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Turkish ruling party submits defense in closure case

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's ruling AK Party submitted on Monday its defense in court against charges it is seeking to turn the predominantly Muslim but secular country into an Islamic state.

Boat sinks off Libya, over 120 missing: Egypt

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
CAIRO (Reuters) - A boat carrying 150 African migrants en route to Europe sank off the Libyan coast and the Libyan authorities have recovered one survivor and 21 bodies, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said on Monday.

Iraq army tightens grip on southern city

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
AMARA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's security forces tightened their grip on the southern city of Amara on Monday and appealed to Shi'ite militias to hand over heavy weapons before a government deadline for launching a crackdown.

Israel brushes aside U.S. pressure over statehood deal

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel sought on Monday to lower U.S. expectations for any deal with the Palestinians this year, brushing aside pressure over settlements and calling for decisions on Jerusalem's future to be deferred.

Fuel cost protests spread and rattle governments

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
LONDON (Reuters) - Protests against surging fuel prices which have triggered fears of political instability and a global economic downturn expanded in Europe and Asia on Monday, and Colombian truckers said they would join the wave of strikes.

Karzai threat seen as pressure tactic in Pakistan

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai's threat of a cross-border pursuit of militants is more of a tactic to build pressure on Pakistan than a signal of real intent, analysts said on Monday.

Mugabe threatens opposition leaders over violence

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe threatened on Monday to arrest opposition leaders over election campaign violence for which his opponents blame ruling party supporters.

Iran police start wider crackdown on un-Islamic dress

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police have launched a more extensive crackdown on "social corruption" such as women flouting Islamic dress codes, the Farhang-e Ashti newspaper reported on Monday.

EU closes ranks around treaty after Irish "No"

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers closed ranks on Monday to insist the EU reform treaty was still alive despite Ireland's "No" vote, but conceded they had no quick solutions to rescue it.

Australian man ordered to new terror trial

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian taxi driver convicted of terrorism charges in 2006 but later set free after an appeal was ordered on Monday to face a fresh terrorism trial.

China warns spectators off Xinjiang torch relay

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
URUMQI, China (Reuters) - Authorities in China's troubled far-western region of Xinjiang are telling people who want to watch the Olympic torch as it passes through the area to stay at home and tune into the television instead.

Britain raises threat alert for UAE

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
DUBAI (Reuters) - Britain has warned its nationals traveling to the United Arab Emirates of a "high threat from terrorism", raising its alert for the Gulf Arab trade hub that is home to large community of British expatriates.

South Korea workers strike in fresh blow to president

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean construction workers joined striking truckers on Monday in the latest blow to new President Lee Myung-bak, whose repeated policy stumbles have seen his popularity plunge after less than four months in office.

Israeli envoys propose Olmert meet Syria's Assad

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli envoys holding a new round of indirect peace talks with Syrian counterparts in Turkey will propose that the two leaders meet at a Paris conference next month, Israeli political sources said on Monday.

Japan quake death toll rises to 10 as search goes on

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
TOKYO (Reuters) - The death toll in a powerful earthquake that hit northern Japan at the weekend rose to 10 on Monday as troops and rescue workers searched for survivors in the remote, mountainous area worst hit by the tremor.

Sri Lanka suicide blast kills 12: military

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
COLOMBO (Reuters) - At least 12 people were killed and 22 injured in a suspected Tamil Tiger rebel suicide blast in northern Sri Lanka on Monday, the military said.

Japan turns away Taiwan boats in sea spat

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Japan on Monday turned back a Taiwan activist boat which approached a group of disputed islands in protest against a ship collision last week, the latest drama in a fast-escalating political dispute, officials said.

Quake-hit China now menaced by floods and landslides

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
BEIJING (Reuters) - Floods triggered by torrential rains have killed dozens of people across China, as officials struggle to move thousands of victims of last month's earthquake to escape the threat of landslides caused by downpours.

Ghana ruling party faces rough ride to polls

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
ACCRA (Reuters) - Weaving his yellow taxi through the traffic-choked streets of Accra, James Osie says Ghana's ruling party has grown fat on the money of the people.

In parts of Europe, migrant workers head home

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:35
WARSAW/EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Four years after Polish graphic designer Chris Rychter headed to Britain to find work and study as a citizen of the European Union, he and his wife have returned home.