GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalans voted in a tight presidential election on Sunday that has split the country between left and right over how to fight a big surge in violent crime.
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November 3, 2007
Sri Lanka braced for more war after top Tiger killed
COLOMBO: The killing of a top Tamil Tiger rebel in a Sri Lankan government air raid is likely to strengthen hawks on both sides of the bitter ethnic divide and herald more violence on the troubled island, analysts say.
World urges return to rule of law in Pakistan
PARIS - World leaders urged a swift return to democracy and the rule of law after President Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency rule in Pakistan, although some allies stopped short of outright condemnation.
Assassin's celebration clashes with Rabin memorial
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - An annual memorial for slain Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin drew tens of thousands of mourners after a court cleared the way for his assassin's newborn son to be circumcised in jail, on the 12th anniversary of the killing.
In Mexico, help slow but sure after flooding disaster
VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (AFP) - Rescue workers and police were out in force Saturday still trying to help locals in Mexico's devastated southern Tabasco state -- 80 percent under water after its worst natural disaster in decades.
Italy expels Romanians, condemns attack
ROME (Reuters) - Authorities tore down a gypsy camp and expelled around 20 Romanians from Italy on Saturday while condemning a "racist" attack in Rome apparently triggered by this week's murder of an Italian naval officer's wife.
Pakistan's Musharraf declares emergency rule
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency on Saturday, saying that judges were interfering with the government and that Islamic militancy posed a grave threat to the country.
Merkel pledges more help to Afghan police
KABUL (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her first visit to Afghanistan on Saturday and said Berlin would increase efforts to strengthen the Afghan police, seen as key to fight suicide and roadside bombs.
Russian pensioners protest against high food prices
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - About 1,500 people, half of them pensioners, marched through Russia's second city on Saturday chanting anti-Kremlin slogans and banging saucepans in protest against rising food prices.
November 2, 2007
Diplomacy whirlwind at Iraq conference in Istanbul
ISTANBUL (AFP) - France and Syria held their first high-level meeting in two years here Friday as foreign ministers from major Western powers and regional countries gathered for talks on ways to stabilise war-torn Iraq.
Venezuela Congress OKs ending Chavez term limits
CARACAS (Reuters) - Congress passed President Hugo Chavez's proposal to scrap presidential term limits on Friday in a package of constitutional changes that Venezuelans are likely to approve in a December referendum.
More than 100 feared dead in Dominican floods
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - The death toll from devastating floods in the Dominican Republic unleashed by Tropical Storm Noel could exceed 100, officials said on Friday, as rescuers on boats and helicopters continued to try to reach communities cut off by raging rivers.
Israel seeks deal with Palestinians within a year
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert hopes to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians before U.S. President George W. Bush leaves office, an Israeli government official said on Friday.
Europeans held in Chad flown to capital for trial
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - A group of 16 Europeans detained in eastern Chad for trying to take 103 children out of the African country illegally were flown under tight security to the capital N'Djamena on Friday to face trial.
Huge crowds mass in Georgia against president
TBILISI (Reuters) - Up to 70,000 people demanding early elections protested on Friday against Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili in the biggest show of unrest since the peaceful revolution that swept him to power four years ago.
Iraqi state TV shows live prayers from Sunni mosque
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prayers from a Sunni mosque in Baghdad were broadcast live on Iraqi state television on Friday for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003 in an effort to promote national reconciliation.
RWANDA: Genocide justice system prompts row with Amnesty - IRINnews.org
RWANDA: Genocide justice system prompts row with Amnesty IRINnews.org, NY - KIGALI, 2 November 2007 (IRIN) - Rwanda has dismissed as unfounded a claim by Amnesty International that its justice system was unsuitable for trying ... |
Japan government deadlocked over Afghan mission
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda struggled on Friday to break a deadlock that has halted a refueling mission in support of U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan -- and threatens to stall other policies as well.
Palestinian force enters Nablus in security drive
NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) - Hundreds of Palestinian security officers went on patrol in Nablus on Friday in a Western- backed drive to impose order in the occupied West Bank ahead of a peace conference with Israel.
Rice begins tough Turkey talks to avert cross-border strike
ANKARA (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Turkish leaders Friday with offers of an "effective strategy" against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq in exchange for Ankara holding off on its threat of cross-border military action.
Kidnap or salvation? Debate rages on Chad children
DAKAR (Reuters) - The sight of frightened, bewildered children torn from their homes by wars or poverty is one of the most recurringly haunting faces of Africa.
Blackstone, China firm in four-billion-dollar bid for Nufarm: report
BEIJING (AFP) - US private equity giant Blackstone has joined forces with China National BlueStar to bid nearly four billion dollars for Australian agro-chemical firm Nufarm, the Financial Times reported Friday.
November 1, 2007
Venezuelan forces clash with anti-Chavez protesters
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan security forces clashed with protesters on Thursday, using tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons to break up a march against President Hugo Chavez's plan to scrap term limits.
Georgian opposition masses to challenge president
TBILISI (Reuters) - Thousands of Georgians plan to challenge President Mikhail Saakashvili on Friday by taking part in what could be the biggest opposition protests since the Rose Revolution demonstrations that swept him to power.
World powers discuss Iran sanctions in London
LONDON (Reuters) - The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany will discuss imposing a third round of sanctions on Iran because of its nuclear program on Friday.
Man who dropped first atomic bomb on Hiroshima dies
CHICAGO (AFP) - The man who dropped the first atomic bomb, which devastated Hiroshima during World War II, died Thursday in his Ohio home, a spokesman said.
At least 887 Iraqis killed in October
BAGHDAD (AFP) - At least 887 Iraqis were killed in Iraq in October, ministry data showed on Thursday, slightly higher than September which saw a total of 840 people killed across the nation.
Pakistan in turmoil as 78 die in fresh violence
SARGODHA, Pakistan (AFP) - A suicide bomber on Thursday killed eight Pakistan air force personnel and 70 militants died in clashes, amid mounting fears that President Pervez Musharraf could declare emergency rule.
Zimbabwe's Mugabe signs succession bill into law
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has signed into law a compromise bill giving him room to pick a successor, the government said on Thursday, in a move analysts said could allow the veteran leader to rule from the sidelines.
Suspect in Russia bomb blast identified
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian detectives investigating a bus bomb blast which killed eight people said on Thursday they had identified a suspect, amid fears of fresh terror attacks in the run-up to parliamentary elections next month.
Mogadishu violence displaces 88,000 people
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Three days of fighting in the Somali capital Mogadishu displaced 88,000 people from their homes, adding to hundreds of thousands who fled violence earlier this year, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Condemned Bali bombers 'regret' killing Muslims
JAKARTA: Two of the three Muslim militants on death row for involvement in the 2002 Bali bombings have said they were sorry for killing fellow Muslims, while insisting their deadly attack had gone according to plan.
Japan ends 'war on terror' mission
TOKYO - Japan on Thursday ordered home ships engaged on a refuelling mission in the Indian Ocean, halting the close US ally's main role in the "war on terror" due to domestic opposition.
October 31, 2007
Japan orders navy ships home from Afghan mission
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan ordered its naval ships on Thursday to withdraw from a refueling mission in support of U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan as a political deadlock kept the government from meeting a deadline to extend the activities.
Lost cable sheds light on UK efforts on Vietnam
LONDON (Reuters) - A copy of a top-secret diplomatic cable found on the counter of a London bank 40 years ago has shed light on the collapse of British efforts to negotiate an early end to the Vietnam War.
U.N. Council urges more effort on Western Sahara talks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council exhorted Western Sahara's independence movement and Morocco on Wednesday to put more effort into talks on the territory's future that have marked time since opening in June.
Chadians protest children case, cite "slave trade"
ABECHE, Chad (Reuters) - Chadians chanting "no to the slave trade, no to child trafficking" protested on Wednesday against a French group accused of trying to abduct African children as France sought to avoid a row with its former colony.
AFGHANISTAN: Disarmament programme extended - IRINnews.org
AFGHANISTAN: Disarmament programme extended IRINnews.org, NY - KABUL, 31 October 2007 (IRIN) - The government of Afghanistan has extended its programme to disband all illegal armed groups by four years, according to ... |
COMOROS: AU patience runs out - IRINnews.org
COMOROS: AU patience runs out IRINnews.org, NY - JOHANNESBURG, 31 October 2007 (IRIN) - Seeking to end a burgeoning political crisis, African Union (AU) representatives and the Comoros Union government are ... |
Twenty one convicted over Madrid bombings, alleged mastermind acquitted
MADRID (AFP) - A Spanish court Wednesday convicted 21 people of involvement in the 2004 Madrid train bombings, but acquitted a man accused of helping mastermind the Al Qaeda-inspired attack that claimed nearly 200 lives.
Rice faces tough battle on Turkey trip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkey will push U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice this week to follow through on promises to help eradicate Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq but experts say the top U.S. diplomat's hands are tied.
Russia warns foreigners not to meddle in elections
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin warned foreigners on Wednesday not to interfere in Russia's parliamentary elections after it cut sharply the number of Western observers permitted to view the polls, drawing criticism from the United States.
Syria denies plotting young Hariri assassination
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria on Wednesday demanded that the leader of Lebanon's U.S.-backed coalition should produce evidence of a Syrian plot to kill him, saying the allegation was a fabrication.
Joint Darfur peacekeepers to be operational by next year
EL-FASHER, Sudan (Reuters) - A joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force will begin operating in Darfur by early next year, the mission's political head said on Wednesday as the force's new headquarters was inaugurated in western Sudan.
Myanmar monks march as UN envoy prepares return visit
YANGON (AFP) - About 100 Buddhist monks marched Wednesday in central Myanmar for the first time since the junta's deadly crackdown on anti-government protests last month, witnesses said.
October 30, 2007
Major powers expected to meet on Iran this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major powers plan to meet in London this week to discuss new U.N. sanctions on Iran amid a spat between Washington and the U.N. nuclear watchdog over Tehran's nuclear ambitions, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
Saudi king gets royal welcome, jeers on UK visit
LONDON (Reuters) - The British and Saudi monarchs spoke warmly about each other's countries at a formal banquet in London on Tuesday, but a state visit by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah drew protests and political controversy in Britain.
US State Dept in furor over reported Blackwater immunity deal
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A top US legislator demanded information Tuesday over reports that the State Department offered immunity to Blackwater employees in the wake of a Baghdad shooting that left 17 civilians dead.
Gas explosion near Paris kills one and hurts dozens
PARIS (Reuters) - One person was killed and 42 injured, 15 seriously, in a gas explosion in a building northeast of Paris, emergency officials said on Tuesday.
Putin honors Stalin victims 70 years after terror
BUTOVO, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin paid his respects on Tuesday to millions of people killed under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and called for the country to unite to prevent a repeat of its tragic past.
Germany's Merkel pushes big business in India
NEW DELHI (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel was pushing for big business with India Tuesday during a state visit aimed at invigorating trade and security links between Europe's largest economy and the Asian giant.
U.N. applauds "peaceful" end to Somali government feud
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The United Nations welcomed on Tuesday the peaceful conclusion of a long-running feud between the Somali government's two most powerful men, which ended with Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi's resignation this week.
French, Spanish charged over Chad children flight
ABECHE, Chad (Reuters) - Chad's authorities brought abduction and fraud charges on Tuesday against nine French and seven Spanish nationals it accused of illegally trying to fly 103 African children to Europe.
Envoys to meet Darfur rebels over talks boycott
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Darfur rebels boycotting peace talks in Libya said on Tuesday they would meet envoys from an African Union-U.N. mediation team but set conditions that gave little hope they would change their positions.
Russia to file Arctic claim to U.N. this year: report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will file a claim to the gigantic mineral wealth of the Arctic seabed with the United Nations by the end of the year, Russia's natural resources minister was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Blackwater guards offered immunity deals
WASHINGTON (AFP) - State Department investigators offered immunity deals to the security guards working for the firm Blackwater USA involved in a deadly September 16 incident in Baghdad, two top US newspapers reported Tuesday.
Immediate regime change in Myanmar 'impossible': French FM
BANGKOK: An immediate regime change in Myanmar would be "impossible", France's foreign minister said Tuesday, suggesting that the world focus instead on a gradual move towards democracy in the military-run nation.
Dissidents oust ex-Bangladesh PM Zia as party chief
DHAKA: Dissidents in Bangladesh's largest political party have ousted former prime minister Khaleda Zia as leader while she is under arrest on corruption charges, officials said on Tuesday.
October 29, 2007
Sleeping pills for kids top global list of bad products
SYDNEY (AFP) - Sleeping pills advertised for children, dangerous toys and bottled water taken from local reservoirs are among the world's worst products, a global consumer group said Monday.
French group says aimed to help Chad children
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - A French organization whose members were arrested in Chad as they prepared to fly 103 children to France said on Monday they were trying to help the children, not abduct them, and they acted legally.
Oil continues record charge, prices top 93 dollars
NEW YORK (AFP) - Oil prices leapt to fresh historic highs Monday, breaching 93 dollars for the first time in New York on mounting concerns about tight energy supplies worldwide, analysts said.
Somali premier resigns as crisis deepens
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi resigned Monday following a long-running feud with the president, as the chaotic country sank deeper into a political, security and humanitarian crisis.
Bosnian Serbs protest against "dictatorial" envoy
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters) - Ten thousand Bosnian Serbs and their political leaders protested on Monday against what they called "dictatorial" and "unnecessary" meddling by Bosnia's powerful international peace envoy, Miroslav Lajcak.
Chad aid workers fear children's case will hurt image
ABECHE, Chad (Reuters) - The scandal over a French group suspected of trying to smuggle African children to Europe from Chad may harm the image of foreign aid workers seeking to help refugees fleeing violence, U.N. officials said on Monday.
Turkey bombs Kurdish rebels in southeast
SIRNAK, Turkey (Reuters) - Helicopter gunships bombed Kurdish rebel positions in southeast Turkey on Monday and the government flexed its military muscle with big national day parades and flypasts in major cities.
Germany warns Bosnia not to undermine Dayton accord
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany warned politicians in Bosnia on Monday not to undermine the Dayton Peace Accords by resisting an international peace envoy's efforts to streamline government decision-making.
Young Filipinos exposed to money-for-votes politics
MANILIA: Security was extremely tight in the Philippines on Monday as the country held nation-wide village elections.
Darfur rebels say government attacks despite ceasefire
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Darfur rebels accused Sudanese government forces of attacking an area along the border with Chad in violation of a unilateral ceasefire the government declared at the opening of peace talks in Libya.
Indian police block protest march for land rights
NEW DELHI: Police prevented thousands of poor and landless farmers and tribals from marching towards the federal parliament building in the Indian capital on Monday to demand land rights.
Argentina elects first woman president
BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - Argentina's First Lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was set to become her country's first elected woman president, near-complete results showed, after her closest rival conceded defeat on Monday.
Somali PM resigns after feud with president
BAIDOA, Somalia (Reuters) - Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi resigned on Monday after a long feud with the president that frustrated Western backers and split the government while it faced an Islamist insurgency.
Turkish army encircles 100 Kurdish rebels
ANKARA (AFP) - Turkish forces have encircled 100 Kurdish rebels in a mountainous area near the border with Iraq, the Anatolia news agency reported on Monday.
October 28, 2007
Bosnia leaders agree to unblock police reform
MOSTAR, Bosnia (Reuters) - Bosnia's Muslim, Croat and Serb political leaders on Sunday reached an agreement to get the stalled police reform back on track to fulfill a key condition for closer ties with the European Union.
80 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
KABUL (AFP) - Around 80 Taliban fighters were killed when they tried to ambush a patrol of Afghan and international soldiers in the south of Afghanistan, the US-led coalition said Sunday.
U.S., Russia urge other states to join missile pact
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States urged all countries to destroy medium range nuclear-capable missiles, in a joint declaration by the former Cold War foes published by the Russian foreign ministry on Sunday.
First lady the favorite as Argentines vote
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentines appeared certain to choose their first elected female president on Sunday, with first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner favored to win by a wide margin over her closest rival, another woman.
Reformist Iran MPs criticize atom negotiator change
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Pro-reform Iranian lawmakers criticized the president on Sunday for replacing Iran's chief negotiator in an escalating nuclear row with the West, saying it was not in the national interest, news agencies reported.
Palestinians say Israel cuts Gaza fuel supply
GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian officials complained that Israel cut fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip on Sunday but Israel denied it had started to implement sanctions it plans to impose in response to rocket fire from the Hamas-run enclave.
Darfur meeting pushes for wider rebel presence
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Sudanese government and rebel delegates at a Darfur peace conference will meet privately on Monday to agree an agenda, mediators said, while efforts continue to bring more rebel leaders to the talks.
Turkish troops clash with Kurdish rebels
ANKARA (AFP) - The Turkish military killed 15 Kurdish rebels Sunday in a major operation, amid stepped up diplomatic efforts to avert a full-scale Turkish incursion against separatist bases in northern Iraq.
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