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Medvedev approves Russia state asset consolidation

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:37
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has approved a plan to hand control of hundreds of state-owned assets to a single Kremlin corporation despite resistance from inside his government.

Mbeki to discuss Zimbabwe crisis with AU chairman

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:37
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Thabo Mbeki and the African Union's top diplomat will meet on Friday to discuss the political crisis in Zimbabwe, an Mbeki spokesman said on Monday.

Middle East envoy Blair plans Gaza visit-sources

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:37
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Middle East envoy Tony Blair is expected to travel to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in what would be the highest-level visit by a Western official since Hamas took control a year ago, Hamas and Western officials said.

Three Britons plead guilty to explosives plot

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:37
LONDON (Reuters) - Three British Muslim men pleaded guilty on Monday to conspiring to cause explosions, part of a plan prosecutors say would have involved smuggling liquid bombs onto airliners with the intention of blowing them up mid-flight.

Migrant workers protest and riot for 3 days in East China

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:37
BEIJING (Reuters) - Migrant workers in eastern China rioted and protested for three days last week, officials said, vowing tough steps to quell the latest ripple of unrest ahead of the Beijing Olympics.

Russia denies U-turn on Zimbabwe sanctions

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:37
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia made no commitment at last week's Group of Eight summit to back United Nations sanctions on Zimbabwe so it cannot be accused of a U-turn, a senior Russian diplomat said on Monday.

Iran president hits back over nuclear criticism

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:37
TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hit back at a senior adviser to Iran's top authority who had criticized his "provocative" speeches about the country's nuclear work, which the West says is a cover to build bombs.

Turkish prosecutor unveils coup plan indictment

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:37
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Eighty-six people were indicted on charges of plotting the violent overthrow of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government, which is accused by militant secularists of Islamist subversion.

Israel moves Hezbollah prisoners ahead of swap

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:37
HADARIM PRISON, Israel (Reuters) - Israel prepared on Monday for a prisoner swap with Hezbollah by moving four Lebanese guerrillas in its custody to a holding facility ahead of Wednesday's U.N.-mediated exchange.

South Korea recalls envoy from Japan in island row

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:37
TOKYO (Reuters) - South Korea said on Monday it would recall its ambassador from Tokyo in protest after Japan said it would write about a longstanding island dispute in school teaching guides.

Iran attack would hurt U.S., Israel: Syria's Assad

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:37
PARIS (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday a military attack on Iran over its nuclear program would have grave consequences for the United States, Israel and the world.

Foes want Thai govt, Thaksin charged in temple row

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:37
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Protesters marched on the offices of Thailand's graftbusting agency on Monday to press for criminal charges against the government for its role in a dispute over an ancient temple on the Thai-Cambodian border.

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Sudan's Bashir

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:37
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's (ICC) prosecutor charged Sudan's president on Monday with masterminding a campaign of genocide in Darfur, killing 35,000 people and persecuting 2.5 million refugees.

Venezuelan Mendoza crowned Miss Universe

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:37
NHA TRANG CITY, Vietnam (Reuters) - Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza, was crowned Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam's resort city of Nha Trang on Monday.

U.S. troops died in Taliban attempt to storm base

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:37
KABUL (Reuters) - A Taliban attack that killed nine U.S. soldiers, the biggest single American loss in Afghanistan since 2005, was a well-planned, complex assault which briefly breached the defenses of an outpost near the Pakistan border.

China detains 100 for riot in southwestern town

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:37
BEIJING (Reuters) - Police in southwest China have detained 100 people, including 39 gang members, for their roles in a riot last month that saw the torching of government buildings and official cars, state media said on Monday.

China detains two "underground" Catholic priests

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:37
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two Catholic priests in China's "underground" church have been detained for over a month after trying to join a pilgrimage, an overseas group said, as the government seeks to quell protest threats before the Olympics.

Italy and Britain eye nuclear power potential

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:37
PARIS (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Sunday oil-consuming countries should meet to fix a maximum price they were prepared to pay for oil or they would have to invest heavily in nuclear power.

Thousands rally in Sudan against ICC move

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:37
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters chanting "Down, Down USA!" rallied in Khartoum on Sunday after reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) may seek the arrest of Sudan's president for alleged war crimes.

Zimbabwe political talks in stalemate: opposition

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:37
HARARE (Reuters) - President Robert Mugabe's party and the opposition failed last week to agree a framework for talks to end Zimbabwe's crisis, the opposition said on Sunday, but state media said negotiations would continue.