Reuters: World News

Suicide bomber kills 11 in Pakistan's Swat

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:45:11 -0500

MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Taliban suicide bomber targeting security forces killed at least 11 people on Saturday, Pakistani police said, part of a renewed push against the state after one of the biggest security crackdowns in years.

Chinese fishing boat, 7 crew hijacked off Cameroon

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:41:49 -0500

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - A Chinese fishing vessel with seven fishermen aboard was hijacked off the coast of Cameroon in the latest attack in the waters of West Africa's Gulf of Guinea, the Chinese embassy in Cameroon said on Saturday.

Fake report on Russian tanks sparks panic in Georgia

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:34:41 -0500

TBILISI (Reuters) - Panic gripped Georgia on Saturday when a pro-government television station broadcast a fake report that Russian tanks had entered the capital and President Mikheil Saakashvili had been killed.

Explosions across Afghanistan's Kandahar; 30 dead

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:51:38 -0500

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban suicide bombers struck across Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar on Saturday, killing 30 people and wounding scores in a series of strikes the militants called a message to NATO.

Thirteen killed in crime wave at Mexico's Acapulco

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:28:07 -0500

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Thirteen people were killed in and around the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco early on Saturday in apparent drug-related violence, with four victims found beheaded, security officials said.

Iraq PM Maliki leads Baghdad, a big election prize

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:01:38 -0500

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held a wide lead on Saturday in early results from Baghdad, the major prize in a tight election race that Iraqis hope will bring stability after years of sectarian conflict.

China delivers Venezuela jets for anti-drugs fight

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:14:46 -0500

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Saturday tested six training and light attack jets bought from China for defense and anti-drugs flights in a deal that dodges an embargo banning sales of U.S. weapons parts to oil exporter Venezuela.

Italian court rejects Berlusconi government ballot appeal

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:07:36 -0500

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's top administrative court on Saturday dealt a blow to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's regional election hopes when it refused to reinstate the ruling coalition's candidate list submitted late for the poll in Rome province.

"Red shirt" leaders say a million Thais to protest

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:23:19 -0500

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of anti-government protesters headed for Bangkok from rural Thailand on Saturday for what they call a "million-man march," aiming to paralyze the city and topple a government they say is a front for unelected elites.

Iran arrests 30 over U.S.-linked cyber ring: report

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:13:36 -0500

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has arrested 30 people suspected of belonging to a U.S.-linked cyber network gathering information on Iranian nuclear scientists and sending people abroad for training, a news agency reported on Saturday.