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Malaysia's Anwar seeks refuge after sodomy claim

Wed, 2024-11-27 19:53
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim took refuge at the Turkish embassy on Sunday due to fears he could be assassinated after fresh accusations of sodomy.

Pakistani secure militant area in Khyber region

Wed, 2024-11-27 19:53
LANDIKOTAL, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces have secured an area in the Khyber region, where a key supply route passes into Afghanistan, a day after launching an offensive to push back militants threatening Peshawar.

Israel reopens Gaza border, Hamas looks to truce

Wed, 2024-11-27 19:53
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel reopened three of its border crossings with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Sunday following a halt to Palestinian cross-border shelling attacks that had strained an Egyptian-brokered truce, officials said.

Mongolians go to polls as mining deals eyed

Wed, 2024-11-27 19:53
ULAN BATOR (Reuters) - On horseback, foot and motorcycle, Mongolians cast their ballots on Sunday in a tight race that will see the election of a government tasked with fighting inflation and tapping into huge mineral wealth.

Mugabe to confront critics at African Union summit

Wed, 2024-11-27 19:53
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will confront his critics at a summit of the African Union on Monday, fresh from victory in a one-candidate election which observers said was scarred by violence and intimidation.

Girl's death sparks rioting in Chinese county

Wed, 2024-11-27 19:53
BEIJING (Reuters) - Thousands of rioters torched police and government office buildings in southwest China on Saturday, in unrest triggered by allegations of a cover-up over a girl's death, residents and state media reported on Sunday.

Niger says rebel leader killed in army operation

Wed, 2024-11-27 19:53
NIAMEY (Reuters) - A leader of Niger's Tuareg-led rebel movement was killed when government troops backed by helicopters captured a rebel position in the north of the West African state, a government army officer said on Saturday.

Girl's death sparks rioting in China: reports

Wed, 2024-11-27 19:53
BEIJING (Reuters) - Rioters torched a police building and vehicles in southwest China on Saturday, in unrest triggered by allegations of a cover-up over a girl's death, according to Chinese accounts on the Internet.

Italy expels 38 Egyptians in immigration crackdown

Wed, 2024-11-27 19:53
ROME (Reuters) - Italy said on Saturday it had expelled 38 Egyptians as part of a crackdown ordered by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government on illegal immigration.

Pope launches year of St. Paul with call for unity

Wed, 2024-11-27 19:53
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict called for Christian unity when he joined the spiritual head of Orthodox Christians on Saturday to launch a year dedicated to St. Paul, the evangelist of the early Church born two millennia ago.

About 60 arrested at Bulgaria's first gay parade

Wed, 2024-11-27 19:53
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian riot police detained about 60 far-right extremists on Saturday who threw a petrol bomb and tried to break up the country's first gay parade.

Afghan, U.S. troops kill 32 Taliban in clashes

Wed, 2024-11-27 19:53
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan and U.S.-led coalition troops killed 32 Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan, including some who dressed as women in an attempt to escape, the U.S. military said on Saturday.

Zimbabwe election result delayed

Wed, 2024-11-27 19:53
HARARE (Reuters) - Results from Zimbabwe's presidential election, in which President Robert Mugabe is the only candidate, have been delayed but the outcome should be announced on Sunday, electoral officials said.

Pakistan launches anti-Taliban crackdown near Peshawar

Wed, 2024-11-27 19:53
LANDIKOTAL, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces launched an offensive against Taliban fighters near the northwestern city of Peshawar on Saturday, prompting a militant commander to suspend peace talks and threaten retaliation.

U.N. says Somali gunmen release two of its workers

Wed, 2024-11-27 19:53
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali gunmen released two United Nations workers from Sweden and Denmark hours after kidnapping them in the Bakool region of southern Somalia on Saturday, U.N. officials said.

Iran tries man accused of spying for Israel: media

Wed, 2024-11-27 19:53
TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian man was put on trial on Saturday in Tehran on charges of spying for Israel, media reported.

Iraq police find 7 bodies, suspected al Qaeda jail

Wed, 2024-11-27 19:53
SAMARRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Police raiding a suspected al Qaeda hide-out found a secret prison and the bodies of seven Iraqis bearing gunshot wounds and torture marks, Iraqi police said on Saturday.

Woman gets 11 years for running Kabul brothel

Wed, 2024-11-27 19:53
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese woman was sentenced to eleven years in jail for operating brothels in Kabul, the China Daily and Chinese language media reported on Saturday.

Iraqi Qaeda group claims Anbar attack

Wed, 2024-11-27 19:53
DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iraqi al Qaeda-linked group claimed responsibility on Saturday for a suicide attack in Anbar province earlier this week.

Iran says Gulf oil route at risk if attacked

Wed, 2024-11-27 19:53
TEHRAN (Reuters) - The Revolutionary Guards said Iran would impose controls on shipping in the vital Gulf oil route if Iran was attacked and warned regional states of reprisals if they took part, a newspaper reported on Saturday.