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Japanese split over first-born royal heir proposal
TOKYO (Reuters) - A big majority of Japanese back proposals to let women ascend the throne, but the public is divided over whether a first-born female should succeed even if she has a ...
Tanzania foreign minister set for presidential win
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzanians went to the polls on Wednesday with Foreign Minister Jakaya Kikwete expected to win the presidency and extend the ruling party's four-decade grip ...
Earthquake felt in New Delhi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook northern India on Wednesday, a day after residents of New Delhi and other areas in the north were shaken by a 6.7 quake ...
East Asia summit ends with Japan-China handshake
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - East Asia's first summit of leaders ended on Wednesday with an agreement to hold annual talks on strategic issues such as trade and security -- and a rare ...
Australian police prepare for more racial violence
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Mobile telephone text and e-mail messages calling for racial violence in four Australian states circulated on Wednesday as another overnight security operation ...
Fifth of tsunami survivors have homes
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Only one-fifth of the 1.8 million people made homeless by last December's tsunami will be in permanent homes by the end of this year, British-based aid group ...
Israel approves 200 homes in W.Bank settlement
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz has approved 200 new homes for Jewish settlers in the West Bank, a government official said on Wednesday, despite a call by ...
In Baghdad, Iraqis talk ballot box not holy war
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Graffiti in west Baghdad's rebel Aadhamiya district calls for holy war, not elections, but the mood there and on streets across the city was the opposite on the ...
Anger, misery greet world trade leaders in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Hong Kong may hold promises of more free trade and better livelihoods for millions, but for some the outcome is a ...
Pope says war no excuse for human rights abuses
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict said in an annual peace message on Tuesday that countries have a duty to respect international humanitarian law even if they are at war.
Two Koreas meet for talks but nuclear problems loom
SOGWIPO, South Korea (Reuters) - Ministers from North and South Korea met for an informal dinner on Tuesday ahead of talks that may be end up being overshadowed by a row over ...
Chinese intellectuals condemn S.China shootings
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese intellectuals have demanded an inquiry after police shot and killed protesters in a south China village, comparing the violence to the military crackdown ...
Lebanon mourns slain anti-Syria newspaper magnate
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Schools, shops and businesses closed down in Lebanon on Tuesday to mourn anti-Syrian press magnate and legislator Gebran Tueni, whose killing threatened to plunge ...
Indonesia confirms ninth death from bird flu
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has confirmed its ninth human death from bird flu, senior Health Ministry officials said on Tuesday, taking the global death toll from the disease to 71, ...
Analysis: After election, no quick end to US role in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Hours after storming into Iraq in March 2003, triumphant U.S. Marines hoisted the Stars and Stripes over Umm Qasr; minutes later, they hauled it down again.
Food aid fight darkens mood as WTO talks open
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A transatlantic row on food aid boiled over and anti-globalisation protesters clashed with police on Tuesday as troubled trade talks got under way in Hong Kong.
Gunmen storm Gaza election office
GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian gunmen from President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party stormed election offices in Gaza on Tuesday, sparking a gunbattle with police in a flare-up of violence ...
Police seek to stop third night of Sydney unrest
SYDNEY (Reuters) - More than 450 police, four times the usual number, patrolled Sydney's streets on Tuesday to prevent a third night of racial violence by youth gangs who have ...
Politician assassinated ahead of Iraq election
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen assassinated a high- profile Sunni Muslim politician in western Iraq on Tuesday, two days before the nation votes for its first full-term parliament since ...
China criticizes local officials over toxic slick
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has criticized environment officials in its northeastern province of Jilin for their failure to report on a toxic spill and said the delay hampered efforts ...
Job losses challenge Canadian Liberal re-election
CORNWALL, Ontario (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin is running his re-election bid on the strength of the economy but his campaign buses ran straight into job losses on ...
Allies hope to press US into climate talks
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Major U.S. allies expressed confidence on Thursday that they could persuade a reluctant Washington to consider new ways to fight global warming at a 189-nation ...
Gunmen attack barracks in Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - About 20 gunmen attacked a military police barracks in Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan on Thursday, but security forces swiftly repulsed the raid and there were no ...
Mexico arrests 8 agents
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico said on Thursday it had arrested 10 people, including eight federal agents, in the kidnapping of four suspected drug gang hitmen and the filmed ...
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