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Hamas poll win would put EU aid at risk -Solana
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The European Union, the biggest donor to the Palestinian Authority, could curb aid if Hamas Islamic militants win a parliamentary election next month, Foreign ...
Taliban kill three ahead of new Afghan parliament
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Three policemen were killed in an ambush by Taliban guerrillas in southern Afghanistan in the latest violence ahead of the opening of a new ...
Iran tells West to be tolerant of Holocaust views
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's denial of the Holocaust is a matter for academic discussion and the West should be more tolerant of his views, Iran's foreign ...
Israeli aircraft pound Gaza to stop rocket fire
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft struck the Gaza Strip repeatedly on Sunday and the army said it had targeted sites used by militants firing rockets into Israel and roads for ...
Election a test of democracy - Bolivian president
LA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) - The outgoing president on Saturday said Bolivia's presidential election, in which a leftist U.S. critic is favored to win, was a test for democracy in ...
Sydney police seize weapons amid beach unrest fears
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police seized petrol bombs, knives and iron bars around Sydney beaches on Sunday, along with mobile phones used to spread racist messages, in a huge ...
Asia celebrates Christmas with a twist
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Few Asians are Christian but people across the vast continent are embracing the holiday as a great excuse for shopping, partying and even romance.
Sunni alliance hails Iraq election as success
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The main Arab Sunni alliance that contested Iraq's election said on Saturday it had been a success, fuelling U.S. hopes peaceful politics will help pave the way ...
Leftist US critic may win Bolivian presidency
LA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) - Bolivians began voting on Sunday morning and may choose this Andean nation's first Indian president -- a lawmaker and coca-leaf farm leader who calls his ...
EU and farm exporters strike compromise on subsidies
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A draft plan to be put to World Trade Organization (WTO) states on Sunday set 2013 as the date for ending agricultural export subsidies after the European Union ...
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, ...
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