(BBC) Voters in Zurich are set to vote on whether or not foreign citizens should be able to travel to Switzerland for assisted suicide.
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May 14, 2011
Fox supports Libya mission call
Defence Secretary Liam Fox says he agrees with the head of the Armed Forces that Nato needs to intensify its campaign in Libya.
Mountains of debris
(BBC) The long, hard clean-up in quake-hit Japan
Two Egyptian protesters shot, blast near Sinai tomb
CAIRO (Reuters) - Two Egyptian protesters were shot in Cairo during Christian and Muslim demonstrations and an explosion occurred near the tomb of a prominent Muslim sheikh in the Sinai Peninsula, state news agency MENA said.
VIDEO: Residents flee sacrificed flood towns
(BBC) Residents along the Mississippi flood plain have been leaving their homes, sacrificed to flood water, as US army engineers open floodgates in an attempt to protect large cities.
VIDEO: Iran acid punishment postponed
(BBC) An Iranian man who was due to be blinded as a punishment for throwing acid in the face of a woman has had his sentence postponed.
North Korea, Iran trade missile technology: U.N.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - North Korea and Iran appear to have been regularly exchanging ballistic missile technology in violation of U.N. sanctions, according to a confidential United Nations report obtained by Reuters on Saturday.
Could Aids drug trial help end the stigma around HIV?
(Guardian) If those who test positive can be put on drugs straight away to protect their own lives and that of their partner's, the stigma and fear associated with HIV must begin to lift.
Omani forces arrest protesters after clashes
MUSCAT (Reuters) - Omani security forces arrested dozens of protesters demanding jobs and higher salaries in Salalah on Saturday, witnesses said, after a wave of arrests in the southern port city in recent days.
Pakistan's parliament warns U.S. over bin Laden raid
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's parliament condemned on Saturday the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden, warning Pakistan might cut supply lines to U.S. forces in Afghanistan if there were further military incursions.
May 13, 2011
On your Marx, go!
(BBC) After West Bengal political quake, is communism dead in India?
Taliban bin Laden revenge bombing kills 80 in Pakistan
CHARSADDA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 80 people at a paramilitary force academy in the northwest on Friday, and vowed further bloodshed in retaliation for the death of Osama bin Laden in a U.S. raid in the country.
May 12, 2011
AFGHANISTAN: Imported wheat prices raise concerns - IRINnews.org
AFGHANISTAN: Imported wheat prices raise concerns IRINnews.org KABUL, 13 May 2011 (IRIN) - The rising cost of imported wheat flour is contributing to food insecurity in Afghanistan because so many urban families rely on it, officials say. In March, imported wheat flour cost at least eight Afghanis (US$0.18) more ... |
N Korea 'abducted 180,000 people'
(BBC) North Korea may have abducted 180,000 people over the last 60 years, says a new report by the US-based Committee for Human Rights in North Korea.
Sickle cell drug 'helps children'
(BBC) A drug to treat sickle cell anaemia is safe for use in children and should be made available, according to doctors in the US.
Arab spring hope 'in the balance'
(BBC) The pro-democracy struggle in the Middle East and North Africa is at risk amid a fightback by repressive governments, Amnesty International says.
US unveils anti-cyber attack plan
The White House proposes legislation to protect the country from cyber attacks by hackers, criminals and spies.
Grameen Bank founder stands down
Muhammad Yunus, founder of pioneering Bangladeshi microcredit Grameen Bank, resigns after a long-running row with the government.
German court convicts Demjanjuk of Nazi war crimes
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - A German court sentenced John Demjanjuk to five years in prison on Thursday for his role in the killing of 27,900 Jews at the Nazi death camp Sobibor.
Brazil forest law vote postponed
(BBC) Brazil's Congress holds a marathon debate but fails again to vote on controversial changes that would ease protection of its forests.
May 11, 2011
VIDEO: Is Pakistan a haven for militant groups ?
(BBC) International pressure and questions are mounting on Pakistan in the wake of the Osama bin Laden killing about other militant groups operating in the country.
VIDEO: Buildings crumble in Spain earthquake
(BBC) At least 10 people were killed after an earthquake toppled several buildings in southern Spain near the town of Lorca.
Special report: "Big Sister" set to evict Communists from India
KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - Mamata Banerjee clasped a microphone with both hands, beads of sweat clinging to her brow, bathroom sandals on her feet as the crowd of mainly women shouted her campaign slogan, "Mother, Earth, People." Many raised their mobile phones to take pictures, like fans at a rock concert.
Nuclear stigma adds to Japan's pain
FUKUSHIMA CITY (Channel News Asia) Nuclear radiation is not the only invisible enemy threatening Japan's disaster-hit Fukushima -- its people say they also face discrimination and the stigma of being "Japan's Chernobyl".
Protests bring two Yemen cities to standstill, 2 dead
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni security forces killed two protesters and wounded dozens on Wednesday as mass rallies demanding the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh paralyzed two major cities, residents and medics said.
Iran gets another nuclear fuel batch from Russia: report
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has received another shipment of nuclear fuel from Russia for use at its Bushehr nuclear power plant, the Arabic-language al Alam channel quoted an official as saying on Wednesday.
EGYPT: Harder times as food, gas prices spiral - IRINnews.org
EGYPT: Harder times as food, gas prices spiral IRINnews.org CAIRO, 11 May 2011 (IRIN) - Abdel Moneim Ahmed was finally able to buy 10 loaves of subsidized bread after queuing for one-and-a-half hours with 30 people outside a bakery in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Another woman, known only as Zeinab, ... |
India PM to visit Afghanistan amid regional uncertainty
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will travel to Afghanistan for two days on Thursday to discuss security and development, the Prime Minister's office said Wednesday, amid regional uncertainty following the death of Osama bin Laden.
Fleeing pro-Gbagbo militias killed 120: Ivorian government
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Militiamen loyal to former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo killed 120 people during a "scorched earth" retreat from Abidjan last week, the Defense Ministry said.
Unfulfilled dreams litter South Africa election
WATERWORKS SETTLEMENT, South Africa (Reuters) - It took 12 years after the end of apartheid for the Waterworks shantytown to get running water, and 17 years for the ruling ANC to face a voter backlash from its disenchanted residents.
May 10, 2011
Tanks shell restive Syrian city, Assad confident
AMMAN (Reuters) - Army tanks shelled a residential district in Homs on Wednesday, a rights campaigner said in Syria's third city that has become the most populous center of revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
Thai opposition politician shot
BANGKOK: A Thai opposition politician with close links to fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra was shot and wounded a day after the government announced a general election, police said Wednesday.
Tunisia arrests nearly 200 after protests
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian authorities have arrested nearly 200 people after a series of anti-government protests that culminated in a street battle at the weekend in the capital, the state TAP new agency reported on Tuesday.
Brazil under fire for World Cup slum evictions
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Like his house, Jose Santos de Oliveira is an island of resistance.
Files from Colombia's FARC rebels show ties to Chavez
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian leftist guerrillas may have tried to assassinate rivals of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and trained his supporters in urban warfare, an analysis of thousands of seized rebel documents showed on Tuesday.
Iran to try U.S. hikers on Wednesday, U.S. says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Americans held in Iran on spying charges for nearly two years will go on trial on Wednesday, the State Department said on Tuesday, calling on Tehran to quickly resolve the case.
NATO strikes target Gaddafi compound: witnesses
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - NATO carried out missile strikes on targets in the Tripoli area on Tuesday that appeared to include Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's compound, witnesses said.
Egypt prosecutor extends Mubarak detention: source
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's public prosecutor has extended the detention of former president Hosni Mubarak by 15 days, a judicial source said on Tuesday.
Assad tightens grip on Syria's restive third city
AMMAN (Reuters) - Government forces backed by snipers on rooftops tightened their grip on Syria's third city on Monday, rights groups said, after President Bashar al-Assad sent in tanks in a sharpening crackdown on protests against his rule.
As bodies pile up, Ivorians fear reprisals
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - In a muddy slum at the edge of Ivory Coast's main city, palm leaves stuck in reddish mounds of earth mark the mass graves of locals killed by rampaging gunmen.
U.S. hopes to question bin Laden's wives
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States was hoping on Tuesday to question the detained three wives of Osama bin Laden although Pakistani officials played down the possibility of any speedy access, saying no decision had been made.
More than 80 killed in south Sudan violence: army
JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - More than 80 rebels and civilians were killed when insurgents attacked a cattle camp in south Sudan, the army said Tuesday, in the latest violence to mar preparations for the region's independence.
May 9, 2011
Egypt tightens security amid inter-faith tensions
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt stepped up security around churches in Cairo Monday after two days of clashes between minority Christians and Muslims that killed 12 people and highlighted rising inter-faith tensions.
Cuba studies tourism travel plan
(BBC) Cuba is studying plans that would allow citizens to travel abroad as tourists for the first time in decades, newly published economic guidelines reveal.
Iraq's Qaeda pledges support to Zawahri, vows attacks
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked militant group in Iraq pledged support to the organization's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, and vowed more revenge attacks for the death of Osama bin Laden at the hands of U.S. forces in Pakistan.
Palestinian wages unpaid over tax
(BBC) The Palestinian Authority says it is unable to pay thousands of staff as Israel withholds taxes owed in protest at a Hamas-Fatah unity deal.
Dozens die as Togo mourners' boat sinks
(BBC) At least 36 people die in Togo when boats carrying mourners home from a funeral capsize during a storm, officials say.
NATO planes pound Libyan government weapons depot
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - NATO planes pounded Libyan government weapons depots southeast of the town of Zintan on Monday, in a sign of widening conflict in the Western Mountains region as rebels battle to unseat Muammar Gaddafi.
Army 'surrounds' Damascus suburb
Heavy shooting has been heard in a western suburb of Syria's capital, Damascus, after the army cordoned off the area, activists say.
Cairo protest after church attack
(BBC) Egyptian Coptic Christians hold a vigil near Tahrir Square in Cairo following an attack on two churches in which 12 people died.
Japan to shut nuclear plant on quake fears
NAGOYA/TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese power firm Chubu Electric Monday agreed to shut a nuclear plant until it can be better defended against the type of massive tsunami that in March triggered the worst atomic crisis in 25 years.
Pakistan PM says bin Laden accusations absurd
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Monday rejected allegations that the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. troops in the country showed Pakistani incompetence or complicity in hiding the al Qaeda leader.
Terror 'spy' cameras dismantled
(BBC) More than 200 surveillance cameras which sparked outrage when they were installed in mainly Muslim areas of Birmingham are dismantled.
China to boost nuclear safety standards
BEIJING (Channel NewsAsia): China will improve emergency procedures and construction standards at its nuclear power plants, state media said Monday, two months after a quake and tsunami in Japan triggered an atomic crisis.
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