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  Yemen preacher urges jihad on United States - tape (18 March 06:56)
DUBAI (Reuters) - A U.S.-born radical cleric linked to shootings at a U.S. army base and the failed bombing of a U.S. plane appeared to urge Muslims to conduct a jihad against the United Sta...
  FACTBOX - Qaeda-inspired Islamists in the Gaza Strip (18 March 06:31)
(Reuters) - A hitherto unknown group which appears to be part of a growing constellation of al Qaeda-inspired factions opposed to Gaza's ruling Islamist movement Hamas claimed responsibility...
  Greek PM warns of debt spiral hopes to avoid IMF (18 March 06:22)
BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece raised the stakes on Thursday in its quest for EU help to tackle its debt crisis, warning it cannot achieve promised deficit cuts if its borrowing costs re...
  US-Russian duo returns to Earth from space station (18 March 05:26)
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz space capsule carrying a U.S. astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut from the International Space Station landed safely in Kazakhstan on Thursday.
  Greek PM fears debt cost spiral may go to IMF (18 March 04:50)
BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece raised the stakes on Thursday in its quest for EU help to tackle its debt crisis, warning it cannot achieve promised deficit cuts if its borrowing costs re...
  Thai protesters vow prolonged rally to force elections (18 March 04:41)
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Protesters in Bangkok vowed on Thursday to prolong a mass anti-government rally to force Thailand's government to call elections, despite doubts the mainly rural movement...
  ANALYSIS - Syrias link to Hezbollah clouds honeymoon with US (18 March 04:35)
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Emboldened by its strong ties with Iran and Turkey, Syria is ignoring U.S. demands that it stop backing Hezbollah, despite the risk that this will spoil its rapprochemen...
  Direct Mideast talks needed eventually - UN chief (18 March 04:33)
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Israeli and Palestinian leaderships have no alternative to eventual direct negotiations, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday, repeating criticism of p...
  Rocket kills 1 in Israel as EU top diplomat in Gaza (18 March 03:45)
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian militants fired a rocket into Israel from the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing a Thai agricultural worker, while the European Union's foreign affairs chief w...
  Myanmar deports jailed Burmese-American activist (18 March 02:43)
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Army-ruled Myanmar deported a Burmese-American activist on Thursday after sentencing him last month to three years in prison for forgery and immigration offences, United ...
  Nigeria leader to choose new cabinet quickly - source (18 March 02:26)
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan will send a list of ministerial nominees for Senate approval by early next week and is likely to reappoint around half of the c...
  Amnesty Intl urges Taiwan to scrap death penalty (18 March 02:07)
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Amnesty International called on Taiwan's President on Thursday to lead the region by scrapping the death penalty, adding pressure to alter a popular law a week after his j...
  US tells China yuan issue is of real concern (18 March 01:54)
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States kept up pressure on China on Thursday to let the yuan climb as Beijing disclosed it was sounding out exporters on whether they could cope with a stronge...
  Australian laws to promote building efficiency (18 March 12:41)
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Owners of large commercial buildings in Australia will have to disclose energy efficiency information when putting buildings up for sale or lease, under laws introduced ...
  Israel says Obama peace envoy could return Sunday (18 March 12:28)
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's Middle East peace envoy may return to the region on Sunday, having postponed his trip over an Israeli settlement plan, an Israeli official...
  Clinton in Moscow to push arms treaty Middle East (18 March 12:18)
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Russia on Thursday hoping to clear obstacles to a new treaty cutting arsenals of nuclear weapons and to win Moscow's bac...
  Thai protesters seek reinforcements for dwindling rally (18 March 12:04)
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai "red shirt" protesters vowed to prolong their mass anti-government rally in Bangkok on Thursday, despite doubts that the mainly rural movement has the ability to car...
  Obamas Jakarta home district sees shift in Islam (18 March 10:21)
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Some things in the central Jakarta district of Matraman have barely changed since the late 1960s, when United States President Barack Obama lived and played there.
  Tibetan high school students protest in west China (18 March 10:14)
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tibetan high school students protested in the streets of at least two towns in western China this week to mark the anniversary of an uprising against Chinese rule, and so...
  China says probing report on deadly faulty vaccines (18 March 10:04)
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Health Ministry is probing a report in a domestic newspaper that faulty vaccines in northern Shanxi province were responsible for killing four children and making...
  China faces important negotiations on yuan - US (18 March 09:58)
BEIJING (Reuters) - China faces important negotiations over its exchange rate in coming weeks, the U.S. ambassador to China said on Thursday, adding that it was not just the United States th...
  North Korea executes official for blunder - report (18 March 09:57)
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has executed a ruling party official blamed for a botched currency reform, in a desperate attempt to quell public unrest and stem negative impact on Pyongyang's...
  EXCLUSIVE - Malaysia plans new economic model for growth (18 March 09:53)
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia is considering proposals to end its subsidy regime and phase in a new goods and services tax as it begins dismantling a four-decade race-based economic syst...
  South Korea green growth to hurt environment - report (18 March 08:52)
SEOUL (Reuters) - A massive river restoration project at the centre of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's green growth strategy will harm globally threatened bird species and destroy cri...
  Deal nearing on US Senate climate bill - lawmaker (18 March 08:39)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is close to wrapping up talks ahead of introducing a compromise climate change bill, said a top Democratic lawmaker who discussed ideas with industry g...
  FBI cautious on rules for terrorism questioning (18 March 07:37)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - FBI Director Robert Mueller on Wednesday urged the U.S. Congress to be cautious about imposing strict rules on how and whether law enforcement officials can interroga...
  US sees good progress on arms control with Russia (18 March 06:19)
SHANNON, Ireland (Reuters) - The United States and Russia have made significant headway on a nuclear arms reduction pact in the last week but are not done yet, U.S. officials said on Wednesd...
  FEATURE - US troops leave border to Afghan boss accused of graft (18 March 06:16)
SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - One of the most important trade routes in Asia was closed last week while a boyish-looking man everyone calls "the general" showed around the commander o...
  Australia urges access to China trial of Rio staff (18 March 06:12)
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia is urging China to allow Australian diplomats access to the entire trial of four Rio Tinto staff charged with commercial spying, Australia's foreign minister s...
  California police report supports Prius driver (18 March 05:47)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California Highway Patrol report released on Wednesday in a sensational "runaway" Toyota Prius incident appears to support the version of events given by the drive...
  Obama says US to pursue aggressive Iran sanctions (18 March 05:45)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the United States would pursue "aggressive sanctions" to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon that could potentially spa...
  Obama says Israel home plans not helpful for peace (18 March 04:29)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday Israeli plans to build more homes near East Jerusalem were not helpful for the Middle East peace process, but he said the issu...
  Obama picks up new support for health bill (18 March 02:36)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama picked up support for healthcare reform on Wednesday from a former critic and from a group of Catholic nuns, who broke with bishops on the abort...
  UK Conservatives maintain poll lead in survey (18 March 02:31)
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's main opposition Conservatives maintained their lead over ruling Labour in a survey on Wednesday from a pollster which has consistently shown a wide gap between t...
  US believes key al Qaeda planner killed in Pakistan (18 March 02:12)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike in Pakistan last week appears to have killed a top al Qaeda planner who Washington believes played a key role in organizing December's deadly suici...
  US Muslim group calls textbooks discriminatory (18 March 02:03)
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Muslim activists launched a campaign on Wednesday against a series of educational books that they say promote anti-Islamic sentiment among U.S. school children.
  UK presses UN council to take up Myanmar - diplomats (18 March 01:59)
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Britain is pushing the U.N. Security Council to discuss concerns about Myanmar's upcoming election but is facing resistance from the southeast Asian nation's power...
  Hobbit ancestors colonised Indonesia island mln yrs ago (17 March 11:38)
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ancestors of a hobbit-like species of humans may have colonised the Indonesian island of Flores as far back as a million years ago, much earlier than thought, according...
  ElBaradei memoirs to look back at Iraq war dispute (17 March 11:35)
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Mohamed ElBaradei, former head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog, will disclose details in his memoirs of conversations with U.S. officials who pushed for a war in Iraq...
  Turkish PM threatens to expel Armenians (17 March 11:20)
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's prime minister has threatened to expel thousands of illegal Armenian immigrants after U.S. and Swedish lawmakers passed votes branding World War One-era killings ...
  Nigerias acting leader dissolves cabinet (17 March 11:19)
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved the cabinet on Wednesday in a further step to assert his authority just over a month after assuming executive powers....
  Family of Chile quake victims sues government (17 March 10:53)
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The family of two victims of Chile's massive quake accused the government of manslaughter in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, saying officials failed to warn them of a dead...
  Family of Chile quake victims sue government (17 March 10:52)
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The family of two victims of Chile's massive quake accused the government of manslaughter in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, saying officials failed to warn them of a dead...
  Zimbabwe leaders happy with Zuma talks so far (17 March 10:31)
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's bickering leaders were upbeat on Wednesday about talks brokered by South African President Jacob Zuma to help resolve differences in their power-sharing governm...
  Sudan hangs two for killing Chinese oil workers (17 March 10:17)
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan executed two people convicted of killing four oil workers, two of them Chinese, in one of the country's most energy-rich regions, state media reported on Wednesday...
  Obama wins first convert in healthcare push (17 March 10:10)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama picked up his first convert in the push for healthcare reform on Wednesday as Democrats in the House of Representatives prepared for a close wee...
  China envoy urges Iran to compromise wary on sanctions (17 March 08:57)
GENEVA (Reuters) - China has urged Iran to accept a nuclear fuel swap proposal to ease demands for new sanctions on Tehran, a senior Chinese diplomat said, adding that Beijing wants "every a...
  UKs Brown forced to change stance on army spending (17 March 08:40)
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday that his statements on defence spending at an inquiry into the Iraq war had not been entirely accurate, an embarrassi...
  African Union imposes sanctions on Madagascar (17 March 08:38)
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The African Union slapped sanctions on Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina and 108 other people in the Indian Ocean island who have backed Africa's youngest leader...
  Montenegro says has given Thaksin citizenship (17 March 08:11)
PODGORICA (Reuters) - Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has Montenegrin citizenship and arrived there earlier this week, officials in the Balkan country said on Wednesday, as tho...
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