Eco-summit move on Jubilee clash

Eco-summit move on Jubilee clash
Israeli Navy Boards Boats Bound for Gaza
Jeonbuk set for Al Sadd showdown
Thorpe flounders on comeback trail
Gaddafi kin seethe, in test for new Libya
England's Guy Fawkes unlikely face of global protest
Activists Say 15 Die in Test of Syria’s Stance on Talks
Six killed in Italy flash floods
Liberia challenger says won't take part in run-off
Illness seen binding Chavez more to Venezuela poor
Mars crew 'lands' after 520-day simulation
Wall collapse fear after flooding
Swiss tourist shot, driver killed in Kenya attack
Chinese cities fret as land sales fall
Israeli military boards Gaza-bound aid ships
Juvenile rape appeal causes uproar in Turkey
China urges Iran flexibility, but opposes force
Iraq leader heading to U.S.
Seeing war through toys
Russian nationalists march in Moscow

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 01:01 PM PDT

The Brazilian government is likely to move the dates of a key UN environment summit, as a clash with the UK Royal Jubilee threatens to keep leaders away.

Israeli Navy Boards Boats Bound for Gaza

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Israel's navy boarded two small protest boats trying to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip and towed them to an Israeli port, officials said. The military said no one was hurt.

Jeonbuk set for Al Sadd showdown

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 01:05 AM PDT

South Korean favourites aim for second Asian crown as they prepare for Champions League final against Al Sadd.

Thorpe flounders on comeback trail

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 01:29 AM PDT

Australian swimming legend's anticipated return ended in a disappointing seventh place after five years away.

Gaddafi kin seethe, in test for new Libya

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 01:07 PM PDT

SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Two weeks after Muammar Gaddafi was killed in his hometown, his tribal kin in Sirte, the village he turned into a favored city, are seething with anger and fear, warning bad blood will poison Libya for years to come.

England's Guy Fawkes unlikely face of global protest

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:23 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - A new generation of global activists have embraced the image of a 17th century English Catholic traitor whose arrest and gruesome execution is still celebrated across Britain every year by burning his effigy.

Activists Say 15 Die in Test of Syria’s Stance on Talks

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:51 AM PDT

The killings followed an announcement by the Arab League of a plan meant to halt the violence aimed at protesters and begin talks with the Syrian opposition.

Six killed in Italy flash floods

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:04 PM PDT

At least six people are killed when the Italian port city of Genoa is hit by flash flooding during torrential rainfall.

Liberia challenger says won't take part in run-off

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 01:00 PM PDT

MONROVIA (Reuters) - Winston Tubman said on Friday that he would not take part in Liberia's planned November 8 presidential run-off vote against President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, but the election commission said a vote would take place anyway.

Illness seen binding Chavez more to Venezuela poor

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:48 AM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez's cancer ordeal has revived his emotional connection with Venezuela's masses, meaning opponents will struggle to beat him at next year's election, a U.S. biographer believes.

Mars crew 'lands' after 520-day simulation

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:47 AM PDT

Six-man Mars500 team never actually left Earth, but $15m project simulated physical and mental strain of space travel.

Wall collapse fear after flooding

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:23 PM PDT

Part of Bridgwater town centre is cordoned off amid fears a wall and walkway could collapse following heavy rain.

Swiss tourist shot, driver killed in Kenya attack

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:42 AM PDT

GARISSA, Kenya (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a safari vehicle in a game reserve in northern Kenya on Friday, killing the driver and wounding a Swiss tourist in the third attack on tourists in the east African country in two months.

Chinese cities fret as land sales fall

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:41 AM PDT

CHANGSHA, China (Reuters) - Just last year, the government's land auction center in this sprawling city buzzed with activity, with investors fighting to buy plots in the town center and pushing prices to record highs.

Israeli military boards Gaza-bound aid ships

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:12 AM PDT

The Israeli military says it advised two aid ships headed to the Palestinian territory of Gaza to turn back, but asserted that the activists on board the "Freedom Waves" mini-flotilla were refusing to cooperate.

Juvenile rape appeal causes uproar in Turkey

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 09:43 AM PDT

Turkey's judicial system faced an uproar this week after one of the country's highest courts upheld a decision to reduce sentences against 26 men convicted of having sex with a 13-year old girl. Public outrage stemmed from a court ruling that the 13-year old girl had willingly engaged in "consensual" sexual relations with the 26 men.

China urges Iran flexibility, but opposes force

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 09:20 AM PDT

China's Foreign Ministry weighed in on the widespread anxiety over Iran's nuclear program on Friday, urging Iran to be flexible with the U.N. nuclear agency but staunchly deploring force amid talk of strikes against the country.

Iraq leader heading to U.S.

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:56 AM PDT

Iraq's prime minister will visit the White House next month, just a couple of weeks before American service members are scheduled to depart from the country.