Reuters: International News

Iranian police fire in air to disperse protesters

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:14:40 -0400

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Riot police fired in the air to disperse pro-reform demonstrators in central Tehran on Thursday, nearly four weeks after a disputed election triggered mass protests across Iran, a witness said.

Bombs kill 50 in Iraq as violence flares

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:16:43 -0400

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Bombs in Baghdad and northern Iraq killed at least 50 people on Thursday, police said, underscoring doubts about local forces' ability to keep Iraqis safe after U.S. troops pulled out of city centers.

Honduras rivals meet mediator in coup crisis talks

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:43:51 -0400

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Costa Rica's president held mediation talks on Thursday with the rivals for power in Honduras as international pressure grew for the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya after last month's coup.

Australia PM says caution needed on China spy case

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:03:55 -0400

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia is adopting a cautious approach to dealing with Chinese allegations of spying against Shanghai-based staff of Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Friday.

Parts of Britain "near an H1N1 epidemic"; 14 dead

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:40:42 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - Fourteen Britons who had contracted H1N1 flu have died and the rapid spread of infection in two areas of the country is close to epidemic level, health officials said on Thursday.

U.S. seeks "full partnership" with Russia on missiles

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:27:51 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is seeking "full partnership" with Moscow to bridge ballistic missile-defense differences that have strained U.S.-Russian ties for years, the head of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said Thursday.

U.S. hands over Iranian officials detained in Iraq

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:12:14 -0400

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Five Iranian officials detained by the U.S. military in Iraq for up to two years were released on Thursday and handed over to Iranian embassy staff by Iraqi authorities, an Iranian embassy official said.

Venezuela steps up control of television, radio

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:39:41 -0400

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela is taking dozens of radio stations off the air and putting stricter rules on cable and satellite television, a minister said on Thursday, part of President Hugo Chavez's battle with private media firms.

Blast outside school in Afghanistan kills 25

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:36:32 -0400

KABUL (Reuters) - An explosion outside a school south of the Afghan capital on Thursday killed at least 25 people, including 15 students, officials said, and Taliban fighters overran a district near the Pakistan border after heavy fighting.

Judenrein! Israel adopts Nazi term to back settlers

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:58:02 -0400

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hosting the German foreign minister this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used an especially tainted term to condemn the Palestinian demand that Israel's settlements in the occupied West Bank be removed.