Libyan students in U.S. get funds to stay in school Thu,23 Jun 2011 05:28 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of Libyan students in the United States on Libyan government-funded scholarships will be able to continue their studies despite sanctions against Libya, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday. Full Story1 |
U.S. concerned at Syria border moves, fears escalation Thu,23 Jun 2011 03:35 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is concerned by reports that Syria is massing troops near the border with Turkey, which could escalate the crisis in the region, and is discussing the issue with Turkish officials, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday. Full Story1 |
U.S. draft requests 4,200 Ethiopia troops for Abyei Thu,23 Jun 2011 01:50 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it submitted a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council that would authorize the deployment of 4,200 Ethiopian troops to Sudan's disputed Abyei region. Full Story1 |
UK says military operations in Libya cost $420 million Thu,23 Jun 2011 11:26 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's military operations in Libya have cost 260 million pounds ($420 million), with expended munitions accounting for more than half the total expenditure, Defense Secretary Liam Fox said Thursday. Full Story1 |
Ivory Coast Ouattara troops kill 8, some executed: U.N. Thu,23 Jun 2011 11:24 AM PDT Reuters - ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Former rebels loyal to Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara were last week still committing abuses such as executions and torture in which they killed at least 8 people, the United Nations said on Thursday. Full Story1 |
Four jailed for touting tainted milk in China Thu,23 Jun 2011 10:38 AM PDT Reuters - SHANGHAI, Jun (Reuters) - Four people were sentenced to prison on Thursday for producing and selling melamine-tainted milk powder in north China's Hebei Province, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Full Story1 |
Amnesty head says Egypt needs more than fair vote Thu,23 Jun 2011 10:27 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Free elections this year could set Egypt on a new democratic course, but the government must also end emergency law and military trials for civilians, the head of Amnesty International said Thursday. Full Story1 |
Iraq blasts kill at least 23, scores wounded Thu,23 Jun 2011 12:59 PM PDT Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three bombs exploded near a busy street market and a religious site in a mainly Shi'ite area of southwestern Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 23 people and wounding scores of others, security sources said. Full Story1 |
Congo court sentences policemen to death over murder Thu,23 Jun 2011 09:50 AM PDT Reuters - KINSHASA (Reuters) - A military court in Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday sentenced four policemen to death and jailed a fifth for life for the killing last year of a prominent human rights campaigner. Full Story1 |
U.N. chief alarmed by Bahrain opposition sentences Thu,23 Jun 2011 09:48 AM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced alarm on Thursday about conditions in Bahrain where activists and opposition leaders have received long prison sentences for protesting in the Gulf state. Full Story1 |
Cyprus bans all sailings to Gaza ahead of flotilla plan Thu,23 Jun 2011 09:22 AM PDT Reuters - NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus said on Thursday it had banned all sailings to Gaza, serving notice to any pro-Palestinian activists who might use the Mediterranean island as a springboard to challenge Israel's blockade of the territory. Full Story1 |
Putin says cannot find money for Medvedev's tax cut Thu,23 Jun 2011 08:26 AM PDT Reuters - ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the government has not yet found the money to pay for a payroll tax cut proposed by President Dmitry Medvedev. Full Story1 |
Iraq's Maliki wants to downsize government Thu,23 Jun 2011 08:09 AM PDT Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Thursday he wanted to shrink his government and fire weak ministers to meet protesters' demands for improved government services. Full Story1 |
UK PM: Afghan drawdown won't ease pressure on Taliban Thu,23 Jun 2011 07:36 AM PDT Reuters - PRAGUE (Reuters) - The planned U.S. troop reduction in Afghanistan does not mean any relaxation in pressure on the insurgency, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday, while his government resisted calls to detail its own withdrawal timeline.Full Story1 |
Belarus central bank head to quit: report Thu,23 Jun 2011 06:38 AM PDT Reuters - MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus' central bank chairman Pyotr Prokopovich will step down, President Alexander Lukashenko was quoted by BELTA state news agency as saying on Thursday. Full Story1 |
Bangladesh court sentences ex-PM's son to jail for graft Thu,23 Jun 2011 05:41 AM PDT Reuters - DHAKA (Reuters) - A Bangladesh court sentenced on Thursday Arafat Rahman Koko, the younger son of former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, to six years in prison for laundering $2.7 million received as kickbacks from foreign companies, court officials said.Full Story1 |
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