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Japan PM Abe wants to confirm further cooperation with Australia Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 08:57 PM PDT | Top |
India kicks off world's biggest election in remote northeast Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 08:49 PM PDT | Top |
Costa Rica leftist easily wins presidential run-off Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 08:29 PM PDT | Top |
Factbox: India's mammoth general election Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 08:12 PM PDT (Reuters) - The biggest election the world has ever seen begins in India on Monday in two remote backwater states, with the country looking increasingly likely to embrace a coalition led by a Hindu nationalist to jumpstart a flagging economy. Here key highlights: - Roughly 814.5 million people are registered to vote, an increase of more than 100 million since the last parliamentary election in 2009. In other words, India has added a population greater than that of the Philipines to its voter rolls in five years. - Election dates in parliamentary constituencies were set taking into consideration extreme summer heat, monsoon rains, harvest seasons, religious festivals and most importantly, school exams. Full Story | Top |
Costa Rica leftist takes huge lead in presidential run-off Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 07:31 PM PDT | Top |
Quebec separatist party under threat in Monday election Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 07:12 PM PDT | Top |
Cuba says U.S. created other 'Cuban Twitter' projects Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 05:43 PM PDT | Top |
Search planes, ships divert to Indian Ocean area where 'pings' detected Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 04:58 PM PDT | Top |
Smooth Afghan poll raises questions about Taliban strength Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 04:39 PM PDT | Top |
Hungary re-elects maverick PM, far-right opposition gains Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 04:37 PM PDT | Top |
Libyan rebels, government agree to gradually reopen occupied oil ports Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 04:25 PM PDT By Ulf Laessing and Ayman al-Warfalli TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels occupying four eastern oil ports agreed with the government on Sunday to gradually end their eight-month petroleum blockade, which has cost the North African state billions in lost revenues. Zueitina and Hariga ports, held by federalist rebels demanding more autonomy from Tripoli, will open immediately while the larger ports, Ras Lanuf and Es Sider, will be freed in two to four weeks after more talks, the government said. Ending the oil port standoff will be a major advance for Libya's fragile government, which has struggled to impose its authority over an unruly nation still in flux nearly three years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi. Top rebel leader Ibrahim Jathran confirmed the blockage of Zueitina and Hariga ports had ended. Full Story | Top |
Gazprom Neft CEO says Russian oil company could look eastward if sanctions hit Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 04:18 PM PDT By Katya Golubkova ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Gazprom Neft has not been affected by Western sanctions over Russia's annexation of Crimea but is ready to move away from dollars in its contracts and to redirect oil flows to Asia if needed, the CEO of Gazprom's oil arm said. Alexander Dyukov told reporters that Western banks are unlikely to stop cooperating with Gazprom Neft and that Western oil majors do not want geopolitical tension to affect their partnerships, but said the company is prepared to step up contacts with Asian lenders and also raise money in Russia. The United States and European Union have imposed visa bans and asset freezes on allies of President Vladimir Putin, and are threatening broader measures that could affect entire economic sectors if Moscow escalates tension over Ukraine. "As for sanctions, they have not affected the company's business in any way," Dyukov said in St. Petersburg, where Gazprom Neft is now based. Full Story | Top |
Pro-Russia protesters seize Ukraine buildings, Kiev blames Putin Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 04:18 PM PDT | Top |
Czech leader says NATO could offer troops to Ukraine if Russia goes beyond Crimea Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 04:18 PM PDT The West should take strong action, possibly including sending NATO forces to Ukraine, if Russia tries to annex the eastern part of the country, Czech President Milos Zeman said on Sunday. "The moment Russia decides to widen its territorial expansion to the eastern part of Ukraine, that is where the fun ends," Zeman said in a broadcast on Czech public radio. "There I would plead not only for the strictest EU sanctions, but even for military readiness of the North Atlantic Alliance, like for example NATO forces entering Ukrainian territory," Zeman said. Pro-Russian protesters seized state buildings in three east Ukrainian cities on Sunday, triggering accusations from the pro-European government in Kiev that President Vladimir Putin was orchestrating "separatist disorder". Full Story | Top |
El Salvador president-elect plans 'routine' health check-up abroad Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 03:23 PM PDT | Top |
Group of Libyan lawmakers plan to sack parliamentary president Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 03:02 PM PDT By Ahmed Elumami and Feras Bosalum TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Some 30 Libyan lawmakers plan to remove parliamentary president Nouri Abu Sahmain, the country's top official, over a leaked video in which he was grilled by an unknown questioner over a visit by two women to his house, one of them said on Sunday. A week ago, Libya's Attorney General said it had launched an investigation into the video, which has been widely circulated on the country's news websites. The lawmakers' action has the potential to damage Abu Sahmain, who is the top army commander and has quasi-presidential powers, or force him even to resign at a time of growing turmoil in the oil-producing North African country. Lawmaker Abu Bakr Madur told a televised news conference while surrounded by colleagues that Abu Sahmain had lost the trust of the Libyan people and lied about the visit. Full Story | Top |
Hungary's Jobbik is EU's strongest national radical party: leader Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 02:57 PM PDT Hungary's far-right Jobbik party is now the strongest national radical party in the European Union, Jobbik leader Gabor Vona said on Sunday after his party got close to 21 percent of party list votes in an election, according to preliminary results. "Jobbik continuously ... increases its popularity...And ahead of the European Parliament elections it is important to make clear that today in the EU Jobbik is the strongest national radical party," he added. Full Story | Top |
Victims of U.S. mudslide are remembered in first funeral services Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 02:56 PM PDT | Top |
Hungarian PM Orban declares victory in election Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 02:33 PM PDT BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has declared victory in elections on Sunday, saying the vote showed that Hungary was the most united nation in Europe. Orban said the result was confirmation of his government's policies to create jobs, support families and fight for national sovereignty. "This was not just any odd victory. We have scored such a comprehensive victory, the significance of which we cannot yet fully grasp tonight," Orban told a jubilant crowd at his Fidesz party's election headquarters. He said voters said no to hatred and no to leaving the European ... Full Story | Top |
Hungary's ruling party declares victory based on early results Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 01:03 PM PDT | Top |
Costa Rica leftist seen winning one-horse presidential run-off Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 12:50 PM PDT | Top |
Libyan rebels to reopen two eastern oil ports on Sunday Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 12:37 PM PDT BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels will reopen the seized eastern oil ports of Zueitina and Hariga on Sunday after reaching an agreement with the government, according to a copy of the deal. The government will pay financial compensation to the rebel fighters, drop charges against them and remove its threat of a military offensive, the agreement, signed by the country's justice minister and rebel leader Ibrahim Jathran, said. (Reporting by Ayman al-Warfalli; Writing by Ulf Laessing; Editing by Robin Pomeroy) Full Story | Top |
India to kick off world's biggest election in remote northeast Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 12:35 PM PDT | Top |
Pro-Russia protesters seize third state building in eastern Ukraine: Ifax Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 12:03 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Protesters waving Russian flags seized the regional administrative building in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, the third state premises in eastern Ukraine to be occupied by pro-Russian demonstrators on Sunday, Interfax reported. Earlier in the day, similar groups had seized the regional administrative building in Donetsk and the offices of the state security services in Luhansk, demanding that regional lawmakers carry out a referendum on joining Russia. Ukraine accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of orchestrating the seizures. ... Full Story | Top |
Blast kills at least 29 Syrian rebels in Homs: monitoring group Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 12:02 PM PDT At least 29 Syrian rebels including two field commanders were killed when a vehicle exploded in the central city of Homs on Sunday, a monitoring group said. To the south, the capital Damascus saw heavy fighting as warplanes pounded an eastern suburb and a mortar strike hit the city's heavily defended center, killing two people at the Damascus Opera House. President Bashar al-Assad's forces are in firm control of the capital's center, but rebels have been able to launch mortar and rocket attacks into downtown districts, sometimes hitting heavily secured upmarket areas and embassy grounds. The explosion in Homs was at the al-Jaj market near a police base, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, adding that the death toll was expected to rise. Full Story | Top |
Libya's government, rebels agree to reopen two occupied oil ports: minister Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 11:56 AM PDT Libya's government has reached a deal with federalist rebels to reopen the occupied Zueitina and Hariga oil ports, which account for around 200,000 barrels per day of crude exports, the justice minister said on Sunday. The reopening of two terminals will be a major breakthrough in the eight-month blockade of key ports by rebels that has cost the OPEC country billions of dollars in lost oil revenues. But a spokesman for rebels holding the two remaining larger ports -- Ras Lanuf and Es Sider -- said more talks are needed to reach a deal on reopening those terminals. The rebels want more regional autonomy and a greater share of Libya's oil wealth. Full Story | Top |
Race for top EU jobs turns murkier before elections Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 11:54 AM PDT | Top |
Communist on track to beat ruling party candidate in Siberian city Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 11:46 AM PDT A Communist was on track to win a mayoral election in Russia's third city on Sunday, partial returns indicated, in a setback for the party at the center of President Vladimir Putin's tightly controlled political system. With more than two-thirds of the ballots counted in Novosibirsk, Anatoly Lokot led a field of 11 candidates with 43.4 percent while the ruling United Russia party candidate, Vladimir Znatkov, had 39.9 percent, state-run news agency Itar-Tass reported. Defeat in the Siberian city would be a blow to United Russia, which critics accuse of using the levers of executive power to maintain its grip on administrations and legislatures across Russia in the absence of active popular support. Although United Russia is a key source of support for Putin, in power since 2000, he has tried to decrease his reliance on it by courting rivals and creating a less formal organization called the People's Front. Full Story | Top |
Ukraine Interior Minister says Putin behind seizure of state buildings Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 11:17 AM PDT Ukraine's Interior Minister Arsen Avakov accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being behind the seizure of state buildings by pro-Russia protesters in eastern Ukraine on Sunday and promised that police would restore order peacefully. He also accused Ukraine's ousted president Viktor Yanukovich of conspiring with Putin to fuel tensions in the region. Earlier, pro-Russian protesters demanding a referendum on whether to join Russia seized a regional government building in the city of Donetsk and the offices of security services in nearby Luhansk. Full Story | Top |
Islamists kill 17 in northeast Nigeria, attack mosque Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 10:38 AM PDT Islamist militants attacked a remote town in northeast Nigeria's Yobe state on Saturday, killing 17 people including five who were worshipping at a mosque, witnesses said. They said dozens of gunmen surrounded the village of Buni Gari, shooting residents and setting shops and houses ablaze. Boko Haram militants, fighting for an Islamic state in Nigeria, have in the past year broadened the range of their targets beyond security forces, government officials and Christians to include schoolchildren and other civilians, sometimes massacring whole villages and abducting girls. A military crackdown since last May has failed to stem the insurgency, which remains the leading security threat to Africa's top oil producer and has blighted President Goodluck Jonathan's record ahead of elections next February. Full Story | Top |
Netanyahu vows retaliation after Palestinian treaty move Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 09:48 AM PDT | Top |
Ukraine president cancels trip over protests in eastern Ukraine Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 09:42 AM PDT KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's acting president, Oleksander Turchinov, has cancelled a trip to Lithuania scheduled for Monday to deal with protests in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian protesters seized a regional government building and state security offices, the parliamentary press service said on Sunday. The statement said Turchinov was holding an emergency meeting with the heads of security services. (Reporting by Natalia Zinets, Writing by Thomas Grove; Editing by Kevin Liffey) Full Story | Top |
In tornado-prone Oklahoma, some better prepared than others Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 09:07 AM PDT | Top |
Two killed as Egyptian tribal clash resumes Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 08:29 AM PDT | Top |
Tunisia arrests Islamist militants after bomb mishap Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 07:40 AM PDT Tunisian police have arrested a group of Islamist militants who accidentally exploded a bomb they were manufacturing as part of a planned attack on the country's commercial city of Sfax, the government said on Sunday. Two of those arrested were wounded in the bomb blast while handling the explosive, the ministry said in a statement. Ansar al Sharia, listed as a foreign terrorist organization by the United States, was one of the most hardline movements calling for an Islamic state to emerge since Tunisia's 2011 uprising ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali. With an economy heavily reliant on foreign tourism, Tunisia has been cracking down on Islamist militants that it views as a key challenge on its path to full democracy. Full Story | Top |
Two killed by mortar fire on Damascus opera house -state media Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 07:28 AM PDT Two people were killed and eight wounded when mortar fire hit the grounds of the Damascus Opera House in the Syrian capital, state media said on Sunday. President Bashar al-Assad's forces are in control of central Damascus, but rebels have been able to launch mortar and rocket attacks into the city's centre, sometimes hitting heavily secured upmarket districts and embassy grounds. Elsewhere, at least 13 rebel fighters were killed in a vehicle explosion in the central city of Homs, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, adding that the death toll was likely to rise. The Observatory, which monitors violence through a network of sources in Syria, said at least five people including three children had also been killed in the Damascus suburb of Douma during shelling by government forces. Full Story | Top |
Merkel ally says U.S. assurances on NSA spying 'insufficient' Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 07:10 AM PDT | Top |
Bomb kills Afghan election workers, destroys ballot papers Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 07:09 AM PDT A roadside bomb killed two Afghan election workers and one policeman and destroyed dozens of ballot papers on Sunday, police and an election official said, the day after an election that ended without any major violence despite Taliban threats. Although the Taliban failed to pull off major attacks on election day itself, some fear insurgents are preparing to disrupt the ballot-counting process which is due to take weeks in a country with basic infrastructure and a rugged terrain. In the first such attack since polling closed on Saturday night, a bomb hit a car carrying election staff and ballot papers in Khanabad district of the northern Kunduz province, police said. "The car carrying ballot papers from four polling stations was hit and all the materials were burnt," Amza Ahmadzai, an election official in Kunduz, told Reuters, adding that two staff and one policeman were killed. Full Story | Top |
Finnish PM says expects government to survive his departure Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 06:56 AM PDT | Top |
Bill Gates wants China to encourage wealthy Chinese to be more giving Sunday, Apr 06, 2014 05:58 AM PDT | Top |
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