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EU treaty can overcome Irish "no"-French minister

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:25
PARIS (Reuters) - A possible Irish rejection of the European Union's Lisbon treaty should not stop other member states ratifying it, a French minister said on Friday.

South Korea truckers' strike adds to Lee's woes

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:25
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean truckers extended their strike on Friday over high fuel costs, adding to President Lee Myung-bak's woes just past 100 days in office, but a threatened major anti-government protest fizzled out.

Philippine TV cameraman freed by kidnappers

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:25
MANILA (Reuters) - A cameraman in a three-member television team kidnapped in the southern Philippines has been freed and there is a good chance the other two will be released on Friday, officials said.

Zimbabwe's Mugabe says war vets ready to fight

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:25
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe said on Friday liberation war veterans would take up arms if he loses a June 27 presidential run-off vote.

Colombia's Uribe says FARC reaches out on hostages

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:25
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Thursday offered not to extradite a FARC guerrilla in exchange for the release of hostages after a rebel contact reached out to authorities about a deal.

Haiti lawmakers reject nominee for prime minister

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:25
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian lawmakers rejected President Rene Preval's nominee to become prime minister on Thursday, in another blow to his efforts to establish a stable democracy in the impoverished Caribbean country.

Four dead in blast in Hamas bomb-maker's house

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:25
GAZA (Reuters) - An explosion destroyed a Hamas bomb-maker's house in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least four people, including a baby, in what Hamas called an Israeli air strike and Israel described as an internal blast.

Pakistan lawyers "to besiege parliament" over judges

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:25
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A convoy of Pakistani lawyers set off on Thursday on the last leg of a cross-country rally, vowing to lay siege to parliament unless judges fired by President Pervez Musharraf last year get their jobs back.

U.S. court rules against victims over Marcos money

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:25
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday against nearly 10,000 victims of human rights abuses during the regime of Philippine ruler Ferdinand Marcos in a dispute over $35 million in an account held by the late dictator.

Kenya's leader and PM share by-election spoils

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:25
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The two main parties in Kenya's coalition government retained their parliamentary balance on Thursday in by-elections that avoided the violence which erupted after the two sides clashed over a December presidential poll.

Security tightened as fuel protests turn violent

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:25
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain and Malaysia tightened security on Thursday to stop strikes against soaring global fuel prices turning violent, as well as snarling road networks and slowing deliveries of food and raw materials.

Nigerian police crack illicit baby trafficking ring

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:25
ENUGU, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian police said on Thursday they had broken a major baby trafficking ring, arresting a doctor believed to have bought infants from pregnant women and sold them at a profit for more than 20 years.

Fate of EU treaty in the balance as Irish vote

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:25
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland voted on Thursday in a referendum that will decide the fate of a European Union reform treaty intended to make the 27-nation bloc stronger and more effective.

U.N. and NATO rush to iron out Kosovo security snags

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:25
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United Nations and NATO rushed on Thursday to iron out snags in the troubled international security presence for Kosovo, just days ahead of its constitution coming into force.

"Zero tolerance" for violent Spain truck pickets

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:25
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain promised "zero tolerance" for violence by striking truckers after police cleared picket lines blocking highways during a fuel protest.

Israel's Barak makes move towards early election

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:25
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel edged closer on Thursday to an early election over corruption allegations against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert after a key coalition partner voiced support for legislation that would force a ballot.

Zimbabwe police detain opposition leaders

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:25
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean police arrested opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai twice more on Thursday in what his spokesman said was harassment aimed at disrupting his campaign for a June 27 run-off election.

Ban to give EU role in U.N. Kosovo mission-document

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:25
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told Kosovo's leaders he intends to reshape the U.N. mission there to allow the European Union to take on key tasks, according to a letter obtained by Reuters on Thursday.

Donors pledge around $20 billion for Afghanistan

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:25
PARIS (Reuters) - Donors led by the United States pledged about $20 billion in aid to Afghanistan on Thursday but said Kabul must do far more to fight corruption.

Dalai Lama hopes China talks will resume in July

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:25
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama hopes postponed talks between China and his envoys will resume next month, he said on Thursday, adding he supported China's desire for stability but that it must come "from the heart not the gun".