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U.S. says further "punitive" steps against Iran needed

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:49
ABOARD AIRFORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House said on Wednesday it believed Western powers had to take further "punitive" measures against Iran because Tehran gave no concrete reply to their demand that it freeze its nuclear activities.

Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF, MDC call for end to violence

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:49
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF and the opposition MDC on Wednesday called on their supporters to end political violence in the country, the most tangible sign of progress since power-sharing talks began two weeks ago.

Pakistan puts move to rein in spies on ice

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:49
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's 4-month-old civilian government has suspended a decree issued last month to put the military's powerful and controversial spy agency under Interior Ministry control, according to an official statement.

Some Afghan MPs back Taliban, drugs trade: official

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:49
KABUL (Reuters) - A senior Afghan intelligence official has accused a number of parliamentarians of supporting Taliban insurgents, Afghan newspapers said on Wednesday.

Italian K2 survivor airlifted to hospital

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:49
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani army helicopter airlifted a frost-bitten Italian climber to the nearest hospital on Wednesday, a day after he was brought down to the K2 base camp following the worst-ever climbing disaster on the mountain.

Israel frees five Palestinians in Hezbollah deal

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:49
HASHARON PRISON, Israel (Reuters) - Israel released five Palestinian prisoners on Wednesday as part of a swap deal with the Lebanese Hezbollah guerrilla group that brought the bodies of two Israeli soldiers home.

Al Qaeda says it was behind Algeria bombing: website

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:49
DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's North Africa wing said it was behind a deadly suicide bombing in Algeria on Sunday, according to a statement posted on the Internet on Wednesday.

Malaysia's Anwar to be prosecuted for sodomy

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:49
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's best known opposition politician Anwar Ibrahim is to be charged with sodomy on Thursday, potentially derailing his return to parliament and his plans to push the government out of office.

Musharraf stalls China trip amid talk of impeachment

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:49
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf delayed a visit to China on Wednesday by a day, the foreign ministry said, as opponents in the coalition government consulted over his possible impeachment.

Venezuela's top court bars election candidates

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:49
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's top court ruled on Tuesday that dozens of politicians, among them leading opponents of President Hugo Chavez, will not be allowed to run in regional elections later this year.

Japan marks anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bomb

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:49
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tens of thousands bowed their heads at a ceremony in the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Wednesday, the 63rd anniversary of the world's first atomic attack, as the city's mayor hit out at countries that refuse to abandon their bombs.

Torch feted in Tiananmen, protesters held

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:49
BEIJING (Reuters) - Euphoric crowds chanting "Go Olympics, Go Beijing" cheered the Olympic flame through Tiananmen Square on Wednesday at the end of its troubled global relay.

Mistrial avoided, but no verdict yet at Guantanamo

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:49
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A potential mistrial was avoided in the first Guantanamo trial on Tuesday when the U.S. military judge ruled it was too late to challenge his war crimes instructions to the jury deliberating the case of Osama bin Laden's driver.

Bangladeshis risk lives to meet steel needs

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:49
KADAMRASUL, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Bangladeshi workers dismantling ships and recycling the vessels' parts say they know their jobs are dangerous, but they have no better options to feed their families.

Iraq's female bombers rise as Qaeda's men fall

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:49
BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - In a video sold in Baghdad's souks, a group of women draped in cartridge belts and clutching pistols and rifles explained why they had taken up arms against the U.S. military in Iraq.

Man in Canada bus beheading says "please kill me"

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:49
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Manitoba (Reuters) - A man accused of killing, decapitating and eating the flesh of a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in Canada shook his head and said "Please kill me" on Tuesday when a judge asked him if he wanted a lawyer.

Bullet-riddled bodies found in Dominican Republic

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:49
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - The bullet-riddled bodies of seven men were discovered on Tuesday along a drug-smuggling route south of the Dominican capital, authorities said.

Israeli minister joins race to replace Olmert

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:49
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Shaul Mofaz, Israel's Iranian-born deputy premier, launched a campaign on Tuesday to succeed scandal-struck Ehud Olmert as prime minister with a vow to put the country's security at the top of his agenda.

Hamas says it released Fatah prisoners in Gaza

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:49
GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas security forces released 80 Fatah prisoners in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, after having arrested them during the latest round of violence between the rival Palestinian factions, a Hamas official said.

Darfur rebels appeal against death sentences

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:49
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Eight Darfur rebels convicted of terrorism offences for attacking the Sudanese capital have appealed against their death sentences, a member of the defense team said on Tuesday.