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Iran rules out enrichment freeze at nuclear talks

11 hours 35 min ago
GENEVA (Reuters) - Iranian officials ruled out any freeze in uranium enrichment on Saturday at the start of talks over Tehran's nuclear program attended for the first time by a senior U.S. diplomat.

UK's Brown says wants to cut troops in Iraq

13 hours 6 sec ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday he wanted to reduce British troop levels in Iraq but he refused to set any timetable for their departure.

Ten Kurdish rebels killed in clashes in SE Turkey

13 hours 9 min ago
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Ten members of the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) were killed in clashes with Turkish military forces in southeastern Turkey late on Friday, security sources said on Saturday.

Police kill two in clash in southwest China: report

13 hours 10 min ago
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese police killed two people in a clash with locals residents in Menglian County, a rubber farming area in southwest China's Yunnan province with a large ethnic minority population, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.

Iraq's Sunni Arab bloc rejoins government

13 hours 39 min ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's main Sunni Arab bloc rejoined the Shi'ite-led government on Saturday in a breakthrough for national reconciliation after parliament approved its candidates for several vacant ministerial posts.

Italian climbers spotted on Pakistan's deadly peak

14 hours 22 min ago
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A rescue helicopter has spotted two Italian mountaineers stranded on one of the world's deadliest peaks in northern Pakistan, the Italian embassy said on Saturday.

Japan residents protest against U.S. warship plan

14 hours 29 min ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 10,000 people marched by a U.S. navy base near Tokyo on Saturday, calling for the Japanese government to stop the deployment of a nuclear-powered warship for the first time to Japan, rally organizers said.

China arrests quake critic on secrets charge

14 hours 58 min ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police arrested a human rights campaigner in the country's southwest for "possession of state secrets" after he offered help to parents of children killed in the region's massive earthquake, his family said.

Ethnic Madheshi set to be Nepal's first president

16 hours 54 min ago
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal was set to elect its first president on Saturday, from a marginalized ethnic community whose violent demand for a greater say in running the government once threatened a peace deal with Maoist former rebels.

Pope apologizes for Church sex abuse

Sat, 2008-07-19 00:36
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Saturday apologized directly for the first time for sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy, but victims groups in Australia said they wanted action and not words.

Israel makes arrests in alleged plot against Bush

Sat, 2008-07-19 00:30
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel accused six Arabs on Friday of trying to set up an al Qaeda cell in Israel and said one of them had proposed attacking helicopters used during a visit by President George W. Bush.

World powers test Iran's will to end nuclear row

Fri, 2008-07-18 23:49
GENEVA (Reuters) - Major world powers will sound out Iran's readiness to negotiate an end to the long dispute over its nuclear program on Saturday.

Police kill at least eight in Rio de Janeiro slum

Fri, 2008-07-18 22:28
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Police killed at least eight people in a raid on drug traffickers in a Rio de Janeiro slum, a spokesman said on Friday, following widespread anger and fear over police brutality in recent weeks.

Soldier alleges Congolese governor ordered murder

Fri, 2008-07-18 20:53
KINSHASA (Reuters) - A soldier on trial for the killing of a Congo opposition politician earlier this month testified on Friday that the governor of Kinshasa, an ally of President Joseph Kabila, had ordered the murder.

Zimbabwe crisis has weakened regional unity: Angola

Fri, 2008-07-18 17:48
DURBAN (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's crisis has weakened the unity of the southern African body SADC, Angola's foreign minister said on Friday, suggesting the region is divided over how to deal with President Robert Mugabe's disputed re-election.

South Africa lauds Mandela on 90th birthday

Fri, 2008-07-18 17:33
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa celebrated the 90th birthday on Friday of Nelson Mandela, a symbol of reconciliation in a nation now torn by doubts and nostalgia for his leadership.

Nepal police break up Tibet protests, 118 held

Fri, 2008-07-18 15:33
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters calling for independence for Tibet protested in the Nepali capital of Kathmandu on Friday, and police said they took 118 demonstrators into custody for organizing anti-China demonstrations.

Displaced Iraqis struggle for food, services: IOM

Fri, 2008-07-18 15:30
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Millions of Iraqis displaced by sectarian conflict are still struggling to get sufficient food, shelter and basic services like water and health care, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said.

China says heed fears about Bashir genocide charges

Fri, 2008-07-18 11:38
BEIJING (Reuters) - World powers should heed the worries of African and Arab states in responding to genocide charges against Sudan's president, China's envoy on Darfur said, warning that the court steps could imperil peace efforts.

China anti-terror manual to enlist Beijing residents

Fri, 2008-07-18 11:27
BEIJING (Reuters) - Having deployed surface-to-air missiles, readied a 100,000-strong anti-terrorism force and instituted a series of security checkpoints, Beijing is adding Chinese residents as another layer in its shield to protect Olympics venues against possible attack.