SANAA (Reuters) - A deal to end Yemen's political crisis hit a potential snag on Saturday as doubts were raised about whether President Ali Abdullah Saleh would personally sign an agreement that would have him quit power within a month.
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April 30, 2011
Libya's Gaddafi offers Nato talks
(BBC) Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi calls for a ceasefire and talks with Nato to stop the coalition's air strikes against his country.
Muslim Brothers form Egypt party
(BBC) Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood sets up a party to contest up to half the seats in a parliamentary poll due in September.
Mugabe in Rome for beatification
(BBC) Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrives in Rome for the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II despite an EU travel ban.
China's progress not a threat, says Premier Wen Jiabao
JAKARTA (Channel News Asia): China's progress is inextricably linked to the rest of the world and will not pose a threat to anyone, emphasised Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during his three-day official visit to Jakarta.
Thousands protest against nuclear plant in Taiwan
TAIPEI (Channel News Asia): Thousands of Taiwanese took to the streets on Saturday to protest against a new nuclear power station as safety concerns mounted in the wake of the atomic crisis in Japan, an organiser said.
April 29, 2011
Venezuela Institutes Windfall Oil Tax to Support Social Programs, Education
(AP) CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela is imposing a windfall profits tax on royalties from oil projects when crude prices are above $40 a barrel, seeking to squeeze as much as $16 billion mostly out of foreign oil companies, the government said Tuesday.
April 28, 2011
Thai-Cambodia clash breaks truce
(BBC) A Thai soldier dies in a fresh border clash between Thailand and Cambodia, Thai officials say, despite a truce struck by the two countries.
Muslim Brotherhood backs Syria protests
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood called on Syrians to take to the streets ahead of Friday prayers and help the besieged city of Deraa, where a rights group said civilian deaths from a tank-backed army attack rose to 50.
Laos to vote for communist-dominated assembly
HANOI: Voters in Laos go to the polls on Saturday to choose a legislature that will be entirely controlled by the ruling communists, despite signs of growing clout in recent years.
Syrians appeal for 'day of rage'
(BBC) Syrian activists are calling for further street protests in the face of a security crackdown that they say has left hundreds dead.
INDIA: Fukushima Won't Stop World's Largest Nuclear Facility
(IPS) While the Fukushima tragedy has not deterred India from going ahead with
building the world's largest nuclear power facility at Jaitapur on the western
coast, the government has announced a tighter safety regime for its ambitious
nuclear power programme.
Obama issues storm recovery vow
(BBC) President Barack Obama says the US government will do all it can to help communities recover from tornadoes that have killed at least 280 people.
Venezuelan inmates take hostages
(BBC) Prisoners in a jail in Venezuela take 22 officials hostage to try to force the authorities to send in a medics to treat an alleged tuberculosis outbreak.
Bomb attack in Morocco tourist cafe kills 15
MARRAKESH (Reuters) - A bomb killed 15 people including 10 foreigners in Morocco's bustling tourist destination of Marrakesh, state television said on Thursday, in an attack that bore the hallmark of Islamist militants.
Bahrain sentences four to die over police killing
MANAMA (Reuters) - A Bahraini military court ordered the death penalty for four men on Thursday over the killing of two policemen in recent protests, state media said, a move that could increase sectarian strife in a close U.S. ally.
Ugandan opposition leader detained for fourth time
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye was dragged from his car at gunpoint by police on Thursday and thrown into a pickup truck during a fifth round of protests against high food and fuel prices.
BURKINA FASO: What next for Compaoré? - IRINnews.org
BURKINA FASO: What next for Compaoré? IRINnews.org OUAGADOUGOU, 28 April 2011 (IRIN) - President Blaise Compaoré is increasingly cornered, and must adopt a series of urgent reforms to avoid further waves of unrest in the country, say West African analysts. In the latest uprising, police fired their ... |
Syria officials 'quit in protest'
(BBC) Some 200 members of Syria's ruling Baath party reportedly resign in protest at the violent crackdown against six weeks of pro-democracy demonstrations.
French row over Tunisian arrests
(BBC) The mayor of Paris urges an end to the "shocking" arrest of dozens of mainly Tunisian migrants in France as detentions continue.
Cambodia, Thailand agree to ceasefire after clashes
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Thailand and Cambodia agreed to a ceasefire on Thursday after a week of clashes that killed at least 15 people, wounded scores and sent more than 60,000 into evacuation shelters in Southeast Asia's deadliest border dispute in years.
N.Korean leader ready to restart talks on any issue, Carter says
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is willing to hold talks without preconditions on "any" issue, former President Jimmy Carter said at the end of a trip to Pyongyang to try to defuse tensions on the divided peninsula.
Yemen opposition warns bloodshed may derail deal
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's opposition warned the government on Thursday that violence against street protesters demanding the removal of President Ali Abdullah Saleh could derail a deal aimed at ending the political standoff.
China calls Tibet exile government "illegal" after vote
BEIJING (AFP Asia Pacific) : China on Thursday attacked the Tibetan government-in-exile as "illegal" following the election of a new prime minister to take over the organisation's political duties from the ageing Dalai Lama.
Uganda's Besigye arrested again
Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye is arrested for the fourth time this month during a "walk-to-work" protest over high prices.
April 26, 2011
Iraq's air force needs help beyond this year: Maliki
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's air force will need support beyond this year but any extended presence of U.S. troops would have to be supported by all the main political groups, Iraq's prime minister said on Tuesday.
U.S. and Britain to step up pressure on Gaddafi
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Britain and the United States plan to step up military pressure on Muammar Gaddafi on Tuesday, as the Libyan leader's army engaged in fierce clashes with rebels in the bloody siege of Misrata.
Yemen deal may be done within week: officials
SANAA (Reuters) - An agreement brokered by Gulf Arab states for Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to give up power could be finalized within a week, officials said on Tuesday, as Yemen struggles to avoid plunging deeper into chaos. An opposition official said the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Abdullatif al-Zayani, was expected to visit the capital Sanaa on Wednesday with an invitation to a signing ceremony on Monday in Riyadh.
UK demands end to Syria violence
(BBC) Foreign Secretary William Hague condemns attacks on demonstrators in Syria and says the UK is considering measures including sanctions.
Iran wants Shourd to return from U.S. for trial
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran wants Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans arrested in 2009 on spying charges, to return from the United States to stand trial in May, her lawyer was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
April 25, 2011
Food prices to dent Asia's growth
(BBC) Soaring food and fuel prices are threatening to derail growth in Asian economies according to the Asian Development Bank.
One killed, 17 wounded in Pakistan twin blasts
KARACHI: Twin blasts targeting Pakistan navy buses killed at least one person and wounded another 17 in the port city of Karachi on Tuesday, officials said.
Climate change to hit US rivers
(BBC) Scarce water supplies in the western US will probably dwindle further as a result of climate change, a US government report says.
Devotees fear for Indian guru's charity empire
NEW DELHI: Deep grief in India over the death of guru Sathya Sai Baba is compounded by one practical concern among followers on who will run his hugely wealthy trust and its myriad of charitable schemes.
Peace elusive as Thai-Cambodia border battles rage
PHANOM DONG RAK, Thailand (Reuters) - Hopes for peace between Thailand and Cambodia faded on Tuesday after fierce border battles raged for a fourth day, despite growing international calls for dialogue and an immediate ceasefire.
European leaders urge Syria to end violence
AMMAN (Reuters) - European governments urged Syria on Tuesday to end violence against demonstrators after President Bashar al-Assad sent tanks to crush opposition in the city of Deraa where an uprising against his rule first erupted.
Sri Lanka 'killed civilians' - UN
Sri Lankan troops carried out widespread shelling which killed most of the thousands of civilians who died in a 2009 offensive against Tamil Tigers, UN experts say.
Yemen's opposition backs GCC plan
(BBC) Yemeni opposition sources say they agree to the Gulf Co-operation Council plan for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down after 30 days.
Cambodia accuses Thailand of temple damage in clashes
NONG KANNA, Thailand (AFP Asia Pacific) : Cambodia on Monday accused Thailand of damaging ancient jungle temples at the centre of their bloodiest fighting since a bitter border dispute flared up almost three years ago.
Haiti election results postponed
(BBC) Haiti electoral officials delay the certification of results from last month's run-off legislative polls amid fraud fears.
Mauritania protesters tear-gassed
(BBC) Police in Mauritania fire tear gas and arrest some protesters in the capital on "day of rage" against President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz's government.
Residents tell grim story of assault on Syrian city
AMMAN (Reuters) - Residents of the city of Deraa, cradle of the pro-democracy protests that have swept Syria, painted a chilling picture on Monday of an assault by security forces using tanks, heavy artillery and machine guns.
Fresh Thai-Cambodia clashes erupt
(BBC) Clashes on the border resume between Cambodia and Thailand in a fourth day of fighting, despite calls by the UN for a ceasefire.
Protests urge end to atomic power
Thousands of people in France and Germany call for an end to nuclear power on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.
Guantanamo documents name Pakistan ISI as al Qaeda associate
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military classified Pakistan's top spy agency as a terrorist support entity in 2007 and used association with it as a justification to detain prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, according to leaked documents published on Sunday that are sure to further alienate Pakistan.
At least 38 dead after boat sinks in Congo
KINSHASA (Reuters) - At least 38 people died in the Democratic Republic of Congo when the boat they were traveling in capsized on Monday, the Red Cross said.
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FOOD: Where to watch prices IRINnews.org JOHANNESBURG, 25 April 2011 (IRIN) - Against a global background of steadily climbing food prices, IRIN lists a selection of websites that offer some useful insights into how, why and where food is becoming more expensive. ... |
Syria sends tanks into Deraa where uprising began
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops and tanks poured into Deraa on Monday, seeking to crush resistance in the city where a month-long uprising against the autocratic 11-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad first erupted.
Guantanamo 'locked up innocents'
Files obtained by the whistleblowing website Wikileaks reveal the US believed many held at Guantanamo Bay were innocent or only low-level operatives.
April 24, 2011
Taliban free hundreds in brazen Afghan jailbreak
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Hundreds of prisoners escaped from a jail in Afghanistan's south on Monday through a tunnel dug by Taliban insurgents, officials said, a "disaster" for the Afghan government and a setback for foreign forces planning to start a gradual withdrawal within months.
Food shortages focus of North Korea visit
BEIJING: A group of former statesmen led by ex-US president Jimmy Carter said on Monday they will focus on food shortages, human rights and denuclearisation when they visit North Korea this week.
Beijing blaze kills 17 in "illegal" building
BEIJING (Reuters) - A fire on Monday killed at least 17 people in a building crowded with migrant workers on the fringe of Beijing and the government vowed to track down those responsible for the blaze in what one official said was an illegal building.
Government forces retreat in Libya's Misrata
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Government forces retreated in Libya's coastal city of Misrata after two months of siege, but seized a rebel town in the remote Western Mountains, with no sign yet of Muammar Gaddafi being dislodged from power.
Clashes erupt for third day on Thai-Cambodian border
BAN NONGKANA, Thailand (Reuters) - Thai and Cambodian troops clashed for a third straight day on Sunday over their disputed border, with gunfire and explosions echoing through mountainous jungle for several hours despite a call for a ceasefire by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Syrian forces raid homes, Assad opposition mounts
AMMAN (Reuters) - Secret police raided homes near Damascus overnight, rights campaigners said on Sunday, as popular opposition to Syria's authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad increased following bloody attacks on pro-democracy protesters.
Welcome migrants fleeing strife: Pope
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, in his Easter message to the world, on Sunday lamented that the day's joy was marred by war in Libya and urged Europe to welcome desperate migrants fleeing strife in north Africa.
Yemen's Saleh to quit; activists say protests go on
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to step down within weeks in return for immunity from prosecution, but protesters said they would keep up their demonstrations until he went.
Pakistanis rally against drone strikes, block NATO supply route
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The main supply route for NATO troops in Afghanistan was temporarily closed on Sunday after thousands of people blocked a key highway in Pakistan to protest against U.S. drone strikes, officials said.
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