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Libya, Italy to sign compensation deal: Gaddafi son

Sun, 2025-05-04 22:18
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya and Italy will soon seal a deal worth "billions" to compensate for the European country's three-decade colonial rule, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's influential son said on Thursday.

Female bomber kills seven in northeast Iraq

Sun, 2025-05-04 22:18
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Six members of a U.S.-backed neighborhood patrol and a civilian were killed in an attack by a female suicide bomber in northeast Iraq on Thursday, police said.

U.N. body hits Britain on "anti-terror" laws

Sun, 2025-05-04 22:18
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights committee said on Thursday Britain should ease back on tough "anti-terror" measures and take firm action to combat "negative public attitudes" towards Muslims.

Cameroon says kills 10 gunmen in disputed Bakassi

Sun, 2025-05-04 22:18
YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroonian soldiers killed 10 gunmen who attacked them on Thursday in the Bakassi peninsula, a long-disputed territory Nigeria is transferring to Cameroon under a World Court order, Cameroon's Defence Ministry said.

NATO chief says will not hunt Taliban in Pakistan

Sun, 2025-05-04 22:18
KABUL (Reuters) - NATO will not enter Pakistan to hunt Taliban insurgents, but reserves the right to hit the militants there should they attack alliance troops across the border in Afghanistan, the alliance's chief said on Thursday.

South African named as U.N. rights head despite U.S. doubts

Sun, 2025-05-04 22:18
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday named South African judge Navanethem Pillay as the world body's new human rights chief, despite initial U.S. concerns about her background.

ETA planned to kill anti-terror judge: sources

Sun, 2025-05-04 22:18
MADRID (Reuters) - Basque guerrilla group ETA planned to assassinate a top anti-terrorism judge, court sources said on Thursday, after police interrogated an ETA suspect arrested on Tuesday.

Castro to speak at birthplace of Cuba revolution

Sun, 2025-05-04 22:18
HAVANA (Reuters) - President Raul Castro returns to the birthplace of the Cuban revolution this week for a speech that will be watched for news on what some consider another, quieter revolution now taking place on the socialist island.

China says breaks up international terrorist cell

Sun, 2025-05-04 22:18
BEIJING (Reuters) - Shanghai police have broken up an international terrorist group that had planned to attack an Olympic football preliminary match in the city, state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday.

Mafia godfather's daughter ties knot in Corleone

Sun, 2025-05-04 22:18
ROME (Reuters) - When Don Corleone's daughter got married in the film "The Godfather", the guests kissed his hand and he dispensed favours because no Sicilian Mafia boss could refuse a request on his daughter's wedding day.

Iran official hopeful new nuclear talks can begin

Sun, 2025-05-04 22:18
VIENNA (Reuters) - The head of Iran's atomic energy organization said on Thursday he was hopeful negotiations could start based on proposals made by Iran and the six powers at recent talks in Geneva.

Israel revives plan to build new West Bank settlement

Sun, 2025-05-04 22:18
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Defense Ministry has revived a plan it had shelved under U.S. pressure to build a new Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, government officials said on Thursday.

Russia's Abramovich seeks election in Arctic region

Sun, 2025-05-04 22:18
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has decided to run for election to the local council of a desolate Arctic region just weeks after resigning as governor.

Sudan invites foreign experts to check judiciary

Sun, 2025-05-04 22:18
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has invited international experts to inspect its legal system to see whether it is capable of holding trials for war crimes committed in Darfur, the justice minister said on Thursday.

Zimbabwe's MDC, ruling party start full crisis talks

Sun, 2025-05-04 22:18
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Senior negotiators from Zimbabwe's main opposition MDC and the ruling ZANU-PF party began talks on Thursday and a report indicated they were close to reaching a deal on forming a unity government.

Powerful aftershocks hit China quake area, 1 dead

Sun, 2025-05-04 22:18
BEIJING (Reuters) - At least three powerful aftershocks hit southwest China's quake area on Thursday, killing one elderly person and injuring more than a dozen, the official Xinhua news agency said.

Indonesian pilot charged with causing crash

Sun, 2025-05-04 22:18
SLEMAN, Indonesia (Reuters) - The pilot of a Garuda Indonesia aircraft that crashed at Yogyakarta airport last year killing 21 people was charged on Thursday with negligence and deliberately causing an accident.

Obama visits Jerusalem's Western Wall

Sun, 2025-05-04 22:18
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made a surprise pre-dawn visit to Jerusalem's Western Wall on Thursday, at the end of a trip aimed at showing his strong support for Israel.

Medvedev to shake up Russian regions: report

Sun, 2025-05-04 22:18
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev plans to replace dozens of regional governors over the next few years in an attempt to increase his influence within officialdom, the Vedomosti newspaper reported on Thursday.

Asia-Pacific plans regional exercises for disasters

Sun, 2025-05-04 22:18
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific nations on Thursday called for greater coordination in dealing with natural disasters, including deploying military resources, in a region prone to earthquakes, cyclones and tsunamis.