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Moroccans fear suicide attacks could wreck growth
RABAT (Reuters) - Moroccans fear a series of suicide bombings in the commercial hub Casablanca may wreck the very economic growth needed to reduce the poverty seen as a breeding ground for ...

Arctic mosque stays open but Muslim numbers shrink
NORILSK, Russia (Reuters) - Mukum Sidikov's grandfather left Norilsk after surviving the labor camps of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.

Authorities, anti-Putin party argue at Russian vote
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russians in a Siberian province voted for a new regional assembly on Sunday in the midst of a growing political furor between the authorities and opponents of Russia's ...

BBC "concerned" by claim Gaza correspondent killed
GAZA (Reuters) - The BBC expressed deep concern at an e-mail on Sunday saying its missing correspondent in Gaza had been killed by Islamist kidnappers but the British broadcaster and ...

Libya to stage talks on Darfur: official source
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya will host an international conference on April 28 aimed at ending the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, an official source said on Sunday.

Ecuador's Correa easily wins referendum: exit poll
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa easily won a referendum on Sunday that could enable him to wrest control from a Congress reviled as corrupt in the politically unstable ...

Opposition protests erupt after flawed Nigeria poll
ABUJA (Reuters) - Opposition supporters burned buildings, blocked roads and barricaded election offices in Nigeria on Sunday as early results from flawed state elections showed a big ...

Olmert, Abbas hold talks at U.S. behest
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas launched a U.S.-initiated series of meetings on Sunday, bypassing some of the most ...

French nun credits John Paul for sudden healing
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) - A French Catholic nun who said her Parkinson's disease disappeared after she prayed to the late Pope John Paul declined to call her restored health a ...

U.N. rights body condemns "defamation" of religion
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations top human rights body condemned "defamation" of religion on Friday and, in an apparent reference to the storm over the Prophet cartoons, said ...

Bangladesh says bird flu spreads to more farms
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bird flu has spread to five more farms in central and northern districts, Bangladesh said on Friday.

Gaddafi says only Islam a universal religion
AGADEZ, Niger (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said on Friday that it was a mistake to believe that Christianity was a universal faith alongside Islam.

Gambia arrests U.S.-based journalist: sources
BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia's National Intelligence Agency (NIA) detained a U.S.-based journalist as she arrived home on holiday in connection with stories criticizing the government ...

Nations quickly sign U.N. disabled rights treaty
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - More than 80 countries signed a U.N. treaty on Friday to promote and protect the rights of the world's 650 million disabled people, paving the way for it to come ...

U.S. critical of African response to Mugabe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday that African nations "fell short" in putting pressure on Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and urged them to do more to end ...

UN rights body steps up pressure on Sudan over Darfur
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations' top human rights body on Friday stepped up the pressure on Sudan over Darfur, but stopped short of blaming Khartoum for widespread killings and rape ...

Helicopter shot down as battles engulf Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Rebels shot down a helicopter gunship in Mogadishu on Friday and Ethiopia said its forces had killed 200 insurgents in a two-day joint offensive with Somali troops ...

Bloody week in Iraq points to emboldened al Qaeda
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A surge of violence in Iraq in the past week demonstrated the ability of al Qaeda to strike virtually anywhere at will with a seemingly limitless supply of explosives ...

Green Woodpeckers swoop on dirty Beijing
BEIJING (Reuters) - Nothing is more revolting to Wang Tao than when one of his fellow Beijing residents hawks up a gobbet of phlegm before ejecting it with a splat on to a city pavement.

NATO attacks kill 38 Taliban: Afghan police
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - NATO-led forces killed 38 Taliban guerrillas in two separate attacks in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, a provincial police official said.

Mugabe appeals to Africa, injured opponents leave
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe appealed for African support on Thursday amid signs of unease in the continent over its crackdown on the main opposition party, and a Harare court ruled that ...

Mexico to keep corn prices down: Calderon
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico will control domestic corn prices further to make sure rising global costs do not push inflation up and hurt consumers, President Felipe Calderon said on ...

Italian government under fire over hostage deal
ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Romano Prodi is facing criticism at home and abroad after a deal with the Taliban to free an Italian reporter kidnapped in Afghanistan.

Deadly TB strain seen in Africa now in rich nations
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A new deadly form of tuberculosis spreading through South Africa has now been found in rich nations in Europe as well as Canada and the United States, the World ...

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