| China floods kill 24, force 100,000 to evacuate Tue,7 Jun 2011 11:45 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Heavy rain drenched a swathe of what had been drought-gripped southern and eastern China, killing 24 people and forcing more than 100,000 to evacuate, state media reported on Wednesday. Full Story1 | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The benefits of U.S. foreign aid for Afghanistan could melt away with a planned U.S. troop withdrawal, according to a congressional study that recommends the Obama administration focus on long-term, sustainable development. | |
 BRASILIA (Reuters) - The resignation of President Dilma Rousseff's top aide is unlikely to cause major upheaval in Brazilian financial markets on Wednesday, but it could lead to more government spending and a generally less market-friendly approach in months to come. | |
| Humala: won't copy Chavez, Peru economy safe Tue,7 Jun 2011 06:42 PM PDT Reuters - LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's leftist President-elect Ollanta Humala vowed on Tuesday he is no copy of his one-time mentor, Venezuela's firebrand leader Hugo Chavez, as he tried to reassure investors he will protect a long economic boom. Full Story1 | |
 BRASILIA (Reuters) - The most powerful pro-business voice in Brazil's government resigned on Tuesday following a scandal over his sudden enrichment, prompting worries on Wall Street that his departure could herald a leftward drift in economic policy. | |
 TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Loud explosions rocked Tripoli early on Wednesday as NATO kept up its heaviest bombing of the Libyan capital since air strikes began in March, but Muammar Gaddafi vowed to fight to the end. | |
 AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrians fled a restive town toward the Turkish border, fearing bloodshed as troops with tanks approached, under orders to hit back after the government accused armed bands there of killing scores of its security men. | |
 LIMA (Reuters) - Leftist President-elect Ollanta Humala tried to soothe fears of companies in Peru's vast mining sector on Tuesday, saying he would negotiate taxing their windfall profits instead of imposing a new levy unilaterally. | |
 PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A storm unleashed torrential rains, mudslides and flooding in Haiti, killing at least 10 people, Haitian officials said on Tuesday after thunderstorms pounded several Caribbean countries. | |
 LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. and Pakistani officials disagree sharply over claims that senior al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri was killed in a recent missile strike, suggesting strains persist between the often uneasy allies. | |
 TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The government of Muammar Gaddafi said NATO strikes on Tripoli Tuesday killed 31 people, adding that Western leaders were not seeking a peaceful solution but escalation. | |
 KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Fighting between northern Sudanese forces and armed groups in the tense Southern Kordofan border state for a fourth day Tuesday forced many residents to flee the state capital Kadugli, witnesses said. | |
| Yemen facing humanitarian catastrophe: UNICEF Tue,7 Jun 2011 11:45 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Yemen is facing a humanitarian catastrophe as an explosion of violence strains a country that is already one of the poorest in the world, Yemen representative for the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said on Tuesday. Full Story1 | |
| Two Saudi guards killed on Yemen border: official Tue,7 Jun 2011 11:45 AM PDT Reuters - RIYADH (Reuters) - Two Saudi border guards were killed and one was wounded by a man trying to cross into Yemen early on Tuesday, Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry said.Full Story1 | |
| Yemen's Saleh's injuries more serious: U.S. official Tue,7 Jun 2011 11:45 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh was injured much more seriously than first reported in a weekend rocket attack on his palace, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, raising further questions about his continued rule. Full Story1 | |
| Analysis: Saleh's exit lessens risk of civil war in Yemen Tue,7 Jun 2011 11:45 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's departure to have his wounds treated in Saudi Arabia offers Yemen a precious chance to halt a slide into civil war and achieve a peaceful transition of power. Much could go wrong. Full Story1 | |
 TORONTO (Reuters) - A 22-nation survey released on Tuesday found three-quarters of those polled believed the United States was justified in killing al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden for his role in the September 11, 2001, attacks. | |
| Obama: Matter of time before Gaddafi is ousted Tue,7 Jun 2011 10:48 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday it is just a matter of time before Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is ousted, after NATO intensified air strikes on Tripoli. Full Story1 | |
| Obama: New sanctions against Iran may be coming Tue,7 Jun 2011 10:24 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States and its allies may slap more sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, after Tehran vowed that no offer could halt its enrichment of uranium. Full Story1 | |
 MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian and NATO forces conducted joint counter-terrorism exercises Tuesday aimed at preparing for the type of hijacked aircraft attack that destroyed New York's World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001. | |
| Bahraini clerics accuse police of violating religious freedoms Tue,7 Jun 2011 09:53 AM PDT Reuters - MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahraini Shi'ite clerics accused police on Tuesday of violating religious freedoms by breaking up street festivals by majority Shi'ites that police said activists had turned into political protests against the government. Full Story1 | |
 RIZE, Turkey (Reuters) - In the verdant hilltop villages of Rize, images of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, the region's second most famous export after tea, hang from the windows of partially-built houses. | |
 TEHRAN (Reuters) - No offer from world powers can persuade Iran to stop enriching uranium, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday, dismissing the key demand of countries that fear Tehran is developing nuclear weapons. | |
| Factbox: Protests in Middle East, North Africa Tue,7 Jun 2011 09:29 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Here are details of some of the protests against governments in the Middle East and North Africa. Full Story1 | |
 LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The European Union's farm chief said on Tuesday he was prepared to increase substantially his initial offer of 150 million euros ($220 million) in financial compensation for farmers hit by a deadly E.coli outbreak. | |
 TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi vowed on Tuesday in a speech broadcast live on state television to fight to the end, after NATO intensified air strikes on Tripoli. | |
| Factbox: International sanctions on Libya Tue,7 Jun 2011 08:33 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The European Union said on Tuesday it had agreed to add six Libyan ports to the list of assets frozen in sanctions imposed on Muammar Gaddafi's government.Full Story1 | |
| EU adds six ports to Libya sanctions list Tue,7 Jun 2011 07:17 AM PDT Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union said on Tuesday they had agreed to add six Libyan ports to the list of assets frozen in sanctions imposed on Muammar Gaddafi's government. Full Story1 | |
| Factbox: Japan's report to IAEA on enhancing nuclear safety Tue,7 Jun 2011 06:55 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Tuesday pledged to overhaul regulation of nuclear power, saying lax standards and poor oversight had contributed to the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986, triggered by a massive March earthquake and tsunami.Full Story1 | |
 TOKYO, Jun (Reuters) - Japan on Tuesday pledged to overhaul regulation of nuclear power, saying that lax standards and poor oversight had contributed to the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986. | |
| Syrian groups ask Hague court to probe killings Tue,7 Jun 2011 06:54 AM PDT Reuters - THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Syrian and international human rights groups urged the world's top war crimes prosecutor on Tuesday to investigate the killing of more than 1,000 civilians during protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Full Story1 | |
| Paris presses for rapid U.N. vote on Syria Tue,7 Jun 2011 06:10 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - France is pushing for the rapid adoption of a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Syria over a crackdown on protesters that has killed scores of civilians, officials and diplomats said on Tuesday. Full Story1 | |
 CHISINAU (Reuters) - The head of Moldova's tennis federation died of wounds sustained when a parked car blew up on Tuesday in the center of the capital Chisinau as he walked by, police and doctors said. | |
 TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Waves of NATO aircraft hit Tripoli on Tuesday in some of the heaviest day-time bombardment of targets in the Libyan capital. | |
| EU to offer 150 million euros to E.coli-affected farmers Tue,7 Jun 2011 05:32 AM PDT Reuters - LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The European Union will propose offering at least 150 million euros ($219 million) in compensation to farmers affected by the E.coli outbreak, the European commissioner for agriculture said on Tuesday. Full Story1 | |
| Bahraini clerics accuse police over tactics Tue,7 Jun 2011 05:28 AM PDT Reuters - MANAMA (Reuters) - Senior Bahraini Shi'ite clerics accused police of violating religious freedoms by breaking up religious processions at the weekend, but police said they acted only against Shi'ites chanting anti-government slogans. Full Story1 | |
| Lawyers say cannot reach detained Bahrain medics Tue,7 Jun 2011 04:58 AM PDT Reuters - MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahraini doctors and nurses arrested over the civil protests that rocked the kingdom earlier this year have been denied access to their lawyers, their attorneys and relatives said late on Monday. Full Story1 | |
 AL-MUGHAYYIR, West Bank (Reuters) - Jewish settlers were accused of attacking a mosque in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday, setting alight carpets and daubing Hebrew graffiti on its walls. | |
| Libya rebels are OPEC no-show Tue,7 Jun 2011 04:24 AM PDT Reuters - VIENNA (Reuters) - Libya's rebels will not be sending a representative to Wednesday's OPEC meeting, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, leaving just one Libyan delegation. Full Story1 | |
 NAKHON PHANOM, Thailand (Reuters) - Private-sector reforms, corporate tax cuts, wage increases and a big boost in domestic consumption could be on the cards for Thailand if Yingluck Shinawatra becomes the country's first female prime minister after the July 3 general election. |
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