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French mother confesses to killing eight babies

Reuters - Thu, 2010-07-29 20:17
DOUAI/PARIS (Reuters) - A 47-year-old French woman confessed to suffocating eight new-born children and hiding her babies' bodies, a prosecutor said on Thursday, in what experts declared as the country's worst recorded case of infanticide.

Syria and Saudi say will work to stabilize Lebanon

Reuters - Thu, 2010-07-29 19:26
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria and Saudi Arabia pledged on Thursday to work on stabilizing Lebanon and Syria advised the United States against interfering with Saudi King Abdullah's visit to Damascus.

South Americans try to end Venezuela-Colombia rift

Reuters - Thu, 2010-07-29 18:34
QUITO (Reuters) - South American foreign ministers meet in Ecuador on Thursday to discuss broken ties between Venezuela and Colombia, with sparks likely over the two Andean nations' clashing plans to fix a crisis over leftist rebels.

Arabs back direct peace talks when Abbas sees fit

Reuters - Thu, 2010-07-29 18:29
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League said on Thursday it would back face-to-face peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel when the Palestinians believe the time is right.

Al Qaeda vows more attacks on Yemen government: tape

Reuters - Thu, 2010-07-29 17:47
DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda threatened in an internet audio recording on Thursday to carry out more attacks on Yemeni forces following several suspected and confirmed Qaeda strikes on the government that have killed dozens.

Gunmen and bombs kill at least 12 in Iraq

Reuters - Thu, 2010-07-29 17:46
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Attackers killed at least 12 people and wounded 31 in a series of shootings and explosions across Iraq on Thursday, security and hospital sources said.

Warm words, trade challenges ahead as UK woos India

Reuters - Thu, 2010-07-29 16:47
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India and Britain spoke on Thursday of a new momentum toward closer trade and security ties, but a high-profile visit by Britain's prime minister was partly overshadowed by his outspoken comments on Pakistan.

U.S. and major powers urged to join cluster munitions pact

Reuters - Thu, 2010-07-29 16:32
GENEVA (Reuters) - Activists called on the United States and other major powers on Thursday to join a global treaty banning cluster munitions that goes into force on August 1.

Suspected Nazi guard charged over 430,000 killings

Reuters - Thu, 2010-07-29 14:13
BERLIN (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Germany have charged a suspected Nazi camp guard with helping to kill 430,000 Jews in the Holocaust and personally shooting 10 others.

Heavy rains delay salvage of crashed Pakistan plane

Reuters - Thu, 2010-07-29 07:24
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Heavy monsoon rains in Islamabad on Thursday hampered recovery efforts at the site of a Pakistani plane crash that killed all 152 people on board a day earlier, a senior police officer said.

French labor minister to be questioned by police

Reuters - Thu, 2010-07-29 07:21
PARIS (Reuters) - French Labor Minister Eric Woerth will be questioned by police on Thursday as a witness in an investigation into alleged tax evasion by L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, his lawyer said.

Afghan president asks why allies won't hit Pakistan

Reuters - Thu, 2010-07-29 07:04
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that Western allies had the ability to strike at Taliban bases in Pakistan, but questioned their willingness to do so.

North China gas well fire burning for nearly week: Xinhua

Reuters - Thu, 2010-07-29 06:43
BEIJING (Reuters) - A natural gas well operated by Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group has been burning for nearly a week since drilling in the well caused gas to leak out and explode, Xinhua reported on Thursday.

Russia to sell $29 billion state assets on market

Reuters - Thu, 2010-07-29 06:31
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to sell $29 billion worth of assets on the open market, a senior government official said on Wednesday, allaying investors fears about the transparency of the biggest privatization since the 1990s.

Somali pirates release Turkish ship: TV

Reuters - Thu, 2010-07-29 06:11
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Somali pirates have released the Turkish ship Frigia which they hijacked four months ago, Turkish broadcaster NTV reported on Thursday.

Al Qaeda in Iraq claims TV office bombing

Reuters - Thu, 2010-07-29 06:07
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Iraqi arm of al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack this week on the Baghdad office of satellite television channel Al Arabiya, and warned of further strikes on media targets.

Iran and U.S. send positive signals on nuclear talks

Reuters - Thu, 2010-07-29 04:37
ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran and the United States sent positive signals on Wednesday about the possibility of fresh talks on the Iranian nuclear program, which Washington suspects aims to develop atomic weapons.

Drug hitmen kidnap four Mexican journalists: report

Reuters - Thu, 2010-07-29 02:44
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Suspected drug hitmen have kidnapped four Mexican journalists who were reporting on organized crime in northern Mexico, the latest attempt by cartels to silence the media, a Mexican media group said on Wednesday.

Argentina identifies junta victims

Reuters - Thu, 2010-07-29 00:11
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Two bodies dug up in Argentina have been identified as a French activist and his Mexican girlfriend who disappeared during the country's 1976-1983 military dictatorship, President Cristina Fernandez said on Wednesday.

British army almost "seized up" in Iraq, Afghan wars

Reuters - Wed, 2010-07-28 18:16
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's army was on the verge of "seizing up" in 2006 when it faced a "perfect storm" of simultaneous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a former military chief said on Wednesday.
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