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West fails to condemn Ethiopia rights abuses: rights group

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:37
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Western donors have failed to condemn war crimes by Ethiopian forces during a year-old campaign against separatist fighters in the country's eastern Ogaden region, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.

Kenya PM's party clinches 3 seats in parliament

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:37
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Raila Odinga's party won three parliamentary seats on Thursday after by-elections that went peacefully despite fears of a repeat of violence seen in the crisis after Kenya's presidential poll.

Britain to probe loss of Iraq/al Qaeda file

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:37
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday it would look into and explain an embarrassing revelation that a senior intelligence official had left a file with top secret documents about Iraq and al Qaeda on a train.

Japan police investigate North Korea nuclear plant find

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:37
TOKYO (Reuters) - Two Japanese companies are being investigated by police on suspicion of illegally exporting vacuum pumps to North Korea, where they were used in nuclear facilities, police and domestic media said on Thursday.

Nine dead in Djibouti-Eritrea border clashes

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:37
DJIBOUTI/ASMARA (Reuters) - Border clashes between Eritrea and Djibouti killed nine Djiboutian soldiers and wounded 60 others in the first fighting in a decade between the Horn of Africa nations, a defense official said on Thursday.

Unpopular Japan PM wins parliament confidence vote

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:37
TOKYO (Reuters) - In a stark reflection of Japan's political stalemate, parliament's lower house approved a motion of confidence in Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Thursday, a day after the upper chamber adopted an unprecedented, but non-binding, censure of the unpopular leader.

China and Taiwan in historic flights breakthrough: TV

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:37
BEIJING (Reuters) - Long-time political rivals Taiwan and China, in their first formal talks in almost a decade, agreed on Thursday to launch direct weekend passenger flights starting from July 4, the first in nearly 60 years, Taiwan TV reported.

Bangladesh ex-PM departs for medical treatment in U.S.

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:37
DHAKA (Reuters) - Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, released from jail on parole, left Dhaka on Thursday for the United States for medical treatment.

Man once world's most obese fetes birthday on bed

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:37
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico's Manuel Uribe, once the world's most obese man, celebrated his 43rd birthday on Wednesday with a very short trip outside his house.

Quake parents apologize to loved ones under rubble

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:37
BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - Grieving and angry parents on Thursday marked one month since China's devastating earthquake toppled schools, demanding an explanation and apologizing to their loved ones buried under the rubble.

Canada apologizes for abuse of aboriginal children

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:37
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada, addressing one of the darkest chapters in its history, formally apologized on Wednesday for forcing 150,000 aboriginal children into grim residential schools, where many say they were sexually and physically abused.

Water squabbles irrigate tensions in Central Asia

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:37
VAKHDAT, Tajikistan (Reuters) - Under a scorching sun, an exhausted Tajik woman looks at a drying trickle of irrigation water running across her cotton field.

Israel urged to bare findings in journalist's death

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:37
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday called on Israel to release findings of an army investigation into the killing of a Reuters cameraman in the Gaza Strip in April.

Canada apologizes for abuse of aboriginal children

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:37
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada, addressing one of the darkest chapters in its history, formally apologized on Wednesday for forcing 150,000 aboriginal children into grim residential schools, where many say they were sexually and physically abused.

Mugabe deploys more veterans to boost campaign

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:37
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's party said on Wednesday it would deploy more war veterans to campaign in opposition areas ahead of a presidential election run-off marred by violence.

UK spy leaves al Qaeda file on train

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:37
LONDON (Reuters) - One of Britain's top intelligence officials left a file with secret documents about Iraq and al Qaeda on a train, in an embarrassing government security breach that was exposed on Wednesday.

U.S., private donors partner to help African farming

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:37
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will join forces with a private agriculture initiative in a bid to reverse years of decline in African agriculture and mounting hunger across the continent, officials said on Wednesday.

Austria neglected early leads to Kampusch kidnapper

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:37
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian police failed to pursue two leads that could have snared schoolgirl Natascha Kampusch's kidnapper quickly and averted what became an eight-year-long ordeal, independent investigators said on Wednesday.

Britain's Brown wins terrorism vote by slim margin

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:37
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Gordon Brown won a crucial vote in parliament on Wednesday to extend the time terrorism suspects can be held without charge, bringing some relief to a prime minister whose leadership is under fire.

Britain's Brown wins key terrorism vote

Wed, 2024-11-27 08:37
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Gordon Brown won a crucial vote in parliament on Wednesday to extend the time terrorism suspects can be held without charge, bringing relief to a prime minister whose leadership is under fire.