Suu Kyi says Myanmar must clarify citizenship laws

Suu Kyi says Myanmar must clarify citizenship laws
Green Movement Takes Root in Malaysia
Imprisoned Palestinian footballer agrees to end fast
Defence opens in Sandusky trial
France wants European solution to Sahel crisis
Mexico to join Trans-Pacific Partnership talks
After Greek Vote, Europe Still Has a Host of Problems
The Caucus: Obama’s Iraq Envoy Nominee Steps Aside
Egypt’s Military Softens Tone as Vote Count Favors Islamist
Greek coalition talks set to continue
On Basketball: 2012 N.B.A. Playoffs - Some Humility Looks Good on the Heat
Saudi Arabia Appoints Prince Salman as Crown Prince
The Appraisal: Doormen and Building Superintendents Still Rarely Women in N.Y.C.
Mladic trial halted after error
Breivik's psychiatrist wavered on sanity ruling
Suicide bombing strikes funeral in Iraq
Protests erupt as Sudan's Bashir unveils austerity plan
Kosovo privatization head took own life: autopsy
'Seize moment' call at Rio summit
Mother 'spent night with bodies'

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 01:24 PM PDT

LOSBY GODS, Norway (Reuters) - Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Monday Myanmar must clarify citizenship laws underlying ethnic tensions in the country, but declared she was unsure whether Muslim Rohingyas at the centre of clashes could be regarded as nationals.

Green Movement Takes Root in Malaysia

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 12:55 PM PDT

A rare earth metals refinery outside a coastal town has provoked an unprecedented outcry by evironmental activists that has encouraged residents elsewhere to rally against similar projects.

Imprisoned Palestinian footballer agrees to end fast

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 01:13 PM PDT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - A football player from Gaza detained by Israel without trial for almost three years has agreed to end a three-month hunger strike in exchange for hospital treatment and an early release, his lawyer said on Monday.

Defence opens in Sandusky trial

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 01:10 PM PDT

The first defence witness in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case tells the court he saw nothing inappropriate when boys showered with the coach.

France wants European solution to Sahel crisis

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 01:17 PM PDT

PARIS/OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Europe should get involved directly to help solve the worsening crisis in Mali and the Sahel once the U.N. Security Council endorses an African request to allow the use of force in the country, France's defense minister said on Monday.

Mexico to join Trans-Pacific Partnership talks

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 01:04 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and eight other countries on Monday welcomed Mexico into talks aimed at reaching an Asia Pacific free trade agreement, but continued to mull over Canada and Japan's seven-month-old bids to join the negotiations.

After Greek Vote, Europe Still Has a Host of Problems

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 12:33 PM PDT

As the euro zone dodged one minefield, it faced the larger question of whether European leaders could find a more lasting solution to an economic debacle now well into its third year.

The Caucus: Obama’s Iraq Envoy Nominee Steps Aside

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 12:48 PM PDT

President Obama's nominee for ambassador to Iraq withdrew from consideration on Monday after a series of racy e-mails fueled Republican resistance to his confirmation in the Senate.

Egypt’s Military Softens Tone as Vote Count Favors Islamist

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 11:47 AM PDT

The ruling generals entered negotiations Monday over the balance of executive, legislative and military power, but did not mention Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood as the presidential victor.

Greek coalition talks set to continue

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 12:35 PM PDT

Socialist PASOK party says it will only enter coalition with broad support before lending its crucial support.

On Basketball: 2012 N.B.A. Playoffs - Some Humility Looks Good on the Heat

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 12:54 PM PDT

The Miami Heat may have grasped the lesson that no N.B.A. team — not even one with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh — is ever assured of winning anything.

Saudi Arabia Appoints Prince Salman as Crown Prince

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 12:17 PM PDT

Saudi Arabia's Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud was officially named crown prince on Monday, and will keep his job as defense minister.

The Appraisal: Doormen and Building Superintendents Still Rarely Women in N.Y.C.

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 01:04 PM PDT

Even though there are thousands of people in New York City who work as doormen, only a few hundred are women. And the pace of change has been glacial.

Mladic trial halted after error

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 11:44 AM PDT

The trial of Bosnian Serb Gen Ratko Mladic is indefinitely suspended, the court says, after it emerged not all the evidence was given to the defence.

Breivik's psychiatrist wavered on sanity ruling

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 11:36 AM PDT

OSLO (Reuters) - A psychiatric expert who concluded Norwegian far right mass killer Anders Behring Breivik was sane begun to doubt his diagnosis after watching the defendant's lack of emotions during the early stages of the trial, he told the court on Monday.

Suicide bombing strikes funeral in Iraq

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 12:04 PM PDT

At least 15 people reported killed and dozens wounded after attack in village near Baquba, northeast of Baghdad.

Protests erupt as Sudan's Bashir unveils austerity plan

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 11:22 AM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's police used tear gas and batons to break up protests in Khartoum on Monday, witnesses said, after President Omar Hassan al-Bashir unveiled tough austerity measures to plug a budget deficit.

Kosovo privatization head took own life: autopsy

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 11:18 AM PDT

PRISTINA (Reuters) - The head of Kosovo's state privatization agency mortally wounded himself by stabbing himself 11 times and was not murdered as initially thought, Kosovo and European Union justice officials said on Monday.