Australia's Gillard likely to retain power
By Rob Taylor
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's Labor Party looked close to retaining power on Tuesday after a pivotal independent lawmaker signaled the remaining two unaligned parliamentarians would support her.
...
|
Quake-hit New Zealand city struggles back to business
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's second-biggest city, Christchurch, struggled to get back to business on Tuesday as aftershocks caused more damage and kept parts of the city cordoned off three days after a magnitude 7.1 quake.
...
|
U.S. Afghanistan commanders condemn Koran-burning plan
By Pascal Fletcher
MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan warned on Monday that a small Florida church's plan to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks ...
|
Australia's political deadlock set to end Tuesday
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's agonizing wait for a new government is expected to finally end on Tuesday, with independent lawmakers holding the balance of power in parliament due to decide their allegiances later in the day.
...
|
Australia independent sees government decision Tuesday
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian independent MP Tony Windsor said he and two other independents holding the balance of power after recent elections would probably decide on whether to support a Labor or a conservative government by early afternoon Tuesday.
...
|
Iran boosts atom work, hampers probe: IAEA
By Fredrik Dahl and Sylvia Westall
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran's barring of some inspectors is hampering the U.N. nuclear watchdog's work in the Islamic state, the IAEA said in a new report that Washington ...
|
Iran boosts atom work, bomb fears remain: IAEA
By Fredrik Dahl and Sylvia Westall
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pushing ahead with its nuclear program in defiance of tougher sanctions, the U.N. atomic watchdog said in a new report that Washington called ...
|
U.S. commander seeks 2,000 new troops for Afghanistan
By David Brunnstrom
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan has requested another 2,000 troops for the foreign force fighting the Taliban insurgency, despite waning support for the war in troop-contributing ...
|
Russia's Putin hints at Kremlin return in 2012
By Andreas Rinke
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave a strong hint on Monday that he would run for president in 2012, a step that would almost certainly give him ...
|
Iran boosts nuclear work, bomb fears remain: IAEA
By Fredrik Dahl and Sylvia Westall
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pushing ahead with its atomic work in defiance of tougher sanctions and the U.N. nuclear watchdog is concerned about Tehran's objections to some ...
|
Russia's Putin says undecided about 2012 election
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday that he had not yet decided whether to run in the 2012 presidential election.
Putin said he would decide closer to the ...
|
France faces serious disruption in pensions strike
By Brian Love
PARIS (Reuters) - France faces serious rail and air traffic disruption from strikes beginning late on Monday as trade unions seek to mobilize millions of protesters against plans to raise the ...
|
Guatemala resumes rescue work after landslide
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Emergency services in Guatemala on Monday resumed their search for victims of landslides that killed and buried dozens of people, as further rain was predicted for the Central American country.
...
|
Blair cancels book-signing over protests
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday he had canceled a book-signing in London this week to mark the launch of his memoirs, over fears the event would be hit by protests.
...
|
Afghans protest U.S. church's plans to torch Koran
KABUL (Reuters) - Several hundred Afghans chanting "Death to America" rallied outside a mosque in the Afghan capital on Monday to protest against an American church's plan to burn a copy of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
...
|
Merkel confident on nuclear plan despite opposition
By Peter Dinkloh and Vera Eckert
FRANKFURT/MUNICH (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she was confident that a law to extend the lives of nuclear power reactors could be passed without ...
|
Graft and threats of violence cloud hopes for Afghan vote
By Tim Gaynor
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban threats, shuttered polling centers and warnings of widespread fraud are clouding hopes for Afghanistan's September 18 parliamentary election, a key test of an already fragile democracy, observers ...
|
Spain can't trust ETA truce: minister
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain cannot trust Sunday's truce announcement by armed Basque separatist group ETA and will continue to pursue its members, Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said on national television Monday.
The ceasefire ...
|
Nineteen killed in suicide bombing in Pakistan
By Mustansar Baluch
LAKKI MARWAT, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber rammed his car into a police station in northwest Pakistan on Monday killing at least 19 people, police said, in a new wave ...
|
Japan fiscal targets need review: PM candidate's aide
By Chisa Fujioka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan needs fiscal reform targets to tackle its massive debt but existing goals heavily influenced by bureaucrats should be reviewed, said an aide to the ruling party powerbroker ...
|
Australia election impasse expected to end Tuesday
By Rob Taylor
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard will know on Tuesday if she can form a new minority government with the support of three independents, ending more than two ...
|
Merkel confident about nuclear power extension deal
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she was confident her government's plans to extend the lifespans of Germany's nuclear power plants will not need the approval of the upper house of parliament.
...
|
Aftershocks rattle quake-hit NZ city
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Aftershocks rocked New Zealand's second-biggest city on Monday causing further damage and forcing authorities to extend a state of emergency after the country's most damaging earthquake in 80 years.
More than ...
|
Australia expected to form new government Tuesday
By Rob Taylor
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is expected to form a new minority government on Tuesday with the backing of three kingmaker independents, ending two weeks of uncertainty.
...
|
Guatemala landslides kill dozens and toll seen rising
CUMBRE DE ALASKA, Guatemala (Reuters) - A massive landslide buried a crowd trying to dig out a bus from deep mud on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, with dozens more feared dead, as torrential rains battered Guatemala.
...
|
War, corruption swell number of Afghan street kids
By Andrew Hammond
KABUL (Reuters) - At a center for disadvantaged children in Kabul, shy young girls step up to recite their duties as fasting Muslims for the visiting U.S. ambassador.
...
|
Japanese public backs PM Kan vs Ozawa by wide margin
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of Japanese voters prefer Prime Minister Naoto Kan to powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa as premier, media polls showed Monday ahead of a September 14 ruling party leadership race that appears too close to call.
...
|
Australia close to forming government but new poll still a risk
By Rob Taylor
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard is strongly tipped to form a new minority government within 48 hours, ending a fortnight-long political limbo with the backing of three ...
|
Quake-hit New Zealand city remains shut
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A state of emergency after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake is keeping much of New Zealand's second-biggest city shut on Monday but financial markets have mostly shrugged off the quake as the long-term economic impact is seen limited. Many businesses in the South Island city of Christchurch remain closed as a state of emergency was extended until Wednesday after the country's most damaging ...
|
Dozens still missing as Guatemala landslides kill 22
By Sarah Grainger
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A massive landslide buried a crowd trying to dig out a bus from deep mud on Sunday, killing at least 22 people with dozens more feared dead, ...
|
Berlusconi rival Fini "will not force election"
By James Mackenzie
ROME (Reuters) - Gianfranco Fini, the former ally of Silvio Berlusconi turned bitter rival, made a fierce attack on the Italian prime minister Sunday but said he would avoid steps that ...
|
Taliban vow to disrupt Afghanistan election
By Sayed Salahuddin
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban said on Sunday they would attempt to disrupt elections this month and warned Afghans to boycott the vote, the first explicit threat against the poll by ...
|
At least 40 missing in new Guatemala landslides
By Sarah Grainger
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - At least 40 people were missing in Guatemala on Sunday after a massive landslide buried up to 100 trying to dig out a bus caught in deep ...
|
Attack on Iran would destroy Israel: Ahmadinejad
DOHA (Reuters) - Any attack on Iran would lead to the destruction of Israel, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said during a visit to the Gulf Arab state of Qatar on Sunday.
"The U.S. and ...
|
Basque ETA call to halt attacks met with caution
By Sonya Dowsett
MADRID (Reuters) - The Basque rebel group ETA called a halt to armed attacks on Sunday but the government said the declaration was not enough and urged the weakened organization to ...
|
Guatemala landslides bury up to 100 people
By Sarah Grainger
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A massive landslide buried up to 100 people in Guatemala trying to dig out a bus caught in deep mud as torrential rains battered the country.
...
|
Up to 100 feared buried in Guatemala landslides
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A massive landslide buried up to 100 people in Guatemala when they tried to dig out a bus caught in deep mud as torrential rains battered the country.
The weekend ...
|
Up to 100 feared buried in Guatemala landslide
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - As many as 100 people may have been buried in a landslide in Guatemala on a major highway, a spokesman for the fire department said on Sunday.
Approximately 100 people ...
|
Suicide bomber kills three in southern Russia
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - At least three people were killed and 33 wounded on Sunday when a suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a military camp in Russia's southern region of Dagestan, the Defense Ministry said.
...
|
Twelve killed in suicide assault on Iraq army base
By Muhanad Mohammed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Up to five suicide bombers, some armed with rifles, tried to storm an army base in Baghdad on Sunday, killing 12 people and wounding 36 less than a ...
|
Basque separatists ETA halting armed attacks
By Sonya Dowsett
MADRID (Reuters) - Basque rebel group ETA, weakened by arrests and facing calls for ceasefire within the separatist movement, announced on Sunday it had called a halt to armed attacks, according ...
|
Seven killed in suicide assault on Iraq army base
By Muhanad Mohammed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Five suicide bombers armed with rifles tried to storm an army base in Baghdad on Sunday, killing seven people and wounding 29 less than a week after Washington ...
|
Mideast talks to resume in Egyptian Red Sea resort
CAIRO (Reuters) - The second round of direct peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians will take place in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on September 14-15, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
...
|
Basque separatists ETA to halt armed attacks
By Sonya Dowsett
MADRID (Reuters) - The Basque separatist group ETA has decided to stop carrying out armed attacks, Basque-language newspaper Gara said on its website on Sunday.
...
|
Basque separatists ETA announce ceasefire: Gara
MADRID (Reuters) - Basque rebels ETA have decided to no longer carry out armed attacks, Basque-language newspaper Gara said on its website on Sunday.
Gara did not make clear whether the ceasefire was permanent ...
|
Peace deal requires new approach: Netanyahu
By Jeffrey Heller
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A peace deal with the Palestinians will require a creative, new approach to issues that have defied resolution in past negotiations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on ...
|
Seven killed in suicide attack on Iraq army base
By Muhanad Mohammed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Suicide bombers and gunmen tried to storm an army base in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least seven people and wounding 22 less than a week after Washington ...
|
Philippine police chief takes blame for bus hijack
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' national police chief took the blame for the botched bus hijacking rescue attempt last week that killed eight Hong Kong tourists at a Manila park, announcing his decision to retire early from the service.
...
|
Gales, aftershocks shake quake hit New Zealand city
By Gyles Beckford
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Strong aftershocks and gale-force winds buffeted New Zealand's second biggest city on Sunday as a clean-up got underway following the country's worst earthquake in 80 years.
...
|
Torrential rains kill 18 in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed in Guatemala on Saturday, including a dozen on a bus that was buried in a landslide, as heavy rains lashed the Central American nation and southern Mexico.
...
|
Gales and aftershocks shake quake-hit New Zealand city
By Gyles Beckford
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Strong aftershocks and gale-force winds buffeted New Zealand's second biggest city of Christchurch Sunday as a clean-up got underway after the country's worst earthquake in 80 years.
...
|
Belgium back in crisis as mediator quits
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium plunged back into political crisis on Saturday as the politician trying to broker formation of a government quit, almost three months after an election.
King Albert accepted the resignation of ...
|
Corrected: Belgium back in crisis as mediator quits
(Makes clear in bullets and first paragraph that last election was three months ago, not five)
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium plunged back into political crisis on Saturday as the politician trying to broker formation ...
|
Belgium back in crisis as coalition mediator quits
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium plunged back into political crisis Saturday as the politician trying to broker formation of a government quit, five months after an election.
King Albert accepted the resignation of French-speaking Socialist ...
|
Thousands protest at French immigrant clampdown
By Lucien Libert and Nick Vinocur
PARIS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands protested across France on Saturday against a clampdown on immigrants, launching a week of action over policies on which President Nicolas Sarkozy ...
|
Minister says Pakistani militants stoking sectarian rift
By Augustine Anthony
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pro-Taliban Pakistani militants are trying to create a sectarian rift, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Saturday, as a new wave of violence piled pressure on a government ...
|
Blair pelted with eggs at Dublin book signing
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Three people were arrested after protesters threw eggs and shoes at former British Prime Minister Tony Blair when he arrived to sign copies of his memoir at a bookshop in Dublin on Saturday, national broadcaster RTE said.
...
|
Mexican judge orders drug lord held 40 more days
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican judge ordered Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez, believed to be one of the country's top drug bosses, held for 40 more days of investigation, the federal prosecutor's office said on Saturday.
...
|
South Korea foreign minister quits in nepotism row
By Brett Cole
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign minister has resigned over accusations of nepotism involving his daughter, sources at the president's office and ministry said on Saturday, the latest senior official to ...
|
Car bomb in Caucasus wounds minister, kills driver
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - A senior official in the province of Dagestan in Russia's Caucasus was wounded on Saturday and his driver killed by a bomb planted in their car, a police spokesman told Reuters.
...
|
Curfew declared after 7.1 quake hits New Zealand
By Gyles Beckford
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities declared an overnight curfew for Saturday after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city, Christchurch, bringing down power lines and bridges and wrecking roads and ...
|
Pakistani militants stoking sectarian rift: minister
By Augustine Anthony
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pro-Taliban Pakistani militants are trying to fuel a sectarian rift, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Saturday, as a new wave of violence piled pressure on a government ...
|
Crime adds to misery for Pakistan's flood victims
By Rebecca Conway
MEHMOOD KOT, Pakistan (Reuters) - Crime and the sale of donated aid supplies are undermining the aid effort for Pakistan's flood victims.
...
|
