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"Insensitive" movies a magnet for protesters

Tue, 2024-11-26 14:47
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - So you've got a new movie to release. Be advised: Someone, somewhere, is laying in wait, preparing to launch a protest.

Thai army chief balks at protest crackdown

Tue, 2024-11-26 14:47
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai soldiers would not use force to evict protesters occupying the prime minister's office, army chief Anupong Paochinda said on Tuesday despite a state of emergency giving him the power to do so.

South Korea military objectors say don't jail pacifists

Tue, 2024-11-26 14:47
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean Go Gong-ju had a choice of serving in the army or doing a stint in jail. He chose jail and became one of the country's several hundred conscientious objectors locked up each year.

Lula suspends Brazil spy chiefs over phone taps

Tue, 2024-11-26 14:47
BRASILIA (Reuters) - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva suspended the entire leadership of Brazil's intelligence agency on Monday after it was accused of spying on the Supreme Court chief and members of Congress.

Mexico's makeshift coal pits try to boost output

Tue, 2024-11-26 14:47
NUEVA ROSITA, Mexico (Reuters) - A steel bucket holding two men lowers into a pit, suspended on a cable wound by an old truck engine.

Canada set for October 14 election: report

Tue, 2024-11-26 14:47
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will as expected this week ask for a dissolution of Parliament and call an election for October 14, the Canadian Press quoted senior government sources as saying late on Monday.

Japan's Aso leads race for next prime minister

Tue, 2024-11-26 14:47
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former foreign minister Taro Aso leads the race to become Japanese prime minister, analysts and media said on Tuesday, after unpopular Yasuo Fukuda became the second leader to abruptly resign in less than a year.

Japan searches for a new prime minister, again

Tue, 2024-11-26 14:47
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan began searching for a new prime minister on Tuesday after Yasuo Fukuda became the second leader to resign in less than a year, threatening a further policy vacuum as the economy teeters on the brink of recession.

Violence pins down thousands of rural Colombians

Tue, 2024-11-26 14:47
BOGOTA (Reuters) - More than 4,400 Colombians were driven from their rural communities or pinned down in their homes on Monday by gunfights among leftist rebels, other armed groups and state security forces, the Red Cross said.

Canada set for third general election in four years

Tue, 2024-11-26 14:47
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada looked to be heading for its third election in four years on Monday after Prime Minister Stephen Harper failed to persuade the country's main opposition leader to keep his minority Conservative government alive.

Humanitarian aircraft goes missing in Congo: U.N.

Tue, 2024-11-26 14:47
KINSHASA (Reuters) - A humanitarian plane went missing during a storm in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, U.N. humanitarian coordinator OCHA said.

Brazil's Lula faces new scandal over phone taps

Tue, 2024-11-26 14:47
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Opposition leaders demanded an inquiry on Monday into a report that Brazil's intelligence agency spied on the Supreme Court chief and members of Congress, in the latest scandal to hit President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government.

Power blackout in Venezuelan capital, oil province

Tue, 2024-11-26 14:47
CARACAS (Reuters) - A power blackout hit major parts of Venezuela on Monday, including the capital and an oil-producing province, darkening buildings, knocking out traffic lights and disrupting plane and train journeys.

Canada will have election, opposition leader says

Tue, 2024-11-26 14:47
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The head of Canada's main opposition party, speaking after a meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, said on Monday that there would be a general election.

35 hurt in Thai clashes near occupied PM's office

Tue, 2024-11-26 14:47
BANGKOK (Reuters) - At least 35 people were hurt in clashes on Tuesday between supporters of Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and anti-government protesters in Bangkok, a Health Ministry official said.

Bare-breasted virgins compete for Swaziland king

Tue, 2024-11-26 14:47
LUDZIDZINI ROYAL VILLAGE, Swaziland (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of bare-breasted virgins competed for Swaziland King Mswati III's eye on Monday in a traditional Reed Dance.

Betancourt tells Pope of "miracle" in the jungle

Tue, 2024-11-26 14:47
ROME (Reuters) - Freed French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt hugged Pope Benedict on Monday and told him how she was overcome with emotion when she heard him appeal for her freedom on a radio broadcast during her seven years of captivity in the jungle.

Japan PM Fukuda quits over parliament deadlock

Tue, 2024-11-26 14:47
TOKYO (Reuters) - Unpopular Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda resigned on Monday over a political deadlock, becoming the second leader to quit abruptly in less than a year and threatening a policy vacuum as Japan slips towards a recession.

Cyprus launches historic talks for peace deal

Tue, 2024-11-26 14:47
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus leaders launch talks on September 3 to reunite the divided island in what diplomats say is the best chance in decades to end a conflict threatening Turkey's European Union aspirations.

Russian police in standoff over journalist's death

Tue, 2024-11-26 14:47
NAZRAN, Russia (Reuters) - Police in Russia's troubled Ingushetia region were in a standoff on Monday with protesters angered by the death of a leading opposition journalist who was shot in the head while in police custody.