Tunisia will not allow Islamists to impose vision: PM

Tunisia will not allow Islamists to impose vision: PM

Tunisia will not allow Islamists to impose vision: PM

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 01:28 PM PST

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's Islamist-led government will not allow puritanical Salafis to enforce their vision on a country grappling with the role of Islam in a once rigidly secular society, the prime minister said on Tuesday.

A guide to understanding what's happening in Congo

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 01:12 PM PST

While most of the world was affixed to the crisis in the Middle East, almost 2,300 miles away from the heart of the Gaza strip, Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in Congo, was rocked by explosions and machine gun fire, then taken over by M23, a rebel group that is said to have close ties with neighboring Rwanda. The new fighting has raised the possibility of a regional war.

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U.N. envoy rules out international action in Mali for now

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 01:18 PM PST

RABAT (Reuters) - The U.N. envoy to the troubled Sahel region on Tuesday ruled out an international military option in Mali before next summer, saying everything should be done to avoid war.

South Sudan says new demands from Sudan delay oil restart

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 01:20 PM PST

MELUT, South Sudan (Reuters) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir said resumption of the country's oil output had been delayed after Sudan made new demands related to rebel fighting in Sudanese territory, in new signs of tension between the African neighbors.

Syria rebels win support from Britain, battle in Damascus

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 01:14 PM PST

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian government troops backed by tanks battled to oust rebel forces from an opposition stronghold in a Damascus suburb on Tuesday in the heaviest fighting in the capital for months.

DealBook: With Autonomy, Hewlett-Packard's Latest Deal-Making Misstep

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 11:48 AM PST

The announcement that Hewlett-Packard will take a $8.8 billion charge comes just one quarter after it took a large write-down in relation to Electronic Data Systems, which itself follows a string of deal-making missteps by the company.


Exclusive: Ericsson helps Iran telecoms, letter reveals long-term deal

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 12:57 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - The Swedish firm Ericsson is working with Iran's largest mobile telecom operator to expand its network and has promised to support another Iranian mobile carrier until 2021, according to interviews and an internal company document.

Gaza pounded despite truce talks

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 01:16 PM PST

Gaza has come under renewed heavy bombardment, as agreement on a ceasefire to end a week of violence remains elusive.


'Enormous' royal bloomers sold

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 08:25 AM PST

A pair of Queen Victoria's linen drawers go under the hammer in Colchester.


New Georgia government says detainee "victim of political persecution"

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 12:43 PM PST

TBILISI (Reuters) - Police arrested one of President Mikheil Saakashvili's main political foes on charges of corruption and abuse of power on Tuesday after he returned to Georgia from four years of political asylum in France.

Venezuela opposition gains credibility with hard-won unity

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 12:41 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - After years of defeats at the ballot box by President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's opposition supporters used to say the only thing worse than him was their own incompetent leaders.

Rebels seize strategic Congolese city, as U.N. forces watch helplessly

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 12:36 PM PST

NAIROBI, Kenya — Rebel forces in Congo on Tuesday seized control of Goma, a strategic provincial capital in the nation's resource-rich east, despite the presence of U.N. peacekeepers in the area. The takeover sent tens of thousands fleeing and triggered fears of a regional conflict, according to officials and witnesses.

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VIDEO: International Emmys handed out in NYC

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 12:32 PM PST

Charlie Brooker's C4 satire Black Mirror has won the prestigious best TV movie/mini-series trophy at the International Emmys.


Azeri president says Armenia is a country "of no value"

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 12:08 PM PST

BAKU (Reuters) - Azeri President Ilham Aliyev took his verbal attacks on arch enemy Armenia onto Twitter on Tuesday, calling his Caucasus neighbor a "colony" run from abroad.

At War Blog: A Case That Could Unhinge a Veterans Benefits 'Hamster Wheel'

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 11:57 AM PST

Lawyers for an 80-year-old widow of a veteran are asking the United States Supreme Court to empower the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to issue fewer remands and simply issue final decisions on its own.


Former PM of Croatia jailed for corruption

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 11:44 AM PST

Ivo Sanader is found guilty of taking bribes from two foreign companies and is sentenced to 10 years in prison.


The video of a teenage girl's random assault that has London up in arms

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 11:35 AM PST

British police have released this very disturbing video, reportedly captured by a nearby closed-circuit camera, of a man attacking a 16-year-old girl for what authorities say is no discernible reason.

Crime is a major political issue in London, though a United Nations report found that it was one of the safest capital cities in the world. "Nevertheless, crime remains a concern for many Londoners and a key battleground in the mayoral election," the BBC explained earlier this year. Incumbent Boris Johnson won reelection a month later, but crime has often remained in the city's media spotlight.

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Daughter of former Gaddafi spy chief appears in Libyan court

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 11:40 AM PST

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The daughter of Muammar Gaddafi's former spy chief appeared in a Tripoli court on Tuesday after being accused of entering Libya on a fake passport from Algeria.

Nationwide strike halts Argentina

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 11:28 AM PST

A nationwide strike brings Buenos Aires and other cities to a halt, in another major protest against President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.


Kosovo PM's ally to be tried again for war crimes

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 11:25 AM PST

PRISTINA (Reuters) - A close ally of Kosovo's prime minister will be retried for war crimes, the Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday, six months after a previous prosecution collapsed due to the suicide of the main witness.

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