Thousands rally in Baghdad against US presence

Thousands rally in Baghdad against US presence

Thousands rally in Baghdad against US presence

Posted: 26 May 2011 12:48 AM PDT

Thousands of followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr staged a massive rally in Baghdad on Thursday calling for US forces to leave, as Iraqi leaders consider asking for an extended American troop presence.

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Dozens likely killed in overnight Yemen clash - official

Posted: 26 May 2011 01:06 AM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Dozens of Yemenis were likely killed in overnight fighting in the capital, a government official said on Thursday as fighting aimed at toppling President Ali Abdullah Saleh threatened to ignite civil war.

Suspected bomb wounds at least 7 in Istanbul - TV

Posted: 26 May 2011 01:06 AM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A suspected bomb blast wounded at least seven people including a police officer in Istanbul on Thursday, according to a Turkish newschannel NTV.

NEWSMAKER - Thaksin's sister shakes up tense Thai election

Posted: 26 May 2011 01:06 AM PDT

UDON THANI, Thailand (Reuters) - With her telegenic good looks and powerful political support, Yingluck Shinawatra is shaking up Thailand's first parliamentary election since a wave of political violence last year.

G8 leaders gather in France, eyes on Arabs, IMF

Posted: 26 May 2011 01:06 AM PDT

DEAUVILLE, France (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Eight began gathering in France on Thursday to endorse aid to new Arab democracies, but wrangling among Western and developing economies over who runs the IMF may take up much of their time.

Blasts near east China government buildings injure five

Posted: 26 May 2011 01:06 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Blasts at three sites near government buildings in an eastern Chinese city probably caused by a disgruntled farmer damaged 10 cars and injured at least five people on Thursday, state media reported.

China urges "democratic consultation" over IMF head

Posted: 26 May 2011 01:06 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China urged on Thursday "democratic consultation" over who should lead the International Monetary Fund, leaving room for wrangling over French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's candidacy.

VIDEO: More tornadoes hit US Mid-West

Posted: 25 May 2011 03:20 PM PDT

Another violent storm has ripped through several central American states, killing at least 13 people and complicating rescue efforts in Joplin, Missouri.


VIDEO: Inside Madrid's protest tent city

Posted: 25 May 2011 05:38 PM PDT

Unemployed graduate Juan Lopez shows BBC News around the tent city in Madrid's Puerta del Sol which has been the site of demonstration since 15 May.


VIDEO: South Korea's next football stars

Posted: 25 May 2011 11:25 PM PDT

The BBC goes to South Korea in search of the country's next football superstar.


CORRECTED - Demand for personal Geiger counters soars in Japan

Posted: 26 May 2011 12:34 AM PDT

By Chiaki Kawase

Maid in Strauss-Kahn case considers civil action

Posted: 26 May 2011 12:34 AM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The hotel maid whom Dominique Strauss-Kahn is accused of sexually assaulting has added two attorneys to her legal team as she considers a possible civil action, the attorney already representing her said.

New leak feared at stricken Japan nuclear plant

Posted: 26 May 2011 12:34 AM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Radioactive water appears to be leaking from a waste disposal building at Japan's Fukushima nuclear complex, operator Tokyo Electric Power said on Thursday, in a new setback to the battle to contain radiation from the crippled power plant.

Sony forecasts return to profit in year to March 2012

Posted: 25 May 2011 11:57 PM PDT

Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony Thursday reported its third annual loss in a row after the March 11 quake but forecast a return to the black this year despite a huge online attack.

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HK fortune teller charged with forging tycoon will

Posted: 25 May 2011 11:56 PM PDT

Hong Kong police on Thursday charged fortune teller Tony Chan with forgery, more than a year after he lost a claim on the estimated $13 billion estate of late property tycoon Nina Wang.

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10 die as plane crashes into house near Delhi

Posted: 25 May 2011 11:55 PM PDT

Ten people were killed when a small plane carrying a patient to hospital crashed into a house near the Indian capital New Delhi, police said Thursday.

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Greenpeace warns of radioactive sea life off Japan

Posted: 25 May 2011 11:54 PM PDT

Environmental activist group Greenpeace warned Thursday that marine life it tested more than 20 kilometres (12 miles) off Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant showed radiation above legal limits.

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Does the confusion exist?

Posted: 25 May 2011 11:53 PM PDT

It seems like the Cabinet should issue a clear instruction to clarify the doubts and eliminate cognitive differences while preventing officials from misinterpreting or self-interpreting the guidelines. There should only be one set of guidelines and it must always be strictly followed by all.

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Georgian riot police clash with opposition protesters

Posted: 25 May 2011 09:49 PM PDT

TBILISI, May 26 — Georgian riot police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon today to disperse several hundred opposition protesters demanding the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili, a Reuters reporter said. Dozens of protesters were detained by police and taken away to minibuses with their hands restrained with plastic cords. A ...

Suicides, depression widespread in Australian detention centres

Posted: 25 May 2011 09:24 PM PDT

SYDNEY, May 26 — Australia's human rights commission today called for an end to mandatory detention of asylum seekers, citing suicides, self-harm such as lip-sewing and swallowing chemicals, riots and widespread depression in the country's detention centres. Its report comes a day after UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay attacked Australia's ...

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