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Rice to visit Libya in landmark trip

Fri, 2024-04-19 04:14
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. diplomat Condoleezza Rice will make a landmark trip to Libya this week, the first by a U.S. secretary of state in more than half a century, the State Department announced on Tuesday.

Less talk and more action, global aid conference told

Fri, 2024-04-19 04:14
ACCRA (Reuters) - Translating billions of dollars of foreign aid into concrete, timely action that helps the world's poorest is the biggest challenge for donors and recipient countries, speakers at an aid conference said on Tuesday.

Venezuela rivals U.S. in Central America, Caribbean

Fri, 2024-04-19 04:14
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez has won over some of the United States' closest allies in the Caribbean and Central America with oil credits and aid that match similar efforts by Washington.

Charges dropped against Gaddafi son: Swiss lawyer

Fri, 2024-04-19 04:14
GENEVA (Reuters) - Two domestic workers who filed assault charges against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son in Switzerland, sparking a diplomatic row, have withdrawn their complaint, their Swiss lawyer said on Tuesday.

Gaza strike deepens Palestinian rift: U.N. envoy

Fri, 2024-04-19 04:14
GAZA (Reuters) - An education and health dispute that has sparked a huge strike in Gaza may deepen the rift between Hamas and Fatah and harm chances of Palestinian reunification, a United Nations envoy said on Tuesday.

Police end Russia protest at media killing

Fri, 2024-04-19 04:14
NAZRAN, Russia (Reuters) - Police in the Russian region of Ingushetia used batons to break up an anti-government protest on Tuesday, a human rights campaigner said, two days after police shot dead an opposition leader.

Germany charges three men in bomb plot against U.S

Fri, 2024-04-19 04:14
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's federal prosecutor said on Tuesday it had formally charged two German nationals and one Turk arrested last September and accused of plotting bomb attacks against U.S. installations.

Less talk, more action, Ghana aid conference told

Fri, 2024-04-19 04:14
ACCRA (Reuters) - Translating billions of dollars of foreign aid into concrete, timely action that helps the world's poorest is the biggest challenge facing both donor and recipient countries, speakers at an aid conference said on Tuesday.

Aid plane crashes in Congo, 17 feared dead

Fri, 2024-04-19 04:14
KINSHASA (Reuters) - A humanitarian plane carrying 17 passengers and crew that went missing in Democratic Republic of Congo has crashed into a mountain and all aboard are feared dead, the flight contractor said on Tuesday.

Iraq begins campaign to evict Baghdad squatters

Fri, 2024-04-19 04:14
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces began a push on Tuesday to evict people squatting in Baghdad homes that were abandoned by residents fleeing sectarian violence, a military spokesman said.

Russia says EU right to avoid sanctions

Fri, 2024-04-19 04:14
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday praised the European Union's "responsible" decision to avoid imposing sanctions on Moscow over its conflict with Georgia, but said the bloc had failed to understand why it had intervened.

Iran plans air force games in Ramadan: commander

Fri, 2024-04-19 04:14
TEHRAN (Reuters) - The Iranian air force will hold wargames during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which began in Iran on Tuesday, a military commander said.

African Union wants Zimbabwe crisis deal now

Fri, 2024-04-19 04:14
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - African Union chair Tanzania wants to see a 50-50 power-sharing deal agreed for Zimbabwe immediately to stem a growing economic crisis, Tanzania's foreign minister said on Tuesday.

India lifts Kashmir curfew as Muslim fasting begins

Fri, 2024-04-19 04:14
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Authorities in Indian Kashmir lifted a nine-day curfew on Tuesday, imposed to quell massive anti-India rallies, as separatists called for three days of calm with the start of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

Monsoon misery spreads in India

Fri, 2024-04-19 04:14
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Heavy rains and rising floodwaters forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes in northeastern India and sent elephants and rhinos fleeing, as monsoon misery spread in South Asia.

Pakistani elders vow to protect vital Khyber Pass

Fri, 2024-04-19 04:14
LANDIKOTAL, Pakistan (Reuters) - Ethnic Pashtun tribal elders in Pakistan have promised to ensure security for supplies trucked through the Khyber Pass bound for foreign forces in Afghanistan, a government official said on Tuesday.

Police break up protest in Russia's Ingushetia

Fri, 2024-04-19 04:14
NAZRAN, Russia (Reuters) - Police in the Russian region of Ingushetia used batons to break up an anti-government protest on Tuesday, a human rights campaigner said, two days after police shot dead an opposition leader.

Sri Lanka says captures rebel Tamil Tiger 'nerve centre'

Fri, 2024-04-19 04:14
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military on Tuesday said it had captured a town that served as a 'nerve centre' for separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, on a day that saw 48 killed and 57 wounded across the nation's northern frontline.

U.N. says North Korea needs $503 million in food aid

Fri, 2024-04-19 04:14
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea needs $503 million in food aid between now and November 2009 to avoid famine, which could be hampered by China's unwillingness to grant food export licenses, the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.

Rage in Kashmir meets India's brute force

Fri, 2024-04-19 04:14
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - The world's largest democracy locks up protest leaders without charge, shoots dozens of demonstrators dead, beats and intimidates ordinary citizens and raids homes without warrants.