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World's largest confessional staged in Sydney

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:43
SYDNEY (Reuters) - At most outdoor festivals the longest queues are generally for the portable toilets and bar but at World Youth Day in Sydney, the Catholic Church's version of Woodstock, one of the biggest queues is for confessing sins.

Colombia and Brazil enter into military pact

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:43
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's U.S.-backed president entered into defense pact with the left-of-center government of Brazil on Saturday, marking a step in regional cooperation aimed at fighting cocaine-funded Marxist rebels.

Brazilian police recover Picasso print, nab suspect

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:43
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Police recovered a Pablo Picasso print and arrested one person in connection with an armed robbery at Sao Paulo's Pinacoteca Museum last month, local media reported on Saturday.

Arab ministers criticize ICC Sudan charges

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:43
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League criticized the International Criminal Court's prosecutor for seeking the arrest of Sudan's president on genocide charges, saying diplomacy should be given a priority to solve the conflict in Darfur.

Pakistan will not admit foreign troops: PM

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:43
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan is committed to supporting the U.S.-led global coalition fighting al Qaeda and the Taliban but will not allow allied foreign forces to operate on its territory, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said.

Zuma says Mandela "glue" holding South Africa together

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:43
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The leader of South Africa's ruling party said former President Nelson Mandela was the glue holding the country together, giving voice to long-held fears about the future of the fledgling democracy without him.

Nine Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir explosion

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:43
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - At least nine Indian soldiers were killed and 16 wounded on Saturday when their vehicle detonated a landmine in the biggest attack on Indian soldiers in recent months.

Gunbattle at Palestinian camp in Lebanon kills two

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:43
EIN AL-HILWEH, Lebanon (Reuters) - Two people were killed on Saturday in a gunbattle between members of the Fatah faction and Sunni Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, camp officials said.

Zimbabwe opposition may sign initial talks agreement

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:43
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party could sign an agreement as early as Monday to begin substantive talks with President Robert Mugabe's party on ending a political impasse that has worsened the country's severe economic crisis, opposition officials said on Saturday.

Police kill two in clash in southwest China: report

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:43
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese police killed two people in a clash with locals residents in Menglian County, a rubber farming area in southwest China's Yunnan province with a large ethnic minority population, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.

Iraq's Sunni Arab bloc rejoins government

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:43
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's main Sunni Arab bloc rejoined the Shi'ite-led government on Saturday in a breakthrough for national reconciliation after parliament approved its candidates for several vacant ministerial posts.

Italian climbers spotted on Pakistan's deadly peak

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:43
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A rescue helicopter has spotted two Italian mountaineers stranded on one of the world's deadliest peaks in northern Pakistan, the Italian embassy said on Saturday.

Japan residents protest against U.S. warship plan

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:43
TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 10,000 people marched by a U.S. navy base near Tokyo on Saturday, calling for the Japanese government to stop the deployment of a nuclear-powered warship for the first time to Japan, rally organizers said.

Ten Kurdish rebels killed in clashes in SE Turkey

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:43
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Ten members of the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) were killed in clashes with Turkish military forces in southeastern Turkey late on Friday, security sources said on Saturday.

Zimbabwe to introduce 100 bln dollar bank note

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:43
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's central bank will introduce new higher-value 100 billion Zimbabwe dollar notes on Monday as part of a desperate fight against spiraling hyperinflation, the bank said.

UK's Brown says wants to cut troops in Iraq

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:43
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown flew into Baghdad on Saturday and said he wanted to reduce British troop levels in Iraq, although he refused to set a timetable for their departure.

Ethnic Madheshi set to be Nepal's first president

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:43
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal was set to elect its first president on Saturday, from a marginalized ethnic community whose violent demand for a greater say in running the government once threatened a peace deal with Maoist former rebels.

Olympic protests pose quandary for Chinese forces

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:43
BEIJING (Reuters) - Banners are banned, flags restricted and even t-shirts will be scrutinized during Beijing's Olympic Games.

Israeli troops kill Syrian drugs smuggler: army

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:43
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed a drugs smuggler from Syria and wounded another on Saturday as they crossed a fence into territory controlled by Israel on the occupied Golan Heights, the Israeli army said.

Powers wield sanction threat after Iran stalemate

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:43
GENEVA (Reuters) - Major powers gave Iran two weeks to answer calls to rein in its nuclear programme on Saturday or face tougher sanctions after talks ended in stalemate despite unprecedented U.S. participation.