Kenya Muslim riots expose political, economic rifts

Kenya Muslim riots expose political, economic rifts


Kenya Muslim riots expose political, economic rifts

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 01:02 AM PDT

MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - The assassination of a Muslim cleric in Kenya's port of Mombasa and deadly riots that followed have exposed deep social, political and sectarian divides that could unleash more violence ahead of a presidential election next year.



Muslim cleric arrested for framing girl in Pakistan blasphemy case

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:29 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani authorities have arrested a Muslim cleric on allegations of framing a Christian girl who was arrested under the country's controversial anti-blasphemy law, a police official said on Sunday.



Migron settlers begin leaving homes - Israeli army

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:24 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Jewish settlers began leaving the unauthorised outpost of Migron in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the military said, obeying an Israeli supreme court order to vacate their homes by Tuesday.



Migron settlers begin leaving homes, says Israeli army

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:33 PM PDT

JERUSALEM, Sept 2 — Jewish settlers began leaving the unauthorised outpost of Migron in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the military said, obeying an Israeli supreme court order to vacate their homes by Tuesday. A number of families began moving out of their homes in the hilltop settlement of about 50 families in an orderly fashion, a ...



Questioning Rio's boom - a contrarian in Brazil

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:07 PM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - To many in this coastal metropolis, Rio de Janeiro has never had it so good.



VIDEO: Leaders gather for Zenawi burial

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 09:05 PM PDT

African leaders have gathered in Addis Ababa for the state funeral of Ethiopia's long-serving Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died last month.


Obama says Republican ideas from ‘last century’

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 06:55 PM PDT

URBANDALE, Sept 2 —  President Barack Obama tried to bolster his re-election campaign on Saturday with a fierce critique of the Republicans' convention and a plea to supporters to cast their ballots as early as possible. Speaking to a crowd of 10,000 in the battleground state of Iowa, Obama said rival Mitt Romney and his fellow Republicans had ...



US must show tougher stance against Iran, says Netanyahu confidant

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 04:35 PM PDT

JERUSALEM, Sept 2  — A confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that US President Barack Obama had yet to present a credible military threat that could deter Iran from seeking nuclear weapons. The latest criticism was voiced by Tzachi Hanegbi, an influential former legislator who quit the opposition Kadima party in ...



Pilot killed in Iowa air show crash

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 03:15 PM PDT

(Reuters) - A Soviet-era military training jet crashed and burst into flames during an air show in Iowa on Saturday, killing the pilot in an accident that occurred near a busy interstate highway, authorities said.



Sudan says repulses rebel attack in border area

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 03:09 PM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's army repulsed a rebel attack in the oil-producing border state of South Kordofan, state news agency SUNA said on Saturday, in clashes just days before Sudan and South Sudan are set to resume talks on securing their disputed border.



Angola's Dos Santos secures big election win

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:27 PM PDT

LUANDA (Reuters) - Angola's long-serving President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and his MPLA party scored a landslide win on Saturday in an election criticised as one-sided and not credible by opponents and civil society activists, according to provisional results.



VIDEO: Catholic Church '200 years behind'

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:20 PM PDT

Italian Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini has described the Roman Catholic Church as being "200 years behind" the times.


U.S. must show tougher stance against Iran - Netanyahu confidant

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:40 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that U.S. President Barack Obama had yet to present a credible military threat that could deter Iran from seeking nuclear weapons.



Romney's bounce from convention looks short-lived - Reuters/Ipsos poll

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:24 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A modest bump in popularity for U.S. presidential hopeful Mitt Romney from this week's Republican Party convention looks to be short-lived, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.



Syrian rebels hit back at Assad's air power

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:05 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels seized an air defence facility and attacked a military airport in eastern Syria on Saturday, a monitoring group said, hitting back at an air force which President Bashar al-Assad is increasingly relying on to crush his opponents.



In final interview, Cardinal says Church "200 years out of date"

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - The former archbishop of Milan and papal candidate Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini said the Catholic Church was "200 years out of date" in his final interview before his death, published on Saturday.



U.S. must show tougher stance against Iran - Netanyahu confidant

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:28 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that U.S. President Barack Obama had yet to present a credible military threat that could deter Iran from seeking nuclear weapons.



U.S. must show tougher stance against Iran - Netanyahu confidant

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:59 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that U.S. President Barack Obama had yet to present a credible military threat that could deter Iran from seeking nuclear weapons.



Mexico lowers alert level for simmering volcano

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:55 AM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has lowered the alert level for the Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City four months after the simmering giant raised the alarm when it began spewing red-hot fragments of rock.



Angola's Dos Santos heads for big vote win

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:23 AM PDT

LUANDA (Reuters) - Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and his ruling MPLA party headed on Saturday for an overwhelming win in an election criticised as one-sided and not credible by political opponents and civil society activists.



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