African summit tries to overcome Zimbabwe splits
July 01, 2008 09:26 AM ET
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - An African Union summit on
Tuesday tried to overcome divisions on how to deal with the
re-election of President Robert Mugabe in a poll condemned around
the world.
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McCain focuses on trade in Colombia, Mexico trip
July 01, 2008 08:46 AM ET
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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Trade, drugs and immigration will top
the agenda of U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain
during a visit to Colombia and Mexico this week designed to
showcase his foreign policy experience over that of Democratic
rival Barack Obama.
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Iraq Sunni bloc on verge of rejoining government
July 01, 2008 08:49 AM ET
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's main Sunni Arab bloc is close to rejoining
the Shi'ite-led government, officials said on Tuesday, a move
that would amount to a long-awaited political breakthrough.
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Israeli threats to Iran seen as bluff -- for now
July 01, 2008 06:18 AM ET
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel seems content to keep Iran and the
rest of the world guessing uneasily about whether and when it
might attack the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities.
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U.S. lawmakers decry Olympics after dissidents blocked
July 01, 2008 08:45 AM ET
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BEIJING (Reuters) - Two U.S. Congressmen on Tuesday urged President
George W. Bush to rethink attending the Beijing Olympic Games
after they were prevented from meeting Chinese human rights
activists.
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Portuguese police hand Madeleine report to prosecutor
July 01, 2008 09:35 AM ET
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LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese police has sent its final report
on the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann to public
prosecutors, who will decide whether to take any further steps,
prosecutors said on Tuesday.
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New safety standards set for baby formula and nuts
July 01, 2008 08:59 AM ET
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GENEVA (Reuters) - Diplomats in Geneva have agreed new limits
for bacteria in baby formula and natural toxins in nuts, setting
safety standards to apply for internationally shipped food,
the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.
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China, Dalai Lama's envoys resume talks
July 01, 2008 06:05 AM ET
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China resumed fence-mending talks with envoys
of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Tuesday
in a move that could burnish its international image weeks before
the Chinese capital hosts the Olympics.
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Qaeda targets U.S. oil interests in N.Africa: report
July 01, 2008 07:37 AM ET
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's growing north Africa network
plans to attack U.S. interests seeking control of the region's
energy riches, its Algerian-based leader said in remarks published
on Tuesday.
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Malaysia's Anwar says sodomy charge "a conspiracy"
July 01, 2008 08:47 AM ET
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim
said on Tuesday he was shelving plans to contest a parliamentary
by-election due to a "political conspiracy" behind a young aide's
accusation of homosexual assault.
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