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U.S. envoy hopeful of more Darfur peacekeepers

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:29
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - International peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur region look set to receive substantial reinforcements after months of under-manning, the U.S. envoy to Sudan said on Tuesday.

Peacekeepers may have committed sex abuse in Congo: U.N.

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:29
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - An internal U.N. investigation has found evidence that some Indian peacekeepers may have engaged in "sexual exploitation and abuse" in Congo, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday.

China bus overturns, killing 24: report

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:29
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two dozen students and parents heading for a health check-up died in China's far northwest on Tuesday when their bus flipped over, Xinhua news agency reported.

Yemeni tribesmen abduct French-Algerian man

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:29
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni tribesmen abducted a French-Algerian man on Tuesday to press for the release of jailed relatives, a provincial government source said.

U.S. sanctions five Iranian groups over nuclear work

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:29
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday imposed sanctions against five more Iranian entities it said had provided support or materials to Iran's nuclear and missile programs.

Venezuela's Chavez wins friends in Peru quake zone

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:29
PISCO, Peru (Reuters) - When an 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit two coastal cities and destroyed 37,000 homes in Peru, President Alan Garcia promised a speedy reconstruction effort that would burnish the country's new image of dynamism.

Party says govt delays release of Bangladesh ex-PM

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:29
DHAKA (Reuters) - The release of detained former Bangladesh prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, said by the military-backed interim government to be imminent, is being delayed for unexplained reasons, her party said on Tuesday.

London mayor calls for new airport

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:29
LONDON (Reuters) - London's recently-elected mayor Boris Johnson on Tuesday called for a new airport to the east of the city to ease congestion at the other five which serve the capital.

Curfew in Iraqi province after governor attacked

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:29
BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi authorities imposed a curfew on the capital of restive Diyala province on Tuesday after the governor survived a suicide attack that left the bomber's body parts scattered across the street.

Turkey walks tightrope over Iran ties

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:29
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Turkey on Thursday reflects a desire by the NATO member to remain on good terms with an unpredictable neighbor and secure future energy needs.

Al Qaeda calls for jihad in Mauritania after coup

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:29
DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's North Africa wing has called for a holy war in Mauritania to establish Islamic rule after a military junta toppled the country's elected president.

French authorities probe Air China threat letter

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:29
PARIS (Reuters) - French authorities have opened an investigation into an anonymous threat against Chinese national carrier Air China, a spokesman for the Paris prosecutor's office said on Tuesday.

Graft allegations hit Cambodia's Khmer Rouge trial

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:29
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - International donors have been withholding payments to Cambodia's Khmer Rouge "Killing Fields" tribunal because of concerns about corruption, officials said on Tuesday.

Iraq governor survives attack, curfew imposed

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:29
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi authorities imposed a curfew on the capital of restive Diyala province on Tuesday after the governor survived a suicide bomb attack on his convoy.

Pakistan army won't support Musharraf: government

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:29
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's ruling coalition said on Tuesday the army would not intervene to support embattled President Pervez Musharraf, whom the government says it will impeach for years of alleged misrule.

Three killed in renewed violence in China's far west

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:29
BEIJING (Reuters) - Three security officers were stabbed to death and another wounded in renewed violence in far northwest China's Xinjiang region on Tuesday, the fourth day of the Beijing Olympic Games, state media said.

Mugabe signs deal with breakaway opposition faction

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:29
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe signed a power-sharing deal with a breakaway opposition leader on Tuesday after failing to agree with main rival Morgan Tsvangirai, a senior ruling party official said.

Bomb attack on Pakistani air force bus kills 13

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:29
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Thirteen people were killed and 10 wounded in a bomb attack on an air force bus in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday, police said.

South Korean religious sect leader jailed for rape

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:29
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court on Tuesday sentenced Jung Myung-seok, the leader of a fringe religious sect, to six years in jail for raping female followers, a court official said.

Fifteen killed as Indian Kashmir land row boils

Wed, 2024-11-27 02:29
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Police shot dead at least 13 people in Indian Kashmir on Tuesday as Muslim protests against what they termed an economic blockade by Hindus over a land row began to morph into independence calls, officials said.