China floods kill 24, force 100,000 to evacuate Tue,7 Jun 2011 11:45 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Heavy rain drenched a swathe of what had been drought-gripped southern and eastern China, killing 24 people and forcing more than 100,000 to evacuate, state media reported on Wednesday. Full Story1 | |
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Humala: won't copy Chavez, Peru economy safe Tue,7 Jun 2011 06:42 PM PDT Reuters - LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's leftist President-elect Ollanta Humala vowed on Tuesday he is no copy of his one-time mentor, Venezuela's firebrand leader Hugo Chavez, as he tried to reassure investors he will protect a long economic boom. Full Story1 | |
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Yemen facing humanitarian catastrophe: UNICEF Tue,7 Jun 2011 11:45 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Yemen is facing a humanitarian catastrophe as an explosion of violence strains a country that is already one of the poorest in the world, Yemen representative for the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said on Tuesday. Full Story1 | |
Two Saudi guards killed on Yemen border: official Tue,7 Jun 2011 11:45 AM PDT Reuters - RIYADH (Reuters) - Two Saudi border guards were killed and one was wounded by a man trying to cross into Yemen early on Tuesday, Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry said.Full Story1 | |
Yemen's Saleh's injuries more serious: U.S. official Tue,7 Jun 2011 11:45 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh was injured much more seriously than first reported in a weekend rocket attack on his palace, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, raising further questions about his continued rule. Full Story1 | |
Analysis: Saleh's exit lessens risk of civil war in Yemen Tue,7 Jun 2011 11:45 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 | |
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Obama: Matter of time before Gaddafi is ousted Tue,7 Jun 2011 10:48 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday it is just a matter of time before Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is ousted, after NATO intensified air strikes on Tripoli. Full Story1 | |
Obama: New sanctions against Iran may be coming Tue,7 Jun 2011 10:24 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States and its allies may slap more sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, after Tehran vowed that no offer could halt its enrichment of uranium. Full Story1 | |
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Bahraini clerics accuse police of violating religious freedoms Tue,7 Jun 2011 09:53 AM PDT Reuters - MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahraini Shi'ite clerics accused police on Tuesday of violating religious freedoms by breaking up street festivals by majority Shi'ites that police said activists had turned into political protests against the government. Full Story1 | |
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Factbox: Protests in Middle East, North Africa Tue,7 Jun 2011 09:29 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Here are details of some of the protests against governments in the Middle East and North Africa. Full Story1 | |
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Factbox: International sanctions on Libya Tue,7 Jun 2011 08:33 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The European Union said on Tuesday it had agreed to add six Libyan ports to the list of assets frozen in sanctions imposed on Muammar Gaddafi's government.Full Story1 | |
EU adds six ports to Libya sanctions list Tue,7 Jun 2011 07:17 AM PDT Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union said on Tuesday they had agreed to add six Libyan ports to the list of assets frozen in sanctions imposed on Muammar Gaddafi's government. Full Story1 | |
Factbox: Japan's report to IAEA on enhancing nuclear safety Tue,7 Jun 2011 06:55 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Tuesday pledged to overhaul regulation of nuclear power, saying lax standards and poor oversight had contributed to the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986, triggered by a massive March earthquake and tsunami.Full Story1 | |
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Syrian groups ask Hague court to probe killings Tue,7 Jun 2011 06:54 AM PDT Reuters - THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Syrian and international human rights groups urged the world's top war crimes prosecutor on Tuesday to investigate the killing of more than 1,000 civilians during protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Full Story1 | |
Paris presses for rapid U.N. vote on Syria Tue,7 Jun 2011 06:10 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - France is pushing for the rapid adoption of a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Syria over a crackdown on protesters that has killed scores of civilians, officials and diplomats said on Tuesday. Full Story1 | |
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EU to offer 150 million euros to E.coli-affected farmers Tue,7 Jun 2011 05:32 AM PDT Reuters - LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The European Union will propose offering at least 150 million euros ($219 million) in compensation to farmers affected by the E.coli outbreak, the European commissioner for agriculture said on Tuesday. Full Story1 | |
Bahraini clerics accuse police over tactics Tue,7 Jun 2011 05:28 AM PDT Reuters - MANAMA (Reuters) - Senior Bahraini Shi'ite clerics accused police of violating religious freedoms by breaking up religious processions at the weekend, but police said they acted only against Shi'ites chanting anti-government slogans. Full Story1 | |
Lawyers say cannot reach detained Bahrain medics Tue,7 Jun 2011 04:58 AM PDT Reuters - MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahraini doctors and nurses arrested over the civil protests that rocked the kingdom earlier this year have been denied access to their lawyers, their attorneys and relatives said late on Monday. Full Story1 | |
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Libya rebels are OPEC no-show Tue,7 Jun 2011 04:24 AM PDT Reuters - VIENNA (Reuters) - Libya's rebels will not be sending a representative to Wednesday's OPEC meeting, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, leaving just one Libyan delegation. Full Story1 | |
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