REUTERS World News, Jun 08, 2011 (2)

Interpol says al Qaeda remains biggest global threat Mon,6 Jun 2011 09:31 PM PDT Reuters - SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Al Qaeda and groups linked to it remain the world's biggest security threat despite the killing of Osama bin Laden, the head of Interpol said on Tuesday. Full Story1

Explosions in Tripoli, rebels seize Libyan town Mon,6 Jun 2011 09:23 PM PDT Reuters - YAFRAN/TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Loud explosions shook Tripoli early on Tuesday morning in what appeared to be stepped up NATO air strikes on the Libyan capital, and rebel forces seized a town in the west, driving out Muammar Gaddafi's forces. Full Story1

Libyan foreign minister to visit China Mon,6 Jun 2011 09:17 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - The Libyan Foreign Minister will visit China from Tuesday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said after revealing that one of its diplomats had visited the Libyan rebel stronghold in deepening diplomacy over the fate of Muammar Gaddafi's government.Full Story1

U.S., Pakistan authorities dispute militant's death Mon,6 Jun 2011 05:17 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. and Pakistani authorities disagree sharply over claims that senior al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri was killed in a recent missile strike, officials from both countries said on Monday, suggesting sharp strains persist between authorities in Washington and Islamabad. Full Story1

U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon says running for 2nd term Mon,6 Jun 2011 03:47 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Ban Ki-moon formally asked members of the United Nations on Monday to support his candidacy for a second five-year term as U.N. secretary-general -- a goal he looks almost certain to achieve. Full Story1

U.S. urges Yemen to move to swift transition Mon,6 Jun 2011 03:19 PM PDT Reuters - SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's government should seize on President Ali Abdullah Saleh's absence to bring about a swift and peaceful handover of power, the United States suggested. Full Story1

Israel sees Syrian hand in Golan clashes, 23 dead Mon,6 Jun 2011 03:05 PM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel, with U.S. backing, accused Syria on Monday of orchestrating deadly confrontations on a ceasefire line between the two countries as a distraction from Damascus's bloody crackdown on an 11-week-old revolt. Full Story1

Egyptians honor activist whose death sparked revolt Mon,6 Jun 2011 02:23 PM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Hundreds of Egyptians took to the streets on Monday and stood in silence in memory of activist Khaled Said, beaten to death outside an Internet cafe exactly a year ago by two police officers in the coastal city Alexandria. Full Story1

U.N. chief says Gaza flotilla panel to report in July Mon,6 Jun 2011 02:15 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A much-delayed U.N. panel set up to investigate last year's Israeli attack on an aid convoy bound for Gaza is now due to report back next month, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said on Monday. Full Story1

Russian human rights worker beaten outside home Mon,6 Jun 2011 11:33 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian human rights worker was treated in hospital Monday after being beaten up in his apartment building, an attack his employer said was linked to his work. Full Story1

Factbox: Latest developments in Libyan conflict Mon,6 Jun 2011 11:31 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Following are the latest political and military developments in the Libyan crisis. Full Story1

Syria will respond firmly to attacks: minister Mon,6 Jun 2011 11:25 AM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian Interior Minister Mohammad Ibrahim al-Shaar said on Monday the authorities will respond firmly to armed attacks after state television said gunmen killed more than 80 security members in a northwestern town. Full Story1

Factbox: Who's who on Peru Humala's economics team Mon,6 Jun 2011 10:55 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Left-wing former army officer Ollanta Humala has claimed victory in Peru's presidential election and sought to reassure investors he has shed his radical past and will adhere to responsible economic policies. Full Story1

Troops to stay in Abyei for now: Sudan minister Mon,6 Jun 2011 10:48 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Sudan's Foreign Minister Ali Karti said on Monday the army would stay in Abyei, a disputed region in the north-south division of the country next month, until it was stable enough to leave. Full Story1

Analysis: E.coli outbreak poses questions for organic farming Mon,6 Jun 2011 10:31 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The warm, watery, organic growing environment suspected as the source of a deadly E.coli outbreak in Germany may produce delicious, nutritious bean sprouts, but is also an ideal breeding ground for the dangerous bacteria. Full Story1

Tunisian party fears violence if election delayed Mon,6 Jun 2011 10:20 AM PDT Reuters - TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's main Islamist party said on Monday delays to a scheduled election date or changes to other plans for a new political order could "drag the country into a spiral of violence." Full Story1

Shooting reported in Sudan flashpoint state's capital Mon,6 Jun 2011 10:16 AM PDT Reuters - KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Shooting broke out in the capital of Sudan's South Kordofan state Monday, the latest eruption of violence in the tense border region as the country's south prepares to secede. Full Story1

PSD starts forming center-right Portuguese government Mon,6 Jun 2011 10:15 AM PDT Reuters - LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's center-right Social Democrats (PSD) began forming a coalition government with their traditional rightist allies on Monday, promising to take tough austerity steps under the country's bailout program. Full Story1

EU to agree aid to farmers hurt by E.coli outbreak Mon,6 Jun 2011 10:12 AM PDT Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union farm ministers will try Tuesday to agree financial aid for fruit and vegetable producers whose sales have been hit by an E.coli outbreak that has so far claimed at least 22 lives in Europe. Full Story1

Saudi council calls for women to get local vote Mon,6 Jun 2011 09:48 AM PDT Reuters - JEDDAH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's advisory Shoura Council said on Monday that women should be allowed to vote and run as candidates in future municipal elections. Full Story1

Russia says deeply concerned by Golan clashes Mon,6 Jun 2011 09:45 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Monday it was "deeply concerned" by an upsurge in confrontation between Israelis and Palestinians on Sunday that Syria said killed 23 demonstrators and injured 350 in the Golan Heights. Full Story1

Yemen fuel shortages grow, pipeline shut: sources Mon,6 Jun 2011 09:19 AM PDT Reuters - ISTANBUL/LONDON (Reuters) - Fuel shortages in many parts of Yemen worsened as the country's main oil pipeline remained shut and tight funding hit imports, trade and shipping sources said on Monday. Full Story1

Blasts heard in central Tripoli Mon,6 Jun 2011 09:10 AM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - At least two powerful blasts were heard in central Tripoli early on Monday evening, a Reuters correspondent in the Libyan capital said. Full Story1

Ban Ki-moon asks U.N. council to remain as chief Mon,6 Jun 2011 09:00 AM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Ban Ki-moon formally asked the U.N. Security Council to support his candidacy for a second five-year term as U.N. secretary-general, according to a letter obtained by Reuters on Monday. Full Story1

Analysis: Saleh's exit lessens risk of civil war in Yemen Mon,6 Jun 2011 08:52 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's departure to have his wounds treated in Saudi Arabia offers Yemen a precious chance to halt a slide into civil war and achieve a peaceful transition of power. Much could go wrong. Full Story1

Peru Humala advisor says speculators will lose Mon,6 Jun 2011 08:49 AM PDT Reuters - LIMA (Reuters) - Investors speculating against Peru will lose because left-wing Ollanta Humala will adhere to responsible policies that respect private investment and fiscal equilibrium, one of his main economy advisors said on Monday. Full Story1

Turkey's leaders livid over Economist article Mon,6 Jun 2011 08:37 AM PDT Reuters - ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish leaders have lined up to condemn the Economist magazine for an editorial that urged voters to back the opposition in Sunday's election, calling it part of an anti-democratic, pro-Israeli campaign to weaken Turkey. Full Story1

Nigerian leader to pick cabinet this week: source Mon,6 Jun 2011 08:33 AM PDT Reuters - ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will send a list of nominees for his new cabinet to the Senate for approval this week and some outgoing ministers will be retained, a presidency source said on Monday. Full Story1

Atom watchdog chides bombing of Syrian site in '07 Mon,6 Jun 2011 08:13 AM PDT Reuters - VIENNA (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog took a swipe at Israel on Monday for "allegedly" bombing to rubble a suspected Syrian reactor site in 2007, saying the case should have been reported to his agency instead. Full Story1

PSD starts forming centre-right Portuguese government Mon,6 Jun 2011 08:00 AM PDT Reuters - LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's center-right Social Democrats (PSD) began forming a coalition government with their traditional rightist allies on Monday, promising to take tough austerity steps under the country's bailout program. Full Story1

Five EU leaders urge respect of truce in Yemen Mon,6 Jun 2011 07:55 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - The leaders of France, Germany, Britain, Italy and Spain called on Monday for all sides in Yemen to respect a truce brokered by Saudi Arabia aimed at halting fighting that has killed more than 200 people. Full Story1

New data suggests Iran military link: U.N. atom chief Mon,6 Jun 2011 07:47 AM PDT Reuters - VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran seems to have carried out nuclear-related work with possible military links until recently, the U.N. atomic watchdog chief said on Monday, citing new information adding to concerns about Tehran's activities. Full Story1

For Somali pirate victims, abuse and long captivity Mon,6 Jun 2011 07:36 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Increasingly ferocious attacks by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean are inflicting a rising human cost with thousands of seafarers suffering physical injury and emotional trauma, a report said Monday. Full Story1

U.S. missile strikes "kill 17 militants" in Pakistan Mon,6 Jun 2011 07:12 AM PDT Reuters - WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Missile strikes by a suspected U.S. drone aircraft on Monday killed at least 17 militants in Pakistan's South Waziristan, intelligence officials said, following reports that a top al Qaeda operative was killed in the region last week. Full Story1

Factbox: Facts about Europe's E.coli outbreak Mon,6 Jun 2011 06:20 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - German officials said on Sunday bean sprouts could be behind an E.coli outbreak that has killed 22 and made thousands ill across Europe. Full Story1

Gaddafi forces shell rebel-held east Libya town Mon,6 Jun 2011 06:01 AM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces fired rockets into the rebel-held east Libyan town of Ajdabiyah on Monday and clashes broke out on the main road further west, two rebel military sources said. Full Story1

Five U.S. troops killed in Iraq attack Mon,6 Jun 2011 04:57 AM PDT Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Five U.S. service members were killed in a rocket attack in Iraq on Monday in the worst single toll for American troops in the country in at least two years, the U.S. military and Iraqi security officials said. Full Story1

Syria says 23 killed in Sunday's Golan protest Mon,6 Jun 2011 03:24 AM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said 23 people were killed in Sunday's protest near the Golan Heights, when Israeli troops fired on Palestinian demonstrators at the frontier fence, but the United Nations said the toll was unconfirmed. Full Story1

Timeline: Saleh's 33-year rule in Yemen Mon,6 Jun 2011 03:03 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh, wounded in an attack on his presidential palace on Friday, has flown to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment. Full Story1

Suicide car bomber kills 13 in Saddam's hometown Mon,6 Jun 2011 02:52 AM PDT Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 13 people were killed and 15 wounded when a suicide bomber detonated a car in Iraq's central city of Tikrit on Monday, the second attack in three days in the hometown of the late Saddam Hussein, officials said. Full Story1

 

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