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Finnish man kills wife and daughters

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
HELSINKI (Reuters) - An 88-year-old man shot his two adult daughters and his wife dead in Ylitornio, northern Finland, before killing himself on Sunday, police said.

Macedonia holds peaceful poll re-run under EU gaze

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
SKOPJE (Reuters) - A huge police operation in Macedonia ensured a partial re-run of parliamentary elections on Sunday passed peacefully after the European Union warned that the country's membership bid was on the line.

Cameroon finds mutilated bodies after pirate raid

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroonian authorities searching for six people abducted by armed pirates near the Nigerian border found five mutilated and bullet-riddled bodies, Cameroon's military headquarters said on Sunday.

EU wants answers from Ireland on treaty impasse

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will press Ireland this week on ways to overcome its rejection of an EU reform treaty, but Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen said the bloc must also contribute to a solution.

Iraq readies forces for militia crackdown

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
AMARA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's government beefed up army and police units in the southern city of Amara on Sunday for a new crackdown on Shi'ite militias, witnesses said.

Chad rebels say occupy town closer to capital

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
GOZ-BEIDA, Chad (Reuters) - Chadian rebels mounting what they say is a new offensive against President Idriss Deby advanced deeper into the country from the east on Sunday, briefly occupying the town of Am-Dam, rebel spokesmen said.

Little change as Kosovo gets new constitution

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo's first constitution as an independent state came into force on Sunday, giving ethnic Albanians the right to executive powers held by the United Nations mission that has run the territory since 1999.

Mugabe says ready to hand power to a party faithful

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was quoted on Sunday as saying he would be willing to hand power to a ruling party ally when he was sure the country was safe from "sellouts" and from British interference.

Karzai threatens to pursue militants into Pakistan

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday threatened to send troops into Pakistan to kill Taliban militants if they pursued cross-border attacks into Afghanistan.

Arab League chief sees new Lebanon government soon

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon will soon form a national unity government in line with a Doha agreement to end the country's political crisis, Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Sunday.

Reuters seeks answers from Israel over killing

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
LONDON (Reuters) - Two months after an Israeli tank shell killed one of its cameramen in the Gaza Strip, Reuters has urged the army to release immediately the findings of its internal investigation in the interests of journalists' safety.

Iraq beefs up forces in militia crackdown

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
AMARA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's government beefed up army and police units in the southern city of Amara on Sunday for a new crackdown on Shi'ite militias, a Reuters reporter said.

Car gifted by Hitler to Nepal king awaits new home

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A car gifted by Adolf Hitler to a Nepali king is likely to be displayed in a palace museum after the Himalayan nation abolished the 239-year-old monarchy and the ousted King Gyanendra quit the palace.

Israeli settlement building hurting talks: Rice

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday Israel's continued settlement building was harming peace negotiations with the Palestinians.

Thirty-one killed in two Indian accidents

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - At least 31 people were killed in separate accidents in two Indian mountain states on Sunday, police said.

More than 15 Taliban killed in Afghan prisoner hunt

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
KABUL (Reuters) - U.S-led and Afghan forces killed more than 15 insurgents in a search for hundreds of prisoners, including Taliban, who broke out of jail after comrades blew up the gates, the U.S. military said on Sunday.

Concern over detentions in China quake zone: groups

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two human rights groups expressed concern on Sunday over the fate of Huang Qi, a Chinese activist who friends fear was detained for offering support to families of children who died in the Sichuan earthquake.

Iran defiant in nuclear row

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Western powers are warning Iran of more sanctions if it rejects an incentives offer and presses on with sensitive nuclear work, but the Islamic Republic is showing no sign of backing down.

Ex-Vietnam reformist PM hailed for daring

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnamese leaders on Sunday eulogized former Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet, regarded as a revolutionary, a force behind economic liberalization and helping to bring the communist-run country out of isolation.

Troubled South Korean president faces more strikes

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean car, construction and other unionized workers threaten to halt work this week in anger at the policies of the president, on top of a truckers' strike that has slowed transport in the export-dependent country.