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Officer and civilians among 11 killed in Kashmir

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:34
JAMMU, India (Reuters) - Suspected Muslim militants who slipped across the border from Pakistan into Indian Kashmir were shot dead by security forces after they killed six people in the Hindu-majority region of Jammu on Wednesday, police said.

Some 70 migrants feared missing in Mediterranean

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:34
VALLETTA (Reuters) - Some 70 African migrants are feared missing in the central Mediterranean after a large rubber dinghy taking them to Europe capsized, the Malta representative of the UN refugee agency said on Wednesday.

Woman given care after 20 years in cellar

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:34
HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) - A charity in the West Bank offered shelter on Wednesday to a mentally handicapped Palestinian woman whose father had made her live for most of the past 20 years in a room under his house.

Russia plans to raise navy presence in Syria: diplomat

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:34
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - The Russian navy will make more use of Syrian ports as part of increased military presence in the Mediterranean, a Russian diplomat said on Wednesday.

Three drug hitmen die in attack on Mexican army

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:34
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Suspected drug hitmen attacked a group of sleeping soldiers with grenades in central Mexico, sparking a battle that killed three gunmen, a state attorney general's office said on Wednesday.

Russia-Georgia conflict raises Black Sea tension

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:34
KIEV/TBILISI (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Wednesday it wanted to discuss charging Russia more to lease a Black Sea naval base, a move that could aggravate regional tensions already inflamed by Moscow's conflict with Georgia.

More people living below poverty line

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:34
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank said on Tuesday more people are living in extreme poverty in developing countries than previously thought as it adjusted the recognized yardstick for measuring global poverty to $1.25 a day from $1.

Iraq says U.S. agreed troop pullout compromise

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:34
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The United States asked Iraq for permission to keep troops there to 2015 but compromised with Iraqi negotiators on 2011, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said.

Mini-skirts reign as Italy bares showgirl obsession

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:34
ROME (Reuters) - When it comes to political satire, Italians like theirs hot -- with buxom women in mini-skirts and low-cut tops dancing as cameras zoom in on their breasts and long legs.

Violence hits as Pakistani politicians jockey

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:34
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Government forces killed at least 44 militants in clashes in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, and the stock exchange took drastic action to stop steady losses stemming from increased violence and political uncertainty.

Iran says can hit Israel with missiles if attacked

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:34
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran could hit back at Israel with missiles if the Jewish state attacked it and could also rely on allies in the region to strike, the commander of the Islamic Republic's Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday.

More killed in India religious riots

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:34
BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Police were ordered to shoot rioters on sight in an eastern Indian state on Wednesday to tame rising violence between Hindus and Christians that has killed 11 people so far and left the Pope "profoundly saddened".

Tropical Storm Gustav dumps rain on Haiti

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:34
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Gustav stalled over Haiti on Wednesday, dumping torrential rains on the impoverished country, and forecasters warned it could regain hurricane strength once it moves out to sea.

Sudanese plane hijackers surrender in Libya

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:34
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The hijackers of a Sudanese airliner surrendered to authorities in Libya on Wednesday after releasing all the passengers and crew, Libya's aviation authority said.

North Korea still holds plutonium card: analysts

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:34
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's threat to restart its plant that makes arms-grade plutonium is feasible, although the task would be a daunting one, analysts said on Wednesday.

Iraq says U.S. sought troop presence to 2015

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:34
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The United States asked Iraq for permission to maintain a troop presence there to 2015, but U.S. and Iraqi negotiators agreed to limit their authorization to 2011, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said.

Missing child case captivates Israel

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:34
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The case of a missing four-year-old girl who police believe was murdered by her grandfather -- her mother's live-in lover -- captivated Israel on Wednesday.

Mugabe to form new government, says MDC unwilling

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:34
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe will form a new government soon but he says the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change does not want to join, state media reported on Wednesday.

Strong quake hits Siberia, no deaths reported

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:34
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit the Lake Baikal area of eastern Siberia on Wednesday, triggering panic, but there were no immediate signs of casualties or major damage, officials said.

Malaysia's Islamists endorse Anwar in bid for power

Thu, 2024-05-02 11:34
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's leading opposition figure, Anwar Ibrahim, cleared a major hurdle in his race to win power when an Islamist party endorsed him on Wednesday as leader of an anti-government alliance.