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Pakistan says has "credible information" Mehsud dead

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:50:57 -0500

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Wednesday it had information suggesting that Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud had died of wounds inflicted in a U.S. drone aircraft attack in January.

Iran says makes arrests before revolution day rally

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:46:57 -0500

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has arrested several people who were preparing to disrupt rallies on February 11 marking the 1979 Islamic revolution, police said on Wednesday, in a clear warning to opposition supporters planning new protests.

Militias raid Darfur camp, kill two refugees

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:06:05 -0500

EL-FASHER, Sudan (Reuters) - Militias raided a Darfur refugee camp, shooting dead two people and injuring at least 10 in an escalation of tensions in Sudan's restive west, witnesses and U.N. officials said Wednesday.

Greek strike tests government's austerity mettle

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:20:43 -0500

ATHENS (Reuters) - A strike by Greek civil servants grounded flights and shut many state schools and offices on Wednesday, in the first big test of the government's resolve to tackle a debt crisis which has shaken the euro zone.

Elections mean nothing to Myanmar's ethnic armies

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:25:03 -0500

LOI TAI LENG, Myanmar (Reuters) - Whether the country is ruled by brutal military dictators or democratically elected civilians, rebels who control this jungle enclave have made one thing very clear: they want nothing to do with Myanmar.

Lebanon warns of "dangerous" situation with Israel

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:14:27 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft are making daily incursions into Lebanese air space, creating a very dangerous situation, Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said in an interview broadcast Wednesday.

U.S. military frees Reuters Iraq photographer after 17 months

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:49:01 -0500

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military freed a Reuters photographer in Iraq on Wednesday after holding him for almost a year and a half without charge.

Egypt says Brotherhood members planned attacks: lawyer

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:23:18 -0500

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities have accused detained senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the country's biggest opposition group, of trying to set up training camps for staging attacks, the group's lawyer said on Wednesday.

Nigeria VP chairs first cabinet as acting leader

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:41:03 -0500

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan chaired his first cabinet meeting as acting head of state on Wednesday, seeking to revive government business after more than two months of stagnation.

Political supporters clash in Sri Lanka over arrested general

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:39:24 -0500

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan police used tear gas to disperse government supporters and thousands of opposition protesters demonstrating against the arrest of the losing presidential candidate on Wednesday.