Hunger strike in Turkish jails ends after Kurd militant's call

Hunger strike in Turkish jails ends after Kurd militant's call

Hunger strike in Turkish jails ends after Kurd militant's call

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:27 AM PST

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Hundreds of Kurdish militants in jails across Turkey ended a 68-day-old hunger strike on Sunday in response to a call from their jailed leader, an association representing the inmates' families said in a statement.

Obama opens first post-election trip with visit to Thailand

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:11 AM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama kicked off a three-country Asia tour with a visit to Thailand on Sunday, using his first post-election trek overseas to try to show he is serious about shifting the U.S. strategic focus eastwards.

VIDEO: Is this dog a maths genius?

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:58 AM PST

There is a continuing debate between dog and cat lovers over which animal is more intelligent - but one owner in China is claiming his beloved pet can do mathematics.


VIDEO: German surface mines expanding

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 07:07 PM PST

One of Germany's biggest power companies is now producing 12% more electricity from coal than in 2011.


Israel returns fire on Syrian Golan, may have caused deaths

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 11:00 PM PST

JERUSALEM, Nov 18 — Israel fired artillery into Syria in response to gunfire aimed at its troops in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, and may have killed Syrian soldiers, Israel's army said today.  There were no reported injuries on the Israeli side from the shootings, which occurred yesterday, the third case this month of violence seen as a ...

Japan opposition LDP keeps lead before vote poll

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 10:16 PM PST

TOKYO, Nov 18 — Japan's opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) maintained its lead over the ruling party, a public opinion poll showed today, strengthening its case to reclaim control of the government in a December election after a three-year absence.  Of those surveyed, 26 per cent said they would vote for the LDP in a lower house election ...

Train ploughs into school bus in Egypt, 50 killed

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 09:50 PM PST

CAIRO, Nov 18 — Fifty people, mostly children, were killed when a train slammed into a school bus as it crossed the tracks at a rail crossing south of Cairo yesterday, further inflaming public anger at Egypt's shoddy transport network. Witnesses said barriers at the crossing were open when the train hit the bus. Transport Minister Mohamed Rashad ...

Israel, Gaza fighting rages on as Egypt seeks truce

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 08:32 PM PST

GAZA/JERUSALEM, Nov 18 — Israel bombed militant targets in Gaza for a fifth straight day today, launching aerial and naval attacks as its military prepared for a possible ground invasion, though Egypt saw "some indications" of a truce ahead.  Forty-seven Palestinians, about half of them civilians, including 12 children, have been killed in ...

Irish rally for government action on abortion

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 07:34 PM PST

DUBLIN, Nov 18 — At least 5,000 people marched to the offices of Ireland's socially conservative prime minister last night to call for clearer guidelines on abortion following the death of a woman denied a termination.  It was the largest of a wave of protests across Ireland in recent days in response to the death of 31-year old Indian woman ...

New Jersey railway put trains in Sandy flood zone despite warnings

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 06:41 PM PST

NEW YORK, Nov 18 — New Jersey Transit's struggle to recover from Superstorm Sandy is being compounded by a pre-storm decision to park much of its equipment in two rail yards that forecasters predicted would flood, a move that resulted in damage to one-third of its locomotives and a quarter of its passenger cars.  That damage is likely to cost tens ...

Israel, Gaza fighting rages on as Egypt seeks truce

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 10:51 PM PST

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel bombed Palestinian militant targets in the Gaza Strip from air and sea for a fifth straight day on Sunday, preparing for a possible ground invasion though Egypt saw "some indications" of a truce ahead.

Israel returns fire on Syrian Golan, may have caused deaths

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 10:21 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel fired artillery into Syria in response to gunfire aimed at its troops in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, and may have killed Syrian soldiers, Israel's army said on Sunday.

TABLE-Japan opposition LDP keeps lead before vote - poll

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 09:06 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) maintained its lead over the ruling party, a public opinion poll showed on Sunday, strengthening its case to reclaim control of the government in a December election after a three-year absence.

VIDEO: Israel-Gaza: Arab League meeting

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 08:38 PM PST

In diplomatic efforts to end the Israel-Gaza violence, Arab League ministers have been meeting in Cairo, where they've backed Egyptian efforts to secure a ceasefire.


Israel, Gaza fighting rages on as Egypt seeks truce

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 07:22 PM PST

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel bombed militant targets in Gaza for a fifth straight day on Sunday, launching aerial and naval attacks as its military prepared for a possible ground invasion, though Egypt saw "some indications" of a truce ahead.

Well-equipped rebels advance in eastern Congo - U.N.

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 07:05 PM PST

KINSHASA/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. attack helicopters hit rebel positions in eastern Congo on Saturday after insurgents equipped with sophisticated night-vision equipment and mortars gained ground in heavy clashes with government troops and took control of a town, the U.N. said.

Saudi King has successful back operation - royal court

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 05:57 PM PST

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has undergone successful back surgery at a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, to tighten a loose ligament, the royal court said in a statement carried by state media on Sunday.

U.S. denies visas to Iran officials for U.N. meeting - report

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 05:51 PM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States has denied visas to Iranian officials hoping to attend a U.N. meeting in New York, Iran's state news agency reported on Saturday.

VIDEO: Kurds clash with Turkish police

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 07:01 PM PST

Demonstrators clash with police in a Kurdish-majority area of south-east Turkey.


VIDEO: Echidna study unlocks mating habits

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 07:13 PM PST

Scientists in Australia have unlocked the breeding habits of a small animal called the echidna, opening the way for them to save a range of endangered mammals in the wild.


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