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Malaysia's Anwar says sodomy charge "a conspiracy"

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:29
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday he was shelving plans to contest a parliamentary by-election due to a "political conspiracy" behind a young aide's accusation of homosexual assault.

Somali gunmen kidnap workers with Italian charity

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:29
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali gunmen have kidnapped two local workers with an Italian charity in the latest attack on humanitarian staff in the Horn of Africa nation, locals and foreign aid sources said on Tuesday.

African Union calls for unity govt in Zimbabwe

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:29
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - The African Union called on Tuesday for a national unity government in Zimbabwe after the widely condemned re-election of President Robert Mugabe in a violent poll ruled unfair by monitors.

Sydney police warn: Don't annoy papal pilgrims

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:29
SYDNEY (Reuters) - World Youth Day in Sydney this month is the Catholic church's Woodstock, five days of love, peace and Christianity overseen by the Pope, but civil liberties leaders say police will be using "repugnant" anti-protest powers.

U.S. lawmakers decry Olympics after dissidents blocked

Reuters - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:29
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two U.S. Congressmen on Tuesday urged President George W. Bush to rethink attending the Beijing Olympic Games after they were prevented from meeting Chinese human rights activists.

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S.Korea fears beef protests driving away investors

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:29
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's prime minister said on Tuesday that violent street rallies against a U.S. beef import deal are harming the country's international credibility and driving investors away.

India's communist party says mulls gov't withdrawal

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:29
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's main communist party said it would discuss the timing of withdrawal from the government over the civilian nuclear deal with the United States due to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's trip to a G8 summit.

Iraq throws open door to foreign oil firms

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:29
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq opened its giant oilfields to foreign firms on Monday, putting British and U.S. companies in pole position five years after U.S.-led troops invaded the country to oust Saddam Hussein.

China, Dalai Lama's envoys resume talks

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:29
BEIJING (Reuters) - China resumed fence-mending talks with envoys of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Tuesday in a move that could burnish its international image weeks before the Chinese capital hosts the Olympics.

Iraq sues companies over oil-for-food kickbacks

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:29
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Iraqi government sued dozens of companies, including oil giant Chevron Corp., for more than $10 billion on Monday, saying they paid kickbacks to former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's government under the U.N. oil-for-food program.

Obama fights back against questions on patriotism

Reuters - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:29
INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama rejected questions about his patriotism on Monday even as he drew fire for a supporter's attack on Republican rival John McCain's military record.

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McCain surprised his name adorns plane

Reuters - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:29
PIPERSVILLE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain got a new campaign plane on Monday with one apparently unexpected surprise: his name is on the side.

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U.S. cuts trade benefits for India, Brazil, others

Reuters - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:29
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gold necklaces from India, an alloy from Brazil and 23 other developing country products will no longer receive U.S. duty-free treatment, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Monday.

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Double life term for Pinochet secret police chief

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:29
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A Chilean judge on Monday added two life terms to the jail time of Augusto Pinochet's secret police chief for the murder of a former army chief and his wife in Argentina, the toughest penalty for dictatorship-era abuses to date.

Bush eases equipment export ban for China Olympics

Reuters - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:29
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. weapons restrictions meant to keep firearms and other equipment out of China were eased on Monday so that athletes and television crews can use them during the Beijing Olympic Games.

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Rocket lands in Israel, straining Gaza truce

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:29
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A rocket fired from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel on Monday, putting further strain on a ceasefire brokered by Egypt.

Peru's Fujimori innocent, says convicted spy chief

Reuters - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:29
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's disgraced former President Alberto Fujimori should not be held responsible for human rights crimes committed during his time in office, the man who ran his feared counterinsurgency network said on Monday.

Obama fights back against questions on patriotism

Reuters - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:29
INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama rejected questions about his patriotism on Monday even as he drew fire for a supporter's attack on Republican rival John McCain's military record.

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Unisys loses U.S. security agency contract

Reuters - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:29
BOSTON (Reuters) - Unisys Corp has lost its job running the mammoth technology system that manages the U.S. Transportation Security Administration's data operations, an account the company says brings it about $225 million per year.

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Six-party envoys may meet in Beijing next week

Reuters - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:29
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Envoys from six countries plan to meet in Beijing next week to discuss how to advance an accord under which North Korea promised to abandon its nuclear weapons and programs, a U.S. official said on Monday.

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