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Lebanese leaders close to government deal

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:51
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese leaders are finalizing a deal on the formation of a national unity government as stipulated in an agreement that ended the country's political crisis, political sources said on Saturday.

Explosion kills 4 in northern Yemen: official

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:51
SANAA (Reuters) - At least four people were killed in an explosion near a postal office in the northern province of Saada in Yemen, a local official said on Saturday.

Abkhazia says Georgia planned to take region by force

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:51
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Georgia's breakaway region Abkhazia said on Saturday Tbilisi had planned to take the area over by military force earlier this year but failed in its mission, Russian agencies reported.

France's Sarkozy says "not reasonable" to meet as G8

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:51
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday said it was "not reasonable" to gather the Group of Eight (G8) leaders at an annual summit without the participation of strong emerging countries such as China and India.

India party backs government over nuclear deal

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:51
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A key regional party in India said on Saturday it backed the government over a controversial nuclear energy agreement with the United States, easing concerns the pact could trigger early elections.

Gunmen shoot dead Afghan member of parliament

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:51
KABUL (Reuters) - Two gunmen shot dead an Afghan parliamentarian near his home in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.

Iran vows to pursue nuclear work

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:51
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran vowed on Saturday to pursue its uranium enrichment program, a day after delivering its response to an incentives package by world powers trying to curb its nuclear ambitions.

South Koreans protest against beef and Lee

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:51
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police said about 50,000 people protested in Seoul on Saturday against a U.S. beef import deal and the policies of the new president, whose government has faced weeks of street rallies.

Bolivia's rebel governors agree to recall vote

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:51
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Regional governors pushing for greater autonomy from Bolivia's central government said Friday they will not boycott an August recall vote that could force them out of office despite initially resisting the ballot.

Calm in Mongolia as emergency rule nears end

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:51
ULAN BATOR (Reuters) - Troops pulled back from the streets of the Mongolian capital on Saturday and political leaders called for calm ahead of the lifting of emergency rule that was declared after rioting over alleged election fraud.

Colombia shows rescue video

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:51
BOGOTA/PARIS (Reuters) - Colombia showed a video on Friday of the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages where their anger turned to ecstasy as theater-trained military agents duped and overpowered leftist rebels.

Bolivia's rebel governors agree to recall vote

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:51
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Regional governors pushing for greater autonomy from Bolivia's central government said Friday they will not boycott an August recall vote that could force them out of office despite initially resisting the ballot.

Pakistan's Musharraf defies resignation calls

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:51
KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf hit back at calls for his resignation on Friday, saying he was needed to help political parties avoid an economic meltdown and tackle a militant threat gripping the country.

Poland rejects U.S. missile shield offer

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:51
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland spurned as insufficient on Friday a U.S. offer to boost its air defenses in return for basing anti-missile interceptors on its soil but said it remained open to talks with Washington.

Zambia asks Mbeki to explain comment on Mwanawasa

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:51
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia has demanded that South Africa explain why President Thabo Mbeki announced publicly that Zambian leader Levy Mwanawasa had died, state television reported on Friday.

Armenian opposition supporters march through capital

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:51
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Thousands of opposition supporters marched through the Armenian capital on Friday and vowed to hold a month-long series of protests to demand the resignation of President Serzh Sarksyan and new elections.

EU defends new migration rules amid Latam uproar

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:51
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - New European Union rules for immigration are fair and the bloc is more open to foreigners than some Latin American countries that are protesting about the changes, the head of the EU's executive said on Friday.

Ex-hostage Betancourt gets hero's welcome in Paris

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:51
PARIS (Reuters) - French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt was given a hero's welcome on Friday in France, where President Nicolas Sarkozy had made her release a foreign policy priority and thousands had campaigned for her freedom for years.

Biofuels blamed for food price crisis

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:51
LONDON (Reuters) - Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75 percent -- far more than previously estimated -- according to a confidential World Bank report published in a British newspaper on Friday.

U.S.-led air raid kills 22 Afghan civilians

Thu, 2024-11-28 00:51
ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Twenty-two civilians, including women and children, were killed in an air strike by U.S.-led forces on Friday in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nuristan, an official said.