 ANKARA (Reuters) - Turks began voting in an election on Sunday that is expected to return Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to office for a third consecutive term and could give him a mandate to rewrite the constitution. | |
 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. | |
 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, disrupting air travel. | |
 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 | |
 ZAWIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi fought gun battles with rebels in the town of Zawiyah Saturday, witnesses said, shutting the coastal highway that links the capital Tripoli with Tunisia. | |
 MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali police said on Saturday that Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, Africa's most wanted al Qaeda operative, was killed in the capital of the Horn of Africa country Tuesday. | |
| Senior Gaddafi aide wounded in NATO strike: rebels Sat,11 Jun 2011 01:48 PM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A Libyan rebel military spokesman said a senior aide to leader Muammar Gaddafi was wounded Saturday in a NATO air strike on a city near Tripoli and was being treated in hospital. 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. | |
| Libya rebels say NATO tactics dubious after deaths Sat,11 Jun 2011 12:53 PM PDT Reuters - DAFNIYA, Libya (Reuters) - Rebels at this Mediterranean front-line in Libya say the tank was 300 meters away and in the open when it fired the rounds that did the most damage. Full Story1 | |
| Syria uses tanks to attack northern village: source Sat,11 Jun 2011 12:09 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Syrian troops used tanks to attack a village in the north of the country, the BBC reported on Saturday, citing a witness who had fled across the border to Turkey from a neighboring village. Full Story1 | |
 JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak will travel to China for the first time in a decade, his office said on Saturday. | |
| Factbox: Latest developments in Libyan conflict Sat,11 Jun 2011 10:53 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Following are the latest political and military developments in the Libyan crisis. Full Story1 | |
 DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is in a stable condition and recovering from injuries suffered in an attack on his palace, the country's ambassador in London said on Saturday. | |
 LUSAKA (Reuters) - Africa must beware of "new colonialism" as China expands ties there and focus instead on partners able to help build productive capacity on the continent, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. | |
| Thousands of Bahrainis gather at protest rally Sat,11 Jun 2011 09:21 AM PDT Reuters - MANAMA (Reuters) - Thousands of Bahrainis attended a rally for political reforms on Saturday in the Gulf Arab state which crushed a pro-democracy protest movement in March. Full Story1 | |
| Factbox: Security developments in Iraq, June 11 Sat,11 Jun 2011 08:46 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 1530 GMT on Saturday. Full Story1 | |
| Fighting in Zawiyah shuts Libya coast road: resident Sat,11 Jun 2011 07:59 AM PDT Reuters - ZAWIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Fighting between Libyan troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi and rebels broke out in the town of Zawiyah on Saturday, a resident said, shutting the coastal highway that links the capital Tripoli with Tunisia. Full Story1 | |
| Bombs in Iraq's Mosul kill four, injure 50: police Sat,11 Jun 2011 07:44 AM PDT Reuters - MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Two car bombs exploded in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul Saturday, killing four people and injuring at least 50, police and hospital officials said.Full Story1 | |
| Factbox: Security developments in Afghanistan, June 11 Sat,11 Jun 2011 06:20 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 1300 GMT Saturday. Full Story1 | |
 ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan pledged on Saturday to help Afghanistan end a 10-year Taliban insurgency, as their mutual ally the United States prepares to start a gradual troop withdrawal. | |
| Afghanistan, Pakistan agree to implement transit trade accord Sat,11 Jun 2011 05:15 AM PDT Reuters -  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to enforce a long-awaited transit trade deal that would help war-ravaged Afghanistan boost its economy, Pakistani government officials said on Saturday. | |
| Bomb kills 15 Afghan civilians; May deadliest month Sat,11 Jun 2011 04:00 AM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - Fifteen Afghans, most of them children, were killed by a roadside bomb on Saturday just as a United Nations report said May was the deadliest month for civilians in Afghanistan since the U.N. mission began compiling statistics four years ago. Full Story1 | |
 JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Albertina Sisulu, a leading light of the former anti-apartheid movement and widow of an early mentor of Nelson Mandela, was given an official funeral on Saturday attended by South African government chiefs. | |
| Somali pirates free Kuwaiti oil tanker Sat,11 Jun 2011 03:48 AM PDT Reuters - MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates say they freed a UAE-flagged, Kuwaiti-owned oil tanker after a $12-million ransom was paid. Full Story1 | |
| Vietnam welcomes international help as sea dispute escalates Sat,11 Jun 2011 02:40 AM PDT Reuters - HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam said on Saturday live-fire naval drills scheduled for Monday were "routine" and said it would welcome efforts by the international community, including the United States, to help resolve disputes in the South China Sea. Full Story1 | |
| Kuwait arrests man over Twitter posts: source Sat,11 Jun 2011 02:35 AM PDT Reuters - KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait has arrested a Kuwaiti Shi'ite Muslim man for publishing criticism of the ruling families in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia on social media site Twitter, a security source said on Saturday. Full Story1 | |
| Al Shabaab rebels claim killing of Somalia minister Sat,11 Jun 2011 12:50 AM PDT Reuters - MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's Al Shabaab rebels said Saturday they were behind the killing of Interior Minister Abdi Shakur Sheikh Hassan after they planted a bomb under his bed at his house in the capital Mogadishu. Full Story1 | |
| Air Canada customer agents serve strike notice Fri,10 Jun 2011 10:00 PM PDT Reuters - VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The union representing customer service and ticket sales agents at Air Canada Inc on Friday gave the airline 72 hours notice of a strike after negotiators failed to agree on a new labor contract. Full Story1 | |
 CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had a successful operation on Friday in Cuba for an abscess in the pelvis discovered on the last stage of this week's tour around Latin America, his government said. | |
| South Sudan accuses north of air attack, clashes flare Fri,10 Jun 2011 05:11 PM PDT Reuters - JUBA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) - South Sudan's army accused the north on Friday of bombing a southern border village and said southern forces were getting ready to defend against a possible ground attack. Full Story1 | |
 AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian helicopter gunships fired machineguns to disperse pro-democracy protests, witnesses said, in the first reported use of air power to quell unrest in Syria's increasingly bloody three-month-old uprising. | |
 BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Heavy fighting between pro-Gaddafi troops and rebels broke out in a Libyan city just 160 kilometres east of Tripoli, potentially opening the coastal road to the capital, just as cracks appeared among NATO allies. | |
 ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday his country had offered a "guarantee" to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi if he left Libya, but said Ankara had received no answer. | |
 LUSAKA (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday said she was not in discussions over the top job at the World Bank and that she was not pursuing the post. | |
| Saudi Arabia must stop use of death penalty: Amnesty Fri,10 Jun 2011 01:48 PM PDT Reuters - RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia must stop the use of the death penalty following a "significant increase" in executions in the kingdom in the last six weeks, Amnesty International said Friday. Full Story1 |
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