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Obama pushes Congress on immigration, split emerges Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 08:06 PM PST | Top |
Australian PM surprises with Sept election call Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 07:19 PM PST | Top |
Brazilian cities crack down on nightclubs after deadly fire Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 05:28 PM PST | Top |
Syria "breaking up before everyone's eyes:" envoy tells U.N. Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 03:45 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N.-Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi warned the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may be able to cling to power for now but the country is "breaking up before everyone's eyes," diplomats told Reuters. Brahimi appealed to the 15-nation council to overcome its deadlock and take action to help put an end to the Syrian civil war. However, it was not clear whether his latest report, which diplomats said was his bleakest since his appointment last year, would persuade Russia to agree to support concrete U.N. ... Full Story | Top |
Blind dissident urges global pressure on China over rights Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 03:41 PM PST | Top |
Mursi due in Germany on visit shortened by Egypt crisis Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 03:18 PM PST | Top |
Sixty-five people executed in Syria's Aleppo: activists Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 03:15 PM PST | Top |
$7.3 million camp for Afghan police found nearly empty: inspectors Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 03:10 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A $7.3 million base camp built to house 175 Afghan Border Police was sitting virtually empty two months after it was handed over to Afghan authorities, and some equipment like wood-burning stoves had been dismantled, U.S. inspectors reported on Tuesday. The facility, located in Kunduz Province, consisted of 12 buildings, including a dining hall, that were contracted by the Army Corps of Engineers and completed September 3, 2012, according to a report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. ... Full Story | Top |
Mali secures recaptured towns, donors pledge funds Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 02:29 PM PST | Top |
EU takes on task of rebuilding Mali army Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 02:20 PM PST BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has a vital role to play in rebuilding Malian army that is badly paid, poorly equipped and seriously weakened by a year of defeats, the commander of a new EU military training mission said on Tuesday. French General Francois Lecointre, speaking after an initial fact-finding trip to Mali, where troops are fighting with French help to push back Islamist rebels who occupied the north of the country, said the army there was in a "very broken-down" state. ... Full Story | Top |
U.N. optimistic Syria aid meet will win major funding Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 01:45 PM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United Nations has received promises of major donations at this week's $1.5 billion aid conference for millions of Syrians affected by nearly two years of conflict, a senior U.N. official said on Tuesday. Wednesday's pledging conference in Kuwait will seek $1 billion of aid for Syria's neighbors sheltering 700,000 registered refugees, and another $500 million to bankroll humanitarian work for 4 million Syrians inside their country. ... Full Story | Top |
Fear, threats and bad food: life aboard a sanctions-hit Iranian ship Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 01:13 PM PST | Top |
U.N. nuclear watchdog backs Iran's denial of Fordow blast Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 12:48 PM PST VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. atomic watchdog made clear on Tuesday it had seen no sign of any explosion at one of Iran's most sensitive nuclear plants, backing up Tehran's denial of media reports that such an incident had taken place last week. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in an unusual move, made a brief statement after some Israeli and Western media at the weekend reported there had been significant damage at the underground Fordow uranium enrichment facility. ... Full Story | Top |
CP Railway sees big profit boost in 2013 after tough fourth quarter Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 12:17 PM PST | Top |
France calls for international observers in Mali Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 11:47 AM PST PARIS (Reuters) - France favors a quick deployment of international monitors to Mali to ensure that human rights are not abused, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Tuesday. French and Malian troops over the past two weeks have driven Islamist insurgents out of some areas of north Mali they occupied last year. The Islamists imposed severe sharia (Islamic law) in areas they seized, authorizing stoning for adulterers and amputations for thieves while forcing women to don veils. ... Full Story | Top |
Egypt's Mursi cancels Paris visit amid crisis at home Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 11:42 AM PST PARIS (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi has canceled a planned visit to Paris this week, France's presidency said on Tuesday, as a political crisis flares in Egypt. Mursi had been due to arrive in Paris on Thursday afternoon following a visit to Berlin on Wednesday and later meet Hollande over breakfast on Friday. Mursi's spokesman Yasser Ali said in Cairo that the president would reschedule a visit at another time. When pressed to give a reason, he said: "The president will travel to Germany on a one-day trip and return to Egypt to closely follow the situation. ... Full Story | Top |
For Mali Islamist rebels, death came from the sky Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 11:03 AM PST DOUENTZA, Mali (Reuters) - The group of Islamist rebels occupying this dusty northern Malian town at the gateway to Timbuktu had been slaughtering a cow to eat at a small hotel. The next instant, they were caught in an explosive blizzard of flying concrete and shrapnel. "They ate no meat. Many were killed, maybe 40," said Hamidou Dicko, a neighbor who had peered over his mud-brick wall at the hotel - used by the rebels as a base - after the French warplanes attacked late on January 12. ... Full Story | Top |
Iraqi Kurds woo more oil majors in contest with Baghdad Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 11:02 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdistan said it is negotiating with two or three major international companies to operate oilfields and expects to announce the outcome in about a month, in a move likely to further heighten tensions with Baghdad. The remarks by Natural Resources Minister Ashti Hawrami on Tuesday highlight the autonomous region's resolve to push ahead with development of its oil resources independently of the Baghdad-based central government. ... Full Story | Top |
Britain ups aid for Mali, Africa but wary of mission creep Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 10:37 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Britain increased its offer of aid to France and African governments on Tuesday to help them counter Islamist militants in Africa but limited the scope of its support for fear of being dragged into an Afghanistan-style quagmire. Defense Secretary Philip Hammond told parliament that up to 240 soldiers could take part in missions to train African troops, and that at least 90 more are already taking part in logistical operations to support French troops fighting in Mali. ... Full Story | Top |
Venezuelan vice president says Chavez is "very optimistic" of recovery Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 10:34 AM PST | Top |
Wife of deposed Honduran leader leads presidential race: poll Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 10:29 AM PST TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran presidential candidate Xiomara Castro, the wife of deposed former President Manuel Zelaya, is leading the race to become the next head of the Central American country, according to a poll released on Tuesday. Political newcomer Castro, the Liberty and Refoundation Party candidate who established her reputation while fighting for her husband's right to rule after his 2009 military-led ouster, leads with 25 percent of those questioned saying they would vote for her, according to the CID Gallup poll. ... Full Story | Top |
EU could deploy peace force in post-conflict Syria: adviser Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 10:24 AM PST BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union planners are looking at ways to help stabilize Syria when the civil war is over, and sending an EU military force to keep the peace could be an option, the bloc's top military officer said on Tuesday. The EU has a 2,000-strong rapid reaction force, known as a battle group, on standby at all times, ready for peace keeping or humanitarian action in an emergency, but it has never yet been deployed. ... Full Story | Top |
Russian investigators search liberal governor's office Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 10:06 AM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Masked Russian police searched the office of a liberal regional governor who has connections with opponents of Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in what Kremlin critics said was part of a campaign to put pressure on foes of the president. The federal Investigative Committee said law enforcement officers searched the office of Kirov region governor Nikita Belykh as part of a criminal investigation into the alleged theft of 90 million roubles ($3 million). Belykh denied any wrongdoing and said he was cooperating with the investigation. ... Full Story | Top |
As Suez cities burn, canal shipping sails on, for now Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 09:48 AM PST ABOARD RMS QUEEN MARY (Reuters) - Egypt's army stepped forward on Tuesday from its new place in the shadows of the fledgling democracy and pledged to defend the state after a week of bloody street violence in cities along the Suez Canal. It was a measure of the canal's place in Egypt's economy, and the world's, that army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi explained the military deployment ordered by President Mohamed Mursi in terms primarily of protecting a waterway he called a "vital strategic interest" - it handles about a tenth of all global trade by sea. ... Full Story | Top |
North Korea's Kim dashes early hope but U.S. still seeks change: Clinton Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 09:43 AM PST | Top |
Tourists out in force despite slowdown, set for strong year in 2013: U.N. Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 09:37 AM PST | Top |
Israel boycotts U.N. human rights scrutiny Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 09:33 AM PST GENEVA (Reuters) - Israel boycotted the United Nations' human rights forum on Tuesday, becoming the first country ever to decline to attend a session that was due to scrutinize its own rights record. Israel's no-show at the Human Rights Council drew widespread criticism, including a tacit rebuke from the United States which said the U.N. process of reviewing human rights was a "valuable mechanism" as it was applied to all countries. The council had been due to examine Israel under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of human rights in all U.N. member states. ... Full Story | Top |
Gay German minister raps Russia on homosexual rights: Spiegel Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 09:29 AM PST | Top |
Mali crisis could exacerbate security challenges in Libya: U.N. Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 09:26 AM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A military intervention by France in Mali to combat Islamist rebels could exacerbate a "precarious" security situation in Libya, where armed groups have targeted security officials and diplomats, the United Nations said on Tuesday. U.N. special envoy Tarek Mitri, head of the U.N. mission in Libya, said that country's government faced a serious security challenge in the east, where the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans were killed in September. ... Full Story | Top |
Obama giving $155 million in humanitarian aid to Syrians Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 08:33 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the United States would boost humanitarian aid to Syria and urged other nations to do more to help the United Nations, which is struggling to assist some 4 million people in the war-torn country and more than 700,000 who have fled it. Obama said he authorized an additional $155 million in aid for food, medical care and clothing for Syrians and refugees, bringing the U.S. total to $365 million. He issued a video statement on youtube.com with Arabic subtitles speaking directly to Syrians. ... Full Story | Top |
Greens' push for conservative vote gives Merkel headache Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 08:16 AM PST | Top |
Timeline of Germany's Greens Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 08:16 AM PST (Reuters) - Formed in 1980 as a loose coalition of pacifists, socialists environmentalists and feminists, the Greens may become kingmakers after Germany's September 2013 federal election. Here is a look at significant Greens moments in Germany: October 1992 - Germany's Greens co-founder Petra Kelly is found dead. Kelly was one of its first members of parliament. She was shot dead by her partner, former general and Green politician Gert Bastian, who then killed himself. Sept/Oct 1998 - Social Democrats under Gerhard Schroeder win the federal election. ... Full Story | Top |
Egypt pounds slides, worries about IMF loan weigh Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 08:14 AM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's pound weakened further against the dollar at the central bank's foreign exchange auction on Tuesday on worries that turmoil on the streets could further delay a long-awaited IMF loan. At Tuesday's foreign exchange auction, the central bank set a cut-off price of 6.6525 pounds to the dollar, prompting the currency to weaken to 6.6857 on the interbank market, where the authorities limit how far the currency can move. The pound has now lost 7. ... Full Story | Top |
Hundreds of Qaeda-linked militants reinforce south Yemen bastion Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 08:11 AM PST SANAA (Reuters) - Hundreds of al Qaeda-linked militants arrived in southern Yemen on Tuesday to reinforce Islamist fighters facing a major government offensive following the breakdown of talks to free three Western hostages, an official and residents said. Air strikes against militant targets in the al Qaeda stronghold of al-Manaseh and ambushes by the Islamist fighters after Monday's army assault, killed at least six insurgents and 14 soldiers, including 11 killed by a suicide bomber. ... Full Story | Top |
Debris of F-16 missing in Italy believed found, search focuses on spot Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 08:08 AM PST | Top |
Nigeria cautiously welcomes Boko Haram ceasefire Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 08:04 AM PST MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities on Tuesday welcomed a ceasefire declaration by a commander of Islamist sect Boko Haram, but security forces said they would not lower their guard. Sheik Abu Mohammed Ibn Abdulazeez, who security sources say is a Boko Haram commander, called on sect members on Monday to halt attacks that have killed many hundreds since it launched an uprising to carve out an Islamic state in Nigeria in 2009. ... Full Story | Top |
Kurdish militants set for Turkey ceasefire in February: paper Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 07:55 AM PST | Top |
Suicide blast kills two near Somali president's palace Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 07:42 AM PST MOGADISHU (Reuters) - An Islamist militant persuaded Somali government officials he had defected, then walked up to the president's palace compound on Tuesday and blew himself up near the gates, killing at least two soldiers, witnesses and rebels said. Al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab rebels said the early morning suicide attack was the start of a new campaign against the country's Western-backed government and its leaders. ... Full Story | Top |
Egypt prosecutor urges arrest of black-clad hardcore protesters Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 07:18 AM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's public prosecutor urged the security forces and members of the public on Tuesday to seize members of a new black-clad group vehemently opposed to President Mohamed Mursi which has emerged among the vanguard of recent protests. Egypt's army chief has warned political strife was pushing the state to the brink of collapse following a wave of protests in which 52 people have been killed in the last week. Mursi has imposed emergency rule in the Suez Canal cities of Port Said, Ismailia and Suez in an attempt to stem the violence. ... Full Story | Top |
Phone video of South Africa mine massacre pressures police Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 07:15 AM PST | Top |
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