| Syrian forces raid Homs, Hama; Assad starts dialogue Sun,10 Jul 2011 11:26 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed at least one civilian and injured 20 in Homs Monday during the heaviest raids on the city since troops deployed there two months ago to crush dissent against President Bashar al-Assad, residents said. Full Story1 | |
| Blast rips through Cyprus base, 8 killed Sun,10 Jul 2011 11:24 PM PDT Reuters - NICOSIA (Reuters) - A massive explosion ripped through a military base in southern Cyprus, witnesses said on Monday, with the official news agency reporting at least eight people dead. Full Story1 | |
| Japan idled reactors could restart after stress test Sun,10 Jul 2011 10:01 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's idled nuclear reactors could be turned on again if they pass the first stage of two-step post-Fukushima safety checks, the government said on Monday. Full Story1 | |
 TRIPOLI (Reuters) - France's defense minister said it was time for Libya's rebels to negotiate with Muammar Gaddafi's government, signaling growing impatience with progress in the conflict. | |
| Syrian forces raid central city of Homs, one killed Sun,10 Jul 2011 07:26 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops killed at least one civilian in overnight raids in the city of Homs, activists said on Monday, a day after the authorities held a "national dialogue" meeting boycotted by the opposition. Full Story1 | |
| NATO answers refugee boat's mayday off Libya Sun,10 Jul 2011 04:13 PM PDT Reuters - OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA OFF LIBYA (Reuters) - NATO aircraft and a warship went to the aid of an overcrowded vessel in danger of sinking off the coast of Libya on Sunday with dozens of refugees aboard. Full Story1 | |
 CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian activists vowed on Sunday to stay camped in Cairo's Tahrir Square, accusing the army rulers of failing to sweep out corruption, end the use of military courts and swiftly try those who killed protesters. | |
 KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) - More than 100 people were missing and feared drowned after a tourist boat sank in Russia's Volga river on Sunday, emergency services officials and survivors said. | |
| Egypt state security officers protest dismissal of police Sun,10 Jul 2011 02:44 PM PDT Reuters - ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - State security officers in the Egyptian city of Ismailia staged a protest Sunday over the dismissal of policemen accused of killing demonstrators during a popular uprising. Full Story1 | |
| TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A French minister said on Sunday it was time for Libya's rebels to negotiate with Muammar Gaddafi's government, but Washington said it stood firm in its belief that the Libyan leader cannot stay in power. | |
| No let up in Moroccan protests for deeper reform Sun,10 Jul 2011 02:12 PM PDT Reuters - RABAT (Reuters) - Thousands of Moroccans staged protests on Sunday, the latest in a series of peaceful demonstrations by a youth-led movement to demand reforms that go beyond constitutional changes crafted by the palace. Full Story1 | |
| Colombia rebels kill 2 police, set off "horse bomb" Sun,10 Jul 2011 02:09 PM PDT Reuters - BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian rebels shot dead two policemen in one attack and wounded two soldiers with a horse packed with explosives in another Sunday as Bogota vowed to beef up security in a violence-hit southwestern state. Full Story1 | |
| France says time for political solution in Libya Sun,10 Jul 2011 02:06 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - France appeared on Sunday to shift its position on the Libyan uprising, suggesting that there could be no military solution and that Muammar Gaddafi loyalists and Libyan rebels should begin direct negotiations. Full Story1 | |
| Egypt detains former minister over pesticides Sun,10 Jul 2011 02:06 PM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian investigating judge ordered a former agriculture minister detained for questioning over accusations that he allowed the import of cancer-causing pesticides, the state news agency MENA reported Sunday. Full Story1 | |
| Syrian opposition boycotts talks with government Sun,10 Jul 2011 01:59 PM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's main opposition groups boycotted talks with the government on Sunday and said they will not negotiate till President Bashar al-Assad stops the violent crackdown and frees thousands of political prisoners. Full Story1 | |
 CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez does not have colon cancer and does not currently need chemotherapy, his former vice president told Colombian media, without detailing Chavez's exact condition. | |
 ABUJA (Reuters) - An explosion in Suleja, a town on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital Abuja, seriously injured four people Sunday, the National Emergency Management Agency said. | |
| Egypt Suez Canal working despite protests: agency Sun,10 Jul 2011 11:56 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Suez Canal is operating normally despite days of sit-ins and protests near the vital waterway, a Suez Canal Authority official told the state MENA news agency on Sunday. Full Story1 | |
 BEIRUT (Reuters) - Interpol has circulated arrest warrants for four suspects in the 2005 assassination of Lebanese statesman Rafik al-Hariri, U.N.-backed tribunal said on Sunday. | |
 JUBA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) - North and South Sudanese awoke in separate nations Sunday, relieved at the ease of the split but no closer to solving rows over borders, oil sharing and other issues that may yet spark conflict. | |
| France summons Syrian envoy in Paris Sun,10 Jul 2011 11:15 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Sunday it had summoned the Syrian ambassador in Paris after violent demonstrations outside its diplomatic residences in Aleppo and Damascus on Saturday. Full Story1 | |
| Eight dead in Yemen as U.S. envoy presses Saleh to go Sun,10 Jul 2011 10:42 AM PDT Reuters - SANAA (Reuters) - Eight people were killed in southern Yemen in two separate incidents on Sunday as U.S. President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism official met President Ali Abdullah Saleh to urge him to hand over power quickly. Full Story1 | |
 LONDON (Reuters) - News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch exited his London home on Sunday with his arm around embattled newspaper chief Rebekah Brooks, and told Reuters that she was his first priority. | |
 LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - At least 26 people were killed and more than 150 injured in northern India when nearly a dozen coaches of a passenger train were derailed, officials said Sunday. | |
| U.N. envoy talks to Libya about transition Sun,10 Jul 2011 10:07 AM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N.'s special envoy for Libya has held talks with Libya's prime minister and foreign minister, and raised ideas about managing a transition in the country, a statement from U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon's office said on Sunday.Full Story1 | |
| Blasts at Turkmen arms depot kill 15 people Sun,10 Jul 2011 09:51 AM PDT Reuters - ASHGABAT (Reuters) - Explosions killed 15 people at a military depot outside Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabat, last week, a special government commission reported Sunday, breaking days of official silence. Full Story1 | |
| Ten decapitated bodies left in truck in Mexico: report Sun,10 Jul 2011 09:36 AM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Ten decapitated bodies were found in the northern Mexican city of Torreon in the country's latest grisly mass murder as drug gangs war over smuggling routes, Mexican newspapers reported on Sunday. Full Story1 | |
 JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudanese prayed for the prosperity of their new nation on Sunday and kicked off their first soccer match as an independent country after seceding from Sudan's north on Saturday. | |
 BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel signaled for the first time her intention to seek a third term in 2013, although a poll on Sunday showed Peer Steinbrueck of the main opposition party gaining more support from voters. | |
| Germans say "Nein Danke!" to lower taxes Sun,10 Jul 2011 09:09 AM PDT Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans are overwhelmingly opposed to tax cuts and want the government to focus on cutting debt rather than reducing taxes, according to an opinion poll published on Sunday. Full Story1 | |
| Egypt gas pipeline to Israel to be ready by week end Sun,10 Jul 2011 08:56 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Repairs on an Egyptian pipeline supplying gas to Israel and Jordan are expected to be completed by the end of the week, the state's MENA news agency reported on Sunday. Full Story1 | |
 SANAA (Reuters) - Four militants and one soldier were killed in a clash in southern Yemen Sunday. | |
 CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia unveiled its most sweeping economic reform in decades on Sunday with a plan to tax carbon emissions from the nation's worst polluters, reviving hopes of stronger global climate action with the largest emissions trade scheme outside Europe. | |
 ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani called on the United States on Sunday to share information about new al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri after Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said he believed that Osama bin Laden's successor was in Pakistan. | |
| Syria summons U.S. and French envoys over Hama visit Sun,10 Jul 2011 07:00 AM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said it had summoned the envoys of the United States and France in Damascus on Sunday to express objection over their visit to the restive city of Hama last week without clearance from the authorities. Full Story1 | |
| Israel outlines maritime border in Lebanon dispute Sun,10 Jul 2011 04:52 AM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel outlined maritime economic borders on Sunday that challenged what it said were boundaries submitted by Lebanon to the United Nations in a dispute fueled by massive Mediterranean gas finds. Full Story1 | |
| Pakistan urges U.S. to share intelligence on Zawahri Sun,10 Jul 2011 04:48 AM PDT Reuters - ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani called on the United States on Sunday to share information about new al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri after U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said he believed that Osama bin Laden's successor was in Pakistan. Full Story1 | |
| U.N. rights boss in last-minute plea to Senegal on Habre Sun,10 Jul 2011 04:32 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - The top U.N. human rights official called on Senegal on Sunday not to extradite former Chadian President Hissene Habre to his homeland unless he is guaranteed to get a fair trial and not face torture or execution. Full Story1 | |
 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. | |
| Scenarios: What next for Malaysian PM after anti-govt rally? Sun,10 Jul 2011 02:28 AM PDT Reuters - KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will likely hold off on calling a snap election any time soon and rethink tough economic reforms to consolidate support after a rare anti-government protest highlighted the opposition's growing strength. Full Story1 |
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