ATLANTA, United States (AFP) - As California battles wind-whipped wildfires, vast areas of the United States are struggling with an epic drought that has millions of people fearing their taps could run dry.
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October 27, 2007
Bewildered infants await fate in Chad orphanage
ABECHE, Chad (Reuters) - Toys were scattered on the floor and dozens of drawings stuck to the walls of a compound where Chadian officials say nine French citizens kept dozens of children they intended to smuggle to Europe.
Turkey threatens incursion after Iraq talks fail
SIRNAK, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Saturday to order an incursion into northern Iraq against Kurdish guerrillas after the failure of talks with Iraq aimed at averting a cross-border raid.
Sudan declares truce at Darfur talks
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Sudan's government declared an immediate unilateral ceasefire as Darfur peace talks opened on Saturday, but one rebel leader voiced doubts about Khartoum's move, saying it had failed to honor past such undertakings.
Ukraine reburies 2,000 victims of Stalin's rule
BYKOVNYA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine on Saturday reburied some 2,000 people killed by the Soviet secret police over several years up to the Second World War and left in mass graves at a site near the capital.
Air France strike: cancellations mount amid reports of deal
PARIS (AFP) - Queues of frustrated, angry passengers built up at main French airports on Saturday as Air France cancelled scores of flights on the third day of a strike by cabin staff.
October 26, 2007
North Korea signs agreements with Vietnam
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam and North Korea signed agriculture, sport, tourism and cultural agreements on Saturday on the first stop of a rare Southeast Asian tour by North Korea's Premier.
U.N. expert wants to probe Iraq contractor killings
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings said on Friday he plans to investigate deaths caused by the U.S. military and contractors in Iraq, including the recent Blackwater case in Baghdad.
Legendary Soviet spymaster Feklisov dies
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A KGB master agent who ran some of Moscow's most damaging Cold War spies in the West -- Klaus Fuchs and the Rosenbergs -- died on Friday after a lifetime of espionage that helped the Soviet Union acquire the nuclear bomb.
French court convicts Algerian of Paris bombings
PARIS (Reuters) - A French court jailed Algerian Rachid Ramda for life on Friday for his role in financing a spate of bomb attacks on the Paris underground rail network that killed eight people and wounded 200 others in 1995.
US sanctions will have no affect on Iran: Jalili
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran's new chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili on Friday brushed aside the latest US sanctions saying they would have no affect on the country's nuclear policies, the ISNA news agency reported.
Del Ponte willing to endorse Serbia, but not yet
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia has the political will to arrest war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic but some state officials are stalling, the chief United Nations war crimes prosecutor said on Friday.
U.N.'s Ban "very worried" on Iran's nuclear progress
ROME (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is worried about Iran's nuclear program but hopes a stand-off with the international community can be resolved through dialogue, he said in comments published in Italy on Friday.
Putin scraps with EU over energy, trade
MAFRA, Portugal (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin scrapped with European Union leaders on Friday over Brussels' plans to limit foreign investment in energy markets at a summit that achieved little on key sticking points.
Nearly one-third of primates in peril: world conservation body
GENEVA (AFP) - Nearly a third of all non-human primates could be wiped out, threatened by illegal wildlife trade, climate change and destruction of their habitat, a new report warned on Friday.
Dollar dives to record low against euro
LONDON (AFP) - The dollar slumped to a record low against the euro on Friday after weak US economic data heightened expectations of a fresh cut to US interest rates next week, dealers said.
Armed police back in Yangon as "Buddhist Lent" ends
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta sent armed police to ring key Buddhist sites on Friday, the end of an annual period of monastic retreat, to prevent any resurgence of last month's monk-led protests, the biggest uprising in two decades.
Ex-Philippine President Estrada home to hero's welcome
MANILA (Reuters) - Joseph Estrada, jailed former leader of the Philippines, came home to a hero's welcome on Friday as President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo faced criticism for pardoning the playboy movie star.
October 25, 2007
Colombia says top guerilla leader, 18 more killed
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian troops backed by war planes have killed a top guerrilla commander in an assault on his jungle camp, delivering another serious blow to the country's largest rebel group, authorities said on Thursday.
Chad says signed definitive peace with rebel groups
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's government and four Sudan-based Chadian rebel groups signed a "definitive peace accord" in Libya on Thursday that included an immediate ceasefire, a Chadian presidency official said.
Backers of Armenia genocide bill agree to delay vote
WASHINGTON, Oct 25, 2007 (AFP) - Backers of a bill in the US Congress labeling massacres of Armenians as "genocide" Thursday bowed to White House pressure and agreed to delay the measure, which had sparked fury in Turkey.
Brent crude price soars to record high above 86 dollars
LONDON (AFP) - The price of Brent crude oil struck an historic peak of 86.28 dollars per barrel in trading here Thursday on renewed concerns over tight global energy supplies.
Bush to tour fire-stricken California as death toll rises
SAN DIEGO (AFP) - US President George W. Bush was preparing to tour fire-stricken California Thursday as five people were confirmed dead from the infernos that have destroyed 1,400 homes and displaced 500,000 people.
Ban proposes bigger UN budget to meet challenges
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon proposed on Thursday a rise in the U.N. budget for the next two years, seeking extra funding to head off conflicts and promote human rights amid new demands on the world body.
Save the planet? It's now or never, warns landmark UN report
NAIROBI (AFP) - Humanity is changing Earth's climate so fast and devouring resources so voraciously that it is poised to bequeath a ravaged planet to future generations, the UN warned Thursday in its most comprehensive survey of the environment.
Darfuris hold high hopes for new Darfur force
ABU SHOUK CAMP, Sudan (Reuters) - Darfuris who have waited almost five years in miserable camps have high expectations for a joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force due to deploy by the end of the year.
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi meets junta official
YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met for the first time Thursday with a senior junta official appointed to work with the country's main opposition party, state television reported.
Former Philippine president Estrada pardoned
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo pardoned former president Joseph Estrada on Thursday, setting aside his conviction and life sentence on charges of plunder.
China rejects sanctions as UN Myanmar envoy ends talks
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United Nations envoy on Myanmar concluded talks with China on Thursday, with no indication Beijing had agreed to exert tougher pressure on the junta that runs the troubled Southeast Asian nation.
Easing winds help Californian firefighters
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Easing winds offered Californian firefighters some respite on Thursday as they battled to contain blazes that have killed at least three people and caused more than a billion dollars in property damage.
October 24, 2007
NATO vows to keep Kosovo force at full strength
NOORDWIJK, Netherlands (Reuters) - NATO will keep its 16,000-strong force in the breakaway Serb province Kosovo at full strength for "all eventualities", Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Wednesday.
Georgian opposition rallies to challenge president
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian opposition leaders vowed on Wednesday to continue a wave of anti-government protests across the Caucasus nation to challenge President Mikhail Saakashvili.
U.S. general outlines Baghdad security handover plan
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces hope to hand over half of Baghdad to Iraqi security control by the end of 2008, after violence in Iraq dropped to its lowest level since January 2006, the No. 2 U.S. general in Iraq said on Wednesday.
First lady is favorite to win Argentina election
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is heavily favored to win Argentina's election on Sunday, setting the stage for a rare handover of power between democratically elected spouses.
Turkish warplanes bomb Kurd rebels
ANKARA (AFP) - Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets along the Iraqi border on Wednesday as government and military leaders weighed their next move against rebel bases in northern Iraq.
Macedonian policeman killed in ambush near Kosovo
SKOPJE (Reuters) - A Macedonian policeman was killed and two were injured when their patrol car was ambushed by armed men in a volatile region near the border with the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo, officials said on Wednesday.
Chile to reopen Antarctic base after British claim
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile plans to reopen a naval base in Antarctica in 2008, firmly marking its territory on the icy continent at a time when Britain plans to extend its claims there by 1 million square kilometers (386,000 square miles).
Amnesty criticizes Hamas, Fatah over rights abuses
LONDON (Reuters) - Human rights violations in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank have become widespread since fighting in June between the Palestinian factions saw Hamas seize control of Gaza, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
President of Iraqi Kurdish region urges end to rebellion
ARBIL, Iraq (AFP) - The president of Iraq's northern Kurdish region on Wednesday urged the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to end its more than two-decade armed struggle against Turkey.
Twelve years and counting for Myanmar's Suu Kyi
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia slapped financial sanctions on Myanmar's generals and their families on Wednesday as supporters of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 12 years in captivity with protests in 12 cities across the world.
Critic urges China Communists to abandon dictatorship
BEIJING (Reuters) - The emergence of China's likely next generation of leaders at the Communist Party's just-ended conclave is no cause for celebration yet, the most senior official jailed over the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests said.
October 23, 2007
Yiddish eyes a comeback
VILNIUS (Reuters) - If you are having a shmooze over some nosh, but maybe you do not like schmaltz then, whether you know it or not, you are talking Yiddish.
More than 500,000 flee as California fires rage for third day
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) - More than half a million people were ordered to evacuate across California on Tuesday as wildfires raged for a third day, razing over 1,000 homes and threatening to overwhelm weary firefighters.
Another day, another battle in Afghanistan
HOWZ-E-MADAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The explosion of the shell against a mud wall in a field of grapevines sent the Canadian soldier crouched behind it flying backwards.
Women peace laureates appeal for Myanmar action
LONDON (Reuters) - Six female Nobel Peace laureates called on the world to keep up pressure on Myanmar's military junta to restore liberty and democracy in the country.
U.N. envoy arrives in Sudan after yearlong gap
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The U.N.'s new top envoy to Sudan flew into Khartoum on Tuesday, a year to the day after his predecessor was expelled.
SOUTH AFRICA: Skills training scheme under review - IRINnews.org
SOUTH AFRICA: Skills training scheme under review IRINnews.org, NY - JOHANNESBURG, 23 October 2007 (IRIN) - A multimillion-dollar scheme designed to address South Africa's skills shortage and make inroads into the high ... |
Bhutto says 'Al-Qaeda' death threat will not deter her
KARACHI (AFP) - Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto said late Tuesday extremists were trying to derail upcoming general elections after she received a death threat supposedly from a "friend of Al-Qaeda."
Iraq promises Turkey it will curb Kurdish rebels
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq promised on Tuesday to close the offices of Kurdish rebels and work to prevent them launching attacks on Turkey, hoping to head off a threatened invasion to crush them by Turkish troops massed on the border.
500,000 ordered to flee California wildfires
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Half a million Californians have been ordered to evacuate their homes and flee the spreading wildfires blazing across southern California Tuesday, US media reported.
Six Darfur rebel factions to boycott peace talks
JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - A prominent Darfur rebel figure and five other smaller factions will not attend peace talks due to start this weekend in Libya, leaders said on Tuesday, casting doubt on prospects for a settlement.
Serb threats ahead of Kosovo polls must stop: UN
PRISTINA, Serbia (Reuters) - The United Nations administration in Kosovo urged Serb leaders on Tuesday to stop intimidating Serbs who want to vote in the ethnic Albanian-dominated province's polls in November.
Japan tells Russia no backing down on missiles
TOKYO : Japan said Tuesday it would not back down on building missile defences with the United States, rejecting Russia's charges that the shield aimed to weaken Moscow's influence in Asia.
South Africans unite in welcome for rugby heroes
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - South Africa's World Cup winning rugby squad arrived home on Tuesday to a tumultuous heroes' welcome as thousands of supporters turned Johannesburg airport into a sea of green and gold.
October 22, 2007
Hundreds of thousands flee California wildfires
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of people fled as out-of-control wildfires raged across California on Monday, threatening homes and stretching emergency services to breaking point.
SENEGAL: Calls for more prevention as cholera cases rise - IRINnews.org
SENEGAL: Calls for more prevention as cholera cases rise IRINnews.org, NY - DAKAR, 22 October 2007 (IRIN) - As the number of cholera cases in Senegal this year tops 2000, Red Cross and UN officials say not enough has changed since a ... |
ZIMBABWE: No rest for the dead - IRINnews.org
ZIMBABWE: No rest for the dead IRINnews.org, NY - BULAWAYO, 22 October 2007 (IRIN) - As Zimbabwe's economic crisis deepens, the daily struggle to make ends meet often takes priority over providing loved ... |
Thousands of Congo refugees flee to Uganda
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Some 8,000 Congolese refugees have fled to neighboring Uganda following clashes between Congo's army and dissident general Laurent Nkunda, the United Nations Refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday.
Kurdish rebels offer Turkey conditional ceasefire
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AFP) - Kurdish rebels offered Ankara a ceasefire on Monday, on condition that the Turkish military abandons plans for a incursion into Iraq and ends attacks against the separatist group.
Sri Lanka Tiger rebel planes bomb air force base
COLOMBO (Reuters) - The Tamil Tigers' air wing bombed a north Sri Lanka air force base before dawn on Monday, the military said, while the Tigers said suicide fighters mounted their biggest ground assault since the two-decade civil war began.
Europe relieved as Poland's Kaczynskis lose grip
WARSAW (Reuters) - Many European leaders gasped with relief on Monday after Poland's Kaczynski twins suffered an election defeat that should swing the country's pro-Washington outlook more towards Brussels.
Iran seen to need 3-8 yrs to produce bomb
PARIS (Reuters) - Iran would need another three to eight years to make a nuclear bomb, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in an interview published on Monday, warning against any rush to use force to curb its nuclear ambitions.
Mozambique ex-president wins Africa governance prize
LONDON (AFP) - Former Mozambique president Joachim Chissano won a new five-million-dollar prize for African leadership Monday and was hailed as "a powerful voice for Africa on the international stage."
Malaysia's Anwar faces arrest over judicial "fixing" video
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian anti-corruption officials Monday ordered former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim to produce the complete version of a video recording showing alleged judicial corruption or face arrest.
Australian PM denies pulling TV coverage of debate
SYDNEY: Australia's embattled prime minister John Howard Monday denied that a television network's coverage of an election debate was cut because a live graph showed he was losing to his opponent.
October 21, 2007
Peruvians ordered to stay home for census
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru shut down for business on Sunday for a controversial census after President Alan Garcia ordered everyone in the country to stay home for 10 hours.
Conservative ahead in Slovenia presidential poll
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Conservative Lojze Peterle was ahead with around 27 percent of the votes among seven candidates in Slovenia's presidential election on Sunday, according to exit polls shown on television.
Genetic factor in AIDS progression is higher than thought: study
PARIS (AFP) - Variations in two key genes help determine how swiftly an individual infected with HIV progresses to AIDS, according to a study published on Sunday in the journal Nature Immunology.
Hundreds join Hungary far-right "guard"
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Six hundred people, wearing black uniforms and insignia which critics say are reminiscent of the Nazi era, took an oath of loyalty on Sunday to defend Hungary as members of a far-right "guard".
SOMALIA-YEMEN: Over 3000 Somalis living in harsh conditions ... - IRINnews.org
SOMALIA-YEMEN: Over 3000 Somalis living in harsh conditions ... IRINnews.org, NY - ADEN, 21 October 2007 (IRIN) - Abu Bakr Hussein, 40, was among 100 Africans who crossed the Gulf of Aden by boat to reach Yemen on 8 October. ... |
Rebels kill 17 Turkish troops
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Kurdish rebels killed 17 Turkish soldiers and wounded 16 others in an ambush on Sunday, prompting crisis talks in Ankara to consider a military strike against rebel bases in Iraq.
Sarkozy faces controversy over communist hero
PARIS (Reuters) - A plan by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to commemorate a young communist resistance hero shot by France's wartime Nazi occupiers has stirred controversy and sparked accusations of manipulation by the government.
Bhutto seeks international help in bombing probe
KARACHI (Reuters) - Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto called on the government on Sunday to seek foreign help in investigating last week's suicide bombing aimed at killing her on her return after eight years of exile.
NKorea warns South over naval movements
SEOUL : Pyongyang Sunday accused South Korea of "provocation", claiming its neighbour's navy had intentionally strayed into the North's waters and warning against it happening again.
Gunmen seize seven from Nigerian oilfield
LAGOS (Reuters) - Heavily armed gunmen in speedboats kidnapped seven workers, including three foreigners, from an offshore Nigerian oilfield in a major setback to peace in the Niger Delta.
Ethiopia ONLF rebels say killed 140 Ethiopian troops
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebels said they killed 140 government soldiers in a weekend assault targeting a visiting senior official, a statement Ethiopia immediately denounced as false.
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