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Mistrial avoided, but no verdict yet at Guantanamo

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:36
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.

Two Italian hostages freed in Somalia

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:36
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali kidnappers freed two Italian aid workers who had been held hostage in the chaotic Horn of Africa country since May, local sources and the Italian government said on Tuesday.

Blow-up church looks to lure Italian beachgoers

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:36
ROME (Reuters) - Catholic nuns and priests in Italy are following their flocks to the beach this summer, establishing an inflatable church and a beach-convent in the sands to lure sunbathers.

Strong quake hits China's Sichuan ahead of Games

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:36
BEIJING (Reuters) - A strong earthquake rocked the western Chinese provinces of Sichuan and Gansu on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring 23 near the site of May's devastating quake that killed at least 70,000 people.

U.S. says major powers will discuss Iran Wednesday

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:36
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior officials from major powers will hold a conference call on Wednesday to discuss Iran's response to an offer to give up sensitive nuclear work in exchange for incentives, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday.

Rwanda accuses France directly over 1994 genocide

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:36
KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwanda formally accused senior French officials on Tuesday of involvement in its 1994 genocide and called for them to be put on trial.

Syria's Assad meets Erdogan for peace talks

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:36
ANKARA (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashir al-Assad held talks with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan at a Turkish beach resort on Tuesday to discuss regional peace efforts, a government source said.

Pakistan demands access to al Qaeda suspect in U.S.

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:36
KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan has demanded consular access to a Pakistani woman with suspected links to al Qaeda who is due to be arraigned in New York on Tuesday on charges of attempting to murder U.S. troops and FBI agents in Afghanistan.

Georgia denies war plans in breakaway region

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:36
AVNEVI, Georgia (Reuters) - Georgia on Tuesday denied preparing for war in its breakaway South Ossetia region following deadly weekend clashes that have raised fears of a new war in the Caucasus.

South African judge to rule on Zuma next month

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:36
PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - A South African judge said on Tuesday he would decide next month on ruling party leader Jacob Zuma's bid to have a graft case against him dismissed.

Refugees to move from Iraq desert to Iceland, Sweden

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:36
GENEVA (Reuters) - Some of the most desperate refugees stranded in the Iraqi desert will move to Iceland and Sweden under a resettlement program announced on Tuesday by the United Nations refugee agency.

Syria's Assad to meet Erdogan for peace talks

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:36
ANKARA (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashir al-Assad will hold talks with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan at a Turkish beach resort on Tuesday to discuss regional peace efforts, a government source said.

U.S. calls Iran nuclear letter "obfuscation"

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:36
TEHRAN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran delivered a letter to world powers on Tuesday but gave no concrete reply to a demand to freeze its nuclear activity, a defiant step the United States said amounted to "obfuscation" and could lead to more sanctions.

South Africa judge considering reserving Zuma ruling

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:36
PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - A South African judge said on Tuesday he was considering reserving judgment on ruling party leader Jacob Zuma's bid to have a graft case that could stop him becoming president dismissed.

Torch comes to Beijing, security tightened

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:36
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Olympic torch arrived in China's capital on Tuesday after a jubilant reception in the quake-ravaged southwest, as Beijing tries to choreograph a happy ending to its troubled international tour.

Power-sharing deal close in Zimbabwe: report

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:36
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's ruling party and the opposition are close to a power-sharing deal that would turn Robert Mugabe into a ceremonial president, a South African newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Putin joins mourners at Solzhenitsyn coffin

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:36
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Clutching a bunch of blood red roses, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin joined hundreds of elderly Russians on Tuesday laying flowers at the foot of Soviet dissident writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn's open coffin.

Olmert and Abbas to meet in Jerusalem on Wednesday

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:36
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet in Jerusalem on Wednesday, a week after Olmert threw U.S.-sponsored peace talks into limbo by announcing that he would step down.

Secret deal kept British troops out of Basra: report

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:36
LONDON (Reuters) - A British newspaper said on Tuesday British soldiers in Iraq had been prevented from coming to the aid of American and Iraqi allies during battles in Basra because of a deal with the Mehdi Army militia.

Gulf Arabs risk heart attacks in Olympics: expert

Wed, 2024-11-27 06:36
DUBAI (Reuters) - A top cardiologist has warned television viewers in the United Arab Emirates to try to stay calm during the Olympics because they were particularly vulnerable to suffering heart attacks while watching sports.