 BEIJING (Reuters) - Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is not serious about talking with Beijing, but the government will never make any compromises with him to get him back to the table, a major Chinese newspaper said on Tuesday. | |
| Israel torn on apologizing to Turks over Gaza ship Mon,25 Jul 2011 10:14 PM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is debating whether to say sorry for storming a Gaza-bound Turkish activist ship last year, after its jurists recommended satisfying Ankara's demand for an apology to help fend off war-crimes lawsuits. Full Story | |
| Israel's Lieberman won't quit on apology to Turkey Mon,25 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Sunday he would not quit the coalition government if it decides to apologize to Turkey for killing nine Turks aboard a pro-Palestinian activist ship last year. Full Story | |
 UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations on Monday confirmed that the release of a U.N. report on a deadly Israeli raid that killed nine Turks aboard a pro-Palestinian activist ship last year would be postponed until late August. | |
| China launches 2-month safety campaign after deadly train crash Mon,25 Jul 2011 07:04 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China's rail minister has ordered a two-month safety check on railway operations and apologized for Saturday's deadly train crash that killed 39 people, state media reported on Tuesday. Full Story | |
 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - More than 100 oil workers and contractors hired by Mexico's state oil monopoly Pemex have aided criminal gangs stealing millions of barrels of fuel over the past decade, a document obtained by Reuters shows. | |
| Kosovo police in tense standoff with local Serbs Mon,25 Jul 2011 05:34 PM PDT Reuters - MITROVICA, Kosovo (Reuters) - Kosovo sent special police forces to its Serbian-populated north late on Monday to enforce a ban on imports from Serbia, but local Serbs resisted the move as ethnic tensions rose sharply. Full Story | |
| Chavez wrong on Bolivar murder theory: inquiry Mon,25 Jul 2011 04:14 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - South American independence hero Simon Bolivar was not murdered by Colombian foes as suggested by Hugo Chavez but may have died of accidental poisoning, according to a study ordered by Venezuela's leader. Full Story | |
 OSLO (Reuters) - Anders Behring Breivik, who killed at least 93 people in a bomb attack and shooting rampage in Norway, arrived at an Oslo courtroom for a closed custody hearing on Monday to jeers from an angry crowd. | |
| Fuel scarce in Misrata after Gaddafi forces rocket depot Mon,25 Jul 2011 03:39 PM PDT Reuters - MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - Rebel-held Misrata was running short of fuel on Monday as a fire raged at a storage depot hit by a rocket from Libyan government forces.Full Story | |
| Bodyguards kill Colombian gang leader Mon,25 Jul 2011 02:51 PM PDT Reuters - BOGOTA (Reuters) - The leader of one of Colombia's most powerful criminal groups was gunned down by his own bodyguards Monday in the drug-plagued Antioquia province, police said. Full Story | |
| "Why didn't you come earlier?," Utoeya survivors asked police Mon,25 Jul 2011 01:30 PM PDT Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - "Why didn't you come earlier?," survivors screamed when Norwegian police arrived after an hour in which Anders Behring Breivik had wandered the wooded island of Utoeya shooting dead 68 people, most of them teenagers. Full Story | |
 BENGHAZI (Reuters) - The U.N. envoy to Libya and the Benghazi-based rebel council discussed on Monday ideas for ending the civil war, but said a firm initiative had yet to take shape. | |
 TORONTO (Reuters) - The leader of Canada's main opposition party, limping heavily and looking pale and drawn, said on Monday he would step down temporarily because of cancer but vowed to return once Parliament resumes in mid-September. | |
| Canadian sports doctor's aide gets probation in U.S. drugs case Mon,25 Jul 2011 01:01 PM PDT Reuters - BUFFALO (Reuters) - An assistant to a Canadian sports doctor who treated top athletes and has admitted bringing illegal performance-enhancing drugs into the United States was sentenced on Monday to a year's probation. Full Story | |
 OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian police think gunman Anders Behring Breivik is probably a lone wolf, a view also held by some researchers who cast doubt on his claim that he was working with two other cells. | |
 HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - A deadly train crash in China over the weekend has raised concerns about the safety of the country's fast-growing rail network and threatens to undermine its plans to export high-speed train technology. | |
 NEW YORK (Reuters) - First she was portrayed as a model of virtue who was violated by a rich and powerful man. | |
 UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations on Monday confirmed that the release of a U.N. report on a deadly Israeli raid that killed nine Turks aboard a pro-Palestinian activist ship last year would be postponed until late August. | |
 PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - Independent forensic experts took the stand on Monday to attack key pieces of evidence used to convict U.S. student Amanda Knox of the murder of her British roommate in the Italian city of Perugia in 2007. | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States rejected on Monday Iran's accusation that Washington was behind the killing of an Iranian scientist and urged Tehran not to use the case to distract attention from its nuclear dispute. | |
 SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's opposition dismissed on Monday a government plan for talks aimed at easing unrest after months of mass protests demanding President Ali Abdullah Saleh's overthrow, saying it had not even heard of any such "roadmap" for peace. | |
 OSLO (Reuters) - At least 100,000 people, many carrying white or red roses, rallied in Oslo on Monday to show support for victims of attacks that killed 76 people, police said. | |
 THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Serbia's last major war crimes suspect refused to enter a plea on charges over the 1991-1995 Croatian war when he made a brief first appearance at the U.N.'s Yugoslavia tribunal on Monday. | |
 (Reuters) - Anders Behring Breivik told a Norwegian judge his bombing and shooting rampage that killed scores aimed to save Europe from a Muslim takeover, and said that "two more cells" existed in his organization. | |
 BEIJING (Reuters) - Government directives demanding journalists not question official accounts of a deadly high-speed train crash in eastern China are fueling public anger and suspicion about conflicting details of the accident, such as the death toll. | |
| All clear given after suspicious packages found in D.C. Mon,25 Jul 2011 08:24 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities Monday gave the all clear after investigating two reports of suspicious packages in Washington, including one at the Canadian embassy in Washington. Full Story | |
| Norway revises down attack death toll to 76 Mon,25 Jul 2011 08:10 AM PDT Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian police revised down the death toll from Friday's bomb and shooting attack to 76 people from a previous estimate of 93, citing difficulties in gathering information at Utoeya island, where the shooting spree occurred. Full Story | |
 AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian cabinet has approved a law that allows the formation of political parties other than the ruling Baath party, provided they adhere to "democratic principles," the state news agency said on Monday. | |
| U.N. envoy, Libya rebels discuss ideas for peace Mon,25 Jul 2011 07:59 AM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI (Reuters) - The U.N. envoy to Libya and the Benghazi-based rebel council said Monday they had discussed some general ideas for triggering a political process to end the war but there was no firm initiative on the table. Full Story | |
| Factbox: Who is Goran Hadzic? Mon,25 Jul 2011 07:42 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Goran Hadzic, the last major Serb war crimes fugitive, made his first court appearance at the U.N.'s Yugoslavia tribunal in The Hague Monday. Hadzic, 52, was indicted for committing crimes against humanity in Croatia during the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Full Story | |
| Solemn silence and rage as Norway remembers murders Mon,25 Jul 2011 07:22 AM PDT Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - Solemn silence for the victims and raw rage for the killer -- Norwegians struggled to come to grips with the worst massacre in their modern history on Monday. Full Story | |
 WENZHOU, China (Reuters) - China sacked three senior railway officials Sunday after a collision between two high-speed trains killed at least 35 people and raised new questions about the safety of the fast-growing rail network. | |
| Norway court mum on attacker's collaboration claim Mon,25 Jul 2011 07:02 AM PDT Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - A top Oslo court official declined to elaborate on a statement made by a Norwegian mass killer claiming that there were "two more cells" in his organization. Full Story | |
| Polish firm sold fertilizer to Norway bomber Mon,25 Jul 2011 06:57 AM PDT Reuters - WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish company sold chemical fertilizer to Norwegian bomber and gunman Anders Behring Breivik but the transaction was entirely legal and police have made no arrests, the Polish internal security agency said Monday. Full Story | |
| Norway attacker detained, claims collaborators Mon,25 Jul 2011 06:57 AM PDT Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - A judge ordered eight weeks detention on Monday for the Norwegian man who has admitted a bombing and shooting massacre that killed about 90 people and who claimed in court to have two more groups of collaborators. Full Story | |
| Egypt cabinet pledges reforms to placate protesters Mon,25 Jul 2011 06:43 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's cabinet pledged on Monday to clear out officials who held senior posts in Hosni Mubarak's era, continue with public corruption trials and press on with other reforms to placate protesters who have turned their anger on the ruling military.Full Story | |
 ISTANBUL (Reuters) - An Istanbul court sentenced on Monday the assassin of Armenian journalist Hrant Dink to nearly 23 years in prison. | |
 CAIRO (Reuters) - A court postponed Monday the trial of Egypt's former interior minister over the killing of protesters until next week so that he will be tried alongside ousted President Hosni Mubarak. | |
| Israel stops suspected gunrunners in Dead Sea Mon,25 Jul 2011 05:26 AM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli security forces on Monday stopped a small motor boat in the Dead Sea carrying assault rifles and ammunition from Jordan and arrested two Palestinians suspected of smuggling, police said. Full Story |
