Yemen says Houthis violating truce

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• Yemen says Houthis violating truce
• Car used in boy's murder is found
• South African unions call off strike at Eskom
• Mexicans vote amid drug violence
• Lockerbie bomber advice defended
• Live Analysis: Wimbledon Men's Final
• Live text - Tour de France
• England rest Pietersen and Swann
• Police in direct appeal to gunman
• Foreign and Afghan forces kill 63 insurgents: interior ministry
• West China city braces for deadly riot anniversary
• Senior Lebanese Shi'ite cleric Fadlallah dies
• PKK bombs Iraq-Turkey pipeline
• Blair protection costs questioned
• Iran 'proves US took scientist'
• Can Gen Petraeus win in Afghanistan?
• Guinea gives soldiers boost after peaceful election
• Israel expands flotilla inquiry
• Petraeus Takes Command of Afghan Mission
• Lagarde eyes EU bank risk results

Yemen says Houthis violating truce Posted: 04 Jul 2010 07:30 AM PDT Government says despite ending violence, fighters not fully adhering to ceasefire.

Car used in boy's murder is found Posted: 04 Jul 2010 07:11 AM PDT A car used by youths involved in the fatal stabbing of a boy outside a south London school is found.

South African unions call off strike at Eskom Posted: 04 Jul 2010 07:22 AM PDT JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African unions said on Sunday they had called off a planned strike at the power utility Eskom after receiving a higher wage offer, ending concern about power supplies during the football World Cup.

Mexicans vote amid drug violence Posted: 04 Jul 2010 07:41 AM PDT Voting begin in Mexico as the country elects state governors and mayors, amid high levels of drug-related violence.

Lockerbie bomber advice defended Posted: 04 Jul 2010 04:16 AM PDT The Scottish government stands by advice on which it freed the Lockerbie bomber after claims he could live for 10 years.

Live Analysis: Wimbledon Men's Final Posted: 04 Jul 2010 06:11 AM PDT Rafael Nadal faces the surprising Tomas Berdych in the Wimbledon men's final.

Live text - Tour de France Posted: 04 Jul 2010 03:12 AM PDT Mark Cavendish hopes to be contention as the first stage proper of the Tour de France sees the riders head from Rotterdam to Brussels.

England rest Pietersen and Swann Posted: 04 Jul 2010 01:33 AM PDT England opt to rest Kevin Pietersen and Graeme Swann for the three-match one-day international series with Bangladesh starting on Thursday.

Police in direct appeal to gunman Posted: 04 Jul 2010 07:24 AM PDT Police hunting a gunman wanted for shooting dead one man and injuring two others call on him to give himself up.

Foreign and Afghan forces kill 63 insurgents: interior ministry Posted: 04 Jul 2010 06:06 AM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan police, backed by U.S.-led troops, have killed dozens of insurgents and seized several tons of illegal drugs in an operation in southern Helmand province, the interior ministry said on Sunday.

West China city braces for deadly riot anniversary Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:50 AM PDT URUMQI, China (Reuters) - The capital of China's remote western region of Xinjiang feels like a city under siege, the day before it marks the first anniversary of ethnic rioting which killed around 200 people.

Senior Lebanese Shi'ite cleric Fadlallah dies Posted: 04 Jul 2010 07:38 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, one of Shi'ite Islam's highest religious authorities and an early mentor of the militant group Hezbollah, died in a Beirut hospital Sunday.

PKK bombs Iraq-Turkey pipeline Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:22 AM PDT KIRKUK, Iraq/DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - A bomb planted by suspected PKK separatist rebels in Turkey and a technical fault in Iraq have halted pumping on the Kirkuk to Ceyhan pipeline, officials said on Sunday.

Blair protection costs questioned Posted: 04 Jul 2010 06:21 AM PDT William Hague urges "cost-effective" protection for ex-PMs after reports about the costs of Tony Blair's bodyguards.

Iran 'proves US took scientist' Posted: 04 Jul 2010 06:50 AM PDT Iran says it has handed over new documents proving one of its nuclear scientists was abducted by the US.

Can Gen Petraeus win in Afghanistan? Posted: 04 Jul 2010 03:08 AM PDT US Gen David Petraeus has formally taken over command in Afghanistan. Will he repeat his Iraq success?

Guinea gives soldiers boost after peaceful election Posted: 04 Jul 2010 04:55 AM PDT CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea's interim president has rewarded the West African country's army with a batch of promotions for keeping the peace during last weekend's election, state television and military sources said late Saturday.

Israel expands flotilla inquiry Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:02 AM PDT Panel gets power to call witnesses but troops will face separate military inquiry.

Petraeus Takes Command of Afghan Mission Posted: 04 Jul 2010 04:13 AM PDT Gen. David H. Petraeus took command of the troubled Afghan war in a ceremony, warning of hard days to come but promising to persevere.

Lagarde eyes EU bank risk results Posted: 04 Jul 2010 04:27 AM PDT France's economy minister says results of tests to see if Europe's banks can cope with more shocks will be published on 23 July.

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Cuba reports dissident near death, fails to mention hunger strike

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• Cuba reports dissident near death, fails to mention hunger strike
• Russian spy arrests came after threats to decade-long probe
• Hundreds die in DR Congo tanker fire
• IMF mission agrees $14.9 bln loan for Ukraine
• Clinton oversees US-Poland deal
• Biden in Iraq for surprise visit to bolster democracy
• Gunmen seize 12 sailors in ship attack off Nigeria: navy
• US, Poland sign modified missile shield deal
• Fuel tanker explosion kills over 220 in Congo
• Nigerian gunmen attack cargo ships, kidnap 12
• Ahmadinejad calls sanctions against Iran pathetic
• US, Poland sign missile shield pact on Clinton trip
• Fuel tanker explosion kills over 220 in Congo
• Nigerian gunmen attack cargo ships, kidnap 12
• Otunbayeva sworn in as Kyrgyz interim president
• Cash pulls Somali children into insurgent ranks
• British soldier's graft appeal begins in Afghanistan
• Lebanon villagers clash with U.N. peacekeepers
• Tibetan environmentalist jailed for 5 years
• U.S. judge orders three accused Russian spies held

Cuba reports dissident near death, fails to mention hunger strike Posted: 03 Jul 2010 03:23 PM PDT HAVANA -In unprecedented coverage of a dissident's protest, the Communist Party daily Granma reported Saturday Guillermo Farinas could soon die -- without mentioning his hunger strike urging that all political prisoners be freed has left him near death. Read more...

Russian spy arrests came after threats to decade-long probe Posted: 03 Jul 2010 01:19 AM PDT WASHINGTON -The dramatic arrests of 11 suspected deep-cover Russian agents, a throwback to the heydays of the Cold War, came after a threat to the decade-long US investigation, a report said Saturday. Read more...

Hundreds die in DR Congo tanker fire Posted: 03 Jul 2010 02:51 PM PDT At least 230 people have been killed after an oil tanker exploded and set fire to parts of a village in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

IMF mission agrees $14.9 bln loan for Ukraine Posted: 03 Jul 2010 11:38 AM PDT KIEV (Reuters) - An International Monetary Fund mission said on Saturday it had agreed to recommend a loan of $14.9 billion for Ukraine in a deal to help fill the country's budget gap and boost investor confidence.

Clinton oversees US-Poland deal Posted: 03 Jul 2010 11:10 AM PDT US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has overseen the signing in Poland of a key missile base agreement.

Biden in Iraq for surprise visit to bolster democracy Posted: 03 Jul 2010 07:42 AM PDT BAGHDAD -US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Baghdad on Saturday for a surprise visit aimed at bolstering Iraq's fledgling democracy almost four months after an inconclusive election. Read more...

Gunmen seize 12 sailors in ship attack off Nigeria: navy Posted: 03 Jul 2010 06:41 AM PDT LAGOS -Gunmen kidnapped 12 foreign sailors after attacking a cargo ship in the waters off the coast of Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region, a Nigerian navy officer said Saturday. Read more...

US, Poland sign modified missile shield deal Posted: 03 Jul 2010 05:06 AM PDT KRAKOW, Poland -Poland and the United States on Saturday signed a deal on a future US anti-missile shield in Europe which Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said would help ward off threats from Iran. Read more...

Fuel tanker explosion kills over 220 in Congo Posted: 03 Jul 2010 11:06 AM PDT KINSHASA (Reuters) - At least 220 people were killed when a fuel tanker overturned and exploded in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, unleashing a fire ball that tore through homes and cinemas packed with people watching World Cup soccer.

Nigerian gunmen attack cargo ships, kidnap 12 Posted: 03 Jul 2010 10:09 AM PDT PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked two cargo vessels off the coast of the oil-producing Niger Delta, killing one crew member and kidnapping 12 foreign workers, Nigerian navy officials said on Saturday.

Ahmadinejad calls sanctions against Iran pathetic Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT TEHRAN (Reuters) - The latest sanctions against Iran are pathetic, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday, warning world powers they would regret their bullying.

US, Poland sign missile shield pact on Clinton trip Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) - Poland and the United States signed an agreement on Saturday to carry out a revised missile defence shield despite Russian objections.

Fuel tanker explosion kills over 220 in Congo Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT KINSHASA (Reuters) - More than 220 people were killed when a fuel tanker overturned and exploded in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, unleashing a fire ball that tore through a town where people were watching the World Cup on TV.

Nigerian gunmen attack cargo ships, kidnap 12 Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked two cargo vessels off the coast of the oil-producing Niger Delta, killing one crew member and kidnapping at least 12 others, a Nigerian navy spokesman said on Saturday.

Otunbayeva sworn in as Kyrgyz interim president Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT BISHKEK (Reuters) - Roza Otunbayeva was sworn in as Kyrgyzstan's interim president on Saturday after guiding it through three months of revolt, ethnic violence and a referendum intended to build Central Asia's first parliamentary democracy.

Cash pulls Somali children into insurgent ranks Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT NAIROBI (Reuters) - About half of school-age children in the southern Somali port town of Kismayu are ditching classes to join rebels fighting to topple a fragile government, teachers said.

British soldier's graft appeal begins in Afghanistan Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - A former British soldier convicted of bribery in Afghanistan fought back tears on Saturday as he appeared in chains at the start of an appeal against a sentence that has placed the country's legal system under a cloud.

Lebanon villagers clash with U.N. peacekeepers Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Villagers in southern Lebanon seized weapons from U.N. peacekeepers and hurled stones and eggs at their patrol on Saturday, security sources said, the latest in a series of confrontations near the Israeli border.

Tibetan environmentalist jailed for 5 years Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court sentenced a Tibetan environmentalist who organised villagers to pick up litter and plant trees to five years in jail for inciting to split the nation on Saturday, his lawyer said.

U.S. judge orders three accused Russian spies held Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:18 AM PDT ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday ordered three suspects accused of being spies for Russia in the United States to be held pending trial, in a case that has renewed political tensions between Moscow and Washington.

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