Sunday, 13 January 2008 @ 11:26
Yemen's al Qaeda wing vows to free jailed militants
DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda in Yemen vowed to free its prisoners from the country's jails and retaliate for the killing of militants by the government.
Saturday, 12 January 2008 @ 20:28
Bush hails Iraq progress
MANAMA (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Saturday that America's new strategy had reversed Iraq's descent into mayhem and the United States was on track to complete the withdrawal of 20,000 troops by mid-year.
Saturday, 12 January 2008 @ 18:35
Taiwan's KMT trounces DPP in legislature poll
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party (KMT) thrashed the ruling DPP in legislative elections on Saturday, strengthening its bid to recapture the presidency in March and heralding better relations with China.
Saturday, 12 January 2008 @ 18:14
S.African police chief on leave in latest graft case
PRETORIA (Reuters) - South African President Thabo Mbeki on Saturday put national police chief Jackie Selebi on extended leave in the latest high-level corruption case to rock the country's ruling party.
Saturday, 12 January 2008 @ 17:21
Pressure mounts on Kenya to defuse crisis
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The European Union, United States and United Nations urged Kenya's feuding politicians on Saturday to agree a peaceful and democratic end to violence that has killed 500 people since disputed December 27 polls.
Saturday, 12 January 2008 @ 03:28
Ex-Colombian hostage tells of chains
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Many of the hostages held by Colombian rebels are kept chained in jungle camps surrounded by barbed wire and are terrified by encroaching army artillery and machine gun fire, a freed captive said on Friday.
Saturday, 12 January 2008 @ 03:23
Clinton unveils U.S. stimulus plan
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton on Friday proposed $70 billion (35 billion pounds) in emergency spending to stave off a possible U.S. election-year recession, upstaging Republican rivals who clashed over the economy but offered few specifics.
Saturday, 12 January 2008 @ 00:11
ElBaradei urges faster Iran cooperation
TEHRAN (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog called at talks in Tehran on Friday for swifter cooperation in resolving questions about its atomic programme, which the West fears will be used to produce atomic bombs.
Friday, 11 January 2008 @ 20:22
Kenya opposition calls wave of protests
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's opposition on Friday called three days of nationwide protests next week after mediation failed and the country's post-election crisis worsened.