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Iraq says no firm dates in U.S. troops deal

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:47
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A draft agreement between the United States and Iraq contains no fixed dates for U.S. forces to withdraw, but Iraq would like combat troops out by the end of 2011, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Thursday.

Talk of Russia-Cuba ties seen as warning to U.S.

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:47
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba and Russia have stirred memories of their Cold War alliance with recent talk of restoring "traditional" ties in what experts said was a warning to their old adversary, the United States.

Canada admits it's a top ecstasy supplier

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:47
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is one of the top three world suppliers of the psychedelic drug ecstasy, and a significant supplier of marijuana to the United States, the government admitted on Friday.

Zimbabwe security on alert after bombing attempt

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:47
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe police said on Friday there had been an attempt to blow up a road and rail bridge on one of the country's major highways near Harare.

Somali rebels seize key port as death toll hits 70

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:47
KISMAYU, Somalia (Reuters) - Islamist rebels seized control of this strategic port in southern Somalia on Friday after the worst fighting in the area for months killed 70 people, residents said.

Iraq wants U.S. troops deal to expire in three years

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:47
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq wants an agreement authorizing the continued presence of U.S. troops on its soil to expire in three years, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Friday.

In Ukraine, a pocket of Russia cheers on the troops

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:47
SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian flags hung from balconies, many cheered the army sent to fight Georgian troops and the town planned a hero's welcome for the ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

Abandoned baby in Argentina found safe with dog

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:47
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A newborn baby abandoned outdoors in winter by her 14-year-old mother was found safe in a dog pen with a mother dog and her brood of puppies near the city of La Plata, Argentine media reported on Friday.

Cash crisis hits Lebanon cluster bomb clearance

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:47
TYRE, Lebanon (Reuters) - Many of the 44 teams clearing cluster munitions scattered by Israel in south Lebanon during its 2006 war with Hezbollah will have to stop work this month for lack of funds, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Friday.

Strong earthquake jolts Uzbekistan's capital

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:47
ALMATY (Reuters) - A strong earthquake rattled the Uzbek capital Tashkent on Friday, rocking buildings and sending people running outdoors in fear, witnesses and the emergency ministry said.

Russian court rejects Khodorkovsky parole

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:47
CHITA, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian court on Friday rejected a parole appeal by former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a decision his lawyers said showed President Dmitry Medvedev's promises to reform the legal system were far from reality.

U.S.-led forces kill 76 Afghan civilians: ministry

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:47
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition forces killed 76 Afghan civilians in western Afghanistan on Friday, most of them children, the Interior Ministry said.

Zimbabwe war veterans say Tsvangirai stalling talks

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:47
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's war veteran allies accused opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday of stalling power-sharing talks on orders from Western powers.

Activists sail to bust Israeli sea blockade on Gaza

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:47
LARNACA, Cyprus (Reuters) - International activists departed from Cyprus by boat on Friday in an attempt to run an Israeli sea blockade on 1.4 million Palestinians in Gaza.

Scores march for Kashmir's independence

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:47
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Waving green Islamic flags and shouting "we want freedom", hundreds of thousands of Muslims marched peacefully in Indian Kashmir's main city on Friday, resuming some of the biggest protests in two decades against Indian rule.

Israeli police quiz PM again in bribery case

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:47
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for a sixth time on Friday over fraud and bribery allegations that have shaken Israel's political system and jeopardized peace talks with the Palestinians.

Disgraced Glitter returns to hostile British press

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:47
LONDON (Reuters) - Gary Glitter, a British singer who spent three years in a Vietnamese jail for child sex abuse, returned to London on Friday after failing to find sanctuary in Asia.

Second China quake in same area kills 3 and injures hundreds

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:47
BEIJING (Reuters) - A second earthquake in two days in the same county of southwest China killed at least three people, injured more than 100 and prompted the evacuation of over 120,000, state media reported on Friday.

Suicide bombs kill 59 outside Pakistani arms plant

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:47
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Two Pakistani Taliban suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the country's main defense industry complex on Thursday, killing at least 59 people as workers were leaving at the end of their shift, officials said.

Relatives seek to identify Spain crash victims

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:47
MADRID (Reuters) - Grieving relatives on Thursday tried to identify charred bodies from the wreckage of a Spanish jet which crashed at Madrid airport on its second attempt at takeoff after mechanical problems.