NAIROBI (Reuters) - Somali pirates hijacked a Greek and a Ukrainian ship on Saturday and a NATO warship briefly detained 19 pirates armed with high explosives after foiling an attack on a Norwegian tanker in the Gulf of Aden.
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May 2, 2009
Iran to review jail sentence of U.S.-born reporter
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it would review the eight-year prison sentence handed down to Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi after she was convicted of spying for the United States.
Authorities scramble to halt H1N1 flu in Asia
HONG KONG (Channel News Asia): Health authorities across Asia were scrambling Saturday to limit the spread of Influenza A (H1N1) flu after reporting two confirmed cases in one of the world's most densely populated regions.
Police battle rioters in Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) - Riot police battled 700 stone-throwing left-wing militants in Berlin for more than five hours in May Day clashes that stretched into the early pre-dawn hours on Saturday.
Hospital 'hit by Sri Lankan army'
(BBC) Sri Lankan army shelling has killed 91 people since Friday at a makeshift hospital inside a civilian safe zone, doctors tell the BBC.
Israel launches second day of air strikes in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes bombed tunnels beneath the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Saturday after militants fired several mortars at the Jewish state from the coastal territory, the Israeli military and witnesses said.
May 1, 2009
Myanmar survivors 'face debt trap'
(Al Jazeera) Millions of survivors of last year's deadly cyclone in Myanmar face being trapped in a worsening cycle of debt and are in urgent need of continued international aid, a leading aid group has said.
Workers march in May Day rallies
(BBC) May Day marchers are protesting over the global economic crisis - violence has already been seen in Germany.
April 30, 2009
U.N. council sees no need to punish Sri Lanka
UNITED NATIONS/COLOMBO (Reuters) - U.N. Security Council members see no point withholding an IMF loan or taking other steps to punish Sri Lanka, the council's president said, the same day Sri Lanka's president rejected international calls for a ceasefire with rebels.
China database to track children
(BBC) China is setting up a DNA database to help trace missing children, as the authorities struggle to tackle people trafficking.
Hidden crisis
(BBC) Undercover surgeons help Iraq's bomb victims
Fiji leader defies election call
(BBC) Fiji's military leader defies international demands for a return to democracy and rules out polls before 2014.
WHO fears pandemic is 'imminent'
(BBC) The World Health Organization raises the alert over swine flu to level five - a strong signal a pandemic is imminent, it says.
Karachi tense after fatal clashes
(BBC) Troops are out in force in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi a day after ethnic clashes left at least 24 people dead.
April 29, 2009
India voting 'enters key phase'
Congress and the BJP go head to head in round three of elections which could determine who forms India's next government.
Deadline looms for Fiji's Pacific suspension
SUVA (Reuters) - Fiji's military government was under pressure to announce democratic elections on Thursday as a midnight deadline loomed for the country's suspension from the 16-nation Pacific Islands Forum.
North Korea threatens nuclear tests over U.N. move
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Wednesday threatened a new nuclear test unless the U.N. Security Council apologized for tightening sanctions, confirming some analysts' fears that Pyongyang is determined to build an atomic arsenal.
Kenyan women impose sex ban in protest at unity government rift
(BBC) Kenyan women's activists slap their men with a week-long sex ban in protest at squabbling in the coalition government.
April 28, 2009
Ministers on joint Sri Lanka trip
(BBC) The British and French foreign ministers are in Sri Lanka amid efforts to secure a truce between army and rebels.
Pakistan troops secure town in Taliban-held valley
BUNER, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani troops took the main town in a key northwestern valley after being dropped by helicopters behind Taliban lines, a military spokesman said on the second day of an offensive Wednesday.
Paris trial in Jewish murder case
(BBC) A trial is set to start in Paris over the kidnapping and killing of a young Jewish man that shocked France three years ago.
Congo ex-rebel 'working with UN'
(BBC) The BBC sees evidence that an ex-rebel leader indicted for war crimes is playing a leading role in a joint UN mission in DR Congo.
First 100 days
(BBC) How has President Obama handled the US economy?
Malay massacre evidence reviewed
(BBC) The UK government is to review evidence about a 1948 massacre of unarmed Malaysian villagers by British troops, the BBC understands.
Pakistan army presses militants
(BBC) The Pakistani military is continuing to target militants in the north-west amid Western concerns over Taleban activity in the region.
April 27, 2009
Japan, China summit to focus on positive, not feuds
TOKYO (Reuters) - Leaders of Japan and China will be seeking to send an upbeat economic message when they meet this week, tiptoeing around a feud over a Tokyo shrine for war dead, to focus on countering the global slump.
Peru grants asylum to Venezuelan opposition leader
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru has granted political asylum to Venezuelan opposition leader Manuel Rosales, Peru's foreign minister said on Monday, and the government of President Hugo Chavez responded by withdrawing Venezuela's ambassador in protest.
Mexico City stays on feet despite flu crisis
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican capital stayed on its feet on Monday despite a deadly flu outbreak that forced restaurants, gyms and even law courts to shut down in an effort to prevent spreading contagion.
Holocaust denier jailed for 5 years in Austria
VIENNA (Reuters) - An Austrian court jailed an ultra-rightist author for five years on Monday for propagating Nazi ideas and Holocaust denial.
Darfur is now a "low-intensity conflict": U.N
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Violence in Sudan's Darfur region has subsided into a "low-intensity conflict," an international envoy said on Monday, but the United States and its allies disagreed, according to diplomats.
April 26, 2009
Yemen frees ship, captures pirates
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni special forces Monday freed a Yemeni oil tanker seized by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, killing three pirates and capturing at least nine on board, a government official said.
Radical cleric breaks off talks in Pakistan's Swat
MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A radical cleric in Pakistan's restive Swat valley broke off talks with the government on Monday after security forces launched an offensive against Taliban fighters in the nearby northwest region of Lower Dir.
World Bank demands poverty action
World Bank head Robert Zoellick warns of a "human catastrophe" unless more is done to tackle the global economic crisis.
World moves to contain flu spread
(BBC) Governments around the world rush to contain a new flu virus suspected of killing more than 100 people in Mexico.
Iraq says U.S. raid violated security pact
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq considers a U.S. military raid that killed two people a crime and wants U.S. forces to hand over those responsible to the courts, an Iraqi official said on Sunday.
Ecuador's victorious Correa faces economic trials
QUITO (Reuters) - President Rafael Correa vowed to radicalize his "revolution" after a re-election victory made him Ecuador's most powerful leader since it adopted democracy, but he must first deal with shrunken oil revenues and a weak economy.
Sri Lanka rebels call ceasefire
(BBC) Tamil Tiger rebels in north-east Sri Lanka announce a unilateral ceasefire, but the government rejects it, urging their surrender.
Pakistan urges Taliban to lay down arms
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan called on Taliban fighters to lay down their arms after security forces launched an offensive Sunday to stop their advance in a troubled northwestern region.
Ebadi team denied access to U.S.-Iranian reporter: aide
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi has agreed to help defend a U.S.-born journalist jailed for spying but prison officials refused to let a member of her team see Roxana Saberi on Sunday, an Ebadi aide said.
Italian cruise ship beats off pirate attack
NAIROBI (Reuters) - An Italian cruise ship used guns and a firehose to beat off an attack by pirates off the east African coast, the vessel's captain said Sunday.
Bomb kills 12 Pakistani children
(BBC) Twelve children die in north-western Pakistan after playing with a bomb they mistook for a toy, officials say.
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