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Iran missiles prove U.S. shield not needed: Russia

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:36
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday Iran's missile tests showed there is no military justification for U.S. plans to deploy missile defenses in eastern Europe because Tehran's rockets cannot travel that far.

Peace dividend in Iraq's Basra faces obstacles

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:36
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Property prices are creeping higher, shops are staying open later and more schoolchildren are skipping class to help out in their parents' businesses.

EU voices concern over Iranian missile tests

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:36
PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union voiced concern on Friday over Iranian missiles tests in the Gulf and stepped up calls on Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment within its disputed nuclear program.

India government to set confidence vote date

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:36
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's government will announce the date for a confidence vote on Friday as it fights for survival after its communist allies withdrew their support to protest against a U.S. nuclear deal.

Wild elephant kills four in Bangladesh

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:36
DHAKA (Reuters) - A wild elephant straying into a village trampled four members of a family to death and injured another in southeastern Bangladesh, witnesses said on Friday.

Russia rebuffs U.S. over Georgia mediation

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:36
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will reject a call by the United States for international mediators to take a bigger role in defusing a row with Georgia, Interfax news agency quoted a Russian diplomatic source as saying on Friday.

South Korean tourist shot dead by North soldier

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:36
SEOUL (Reuters) - A North Korean soldier gunned down a 53-year-old South Korean woman tourist who wandered into a military area at a mountain resort in the North in the predawn hours of Friday, a South Korean official said.

Israeli police resume Olmert bribery probe

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:36
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police investigators began questioning Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday for a third time over allegations he took bribes from an American businessman.

China jails 12 more Tibetans over March riots

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:36
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese courts jailed 12 more rioters for their roles in unrest in Tibet, state media said, weeks before the Beijing Olympics and after Beijing deported a Tibetan British woman it accused of anti-government activism.

ICC prosecutor to open new Sudan case

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:36
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is poised to seek the arrest of top Sudanese officials -- possibly even the president -- on Monday as he opens a new war crimes case on Darfur.

Catholic church reopens abuse case ahead papal visit

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:36
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Only days before Pope Benedict arrives in Sydney, a 25-year-old sexual abuse case involving a Sydney priest has been reopened by the Catholic church after an Australian cardinal denied he tried to cover-up the abuse.

Headway made on checking North Korea nuclear claims

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:36
BEIJING (Reuters) - International envoys at talks on disarming North Korea made headway on Friday on verifying the communist state's own account of its nuclear activities, but big differences remained, officials said.

Hunger brings anguish for millions of Pakistanis

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:36
THARPARKAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - When Pakistani laborer Mangal Ram's children cry from hunger all he has to offer them is empty promises.

"Made in China" proves false economy for some

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:36
GIENGEN AN DER BRENZ, Germany (Reuters) - Wafts of golden fluff whirl in the air as Irene Basan wedges a bundle of material onto a spike and gently turns it inside-out, right ear, left ear, then a snout, to reveal a Steiff teddy bear head.

Pakistan says U.N. favorable to Bhutto inquiry

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:36
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Pakistan has reached a "broad understanding" with the United Nations on aspects of a proposed U.N. investigation into the killing of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto but details remain to be worked out, its foreign minister said on Thursday.

Chile billionaire favored in '09 presidential race

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:36
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean billionaire and former center-right presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera would win an election if it were held now, leading pollster CEP said on Thursday, showing a potential shift toward the right.

Three women die, 183 migrants land in Malta

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:36
VALLETTA (Reuters) - Three women, one pregnant, died and 183 migrants were rescued from small boats by Malta's armed forces on Thursday, the largest influx of migrants so far this year.

Fayyad calls on Palestinians to defy Israeli army

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:36
NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) - Prime Minister Salam Fayyad called on Palestinians on Thursday to defy an Israeli army attempt to shut down a major commercial centre in Nablus.

Rasta pot smokers win legal leeway in Italy

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:36
ROME (Reuters) - Rastafarians caught in possession of marijuana in Italy may now have legal recourse, thanks to a high court ruling made public on Thursday.

Colombia rebels planned jail break after hostage rescue: govt

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:36
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia foiled a plot by leftist rebels to break hundreds of their captured fighters out of jail, days after Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other high-profile hostages were rescued from the guerrillas by state security forces, the government said on Thursday.