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Coalition ally demands Olmert step down

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:40
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's main coalition partner demanded on Wednesday he leave office over corruption allegations, dealing another blow to the unpopular leader in turmoil threatening to derail peace talks.

Japan military to provide China quake aid: report

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:40
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's military will fly tents and blankets to China after Beijing asked for help following the devastating earthquake this month that killed more than 68,000 people, Kyodo news agency said on Wednesday.

Nepal abolishes centuries-old Hindu monarchy

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:40
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's political parties voted on Wednesday to abolish the Himalayan kingdom's 239-year-old Hindu monarchy, a key demand of Maoists after they ended a decade-long war against the government.

Barak may call on Olmert to step down: report

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:40
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Defense Minister Ehud Barak may call on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to step down from office or temporarily suspend himself after the latest testimony in a bribery case, Israel Radio reported on Wednesday.

U.S. seeks progress from North Korea talks

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:40
BEIJING (Reuters) - The top U.S. envoy in nuclear negotiations with North Korea said he hoped talks in the Chinese capital on Wednesday would help bring "definitive progress" on a long-delayed disarmament agreement.

Japan vows to double Africa aid, investment

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:40
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan unveiled a package of steps to help boost growth in Africa on Wednesday, vowing to double its aid and business investment, as it seeks closer ties with the resource-rich continent.

Colombia offers bounty for FARC founder's body

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:40
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian authorities are offering up to $2.7 million in bounty for the body of the founder and chief commander of the FARC rebels, who died after 40 years fighting the state, a top army official said on Tuesday.

China "quake lake" fears force new evacuation

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:40
BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - China has evacuated more than 150,000 people living below a swollen lake formed by this month's devastating earthquake amid fears it could burst and trigger massive flooding, state media said on Wednesday.

West dismayed over Suu Kyi detention

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:40
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military has started to bury cyclone victims in communal graves, villagers said on Wednesday, as Western nations pledged to keep aid flowing despite anger at its detention of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Old Dubai clings to life as new city rises

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:40
DUBAI (Reuters) - Khadija Ahmad and her family are the only residents left in Dubai's old Bastakiya quarter, her house little changed since she arrived as a new bride more than 70 years ago.

Iraq's main Sunni bloc suspends government talks

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:40
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.

Drug gangs kill seven police officers in Mexico

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:40
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Drug traffickers killed seven Mexican policemen on Tuesday, the latest slayings in a wave of police murders as the army wages a battle against cartels.

Lebanon's Siniora set to lead new government

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:40
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's parliamentary majority coalition agreed on Tuesday to nominate Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to form the country's first government under newly elected President Michel Suleiman.

Iraq Sunni Arab bloc suspends government talks

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:40
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.

More action needed to combat civilian deaths: U.N.

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:40
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Much more needs to be done to prevent the killing and displacement of civilians in places such as Darfur, Somalia, Israel and Columbia, U.N. humanitarian affairs chief John Holmes said on Tuesday.

Syria's Assad dismisses Israeli demand on Iran

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:40
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday dismissed Israeli demands that Syria abandon an alliance with Iran as a requirement for a peace deal.

Monument to homosexual victims of Nazis unveiled

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:40
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany unveiled a monument to the tens of thousands of homosexuals persecuted under the Nazis, whose laws were used to prosecute gay men for a generation after World War Two.

Early Panama election favorite has anti-U.S. past

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:40
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - A leftist with an anti-U.S. past is the early front-runner for next year's presidential election in Panama, one of Latin America's economic growth success stories.

Iraq reopens bombed bridge, vows to defeat militants

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:40
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi officials reopened a landmark Baghdad bridge on Tuesday after it was destroyed by a truck bomb last year, vowing to defeat terrorists and unite a country ravaged by sectarian strife.

China and U.S. resume human rights dialogue

Tue, 2024-11-26 22:40
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday gave a cautious endorsement to this week's resumption of a human rights dialogue with China that has been frozen since 2002.