeuble keeps his job as Germany's finance minister in the new ruling coalition. But Angela Merkel's concessions to the SPD could hurt long-term growth, argues Breakingviews. Video
In Greece, fish farms a testing ground for economic revival
SOFIKO, Greece - Greek fish farmer John Stephanis has a problem. Global demand for his sea bass and bream is strong. But his company is so strapped for cash that it cannot expand its farms. One solution, says Stephanis, is smaller fish. Full Article
Best photos of the year 2013
In a showcase of Reuters' most memorable photos, photographers offer a behind-the-scenes account of the images that helped define the year. Slideshow
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