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Gunmen kill Guatemalan public prosecutor

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a Guatemalan public prosecutor who was investigating the gruesome murder of a 9-year-old girl, the country's attorney general said on Wednesday.

Olmert proposes naval blockade on Iran: report

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert proposed in talks with a U.S. congressional leader that a naval blockade be imposed on Iran to try to curb its nuclear program, an Israeli newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Former IRA guerrilla leader Brian Keenan dies

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19
BELFAST (Reuters) - Brian Keenan, a former guerrilla leader in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) who fought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, has died, his close ally Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams said on Wednesday.

Embattled Malaysian PM wins ruling party's support

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's prime minister won the backing of the country's main ruling party on Thursday, fending off a challenge to his leadership from the former premier that threatens to deepen political turmoil.

Iran protests to U.S. over mosque blast: agency

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran made an official protest to the United States, via a Swiss intermediary, on Wednesday about what Tehran says is Washington's support for a group blamed for bombing an Iranian mosque, a news agency reported.

Georgia's Saakashvili declares victory in election

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Thursday claimed victory in a parliamentary election that the opposition says was rigged.

NATO to keep rotating command in Afghan south

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NATO will continue to rotate command of its troops in the violent South of Afghanistan despite U.S. generals' concerns that the arrangement disrupts operations, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

Swedish police hold two men over nuclear scare

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish police detained two men on suspicion of planning to sabotage a nuclear power station on Wednesday after one of them was discovered entering it with small amounts of a highly explosive material.

Pakistan signs peace pact with militants in Swat

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's government promised to "gradually" pull out troops from the northwestern valley of Swat after signing a peace agreement with Taliban militants on Wednesday.

Mbeki: Army to help end South Africa violence

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki gave approval on Wednesday for the army to help end attacks on foreigners that have killed more than 40 people.

No agreement on Gaza truce: Palestinian official

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel and Hamas still differ on terms for a ceasefire that Egypt is mediating, a Palestinian official familiar with the talks said on Wednesday.

Iraqi troops test truce in cleric stronghold

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi troops set up checkpoints and patrolled strategic streets in Moqtada al-Sadr's Baghdad stronghold on Wednesday, testing a truce with the Shi'ite cleric's Mehdi Army militia.

Blast kills two ISAF soldiers, one Afghan civilian

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19
KABUL (Reuters) - An explosion in the eastern Afghan province of Ghazni killed two soldiers from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and one civilian interpreter, ISAF said in a statement on Wednesday.

Mugabe accuses opponents of violence, MPs arrested

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe told police on Wednesday to ignore opposition accusations they are behind political intimidation and blamed his foes for violence ahead of a presidential election run-off.

Somali gunmen kidnap two Italian aid workers

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali gunmen stormed the office of an aid group and kidnapped two Italian aid workers and a Somali colleague on Wednesday, officials and residents said.

Olmert proposes naval blockade on Iran: report

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert proposed in talks with a U.S. Congressional leader that a naval blockade be imposed on Iran to try to curb its nuclear program, an Israeli newspaper said on Wednesday.

States vie for seats on disputed UN rights body

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sri Lanka, Bahrain and Gabon are among states vying for 15 seats on the U.N. Human Rights Council on Wednesday that rights watchdogs say are unfit to be on it.

Radio Liberty says Kazakhstan blocking its website

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19
ALMATY (Reuters) - Prague-based Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has accused Kazakhstan of blocking access to its website which it said was deliberate interference in its news reporting.

Australian says he's not guilty of Nazi war crimes

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19
CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian citizen accused of Nazi warcrimes in Hungary in 1944 has appeared on Australian television to say he is innocent.

Georgia votes, opposition vows major rally

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgians voted for a new parliament on Wednesday but the opposition accused President Mikheil Saakashvili of trying to rig the election and vowed to hold a huge protest rally in the capital.