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Russia, U.S. disagree over Iran atomic plant start-up
Mar 18, 2010 12:16 EDT
VOLGODONSK, Russia (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday it would start up the reactor it is building at Iran's first atomic power plant in mid-2010, prompting immediate criticism from visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
U.S. envoy to return to Mideast: Palestinian official
Mar 18, 2010 08:28 EDT
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's Middle East peace envoy will return to the region on Sunday, having postponed a trip this week over an Israeli settlement plan, a senior Palestinian official told Reuters.
Fire at royal tomb prompts Uganda clash
Mar 17, 2010 11:08 EDT
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan security forces shot and wounded at least seven people Wednesday after fire destroyed a royal tomb, heightening tensions between the government and the powerful Bugandan kingdom.
U.S. transfers prison, 2,900 ex-insurgents to Iraq
Mar 15, 2010 11:35 EDT
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military handed over a $107 million prison and nearly 3,000 inmates to the Iraqi government on Monday as it prepares to leave Iraq seven years after ousting Saddam Hussein.
Israel arrests top Hamas official in West Bank
Mar 14, 2010 09:31 EDT
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces arrested a senior Hamas figure on Sunday after a raid in the town of Ramallah, the seat of the West Bank-based Palestinian government, the Israeli military said.
Sahara states to hold talks on tackling al Qaeda
Mar 14, 2010 08:33 EDT
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria is to host a meeting of foreign ministers from Sahara desert states this week to try to hammer out a joint plan of action for tackling the growing threat from al Qaeda insurgents, officials said.
U.N. Iran sanctions may take until June: Kouchner
Mar 14, 2010 07:54 EDT
SAARISELKA, Finland (Reuters) - A U.N. resolution on new sanctions against Iran may not be ready until June and if a vote on it fails, European states could take unilateral measures instead, French and Finnish ministers said on Sunday.
Death toll in Kazakhtsan flood rises to 35
Mar 13, 2010 07:36 EST
ALMATY (Reuters) - The death toll from a flood that destroyed a village in southern Kazakhstan has risen to 35, the country's president said on Saturday.
Kenya imprisons seven Somalis for piracy
Mar 10, 2010 14:38 EST
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - A Kenyan court sentenced seven Somalis to 20 years in prison for piracy on Wednesday after they tried to attack a Danish cargo vessel.
Swedish cartoonist receives fresh death threats
Mar 10, 2010 13:13 EST
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Swedish cartoonist whose sketch of the Prophet Mohammad has made him the target of Muslim anger said on Wednesday he had received more death threats since arrests were made this week over an alleged plot to kill him.
Sun won't stop global warming if dims as in 1600s
Mar 10, 2010 11:12 EST
OSLO (Reuters) - A dimming of the sun to match conditions in the "Little Ice Age" of the 17th century would only slightly slow global warming, a study indicated on Wednesday.
Cyprus holds two for theft of ex-leader's corpse
Mar 10, 2010 09:09 EST
NICOSIA (Reuters) - A court in Cyprus remanded two men in custody Wednesday on suspicion of snatching the corpse of former Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos, holding it for ransom for three months until its discovery Monday.
Turk envoy not back in U.S. until Armenia signal: PM
Mar 09, 2010 07:51 EST
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey said on Tuesday it will not send its ambassador back to Washington until it gets a "clear sign" on the fate of a U.S. resolution branding the 1915-era killings of Armenians by Turkish forces as "genocide."
German fishing boat flies giant kite to save fuel
Mar 09, 2010 06:17 EST
IJMUIDEN, Netherlands (Reuters) - Germany's largest fishing vessel will leave the Netherlands this week, towed by a giant kite harnessing trade winds for South America that will help cut its fuel consumption by up to a third.
Biden to try to boost Middle East peace prospects
Mar 07, 2010 21:10 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama dispatched his vice president to the Middle East on Sunday to try to build support for reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks despite deep skepticism on both sides.
Icelanders reject deal to repay British and Dutch
Mar 06, 2010 19:54 EST
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Icelandic voters vented their fury on Saturday at the bankers and politicians who ruined the economy, overwhelmingly rejecting a $5 billion deal to repay debts to Britain and the Netherlands.
Icelanders reject deal to repay British and Dutch
Mar 06, 2010 19:54 EST
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Icelandic voters vented their fury on Saturday at the bankers and politicians who ruined the economy, overwhelmingly rejecting a $5 billion deal to repay debts to Britain and the Netherlands.
Iran bars Karoubi son from traveling to UK: website
Mar 06, 2010 04:17 EST
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian authorities prevented a son of prominent opposition figure Mehdi Karoubi from leaving the country for London and confiscated his passport, Karoubi's website reported on Saturday.
Pilot with fake licence arrested at airport
Mar 04, 2010 10:53 EST
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Swedish pilot with a fake commercial license was arrested in his cockpit at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport as he prepared to fly 101 passengers on a Boeing 737 to Turkey, Dutch police said Wednesday.
With new fighter in hand, Putin wants modern bombers
Mar 01, 2010 13:07 EST
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Once it has completed work on its own fifth-generation fighter, Russia must proceed with designing a brand-new nuclear-capable strategic bomber, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
