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Retaliation fears stalk Nigeria city after clashes
JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) - Sporadic shooting rang out overnight in the central Nigerian city of Jos and witnesses said at least one person was killed
Ukraine's Yanukovich eyes coalition, gov't this week
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich pushed on Wednesday for a new ruling coalition within the week to avoid snap elections and tackle a ...
Iraq PM said to be ahead on eve of vote results
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Initial results from Iraq's national election are likely to be released by Thursday, Iraqi and U.N. officials said on Wednesday, as further ...
Swedish cartoonist receives fresh death threats
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Swedish cartoonist whose sketch of the Prophet Mohammad has made him the target of Muslim anger said on Wednesday he had ...
Canada Parliament eats seal to defy "ignorant" EU
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian parliamentarians tucked into a meal of seal meat on Wednesday to defy both animal right activists and the European Union, which ...
Spanish hostage freed in Mali arrives home
MADRID (Reuters) - One of three Spanish aid workers kidnapped by a group believed to be al Qaeda's wing in North Africa arrived back in ...
Drug abuse is problem among Afghan police recruits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Drug abuse is a big problem in Afghanistan's police force, with four of every 10 recruits testing positive for illicit substances in ...
Chilean fishermen brave tsunami fears, dream of sea
TUBUL, Chile (Reuters) - Undeterred by terrifying memories of a roaring tsunami that nearly killed him, Chilean fisherman Herne Pezo hammers away at his tiny ...
Strike to paralyze Greece as anger at austerity builds
ATHENS (Reuters) - Angry public and private sector unions are expected to bring Greece to a standstill on Thursday in a second nationwide strike in ...
Arab League chief says Mideast talks off
CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Wednesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had told him he would not enter indirect talks ...
Turkish PM says U.S. vote to "greatly harm" ties
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A U.S. resolution that branded as genocide the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One will seriously damage U.S.-Turkish ...
Italy opposition protests at ballot decree
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's opposition took to the streets on Saturday to protest against a decree by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government aimed at restoring ...
Taliban fight in Afghan south led by ex-Gitmo inmate
KABUL (Reuters) - Insurgency in the most violent part of Afghanistan is being led by a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, set free by the Afghan ...
Greeks divided over cuts
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greeks are divided over the government's increasingly harsh austerity measures, polls showed Saturday, a day after thousands marched in Athens to protest ...
Russia says Islamist rebel leader killed
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Federal Security Service chief on Saturday confirmed the death of a prominent Islamist rebel who he accused of plotting a bomb ...
German choir abuse predates Pope's brother: Vatican
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Saturday that two cases of sexual abuse linked to a renowned cathedral choir in Germany did not ...
U.S. envoy seeks Mideast talks deal, tension rises
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's Middle East envoy began a round of meetings on Saturday aimed at relaunching negotiations, while the Palestinian leader said ...
Togo leader Gnassingbe re-elected in disputed poll
LOME (Reuters) - Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe won re-election as leader of the West African state, preliminary results showed on Saturday, after a poll in ...
Under threat, Iraqis vote in crucial election
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqis vote on Sunday in a parliamentary election that will help to determine whether their shaky democracy can end sectarian conflict and ...
Some Chile quake areas awaiting aid a week later
CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - Some Chileans were still waiting for government aid on Saturday, a week after one of the strongest earthquakes on record and ...
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