| U.S. military chief, in China, says to maintain Asia presence Sat,9 Jul 2011 10:59 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is committed to maintaining its presence in the South China Sea, the top military official said in China Sunday, adding that Washington was worried disputes over the resource-rich waters could lead to serious conflict. Full Story1 | |
| For Israel, a Balkan bloom despite Palestine chill Sat,9 Jul 2011 10:36 PM PDT Reuters -  BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Stagnant peacemaking with the Palestinians has not stopped a blossoming of Israel's relations with Balkan states focused on liberalizing their societies and economies, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. | |
| Colombia rebels vehicle bombs kill 3, wound 77 Sat,9 Jul 2011 07:28 PM PDT Reuters - BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian rebels waged multiple attacks on Saturday, setting off a car bomb and detonating a bus packed with explosives, killing three people in a volatile southwestern province of the Andean nation, officials said. Full Story1 | |
| Tears, cheers and anger at News of the World farewell Sat,9 Jul 2011 05:16 PM PDT Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - In a moment of celebration tinged with sorrow and no little anger, the staff of Britain's best-selling News of the World tabloid cheered as they left their offices on Saturday for the last time. | |
| Egypt to investigate police over torture death Sat,9 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has ordered the detention and questioning of three police officers in the case of a man who relatives say was tortured to death by authorities, state news agency MENA reported on Saturday, citing Alexandria's public prosecution. Full Story1 | |
| Egypt to probe 3 officers in Islamist torture death Sat,9 Jul 2011 01:29 PM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has ordered the detention and questioning of three police officers in the case of a man who relatives say was tortured to death by authorities, state news agency MENA reported Saturday, citing Alexandria's public prosecution. Full Story1 | |
| Independent South Sudan "free at last" Sat,9 Jul 2011 12:21 PM PDT Reuters -  JUBA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of South Sudanese danced and cheered as their new nation declared independence on Saturday, a hard-won separation from the north that still leaves simmering issues of disputed borders and oil payments unresolved. | |
| Relatives boycott Yemen shooting trial: lawyer Sat,9 Jul 2011 12:01 PM PDT Reuters -  SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Victims' families boycotted the start of the trial in Sanaa on Saturday of 78 people accused of killing 53 protesters at a rally demanding that the Yemeni president stand down, a lawyer for the families said. | |
| French Libya military mission costs 160 million euros Sat,9 Jul 2011 11:18 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - French military operations in Libya have cost 160 million euros ($228.9 million), Budget Minister Valerie Pecresse said on Saturday, just days before a key parliamentary debate on extending operations. Full Story1 | |
| Rebels face heavy attack as Gaddafi strikes back Sat,9 Jul 2011 10:56 AM PDT Reuters -  DAFNIYA/AL-QAWALISH, Libya (Reuters) - Rebel fighters in western Libya faced sustained artillery and rocket bombardment by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi for the fifth straight day on Saturday. | |
| Over 1,400 arrested, tear gas fired in Malaysia protest Sat,9 Jul 2011 10:41 AM PDT Reuters -  KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian police fired repeated rounds of tear gas and detained over 1,400 people in the capital on Saturday as thousands of activists evaded roadblocks and barbed wire to hold a street protest against Prime Minister Najib Razak's government. | |
| Afghan insurgent attacks dip for first time: Petraeus Sat,9 Jul 2011 09:57 AM PDT Reuters -  KABUL (Reuters) - Insurgent attacks against Afghan and NATO forces in Afghanistan have started to decline on an annual basis for the first time in up to five years, defying predictions by intelligence analysts, General David Petraeus said on Saturday. | |
| South Sudan's Juba dancing -- Khartoum sad and defiant Sat,9 Jul 2011 09:55 AM PDT Reuters - KHARTOUM/JUBA (Reuters) - For thousands of southern Sudanese it was a night to stay out dancing to welcome the birth of their new nation. For people in the northern capital Khartoum it was a time of sadness mixed with defiance. Full Story1 | |
| Rights groups urge Senegal not to send Habre to Chad Sat,9 Jul 2011 08:59 AM PDT Reuters - DAKAR, July 9 (Reuters) - Human rights groups urged Senegal Saturday not to extradite former Chadian president Hissene Habre to Chad on the grounds that he might not get a fair trial there, having already been sentenced to death in absentia. Full Story1 | |
| Iraq blocs to take two more weeks on U.S. troop issue Sat,9 Jul 2011 08:46 AM PDT Reuters -  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's fractious political blocs will take two more weeks to decide whether U.S. troops should extend their stay in Iraq beyond a year-end deadline, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said on Saturday. | |
| Egypt says no Gulf pressure to halt Mubarak trial Sat,9 Jul 2011 08:38 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's foreign minister dismissed talk of any pressure on Cairo from Gulf Arab states to prevent the trial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, according to an interview published on Saturday. Mubarak, overthrown in February by a popular uprising, is due to stand trial on August 3 for the killing of protesters on charges that could carry the death penalty. Full Story1 | |
| Turkey hopes for Cyprus referendum in early 2012 Sat,9 Jul 2011 06:50 AM PDT Reuters - NICOSIA (Reuters) - Turkey hopes terms for the reunification of Cyprus can be agreed by the end of the year so that a referendum can take place in early 2012, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Saturday during a visit to the Turkish Cypriot enclave in the north of the island. Full Story1 | |
| Spain Socialist candidate plays to left but vows austerity Sat,9 Jul 2011 06:47 AM PDT Reuters -  MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba courted disillusioned leftist voters on Saturday after the ruling Socialists anointed him candidate for prime minister in an uphill battle to retain power. | |
| Sudan's president congratulates independent south Sat,9 Jul 2011 06:42 AM PDT Reuters - JUBA (Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir congratulated South Sudan on its independence on Saturday and called for good neighborly relations at a ceremony to mark the south's split from Sudan in the north. Full Story1 | |
| Gunmen kill at least 20 in Mexican bar: report Sat,9 Jul 2011 05:56 AM PDT Reuters -  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Gunmen burst into a bar in the Mexican city of Monterrey and shot dead at least 20 people Friday, the latest massacre in the city battered by drug-gang violence, El Universal newspaper reported. | |
| Leon Panetta says al Qaeda's defeat "within reach" Sat,9 Jul 2011 05:26 AM PDT Reuters -  KABUL (Reuters) - New U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, saying he believed the strategic defeat of al Qaeda was within reach if the United States could kill or capture up to 20 remaining leaders of the core group and its affiliates. | |
| Afghan agent kills NATO soldier and civilian in Panjshir Sat,9 Jul 2011 04:51 AM PDT Reuters - BAZARAK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An agent from Afghanistan's intelligence unit opened fire at a foreign base on Saturday, killing a soldier and a civilian from the NATO-led coalition and wounding a third, NATO and the police chief of normally peaceful northern Panjshir province said. Full Story1 | |
| Saudi arrests hardline cleric al-Ahmed: activists Sat,9 Jul 2011 04:49 AM PDT Reuters - RIYADH (Reuters) - Hardline Saudi cleric Sheikh Youssef bin Abdallah al-Ahmed, known for his controversial views on Saudi society, was arrested on Friday, Saudi activists told Reuters on Saturday. Full Story1 | |
| Iran says fires missiles to Indian Ocean for first time Sat,9 Jul 2011 03:39 AM PDT Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it test-fired two long-range missiles into the Indian Ocean earlier this year, the first time it has fired missiles into that sea, according to state television. Full Story1 | |
| Japan's Kan says nuclear clean-up could take decades Sat,9 Jul 2011 03:16 AM PDT Reuters -  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Saturday it will take decades to clean up and decommission the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant after the world's worst atomic accident since Chernobyl. | |
| Israel to deport some 120 pro-Palestinian activists Sat,9 Jul 2011 03:07 AM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is set to deport at least 120 suspected pro-Palestinian activists Saturday, after stopping them entering the country, a police spokesman said. Full Story1 | |
| U.S. rejects Syrian charge that envoy incited protests Fri,8 Jul 2011 06:58 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday rejected a charge by Syria that the U.S. ambassador to Damascus had sought to incite protests in the tense city of Hama, saying the American envoy was welcomed with flowers and olive branches by peaceful civilians seeking political change. Full Story1 | |
| U.N. chief urges transparent elections in Egypt Fri,8 Jul 2011 04:38 PM PDT Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a meeting with Egypt's foreign minister, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said on Friday the country's upcoming elections should be held in a credible and transparent manner, according to a statement from his office. | |
| U.N. votes for South Sudan peacekeeping force Fri,8 Jul 2011 04:37 PM PDT Reuters -  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council voted on Friday to establish a force of up to 7,000 peacekeepers for poor, conflict-ravaged but oil-producing South Sudan, which became independent after a referendum. | |
| Exclusive: South Sudan says can live off credit if north blocks Fri,8 Jul 2011 04:29 PM PDT Reuters -  JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - South Sudan can survive on credit, using its oil as collateral, if the north goes ahead with its threat to block pipelines after the south secedes on Saturday or if war between them breaks out again, officials told Reuters. | |
| South Sudanese dance to celebrate independence Fri,8 Jul 2011 04:19 PM PDT Reuters -  JUBA (Reuters) - Thousands of South Sudanese danced in the streets on Saturday to mark their long-awaited independence, a hard-won separation from the north that also plunged the fractured region into a new period of uncertainty. | |
| War and drought compounding Somalia exodus Fri,8 Jul 2011 04:15 PM PDT Reuters -  DOLO ADO, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Rasheed Hassan had to walk out on his son when he fled war in his native Somalia to go to neighboring Ethiopia. Two other children had already been shot dead in crossfire near his home. | |
| U.S. and French envoys in Hama, 13 killed in Syria Fri,8 Jul 2011 04:11 PM PDT Reuters -  BEIRUT (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people rallied in the Syrian city of Hama on Friday, calling for the downfall of President Bashar al-Assad, as Western envoys visited the city to show support for protesters. | |
| IMF approves 3.2 billion euro loan tranche for Greece Fri,8 Jul 2011 03:21 PM PDT Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Friday approved a disbursement of about 3.2 billion euros to help Greece pay debts due this month. | |
| U.S. rejects Syrian charge that envoy incited protests Fri,8 Jul 2011 02:07 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday rejected a charge by Syria that the U.S. ambassador to Damascus had sought to incite protests in the tense city of Hama, saying the American envoy was welcomed with flowers and olive branches by peaceful civilians seeking political change. Full Story1 | |
| Indonesia torture case vs Exxon Mobil revived Fri,8 Jul 2011 02:00 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Indonesian villagers who accused Exxon Mobil Corp's security forces of murder, torture and other atrocities have regained their right to sue the giant oil company in the United States. Full Story1 | |
| Gaddafi threatens Europe as rebels renew push Fri,8 Jul 2011 01:28 PM PDT Reuters -  DAFNIYA/AL-QAWALISH, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi threatened to take the war in Libya to Europe on Friday while rebels came under heavy fire as they renewed their push against his forces. | |
| Top Kremlin aide says Putin is God's gift to Russia Fri,8 Jul 2011 01:19 PM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was sent to Russia by God to help his country during one of its most turbulent times, the Kremlin's chief political strategist said on Friday in rare public remarks. Full Story1 | |
| DR Congo plane crashes in rainstorm, 127 dead Fri,8 Jul 2011 12:30 PM PDT Reuters - KINSHASA (Reuters) - An airliner plowed into dense forest as it tried to land during a rainstorm in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, killing 127 people on board, the Congolese transport ministry said. Full Story1 | |
| Old explosives found near South Sudan independence site Fri,8 Jul 2011 12:19 PM PDT Reuters - JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) July 8 - Land mine experts said on Friday they had found and cleared nearly 1,800 bullets, grenades and other old explosives near the site of South Sudan's independence ceremony - an event that will be attended by world leaders. Full Story1 | |
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