Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev is re-elected after winning more than 95% of the votes cast, election officials say.
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April 2, 2011
Japan says it may take months to end radiation leaks
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government warned on Sunday it may take months to stop radiation leaking from a nuclear plant crippled by a huge earthquake and tsunami three weeks ago, as more bodies were recovered in devastated areas of northeast Japan.
Paternity leave rules take effect
(BBC) New paternity leave rules come into effect meaning that parents will be legally entitled to share time off work during their baby's first year.
Thousands are missing in Mexico
(BBC) A Mexican human rights group says more than 5,000 people have been reported missing since the war on drugs began.
'Smart drugs'
(BBC)Can brain power be boosted with a pill?
Fighting rages in Ivory Coast, 800 dead in west
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Soldiers of Ivory Coast's rival leaders battled for the presidential palace, military bases and state TV in the main city Abidjan Saturday, in a conflict so brutal that 800 people have been killed in just one town.
April 1, 2011
Last-minute halt to Nigeria polls
Key elections across Nigeria are postponed until Monday because of organisational problems, electoral official say.
'Hundreds killed' in Ivory Coast
At least 800 people have been killed in the western Ivory Coast city of Duekoue this week, the International Committee of the Red Cross says.
Colonel's mouthpiece
(BBC) Once a student in the UK, now a spokesman for Gaddafi
Compensation row
(BBC) Poland delays payments for Nazi and communist-era losses
Syria dilemma
(BBC) US struggles to react to protests against Assad
Brazil banks 'fund deforestation'
Brazil's biggest bank - the state-owned Banco do Brasil - is sued for allegedly funding illegal deforestation in the Amazon.
Domestic minefield for Pakistan's PM on peace with India
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Despite a successful home secretaries' meeting and a feel-good cricket match in India, Pakistan is still a long way from delivering on a lasting peace due to entrenched challenges facing the civilian government.
Turkey kills 7 Kurd fighters crossing from Syria
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish security forces killed seven Kurdish militants early Friday after a large group of PKK fighters crossed over the border from Syria, Turkish military officials said.
Bahrain steps up detentions but releases prominent blogger
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain released a prominent blogger but detained several people, including a pro-opposition doctor, the latest in a series of arrests since the kingdom's crackdown on street protests, opposition sources said on Friday.
Special report: The West's unwanted war in Libya
PARIS (Reuters) - It is a war that Barack Obama didn't want, David Cameron didn't need, Angela Merkel couldn't cope with and Silvio Berlusconi dreaded.
March 31, 2011
Japan nuclear zone facing long wait
Officials say residents near the Fukushima plant face a long-term evacuation, as Japan begins an intensive search for missing quake victims.
Ouattara forces say attack Gbagbo Abidjan residence
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Fighters loyal to presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara attacked the residence of incumbent Laurent Gbagbo in Abidjan early on Friday and seized control of Ivory Coast's state television, a Ouattara spokesman said.
Gaddafi army 'not at breaking point'
(BBC) Col Muammar Gaddafi's forces are not at breaking point yet, US military chiefs warn, saying allied air strikes have wiped out up to 25% of their strength.
Mexican attorney general resigns
(BBC) Mexican Attorney General Arturo Chavez resigns, after 18 months marked by the battle against violent drugs cartels.
Libyan defector to face questions on Lockerbie
LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish authorities said on Thursday they wanted to interview defecting Libyan foreign minister Moussa Koussa over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, pleasing victims' relatives.
Ex-Soviet Georgia says bombs found, blames Russia
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian police said they found three bombs outside government buildings in the ex-Soviet republic's second-largest city on Thursday, and blamed Russia.
Yemen protesters remember dead with talks stalled
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemenis on Thursday commemorated dozens of people killed in weeks of street protests demanding President Ali Abdullah Saleh resign, while efforts continued to negotiate his exit from power within the next year.
Hundreds of bodies uncollected in Japan nuclear exclusion zone
TOKYO (AFP Asia Pacific) : Up to 1,000 bodies of victims of Japan's quake and tsunami remain uncollected in the exclusion zone around a stricken nuclear plant because of radiation fears, a report said on Friday.
Ivory Coast 'cocoa port seized'
(BBC) Forces loyal to one of Ivory Coast's rival presidents, Alassane Ouattara, capture San Pedro, residents of the key cocoa-exporting port tell the BBC.
Japan nuclear refugees feel betrayed
YOKOTE (AFP Asia Pacific) : Refugees who fled Japan's tsunami-hit nuclear reactors say they have been betrayed by the company that runs them, accusing embattled operator TEPCO of creating a "man-made disaster".
No UK immunity for Libya minister
The UK says it has not offered immunity from prosecution to Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa, who reportedly defected when he flew to Britain on Wednesday.
VIETNAM: Religious persecution intensifies, study says - IRINnews.org
VIETNAM: Religious persecution intensifies, study says IRINnews.org BANGKOK, 31 March 2011 (IRIN) - Ethnic minority Christians in Vietnam increasingly face charges of national security crimes, severe abuse, property confiscation and forced renunciations of faith, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW) and US ... |
Google's China exit 'exaggerated'
(BBC) Google says reports of its pulling back from China have been 'greatly exaggerated', as a deadline looms for its mapping service to continue in the country.
March 30, 2011
China eyes US military 'expansion'
(BBC) The US is increasing its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region, which is becoming more "volatile", a Chinese defence white paper says.
Syria vows to defeat 'plotters'
Syria's president vows to defeat those behind a "plot" against his country, but does not lift the state of emergency as expected, in his first speech since the unrest began.
Egypt's military issues interim constitution
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military rulers on Wednesday issued an interim constitution under which the transitional administration will run the country until elections allow power to be returned to an elected government.
Kosovo president quits after ruling, to run anew
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo's president resigned on Wednesday after the constitutional court ruled his election by parliament a month ago was not constitutional, but he said he would run again for the office.
Misrata battle killed 18 residents on Tuesday: rebels
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi killed 18 civilians in the city of Misrata on Tuesday and government troops are still firing tank shells and fighting skirmishes with rebels, a rebel spokesman said.
Thailand battles southern floods
(BBC) Thailand's southern provinces are hit by severe floods, affecting an estimated one million people and leaving thousands of tourists stranded.
Rights group: Bahrain targets wounded protesters
DUBAI (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday that Bahrain authorities were harassing and isolating hospital patients wounded in anti-government protests when security forces began a crackdown in the kingdom two weeks ago.
March 29, 2011
Japan orders immediate safety upgrade at nuclear plants
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan ordered an immediate safety upgrade at its 55 nuclear power plants on Wednesday in its first acknowledgement that standards were inadequate when an earthquake and tsunami wrecked a facility nearly three weeks ago, sparking the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl in 1986.
S. Korea stages live-fire drill near tense sea border
SEOUL: South Korea's military on Wednesday staged a live-fire artillery exercise on an island hit by a deadly North Korean bombardment last November, officials said.
Carter and Castro discuss U.S.-Cuba relations
HAVANA (Reuters) - Former President Jimmy Carter and Cuban President Raul Castro discussed U.S.-Cuba relations in a meeting on Tuesday in which Castro repeated an offer to hold talks with the United States on any issue, Cuban state television said.
Chavez wins press freedom prize
(BBC) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez receives a press freedom award in Argentina, angering critics who accuse him of stifling opposition media in Venezuela.
VIDEO: Ivory Coast refugees flee
Up to 30,000 people in western Ivory Coast have taken refuge in a church compound.
Gaddafi troops force rebels back
Libyan rebels retreat tens of kilometres under pro-Gaddafi attack, as delegates attend a conference in London on Libya's future.
Journalist for Reuters killed in Iraq attack
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A freelance journalist who worked for Reuters was among more than 50 people killed on Tuesday when gunmen attacked a local government building in Tikrit, the hometown of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
Syria mobilizes thousands for pro-Assad marches
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad sought to deflect the greatest challenge to his 11-year rule by mobilizing tens of thousands of Syrians in mass rallies across the country on Tuesday in response to pro-democracy protests.
Libya woman "being sued by her alleged attackers"
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A Libyan woman who said she had been raped by pro-government militiamen is being sued for slander for naming her alleged attackers.
At least 53 dead as Iraqi forces end gunmen's siege
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 53 people were killed on Tuesday when gunmen took hostages at a provincial council headquarters in Saddam Hussein's hometown, precipitating a battle with security forces who swept in to end the siege.
March 28, 2011
Israel eases steps to revoke citizenship
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel passed a law on Monday that eases the process of revoking citizenship in a step denounced as a move to threaten primarily its Arab minority.
Ouattara's forces open fronts across Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Former rebels controlling the north of Ivory Coast opened up two new fronts on Monday, and heavy clashes broke out in a western cocoa-producing area as a bid to force incumbent Laurent Gbagbo from power escalated.
Yemen handover talks stall but deal within reach
SANAA (Reuters) - Talks in Yemen to broker a transition from President Ali Abdullah Saleh to his opponents have stalled in a public game of brinkmanship, but sources close to the talks said on Monday a deal was still within reach.
Billion-plus people to lack water in 2050: study
WASHINGTON (AFP Asia Pacific) : More than one billion urban residents will face serious water shortages by 2050 as climate change worsens effects of urbanization, with Indian cities among the worst hit, a study said Monday.
Aid workers praise Myanmar quake response
YANGON (AFP Asia Pacific) : Aid workers praised Myanmar's regime on Monday for its speedy response to the recent earthquake that killed more than 70, in contrast to the aftermath of previous disasters to strike the country.
VIDEO: Life in a nuclear exclusion zone
(BBC) New pictures have emerged from inside the 20km exclusion zone around Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant
BRAZIL: Women Workers Determined to Ride the Wave of Mechanisation
(IPS) "She's crazy" said most of the husbands and other family members of the 34 women who decided to become operators of sugarcane harvesters in the southern Brazilian state of São Paulo, attracted by the opportunity of better pay and encouraged by the growing mechanisation of the industry.
UK and France 'drop Gaddafi' call
Britain and France are calling upon supporters of Libya's Colonel Gaddafi to "drop him before it is too late".
New radiation leak at Japan plant
(BBC) Highly radioactive water has been found for the first time outside one of the reactor buildings at Japan's quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, officials say.
VIDEO: Khmer Rouge jailer begins appeal
(BBC) A UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia is hearing the appeal of a former Khmer Rouge member who was convicted of crimes against humanity.
Ivorian rebels 'to seal border'
Forces loyal to Ivory Coast's UN-backed president-elect say they have take steps to seal the border with Liberia, as fighting widens.
Bahrain opposition says 250 detained, 44 missing
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain's leading Shi'ite opposition party Wefaq said on Monday 250 people have been detained and 44 others went missing since a security crackdown crushed weeks of protests, more than double last week's figures.
Japan finds plutonium at stricken nuclear plant
TOKYO (Reuters) - Plutonium found in soil at the crippled Fukushima nuclear complex heightened alarm on Tuesday over Japan's protracted battle to contain the world's worst atomic crisis in 25 years.
Italy migrant influx intensifies
(BBC) Nearly 2,000 African migrants, including many from Libya, arrive on Italy's tiny Lampedusa island in just 24 hours.
Prominent Chinese blogger charged as crackdown deepens
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have arrested prominent writer Ran Yunfei for challenging the ruling Communist Party, people close to the blogger said on Monday, the latest in a string of arrests in a deepening crackdown on dissent.
Heavy shooting erupts in key town in I.Coast's west
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Heavy gunfire and explosions rang out from the strategic town of Duekoue in western Ivory Coast on Monday, residents said, but it was not clear who was involved in the shooting.
Libya raids hit Gaddafi hometown
(BBC) Coalition air raids hit Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's birthplace of Sirte, the next target for westward-advancing rebels.
East Timor police back in charge
(BBC) East Timor's police are now back in charge after the United Nations hands back control of security.
March 27, 2011
Suu Kyi's party seeks talks with Myanmar's generals
YANGON (Reuters) - The party of Myanmar's pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, called on Sunday for talks with the country's military rulers to clear up "misunderstandings" before a new government takes office.
Ouattara rejects AU envoy for Ivorian crisis
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Alassane Ouattara, Ivory Coast's internationally recognized president, has rejected the African Union's nomination of an envoy due to negotiate an end to the crisis in the country, questioning his impartiality.
Taliban militants abduct 50 policemen in Afghanistan
ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents abducted around 50 off-duty Afghan policemen in an ambush in a volatile province in northeastern Afghanistan, the militant group and provincial officials said on Sunday.
Bahrain opposition accepts Kuwait's offer to mediate
MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain's largest Shi'ite opposition group Wefaq has accepted Kuwait's offer to mediate in talks with Bahrain's government to end a political crisis gripping the tiny kingdom, a member of Wefaq said on Sunday.
Soaring radioactivity deals blow to Japan's plant
TOKYO (Reuters) - Workers were withdrawn from a reactor building at Japan's earthquake-wrecked nuclear plant on Sunday after potentially lethal levels of radiation were detected in water there, a major setback for the effort to avert a catastrophic meltdown.
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