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Sarajevo may rebuild wartime tunnel

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:21
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The narrow tunnel that ran beneath Sarajevo airport was people's only escape route during the longest siege in modern history, a symbol of a brutal war that split families and pitted neighbors against each other.

Sanctions hurting Iran economic activity, says IMF

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:21
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stepped-up international pressure and sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program are hurting its economy, making trade financing and payments difficult and discouraging foreign investment, according to an IMF report published on Thursday.

Japan PM to avoid war shrine on WW2 anniversary

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:21
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan marked the anniversary of its surrender in World War Two on Friday, but Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda was expected to avoid visiting a shrine for war dead seen by Asian neighbors as a symbol of Tokyo's past militarism.

Pakistan's Musharraf to resign as president: report

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:21
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf will resign rather than face impeachment by parliament, the Financial Times said on its Web site, citing government officials and a member of his circle.

India on high alert as it celebrates Independence Day

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:21
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India rolled out a security clampdown on Friday ahead of annual Independence Day celebrations following recent bomb attacks on some of its cities and violent protests in its northern region of Kashmir.

Pakistan's Musharraf to resign as president: report

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:21
LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf will resign rather than face impeachment by parliament, the Financial Times said on its website on Thursday, citing government officials and a member of his circle.

Mexico hitmen kill eight at prayer in rehab center

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:21
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Hooded gunmen dressed in black burst into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in northern Mexico, dragged patients out of a prayer session and shot them dead in an attack that killed eight people.

Toll rises as Muslims protest in Indian Kashmir

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:21
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Police shot dead a Muslim protester as huge crowds shouting "we want freedom" took to the streets of Kashmir on Thursday over a land row that is testing New Delhi's hold on the troubled Himalayan region.

U.S. court to rehear case of Canadian sent to Syria

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:21
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. court will take the unusual step of rehearing a lawsuit it earlier rejected from a Canadian who claims the U.S. government sent him illegally to Syria where he was tortured for a year, lawyers said on Thursday.

Suicide bomber kills 19 in Iraq pilgrims attack

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:21
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A female suicide bomber killed 19 people, mostly women, and wounded 75 on Thursday when she detonated an explosive vest in a crowd of pilgrims being escorted by police to a shrine south of Baghdad, police said.

Ukraine vows to implement orders on Russia fleet

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:21
KIEV (Reuters) - Pro-Western Ukraine vowed on Thursday to make Russia seek official permission for movements of its warships based in the ex-Soviet state despite Moscow's objections, placing the neighbors on a collision course.

Sudan must work hard to have elections on time: U.N.

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:21
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's north-south foes have a lot of work ahead to meet a July 2009 deadline to hold elections under a landmark peace deal, the head of the United Nations mission charged with monitoring the accord said on Thursday.

Karadzic Bosnian family could face prosecution

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:21
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The family of ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic could face prosecution for helping him avoid arrest on war crimes charges for 11 years, a top international official said on Thursday.

U.S. proposes India nuclear waiver, approval in doubt

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:21
VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States has proposed to waive a ban on nuclear trade with India without conditions such as compliance with a nuclear test ban or U.N. inspections, but diplomats said on Thursday the draft was unlikely to pass.

German mother sent into care for killing 5 sons

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:21
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German court committed a woman to indefinite psychiatric care on Thursday for suffocating her five young sons with plastic rubbish bags.

Lebanon bomb inquiry focuses on Islamists: source

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:21
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Lebanese army investigation into a bomb attack that killed 15 people, including 10 soldiers, is focusing on militant Sunni Islamist involvement, a security source said on Thursday.

Blast kills 3 coalition soldiers in Afghanistan

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:21
KABUL (Reuters) - An explosion killed three U.S.-led coalition soldiers while they were on a foot patrol in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, the U.S. military said.

Khama to boycott summit if no Zimbabwe deal

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:21
HARARE (Reuters) - Botswana's President Seretse Khama Ian Khama will not attend a regional summit if Zimbabwe's ruling party and opposition fail to reach a power-sharing agreement, Botswanan officials said on Thursday.

Russia says no reason to delay WTO membership bid

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:21
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Blocking Russia from joining the World Trade Organization because of the conflict in Georgia would defy common sense and break Western promises, a Russian official said on Thursday in response to U.S. warnings.

Syria, Lebanon to work towards drawing border

Wed, 2024-11-27 00:21
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria and Lebanon agreed on Thursday to resume work towards formally demarcating their borders but Damascus said the boundaries of the disputed Shebaa Farms would not be drawn until Israel withdrew from them.