G-20 Fails To Agree On Use Of IMF Resources As Europe Is Pressured To Act -- Bloomberg
World leaders balked at writing new checks to help bail out the euro-area, demanding its own governments first do more to fix the two-year-old debt crisis.
Global policy makers demanded more details of a week-old rescue package before they commit fresh cash to the International Monetary Fund, which could then lend to Europe’s bailout facility, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at the end of a Group of 20 summit in Cannes, France. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said a deal may not come before February.
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MIDDLE EAST
Hajj pilgrimage: Mulism pilgrims gather in Saudi Arabia for hajj.
Israeli president: Clock ticking on Iran.
Libyan diplomat unloads on Qatar.
Poll shows Israelis evenly divided over military attack against Iranian nuclear program.
Islamic Jihad: We don't expect truce with Israel to hold.
Sadr says to resist any U.S. presence in Iraq. Most U.S. troops to leave Iraq by mid-December: official.
Israeli navy boards 2 protest boats bound for Gaza.
Egyptian helicopter invades Israel's airspace.
ASIA
Night raids, prison control stymie U.S.-Afghan deal.
Floods reach deeper into Bangkok, threaten subway.
Pakistan 'shame' over fixing cricket spot-fixing scam.
China scorns U.S. cyber espionage charges.
Anti-U.S. politicians on the rise as Pakistan ponders elections.
Closer Indian-Pakistani trade ties could mark start of a thaw.
China envoy Zhang Yan in India map outburst.
AFRICA
Main opposition party pulls out of Liberia vote.
Egypt military giving signs of not wanting to relinquish power.
Sudan says it pushed rebels out of border region.
Somalis fleeing Kenyan army are trapped by al-Shabaab.
Nigeria pirates hijack MT Halifax oil tanker.
Confusion ahead of Liberia's Presidential run-off.
EUROPE
Italian, Spanish bond yields jump as Eurozone worries deepen.
Italy government hangs by thread as coalition crumbles.
Italy becomes next Euro battleground.
Greece's prime minister survives confidence vote. Papandreou to form new government after confidence vote. Greek leader calls off referendum on bailout plan. Athenians gripped by grim fury as they are thrown on to the rocks.
Call for Berlusconi to step down as Italy worries grow.
After the riots, London police tackle gangs.
AMERICAS
U.S. approaches $15 trillion debt limit.
Thirty-five million Americans harbor a hatred for Jews and number growing as economy continues to stall.
Portrait of US poverty is changing; workers, Latinos hit hard.
Nicaraguan leader elicits disgust and support, often from the same people.
Honduras arrests 176 police in corruption purge.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
US captures al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network leader in Afghan east.
FBI calls in the Army to fix its counterterrorism training.
Carlos the Jackal back in court over 1980s bombs.
US intensifies its campaign against al-Qaeda in Yemen.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
U.S. banks scramble to make up for lost debit card fees.
Top U.S. companies urge new Internet trade rules.
IMF may take role in Europe crisis as G-20 leaders resume talks.
At G-20, U.S. stays on the sidelines in Europe debt crisis.
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