KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead six people and injured 33 in clashes at a refugee camp in Sudan's Darfur region on Saturday, peacekeepers said.
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September 4, 2010
Argentina reopens Franco probe
(BBC) An Argentine court reopens an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity under General Franco in Spain.
Most Greeks want government reshuffle amid crisis
ATHENS (Reuters) - More than half of Greeks want Prime Minister George Papandreou to reshuffle his Socialist cabinet to improve its performance as it struggles to reduce a debt mountain, a poll indicated on Saturday.
Thousands protest at French immigrant clampdown
PARIS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands protested across France on Saturday against a clampdown on immigrants, launching a week of action over policies on which President Nicolas Sarkozy has staked his political reputation.
Mexican judge orders drug lord held 40 more days
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican judge ordered Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez, believed to be one of the country's top drug bosses, held for 40 more days of investigation, the federal prosecutor's office said on Saturday.
Belarus web activist found hanged
(BBC) A Belarus opposition website activist found hanged at his home outside Minsk committed suicide, officials say.
September 2, 2010
First Asperger's college opening
(BBC) The first specialist college for young people with Asperger syndrome in Wales opens its doors.
Pakistan gets IMF relief, tightens security
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid, providing some relief for a government overwhelmed by the disaster and facing renewed militant violence.
Villagers flee as Indonesia volcano erupts again
SURBAKTI (Reuters) - An Indonesian volcano that lay dormant for 400 years erupted yet on Friday, shooting a mushroomed-shape plume of smoke 3 km (2 miles) into the air and prompting the second evacuation of terrified residents.
Japan imposes new Iran sanctions
Japan imposes new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme but maintains its oil import schedule.
Amazon river level at 40-year low
(BBC) The River Amazon has dropped to its lowest level in 40 years in north-eastern Peru, leaving boats stranded.
Iran opposition figure's house attacked: website
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Attackers smashed windows and damaged security cameras at the home of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karoubi, his website said Thursday, ahead of a rally authorities fear could reignite anti-government protests.
Explosion on Gulf of Mexico rig
An explosion rips through an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the blast in April that caused a huge oil spill.
MOZAMBIQUE: Price increases 'irreversible' - IRINnews.org
MOZAMBIQUE: Price increases 'irreversible' IRINnews.org MAPUTO , 2 September 2010 (IRIN) - A volley of price increases in basic commodities and services has sparked two days of rioting and looting in the ... |
Despite embargo, Cuba a haven for pirated U.S. goods
HAVANA (Reuters) - A few weeks after Ashton Kutcher's latest comedy "Killers" premiered in the United States, the movie was already entertaining the masses in communist Cuba.
Russian police raid opposition magazine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Armed and masked Russian police raided an opposition magazine on Thursday, pressing journalists to hand over interview recordings used in reports on alleged abuse of authority by the much-feared OMON riot police.
SA to resume Zimbabwe expulsions
(BBC) South Africa is to start expelling Zimbabweans again, from 31 December, the government announces.
September 1, 2010
Thai Yellow Shirts convicted of slandering Thaksin
(AFP) BANGKOK: A Thai court convicted two prominent members of the royalist "Yellow Shirt" protest movement Thursday of defaming fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra by accusing him of insulting the monarchy.
Typhoon hits South Korean capital
Three people die as Seoul is hit by its strongest typhoon in 15 years, while storms continue to cause heavy rain and landslides in China.
Philippines to wrap up hostage-taking investigations
(AFP) MANILA: The Philippine government said it intended to wrap up its investigation into a hostage siege that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead by Monday.
Making money from Peruvian bird poo
(BBC) An island off Peru is making money from selling bird poo to use as organic fertiliser
China coal trucks stuck in 120 km traffic jam
BEIJING (Reuters) - More than 10,000 trucks mainly carrying coal are stuck in a 120 km (75 mile) traffic jam in the northeastern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, in the latest dramatic snarl-up on the country's roads.
Pakistan flood victims await help, one month on
CHARSADDA, Pakistan, Sept 2 (Reuter) - Day after day, Afshan Bibi, a mother of 11, trudges to the U.N. distribution center to get relief supplies to help her cope with the aftermath of Pakistan's devastating floods.
Israel and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that has boiled for six decades.
Global currency trading jumps 20%
A three-year report into currency dealing shows rapid growth in trading, with the majority of trades happening in London.
August 31, 2010
Obama's Mideast push clouded by West Bank attack
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was poised on Wednesday to launch a new U.S. push for Middle East peace even as a flare-up of Hamas violence and a deadlock over Israeli settlements loomed as potential deal-breakers.
N.Korea seeks stronger ties with China
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea vowed to strengthen military ties with China on Wednesday, days after the North's leader Kim Jong-il finished a visit aimed at bolstering the bond with his isolated country's sole major supporter.
In Brief: Abductions in Darfur - IRINnews.org
In Brief: Abductions in Darfur IRINnews.org NAIROBI, 1 September 2010 (IRIN) - Three Russian pilots released on 30 August, two days after they were kidnapped in Darfur, were only the latest in a ... |
Chile rescue shaft drilling begins
Drilling has started on a rescue shaft to free 33 miners trapped underground in Chile.
Australian PM wins Greens support in government bid
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard forged an alliance with the Greens party on Wednesday to take her party closer to forming a government, but vowed not to allow the deal to change her plans for a tax on miners' profits.
Hurricane Earl threatens US coast
Hurricane Earl is heading for the eastern coast of the US after causing power cuts and heavy rain across the eastern Caribbean.
Iraq wins independence as U.S. ends combat role: PM
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's prime minister said the end of U.S. combat operations on Tuesday restored Iraq's sovereignty and meant it stood as an equal to the United States, despite political deadlock and persistent violence.
Pakistan's flood victims frustrated with medical care
MUZAFFARGARH, Pakistan (Reuters) - Victims of Pakistan's floods on Tuesday queued at hospitals where scant resources were available to treat a rising number of patients.
Rwanda considers pulling peacekeepers from Darfur
KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwanda is considering pulling out all its troops from United Nations peacekeeping missions, starting with Darfur, after a leaked draft U.N. report said Rwandan troops may have committed genocide in Congo.
Striking S.African workers to vote on new wage offer
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Striking South African state workers will vote on Tuesday on an increased wage offer made by the government to try to end a nearly three-week-old strike, the COSATU union federation said.
Israel academics shun settlements
(BBC) More than 150 Israeli academics say they will no longer lecture or work in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
August 29, 2010
Pill may 'cut heart failure rate'
A pill costing less than £1.50 a day has the potential to save the lives of thousands of heart failure patients, research suggests.
Ecuador bus crash kills 38 in highlands
QUITO (Reuters) - A bus winding its way through Ecuador's highlands toward the capital of Quito went off the road before dawn Sunday, killing 38 passengers in the worst accident of this kind in the country in years.
UN climate body probe report due
An international review of the "processes and procedures" used by the UN's climate science panel is set to deliver its report on Monday.
Hitmen kill Mexican mayor in drug war state
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Suspected drug hitmen killed the mayor of a small town in northern Mexico on Sunday in a region where two car bombs exploded last week and the bodies of 72 murdered migrant workers were found.
Thousands flee from India floods
INDIA: Incessant rains have triggered flash floods and landslides in many parts of north India.
Many clocks tick as Israel, Palestinians open talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many clocks will be ticking during the next year when Washington hopes an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal can be hammered out.
South Africa's Zuma under pressure as strike widens
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A powerful South African labor leader threatened at the weekend to withdraw support for President Jacob Zuma's African National Congress, ending a long- standing alliance strained by a nearly three-week-old strike.
Thousands flee Indonesia volcano
At least 19,000 people flee as a volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra erupts for the first time in 400 years.
First Aboriginal MP for Australia
(BBC) An Aboriginal man is elected to Australia's House of Representatives, becoming the first indigenous MP in the country's history.
Belgian sex abuse tapes amplify Catholic scandals
PARIS (Reuters) - Leaked tapes of Belgium's Cardinal Godfried Danneels urging a victim not to reveal he was sexually abused by a bishop are some of the most damaging documents to emerge in the scandal rocking the Roman Catholic Church.
Kenya says stability trumps ICC in Bashir row
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya on Sunday defended its decision not to arrest Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who is wanted on genocide charges by the International Criminal Court, when he visited the country this week.
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