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UK's Miliband urges push for Afghan peace deal

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:39:19 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband urged Afghans on Wednesday to push energetically for a peace settlement with Taliban insurgents and said Afghanistan's neighbors must support such an agreement.

Bali bombing suspect killed: Indonesia president

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:41:22 -0500

CANBERRA (Reuters) - A leading Southeast Asian militant, wanted for the 2002 Bali bombings, was the man killed in police raids in Jakarta, Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Wednesday.

Clinton says elections key to Haiti stability

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:42 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged quake-stricken Haiti on Tuesday to hold legislative elections "as soon as appropriate," saying new polls were key to the stability and legitimacy of the Haitian government.

Israeli general says "all options" needed on Iran

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:49:42 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters) - All options "should remain on the table" to force Iran to stop its nuclear program, Israel's top general said on Tuesday during a visit to New York.

Nigeria urged to end impunity after village massacre

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:28:38 -0500

JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria must prosecute those behind a weekend massacre and address underlying issues of poverty and discrimination if it is to end a cycle of violence in the zone between its Muslim north and Christian south, rights groups and diplomats said.

Vatican says wrong to single out Church over abuse

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:54:39 -0500

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Tuesday it was wrong to focus blame for child abuse on the Catholic Church and denied accusations it had sought to cover up pedophilia by its clergymen around Europe.

U.N. sees no security vacuum as U.S. troops exit Haiti

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:26:37 -0500

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is confident there will be no security vacuum in Haiti as U.S. and other foreign troops withdraw from the earthquake-struck Caribbean country, a top U.N. official said on Tuesday.

U.S. kept Britain in dark over torture: ex spy chief

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:57:13 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - The United States deliberately kept Britain in the dark about the harsh methods it used when interrogating suspected terrorists, the former head of Britain's domestic spy agency said on Tuesday.

Greek public, private sector clash over austerity

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:27:17 -0500

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's new austerity package has driven a wedge between private and public sector workers, pitting resentful private employees against civil servants seen as privileged over who should pay for the country's debt crisis.

Yemen offers talks with separatists

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:37:44 -0500

DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen, under international pressure to quiet domestic unrest and focus its sights on al Qaeda, has offered to hold talks with southern separatists and hear their grievances, state media said on Tuesday.