(BBC) A gunman in the US city of Pittsburgh kills three police officers who came to his home after an emergency call.
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April 4, 2009
Pakistani group frees US hostage
Militants in Pakistan free an American UN work they snatched in Balochistan province two months ago.
Roman police find sewer children
Italian police find more than 100 immigrants, including 24 Afghan children, living in sewers beneath railway stations in Rome.
Chavez hopes to "reset" U.S.-Venezuela relations
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said he hopes to "reset" relations with the United States at an Americas summit this month after nearly a decade of tensions between Caracas and Washington.
Obama, NATO pressure Karzai over law on women
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - President Barack Obama piled pressure on Afghan leader Hamid Karzai on Saturday to scrap an "abhorrent" law which critics say would legalize marital rape.
Help from the air?
(BBC) Ugandan rebels' attacks suggest outside support
NATO agrees new chief at riot-scarred summit
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - NATO named Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen as its next leader on Saturday, averting a damaging split with Turkey at a 60th anniversary summit marred by rioting protesters.
Warning of food price hike crisis
(BBC) A crisis is unfolding in the UK caused by rising food prices and the impact of the recession, the Save the Children charity warns.
April 3, 2009
Strong quake strikes north of Indonesia's Sulawesi
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A strong earthquake struck north of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, although there was no tsunami warning issued or immediate reports of damage or casualties, the country's meteorological agency said on Saturday.
'Nazi guard' deportation blocked
(BBC) A US judge blocks an order to deport an alleged Nazi concentration camp guard, ahead of his extradition to Germany.
Caracas police jailed over deaths
(BBC) A court in Venezuela jails nine police officers for their role in the deaths of 19 people during protests in 2002.
Pakistan to probe girl's flogging
(BBC) Pakistan's top judge orders local officials to bring to court a girl whose public flogging was caught on video.
Gunman kills 13 in New York siege
A gunman kills 13 people and injures more in a siege in the US state of New York before reportedly shooting himself.
Vatican rejects Belgian censure of pope on condoms
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Friday rejected a resolution passed by the Belgian parliament condemning Pope Benedict for saying that the use of condoms could worsen the spread of AIDS.
Kenya condemned on Somali exiles
(BBC) Kenya's deportation of Somali asylum-seekers could break international law, the UN refugee agency says.
Sri Lankan troops kill 45 Tiger rebels
COLOMBO (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan military said government troops killed at least 45 Tamil Tiger separatist rebels in fierce battles on Friday in what the government says is its final push into the last rebel-held area.
UN appoints Gaza war-crimes team
(BBC) The United Nations appoints South African judge Richard Goldstone to lead a fact-finding mission to the Gaza Strip.
Zimbabwe rivals in team-bonding
(BBC) Ministers in Zimbabwe's power-sharing government start a three-day bonding session in the resort of Victoria Falls.
GLOBAL: Put small-scale farmers on the climate change talks agenda - IRINnews.org
GLOBAL: Put small-scale farmers on the climate change talks agenda IRINnews.org, NY JOHANNESBURG, 2 April 2009 (IRIN) - Food experts called attention to agriculture as a driver of climate change as the first round of talks on a global agreement to cut dangerous greenhouse gas emissions got underway in Germany this week, but development agency Oxfam cautioned that the focus should be on getting a better deal on adaptation for farmers. ... |
Obama tells Europe to pick up strain in Afghanistan
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told Europe on Friday it must do more to help the United States win the war in Afghanistan, looking to leverage his huge popularity here to wring concessions from NATO allies.
Thai, Cambodian troops clash near disputed temple
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged rocket and rifle fire on a disputed stretch of their border on Friday, killing two Thais in the latest flare-up of an ancient feud over a 900-year-old Hindu temple.
April 2, 2009
Aid agencies issue Afghan warning
(BBC) Leading charities warn that increased military deployments in Afghanistan could lead to more civilian casualties.
Australia backs indigenous rights
(BBC) Australia formally adopts the UN declaration of the rights of indigenous people, reversing its previous policy.
Bahrain battles
(BBC) Claims police opened fire on demonstrators
RBS directors face public anger
(BBC) Directors of the Royal Bank of Scotland are to be rebuked by shareholders at the bank's annual general meeting.
US prosecutors indict Blagojevich
(BBC) Prosecutors in the US indict former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on federal corruption charges.
Nigeria considers rebel amnesty
(BBC) Nigeria's President Umara Yar'Adua says he is considering offering an amnesty to Niger Delta oil rebels who disarm.
U.S., U.N. concerned about Afghan Shi'ite law
KABUL (Reuters) - A new law for Shi'ite Muslims in Afghanistan has provoked anger among some lawmakers and the United States and United Nations said they were concerned about its impact on women's rights in the former Taliban state.
Somali forces seize two Greek ships after shoot-out
BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) - Security forces in northern Somalia's Puntland region seized two Greek fishing vessels after a gun battle Thursday and accused them of fishing illegally in its waters.
Clashes at Nato summit protests
French police hold more than 100 people after clashes with protesters in Strasbourg, where a Nato summit is to begin.
G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal
(BBC) Leaders of the world's largest economies reach an agreement on how to tackle the global financial crisis.
International donors meet in Timor Leste
DILI : International donors to Timor Leste kicked off a three-day meeting Thursday to discuss how to lock in security gains and promote development in the young nation, one of the world's poorest.
Foreign detainees 'have US right'
A US judge rules that suspects held by the US in Afghanistan have the right to challenge their detention in US courts.
Mexico catches senior drug baron from Juarez cartel
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican police have captured a leading drug baron from the border city of Ciudad Juarez, the country's most violent town in a turf war that killed 6,300 people last year.
Piracy law cuts internet traffic
(BBC) Internet traffic in Sweden falls by a third as the country's new anti-piracy law came into effect, reports suggest.
Bangladesh clamps down on beggars
(BBC) Bangladesh will vigorously enforce a ban on begging so it can be eliminated within five years, the government says.
U.S. says North Korea missile launch could come April 4
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's missile preparations suggest Pyongyang could launch a satellite into space as early as Saturday, an American defense official said on Thursday as the U.S. military monitored the situation.
April 1, 2009
Digging for truth
(BBC) Kurds seek bodies and justice over Turkey's 'dirty war'
Culture dearth
(BBC) Militancy hits the arts in Pakistani city of Lahore
Fierce fighting rages in S Lanka
(BBC) Intense clashes between Sri Lankan security forces and Tamil Tigers are reported from the country's north-east.
Mexican Catholic sex abuse probe could uncover more victims
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict's probe into an influential Roman Catholic priestly order could uncover more cases of sexual abuse similar to those committed by its founder, a victims' group in Mexico said on Wednesday.
France 'condones police violence'
(BBC) Amnesty International accuses the French authorities of failing to investigate allegations of abuse by security forces.
US stands by two-state solution
(BBC) The Obama administration stands by a two-state solution as a row simmers over Israel's position on the Palestinian issue.
Sweden votes in favor of legalizing gay marriage
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden will allow homosexuals to legally marry from May this year after parliament on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of the move.
Fujimori defends himself at trial
(BBC) Peruvian ex-President Alberto Fujimori protests his innocence at the end of a 15-month human rights abuse trial.
Police clash with G20 protesters
(BBC) Protesters storm the Royal Bank of Scotland amid demonstrations ahead of the G20 summit of world leaders in London.
60 years on, NATO in crisis over Afghan war
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The NATO alliance, born from the ashes of World War Two, meets for a 60th anniversary summit on Friday to seek ways to avoid humbling in a far-off war in Afghanistan it never imagined having to fight.
Congolese flee widespread unrest
(BBC) Some 250,000 people in DR Congo flee attacks after an operation to flush out Hutu rebels ends, aid agency Oxfam says.
Zimbabwe 'seeks jail crisis aid'
(BBC) Zimbabwe appeals for help for its prisoners after a documentary reveals horrific jail conditions, the film's producer says.
Iran denies US claims of meeting
(BBC) Tehran denies a US statement that an Iranian representative held talks with a senior US official at an Afghanistan conference.
Eurozone unemployment rises again
(BBC) Unemployment across the nations that share the euro rises again to its highest level in almost three years, official figures show.
Israel's new foreign minister dismisses Annapolis
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's new foreign minister angered Palestinians and raised the prospect of tension with Washington by saying on Wednesday Israel was not bound by a deal to start negotiations on establishing a Palestinian state.
Iran pledges Afghan help in new gesture to U.S.
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Iran offered help in combating the Afghan drugs trade on Tuesday, in a gesture to a U.S. call for regional support in Afghanistan that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described as promising.
Food or medicine
(BBC) Crisis forces some Russians into a desperate choice
Sudan's Bashir returns after defiant Saudi trip
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Crowds of supporters welcomed Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir back to Khartoum on Wednesday on his return from his latest trip abroad in defiance of an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court.
Shooting stars
Gorbachev's role in the fall of European communism in 1989
March 31, 2009
Argentine post-junta leader dies
Argentina's first democratically-elected president after the military dictatorship, Raul Alfonsin, dies aged 82.
Canadian hitman admits killing 27
A convicted contract killer in Canada admits to 27 additional murders and 12 attempted murders over three decades.
Former New Zealand PM Clark confirmed in top U.N. post
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday confirmed former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark as the next head of the U.N. Development Program, one of the top jobs in the world body.
US reverses rights council stance
(BBC) The Obama administration reverses another Bush policy by seeking a seat for the US on the UN's Human Rights Council.
Venezuela opposition leader in hiding
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Manuel Rosales, under investigation for corruption, has gone into hiding to escape alleged persecution by President Hugo Chavez, his party said on Tuesday.
Myanmar PM asks businessmen for unity ahead of elections
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein on Tuesday urged businessmen to display unity with the country's military government ahead of elections planned for next year.
Israeli warplanes bombed Sudan convoy: report
LONDON (Reuters) - Israeli fighter-bombers, backed by drones, ships and helicopters, attacked a convoy in Sudan in January after agents told it the trucks were taking Iranian missiles to Hamas, Time magazine said Tuesday.
US court dismisses smoking appeal
(BBC) The US Supreme Court dismisses an appeal by cigarette maker Philip Morris over a $79.5m award to a smoker's widow.
Merkel offers state aid for Opel
(BBC) German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives assurances that any investor in GM subsidiary Opel will have state support.
France threatens G20 walkout
(BBC) France will walk away from the G20 summit if its demands for stricter financial rules are not met, the finance minister says.
Lahore 'was Pakistan Taleban op'
(BBC) The Pakistani Taleban chief tells the BBC his group was behind Monday's attack on a police school in Lahore.
Full house
(BBC) Mental health clinic picking up pieces from Congo conflict
March 30, 2009
Philippines imposes emergency rule on rebel island
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines imposed a state of emergency on Tuesday on a remote southern island where an Islamic militant group holding three Red Cross workers has threatened to kill one of the captives.
Prosecutors lay case against Khmer Rouge prison chief
PHNOM PENH: Prosecutors Tuesday began making their case against the Khmer Rouge's prison chief for crimes against humanity, saying he had a key role in the regime that killed two million Cambodians.
Netanyahu sworn in as Israeli PM
Israel's parliament swears in Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister and approves his right-leaning coalition cabinet.
World urged to help Afghanistan
(BBC) Envoys from more than 70 states gather in The Hague to discuss Afghan reconstruction, as the US appeals for support.
'No help to us'
(BBC) Pakistanis on how the 'war on terror' is working for them
Arab summit backs Sudan's Bashir over warrant
DOHA (Reuters) - An Arab summit voiced support for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Monday, rejecting an international arrest warrant issued against him for alleged war crimes in Darfur.
Yemeni doctor cleared for transfer from Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Yemeni doctor held as a terrorism suspect at Guantanamo has been cleared for transfer to an unknown country under the Obama administration's plan to close the prison, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday.
North Korea to try U.S. journalists as launch nears
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Tuesday it would put on trial two U.S. journalists arrested this month on its border with China, stoking tensions with Washington ahead of a planned rocket launch that has already alarmed the region.
Europe-bound migrant ship sinks off Libya
CAIRO (Reuters) - A fishing boat packed with 257 migrants heading for Europe has sunk off the Libyan coast and at least 10 Egyptians are among the dead, the Egyptian state news agency MENA said Monday.
US, South Korea, Japan coordinate on North Korea missile launch
WASHINGTON: US, South Korean and Japanese envoys to the North Korean nuclear disarmament talks have discussed how to "maintain close coordination" if Pyongyang test fires a missile, an official said on Monday.
Slovenia clears Croat Nato entry
(BBC) Slovenia at the last minute clears the way for its neighbour Croatia to join Nato at the bloc's 60th anniversary summit.
Slums may triple as economic woes hobble U.N. efforts
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The global economic crisis is jeopardizing efforts to help the world's growing number of slum dwellers, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday.
NIGERIA: Residents taste first clean water in 10 years
KANO, 30 March 2009 (IRIN) - Officials in northern Nigeria’s Kano State have rehabilitated a creaking water plant in the small town of Wudil, 30 km south of Kano city in an effort to bring residents cheap, safe water, but some question if the price ...
Kenyan police abuse Somali refugees: rights group
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Somalis refugees in Kenya suffer extortion and abuse by corrupt and violent police, a human rights watchdog said on Monday.
Human condition
(BBC) Doctors ready to treat all our behavioural quirks
Thirty years on, Khmer Rouge torturer in dock
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Pol Pot's chief torturer took the stand on Monday, charged with crimes against humanity in the first trial of a top Khmer Rouge cadre 30 years after the end of a regime blamed for 1.7 million deaths in Cambodia.
Militants storm Pakistani police center
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Militants holed up in a police training center in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Monday after storming the building, with estimates of the dead ranging up to 20.
March 29, 2009
Foe of pro-Moscow Chechnya leader shot in Dubai: reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Sulim Yamadayev, a bitter opponent of the Moscow-backed leader of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, has been badly wounded in an assassination attempt in the United Arab Emirates, Russian newspapers said Monday.
Summit stymied
Arab leaders fail to solve rifts ahead of annual meeting
Ivorian stadium stampede kills 22
(BBC) At least 22 people die in a stampede at a football stadium during a World Cup qualifier in Ivory Coast.
GM chairman forced out by Obama
The chief executive and chairman of troubled US carmaker General Motors will step down at once, at the request of Barack Obama.
Hamas leader gives unity talks a strong chance
GAZA (Reuters) - There is a strong chance talks resuming this week can help heal a rift between the Islamist Hamas group and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement, a senior Hamas leader said on Sunday.
Montenegro party claims poll win
(BBC) An official in Montenegro's ruling coalition claims victory in a parliamentary election seen as vital to EU and Nato ambitions.
Indian Ocean island votes to become fully French
PARIS (Reuters) - Voters on Mayotte, a tiny island in the Indian Ocean, chose by referendum Sunday to become a fully fledged part of France -- a change of status that will end local traditions such as polygamy and Islamic courts.
US to consult Pakistan on strikes
(BBC) US President Barack Obama says he will consult Pakistan's leaders before targeting militants in that country.
Major cyber spy network uncovered
(BBC) An electronic spy network, based mainly in China, has infiltrated computers around the world, Canadian researchers say.
AK Party wins Turkish vote but reforms less clear
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's ruling AK Party won local elections on Sunday but Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, hurt by a weak economy, fell short of a sweeping victory that would have smoothed the way for reforms in the EU candidate.
Arab summit to back Bashir, ease divide over Iran
DOHA (Reuters) - An Arab summit in Qatar on Monday is expected to back Sudan over an international arrest warrant for the Sudanese president and try to heal a deep rift between Arab states over how to deal with ascendant Shi'ite power Iran.
Protests show Madagascar divides
(BBC) Supporters of both Madagascar's ousted president and the man who replaced him hold rival demonstrations in Antananarivo.
Spain may decide Guantanamo probe this week
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish prosecutors may decide this week whether to press ahead with a probe into six former Bush administration officials in connection with the torture of detainees at the U.S. military's Guantanamo Bay prison, court sources said.
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