South Korean troops shoot at civilian airliner by mistake Fri,17 Jun 2011 10:32 PM PDT Reuters - SEOUL, Jun (Reuters) - South Korean marine Corps troops fired at a commercial aircraft flying near the tense sea border with North Korea, misidentifying it as one of the communist North's jet fighters, but no damage occurred, military sources said on Saturday.Full Story1 | |
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Timeline: Morocco's king announces new reforms Fri,17 Jun 2011 03:17 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Here is a timeline on Morocco since King Mohammed came to the throne. Full Story1 | |
Morocco King to lose some powers, remain key figure Fri,17 Jun 2011 03:09 PM PDT Reuters - RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's King Mohammed promised a new democratic constitution on Friday that would devolve some of his powers to parliament and the government, adding Moroccans would be able to vote for the changes in a July 1 referendum.Full Story1 | |
U.N. council splits U.N. Taliban, Qaeda sanctions list Fri,17 Jun 2011 02:20 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Friday split the U.N. sanctions list for Taliban and al Qaeda figures into two, which envoys said could help induce the Taliban into talks on a peace deal in Afghanistan. Full Story1 | |
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Quick Guide to the Greek crisis Fri,17 Jun 2011 11:53 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A debt crisis in Europe's 17-nation single currency zone has entered a new and critical phase, with fears that Greece could default and spark a global financial disaster like that which followed the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers in 2008. Full Story1 | |
Austerity-hit Greeks say reshuffle won't change things Fri,17 Jun 2011 11:53 AM PDT Reuters - ATHENS (Reuters) - Ordinary Greeks on the streets of Athens were dismissive of a government reshuffle on Friday, saying a new face at the finance ministry would do nothing to fix the country's economic mess and ease the pain of austerity. Full Story1 | |
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Factbox: Assad's efforts to appease protesters Fri,17 Jun 2011 04:15 AM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf, a cousin of President Bashar al-Assad and focus of anti-corruption protests, says he is quitting business in the latest step by Syria's leaders aimed at curbing three months of unrest. Full Story1 | |
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Russia eyes bigger role in Afghanistan, wants to rebuild: envoy Fri,17 Jun 2011 03:36 AM PDT Reuters - | |
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Analysis: Indonesia cleric's jailing fails to ease terror fight Fri,17 Jun 2011 02:40 AM PDT Reuters - | |
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Somali pirates free German ship after ransom paid Fri,17 Jun 2011 12:02 AM PDT Reuters - BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) - Somali pirates have freed a German-owned cargo ship, seized in April, after they received a ransom, a pirate and maritime source said on Friday. Full Story1 | |
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Syria's Makhlouf owes fortune and infamy to Assad Thu,16 Jun 2011 04:54 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Tycoon Rami Makhlouf, who says he is quitting the Syrian business scene, owes his fortune and his role as a hate figure for protesters to his cousin President Bashar al-Assad. Full Story1 | |
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