Friday, 11 January 2008 @ 12:23
Kenya opposition to resume protests
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's opposition said on Friday it planned to restart protests across the east African nation against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election after the failure of African Union (AU) mediation.
Friday, 11 January 2008 @ 11:55
Aung Suu Kyi meets junta minister
YANGON (Reuters) - Detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was taken to a government guesthouse on Friday where she is believed to have met a senior junta official, but it was not known what they discussed, her party said.
Friday, 11 January 2008 @ 11:42
Work accidents killed 100,000 Chinese in 2007
BEIJING (Reuters) - More than 100,000 Chinese died in workplace accidents last year, including on the roads and railways, but the figure was down one-tenth on 2006, a senior official said on Friday.
Friday, 11 January 2008 @ 11:00
Turkish military shells Northern Iraq
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Turkish artillery shelled northern Iraq on Friday morning, but there were no immediate reports of any casualties or material damage, a Kurdish government official said.
Thursday, 10 January 2008 @ 17:34
Colombia rebels free two hostages in jungle
SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE, Colombia, Jan 10 - Marxist rebels freed two women hostages from Colombia's jungle on Thursday in a deal brokered by Venezuela's leftist president, Hugo Chavez, that could mark a breakthrough in peace efforts.
Thursday, 10 January 2008 @ 17:12
Bush sees Palestine state treaty within year
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush told Palestinians on Thursday he believed they would sign a peace treaty with Israel within a year that would give them a state and end what he called "the occupation".
Thursday, 10 January 2008 @ 17:08
Suicide attack on Pakistani police kills 22
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomb attack killed at least 22 people, most of them policemen, in Pakistan on Thursday, deepening a sense of insecurity weeks before elections that could weaken President Pervez Musharraf's grip on power.
Thursday, 10 January 2008 @ 17:02
African Union chief fails to broker Kenya deal
NAIROBI (Reuters) - African Union Chairman John Kufuor quit Kenya on Thursday without a deal to end a political crisis that has killed 500 people, leaving the president and opposition leader accusing each other of wrecking talks.
Wednesday, 9 January 2008 @ 23:32
African Union head meets Kenya's feuding parties
NAIROBI (Reuters) - African Union chief John Kufuor shuttled between Kenya's president and opposition leader on Wednesday to try to break a political impasse behind post-election turmoil that has killed 500 people.