Business

• Confidence of U.S. homebuilders jumps as recovery deepens June 17, 2013
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Confidence among U.S. homebuilders surged in June, staging its biggest gain since 2002 in one of the strongest signs yet that the U.S. housing recovery is gaining traction. […]
• IMF approves $1.27 billion disbursement to Ireland June 17, 2013
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said Ireland was on track with the conditions of its bailout program, and disbursed the European country's next chunk of aid on Monday. […]

UK

• Britain wins safeguard in EU market rules deal June 17, 2013
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain won backing from its European Union partners on Monday to prevent parts of its financial services sector potentially having to relocate to the euro zone. […]

World

• Explosion in Kabul near Afghan national parliament - police June 18, 2013
  KABUL (Reuters) - An explosion on Tuesday morning rocked an area in the west of the Afghan capital, Kabul, close to the country's national parliament, police said. […]