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U.S. "troubled" by arrest of Zimbabwe politicians

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:38
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday called the arrest of two opposition politicians in Zimbabwe "troubling" and said it was part of a pattern of government intimidation before the run-off election.

Mugabe and Ahmadinejad left out of U.N. summit dinner

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:38
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian and U.N. hosts of a U.N. crisis summit on rising food prices on Monday left the presidents of Zimbabwe and Iran off the guest list of a ceremonial dinner for the leaders attending the meeting.

Drug gangs kill mayor in western Mexico

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:38
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Suspected drug gang hitmen shot dead a mayor in western Mexico as he drove back from a day out with his family, the latest politician to die in Mexico's drug war, a state attorney general's office said on Monday.

Syria to let in U.N. nuclear investigators: ElBaradei

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:38
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. atomic watchdog chief said on Monday Syria would let in top inspectors to examine allegations of a secret nuclear reactor, and demanded "full disclosure" by Iran over reports of covert atom bomb research.

Taliban flee U.S. Marines onslaught in Afghanistan

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:38
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents are fleeing south towards the Afghan border with Pakistan in the face of a U.S. Marines offensive in volatile Helmand province, the NATO commander in Afghanistan said on Monday.

Outgoing U.N. rights chief slams treatment of women and gays

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:38
GENEVA (Reuters) - Outgoing United Nations human rights chief Louise Arbour hit out on Monday against mistreatment of women and gays in many countries and called for equal condemnation of rights violations wherever they happen.

U.S. lawyer asks Pakistan to help free Gitmo inmate

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:38
KARACHI (Reuters) - An American lawyer pleaded on Monday for the Pakistan government to intervene on behalf of a prisoner being held at the U.S. detention centre at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.

Olmert seeks to reassure Abbas on talks

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:38
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas protested Jewish settlement growth near Jerusalem in talks on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who sought to show it was business-as-usual despite a corruption probe.

ElBaradei urges Iran "full disclosure" on bomb issue

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:38
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said on Monday Iran seemed to be holding back information needed to clarify intelligence reports that it researched nuclear bombs in secret and he demanded "full disclosure" by Tehran.

Soaring prices compound Myanmar's cyclone misery

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:38
YANGON (Reuters) - A large "Happy World" sign hangs above a dilapidated food market in Yangon, but on the streets shoppers are far from content.

Maliki to raise Iran's role in Iraq in Tehran talks

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:38
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq wants to discuss evidence of Iranian intervention in Iraq and the two countries' overall relationship during a visit to Tehran this week by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a government spokesman said on Monday.

Car bomb kills 6 at Danish embassy in Pakistan

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:38
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suspected suicide bomber blew up a car outside the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital on Monday, killing six people and wounding 25, government officials said.

Iran's Ahmadinejad says Israel will "disappear"

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:38
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's president said on Monday Israel would soon disappear off the map and that the "satanic power" of the United States faced destruction, in his latest verbal attack on the Islamic Republic's arch-foes.

U.N. Security Council to meet Somalia govt, opposition

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:38
DJIBOUTI (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council arrived in Djibouti on Monday to meet key players in Somalia's conflict to try to persuade the disparate factions to help end fighting in the Horn of Africa nation.

Thai army chief rules out coup as shares slide

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:38
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai army chief Anupong Paochinda told his top commanders on Monday the military would not intervene in a worsening political struggle, his spokeswoman said, as the stock market slid on speculation of another coup.

Russia recalls U.S. ambassador for high govt job

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:38
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's ambassador to the United States, Yuri Ushakov, was recalled on Monday to take up a senior job in the government of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Conservatives win Macedonia vote, EU rues violence

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:38
SKOPJE (Reuters) - Macedonia's ruling conservatives have won an overwhelming election victory but monitors on Monday criticized violence during voting that could delay the country's progress towards European Union membership.

"Swirly-face" pedophile suspect denies Thai charges

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:38
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai court began the formal trial on Monday of Canadian pedophile suspect Christopher Neil, seven months after he was arrested in a global manhunt triggered by "swirly face" images of abuse found on the Internet.

UK's Brown defends terrorism plans, rebellion brews

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:38
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday he would stick to his principles over plans to detain terrorism suspects for longer prior to being charged despite the prospect of a humiliating defeat in parliament.

Missile fired at house in NW Pakistan: residents

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:38
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least one missile was fired at a house next to a mosque in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, almost completely destroying the building but killing no one, a resident of the area said.