COLOMBO (Reuters) - A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber killed Sri Lanka's highways minister and at least 11 others on Sunday gathered for a marathon race near the capital, the government said.
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April 5, 2008
Myanmar PM says new charter not for military's gain
YANGON - Myanmar's prime minister said next month's referendum on a new constitution, which gives sweeping powers to the armed forces, was not designed to benefit the military, state media said Sunday.
Zimbabwe court to rule on election results
HARARE (Reuters) - A Zimbabwe court will rule on Monday on whether it has the authority to order the release of delayed presidential election results which Robert Mugabe's opponents say will show his long grip on power is over.
Police, polygamists face off over entry to Mormon temple
FORT WORTH (AFP) - Police and members of a polygamist sect under investigation for possible child abuse faced off Saturday over access to a Mormon temple where a suspected victim of abuse was believed to be held, local media reported.
Ecuador says CIA controls part of its intelligence
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's president accused the CIA on Saturday of controlling many of his country's spy agencies, in comments that could fray ties with Washington and drag it into Ecuador's feud with neighboring Colombia.
Kenya's rivals trade blame in cabinet delay
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's political rivals traded accusations on Saturday over a last-minute delay in naming a coalition cabinet, the crux of a power-sharing deal to end the country's bloodiest crisis in 45 years of independence.
Zimbabwe's MDC says violence brewing
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's opposition on Saturday accused President Robert Mugabe of deploying militias and planning a war to reverse the result of last weekend's election.
Philippine judges to be given loans to buy guns
MANILA: Judges in the Philippines are to be given interest-free loans to buy guns for self-protection, following attacks on members of the judiciary, the Supreme Court said Saturday.
Doubts plague French mission for hostage Betancourt
BOGOTA (Reuters) - A French medical mission to treat ailing Colombian rebel hostage Ingrid Betancourt remained grounded at a Bogota air base on Friday, dogged by doubts after guerrillas rejected calls for her swift release.
April 4, 2008
Four killed as Haitians riot over prices
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Four people were killed in southern Haiti when demonstrators protesting the high cost of living clashed with security forces, a local official said on Friday.
Thaksin backs plans to change constitution
BANGKOK - Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Saturday threw his support behind the government's plan to amend Thailand's army-backed constitution.
As rice soars, Arroyo unveils Philippine farm plan
MANILA : President Gloria Arroyo on Friday announced major investments to overhaul the Philippine agriculture sector, as the country grapples with soaring rice prices that have raised fears of social unrest.
Fresh unrest erupts in Tibetan area of China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Fresh rioting broke out in a Tibetan area of southwest China, defying a huge security crackdown there, even as officials in Tibet vowed swift, harsh punishment for those who sparked the initial anti-Chinese unrest.
Party backs Mugabe to contest poll runoff
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party on Friday decided President Robert Mugabe should contest a runoff vote against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai if neither wins a majority in a presidential election.
Aircraft bombings in "revenge for Iraq": court
LONDON (Reuters) - Six Britons accused of plotting to blow up at least seven transatlantic airliners recorded martyrdom videos saying the attacks were revenge for the U.S. invasion of Iraq, a London court heard on Friday.
Negotiations between rich and poor countries tense at climate talks
BANGKOK: The goodwill felt during the Bali Roadmap in December 2007 when nations uniformly agreed about the looming disaster of climate change, has given way to tough talk among 163 nations seeking consensus on how to move forward.
Kenyans angry at "bloated" power-sharing cabinet
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's political rivals faced criticism on Friday over the size and cost of a power-sharing cabinet meant to steer the east African country back on the path to economic recovery.
April 3, 2008
French mission stands by to treat Colombia hostage
BOGOTA (Reuters) - A French medical team on Thursday prepared to fly into Colombia's jungles to treat rebel hostage Ingrid Betancourt, a French-Colombian politician believed seriously ill after six years in guerrilla captivity.
Nations inch towards new climate deal
BANGKOK: More than 160 nations were trying on Friday to clear the first hurdle in drafting an ambitious new treaty on global warming despite a yawning gap in the stances of rich and poor countries.
Mugabe party ready for run-off to save president
HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe's ruling party geared up on Thursday for a final battle to keep Robert Mugabe in power, declaring itself ready for a presidential election run-off as police arrested foreign journalists in Harare.
Iraq's Sadr calls million-strong march against U.S.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on Thursday for a million Iraqis to march against U.S. "occupiers", threatening a massive show of strength a week after his Mehdi Army militia battled U.S. and government troops.
Cyprus tears down barricade dividing island
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Greek and Turkish Cypriots pulled down barricades on Thursday separating them for half a century, reopening a street which became a symbol of Cyprus's ethnic partition.
Philippines calls in troops to deliver rice
MANILA : The Philippines drafted in troops on Thursday to deliver rice to poor neighbourhoods in the capital Manila, amid worries about shortages and possible unrest sparked by soaring prices for the diet staple.
Israel says removed 50 W.Bank dirt roadblocks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Thursday it had removed 50 roadblocks in the occupied West Bank as part of promises made to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
NATO to endorse U.S. missile shield: U.S. official
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - NATO leaders meeting in Bucharest were set to endorse a planned U.S. missile shield for Europe on Thursday, a senior U.S. official told reporters.
Arabs without oil hard hit by food price spiral
BEIRUT (Reuters) - While Gulf Arab oil producers reap windfall earnings, their poorer cousins elsewhere in the Arab world are struggling with soaring energy and food bills.
Mugabe party ready for run-off to save president
HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe's ruling party geared up for a final battle to keep Robert Mugabe in power, saying Thursday it was ready for a presidential election run-off with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
Kenya power-sharing cabinet to be named Sunday: Odinga
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's new power-sharing cabinet, part of a deal to end a bloody post-election crisis, will be named this weekend, the president and prime minister-designate said on Thursday.
Chinese activist Hu Jia jailed ahead of Olympics: lawyer
BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese activist Hu Jia was jailed Thursday for three-and-a-half years for subversion, his lawyer said as rights groups said the charge is a campaign by China to silence dissent before the Olympics.
Bangladesh govt poised for talks with main political parties
DHAKA: Bangladesh's army-backed government signalled Thursday it was poised to open talks with the country's main political parties on a transition back to democracy.
Cambodia suspends marriages between foreigners and Cambodians
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia has suspended marriages between foreigners and Cambodians amid concerns over an explosion in the number of brokered unions involving poor, uneducated women, an official said Thursday.
April 2, 2008
Chinese activist Hu Jia jailed ahead of Olympics: lawyer
BEIJING (AFP) - Activist Hu Jia was on Thursday jailed for three years and six months for subversion, his lawyer said, amid what rights groups charge is a campaign by China to silence dissent before the Olympics.
Sharia lawyers say extend cuddle ban to non-Muslims
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Islamic lawyers meeting in Malaysia want an existing ban on unwed Muslim couples from cuddling or holding hands to be extended to non-Muslims caught flirting with the faithful, a local newspaper said on Thursday.
US Treasury Secretary talks trade in China under shadow of Tibet
BEIJING : US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson began a second and last day of economic talks in Beijing on Thursday in the shadow of the worst violence in Tibet in decades.
Some Northern Irish ex-gunmen offer hope, others fear
BELFAST (Reuters) - Rocket-propelled grenades no longer explode on Belfast's "RPG Avenue" but Michael Culbert, a gunman-turned-community worker, has his work cut out in a city still criss-crossed by walls separating Catholics from Protestants.
Yahoo fund aids 'cyber dissidents' in China
SAN FRANCISCO : A fund set up by Yahoo to atone for revealing "cyber dissidents" to Chinese officials is aiding people jailed there for human rights views posted on the Internet, its overseer said Wednesday.
Verdict due in war crimes case of ex-Kosovo PM
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The U.N. war crimes tribunal will deliver its verdict on Thursday in the trial of Kosovo's former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, charged with torturing and murdering Serbs to drive them out of the region.
Zimbabwe opposition says on verge of power
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's opposition said they were on the verge of taking power on Tuesday after dismissing speculation that they would negotiate a managed exit for veteran President Robert Mugabe.
Amnesty lays into China on rights before Olympics
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Olympics have so far failed to catalyze reform in China and pledges to improve human rights before the Games look disingenuous after a string of violations in Beijing and a crackdown in Tibet, Amnesty International said.
April 1, 2008
Global economy woes cast shadow on climate talks
BANGKOK: As more than 160 nations continued talks here Wednesday about what to do after the Kyoto Protocol's obligations end in 2012, environmentalists say the painstakingly tough negotiations are getting even harder as concerns mount that the global economy is heading into recession.
NATO seeks solace for Ukraine and Georgia
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - NATO leaders will seek ways to console Ukraine and Georgia at a summit on Thursday after failing to agree to open the door of the Western military alliance to the former Soviet republics.
Zimbabwe awaits end to silence on presidential vote
HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabweans waited anxiously on Thursday for an end to a deafening official silence over the outcome of their presidential election, after the opposition took control of parliament.
Palestinian businesses look east to China
HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) - Faced with Israeli trade and travel restrictions, a stagnant economy and a flood of cheap imports from Asia, Palestinian businessmen are increasingly seeking their fortunes in China.
Afghan Taliban say attack Dutch over anti-Islam film
LONDON (Reuters) - The Taliban has said two attacks on Dutch forces in Afghanistan were in retaliation for an anti-Islamic film by a Dutch politician, the SITE Intelligence Group said on Tuesday.
Iraqi casualties at highest level since August
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Fighting between security forces and Shi'ite militiamen last month has driven civilian deaths in Iraq to their highest level in more than six months, government figures showed on Tuesday.
Colombia: France offers hostage medical mission
BOGOTA (Reuters) - France has offered a medical mission to treat sick hostages held in the jungles by Colombian guerrillas, including French-Colombian captive Ingrid Betancourt, Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe said on Tuesday.
China makes security top priority
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese paramilitary troops have been issued a mobilization order to ensure a trouble-free Olympics, as security became Beijing's top priority for the 2008 Games after anti-Chinese riots in Tibet and nearby provinces.
Ugandan rebel leader postpones peace deal signing
KAMPALA (Reuters) - The fugitive leader of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels has delayed signing a peace deal meant to end one of Africa's longest conflicts until April 10, officials and sources involved in talks said on Tuesday.
Malaysian opposition forms pact after poll gains
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's three opposition parties announced Tuesday a strategic alliance after humbling the ruling coalition with unprecedented gains in last month's elections.
Hamas TV puppet "kills" Bush for helping Israel
GAZA (Reuters) - Brandishing "the sword of Islam", a Palestinian boy stabbed President George W. Bush to death in a new puppet show for children aired by Hamas-owned television in the Gaza Strip.
France won't back Ukraine and Georgia NATO bids
PARIS (Reuters) - France will not support bids by the former Soviet republics of Georgia and Ukraine to become members of NATO, putting it at odds with the United States, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Tuesday.
March 31, 2008
Poor nations fear being left in the cold on global warming
BANGKOK: Outraged poor nations bearing the brunt of global warming have become increasingly bold in UN-led climate talks, but some worry that recent trysts of large countries are leaving them out in the cold.
New Zealand teenager convicted over global cyber crime ring
WELLINGTON : A New Zealand teenager was convicted Tuesday for his central role in a global cyber crime ring which infected at least 1.3 million computers worldwide and caused millions of dollars in losses.
In Bhutan, Tibetan refugees yearn to join protests
HONGTSHO, Bhutan (Reuters) - In a remote corner of the Himalayas, a small Tibetan refugee community felt helpless as it watched protests erupt all over the world against Chinese rule in their homeland. For in the tiny Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan, ethnically, culturally and linguistically close to its giant northern neighbor Tibet, demonstrations are not allowed. Young Tibetans were even reluctant to give their names for fear of trouble.
Dalai Lama to make brief stop in Japan next week
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama will make a brief stopover in Japan when he travels to the United States from India next week, possibly irritating China, which has accused the exiled spiritual leader of masterminding last month's protests in Tibet.
Hungry crowds spell trouble for world leaders
YAOUNDE (Reuters) - "Is it not said 'A hungry man is an angry man'?" commented Simon Nkwenti, head of a teachers' union in Cameroon, after riots that killed dozens of people in the central African country.
Basra returning to normal after Sadr truce
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Residents buried their dead after calm returned to the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Monday, but fighting broke out in Baghdad despite a truce called by Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to end a week of bloodshed.
India confident on Olympic torch as Tibetans protest
NEW DELHI : Tibetan protesters burned Chinese flags and smashed China-made crockery on Monday as India gave assurances on the Olympic torch relay and reminded the Dalai Lama not to harm its ties with Beijing.
Nobel laureate Yunus unveils Bangladesh clean water deal
PARIS: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Monday unveiled a deal between his pioneering Grameen bank and French group Veolia Environment to provide clean water to poor rural communities in Bangladesh.
Mugabe Set to Claim Victory
ZIMBABWE (IWPR) - In what can best be described as a shock result, President Robert Mugabe and his ruling ZANU-PF party are about to announce victory for Mugabe in the parliamentary and presidential elections, according to unofficial results leaked from the ZANU-PF and Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, ZEC, command centres.
Musharraf swears in Pakistan cabinet full of foes
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf swore in 24 members of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's cabinet on Monday, six weeks after opposition parties won a general election.
Jerusalem municipality announces settlement project
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Jerusalem municipality announced plans on Monday to build 600 new housing units in a Jewish settlement, in an area of the occupied West Bank the Israeli government considers part of the holy city.
Sadr fighters vanish from Iraq's streets
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Gun-toting fighters of hardline Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr melted away from Iraqi streets on Monday after week-long clashes with security forces that killed at least 461 people.
Turkish court puts ruling party on trial
ANKARA (AFP) - Turkey's top court decided Monday to put the Islamist-rooted ruling party on trial for alleged anti-secular activity, in a case that could threaten national stability and Ankara's bid to join the European Union.
UN climate chief critical of changing base year for emissions cuts
BANGKOK (AFP) - The UN climate chief was critical Monday of Japanese-led calls to change the 1990 base year for cuts in gas emissions, saying the real issue was how much nations would do to fight global warming.
March 30, 2008
Opposition takes early lead in Zimbabwe election
HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe's opposition took an early lead in the country's elections Monday as authorities finally released the first batch of results after being accused of trying to help Robert Mugabe cling to power.
China blasts Dalai Lama as Olympic torch arrives
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has stepped up attacks on the Dalai Lama, blasting him for abusing religion, stirring protests in Tibet and preparing for independence as the Olympic flame arrived in Beijing on Monday under tight security.
Olympic torch heads off on world tour as protests planned
BEIJING (AFP) - The Olympic torch headed for Kazakhstan Tuesday on the first leg of an epic world tour designed to drum up enthusiasm for the Beijing Games, but also certain to draw anti-China protests.
North Korea bites hand that feeds it
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has sent jet fighters to test the South's air defenses and threatened to reduce its wealthy neighbor to ashes as it tries to push the new government in Seoul to back off from its hard line with Pyongyang.
Tensions rise as world faces short rations
WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - Food prices are soaring, a wealthier Asia is demanding better food and farmers can't keep up. In short, the world faces a food crisis and in some places it's already boiling over.
Official says improved land rights for Aborigines vital in Australia
SYDNEY: Improved land rights for Aborigines are critical to racial reconciliation in Australia, an official report warned Monday in the wake of an historic government apology for past injustices.
Zimbabwe: Anxiety Grips Country Ahead of Poll Result
LONDON (SW Radio Africa) - An environment of anxiety gripped the country as the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission dragged its feet in announcing election results. No reason has been given for the delay although the opposition say their own command centres have over half the results fully counted.
Arab summit says peace offer is under review
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - An Arab summit, subdued in the absence of leaders critical of Syria, told Israel on Sunday Arab countries would review an Arab peace offer unless the Jewish state changes its behavior.
Tibet tensions high as Olympic torch nears Beijing
BEIJING (Reuters) - Further unrest in Tibet's capital appeared to have been sparked by attempts by police to carry out security checks, indicating the tension and volatility remaining in Lhasa weeks after a deadly anti-government riot.
Uganda rebel Kony "headed to Sudan-Congo border"
JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - Uganda's fugitive rebel commander Joseph Kony is walking to the Sudan-Congo border to sign a final peace deal this week with the Ugandan government, Western diplomatic sources said on Sunday.
Death toll from Mogadishu market blasts hits 17
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Hospitals in Mogadishu overflowed with the wounded on Sunday and the death toll from mortar strikes on the city's sprawling main market reached at least 17.
Hopes fade for 65 feared drowned in Tanzania mine
MERERANI, Tanzania (Reuters) - Hopes faded on Sunday for 65 miners feared drowned in Tanzania after floods swept through a remote gemstone mine near Mount Kilimanjaro.
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