Southeast Asia nations, China bring rift to summit
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New differences could undercut attempts by Southeast Asian countries and China to forge a pact aimed at preventing territorial conflicts from erupting into violence, diplomats said Tuesday at the start of a regional...
Israeli president hosts New Jersey governor
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Israel's Nobel peace prize-winning president on Tuesday hosted New Jersey's governor on the second day of his visit to Israel. Gov. Chris Christie, a rising star in Republican politics, is in Israel on his first...
Zimbabwe president's plan for polls 'impractical'
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The Zimbabwe president's demands for constitutional reforms to be completed next month aren't practical and his call for elections this year will likely stir violence and chaos, legal researchers said Tuesday. ...
Israel seizes sarcophagus lids stolen from Egypt
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The Israel Antiquities Authority says inspectors have seized two stolen Egyptian sarcophagus covers at a bazaar in Jerusalem's Old city. The two plaster-covered wooden lids had been sawed in two, causing irreparable...
Thailand fears further attacks after bombs in south
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BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai minister ruled out talks with suspected insurgents in the South and warned of further attacks after explosions at the weekend killed 13 people, while the army chief said martial law could
France opens probe after raids on Islamist radicals
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PARIS (Reuters) - Thirteen members of a radical Islamist group arrested in police raids last week are being put under investigation on suspicion of terrorist activities, a public prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Malians queue for fuel as anti-junta sanctions begin
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By Bate Felix and Adama Diarra BAMAKO (Reuters) - Malians queued to stock up on petrol at garages around the capital Bamako on Tuesday after neighbors launched trade and diplomatic sanctions aimed at forcing
German minority keeps Easter egg tradition alive
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A tiny Slavic minority in Germany is keeping alive a long and intricate tradition of hand-painting Easter eggs with the help of feathers and wax. Shortly after Christmas every year, Karin Hannusch gets to work...
Snow in Scotland just days after heat wave
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What a difference a week makes. Snow fell in the Scottish highlands Tuesday, just days after record-breaking warm temperatures in northeastern Scotland. The temperature hit 0 Celsius (32 Fahrenheit) and seven inches...
UNESCO: Mali fighting could damage Timbuktu
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UNESCO has warned that ancient Islamic city of Timbuktu, a historic outpost in northern Mali, could be damaged in fighting following its takeover by rebel soldiers. The U.N. cultural agency's director-general Irina...
Yemeni airstrikes kill 43 al-Qaida militants
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Yemeni government forces regained control of a strategic gateway in the south on Tuesday after intense, three-day shelling of al-Qaida hideouts in the area that left 43 militants dead, military and medical officials...
Fire at Moscow market kills 17 migrant workers
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A blaze Tuesday at a Moscow market killed 17 migrant workers who were unable to escape from the metal shed where they were sleeping, the city fire department said. All were citizens of former Soviet nations in Central...
Indonesia court refuses to rule on peat swamp case
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An Indonesian court has thrown out a lawsuit concerning the development of peat swamp forests that was brought by conservationists who fear for the fate of orangutans. Walhi environmental group is challenging a license...
Blaze hits Russian skyscraper, no injuries
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Huge flames danced for hours on the top floors of an under-construction Moscow skyscraper that is to be Europe's tallest, lighting up the night sky Monday. No injuries were reported in the blaze. The fire at the...
U.S. puts $10 million bounty on Pakistan militant; India pleased
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The United States has put up a $10 million reward to help arrest Pakistani Islamist leader Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, suspected of masterminding two spectacular attacks on India's financial capital
Russian crash probe rules out engine trouble
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Investigators probing a Russian plane crash that killed 31 people have ruled out engine failure as a possible cause. The Interstate Aviation Committee said both engines of the ATR-72 turboprop were working up until the...
Germany's Pirates surge in poll after local election
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Support for Germany's maverick Pirate Party has rocketed since its strong showing in a regional election, a poll showed on Tuesday, potentially raising the chances of a "grand coalition" of the t
Iranian suspicion grows over Turkey's regional role
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By Marcus George DUBAI (Reuters) - A senior Iranian political figure has spoken out against Turkey hosting Iran's next talks with world powers on its disputed nuclear program, in the latest anti-Turkish broa
Bulgarian Muslims recall communist repression
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Ibrahim Byalk has had a bullet stuck in his arm for nearly four decades. It adds to the painful memories of communist repression in this quiet village in southern Bulgaria. "It hurts sometimes when I move my arm, but...
Fire at Russian market kills 15 foreign migrants
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - A fire ripping through a market warehouse on Moscow's outskirts on Tuesday killed 15 foreigners from former Soviet republics, Russian media and emergency officials said. Most of the victim
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Myanmar president says by-elections "very successful"
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PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Myanmar President Thein Sein said on Tuesday the country's by-elections at the weekend, which were swept by the opposition, were carried out successfully. "It was conducted in a very s
Pakistani president to meet Indian PM this week
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A spokesman for Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari says the leader will meet India's prime minister when he visits the neighboring country later this week. Farhatullah Babar said on Tuesday that Zardari would have...
China detains 22 after Inner Mongolia protest: group
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BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police detained 22 ethnic Mongolians after hundreds of them protested against the seizure of land in Inner Mongolia, an overseas rights group said on Tuesday, in the latest case of unres
Netanyahu delays eviction of West Bank settler house
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By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu overruled the planned eviction on Tuesday of Jewish settlers from a building in an occupied West Bank city that is flashpoint o
Japan holds off on decision to restart reactors
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By Risa Maeda TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan needs more time to decide whether to restart two offline nuclear reactors, the trade minister said on Tuesday, as concerns about a summer power crunch vie with safety wo
Colombia guerrillas free captives held 12 years
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Colombia's main rebel group freed what it says were its last 10 military and police captives, a goodwill gesture that President Juan Manuel Santos praised but called insufficient to merit a peace dialogue. The men had...
Floods in Fiji finally recede after leaving 5 dead
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Thousands of Fijians who fled surging floodwaters that have left at least five people dead started to return to their homes Tuesday after the Pacific island nation was spared a direct hit by a cyclone. Heavy rains and...
Ecuador's president to boycott Americas summit
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Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa will boycott this month's Summit of the Americas in Colombia because Cuba is not invited, he told the host in a letter Monday. The announcement by the leftist president makes him the...
Ex-governor dies after shooting in Venezuela
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A former state governor in Venezuela has died more than a week after being wounded in a shooting at a restaurant. Former Apure state Gov. Jesus Aguilarte underwent multiple surgeries for his wounds after being attacked...
Vietnam finds mass grave of communist soldiers
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A mass grave has been found containing the remains of 23 communist soldiers believed to have been killed during the Tet Offensive, seen by many as the turning point of the Vietnam War. Col. Nguyen Minh Hung of...
Suu Kyi's near-sweep raises Myanmar democracy hope
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Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's victory in parliamentary elections is the biggest prize of her political career. But the weekend vote for only a few dozen legislative seats may have sown the seeds of something far...
Gunmen in police uniforms abduct Philippine mayor
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Philippine authorities say gunmen wearing police uniforms abducted a town mayor while he was inspecting a bus terminal in the country's restive southern region. Police say Mayor Jeffrey Lim of Salug town was dragged...
U.S. to amend Afghan plane bid terms, no full re-do
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force said on Monday it would amend, rather than re-do, the terms of a potential $1 billion competition to supply light attack planes to Afghanistan. Privately held Sierra
Ecuador's president to skip Summit of the Americas
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By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said on Monday he will not attend this month's Summit of the Americas in Colombia, nor any other gathering that excludes Cuba or fail
Blaze at Moscow skyscraper set to be Europe's tallest
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Fire ripped through the top of a part-built skyscraper on Monday that is set to become Europe's tallest building and form the pinnacle of Moscow's new business district under plans to turn the Ru
Russia urges Assad to start troop pullout
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Syria's government must take the first step toward settling the country's conflict by pulling troops from city streets, Russia's foreign minister said Monday, raising pressure on an old ally. While Sergey Lavrov added...
Amnesty raps Greece over migrant roundups
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Greece's government announced late Monday plans to hold illegal immigrants in indefinite detention if they are considered a risk to public health _ drawing sharp criticism from the human rights group Amnesty...
Mexico's PAN battling to retain presidency
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Expectations were high when a maverick businessman favoring cowboy boots and plain talk won the presidency in 2000, defeating the party that had governed Mexico for 71 consecutive years. Mexicans hoped that their...
S.Sudan: Sudan bombing country to scare investors
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A South Sudan official said Monday that Sudan is bombing oil-rich regions of South Sudan in order to scare away American and Chinese investors. South Sudan government spokesman Barnaba Marial Benjamin said Sudan is...
Myanmar's Suu Kyi hopes victory is dawn of new era
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Myanmar election officials confirmed Monday that Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party won a landslide victory in historic by-elections. The democracy icon said she hopes the vote will mark the start of a new era for the...
Mexican front-runner vows swift drop in drug violence
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By Simon Gardner MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's presidential front-runner Enrique Pena Nieto said if he wins the July 1 election he would aim for a rapid reduction in drug war violence that has claimed 50,
Aftershock shakes Mexico, no injuries reported
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Mexico was shaken Monday by what officials described as the strongest aftershock yet from a powerful earthquake that killed at least two people and destroyed thousands of homes late last month. Officials said there...
Colombian rebels free 10 captives held more than a decade
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By Helen Murphy and Brian Ellsworth BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebels on Monday freed 10 members of the armed forces held hostage in jungle prison camps for more than a decade, the last of a group of
Irish Catholic Church probes porn slideshow
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The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland said Monday it's investigating how a priest offering a presentation to parents on their children's upcoming Confessions instead ended up showing them a computer slideshow of gay...
Egypt Brotherhood candidate stirs unease
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The Muslim Brotherhood's surprise decision to field a presidential candidate is stirring fears that the two biggest powers to emerge from the ouster of Hosni Mubarak _ the Islamists and the military _ are maneuvering to...
Blaze hits Russian skyscraper, no injuries
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Huge flames danced for hours on the top floors of an under-construction Moscow skyscraper that is to be Europe's tallest, lighting up the night sky Monday. No injuries were reported in the blaze. The fire at the...
Obama, Mexico's Calderon vow more drug crime cooperation
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By Alister Bull WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon told President Barack Obama on Monday that drug violence would continue unabated in his country unless the flow of American guns is cu
Neighbors hit Mali junta with border shutdown
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By Bate Felix and Diadie Ba BAMAKO/DAKAR (Reuters) - Mali's neighbors agreed to shut their borders with the West African country on Monday as part of tough sanctions aimed at forcing the leaders of last mont
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Red Cross: Colombian rebels release their last 10 remaining captive soldiers and police. ...