LONDON (Reuters) - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said on Saturday she had not yet reached a power-sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf but will return to Pakistan "very soon".
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September 1, 2007
Sudan says Darfur rebels killed 41 in Kordofan attack
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese rebels from war-torn Darfur killed 41 people in an attack earlier this week on a base for government forces in the neighboring Kordofan region, Sudan's interior ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
Greek fires to burn for at least four more days
ATHENS (Reuters) - Firefighters hope to have full control of Greece's worst forest fires in memory within the next four days, the fire brigade said on Saturday.
Police arrest four ETA members in France
MADRID (Reuters) - Police arrested four suspected members of the armed Basque separatist group ETA in south-west France on Saturday, believed to be linked to the deadly Madrid airport bomb in December, Spain's Interior Ministry said.
Russia's Putin recalls Beslan dead on anniversary
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday Russia could not forget the "children who would never go to school again", recalling hundreds killed when troops stormed a school seized by Chechen rebels three years ago.
British ex-army chief criticizes U.S. over Iraq
LONDON (Reuters) - The head of the British army during the Iraq invasion has launched a scathing attack on U.S. post-war policy, a newspaper reported on Saturday, underlining growing transatlantic strains over Iraq.
August 31, 2007
South Korea insists it paid no ransom to Taliban
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's presidential office denied a Taliban claim on Saturday that it had paid a ransom of more than $20 million (9.9 million pounds) for the release of 19 Christian missionaries held hostage in Afghanistan.
US, N. Korea start nuclear talks in Geneva
GENEVA (AFP) - The United States and North Korea began face-to-face talks in Geneva on Saturday aimed at reaching an agreement on how to proceed with Pyongyang's denuclearisation pledge.
WTO to investigate Chinese industrial subsidies
GENEVA (AFP) - The World Trade Organisation said on Friday it will investigate whether Chinese industrial subsidies breach international trade rules following a complaint by the United States and Mexico.
Kosovo split possible if both sides agree: Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will accept a partition of Serbia's Kosovo province if that is the solution agreed by Belgrade and Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
August 30, 2007
Britain commemorates decade since 'people's princess' died
LONDON (AFP) - Britain is set to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of princess Diana -- dubbed the "people's princess" -- with a series of tributes and a royal memorial service in London on Friday.
Brown and Sarkozy unite in push for peace in Darfur
LONDON (AFP) - Ramping up the pressure on Sudan, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have united to boost peace efforts in Darfur, warning Khartoum of sanctions if it got in the way.
Bush condemns Myanmar junta for crackdown
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush on Thursday strongly condemned the Myanmar military junta's crackdown on pro-democracy protestors and called for the release of those who have been jailed.
Korean hostages face cool welcome home
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean hostages set free by Afghan rebels after six weeks in captivity are likely to receive a mixed homecoming with many awaiting their weekend arrival with relief but also seeing them as largely to blame for their ordeal.
Chavez steps into Colombia's hostage fray
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Better known for his trademark anti-U.S. tirades, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez takes on a more delicate role on Friday when he tries to broker a deal to free hostages held by Colombia's Marxist guerrillas.
German leader heads to Kyoto
KYOTO, Japan: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday headed to Kyoto to mark 10 years since the landmark treaty on fighting global warming was reached in the ancient Japanese city.
More than 30 mafia suspects arrested over Germany killings
ROME (AFP) - Italian police on Thursday rounded up dozens of suspected members of a notorious mafia family whose internal feuding has been blamed for the murders of six Italian men in Germany two weeks ago.
Head of subprime-hit German bank resigns
FRANKFURT (AFP) - The head of German bank SachsenLB, which was stricken by losses linked to investments in US subprime home loans, has become the latest bank chief to step down in the wake of the mortgage crisis.
Sadr militiamen heed Iraq truce order
BAGHDAD (AFP) - The armed men of anti-American Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's militia vanished from the streets of Baghdad on Thursday, saying they were obeying their leader's order for a six-month truce.
Somalia peace talks fail as UN roots for all-inclusive dialogue
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Talks to halt fighting in Somalia end in failure on Thursday, prompting foreign diplomats to press for a new and all-inclusive approach to rescue the African nation from deeper turmoil.
August 29, 2007
U.N. police chief calls for more Darfur peacekeepers
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Major Western nations must offer more police for Darfur to end four years of violence, the retiring U.N. police chief said on Thursday as the world body struggles to find enough officers for the Sudanese province.
China due to release Tiananmen activist after 18 years
BEIJING: One of China's longest-serving prisoners, jailed for his involvement in the Tiananmen pro-democracy movement 18 years ago, is due to be released in November, a US-based rights group said Thursday.
Nearly 10% of Australians in poverty: study
SYDNEY: Nearly ten per cent of Australians are living in poverty despite a booming economy, a major new study published Thursday said, but its findings were disputed by Prime Minister John Howard.
Kashmir mother campaigns for missing son
SRINAGAR, India: Seventeen years after her teenage son was snatched from their home in Srinagar in Indian Kashmir, Parveena Ahanger has no idea whether he is alive or dead.
Mexico busts top drug gang boss wanted in U.S.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A key member of Mexico's powerful Gulf Cartel drug gang, wanted by Washington for attempted murder of federal agents, was arrested at a swanky steakhouse in the capital, Mexican and U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
Kosovo asks Serbs to accept separate, cordial future
VIENNA (Reuters) - The leaders of Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority urged Serbia on Thursday to stop trying to block independence for the breakaway province and instead look to a future of friendly relations between two sovereign states.
Darfur rebel group seizes Sudanese army base
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A Darfur rebel group said it seized control of a Sudanese army base in neighboring Kordofan province on Wednesday.
Violence escalates in turbulent Russian region
ALI-YURT, Russia (Reuters) - Petimat Tatriyeva was woken up one morning late last month by shouts and banging coming from the courtyard of her home.
Israeli hospital tries to protect Palestinian girl
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli rehabilitation centre is defying a government order to transfer a Palestinian girl paralyzed in an Israeli attack on militants to a hospital in the occupied West Bank.
Devastated New Orleans mourns Katrina dead two years on
NEW ORLEANS, United States (AFP) - New Orleans Wednesday mourned the huge losses inflicted by Hurricane Katrina two years ago, as US President George W. Bush sought to dispel residents' anger vowing better days lay ahead.
August 28, 2007
Fires die down as Greeks protest weak response
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek firefighters started to get to grips with countrywide forest fires on Wednesday after six devastating days, but warned that a coming heatwave could reignite the flames that have killed at least 63 people.
Iran says U.S. accusations on Iraq "not true"
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran rejected on Wednesday U.S. accusations it was fomenting instability in Iraq, a day after President George W. Bush said Tehran's atomic ambitions could put the Middle East "under the shadow of a nuclear holocaust."
Deal with Musharraf over army role near: Bhutto
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said on Wednesday she had almost sealed a power-sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf under which he will quit as Pakistan's army chief, possibly before an election next month.
Curfew clamped on India's riot-torn Taj Mahal city
AGRA, India: Police imposed a curfew in India's Taj Mahal city of Agra on Wednesday after one person died and some 50 people were injured in clashes with police, officials said.
US troops seize Iranians in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AFP) - US forces swooped on a Baghdad hotel and briefly detained seven Iranians, in an act that is likely to further strain relations between archfoes Tehran and Washington.
Taliban release 12 Korean hostages
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents freed 12 South Korean hostages in Afghanistan on Wednesday, a day after reaching a deal with Korean and Indonesian negotiators on the release of the 19 Christian volunteers.
KRouge genocide suspect appeals detention
PHNOM PENH: Former Khmer Rouge jailer Duch, the only suspect held by Cambodia's UN-backed genocide tribunal, has appealed his pre-trial detention by the court, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
China defense minister visits Japan, ties on mend
TOKYO (Reuters) - Chinese defense Minister Cao Gangchuan arrived in Japan on Wednesday in the first such visit in nearly 10 years, hoping to ease tensions after strained ties halted top-level military exchanges.
Germany's Merkel in Japan for climate change talks
TOKYO (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has made climate change a key focus of her presidency of the G8 group of world leaders, flew Wednesday into Japan for talks a decade after the Kyoto Protocol.
Bush warns of 'holocaust' if Iran gets nukes, warns Tehran off Iraq
RENO, United States (AFP) - US President George W. Bush on Tuesday raised the specter of a "nuclear holocaust" in the Middle East if Israel's arch-foe Iran gets atomic weapons, and demanded that Tehran end support for extremists in Iraq.
The price of a pizza in Iraq: an eye and a leg
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Constantine Rodriguez had just fetched chilli peppers and was going out to get some onions when he heard the siren for an incoming rocket. All he remembers was a door blasting open and a loud explosion.
Iran has not slowed atomic work, president says
TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected on Tuesday reports Iran had slowed down its atomic work, which the West fears is aimed at making nuclear bombs.
Ex-Islamist Gul elected Turkey's president
ANKARA (AFP) - The Turkish parliament on Tuesday elected Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul as president, making him the secular republic's first head of state with an Islamist past.
Taliban agree to free SKorean hostages
SEOUL (AFP) - Afghanistan's Taliban agreed Tuesday to release 19 South Korean Christian aid workers held hostage for nearly six weeks, the presidential office announced.
World equity markets stumble before US housing update
LONDON (AFP) - Global stock markets suffered losses on Tuesday ahead of a fresh reading on the frazzled US housing sector, with markets lower in Europe and most of Asia.
Suspects charged in Politkovskaya murder: lawyer
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian prosecutors have formally charged at least four of 10 suspects detained over the murder of reporter Anna Politkovskaya, a defense lawyer was quoted as saying on Thursday.
August 27, 2007
Brown rejects call for British troops to leave Iraq
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown rejected on Tuesday a call to pull British troops out of Iraq, insisting they still had an important job to do battling militias and providing security.
Germany's Merkel prods China on rights
BEIJING (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday pressed China to improve human rights and take on greater international responsibilities as its global influence grows.
Government faces the heat as Greece burns
KRESTENA, Greece (Reuters) - Greece's conservative government faced mounting accusations of incompetence on Tuesday over forest fires that have killed at least 63 people.
Dozens detained over new protest in Myanmar
YANGON : Dozens of pro-democracy supporters, including a top labour activist, were detained Tuesday as they tried to launch a new protest in Yangon against a sharp rise in fuel prices, witnesses said.
Turkey set to elect ex-Islamist Gul president
ANKARA (AFP) - The Turkish parliament is set to elect Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul as president on Tuesday following months of tension, making him the first head of state with an Islamist past in the history of the secular republic.
Indian police say Hyderabad bombs gift-wrapped
HYDERABAD, India: The two bombs which killed 42 people in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad were wrapped in gift paper and placed inside rucksacks to avoid detection, a report said on Tuesday, quoting police.
August 26, 2007
50 arrested after new protest in Myanmar
YANGON - About 50 pro-democracy activists in Myanmar were arrested Monday in a town outside Yangon, after they staged a new protest against a massive hike in fuel prices, witnesses said.
France's Kouchner calls for broad-based Iraqi government
PARIS (Reuters) - Iraq needs a broad-based government of national unity and France could mediate to help set one up, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said in a newspaper column on Monday.
Merkel presses China on climate change
BEIJING (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged China on Monday to do more to halt climate change, prompting the response that the developed West has been polluting the skies for much longer than the newly developing Chinese.
NKorean leader's eldest son back in power race: report
SEOUL: The eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is back in the succession race after returning from exile overseas and taking an influential post with the ruling communist party, a report said Monday.
Greek fires kill 60 but spare ancient Olympia ruins
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - Firefighters saved the temples and stadiums of ancient Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic Games, from forest fires which razed nearby villages and took the death toll from Greece's three-day inferno to 60.
ISRAEL-OPT: Ban on truckloads of paper set to hit Gaza schools - IRINnews.org
ISRAEL-OPT: Ban on truckloads of paper set to hit Gaza schools IRINnews.org, NY - JERUSALEM, 26 August 2007 (IRIN) - The Israeli ban on deliveries of paper to Gaza is not only threatening to create a shortage of textbooks in the Strip but ... |
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