- Romney clawing his way back in Republican race Steve Holland - Reuters - 49 minutes ago
MESA, Arizona (Reuters) - Mitt Romney is fighting his way back into the driving seat in the Republican presidential race, putting in a strong debate performance in Arizona … More »Romney clawing his way back in Republican race
MESA, Arizona (Reuters) - Mitt Romney is fighting his way back into the driving seat in the Republican presidential race, putting in a strong debate performance in Arizona and gaining in polls against conservative rival Rick Santorum. An aggressive Romney repeatedly put Santorum on the defensive in a CNN debate on Wednesday …
- US, North Korea hold first talks since Kim's death Marianne Barriaux - AFP - 1 hour 29 minutes ago
A senior US diplomat said Thursday he had held "serious and substantive" talks with North Korea's nuclear envoy in Beijing, the first such contact between the two nations … More »US, North Korea hold first talks since Kim's death
- Iraq attacks kill 60, raise sectarian fears Kareem Raheem - Reuters - 1 hour 36 minutes ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Simultaneous early morning attacks on mostly Shi'ite targets across Iraq killed at least 60 people and wounded dozens on Thursday in one of the bloodiest … More »Iraq attacks kill 60, raise sectarian fears
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Simultaneous early morning attacks on mostly Shi'ite targets across Iraq killed at least 60 people and wounded dozens on Thursday in one of the bloodiest days of violence since U.S. troops pulled out in mid-December. The attacks that appeared to pitch al Qaeda-linked Sunni Muslim insurgents against Shi'ites …
- Afghan soldier kills two NATO troops at protest Reuters - 2 hours 28 minutes ago
KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan soldier at a U.S. base in the country's east joined violent protests against the burning of copies of the Koran and shot dead two foreign … More »Afghan soldier kills two NATO troops at protest
KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan soldier at a U.S. base in the country's east joined violent protests against the burning of copies of the Koran and shot dead two foreign troops, Western military sources said. Protesters charged the base in Nangarhar province after the Taliban urged Afghans to target foreign bases and kill Westerners …
- U.S. envoy calls North Korea talks "substantive" Reuters - 2 hours 36 minutes ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for the North Korean nuclear dispute said talks with Pyongyang's lead negotiator on Thursday were "serious and substantive" and would … More »U.S. envoy calls North Korea talks "substantive"
BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for the North Korean nuclear dispute said talks with Pyongyang's lead negotiator on Thursday were "serious and substantive" and would continue the next day but analysts have said no major breakthrough is expected. The talks in Beijing between U.S. Special Representative for North Korea …
- US Republican rivals clash in crucial TV debate Ben Norris - AFP - 3 hours ago
Surging Republican hopeful Rick Santorum came under sustained fire from US presidential rivals, including struggling frontrunner Mitt Romney, in a fierce debate ahead … More »US Republican rivals clash in crucial TV debate
- Nine-Year-Old Boy Shoots Girl In Classroom Sky News - 6 hours ago
A nine-year-old boy has shot and critically wounded a girl in their classroom in Washington state. More »Nine-Year-Old Boy Shoots Girl In Classroom
- US Republican rivals clash in crunch TV debate Ben Norris - AFP - 7 hours ago
Struggling Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney clashed repeatedly with his surging rival Rick Santorum on Wednesday, in a crucial TV debate as the pair battle … More »US Republican rivals clash in crunch TV debate
- Three US lawmakers sent threatening letters AFP - AFP - 10 hours ago
Several US lawmakers received threatening letters containing a harmless white powder, but the sender warned more missives including a "harmful material" could follow, … More »Three US lawmakers sent threatening letters
- Chavez surgery rocks Venezuela ahead of election Andrew Cawthorne and Daniel Wallis - Reuters - 16 hours ago
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's imminent departure for more cancer surgery in Cuba has thrown his re-election campaign into uncertainty and once … More »Chavez surgery rocks Venezuela ahead of election
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's imminent departure for more cancer surgery in Cuba has thrown his re-election campaign into uncertainty and once again shaken the socialist leader's passionate supporters. Though the 57-year-old former soldier looked stoic and played down the dangers of his latest condition, …
- Karzai urges calm as six die in Afghan Koran protests Mirwais Harooni and Hamid Shalizi - Reuters - 21 hours ago
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai appealed for calm on Wednesday after officials said six people were shot dead and dozens wounded in protests over the … More »Karzai urges calm as six die in Afghan Koran protests
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai appealed for calm on Wednesday after officials said six people were shot dead and dozens wounded in protests over the burning of copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, at NATO's main base in the country. The U.S. embassy said its staff were in "lockdown" and travel had been …
- Reporters killed in Syria 'were US and French' AFP - AFP - Wed, Feb 22, 2012
France identified two Western reporters killed in Syria on Wednesday as veteran American war correspondent Marie Colvin of Britain's Sunday Times and freelance French … More »Reporters killed in Syria 'were US and French'
- North Korea calls Seoul nuclear summit a "childish farce" Reuters - Wed, Feb 22, 2012
SEOUL (Reuters) - Isolationist North Korea lashed out at its neighbour on Wednesday for hosting an international nuclear security summit in Seoul next month, calling … More »North Korea calls Seoul nuclear summit a "childish farce"
SEOUL (Reuters) - Isolationist North Korea lashed out at its neighbour on Wednesday for hosting an international nuclear security summit in Seoul next month, calling it a "childish farce" and an "intolerable grave provocation." The South has said Pyongyang can send a delegate to the conference involving some 50 world leaders, …
- U.S. hints at possibility of arming Syrian rebels Andrew Quinn and Arshad Mohammed - Reuters - Wed, Feb 22, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday appeared to open the door to eventually arming the Syrian opposition, saying if a political solution to the crisis … More »U.S. hints at possibility of arming Syrian rebels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday appeared to open the door to eventually arming the Syrian opposition, saying if a political solution to the crisis were impossible it might have to consider other options. The comments, made by officials at both the White House and the State Department, marked a shift …
- Violence as Yemen elects candidate to replace toppled leader Joseph Logan and Mohammed Mukhashaf - Reuters - Wed, Feb 22, 2012
SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Separatist violence in the south loomed over a presidential election in Yemen that had just a single candidate, but Washington praised the vote … More »Violence as Yemen elects candidate to replace toppled leader
SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Separatist violence in the south loomed over a presidential election in Yemen that had just a single candidate, but Washington praised the vote ending three decades of rule by its ally Ali Abdullah Saleh. The uncontested vote anointed Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi - a general who served as Saleh's vice president …
- Investigators say prison fire likely caused by cigarette Gustavo Palencia - Reuters - Tue, Feb 21, 2012
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - A devastating prison fire that killed 360 inmates in a Honduran penitentiary was likely caused by a candle or cigarette that set a mattress alight, … More »Investigators say prison fire likely caused by cigarette
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - A devastating prison fire that killed 360 inmates in a Honduran penitentiary was likely caused by a candle or cigarette that set a mattress alight, investigators said on Tuesday. Danelia Ferrera, a senior official in Honduras' attorney general's office, said an investigation involving Honduran and …
- Exclusive - Algeria to allow foreign NGOs to monitor vote Lamine Chikhi - Reuters - Tue, Feb 21, 2012
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Election observers from U.S. non-governmental organisations the Carter Center and the National Democratic Institute will for the first time be able … More »Exclusive - Algeria to allow foreign NGOs to monitor vote
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Election observers from U.S. non-governmental organisations the Carter Center and the National Democratic Institute will for the first time be able to monitor a parliamentary election in Algeria later this year, the interior minister said on Tuesday. Daho Ould Kablia told Reuters that the government, …
- French police hold Strauss-Kahn overnight in sex ring probe Sylvain Peuchmaurd - AFP - Tue, Feb 21, 2012
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was in police custody overnight Tuesday over allegations that he took part in orgies in Paris and Washington with prostitutes … More »French police hold Strauss-Kahn overnight in sex ring probe
- Red Cross seeks Syria ceasefires; more than 100 killed Mariam Karouny and Stephanie Nebehay - Reuters - Tue, Feb 21, 2012
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrian government forces killed at least 100 people on Tuesday in assaults on villages and an artillery barrage in the restive city of Homs, … More »Red Cross seeks Syria ceasefires; more than 100 killed
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrian government forces killed at least 100 people on Tuesday in assaults on villages and an artillery barrage in the restive city of Homs, activists said, and the Red Cross called for daily ceasefires to allow in urgently needed aid. Washington, which is preparing for a "Friends of Syria" meeting …
- U.S. hints at possibility of arming Syrian rebels Andrew Quinn and Arshad Mohammed - Reuters - Tue, Feb 21, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday appeared to open the door to eventually arming the Syrian opposition, saying if a political solution to the crisis … More »U.S. hints at possibility of arming Syrian rebels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday appeared to open the door to eventually arming the Syrian opposition, saying if a political solution to the crisis were impossible it might have to consider other options. The comments, made by officials at both the White House and the State Department, marked a shift …
- Afghans vent fury over Koran burning, U.S. apologises Samar Zwak - Reuters - Tue, Feb 21, 2012
BAGRAM, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. helicopters fired flares to disperse hundreds of angry Afghans who massed outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday … More »Afghans vent fury over Koran burning, U.S. apologises
BAGRAM, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. helicopters fired flares to disperse hundreds of angry Afghans who massed outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday after hearing staff there had burned copies of the Koran. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta issued an apology for "inappropriate treatment" of Islam's …
- Koran Burning Claims: US Issues Apology Sky News - Tue, Feb 21, 2012
The US commander in Afghanistan has apologised after claims American troops set fire to copies of the Koran at the main military base. More »Koran Burning Claims: US Issues Apology
- Exclusive - Algeria to allow foreign NGOs to monitor vote Lamine Chikhi - Reuters - Tue, Feb 21, 2012
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Election observers from U.S. non-governmental organisations the Carter Center and the National Democratic Institute will for the first time be able … More »Exclusive - Algeria to allow foreign NGOs to monitor vote
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Election observers from U.S. non-governmental organisations the Carter Center and the National Democratic Institute will for the first time be able to monitor a parliamentary election in Algeria later this year, the interior minister said on Tuesday. Daho Ould Kablia told Reuters that the government, …
- 'Scream' painting expected to top $80 mn at auction Sebastian Smith - AFP - Tue, Feb 21, 2012
A version of "The Scream," one of the world's most famous paintings and an iconic image of despair, will go on sale this May in New York, where it is expected to fetch … More »'Scream' painting expected to top $80 mn at auction
- Afghanistan's Karzai says speaks to Taliban every day - report James Grubel - Reuters - Tue, Feb 21, 2012
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai said his government talks to the Taliban every day through intermediaries, according to an interview by Australia's … More »Afghanistan's Karzai says speaks to Taliban every day - report
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai said his government talks to the Taliban every day through intermediaries, according to an interview by Australia's SBS television for broadcast on Tuesday. Afghan and U.S. officials are seeking negotiations with the Taliban as a way of ensuring peace after foreign …
- Japan, U.S. near deal on Iran oil import cut, report say 11 pct Osamu Tsukimori and Yoko Kubota - Reuters - Tue, Feb 21, 2012
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is close to agreement with Washington on the size of cuts refiners must make in imports of Iranian crude oil to win waivers from U.S. sanctions, … More »Japan, U.S. near deal on Iran oil import cut, report say 11 pct
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is close to agreement with Washington on the size of cuts refiners must make in imports of Iranian crude oil to win waivers from U.S. sanctions, two ministers said Tuesday after a media report the two sides would settle on an 11 percent cut. The Yomiuri newspaper, citing unidentified sources, said …
- North Korean team leaves for talks with US AFP - AFP - Tue, Feb 21, 2012
North Korea's delegation left for talks about its nuclear programme with the United States, in what will be the first significant contact by the two sides since the death … More »North Korean team leaves for talks with US
- Bahrain police disperse march with water cannon Andrew Hammond - Reuters - Mon, Feb 20, 2012
MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahraini police used water cannon and tear gas to break up a march chanting anti-government slogans after a funeral on Monday, while protesters were … More »Bahrain police disperse march with water cannon
MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahraini police used water cannon and tear gas to break up a march chanting anti-government slogans after a funeral on Monday, while protesters were arrested for approaching a roundabout at the centre of an uprising last year. Bahrain, a U.S. ally and home to the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, has been in turmoil …
- Oliver Stone's Son Wants To Help US With Islam Sky News - Mon, Feb 20, 2012
The son of US filmmaker Oliver Stone has told Iranian media he hopes his conversion to Islam helps Americans to understand more about the faith. More »Oliver Stone's Son Wants To Help US With Islam
- Putin to win Russian election in first round - poll Guy Faulconbridge - Reuters - Mon, Feb 20, 2012
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin will be elected president in the first round of March's election with more than half the vote, avoiding a runoff that would dent his … More »Putin to win Russian election in first round - poll
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin will be elected president in the first round of March's election with more than half the vote, avoiding a runoff that would dent his authority on the eve of his planned return to the Kremlin's top job, a state pollster predicted on Monday. Prime Minister Putin hopes to convincingly win …
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