War and Conflict
Yemen launches airstrike on al-Qaida hideout
Mar 14, 2010 18:54 EDT
Yemen says it launched airstrike on al-Qaida members thought to be preparing 'imminent attack'. Yemen's embassy in Washington says its nation's air force launched an airstrike on an al-Qaida hideout ahead of a likely terror attack.
Yemen says raid kills 2 top al Qaeda militants
Mar 14, 2010 18:18 EDT
SANAA (Reuters) - An air strike on an al Qaeda position in southern Yemen on Sunday killed two top militants planning attacks, a Yemeni security official said.
Sudan's east rumbles with discontent ahead of election
Mar 14, 2010 17:49 EDT
Overshadowed by unrest in the south and war in Darfur, Sudan's neglected and impoverished east rumbles with discontent ahead of next month's multiparty polls, the country's first since 1986.
Justice Department witchhunt backfires in US
Mar 14, 2010 17:34 EDT
A witchhunt orchestrated by George W. Bush supporters against government lawyers representing Guantanamo inmates has backfired, as conservatives joined the outcry against the McCarthy-like attacks.
Iraqi PM holds slim lead in partial election tally
Mar 14, 2010 17:28 EDT
Iraq PM edges ahead of rival in partial election count, holds narrow lead over chief rival. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki edged ahead Sunday in a tight race in the country's parliamentary elections after partial results from all of Iraq's 18 provinces showed his bloc leading in seven ? two more than his chief rival.
"Red shirt" protesters to target Thai military base
Mar 14, 2010 17:05 EDT
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of anti-government protesters in Bangkok plan to march to a military base on Monday to step up pressure on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve parliament and call fresh elections.
"Red shirt" protesters to target Thai military base
Mar 14, 2010 17:05 EDT
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of anti-government protesters in Bangkok plan to march to a military base on Monday to step up pressure on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve parliament and call fresh elections.
Colombians vote to renew tainted Congress
Mar 14, 2010 16:55 EDT
Voters cast ballots to renew Colombia's scandal-tarred Congress Sunday as top political parties picked candidates for the May election to succeed President Alvaro Uribe, the top US ally in South America.
Kidnapped French aid workers freed in Darfur
Mar 14, 2010 16:42 EDT
Two French aid workers abducted in the Central African Republic and held for four months were on Sunday freed in Darfur, the Sudanese region gripped by civil war and a wave of kidnappings.
Sea of protesters demand new elections in Thailand
Mar 14, 2010 16:18 EDT
Sea of protesters demands Thailand's government call new elections or face more demonstrations. As many as 100,000 people demonstrated peacefully against Thailand's government at a party-like rally Sunday, but the capital was being kept on edge by their threat to continue protesting until Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva calls new elections.
Brazil's Lula kicks off Mideast tour
Mar 14, 2010 16:06 EDT
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived in the Middle East on Sunday, seeking to bring a fresh outlook to the peace process on a trip to Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan.
Kidnapped French aid workers freed in Darfur
Mar 14, 2010 16:02 EDT
Two French aid workers abducted in the Central African Republic and held for four months were on Sunday freed in Darfur, the Sudanese region gripped by civil war and a wave of kidnappings.
Yemen kills separatist near southern checkpoint
Mar 14, 2010 15:56 EDT
ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni security forces have shot dead a southern separatist near a remote military checkpoint, local sources said Sunday, in violence that could inflame already high tensions in the south.
Al-Qaeda has "blown it" and is now under pressure: Holbrooke
Mar 14, 2010 15:36 EDT
Al-Qaeda has "blown it" through its excessive brutality, and is now is under "fantastic pressure" because of the loss of key leaders, US envoy Richard Holbrooke said Sunday.
US Afghan veteran Soule revels in new challenge
Mar 14, 2010 15:32 EDT
American skier Andrew Soule's life changed forever in 2005 when, two months into his tour of duty in Afghanistan, his legs were blown off by an improvised explosive device.
Serb leader not opposed to Ganic trial in Bosnia
Mar 14, 2010 14:52 EDT
Serbia's president not opposed to Ganic trial in Bosnia in bid to defuse tensions. In a bid to defuse tensions over the arrest in Britain of an ex-Bosnian leader, the Serbian president said Sunday that Belgrade would not oppose his extradition to Bosnia instead of Serbia.
"Alice" leads box office, as "Green Zone" flops
Mar 14, 2010 14:29 EDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Alice in Wonderland" raced to a $430 million haul at the worldwide box office on Sunday, while Matt Damon's new Iraq war conspiracy thriller "Green Zone" was one of the year's first big flops.
French hostages freed in Sudan: government
Mar 14, 2010 14:25 EDT
Two French aid workers were freed in Darfur on Sunday after being held hostage for nearly four months, France's government said.
Taliban: Kandahar bombings a 'warning' to NATO
Mar 14, 2010 14:12 EDT
Taliban: Deadly Kandahar bombings a 'warning' to NATO forces planning new offensive in south. The Taliban on Sunday called their deadly bomb attacks on the southern city of Kandahar a warning to NATO's top general that the insurgents were ready for the war's next major offensive in their heartland.
Colombians vote to renew tainted Congress
Mar 14, 2010 12:07 EDT
Colombians voted to renew their scandal-tainted Congress Sunday as major political parties chose candidates for the May election to succeed President Alvaro Uribe, Washington's top ally in South America.
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