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Today's Reuters World News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Mugabe says Gaddafi's death as tragic as U.S. envoy's U.N. members divided over response to Mali crisis Weakened labor reform clears first hurdle in Mexican Congress Colombia's Santos wants peace with FARC by 2013 Freddie Mac wins dismissal of shareholder lawsuit Losing ground in Ohio, Romney says his "heart aches" for jobless Nigeria says its push on Boko Haram Islamists paying off Clinton says U.S. to ease Myanmar import ban Insight: In U.S. soldier's death, a window into Afghan insider killings Sudan, South Sudan to resume oil exports, no wider deal Libya's congress gives new PM ultimatum to name government In Ohio, Romney says his "heart aches" for jobless Lack of access in Syria hinders humanitarian aid: EU Noda vows no compromise as Japan, China dig in on islands row U.S.-led "war on drugs" questioned at U.N. Venezuela polls mixed as presidential vote nears Sudan, South Sudan reach deal to restart oil exports Court to hear appeal over federal gay marriage law Exclusive: IMF, EU clash over Greece's bailout prospects Anti-cuts protests erupt on streets of Athens and Madrid Nigeria says Saudi deports 150 female pilgrims, holding 1,000 Insight: How Sonia Gandhi was persuaded to back India reforms Guinea secures $2.1 billion debt relief from IMF, World Bank Iran can neutralize sabotage of nuclear facilities: Ahmadinejad Ahmadinejad hopes for better ties with Argentina after talks Ahmadinejad denounces "uncivilized Zionists," urges new order Irish minister resigns in difficult day for coalition Five Yemenis dead when qat-seller's grenade explodes Japan sees no need to compromise on island sovereignty: PM Noda Merkel cancels Tunisia trip, media cites anti-Islam film worries Nigeria Senate urges appeal of Cameroon Bakassi award Eleven killed in gunfight in southwest Mexico Islamist wins delay in UK extradition to United States Egypt's Mursi says opposes foreign intervention in Syria Mexico's Calderon proposes U.N. lead debate on drug policy Ahmadinejad's aide in prison as Iran president addresses U.N. Spain committed to reforms, all must sacrifice: Rajoy Libya militia leader plays down shift to military command Netanyahu promises tough response to Ahmadinejad Haiti PM says cholera outbreak under control Mugabe says Gaddafi's death as tragic as U.S. envoy's Wed,26 Sep 2012 06:53 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Wednesday the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was as tragic as that of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, as he delivered a scathing critique of U.S., U.N. and NATO actions. Speaking firmly, if occasionally stumbling over words, the 88-year-old president accused the United States of "rushing to suck oil from Iraq" when it invaded the country in 2003 on the erroneous grounds that it possessed weapons of mass destruction. He said the U.N. ... Full Story Top U.N. members divided over response to Mali crisis Wed,26 Sep 2012 06:52 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. members appeared deeply divided on Wednesday as they sought to resolve the crisis in Mali, with France and some of Mali's neighbors backing possible military intervention, while the United States said the West African nation must first have an elected government. A special U.N. ... Full Story Top Weakened labor reform clears first hurdle in Mexican Congress Wed,26 Sep 2012 06:48 PM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican congressional committee on Wednesday gave provisional backing to a draft labor reform seen as a test of cooperation between the two parties expected to shape legislation for the incoming administration. The proposal, crafted by outgoing President Felipe Calderon, was watered down to protect unions, but it aims to boost employment by making it easier for businesses to hire and fire workers. ... Full Story Top Colombia's Santos wants peace with FARC by 2013 Wed,26 Sep 2012 06:19 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Wednesday he is "cautiously optimistic" that his government can reach a peace deal with Marxist rebels. In New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, Santos said he wants to return to the city next year and announce that his conflict-battered country has signed a peace agreement. Peace negotiations are set to begin with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, in Norway next month. ... Full Story Top Freddie Mac wins dismissal of shareholder lawsuit Wed,26 Sep 2012 06:08 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A federal judge has again dismissed a lawsuit accusing Freddie Mac of misleading shareholders by understating its subprime mortgage exposure and overstating its capital strength ahead of the 2008 financial crisis. U.S. District Judge John Keenan in Manhattan said the allegations made in an amended lawsuit failed to show that Freddie Mac officials, including former Chief Executive Richard Syron, intended to mislead shareholders, or withheld significant information from them. ... Full Story Top Losing ground in Ohio, Romney says his "heart aches" for jobless Wed,26 Sep 2012 05:59 PM PDT Reuters - BEDFORD HEIGHTS/BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (Reuters) - The race for president focused squarely on the battle for working-class votes on Wednesday, as Republican Mitt Romney scrambled to make up ground on Democratic President Barack Obama in the crucial battleground state of Ohio. On a day when the rivals held dueling events across the state, Romney mixed empathy for the unemployed - at one point, he said his "heart aches" for the jobless - with attacks on Obama's trade policy toward China. Foreign trade is a sensitive subject in a state where thousands of manufacturing jobs have gone overseas. ... Full Story Top Nigeria says its push on Boko Haram Islamists paying off Wed,26 Sep 2012 05:51 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Nigeria's "robust" approach to neutralizing a threat posed by Islamist sect Boko Haram using military force, holding indirect talks with the group and improving education in the north is paying off, the Nigerian president said on Wednesday. Boko Haram, which wants to carve out an Islamic state in northern Nigeria, has been blamed for more than 1,000 deaths since its insurgency intensified in 2010. The United States has designated three of Boko Haram's senior members as terrorists. In an interview with Reuters on the sidelines of the U.N. ... Full Story Top Clinton says U.S. to ease Myanmar import ban Wed,26 Sep 2012 05:49 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Myanmar President Thein Sein on Wednesday that the United States would take steps to ease the U.S. ban on imports from the country, a major boon to the Southeast Asian nation as it emerges from years of political and economic isolation. "In recognition of the continued progress toward reform and in response to requests from both the government and the opposition, the United States is taking the next step in normalizing our commercial relationship," Clinton told Thein Sein in a meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. ... Full Story Top Insight: In U.S. soldier's death, a window into Afghan insider killings Wed,26 Sep 2012 05:07 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - In the weeks before his death, 21-year-old Mabry Anders had grown increasingly worried that he might not come home from Afghanistan. The Army specialist was battling insomnia and would send brief, worried messages back to his family. "He talked to me in the day, which would be in the middle of his night," his father, Dan Anders, said. "He didn't sleep. He was just worried." There were good reasons for concern. ... Full Story Top Sudan, South Sudan to resume oil exports, no wider deal Wed,26 Sep 2012 04:31 PM PDT Reuters - ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan reached a border security deal on Wednesday that will restart badly needed oil exports, but failed to solve the other main conflicts left over when Africa's largest country split last year. The deal, reached after more than three weeks of negotiations, will throw both economies a lifeline. It should for now prevent any resumption of the kind of fighting that broke out along the border in April - the worst violence since South Sudan seceded in July 2011 under an agreement that ended decades of civil war. ... Full Story Top Libya's congress gives new PM ultimatum to name government Wed,26 Sep 2012 04:23 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's ruling congress on Wednesday said it threatened to dismiss the new prime minister if he fails to name his new Cabinet by October 8. A spokesman for the congress told reporters the ultimatum was given after Prime Minister-elect Mustafa Abushagur asked to extend the period in which he can form a government by 10 days. Abushagur, elected by the congress on September 12, was due to present his government list to the national assembly for approval by September 28. ... Full Story Top In Ohio, Romney says his "heart aches" for jobless Wed,26 Sep 2012 03:53 PM PDT Reuters - WESTERVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney expressed empathy for unemployed Americans on Wednesday in what appeared to be an effort to repair the damage from comments he made in a leaked videotape that has sent his poll numbers on a downward slide. "I've been across the country. My heart aches for the people I've seen," Romney told an enthusiastic crowd in Westerville on the second day of a bus tour across a state considered a must-win for him in the November 6 election. ... Full Story Top Lack of access in Syria hinders humanitarian aid: EU Wed,26 Sep 2012 03:49 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Escalating violence in Syria and limited access to civilians in need hinder the distribution of humanitarian aid in the country, the European Union's crisis chief said on Wednesday. An 18-month uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's rule has killed approximately 27,000 people, according to Syrian activists. The revolt has escalated into an armed insurgency with sectarian overtones that could drag in regional powers. The European Union estimates 2.5 million Syrians need humanitarian assistance, compared to 1 million in March. They include 1. ... Full Story Top Noda vows no compromise as Japan, China dig in on islands row Wed,26 Sep 2012 03:24 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK/BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan will not compromise on the islands at the heart of a dispute with China as Tokyo already has sovereignty over them, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Wednesday after China's foreign minister angrily declared the islets were "sacred territory." "As for the Senkakus, they are an inherent part of our territory in light of history and also under international law," Noda said of the rocky islets China claims as the Diaoyu Islands in a bitter spat between Asia's two biggest economies. "There are no territorial issues as such. ... Full Story Top U.S.-led "war on drugs" questioned at U.N. Wed,26 Sep 2012 03:02 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The presidents of Mexico, Colombia and Guatemala all called for a vigorous global debate of anti-narcotics laws at the United Nations on Wednesday, raising new questions about the wisdom of the four-decade-old, U.S.-led "war on drugs." Although none of the leaders explicitly called for narcotics to be legalized, they suggested at the U.N. General Assembly that they would welcome wholesale changes to policies that have shown scant evidence of limiting drug flows while contributing to massive violence throughout Latin America. ... Full Story Top Venezuela polls mixed as presidential vote nears Wed,26 Sep 2012 02:57 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan pollsters diverged sharply on Wednesday over whether President Hugo Chavez will win re-election on October 7 or lose to opposition rival Henrique Capriles in an increasingly close election. Most of the country's best-known polls show Chavez ahead, but Capriles' poll numbers have been creeping up in the closing days of the campaign. Polls in Venezuela are notoriously controversial and public opinion has shifted quickly. The closely watched election will determine whether Chavez continues his drive to turn the OPEC nation into a bastion of oil-financed socialism. ... Full Story Top Sudan, South Sudan reach deal to restart oil exports Wed,26 Sep 2012 02:53 PM PDT Reuters - ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Sudan and South Sudan reached a border security agreement which will allow the resumption of southern oil exports through the north, spokesmen for both sides said on Wednesday. Leaders of the African neighbors reached a breakthrough after four days of talks in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, both delegations said. (Reporting by Ulf Laessing; Editing by Giles Elgood) Full Story Top Court to hear appeal over federal gay marriage law Wed,26 Sep 2012 02:46 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The next battle over a law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman will be waged in a federal appeals court in New York on Thursday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments in the case of Edith Windsor, an 83-year-old woman who says the Defense of Marriage Act discriminates against gay couples in violation of the U.S. Constitution. Windsor's lawsuit is one of numerous challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act winding their way through U.S. courts. ... Full Story Top Exclusive: IMF, EU clash over Greece's bailout prospects Wed,26 Sep 2012 02:44 PM PDT Reuters - ATHENS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Greece's international official lenders are at loggerheads over how to solve Athens' debt crisis, threatening more trouble for the euro. Officials from Greece and the "troika" of European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund have told Reuters tensions have risen in recent weeks as negotiators wrangle over further budget cuts, with the IMF adamant that Greece reduce its debt further. ... Full Story Top Anti-cuts protests erupt on streets of Athens and Madrid Wed,26 Sep 2012 02:32 PM PDT Reuters - ATHENS/MADRID (Reuters) - Demonstrators have clashed with police on the streets of Athens and Madrid in an upsurge of popular anger at new austerity measures being imposed on two of the euro zone's most vulnerable economies. In some of the most violent confrontations on Wednesday, Greek police fired tear gas at hooded rioters hurling petrol bombs as thousands joined the country's biggest protest in more than a year. ... Full Story Top Nigeria says Saudi deports 150 female pilgrims, holding 1,000 Wed,26 Sep 2012 02:04 PM PDT Reuters - KANO (Reuters) - Saudi authorities have deported 150 female Nigerian pilgrims and detained another 1,000 because they came unaccompanied by men, Nigeria's government announced on Wednesday. Mohammed Bello, chairman of Nigeria's national haj, or Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, said 150 women on one flight had been stopped at the airport for "lack of ... lawful male accompanying pilgrim". "This ugly development continued with subsequent flights that arrived at the kingdom," he said, adding that 1,000 were still being held at the airport in Jeddah. ... Full Story Top Insight: How Sonia Gandhi was persuaded to back India reforms Wed,26 Sep 2012 02:02 PM PDT Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) - It had been a brutal August for India's Congress party: economic growth was wilting, the monsoon rains were failing and the opposition had it cornered on yet another corruption scandal. In stepped Sonia Gandhi to revive the morale of the ruling party's lawmakers, exhorting them at a meeting to "stand up and fight, fight with a sense of purpose and fight aggressively". It was a stunningly assertive speech from the normally temperate matriarch of a dynasty that has ruled India for most of its post-independence era. ... Full Story Top Guinea secures $2.1 billion debt relief from IMF, World Bank Wed,26 Sep 2012 01:47 PM PDT Reuters - CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea secured $2.1 billion in debt relief from the World Bank and the IMF Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, paving the way for accelerated development of the minerals-rich West African state, officials said. The debt relief comes as a vote of international confidence in Guinea's transition back to civilian rule since a 2008 military coup that hampered its economy, discouraged investment, and led partners to freeze aid. "Reaching the HIPC completion point represents an important achievement for Guinea. ... Full Story Top Iran can neutralize sabotage of nuclear facilities: Ahmadinejad Wed,26 Sep 2012 01:43 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday Tehran is capable of neutralizing all efforts to sabotage its nuclear facilities and repeated that Iran is ready for dialogue with the United States. Speaking about possible sabotage of its nuclear facilities, Ahmadinejad told reporters through an interpreter that Iran was "capable of avoiding and neutralizing these efforts." At a news conference in which he spoke through an interpreter, Ahmadinejad also said: "We are ready for a dialogue (with the United States) and a resolution of problems ... ... Full Story Top Ahmadinejad hopes for better ties with Argentina after talks Wed,26 Sep 2012 01:43 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday he hopes scheduled talks with Argentina over two bombings of Jewish targets in Buenos Aires in the 1990s will lead to better ties. Argentina announced on Tuesday that the countries' foreign ministers will meet in New York to discuss the attacks, in which Iran is alleged to have played a role. Iran has denied any participation in the bombings. There were "misunderstandings" in Iran's ties with Argentina due to the "interference and the meddling of others," Ahmadinejad told a news conference in New York. ... Full Story Top Ahmadinejad denounces "uncivilized Zionists," urges new order Wed,26 Sep 2012 01:43 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran's president said on Wednesday his country was under constant threat of military action from "uncivilized Zionists" and called for a new world order not dominated by Western powers in the service of "the devil." In his eighth address to the U.N. General Assembly's annual gathering of world leaders, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad painted a gloomy picture of a world driven by greed rather than moral values. ... Full Story Top Irish minister resigns in difficult day for coalition Wed,26 Sep 2012 01:07 PM PDT Reuters - DUBLIN (Reuters) - An Irish junior minister resigned on Wednesday, the second Labour minister to stand down in 12 months, delivering another blow to the coalition government after its hopes of a deal to ease its bank bailout terms were called into question. Roisin Shortall, minister for state at the Department of Health, said in a statement on Wednesday evening that there was a lack of agreement on plans to reform in Primary Care and she would stand down. ... Full Story Top Five Yemenis dead when qat-seller's grenade explodes Wed,26 Sep 2012 12:56 PM PDT Reuters - SANAA (Reuters) - A Yemeni qat-seller killed himself and four customers on Wednesday when a grenade he kept in his coat pocket exploded in a crowded market, a security source said. The man in the town of Yafei grabbed what he apparently thought were his car keys, pulling the grenade's pin and setting it off. Twenty were wounded in the market where the narcotic plant which Yemenis chew is sold. It was not clear why the man had a grenade in his pocket. The security source said he had no political background. ... Full Story Top Japan sees no need to compromise on island sovereignty: PM Noda Wed,26 Sep 2012 12:42 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japan has sovereignty over the islands at the heart of a dispute with China and therefore will not compromise on ownership, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Wednesday. "They are an inherent part of our territory in light of history and also under international law," Noda said in reference to the Senkaku Islands. "Therefore, there cannot be any compromise that represents a retreat from this position," he told a news conference in New York after attending the U.N. General Assembly. (Reporting By Paul Eckert; Editing by David Brunnstrom) Full Story Top Merkel cancels Tunisia trip, media cites anti-Islam film worries Wed,26 Sep 2012 12:34 PM PDT Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has cancelled a visit to Tunisia in early October, an aide said on Wednesday, with a German paper citing safety concerns over unrest in the region in protest against a U.S.-made anti-Islam video. Merkel's spokesman Steffen Seibert said the visit was called off "by mutual agreement with the government of Tunisia". He declined to give a reason but the Financial Times Deutschland mentioned security worries in a preview of its Thursday edition. ... Full Story Top Nigeria Senate urges appeal of Cameroon Bakassi award Wed,26 Sep 2012 12:10 PM PDT Reuters - ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution calling on President Goodluck Jonathan to appeal an international ruling which handed the oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to its neighbor Cameroon a decade ago. Nigeria relinquished control of Bakassi in 2008, six years after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled it belonged to Cameroon. The ruling followed years of political disputes, legal skirmishes and violence that killed dozens of people. ... Full Story Top Eleven killed in gunfight in southwest Mexico Wed,26 Sep 2012 12:08 PM PDT Reuters - ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) - Ten suspected drug gang members and a soldier died in a gunfight in southwestern Mexico early on Wednesday, the victims of mounting violence in the state of Guerrero. State prosecutors in Guerrero said the firefight began after an armed group ambushed soldiers on patrol in Tepecoacuilco, near to the city of Taxco. One woman was among the dead. It was not clear which gang the attackers belonged to. Guerrero, a poor state that is home to beach resort Acapulco, has been one of the areas worst affected by warring drug gangs. ... Full Story Top Islamist wins delay in UK extradition to United States Wed,26 Sep 2012 11:58 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Radical Islamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has won a delay in his extradition from Britain to the United States, days after he lost an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. A statement from the judiciary said on Wednesday a judge had granted an injunction after Abu Hamza and one other suspect lodged fresh appeals. It said these would be heard in open court on Tuesday. The judge's ruling guarantees further attention to a case that has gripped the British media and even dragged in Queen Elizabeth. ... Full Story Top Egypt's Mursi says opposes foreign intervention in Syria Wed,26 Sep 2012 11:49 AM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Egypt opposes foreign military intervention to stop the civil war in Syria and prefers an inclusive, negotiated settlement, Egypt's new Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi, said on Wednesday. "Egypt is committed to pursue the sincere efforts it has been exerting to put an end to the catastrophe in Syria within an Arab, regional and international framework," Mursi said in his first speech to the U.N. General Assembly. ... Full Story Top Mexico's Calderon proposes U.N. lead debate on drug policy Wed,26 Sep 2012 11:47 AM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations should lead a global debate over a less "prohibitionist" approach to drug policy, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Wednesday in the latest attempt by a Latin American leader to float possible changes to international narcotics laws. Calderon, who leaves office on December 1 after spending much of his presidency locked in a bloody battle with drug-smuggling gangs, told the U.N. General Assembly that organized crime was "one of the most serious threats of our time." "Today, I am proposing formally that (the United Nations) ... ... Full Story Top Ahmadinejad's aide in prison as Iran president addresses U.N. Wed,26 Sep 2012 11:40 AM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - A close aide to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and head of the country's state news agency (IRNA) started a six-month prison term on Wednesday, an apparent sign of the continuing feud between the president and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Ali Akbar Javanfekr was one of several Ahmadinejad aides targeted by hardline rivals last year who accused the president of being in the grip of a "deviant current" of advisers seeking to undermine the role of clergy in the Islamic establishment. ... Full Story Top Spain committed to reforms, all must sacrifice: Rajoy Wed,26 Sep 2012 11:30 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy vowed that he is committed to fiscal and structural reforms on Wednesday, saying that all segments of Spanish society will need to make sacrifices. "We know what we have to do, and since we know it, we're doing it," Rajoy said in a speech in New York as violent protests engulfed Madrid for a second day in a new round of anti-austerity demonstrations. "We also know this entails a lot of sacrifices distributed ... evenly throughout the Spanish society," Rajoy said in an address to the Americas Society in New York. ... Full Story Top Libya militia leader plays down shift to military command Wed,26 Sep 2012 11:15 AM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya, Sept 26 - The leader of one of Libya's most powerful militia groups played down the prospect of changes in its operations now that the central government has put a military officer in command, saying the group's role would continue as before. Rafallah al-Sahati is one of the three most powerful armed groups in eastern Libya, operating with the permission of the central government while the mainstream security forces remain weak a year after the civil war that toppled Muammar Gaddafi. ... Full Story Top Netanyahu promises tough response to Ahmadinejad Wed,26 Sep 2012 11:15 AM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday promised a tough response at the United Nations to the latest verbal attacks on Israeli by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and said he was determined to stop Iran developing nuclear weapons. Before boarding a flight to New York to address the annual U.N. General Assembly, Netanyahu issued an open letter to Israelis marking the end of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the most sacred holiday in the Jewish calendar. "On the question of Iran, we are all united in the goal of preventing Iran from achieving nuclear weaponry. ... Full Story Top Haiti PM says cholera outbreak under control Wed,26 Sep 2012 11:07 AM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A cholera epidemic in Haiti that has killed thousands and been blamed on U.N. peacekeepers was "regrettable" but has been brought under control, the prime minister of the poor Caribbean nation said at the United Nations on Wednesday. Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe met U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday, but he told Reuters they did not discuss accusations by some Haitians that Nepalese peacekeepers sparked the epidemic after camp latrines contaminated a river. ... Full Story Top

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