Iran's top dissident cleric Montazeri dies - media

Iran's top dissident cleric Montazeri dies - media

Iran's top dissident cleric Montazeri dies - media

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 12:49 AM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's senior dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, has died, official media reported on Sunday. He was 87.


Iran troops have made partial oil withdrawal - Iraq

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 12:49 AM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iranian troops have withdrawn partially from a disputed oil well claimed by both Tehran and Baghdad, the Iraqi government spokesman said on Sunday.


Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Tanzania, no damage

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 12:49 AM PST

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck southwest Tanzania early on Sunday morning but does not appear to have caused any damage, a regional police chief said.


Iran troops have made partial withdrawal - Iraq

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:56 PM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq said on Sunday Iranian troops had withdrawn partially from a disputed oil well claimed by both Tehran and Baghdad.


Protesters stop trains to main Australian coal port

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:56 PM PST

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An environmental group said it blocked rail lines to Australia's main coal export port for six hours on Sunday, calling it a protest against the failure of the Copenhagen summit on climate change.


Iran's top dissident cleric Montazeri dies - media

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:30 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's senior dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, has died, official media reported on Sunday. He was 87.


ANALYSIS - Karzai's new cabinet too big for graft reform

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:30 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai's proposed new cabinet accommodates the West's demands for honest technocrats who can tackle corruption, but analysts say its bloated size will hamper efforts to combat graft.


Iran and Iraq discuss "misunderstanding" - media

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 10:56 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Iran and Iraq have discussed a "misunderstanding" between the countries' border guards, official Iranian media said on Sunday, following accusations that Iranian troops seized an oil well inside Iraq.


Team finds Australian hospital ship sunk in WW2

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 10:31 PM PST

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian hospital ship torpedoed by the Japanese during World War Two with the loss of 268 lives has been located in waters off the coast of the northern state of Queensland, the government said on Sunday.


Australians "walking on air" over first saint decree

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 09:55 PM PST

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australians rejoiced and prayed on Sunday after Pope Benedict approved a decree clearing the way for a nun who worked with the poor more than 100 years ago to become the country's first Roman Catholic saint.


Guinea protest deaths 'above 150'

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 08:48 PM PST

Human-rights campaigners say they believe between 150 and 200 people were killed when soldiers in Guinea opened fire on a demonstration in September.


Cambodia deports Uighurs despite criticism

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 08:31 PM PST

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia has deported back to China 20 Muslim Uighurs who fled the country after deadly ethnic violence this year, a government official said on Sunday, despite concerns they will face persecution by Beijing.


Obama: Copenhagen paves way for action on climate

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 07:55 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday defended an international climate accord reached in Copenhagen as an "important breakthrough" but stressed that it was only a step toward curbing global carbon emissions.


U.S. Democrats secure 60th vote on health bill

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 07:55 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats reached a compromise on Saturday with the last holdout senator that secured the 60 votes they need to pass a broad healthcare overhaul sought by President Barack Obama.


Hariri holds "constructive" talks in Syria

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 07:55 PM PST

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri held "constructive" talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Saturday, ending five years of animosity between Syria and a broad political alliance led by Hariri.


Brazil needle victim recovers, outrage at cruelty

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 07:55 PM PST

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian toddler is making a good recovery after surgery to remove the first of 31 sewing needles pushed into his body by his stepfather in a cruel act that has enraged locals, the hospital said on Saturday.


Passengers suffer on stuck trains in Channel Tunnel

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 07:55 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - About 2,500 passengers were trapped overnight from Friday to Saturday in the undersea Channel Tunnel between France and Britain after trains broke down because of freezing weather, rail operator Eurostar said.


Italian couple kidnapped in Mauritania - Italian TV

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 07:55 PM PST

NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - An Italian couple has been kidnapped in eastern Mauritania, Italian state television said on Saturday, and their bullet-riddled vehicle was found near the border with Mali.


Iran charges detention centre jailers with murder

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 07:55 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's judiciary has charged three jail officials with the murder of three pro-reform Iranians detained after the disputed June 12 presidential election, the students news agency ISNA reported on Saturday.


Mediator "sets deadline" for Israel-Hamas swap

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 07:55 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - A German mediating a prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas has told the parties he will quit unless they reach a deal soon, the Palestinian president said in an interview published on Saturday.


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