Pope may change conclave rules before leaving: Vatican

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict may change Church rules governing the conclave where cardinals from around the world will meet next month to secretly elect his successor, the Vatican said on Wednesday. Benedict was studying the possibility of...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

Syria "Scud-type" missile said to kill 20 in Aleppo

AMMAN (Reuters) - A Syrian missile killed at least 20 people in a rebel-held district of Aleppo on Tuesday, opposition activists said, as the army turns to longer-range weapons after losing bases in the country's second-largest city. The use of what...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

Analysis: Berlusconi surge evokes recurring nightmare for Italy's left

ROME (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi's remarkable fightback ahead of Italy's election has revived a recurring nightmare for the country's center-left - that they can throw away a commanding lead in the final days before the weekend vote. Little more than...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

Witness heard "non-stop shouting" before Pistorius shooting

PRETORIA (Reuters) - A witness heard "non-stop shouting" in the home of South African athletics star Oscar Pistorius shortly before his girlfriend was shot dead, the detective leading the murder investigation said on Wednesday. Warrant officer Hilton...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

Bulgarian government resigns amid growing protests

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's government resigned on Wednesday after mass protests against high power prices and falling living standards, joining a long list of European administrations felled by austerity during four years of debt crisis. Prime Minister...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

Sudan rebels launch attack to retake border town

JUBA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Rebels in a Sudanese border state say they have occupied an airport and are fighting with government troops to retake a town that became a flashpoint during the civil war, but the army denied it had lost any territory. The...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

Thousands protest in Armenia after president re-elected

YEREVAN (Reuters) - About 5,000 flag-waving protesters rallied on Wednesday against Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan's re-election, saying his victory was tainted by fraud. Supporters of Sarksyan's second-placed rival Raffi Hovannisian filled Freedom...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

U.S. congressional delegation leaves Cuba empty-handed

HAVANA (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional delegation left Cuba on Wednesday after meetings with President Raul Castro and other top officials, but no sign the countries had resolved their latest dispute: the fate of imprisoned U.S. contractor Alan Gross....

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

Thousands of Greeks rally in anti-austerity strike

ATHENS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Greeks took to the streets of Athens on Wednesday as part of a nationwide strike against austerity that confined ferries to ports, shut schools and left hospitals with only emergency staff. Beating drums, blowing...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

French special forces in Cameroon helping hostage probe

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - French special forces have arrived in northern Cameroon to help locate a French family who were kidnapped on Tuesday and moved to Nigeria, a local governor said on Wednesday. The abduction of three adults and four children highlights...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

Egypt floods Gaza tunnels to cut Palestinian lifeline

GAZA (Reuters) - Egyptian forces have flooded smuggling tunnels under the border with the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip in a campaign to shut them down, Egyptian and Palestinian officials said. The network of tunnels is a vital lifeline for Gaza, bringing...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

Insight: Divided Damascus confronted by all-out war

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - MiG warplanes roar low overhead to strike rebels fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad on the fringes of Damascus, while artillery batteries pound the insurgents from hills overlooking a city divided between all-out war and...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

Ten Afghans killed in NATO air strike: officials

KUNAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A NATO air strike killed 10 Afghan civilians, including five children, in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, local officials said, a toll that if confirmed is likely to raise tension between President Hamid Karzai's government...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

Pope confident his resignation will not hurt Church

ROME (Reuters) - A visibly moved Pope Benedict tried to assure his worldwide flock on Wednesday over his stunning decision to become the first pontiff in centuries to resign, saying he was confident that it would not hurt the Church. The Vatican, meanwhile,...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

Maldives ex-president in Indian embassy to avoid arrest

MALE (Reuters) - Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed took refuge in the Indian High Commission in the capital Male on Wednesday as police attempted to arrest him, raising the prospect of protests by supporters who say he was ousted a year ago in...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

German challenger attacks Merkel in feisty Ash Wednesday speech

BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel's main challenger in this year's German election attacked her record in a combative speech on Ash Wednesday, accusing the chancellor of stealing policy ideas and cynically profiting from reforms introduced by his Social...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

Iran says it has begun upgrading uranium centrifuges

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Wednesday it had started installing a new generation of machines for enriching uranium, an announcement likely to annoy the West and complicate efforts to resolve a decade-old dispute over its nuclear program. It came...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

Syrian troops bombard rebel posts around capital

AMMAN (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad's forces bombarded the southeast of Damascus with air strikes and artillery on Wednesday to try and dislodge rebel fighters who have gained a foothold in the Syrian capital, opposition activists said. A Middle...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

Tsvangirai says Zimbabwe elections expected in July

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Wednesday he expected presidential and parliamentary elections in July after a nationwide vote on a new constitution next month. Tsvangirai also said he did not fear a repeat of...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

EU urges Iran to be flexible at nuclear talks with big powers

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged Iran on Wednesday to show flexibility at this month's talks between Tehran and six world powers aimed at defusing tensions over the Iranian nuclear program. The five...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

Syrian rebels fight close to heart of Damascus

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels battled Bashar al-Assad's forces on the edge of central Damascus on Wednesday, opposition activists said, seeking to break his grip over districts leading to the heart of the capital. Their offensive aims to break a stalemate...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

Iranian envoy urges U.S. to show goodwill at nuclear talks

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Progress at talks between world powers and Iran on its nuclear program later this month will depend on the United States showing "genuine honesty and goodwill", the Islamic Republic's ambassador to Russia said on Wednesday. The two...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More

Bulgarian opposition questions blaming of Hezbollah for bomb

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's opposition criticized a government statement that Hezbollah carried out a bomb attack that killed Israeli tourists, saying on Wednesday the conclusion was unjustified and dangerous. The July attack in the coastal city of...

00.42 | 0 komentar | Read More