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U.N. council urges action on sexual violence in war

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:28
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council demanded on Thursday that warring governments and factions act to halt violence against women, saying rape was no longer just a by-product of war but a military tactic.

Deaths in Vietnam, other wars undercounted: study

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:28
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New estimates of war deaths in 13 nations including Vietnam, Ethiopia and Bangladesh show that previous counts vastly understated the lives lost to war in the past half century, researchers said on Thursday.

Recovering Fidel Castro meets Uruguayan leader

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:28
HAVANA (Reuters) - Fidel Castro met on Thursday with Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez in the third known meeting this week for the 81-year-old former Cuban leader who has been recovering following surgery almost two years ago.

Quebec girl goes on class trip after taking father to court

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:28
TORONTO (Reuters) - A Quebec father has decided to appeal a decision by a judge who ruled he had no right to stop his 12-year-old daughter from going on a school trip, even though the girl has already gone on the outing.

Food shortages worsen amid Argentine farm strike

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:28
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Food shortages at Buenos Aires grocery stores deepened on Thursday as farmers kept up a protest over soy export taxes that has sparked a political crisis for President Cristina Fernandez.

Where's the beef? In Brazil, it's at center stage

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:28
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The cattle are the stars at Brazil's 14th annual Feicorte International Beef Fair but these celebrities are actually admired for being pieces of meat.

France renews contact with FARC leaders

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:28
PARIS (Reuters) - France has renewed contact with the leaders of Colombian guerrillas holding Franco-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt to try and secure her release after their main guerrilla contact was killed in March, presidency sources said on Thursday.

Bush, Maliki say security talks going well: W.House

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:28
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Thursday and they agreed negotiations for a long-term security pact were going well, the White House said. Maliki last week had said the talks were stalled.

Eq. Guinea coup backers could try again: Simon Mann

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:28
MALABO (Reuters) - Powerful international businessmen who allegedly masterminded a failed 2004 coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea could try again to seize power there, a British mercenary said at his trial on Thursday.

Ahmadinejad says Iran won't give in to bullying

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:28
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday accused a six-nation group of world powers of bullying Tehran over its nuclear program and said their efforts would end in disgrace.

Israel-Hamas truce begins but duration in doubt

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:28
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel and Hamas halted fighting in the Gaza Strip on Thursday but, with wider peace prospects hazy, both sides voiced doubt over how long the Egyptian- brokered ceasefire might hold.

October trial set for Canadian at Guantanamo

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:28
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A young Canadian prisoner will go on trial before the Guantanamo prison camp's war crimes court on October 8 on charges of murdering a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan, a judge said on Thursday.

Four peacekeepers dead in Bosnia chopper crash

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:28
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Two Spanish pilots and two German officers of the European Union's peacekeeping force were killed when their helicopter crashed in central Bosnia on Thursday, authorities said.

All on EU helicopter killed in Bosnia crash: Spain

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:28
MADRID (Reuters) - Two Spanish pilots of the EU peace force and two German officers were killed when their helicopter crashed in central Bosnia on Thursday, a Spanish Defense Ministry spokesman said.

Nepal halts Tibetan march to China office, 600 held

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:28
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Hundreds of Tibetan exiles, including nuns and monks, shouted anti-China slogans and scuffled with police in Kathmandu on Thursday before being hauled into waiting trucks and taken to detention centers, police said.

Nigeria attack stops Shell's Bonga offshore oil

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:28
ABUJA (Reuters) - Militants in speedboats attacked Royal Dutch Shell's main offshore facility in Nigeria on Thursday, cutting the country's oil output by a tenth and raising fears of a new campaign against deepwater installations.

"Curse of the Fuwa" fulfilled by floods

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:28
BEIJING (Reuters) - Floods sweeping southern China seem to have fulfilled the final stanza of an Internet curse involving Beijing's Olympic mascots, but censors have been quick to remove postings that might fuel the superstition.

Conflict swelling world refugee numbers: UNHCR

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:28
DADAAB, Kenya (Reuters) - Fighting in parts of Africa, Asia and the Middle East is increasing refugee numbers worldwide and undermining efforts by aid agencies to manage multiple disasters, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday.

France renews contact with FARC leaders on hostage

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:28
PARIS (Reuters) - France has renewed contact with the leaders of Colombian guerrillas holding Franco-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt to try and secure her release after their main guerrilla contact was killed in March, presidency sources said on Thursday.

Nigerian navy says U.S. captain taken by gunmen

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:28
ABUJA (Reuters) - The U.S. captain of an oil supply vessel operating off Nigeria was kidnapped by gunmen on Thursday, shortly after they attacked Royal Dutch Shell's main offshore oilfield, the Nigerian navy said.