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Angola urges end to Zimbabwe poll violence

Wed, 2024-11-27 14:21
HARARE (Reuters) - Angola's veteran leader has added his weight to appeals to Zimbabwe's government to end the political violence and intimidation that is threatening the legitimacy of its June 27 presidential run-off election.

At least 17 dead as typhoon lashes Philippines

Wed, 2024-11-27 14:21
MANILA (Reuters) - Typhoon Fengshen killed at least 17 people in floods and landslides in the Philippines and left a ferry adrift with over 700 passengers and crew on Saturday.

Iran presses on with nuclear enrichment "non-stop"

Wed, 2024-11-27 14:21
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran is pressing on with uranium enrichment "non-stop", its envoy to the U.N. nuclear agency was quoted as saying on Saturday, despite a world powers' offer of economic incentives to coax Tehran into halting such activities.

Thai PM will not quit as protest drags on

Wed, 2024-11-27 14:21
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej will not resign, a spokesman said on Saturday as thousands of protesters besieged his office, vowing to stay until they forced the government from power.

Shells from Pakistan hit Afghan bases

Wed, 2024-11-27 14:21
KABUL (Reuters) - Artillery shells fired from Pakistan landed in an Afghan army compound and close to an international military base in Afghanistan on Saturday and NATO forces returned fire, the alliance said.

Iran dismisses any halt of nuclear work

Wed, 2024-11-27 14:21
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran appeared to dismiss on Saturday any suggestion of freezing its nuclear enrichment activities, which the West suspects are aimed at making bombs.

New North Korean nuclear doubts: report

Wed, 2024-11-27 14:21
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has obtained new intelligence that raises new questions about whether North Korea pursued an alternative route to producing a nuclear weapon, The Washington Post reported in Saturday editions.

Pakistan pays tribute to Bhutto

Wed, 2024-11-27 14:21
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's new government paid tribute to slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and asked President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday to spare thousands of prisoners held on death row.

At least 12 dead in Mexico nightclub crush

Wed, 2024-11-27 14:21
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least 12 people died and 18 were injured on Friday when hundreds of young party-goers rushed to get out of a crowded nightclub in the Mexican capital during a raid on under-age drinkers, police said.

Chinese couples line up for Olympic "I do"

Wed, 2024-11-27 14:21
BEIJING (Reuters) - More than 1,000 Chinese couples lined up for hours for marriage licenses to wed on August 8, the date of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, state media said on Saturday.

Iraqi crackdown angers cleric's supporters

Wed, 2024-11-27 14:21
AMARA, Iraq (Reuters) - Supporters of anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr accused Iraqi security forces on Friday of heavy-handed action in a crackdown in the southern city of Amara, calling it a "clear provocation".

Castro blasts EU condition on lifting sanctions

Wed, 2024-11-27 14:21
HAVANA (Reuters) - Former Cuban President Fidel Castro, showing renewed vigor in recent days, lashed out on Friday at the European Union's decision to lift sanctions against Cuba while demanding the island nation improve its human rights record.

Big powers ease terms for nuclear talks with Iran

Wed, 2024-11-27 14:21
LONDON (Reuters) - Major powers have offered Iran preliminary talks on its nuclear work, on condition it limits uranium enrichment to current levels for six weeks in exchange for a freeze on moves towards harsher sanctions, diplomats say.

UNICEF cuts ties to Israeli billionaire Leviev

Wed, 2024-11-27 14:21
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.N. children's fund UNICEF has severed ties with an Israeli billionaire and financial backer due to his suspected involvement in building settlements in the occupied West Bank, UNICEF said on Friday.

British mercenary seeks leniency in Eq.Guinea trial

Wed, 2024-11-27 14:21
MALABO (Reuters) - British mercenary Simon Mann sought leniency from a court in Equatorial Guinea on Friday, saying he was sorry for having been part of a failed coup plot to topple the president of the oil-rich West African state.

Middle East "Quartet" to meet in Berlin on Tuesday

Wed, 2024-11-27 14:21
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The quartet of Middle East peace mediators will meet in Berlin on Tuesday for their first gathering since Egypt brokered a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the U.S. State Department said.

Big powers ease terms for nuclear talks with Iran

Wed, 2024-11-27 14:21
LONDON (Reuters) - Major powers have offered Iran preliminary talks on its nuclear work, on condition it limits uranium enrichment to current levels for six weeks in exchange for a freeze on moves towards harsher sanctions, diplomats say.

Nigerian president tells army to bolster oil security

Wed, 2024-11-27 14:21
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has ordered the country's armed forces to tighten security in the Niger Delta and hunt down militants behind an attack on Shell's main offshore oil facility, his office said on Friday.

U.N.'s Ban signals he will press on with Kosovo plan

Wed, 2024-11-27 14:21
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon signaled on Friday that he would press ahead with a plan to gradually cede key U.N. roles in Kosovo, despite opposition from Serbia and its big-power ally Russia.

China says most Tibet rioters released

Wed, 2024-11-27 14:21
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has released most of the 1,315 people detained in the wake of Tibet's deadly riots because their offences were minor, a senior official said on Friday.