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Iran and Syria to attend Iraq meeting in Sweden: U.N.

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:26
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister and Syria's ambassador to Sweden are among the officials expected to attend next week's ministerial meeting of the Iraq Compact Annual Review, U.N. officials said on Friday.

Floods displace 15,000 in Chile

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:26
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Heavy rains and flooding that killed five people and displaced thousands in south-central Chile have collapsed road and rail bridges, closed the world's largest underground copper mine and left many in the capital without drinking water, the government said on Friday.

Georgian opposition vows to boycott parliament

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:26
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia's main opposition coalition vowed on Friday to boycott the nation's new parliament and hold street protests against an election it says was rigged to hand victory to President Mikheil Saakashvili's party.

Suleiman: symbol of unity in divided Lebanon

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:26
BEIRUT (Reuters) - General Michel Suleiman, set to be elected Lebanon's president on Sunday, has kept the army unified through three years of turmoil that have taken the country to the brink of a new civil war.

Sri Lanka rebels say army bomb kills 17 civilians

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:26
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Tamil Tiger rebels said a Sri Lankan military roadside bomb killed 17 civilians on Friday in an ambush in rebel-held territory in the far north.

Armed men ambush, disarm, peacekeepers in Darfur

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:26
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Up to 60 heavily armed men on horseback ambushed a patrol of peacekeepers in Darfur, in a new attack on international forces in Sudan's strife-torn west, the United Nations said on Friday.

French fishermen ignore aid promise, block ports

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:26
PARIS (Reuters) - French fishermen battling for cheaper fuel ignored calls by the government to lift their blockades of ports and fuel depots on Friday and found new ways to disrupt traffic on land and at sea.

World court says disputed isle belongs to Singapore

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:26
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Singapore owns a rocky outcrop near a key shipping lane, the U.N.'s highest court ruled on Friday, settling a protracted territorial dispute between the south-east Asian state and its neighbor Malaysia.

Israeli army kills five militants in Gaza

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:26
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed five Palestinian militants on Friday during raids into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, medical workers and a militant group said.

Israeli police quiz Olmert again in bribery case

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:26
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was questioned by police for an hour on Friday, the second time this month that investigators have quizzed him over allegations he took bribes from an American businessman.

Russia's Medvedev seeks deals, assurances in China

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:26
BEIJING (Reuters) - New Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrives in Beijing on Friday, offering energy deals and military cooperation but seeking pledges of solidarity with resurgent China at a time when ties with the West are strained.

U.S. and North Korean nuclear negotiators to meet next week

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:26
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The lead U.S. and North Korean nuclear negotiators are expected to meet in Beijing next week, a diplomatic source said on Thursday, in a sign Pyongyang may be closer to making a declaration of its atomic programs.

Chile flooding kills 5, forces 13,000 from homes

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:26
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Heavy rains and flooding have killed five people and forced about 13,000 from their homes in south-central Chile, some evacuated after rivers swelled and burst their banks, the government said on Thursday.

Junta agreement opens door to more Myanmar aid

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:26
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta agreed on Friday to admit foreign aid workers of all nationalities to the delta area worst hit by Cyclone Nargis, in what the U.N. called a breakthrough for aiding survivors.

Rice warns of more U.S. sanctions on Iran

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:26
PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) - The United States will aggressively impose more sanctions on Iran as long as it refuses to give up sensitive nuclear work and uses the world's financial system for "terrorism," U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday.

Indonesian temple a reminder of country's Buddhist past

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:26
BOROBUDUR, Indonesia (Reuters) - The Buddhist temple of Borobudur, set among volcanoes on Indonesia's Java island, stands as a testament to the Buddhist roots of the world's most populous Muslim country.

South Africa says apartheid-era foes fan violence

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:26
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's security chief accused rightwingers linked to the former apartheid government on Friday of fanning anti-foreigner violence that has spread to Cape Town, the second largest city and tourist centre.

U.S. and North Korean nuclear negotiators to meet next week

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:26
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The lead U.S. and North Korean nuclear negotiators are expected to meet in Beijing next week, a diplomatic source said on Thursday, in a sign Pyongyang may be closer to making a declaration of its atomic programs.

Pelosi denies Olmert proposed U.S. blockade of Iran

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:26
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert did not propose a U.S. naval blockade of Iran during talks with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the California Democrat's office said on Thursday.

U.N. Security Council backs Lebanon peace deal

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:26
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Thursday welcomed a Lebanese peace deal brokered by Qatar, an agreement that may have averted a new civil war in the Middle East.