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Syria stops Red Cross entering Baba Amro
Mar 02, 2012 13:49 EST
GENEVA (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Syrian authorities had prevented it from entering the battle-scarred Baba Amro district of Homs on Friday, where it had hoped to take in aid and evacuate the sick and wounded.
Social media used to sell drugs to youth, report says
Feb 28, 2012 10:36 EST
VIENNA (Reuters) - Illegal "Internet pharmacies" are using social media to market drugs to young people, an international report said on Tuesday.
"Friends of Syria" to demand access for aid
Feb 23, 2012 08:26 EST
TUNIS (Reuters) - Western and Arab powers meeting in Tunis on Friday will demand President Bashar al-Assad agree to a ceasefire to let in aid for victims of Syria's intensifying conflict - but a Libya-style military intervention is not on the agenda.
World security at stake in Somalia chaos, UK says
Feb 23, 2012 06:15 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday that a failure to end Somalia's chaos will endanger international security, and the time is right for the outside world to help the failed state get back on its feet.
France demands access to Homs for injured
Feb 22, 2012 07:18 EST
PARIS (Reuters) - France called on the Syrian government to immediately halt a military onslaught on the city of Homs and allow safe access for medical aid after two journalists were killed in the opposition hotbed on Wednesday.
Pakistan's Khar and Clinton to meet on Thursday
Feb 21, 2012 12:01 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on Tuesday she would meet Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in London on Thursday to discuss relations that have been damaged by a cross-border NATO air attack last November that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
Pakistan's Khar to meet Clinton to discuss strains
Feb 21, 2012 12:01 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Tuesday urged Washington to establish a "predictable, transparent and sustainable" relationship ahead of a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to repair damaged ties.
In "failed state" Somalia, instability is lucrative for some
Feb 20, 2012 05:35 EST
MOGADISHU/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Life got easier for trader Siad Hussein when Somali Islamist militants pulled out the capital. He no longer pays a Jihad tax nor does he have to watch mortars kill his customers.
Cameron defends UK before talks on Scottish vote
Feb 16, 2012 12:51 EST
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron delivered an impassioned plea to the Scots on Thursday in defense of the United Kingdom, enticing Scotland to reject independence with an offer to devolve more power to Edinburgh.
New Maldives president says willing to call early election
Feb 16, 2012 06:02 EST
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Maldives' new leader said a presidential election could be held before the scheduled date of October 2013 provided conditions were right for a free and peaceful poll, after his predecessor quit last week amid a dramatic police mutiny.
Iran trumpets nuclear advances, deepening standoff with West
Feb 15, 2012 07:14 EST
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran proclaimed advances in nuclear know-how on Wednesday, including new centrifuges able to enrich uranium much faster, a move that may hasten a drift towards confrontation with the West over suspicions it is seeking the means to make atomic bombs.
Iran announces nuclear advances but offers new talks
Feb 15, 2012 07:14 EST
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran proclaimed advances in nuclear know-how, including new centrifuges able to enrich uranium much faster, a move that may heighten its confrontation with the West over suspicions it is seeking the means to make atomic bombs.
Iran seeks new talks with powers, vague on nuclear issue
Feb 15, 2012 07:14 EST
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran, facing harsher sanctions targeting its economically vital oil exports, has told world powers it wants to resume long-frozen talks soon but left vague whether it is ready to address concerns about its nuclear activity, as they insist.
Iran says has "new initiatives" for talks with powers
Feb 15, 2012 07:14 EST
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran, facing severe sanctions to bar it from exporting oil, has told world powers it wants to resume long-stalled talks quickly with "new initiatives" in hand, and France said Tehran may now be open to addressing concerns about its nuclear quest.
Iran offers "new initiatives" for talks with powers
Feb 15, 2012 07:14 EST
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran, facing sanctions that could cripple its oil exports, has told world powers it wants to resume long-stalled talks with "new initiatives," and France said it might be open to addressing suspicions about its nuclear program.
Britain frees radical cleric Abu Qatada
Feb 13, 2012 17:42 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - A radical cleric once described as "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe" was freed from a British prison to live under virtual house arrest on Monday after a court ruled that his detention without trial was unlawful.
Syria civilian death toll "well over 7,500"
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces have killed more than 7,500 civilians since a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad began, a U.N. official said on Tuesday, and Hilary Clinton suggested the Syrian leader may be a war criminal.
Civilian death toll "well over 7,500" in Syria: U.N.
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces have killed more than 7,500 civilians since a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad began, a U.N. official said on Tuesday, and Hillary Clinton, the top U.S. diplomat, suggested the Syrian leader may be a war criminal.
Syria civilian death toll "well over 7,500": U.N.
Feb 11, 2012 07:17 EST
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad can be classified as a war criminal, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said as the United Nations announced more than 7,500 civilians had been killed by his forces since the start of the revolt.
Redknapp faces big decision over England: Spurs director
Feb 09, 2012 06:23 EST
(Reuters) - Talk of Harry Redknapp leaving Tottenham Hotspur to succeed Fabio Capello as England soccer boss is premature but the manager could have a big decision to make, one of his club's directors said on Thursday.
