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Zimbabwe vote cannot be fair, say African ministers

Wed, 2024-11-27 13:02
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's run-off presidential election on June 27 is very unlikely to be free and fair, African nations said, and the United States called for a tougher international response to worsening pre-poll violence.

Mexico asks World Court to halt U.S. executions

Wed, 2024-11-27 13:02
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Mexico asked the World Court on Thursday to take urgent steps to stop imminent U.S. executions of five Mexicans on death row who were denied their rights to consular assistance.

Iran says ready to negotiate on nuclear incentives

Wed, 2024-11-27 13:02
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Iran said on Thursday it was ready to negotiate over a new package of economic incentives put forward by major powers seeking to persuade Tehran to curb its nuclear work.

Call for Hindu suicide squads sparks anger in India

Wed, 2024-11-27 13:02
MUMBAI (Reuters) - A powerful Hindu-nationalist political party in western India has called for Hindu suicide squads to counter Islamic terrorism, causing outrage and embarrassing the national opposition with which it is allied.

Russia warns Georgia over peacekeepers

Wed, 2024-11-27 13:02
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia warned on Thursday it might have to use force against Georgia if Russian peacekeepers were attacked again in its southern neighbor.

Myanmar junta gang hits Suu Kyi birthday rally

Wed, 2024-11-27 13:02
YANGON (Reuters) - Pro-junta thugs broke up a rally by supporters of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday, detaining three people among a crowd chanting for her release on her 63rd birthday, a senior opposition member said.

Iraq launches crackdown in southern city

Wed, 2024-11-27 13:02
AMARA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces launched a crackdown on Shi'ite militias in the southern city of Amara on Thursday, the latest drive in Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's campaign to impose order in Iraq.

Afghan, NATO forces rout Taliban: officials

Wed, 2024-11-27 13:02
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan and NATO-led forces killed or wounded hundreds of Taliban on Thursday in an offensive to clear the militants from the outskirts of Kandahar city, the provincial governor said.

Iran says ready to negotiate on nuclear incentives

Wed, 2024-11-27 13:02
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Iran said on Thursday it was ready to negotiate over a new package of economic incentives put forward by major powers seeking to persuade Tehran to curb its nuclear work.

Rights group lauds Politkovskaya murder charges

Wed, 2024-11-27 13:02
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Brussels-based journalists' rights group has welcomed criminal charges against three men in the killing of Russian reporter Anna Politkovskaya, but said those who ordered the murder must be held accountable.

Putin will punish "irresponsible" power players

Wed, 2024-11-27 13:02
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has called on investors in the liberalizing power sector not to stuff their "stomachs" with quick profits and pledged harsh treatment for those not respecting national and social interests.

U.S. helicopter engines stolen en route to Pakistan port

Wed, 2024-11-27 13:02
KABUL (Reuters) - Four U.S. helicopter engines worth more than $13 million have been stolen while they were being trucked from Afghanistan to a port in Pakistan to be shipped home, the U.S. military said.

Rising Gulf inflation could push foreign workers home

Wed, 2024-11-27 13:02
DUBAI (Reuters) - Lured by tax-free jobs and cheap living, foreign workers have long gravitated to wealthy Gulf Arab states to earn a better living, but rising costs are now forcing many to go home.

South Korean president apologizes on beef and sacks aides

Wed, 2024-11-27 13:02
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's embattled president apologized on Thursday for a U.S. beef import deal that sparked street protests and said he will sack top aides but analysts said that might not be enough to reverse a slide in public support.

Gunmen kill official in Mexican border city

Wed, 2024-11-27 13:02
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Gunmen have killed the police administrative director in the violent Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, the latest high-profile killing in Mexico's drug war, police said on Wednesday.

China rights questioned weeks before Olympics

Wed, 2024-11-27 13:02
NEW YORK (Reuters) - China promised to make improvements to human rights ahead of the Olympic Games but its record may have actually deteriorated in the run-up to the events in August, a human rights activist and writer says.

In China's flood zone, life moves at different tempo

Wed, 2024-11-27 13:02
FENGKAI, China (Reuters) - When the people of Fengkai were warned that the rivers in their south China town were going to overflow, they knew what to do.

Many detained by China after Tibet riots: Amnesty

Wed, 2024-11-27 13:02
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's grip on dissent in Tibet remains tight after deadly riots there in March, with more than 1,000 people still detained without charge, human rights group Amnesty International said in a new report on Thursday.

Judge orders soldiers out of Rio slum after murders

Wed, 2024-11-27 13:02
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge ordered army patrols out of a Rio de Janeiro slum on Wednesday after 11 soldiers were accused of involvement in the gangland killing of three youths in a neighboring shantytown.

Gunmen kill public official in Mexican border city

Wed, 2024-11-27 13:02
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Gunmen have killed the police administrative director in the violent Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, the latest high-profile killing in Mexico's drug war, police said on Wednesday.