Car bomb kills 4 Iranian pilgrims before Iraq poll

Car bomb kills 4 Iranian pilgrims before Iraq poll

Car bomb kills 4 Iranian pilgrims before Iraq poll

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 11:44 PM PST

NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded in Iraq's holy city of Najaf on Saturday, killing four Iranian pilgrims a day before a national election, officials said.


Iceland votes on Icesave repayment

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 10:35 PM PST

People in Iceland are going to the polls in a referendum on plans to repay debts owed to the UK and the Netherlands following the Icesave bank collapse.


Car bomb rocks Shi'ite holy city before Iraq poll

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 11:04 PM PST

NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded in Iraq's holy city of Najaf on Saturday, a day before a national election, killing at least one person in an area popular with Shi'ite pilgrims, police said.


U.S. repudiates U.N. council remarks on Mideast clash

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 10:29 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.S. official denied on Friday that Washington had consented to a U.N. Security Council statement to reporters voicing concern about the fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinians.


Brown challenged on Iraq evidence

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 09:38 PM PST

Two former heads of the armed forces have challenged Gordon Brown's evidence to the Iraq war inquiry.


Six killed in Arizona bus crash

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 09:15 AM PST

At least six people have been killed and several others seriously injured in a bus crash near Phoenix, Arizona.


U.S. repudiates U.N. council remarks on Mideast clash

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 09:07 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.S. official denied on Friday that Washington had consented to a U.N. Security Council statement to reporters voicing concern about the fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinians.


Grande debate: Starbucks & guns

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 07:01 PM PST

Starbucks has been forced to confirm that it is fine to carry guns in some of their coffee houses, after campaigners tested its policy.


Chile quake-area still shaking, death toll unclear

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 07:07 PM PST

CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - Strong aftershocks rattled south-central Chile on Friday, panicking residents nearly a week after one of the most powerful earthquakes on record devastated coastal towns and killed hundreds of people.


Defendant to plead guilty in U.S. arms sting case

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 07:07 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Friday alleged that a former arms executive, who is expected to plead guilty to bribery charges, made illicit payments to defence ministry officials in Georgia.


Chavez mocks Clinton as "blond Condoleezza"

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 06:37 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez mocked U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday as a "blond" version of her predecessor, and said a row with Spain over alleged links with rebel groups was over.


Colombia candidate gets shoe-tossing treatment

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 06:37 PM PST

BOGOTA (Reuters) - An aspiring Colombian presidential candidate had a sandal tossed at him on Friday in an incident reminiscent of a protest against former U.S. President George W. Bush in Iraq.


Western sanctions draft targets Iran's banks abroad

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 06:07 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A Western proposal for fresh U.N. sanctions on Iran includes a call for restricting new Iranian banks abroad and urges "vigilance" against the Islamic Republic's central bank, diplomats said on Friday.


U.N. council concerned at Israel-Palestinian clashes

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 06:07 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council voiced concern about the fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank on Friday and urged both sides to resume peace talks.


Iraq prepares for Sunday's polls

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 03:02 PM PST

In Iraq, both Shiite and Sunni religious leaders have used Friday prayers to urge worshippers to vote in this weekend's parliamentary elections.


Western sanctions draft targets Iran's banks abroad

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 05:07 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A Western proposal for fresh U.N. sanctions on Iran includes a call for restricting new Iranian banks abroad and urges "vigilance" against the Islamic Republic's central bank, diplomats said on Friday.


Italy's cabinet passes decree over election chaos

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 05:07 PM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's cabinet passed a decree on Friday aimed at reinstating candidates from Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's party stripped from ballots in two key regions due to irregularities in presenting their candidacies.


Egypt president to undergo gallbladder surgery - TV

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 04:38 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, in power for almost three decades, has handed power temporarily to his prime minister while he undergoes gallbladder surgery in Germany, state television said on Saturday.


Release delayed for U.S. missionary in Haiti

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 04:38 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A Haitian judge on Friday signed an order to free one of two U.S. missionaries imprisoned on child kidnapping charges, but a paperwork problem delayed her release.


Sept. 11 suspects may face U.S. military trial

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 03:46 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior Obama administration officials may recommend that accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed be prosecuted in a military trial, U.S. officials said on Friday, in what would be a policy reversal after intense political pressure.


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