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EU points at U.S. for WTO collapse

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's trade chief Peter Mandelson said on Wednesday the United States helped to bring down global trade talks this week when its negotiators shunned a compromise proposal at a key juncture in the talks.

Ex-Thai PM Thaksin's wife guilty of tax fraud

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai court sentenced the wife of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a major force in his political and business empire, to three years in jail on Thursday after finding her guilty of tax fraud.

Karadzic appears at U.N. court, says fears for life

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appeared before a U.N. war crimes judge for the first time on Thursday to answer genocide charges and said he had been kidnapped and feared for his life.

IOC "surprised" by Games web censorship

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
BEIJING (Reuters) - The media should have been told they would not have total Internet freedom before arriving for the Beijing Olympics, a senior IOC official said on Thursday, as rights groups piled criticism on both the IOC and host China.

NATO must do more in southern Afghanistan: Canada

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
OTTAWA (Reuters) - NATO members must send more troops to southern Afghanistan, where Canada and a few other nations are bearing the brunt of combat against Taliban militants, Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay said on Wednesday.

Zimbabwe opponent hopes for "honorable exit" for Mugabe

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
LONDON (Reuters) - Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on Wednesday he hoped talks aimed at resolving the country's political crisis would give President Robert Mugabe an "honorable exit".

Netanyahu demands election to replace Olmert

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's right-wing Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu called on Thursday for an early election to replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, whose pledge to resign has deepened uncertainty over Middle East peacemaking.

U.N. council set to renew Darfur peacekeeping mandate

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council is set to renew a mandate for peacekeepers in Sudan's war-ravaged Darfur region on Thursday in a resolution calling for redoubled efforts to end a 5-year humanitarian disaster.

Finland's Roma face threat of losing children

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Aurelia no longer brings her four-year-old daughter with her to beg on the streets of Finland's capital Helsinki. The 35-year-old Roma is too scared the little girl will be taken from her and put in foster care.

Bin Laden's driver swore loyalty oath: witness

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - The first prisoner tried at the Guantanamo war crimes court pledged a loyalty oath to Osama bin Laden, according to a U.S. naval investigator whose testimony on Wednesday might not be heard by the jury.

U.S. backs away from S.Korea-Japan island dispute

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday tried to ease its way out of a dispute between South Korea and Japan over a cluster of islands both countries claim, which had threatened to mar U.S. President George W. Bush's visit to Seoul next week.

Israel's Olmert to quit as PM after September party vote

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Ehud Olmert said on Wednesday he would resign as Israel's prime minister after his ruling party chooses a new leader in September, a move that plunged Middle East peace talks and Israeli politics into limbo.

Pope gives blessing for ex-bishop to lead Paraguay

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
ASUNCION (Reuters) - Pope Benedict granted an unprecedented waiver to allow a former bishop to serve as president of Paraguay without violating church rules, a Vatican representative said on Wednesday.

EU points at U.S. for WTO collapse

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's trade chief Peter Mandelson said on Wednesday the United States helped to bring down global trade talks this week when its negotiators shunned a compromise proposal at a key juncture in the talks.

Bin Laden's driver lacked terror resume: witness

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A driver for Osama bin Laden lacked the education and skills for admission to the al Qaeda leader's inner circle, a defense witness testified on Wednesday at his Guantanamo war-crimes trial.

Turkish court warns ruling party but keeps it open

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's highest court on Wednesday rejected an attempt to shut down the governing AK Party but imposed financial penalties on it for anti-secular activities, the court's chief judge said.

Poland's Walesa testifies in trial of old rival

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's Lech Walesa testified on Wednesday against his old rival General Wojciech Jaruzelski in a long-delayed hearing into a bloody communist crackdown on civilian protesters nearly 40 years ago.

Iran says to continue nuclear path before deadline

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will press ahead with its nuclear path, the country's highest authority, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday, speaking just before a deadline set by Western officials in a nuclear dispute.

Pope grants waiver for ex-bishop to lead Paraguay

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
ASUNCION (Reuters) - Pope Benedict granted Paraguay's president-elect a historic waiver to allow the former bishop to take office next month without violating church rules, a Vatican representative said on Wednesday.

Turkish court to issue AK Party verdict: report

Wed, 2024-11-27 10:46
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's highest court will announce its much-anticipated verdict on whether to close the governing party on charges of Islamist activities on Wednesday, the Anatolian state news agency said.