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Mexico gunmen kill youths, take hostages

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:49
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Gunmen killed eight youths and a police chief and took dozens of restaurant patrons hostage for hours in two attacks in the drug gang-ridden state of Sinaloa, officials said on Sunday.

Olmert says Palestinian peace deal closer than ever

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:49
PARIS (Reuters) - Israel and the Palestinians have never been so close to a peace deal, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday after talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Man ordered held over consulate attack in Turkey

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:49
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court on Sunday ordered a man to be held in custody over an attack on the U.S. consulate in Istanbul in which six people were killed, the state-run Anatolian news agency reported.

Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap set for Wednesday

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:49
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah group will exchange prisoners on Wednesday under a U.N.-mediated deal, the Israeli prisons service said on Sunday.

CORRECTED: Egypt police hold 17 Islamists in parliament vote

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:49
(Corrects number of overall Brotherhood candidates to three from four in paragraph 1, and to one from two in Kafr el-Sheikh in paragraph 12)

Thousands rally in Sudan against ICC move

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:49
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.

Iran to "cut hands" off any attacker, president says

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:49
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's president said that even before its enemies "get their hands on the trigger" the country's military would cut them off, media said on Sunday, in a growing war of words that has intensified Middle East tension.

Hamas chief calls for Palestinian dialogue

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:49
SANAA (Reuters) - Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal called on Sunday for the resumption of Yemeni-brokered efforts to reconcile rival Palestinian factions and Yemen said a meeting could be held in the Gulf state of Qatar.

Somali aid workers in crisis talks after killings

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:49
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Local aid workers in Somalia held crisis meetings on Sunday as anxiety rose over growing insecurity and the unexplained killings of humanitarian staff.

India blames Pakistan for Kabul embassy attack

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:49
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's national security adviser has said Pakistan's ISI intelligence service was behind a suicide car-bomb attack on the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul last week that killed 41 people.

Ethiopia says arrests 8 bombers

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:49
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia says it has arrested eight "Eritrean-trained" rebels suspected of carrying out bombings that rocked the capital Addis Ababa and killed eight people earlier this year.

Suspicions mount in Israel against Olmert

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:49
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Suspicions of fraud mounted on Sunday against Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert with the publication in a newspaper of what it said were invoices backing police allegations he made duplicate claims for travel expenses.

Insurgents kill 9 U.S. troops in Afghanistan

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:49
KABUL (Reuters) - Insurgents killed nine U.S. soldiers in an assault on an Afghan army and NATO outpost in northeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, making it one of the worst days for foreign troops casualties in the country since 2001.

Thai PM vows to amend charter, more protests seen

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:49
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, who lost two ministers after tough court rulings, said on Sunday he would rewrite the army-designed constitution, a move likely to intensify street protests to oust him.

U.S. visit feeds Pakistani worry over U.S. attack

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:49
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, visited Pakistan on the weekend, fueling speculation that the United States was about to take action against militants in northwest Pakistan.

South Korea demands North explains tourist's killing

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:49
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Sunday it was "unimaginable" for a North Korean soldier to shoot dead a unarmed housewife vacationing at a resort in the North, calling on it to come clean over the incident damaging already strained ties.

Zimbabwe says sanctions failure a victory over racism

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:49
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe on Saturday welcomed the failure of a Western-backed U.N. Security Council resolution to impose sanctions over its violent presidential elections, calling it a victory over racism and meddling in its affairs.

Pope says to speak out on Australia sex scandal

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:49
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict arrived in Australia on Sunday for an international Catholic youth festival and promised to apologize for a sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the church in the country.

Sudan seeks Arab League talks about Criminal Court

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:49
CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudan formally asked the Arab League on Saturday to hold an emergency meeting of foreign ministers after reports the International Criminal Court's (ICC) prosecutor may seek the arrest of Sudan's president.

Official says Iran would destroy Israel if attacked

Wed, 2024-11-27 22:49
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran would destroy Israel and 32 U.S. military bases in the Middle East if the Islamic Republic was attacked over its disputed nuclear program, a senior Iranian official was quoted as saying on Saturday.