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Jesuits gather in Rome to elect new "black pope" ROME (Reuters) - There won't be any white smoke to tell the world he has been elected, but another sort of secret conclave began in Rome on Monday -- to chose the worldwide Jesuit leader ...
Health of Indonesia's Suharto improving: doctor JAKARTA (Reuters) - The health of former Indonesian president Suharto, who was rushed to hospital in critical condition last week, continues to improve although he remains weak, hospital ...
Envoy urges patience on North Korea deadline TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea's failure to meet a deadline to declare its nuclear activities needs to be confronted with patience and perseverance, a senior U.S. envoy said on Monday.
Bali bombers seek edict on execution: lawyer CILACAP, Indonesia (Reuters) - Three Islamic militants on death row for the 2002 Bali bombings met their families on Monday, as their lawyer said they would seek an edict from Indonesia's ...
Bombs kill 14 including Baghdad volunteer leader BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers struck in a Sunni Arab district of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 14 people including the leader of a U.S.-backed neighborhood security patrol ...
Saakashvili wins Georgian presidential election TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili was on Monday celebrating Orthodox Christmas and victory in a presidential election his opponents called rigged.
Footage of amputee victim shown at Taylor trial THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Prosecutors began their war crimes case against Liberia's Charles Taylor on Monday with footage of a Sierra Leonean whose hands were cut off by rebels, and testimony ...
Vuitton-clad Venezuela minister spouts socialism CARACAS (Reuters) - A video of a Gucci- and Louis Vuitton-clad politician attacking capitalism then struggling to explain how his luxurious clothes square with his socialist beliefs has ...
Argentina's Fernandez calls U.S. cash probe "garbage" BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's new President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner attacked U.S. foreign policy on Thursday and said American claims that Venezuela smuggled $800,000 into ...
South Korea front-runner offers economy, economy ANDONG, South Korea (Reuters) - Looking like South Korea's president-in-waiting, Lee Myung-bak makes a pledge or two on local improvements but as he campaigns across the country, his main ...
Philippine Muslim rebel groups agree to reconcile MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' two main Muslim separatist groups have agreed to resolve differences and work together for peace and growth in the south of the mainly Roman Catholic ...
Darfur force still faces obstacles to January 1 start UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sudan's failure to approve some non-African units of a U.N.-African peacekeeping force for Darfur is delaying preparations for its January 1 deployment, a U.N.
Russia succession intrigue follows Putin to Belarus MINSK (Reuters) - Russia's Vladimir Putin is visiting Belarus to nurture a union between the two former Soviet neighbors that analysts say could provide the president with a power base ...
Bali talks try to end impasse on climate goals NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Negotiators at climate talks in Bali tried to break a deadlock on Friday over emissions goals after the European Union accused the United States of blocking ...
NATO-led nations meet to tackle Afghan insurgency EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Countries with troops in southern Afghanistan will discuss on Friday how to tackle rising violence by Taliban insurgents and mounting U.S. calls for bigger ...
World Court upholds 1928 treaty on Caribbean islands AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The U.N.'s highest court ruled on Thursday that a 1928 treaty that awarded three isolated Caribbean islands to Colombia was still valid so it could not rule on a bid ...
Dutch diplomat gave up adopted girl on medical advice AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch diplomat who caused an uproar when he returned an adopted Korean girl after seven years said he did so on medical advice because she had such severe problems ...
Putin "heir" on course to win Russia election: poll MOSCOW (Reuters) - The popularity of President Vladimir Putin's favored successor soared in an opinion poll released on Thursday and Putin critic Garry Kasparov pulled out of the contest.
Tropical Storm Olga kills 22 in Caribbean SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Reuters) - The death toll from Tropical Storm Olga neared two dozen on Thursday after flash floods killed at least 19 people in the Dominican Republic ...
Blair sees Gazans backing Abbas over peace push JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Middle East envoy Tony Blair said on Thursday he was confident people in Hamas-controlled Gaza would rally behind President Mahmoud Abbas if they thought peace talks ...
NATO says Serbia has pledged no force over Kosovo PRISTINA, Serbia (Reuters) - Serbia has promised NATO it would not use force against Kosovo if the breakaway province carried out a vow to declare independence early next year, a senior ...
Clooney and Cheadle get peace award for Darfur ROME (Reuters) - Actors George Clooney and Don Cheadle said world leaders must not be allowed to ignore the war in Darfur, as they received an award by Nobel peace laureates for their ...
Argentina calls U.S. cash probe a "dirty trick" BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina said on Thursday the U.S. government pulled a "dirty trick" by accusing Venezuela of trying to smuggle $800,000 into Argentina to fund the ...
Mortar attack kills nine in Somali market MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Mortar bombs killed at least nine people in the Somali capital Mogadishu's busy Bakara Market on Thursday in the latest attack blamed on Islamist rebels, witnesses ...
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