Reuters: World News

Syria forces shell Homs as Russia to oppose U.N. resolution

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:30:16 -0500

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded districts of Homs city on Saturday in a campaign to crush a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, whose ally Russia said it would not support an Arab peace plan circulating at the United Nations.

Greece warns bailout rebels of unknown, dangerous path

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:20:21 -0500

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek leaders told a growing band of rebellious lawmakers Saturday to back a deeply unpopular EU/IMF rescue in parliament or send the nation down "an unknown, dangerous path" to default, international economic isolation and a deeply devalued drachma.

Pressure builds for probe into Maldives' crisis

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:18:11 -0500

MALE (Reuters) - New Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Hussain Manik said on Saturday he was open to an inquiry into how he took office after his predecessor said he had been forced out in a coup.

Iran to announce nuclear progress: Ahmadinejad

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:07:32 -0500

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday that the Islamic Republic, targeted by tougher Western sanctions, would soon announce advances in its nuclear program.

British police arrest five at Murdoch's Sun newspaper

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:04:20 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - British police on Saturday arrested five senior staff at News Corporation's mass-circulation newspaper The Sun as part of investigations into journalists paying police for information.

Rock star welcome for Suu Kyi on Myanmar campaign trail

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:11:03 -0500

WARTHINKHA, Myanmar (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people lined the streets to give a rapturous welcome on Saturday to Myanmar Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi as she hit the campaign trail for the first time in her bid to win a seat in the country's parliament.

Top U.S. general discusses NGO case in Cairo

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:47:30 -0500

CAIRO (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer met Egypt's ruling generals in Cairo on Saturday and discussed the case of U.S. pro-democracy activists charged in an investigation that has strained ties between Cairo and Washington.

Mexico picks first female chief of federal police

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:04:07 -0500

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has for the first time appointed a woman to head the federal police, which is under pressure to bring the country's powerful drug cartels to heel.

Two killed in north Lebanon in clashes over Syria

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:48:54 -0500

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Two people were killed and at least eight wounded in street battles in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli Saturday, a security source said, during a second day of clashes between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Bahraini police fire teargas at protesters

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:37:11 -0500

Manama (Reuters) - Bahraini police fired teargas and stun grenades to stop mainly Shi'ite protesters trying to march towards the roundabout at the centre of a failed pro-democracy uprising last year and detained two American rights activists who came to monitor.