LONDON (Reuters) - A British anti-radicalization campaign called Prevent is a pressing priority in the European country experts see as the most at risk from al Qaeda attack.
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March 19, 2010
Losing the battle to keep female flesh off Afghan TV
KABUL (Reuters) - Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, who banned television and barred women from appearing in public without an all-enveloping burqa, the Afghan government is fighting a losing battle to keep female flesh off TV.
TV industry a hostile place for working mothers, survey finds
(Guardian) More than half of television workers say it's difficult to get back in after a break to have children.
March 18, 2010
Nigeria leader to choose new cabinet quickly
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan will nominate a new ministerial team by early next week, and is likely to reappoint around half the cabinet he has just sacked, presidency sources said on Thursday.
U.S. sanctions Hamas bank, TV station in Gaza
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Thursday against two firms in Gaza -- Islamic National Bank and Al-Aqsa Television -- for their ties to the ruling Hamas movement.
March 17, 2010
Pakistan, Iran sign deal on natural gas pipeline
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has signed a deal with Iran paving the way for the construction of a much-delayed pipeline pumping Iranian natural gas to the energy-starved South Asian country, officials said on Wednesday.
March 16, 2010
Yemen Shi'ite rebels free scores of prisoners
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni Shi'ite rebels freed at least 170 government soldiers and tribal fighters on Wednesday after Sanaa accused them of dragging their feet on implementing a truce deal to end a northern war, both sides said.
March 15, 2010
Frustrated Thai "red shirts" press ahead with rally
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters pressed ahead with a mass rally in Bangkok on Tuesday, some expressing frustration that four days of peaceful protests had failed to force Thailand's premier to call elections.
Gunbattle erupts at Indian space centre
BANGALORE, India (Reuters) - A gunbattle broke out between two armed men and security forces outside a high security space center in southern India early on Tuesday, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said.
Worldwide arms trade flourishing despite recession, report warns
(Guardian) Average volume of sales increased by 22%, with South America and south-east Asia seeing the biggest rises.
March 14, 2010
Uribe allies win Colombia Congress vote
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's governing party and allies won a majority in Sunday's congressional elections in a test of the country's political pulse before a May presidential vote to succeed the U.S. ally.
Mexico gunmen kill American consulate staff
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Gunmen in the drug war-plagued Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez killed two Americans and a Mexican linked to the local U.S. consulate and President Barack Obama expressed outrage at the attack.
Sweden, Turkey jointly denounce genocide vote
(Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Turkey and Sweden condemned on Saturday a vote in the Swedish parliament that defined the early 20th-century killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide.
Thousands of protesters swarm Bangkok, seek elections
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters converged in Bangkok on Sunday and gave Thailand's military-backed government an ultimatum: call elections within 24 hours or face crippling mass demonstrations across the capital.
March 13, 2010
India embraces Russia arms
(L.A. Times) India signed five deals Friday to purchase more than $7 billion in hardware and expertise from Russia, including an aircraft carrier, a fleet of MIG-29 fighters, defense and space technology and at least 12 civilian nuclear reactors.
March 12, 2010
Suicide bomber kills 11 in Pakistan's Swat
MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Taliban suicide bomber targeting security forces killed at least 11 people on Saturday, Pakistani police said, part of a renewed push against the state after one of the biggest security crackdowns in years.
Netanyahu's position is "perilous": U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political standing is "perilous" because of divisions within his coalition over efforts to pursue peace with the Palestinians, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
"Red shirt" leaders say a million Thais to protest
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of anti-government protesters headed for Bangkok from rural Thailand on Saturday for what they call a "million-man march," aiming to paralyze the city and topple a government they say is a front for unelected elites.
March 11, 2010
Torture, abuse mark Uzbekistan's rights record: U.S.
ALMATY (Reuters) - Uzbekistan jailed political opponents, routinely tortured prisoners and committed other serious rights violations last year, effectively making it Central Asia's most authoritarian state, the United States said.
Witness: Battlefield dead haunt U.S. Marines and Afghans alike
MARJAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Corporal Jacob Turbett gave out a single groan of pain before the Taliban bullet, which had pierced his heart, ended his life.
Hamas frees British journalist in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) - A British journalist was freed by the Hamas Islamist rulers of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, nearly four weeks after his arrest on suspicion of spying for Israel, Palestinian and British officials said.
Ukraine coalition picks ex-finance minister as PM
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich secured a coalition majority in parliament on Thursday and lined up a close ally for prime minister, moving to restore stability needed to tackle a deep economic crisis.
March 10, 2010
Strike to paralyze Greece as anger at austerity builds
ATHENS (Reuters) - Angry public and private sector unions are expected to bring Greece to a standstill on Thursday in a second nationwide strike in as many weeks against tough government austerity plans.
Hundreds protest to demand Nigeria leader appears
ABUJA (Reuters) - Hundreds of Nigerians gathered in the capital Abuja on Wednesday for a march to the presidency to demand the appearance of ailing leader Umaru Yar'Adua, two weeks after he returned from a Saudi hospital.
March 9, 2010
Bomber's death fresh blow to Indonesia militants
CANBERRA/JAKARTA (Reuters) - A suspected mastermind of the Bali bombings was killed in a police raid in Indonesia in the latest blow to an Islamist militant movement in the world's most populous Muslim country.
Nigeria urged to end impunity after village massacre
JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria must prosecute those behind a weekend massacre and address underlying issues of poverty and discrimination if it is to end a cycle of violence in the zone between its Muslim north and Christian south, rights groups and diplomats said.
March 7, 2010
Earthquake in eastern Turkey kills at least 51
KOVANCILAR, Turkey (Reuters) - A strong earthquake killed at least 51 villagers in a remote part of eastern Turkey before dawn on Monday, officials said, and aftershocks continued for hours while rescuers searched for trapped survivors.
North Korea on combat alert as U.S., South hold drills
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Monday it had put its army on full combat alert, ready to "blow up" South Korea as joint drills between the South and the United States got underway.
Up to 300 feared dead in central Nigeria clashes
JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's acting president Sunday ordered the security forces to hunt down those behind clashes involving Muslim herders and Christian villagers in which more than 300 people may have been killed.
Haiti rebuilding plan expected this week
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Government planners and international experts are racing to produce a blueprint this week to reconstruct Haiti's economy after the earthquake that killed up to 300,000 people and devastated its infrastructure.
Tsvangirai urges peace force for next Zimbabwe poll
HARARE (Reuters) - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Sunday Zimbabwe should invite international observers and a peacekeeping force to ensure that its next national election is free and fair.
Chile looters give up quake spoils to avoid arrest
CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - Residents in Chile's earthquake-ravaged city of Concepcion dumped new televisions, fridges and furniture on roadsides on Sunday to avoid arrest as police prepared to search homes in a crackdown on looters.
March 4, 2010
Israel, Palestinians set for indirect talks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S.-mediated talks with the Palestinians could begin next week, Israel said on Thursday, but it played down chances of a quick deal to end the conflict and Hamas condemned the Palestinian president's move to negotiate.
March 3, 2010
Netanyahu intervenes in sensitive Jerusalem project
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, citing concern over Israel's international image, persuaded Jerusalem's mayor on Tuesday to put on hold any demolition of Palestinian homes in a municipal tourism project.
March 1, 2010
Chile struggles to keep order in quake-hit city
CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - Chilean authorities extended a curfew in the country's second-biggest city on Tuesday as troops struggled to contain worsening looting and crime in the wake of a devastating earthquake.
Afghanistan bans coverage of Taliban attacks
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan on Monday announced a ban on news coverage showing Taliban attacks, saying such images embolden the Islamist militants, who have launched strikes around the country as NATO forces seize their southern strongholds.
February 28, 2010
India tests war readiness close to Pakistan border
POKHRAN, India (Reuters) - Indian fighter jets pounded mock enemy bunkers close to the Pakistan border on Sunday in a symbolic show of air power at a time when the two nuclear-armed rivals are trying to improve relations.
New U.N. watchdog head faces rising tension with Iran
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. atomic watchdog's new chief will present a tougher approach to Iran at a meeting of member states starting on Monday where clashes loom over his suggestion Tehran may be trying to design a nuclear weapon.
Rescuers comb rubble for survivors of Chile quake
CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - Chileans fearful of aftershocks camped outside on Sunday as rescuers battled to find survivors of a huge earthquake that shattered roads and airports and triggered a tsunami across the Pacific.
Yemen arrests 21 separatists in south as tensions rise
DUBAI (Reuters) - Security forces arrested 21 separatists trying to provoke rioting during demonstrations in a southern provincial capital as Yemen increased security to guard against attacks, the government said on Sunday.
February 27, 2010
Renewed tension looms in Turkey after military arrests
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A retired Turkish general charged over a plot to unseat the government said "the struggle has now started," as a string of high-profile arrests risks renewed strain between Ankara and the military.
Curfew in north Liberia after religious clashes
MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberia's government has imposed a curfew in the northern county of Lofa after religious clashes killed four there on Friday.
Massive earthquake strikes Chile, 122 dead
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A huge magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck Chile early on Saturday, killing at least 122 people, knocking down homes and hospitals, and triggering a tsunami that rolled menacingly across the Pacific.
Yemen sappers enter Shi'ite rebel stronghold
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni army sappers entered a northern Shi'ite rebel stronghold to clear mines after rebels quit the city of Saada as part of a truce to end a war that has drawn in Saudi Arabia, the defense ministry said on Saturday.
February 25, 2010
Israel plans more homes for East Jerusalem: report
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has plans to build another 600 homes in occupied land that it considers part of East Jerusalem, the Haaretz daily newspaper reported on Friday.
Haiti aid effort marred by slow U.N. response
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Clutching automatic assault rifles, truckloads of U.N. troops patrolled the streets of Haiti's shattered capital on the day after the earthquake hit last month, seemingly oblivious to the misery around them.
Cuba struggles to preserve past in hard times
HAVANA (Reuters) - Every winter, tourists from frozen homelands in the north fill the sunny streets of Old Havana admiring its picturesque colonial buildings and centuries-old squares.
February 24, 2010
India, Pakistan hold talks, seeking thaw in relations
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The top diplomats of India and Pakistan began on Thursday their first official talks since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, but hopes of progress remain limited as the rival neighbors seek to end a diplomatic freeze.
Growing fury at Dubai killing reaches Australia
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Mounting diplomatic fury over the killing of a top Hamas commander in a Dubai hotel reached Australia on Thursday, with Israel's ambassador summoned over the use of Australian passports by a suspected assassination squad.
Transgender group seeks end to Guyana dress code laws
GEORGETOWN (Reuters) - A group of transgender people in Guyana have asked the country's Supreme Court to strike down laws that leave them open to arrest following a police crackdown on cross-dressing.
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