 WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A cloud of ash from an erupting volcano in Chile drifted higher over New Zealand and Australia on Monday, easing the threat to commercial aircraft, after scores of flights had been canceled over the past two days, grounding thousands of travelers. |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy intercepted a North Korean ship suspected of carrying an illegal shipment of missile parts to Myanmar two weeks ago, the New York Times reported on late on Sunday, citing senior American officials. |
Powerful quakes rattle New Zealand city
Sun,12 Jun 2011 09:48 PM PDT
Reuters - WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A series of powerful tremors rattled the quake-prone New Zealand city of Christchurch on Monday, destroying buildings and sending boulders tumbling down hillsides, with further strong aftershocks likely. Full Story1 |
Police struggle to quell mass riots in southern China
Sun,12 Jun 2011 08:44 PM PDT
Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - Police in southern China have struggled to contain riots by hundreds of migrant workers over several days in a city near Guangzhou after a young pregnant street hawker was harassed by security guards, media reports said Monday. Full Story1 |
 BENGHAZI/ZAWIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Rebels fighting against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi say they were repulsed by his forces in a battle to retake the eastern oil town of Brega, suffering at least four dead. |
 AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops backed by helicopters and tanks took control of the northwestern town of Jisr al-Shughour as President Bashar al-Assad continued his crackdown against dissidents challenging his 11-year rule. |
 ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party has won a resounding third consecutive election victory, but the divisive leader will need to seek consensus to push ahead with a planned new constitution. |
ZAWIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels said they were fighting forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for a second day in the town of Zawiyah on Sunday, bringing the revolt against Gaddafi's rule close to the capital. |
 GAZA (Reuters) - The Western-backed Palestinian Fatah faction Sunday expelled a former leader, once seen as a possible successor to President Mahmoud Abbas, the official WAFA news agency said, exposing divisions in the ruling movement. |
 AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah said on Sunday he was committed to pushing ahead with democratic reforms, but believed street pressure for change was a recipe for chaos. |
 ADDIS ABABA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's president agreed to pull northern troops out of the disputed Abyei border region before the south secedes on July 9, diplomats said on Sunday, signaling possible progress in talks before the split. |
UAE recognises Libya rebels, to open Benghazi office
Sun,12 Jun 2011 01:19 PM PDT
Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates said on Sunday it had recognized Libyan rebels as the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people, the state news agency reported, becoming the second Arab state to take such a move. Full Story1 |
 ATHENS (Reuters) - More than 20,000 Greeks protested against austerity measures in Athens on Sunday and workers at state-owned utility PPC announced strikes to oppose government plans to sell the company. |
Egypt detains suspected Israeli spy
Sun,12 Jun 2011 11:33 AM PDT
Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt arrested an Israeli man on Sunday suspected of spying and recruiting agents to destabilize Egypt and sow strife after President Hosni Mubarak was forced to step down on February 11, the prosecutor and judicial sources said. Full Story1 |
 ROME (Reuters) - Italians began voting in four referendums on Sunday that could strike a new blow against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who is still stinging from heavy local election losses last month. |
 HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnamese authorities tolerated a second day of anti-China protests in the capital on Sunday as more than 100 people demonstrated against what they see as bullying behavior by Beijing in an escalating dispute over maritime territory. |
Dozens of Bahrainis face court, 7 already convicted
Sun,12 Jun 2011 10:44 AM PDT
Reuters - MANAMA (Reuters) - Thirty three Bahrainis faced military court hearings on Sunday, on charges of illegal activities during weeks of protests that rocked the Gulf island kingdom earlier this year, the state news agency said. Full Story1 |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New lewd photos emerged of Representative Anthony Weiner on Sunday as Democratic party leaders renewed calls for him to resign over an Internet sex scandal that prompted him to seek a leave and treatment. |
 SANAA (Reuters) - Talks to resolve Yemen's political crisis have failed after the deputy to wounded President Ali Abdullah Saleh refused to speak with groups demanding he cede power immediately, opposition figures said. |
Turkey's Erdogan set to win, initial results show: TV
Sun,12 Jun 2011 08:33 AM PDT
Reuters - ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's ruling AK Party was on course to win a resounding victory in Sunday's parliamentary election, having won 56 percent of the vote with 21 percent of the votes counted, broadcaster Haberturk said. Full Story1 |
 MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's president said his security forces will defeat al Qaeda and its affiliate militants in the war-ravaged country after they killed Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, Africa's most wanted al Qaeda operative, this week. |
Egypt detains suspected Israeli spy: report
Sun,12 Jun 2011 07:46 AM PDT
Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has arrested an Israeli man on suspicion of spying and of trying to recruit Egyptian youths to act against the authorities after President Hosni Mubarak's overthrow, sources and the state news agency said Sunday. Full Story1 |
 WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - A major cyber attack on the IMF aimed to steal sensitive insider information, a cyber security expert said on Sunday, as the race to lead the body which oversees global financial system heated up. |
Bahraini protest poet gets one-year jail term
Sun,12 Jun 2011 05:37 AM PDT
Reuters - MANAMA (Reuters) - A Bahraini court sentenced a young Shi'ite poet to one year in prison on Sunday for taking part in illegal protests and incitement against the Gulf state's monarchy. Full Story1 |
 MANAMA (Reuters) - Thousands of Bahrainis shouting "we are victorious" gathered for a rally for political reform on Saturday, in the first large demonstration since the Gulf Arab state crushed a democracy protest movement in March. |
Factbox: Snapshot of Turkey's economy
Sun,12 Jun 2011 02:33 AM PDT
Reuters - ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's economy enjoyed one of the strongest growth rates in the world last year, boosting the ruling AK Party as it seeks a third consecutive term in a general election on Sunday. Full Story1 |
Factbox: Election day in Turkey on Sunday
Sun,12 Jun 2011 02:00 AM PDT
Reuters - ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turks vote for a new parliament on Sunday to serve a four-year term, with the ruling center-right AK Party expected to win most seats in the 550-member assembly. Full Story1 |
 WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A cloud of ash from an erupting volcano in Chile has drifted over the Atlantic and Indian oceans to lie over southern parts of New Zealand and Australia, prompting the cancellation of dozens of flights on Sunday. |
 ANKARA (Reuters) - The first polling stations opened in Turkey on Sunday in an election that is expected to see Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan win a third consecutive term and could give him a mandate to rewrite the constitution. |
 GUVECCI, Turkey (Reuters) - Syrian tanks stormed a border town overnight, residents said on Sunday, in the latest assault to crush a three-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad that has driven thousands of refugee to flee to Turkey. |
 ROME (Reuters) - Italians vote in four referendums Sunday and Monday that could strike a new blow against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who is still stinging from heavy local election losses last month. |
 ANKARA (Reuters) - Turks vote in an election on Sunday that is expected to see Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan win a third consecutive term in office and could give him a mandate to rewrite the constitution. |
 PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least 34 people were killed in a suspected suicide bombing in the Pakistani city of Peshawar late Saturday, the latest attack since Osama bin Laden's killing last month. |
 ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) - Twenty one al Qaeda members and nine Yemeni soldiers were killed in fighting on Saturday in a province where the main city was seized by Islamist militants during the chaos of the country's bloody political crisis. |
Violence roils Sudan oil state, leaders to hold talks
Sat,11 Jun 2011 02:00 PM PDT
Reuters - KHARTOUM (Reuters) - North Sudan's army battled southern-aligned troops across the volatile Southern Kordofan border state for a seventh day on Saturday, adding to tensions ahead of talks between the northern and southern leaders. Full Story1 |
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