Egypt's president urges Muslims and Christians to unite against terrorism after a church bombing in Alexandria killed 21 people and sparked clashes.
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January 1, 2011
Rousseff becomes Brazil president
Dilma Rousseff is sworn in as Brazil's first woman president, succeeding the popular President Lula, who leaves office with approval ratings of 80%.
Son of Iranian woman sentenced to death urges clemency
TABRIZ, Iran (Reuters) - The son of Iranian woman Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, sentenced to death by stoning, asked the Iranian judiciary on Saturday to spare his mother's life.
Russian band in plane fire drama
A Russian pop group describe scenes of panic on board a plane which caught fire at a Siberian airport, killing at least three people and injuring dozens.
Ivory Coast Gbagbo's last chance to avoid force: rival
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo has only days in which to leave power peacefully with immunity, the prime minister of Ivory Coast's presidential rival Alassane Ouattara said on Saturday.
Pope to hold Assisi peace summit
(BBC) Pope Benedict XVI is to host a summit of religious heads to discuss how they can promote world peace, he says in a New Year's message.
December 31, 2010
North Korea calls for end to hostility with South
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Saturday called for an end to confrontation with the South, urging dialogue after one of the most violent years on the divided peninsula since the 1950-53 Korean War.
Now coastal Queensland braces for 30-foot flood waters
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Floods that have inundated 22 Australian towns and forced more than 200,000 from their homes headed toward the northeast coast on New Year's Day, forcing further evacuations and warnings of 30-ft flood waters.
Suspected suicide bomber kills 17 at Egypt church
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - A bomb killed at least 17 people outside a church in the Egyptian city of Alexandria early on New Year's Day and the Interior Ministry said a foreign-backed suicide bomber may have been responsible.
US drone strikes kill 11 in Pakistan
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan: Two US missile attacks in Pakistan's lawless tribal belt on Saturday killed at least 11 militants and destroyed a Taliban compound, local officials said.
Taiwan's Ma urges democracy in China
TAIPEI: Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Saturday called for democracy in China, saying the island's experience could serve as a model for the future development on the mainland.
Japan may reshuffle cabinet
TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan plans to reshuffle his cabinet launched less than four month ago and may sack a close aide who has faced censure from the opposition, reports said Saturday.
Estonia joins euro club riven by crisis, others wary
TALLINN (Reuters) - Estonia could be the last new entrant for some years when it becomes the 17th euro zone member on January 1, with the club's deepening crisis of confidence likely to put off larger eastern European states for up to a decade.
Fewer journalist deaths in 2010
(BBC) Fewer journalists were killed in 2010 than the previous year but more were kidnapped, Reporters Without Borders says.
Floods cover vast area of Australia's northeast
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Floodwater rose across a vast area in Australia's northeast on Friday, inundating 22 towns, forcing 200,000 residents out of their homes, and closing a major sugar export port.
Pakistan on blasphemy law strike
A strike is held across Pakistan to protest against possible changes to blasphemy laws, under which a Christian woman has been sentenced to die.
December 30, 2010
Turkey's universities drop headscarf ban
(BBC) Turkish students discover that an official ban on Islamic headscarves has been abandoned.
Italian ban on plastic bags in New Year
(BBC) At the start of the new year, the Italians will no longer be able to buy plastic bags that are not biodegradable.
Food for thought
(BBC) Is Malawi's 'green revolution' a model for Africa?
Russian ex-tycoon gets new jail term
(BBC) Russian ex-oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky is jailed for six more years in a verdict criticised internationally as politically motivated.
Russians jailed over Somali arms
(BBC) Six Russians are jailed in the breakaway northern Somali territory of Somaliland for supplying military equipment to a rival neighbouring region.
Israel revels in gas find but faces export hurdles
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel can look forward to long-term energy security after the discovery of a huge off-shore natural gas field but obstacles lie ahead in exporting its output, experts said Thursday.
Israel's ex-president Katsav guilty of rape
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav was found guilty of rape and other sex crimes on Thursday, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a sad day for the Jewish state.
Ivory Coast on brink of "genocide": envoy to U.N.
ABIDJAN/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Political unrest following Ivory Coast's disputed presidential election has brought the West African country to the "brink of genocide," its new ambassador to the United Nations said.
December 29, 2010
US 'revokes Venezuela envoy visa'
The US revokes the visa of the Venezuelan ambassador, the state department says, after President Hugo Chavez rejects the US envoy to Caracas.
More talks needed in Ivory Coast crisis: envoys
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - A delegation of three West African presidents who met incumbent Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo on Tuesday to deliver an ultimatum to step down or face force left saying more meetings were needed.
Central bankers to meet as Iran, India oil row escalates
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A payments dispute between India and Iran escalated after Tehran refused to sell oil to India under New Delhi's prohibitive new rules, sources on both sides said on Wednesday.
Cuba to cut soap and toothpaste from monthly ration
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's government, trying to save money and wean its citizens from subsidies, said on Wednesday it will remove soap, toothpaste and detergent from the monthly ration of food and consumer products it has handed out since the early days of the Cuban revolution.
Iraq civilian death toll lowest since invasion: study
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The number of Iraqi civilians killed in violence in Iraq this year fell to its lowest level since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, but the decline is slowing as low-level conflict takes root, a study showed on Thursday.
Trio to try new Ivorian peace bid
(BBC) West African leaders say they will return to Ivory Coast on Monday for more talks after failing to persuade incumbent Laurent Gbagbo to stand down.
Denmark holds 'cartoon plotters'
Five men are arrested for planning a gun attack on the offices of a Danish newspaper that printed cartoons of Muhammad in 2005, police say.
Iranian bomb 'three years away'
(BBC) Iran's nuclear programme has been hit by technical problems, and it could be still three years from making a nuclear bomb, a senior Israeli official says.
Armored car sales jump as drug war batters Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Armored cars and body armor in Mexico are no longer exclusively for government officials, foreign executives and the super rich, as a raging drug war spreads across the country, leading to a spike in orders.
Pakistan politicians eye deal to shore up govt
KARACHI (Channel News Asia): Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari met a senior politician from his government's main coalition partner as aides expressed confidence Wednesday about a deal to keep the party in the cabinet.
Bombs hit Nigerian political rally: witness
YENEGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Two bombs exploded in a southern Nigerian city during a political rally on Wednesday, police said, in the latest in a series of attacks in the country.
December 28, 2010
Islamic sect claims Nigeria attacks, toll at 86
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) - A radical Islamist sect said on Tuesday it was behind bombings in central Nigeria and attacks on churches in the northeast of the country that led to the deaths of at least 86 people.
'Last chance' for Ivorian leader
(BBC) West African heads of state meet Laurent Gbagbo in an attempt to resolve the crisis following the disputed presidential election.
Belarus' Lukashenko reshuffles govt, names new PM
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko named Mikhail Myasnikovich the country's new prime minister in a government reshuffle that comes less than two weeks after the presidential election.
Somali pirates free German tanker
(BBC) Somali pirates free a German-owned chemical tanker seven months after it was seized, amid reports that a $5.5m ransom was paid.
Iran hangs man convicted of spying for Mossad: IRNA
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran on Tuesday hanged an Iranian convicted of spying for the Islamic Republic's arch foe Israel, the official IRNA news agency quoted a statement from the judiciary as saying.
UAE considered keeping Hamas hit under wraps: WikiLeaks
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates chose to release details of a Hamas leader's assassination in Dubai nearly a year ago, after deciding silence would be seen as siding with Israel, U.S. cables released by WikiLeaks showed.
December 27, 2010
Unite to survive, S Koreans told
(BBC) South Korean President Lee Myung-bak tells his nation it must unite to survive in the face of military aggression from the North.
Death toll in Iraq suicide bombings rises to 17
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two suicide car bombers targeting a government compound in the Iraqi town of Ramadi killed at least 17 people and wounded 47 on Monday, a police official said.
December 26, 2010
YEMEN: Children carry scars of northern fighting - IRINnews.org
YEMEN: Children carry scars of northern fighting IRINnews.org AMRAN, 26 December 2010 (IRIN) - The conflict between Houthi rebels and the Yemen government has forced an estimated one-third of the population in the ... |
Malaysian colleges a hotbed for militant recruiting: experts
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's universities have become prime recruiting grounds for Islamic militants looking for youngsters to draw into terrorist networks, security experts warn.
Nine charged with plotting terrorism offences in UK
LONDON (Reuters) - Nine men arrested in police raids a week ago have been charged with conspiracy to cause explosions in Britain and with plotting terrorism offences, police said on Monday.
Ivory Coast's Ouattara calls for general strike
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara called on Sunday for a nationwide general strike that would shut the country down until internationally isolated incumbent Laurent Gbagbo cedes power.
Politics and tourism
(BBC) Can record visitor numbers help bring peace to the Holy Land?
Religious clashes flare in central Nigeria
JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) - Clashes broke out between armed Christian and Muslim groups near the central Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday, a Reuters witness said, after Christmas Eve bombings in the region killed more than 30 people.
Venezuela's Chavez makes first use of new powers
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made his first use of new decree powers on Sunday to create a $2.3 billion fund for reconstruction after widespread flooding that left more than 130,000 people homeless.
In pictures
A round up of 2010's arts and entertainment stories
Pope condemns Christmas attacks on churches
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict condemned Christmas Day attacks on churches in Nigeria and the Philippines as absurd violence before playing host to hundreds of Rome's poor for a meal inside the Vatican on Sunday.
Four Turks abducted in Afghanistan: official
KABUL (Reuters) - Four Turkish engineers working on a road construction project have been kidnapped by gunmen in eastern Afghanistan, a government official said on Sunday.
Turkey wants peace with Israel, but insists on apology
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's Foreign Minister has said Turkey wants to repair ties with Israel but insisted the Jewish state must first apologize and offer compensation for its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound ship.
Religious clashes flare in central Nigeria
JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) - Clashes broke out between armed Christian and Muslim groups near the central Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday, a Reuters witness said, after Christmas Eve bombings in the region killed more than 30 people.
Eight U.S. tourists killed in Egypt crash: report
CAIRO (Reuters) - Eight U.S. tourists were killed and 21 injured when their coach hit a stationary truck in southern Egypt, the state news agency MENA said on Sunday.
Indian crash kills 34 returning from funeral
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - At least 34 people returning from a funeral in northern India were killed when their vehicle collided with a bus, police said on Sunday.
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