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Myanmar death toll soars

Tue, 2024-11-26 16:38
YANGON (Reuters) - Diplomats witnessed "huge" devastation in the Irrawaddy delta on Saturday and the toll of dead and missing from the cyclone rose above 133,000 people, making it one of the most damaging to hit Asia.

Panama to deploy special force on Colombian border

Tue, 2024-11-26 16:38
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama will create an armed border protection force to combat the flow of cocaine and weapons and to catch leftist guerrillas along its jungle border with Colombia, the government said on Friday.

Thousands flee as China lake bank feared broken

Tue, 2024-11-26 16:38
BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - A Chinese county near the epicenter of a 7.9 magnitude earthquake was ordered to evacuate on Saturday amid fears a lake would burst its banks, prompting thousands to flee to the hills.

Dominican incumbent wins re-election: exit poll

Tue, 2024-11-26 16:38
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - Dominican President Leonel Fernandez, widely credited with pulling his Caribbean country out of a deep economic slump, appeared to have coasted to a third term in elections on Friday, an exit poll showed.

U.N. sees chance for global ban on cluster bombs

Tue, 2024-11-26 16:38
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations sees renewed momentum for a global ban on cluster bombs as more than 100 nations -- but not the world's top users and stockpilers -- gather in Dublin to finalize an anti-cluster munitions treaty.

Chavez apologizes to Merkel over Hitler remarks

Tue, 2024-11-26 16:38
LIMA (Reuters) - Days after calling German Chancellor Angela Merkel a political descendant of Adolf Hitler, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez shook hands with her on Friday and apologized.

Rapporteur favors rejecting Turk headscarf case: TV

Tue, 2024-11-26 16:38
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A rapporteur to Turkey's top court said on Friday it should reject a challenge to a ruling party reform which allows university students to wear the Muslim headscarf, broadcaster CNN Turk reported.

Suspected drug hit men dump head in Mexican city

Tue, 2024-11-26 16:38
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Suspected Mexican drug hit men dumped the head of a murdered man on top of a car in the street, police said on Friday, in a rare outrage in the wealthy city of Monterrey.

Attend to living, not dead, after disasters: WHO

Tue, 2024-11-26 16:38
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Getting clean water to survivors of a disaster is far more important than disposing of the dead, but myths persist that corpses somehow spread disease, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

Saudis slightly increase oil output as Bush visits

Tue, 2024-11-26 16:38
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia announced a modest increase in oil output on Friday after an appeal from visiting President George W. Bush but the news did little to douse oil prices that hit a new record earlier in the day.

Russia hopes for new offers to Tehran soon

Tue, 2024-11-26 16:38
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday it hoped the six nations negotiating with Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment program could meet in Tehran soon to offer the Islamic Republic new proposals for talks.

Russia accuses Georgia of aiding rebels

Tue, 2024-11-26 16:38
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's domestic spy service accused Georgia on Friday of supporting armed rebels in southern Russia, an accusation that could further damage the strained relations between the two countries.

Talk turns ugly as Serb parties vie for power

Tue, 2024-11-26 16:38
BELGRADE (Reuters) - The nationalist Serb Radical Party warned President Boris Tadic on Friday to keep his party's "Mafioso, thieving, criminal" hands off its talks to form a coalition with Socialists.

Israel firm on refugees after Bush dismays Arabs

Tue, 2024-11-26 16:38
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel ruled out all debate on letting Palestinian refugees return in any peace deal, as U.S. President George W. Bush ended a visit on Friday that left Arabs dismayed by his outspoken support for Israel's "chosen people".

Iraq offers amnesty in northern Qaeda stronghold

Tue, 2024-11-26 16:38
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, leading an offensive against al Qaeda in the north, offered cash and freedom from prosecution on Friday to fighters who give up their weapons within 10 days.

Outrage over Sarkozy plan to counter school strikes

Tue, 2024-11-26 16:38
PARIS (Reuters) - French teachers, trade unions and opposition leaders expressed outrage on Friday after President Nicolas Sarkozy said he wanted a new law to ensure schools stay open when teachers go on strike so parents can get to work.

Motorbike suicide bomber kills 10 in Sri Lanka

Tue, 2024-11-26 16:38
COLOMBO (Reuters) - A suicide bomber crashed his motorbike into a police bus in the Sri Lankan capital on Friday, killing 10 people, and authorities said Tamil Tiger rebels were to blame.

Bin Laden marks Israel anniversary with combat vow

Tue, 2024-11-26 16:38
DUBAI (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden vowed in an audio tape to mark Israel's 60th anniversary to continue to fight the Jewish state and its allies in the West.

Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai to return for second round

Tue, 2024-11-26 16:38
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai restarts his campaign to oust Robert Mugabe at home on Saturday after seeking support abroad in his risky standoff with the president.

U.S. sees need for "tangible action" on Iran: Israel

Tue, 2024-11-26 16:38
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States and Israel agree on the need for "tangible action" to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's spokesman said after a visit by U.S. President George W. Bush.