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Tsvangirai says conditions not right for talks

Reuters - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-22 16:14
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on Wednesday that conditions were not yet right for talks with President Robert Mugabe on forming a unity government to end the violent crisis in the ruined state.

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Mugabe leaves summit under pressure from AU rebuff

Reuters - World News - Tue, 2025-04-22 16:14
HARARE (Reuters) - President Robert Mugabe returns to Zimbabwe on Wednesday under pressure from fellow African leaders to form a national unity government in the wake of his re-election in a violent poll ruled unfair by monitors.

Obama says opposes Calif. anti-gay marriage measure

Reuters - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-22 16:14
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama opposes a California measure that would define marriage as between a man and woman after the state's top court backed same-sex weddings, according to a letter released on Tuesday.

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Elite police squad courts controversy in Brazil

Reuters - World News - Tue, 2025-04-22 16:14
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Barked commands and the thump of helicopter blades jolted Juliana out of bed early in the morning of April 3.

Egypt fights to stem population growth

Reuters - World News - Tue, 2025-04-22 16:14
CAIRO (Reuters) - Red and white banners along Nile bridges and Cairo streets this month were Egypt's latest effort to curb an increasingly pressing problem: a population growing faster than the economy can support.

Elite police squad courts controversy in Brazil

Reuters - World News - Tue, 2025-04-22 16:14
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Barked commands and the thump of helicopter blades jolted Juliana out of bed early in the morning of April 3.

Egypt fights to stem population growth

Reuters - World News - Tue, 2025-04-22 16:14
CAIRO (Reuters) - Red and white banners along Nile bridges and Cairo streets this month were Egypt's latest effort to curb an increasingly pressing problem: a population growing faster than the economy can support.

Obama courts evangelicals with stress on faith

Reuters - World News - Tue, 2025-04-22 16:14
ZANESVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama promised a more active approach to faith-based social programs on Tuesday in a bid to bolster his support among evangelical and religious voters.

Penguin population plunge points to climate havoc

Reuters - World News - Tue, 2025-04-22 16:14
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Penguin populations have plummeted at a key breeding colony in Argentina, mirroring declines in many species of the marine flightless birds due to climate change, pollution and other factors, a study shows.

U.S. hopes for missile defense deal with Poland soon

Reuters - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-22 16:14
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States expects to reach a deal soon on basing 10 missile interceptors in Poland as part of its European missile defense project, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

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Bush to meet with Asia leaders on G8 sidelines

Reuters - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-22 16:14
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will meet with leaders of Japan, China and South Korea on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit next week to discuss efforts to force North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program, the White House said on Tuesday.

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Grasso case "over" as court dismisses claims

Reuters - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-22 16:14
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New York Stock Exchange chief Richard Grasso won a knockout victory on Tuesday in his four-year fight to keep every last penny of his $187.5 million pay package, as an appeals court threw out the state's remaining claims against him.

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Hill seeks to blunt criticism on NKorea

Reuters - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-22 16:14
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill sought on Tuesday to blunt criticism that North Korea failed to detail its suspected proliferation and uranium enrichment programs, as required under a disarmament-for-aid deal.

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Bush says can reach deal with Congress on housing

Reuters - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-22 16:14
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Tuesday he believed a deal could be reached with Congress on legislation to help distressed homeowners stay in their houses.

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French army chief resigns after live ammo incident

Reuters - World News - Tue, 2025-04-22 16:14
PARIS (Reuters) - France's army chief of staff resigned on Tuesday after a soldier fired live ammunition instead of blanks at a weekend military show and injured 17 people, the presidential office said.

No U.S. OK seen this year for India atomic pact

Reuters - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-22 16:14
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress will not have time to approve a landmark civilian nuclear agreement with India at the center of a bitter Indian political row, a key U.S. lawmaker on South Asian affairs said on Tuesday.

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French army chief resigns after live ammo incident

Reuters - World News - Tue, 2025-04-22 16:14
PARIS (Reuters) - France's army chief of staff resigned on Tuesday after a soldier fired live ammunition instead of blanks at a weekend military show and injured 17 people, the presidential office said.

U.N. agency urged back to N.Korea despite U.S. doubt

Reuters - World News - Tue, 2025-04-22 16:14
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Members of the executive board of the U.N. Development Program would like the agency to resume its work in communist North Korea, from which it pulled out last year amid U.S. charges of financial mismanagement.

Diplomats play down fears of Israeli attack on Iran

Reuters - World News - Tue, 2025-04-22 16:14
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S., Iranian and Western diplomats played down worries about a looming Israeli military attack on Iran's nuclear facilities on Tuesday after reports of heightened tensions rattled nerves and helped drive oil prices near record highs.

Diplomats play down fears of Israeli attack on Iran

Reuters - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-22 16:14
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S., Iranian and Western diplomats played down worries about a looming Israeli military attack on Iran's nuclear facilities on Tuesday after reports of heightened tensions rattled nerves and helped drive oil prices near record highs.

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