Italy - Police arrest Moroccan over alleged synagogue plot

Published on Mar 15, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/ Italian police have arrested a 20-year-old Morocan man for allegedly planning an attack on a Milan synagogue.

He is also suspected of setting up Facebook pages on bomb-making techniques. Investigators say they dectected the man after monitoring websites and forums in which the word 'jihad' appears.

Russia - Putin opponent jailed for 5 years for fraud

Published on Mar 15, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/ Russian courts have jailed opposition figures linked to protests against Vladimir Putin. Alexei Kozlov was found guilty of fraud in a business deal and sentenced to five years in prison.

Separately, Sergei Udaltsov was given a 10-day sentence for disobeying police by addressing a crowd in Moscow. Blogger Alexei Navalny was fined 25 euros.

Britain - Fitch ratings agency has revised its outlook on debt down. One-in-two chance of losing its triple A credit rating

Published on Mar 15, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/ Fitch ratings agency has revised its outlook on UK debt down, warning the country that it now has a better than one-in-two chance of losing its triple A credit rating in the next two years.
The news comes just a week ahead of the annual budget statement where Chancellor George Osborne is under pressure to ease debt-cutting and stimulate growth. Fitch's warns it is precisely the risk of easing that threatens the credit rating.

USA - Joe Biden Enters Campaign, Defends Auto Rescue

Published on Mar 15, 2012 by AssociatedPress

Vice President Joe Biden made an aggressive entry into the 2012 campaign Thursday, calling out Mitt Romney and the other Republican presidential hopefuls by name for their failure to support the auto bailout. (March 15)