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U.S. absent as global cluster munitions ban agreed

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:37
DUBLIN (Reuters) - A draft treaty for a worldwide ban on cluster munitions was adopted on Wednesday although major powers including the United States did not attend the meeting.

S.Africa says to offer shelter to African migrants

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:37
PRETORIA (Reuters) - South Africa's government said on Wednesday it was offering shelter to tens of thousands of African migrants who fled their homes during a wave of xenophobic attacks but denied it was setting up camps.

Conference accepts draft on cluster bombs ban

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:37
DUBLIN (Reuters) - An international conference accepted on Wednesday a draft treaty to ban the use of cluster munitions.

U.S. ships may leave Myanmar if aid refused

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:37
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. warships will soon leave waters near Myanmar if the junta does not allow the American military to deliver food, water and other aid to cyclone survivors, a U.S. commander said on Wednesday.

Lebanon president asks Siniora to form new cabinet

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:37
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's president appointed Prime Minister Fouad Siniora on Wednesday to head a national unity government agreed under a deal ending 18 months of political conflict.

Fuel protests rage as "global solution" urged

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:37
LONDON (Reuters) - The pain of soaring oil prices provoked new protests in Europe on Wednesday, and Britain called for "global solutions" to the energy crisis.

Mexico says bloodshed shows progress vs drug cartels

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:37
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's attorney general said on Wednesday a surge in drug gang killings, marked by murders of police and decapitations this month, showed an army crackdown on cartels is working.

U.N. rights boss condemns Zimbabwe violence

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:37
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations' human rights chief on Wednesday condemned the deadly political violence that has gripped Zimbabwe since its March 29 election and called for a full investigation into the killings and attacks.

NATO says can't be police force for Kosovo

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:37
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO troops should not be left to shoulder police tasks in Kosovo, the U.S.-led alliance said on Wednesday as signs grew that a European Union plan to take over police duties there faced months of delay.

French serial killer and wife get life sentences

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:37
CHARLEVILLE-MEZIERES, France (Reuters) - Self-confessed killer and rapist Michel Fourniret and his wife Monique Olivier were sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday in one of France's grimmest serial murder cases.

Beijing vows transparency in Olympic medical emergencies

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:37
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing has learnt from the SARS epidemic and there will be no attempt to hide any outbreak of infectious disease during the Beijing Olympics, the city's chief medical officer said on Wednesday.

S.Africa to set up refugee camps after attacks: BBC

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:37
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa has decided to set up refugee camps for tens of thousands of African migrants who fled their homes during a wave of deadly xenophobic attacks, the BBC said on Wednesday.

Food crisis may worsen African child mortality: U.N.

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:37
YOKOHAMA (Reuters) - The global food crisis could reverse some of the progress Africa has made in bringing down child mortality, the head of the United Nations' children's agency said on Wednesday.

Pisa's leaning tower safe for 300 years: expert

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:37
ROME (Reuters) - The leaning tower of Pisa has been successfully stabilized and is out of danger for at least 300 years, said an engineer who has been monitoring the iconic Italian tourist attraction.

Iran's speaker warns West over nuclear cooperation

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:37
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's parliament warned that current levels of cooperating with the U.N. nuclear watchdog were in jeopardy if major powers continue to "kick around" the country's disputed nuclear case, state radio said on Wednesday.

What, no nanny? Italy thinks again on immigrants

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:37
ROME (Reuters) - Italians have belatedly realized that Silvio Berlusconi's crackdown on illegal immigrants could deprive them of hundreds of thousands of foreigners who clean their homes and look after their children and elderly relatives.

Iraq's main Sunni bloc suspends government talks

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:37
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's main Sunni Arab political bloc said on Wednesday it had suspended talks to rejoin the Shi'ite-led government after a disagreement with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki over a cabinet post.

Britain defense sec endorses talks with Taliban

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:37
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Britain's Defense Minister Des Browne endorsed peace talks between Pakistan and Taliban militants on Wednesday despite concerns from Afghanistan that the talks will allow the Taliban to regroup and launch more attacks.

Vietnam reports "UFO" explosion off Cambodia coast

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:37
HANOI (Reuters) - An unidentified flying object exploded in mid-air over a southern Vietnamese island, state media said on Wednesday, a day after Cambodia's air force retracted a report of a mysterious plane crash.

Britain's Brown calls for global action on oil price

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:37
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned on Wednesday that the world was facing an oil "shock" and would find there was no easy answer to price rises without coordinated global action.