Venezuelan, Colombian presidents put aside diplomatic dispute
Reuters July 23, 2013 - 00:12 By Deisy Buitrago PUERTO AYACUCHO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos on Monday agreed to turn the...
View ArticleOne killed in attack on pro-Mursi protest in Cairo
Reuters July 23, 2013 - 04:06 CAIRO (Reuters) - One man was killed and 15 people were injured in an attack on a protest by hundreds of supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi near Cairo...
View ArticleChina quakes death toll rises to 89
Reuters July 23, 2013 - 04:10 By Megha Rajagopalan and Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) - The death toll from two earthquakes in China's western Gansu province has climbed to 89, with more than 500...
View ArticleInterim head of US embassy named
Foreign Affairs comments Readers Recommend Image Caption: Jeffrey R. Cellars is a career diplomat (US embassy, Bern) July 23, 2013 - 09:11 The United States government has chosen the official that...
View ArticleDirector-General urges full investigation into killing of Mexican reporter...
(Source: UN - United Nations) Director-General urges full investigation into killing of Mexican reporter Alberto López Bello The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today deplored the recent...
View ArticleIncheon (Republic of Korea) named “World Book Capital 2015” (UN - United...
(Source: UN - United Nations) Incheon (Republic of Korea) named "World Book Capital 2015" The city of Incheon (Republic of Korea) was named World Book Capital for the year 2015 by an international...
View ArticleEU justice chief backs Bulgarian anti-graft protesters
Reuters July 23, 2013 - 17:24 By Angel Krasimirov SOFIA (Reuters) - The European Union's justice chief said on Tuesday she sympathised with Bulgarian protesters who have held almost daily rallies...
View ArticleRussia's business amnesty kicks off with a handful freed
Reuters July 23, 2013 - 17:37 MOSCOW (Reuters) - An amnesty for Russia's jailed entrepreneurs, ordered by President Vladimir Putin, has begun with 13 people freed so far, the country's business...
View ArticlePortugal president approves reshuffle, ending government rift
Reuters July 23, 2013 - 22:00 LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's president approved on Tuesday the promotion of junior coalition party leader Paulo Portas to deputy prime minister and a wider government...
View ArticleBikinis make way for rosaries on Brazil beach as youths await pope
Catholic Church Reuters July 24, 2013 - 02:13 By Philip Pullella Rio de Janeiro (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of young Catholics from around the world flocked to Rio's famed Copacabana beach on...
View ArticleChina's disgraced Bo Xilai to face trial soon - paper
Reuters July 24, 2013 - 04:01 HONG KONG (Reuters) - Disgraced former senior Chinese leader Bo Xilai will soon face public trial on charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power, a Hong Kong...
View ArticleGunmen shoot dead nine policemen in northern Iraq
Reuters July 24, 2013 - 10:51 MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Militants riding on pick-up trucks opened fire on a checkpoint in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing nine policemen, police said. The attack took...
View ArticleSyrian authorities blocking access to needy in Homs - Red Cross
Arab Spring Reuters July 24, 2013 - 14:54 GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrian authorities are blocking access to the old city of Homs, where trapped civilians are in dire need of food and medical supplies, the...
View ArticleGreece to receive bailout installment on Monday - sources
Reuters July 24, 2013 - 15:29 ATHENS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Greece will receive its next bailout instalment on Monday after completing a batch of reforms required by its lenders, two euro zone sources...
View ArticleFugitive Snowden to stay for now at Moscow airport - Russian lawyer
Reuters July 24, 2013 - 15:23 MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden will stay in the transit zone of a Moscow airport for the time being while Russian authorities...
View ArticleCongo army helicopter strikes hit civilians - park official
Reuters July 24, 2013 - 15:17 GOMA (Reuters) - At least 10 civilians were injured, some of them seriously, in an attack by Congolese army helicopters on a rebel-held military base in eastern...
View ArticleAt least 45 killed in train derailment in Spain: reports
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View Article60 killed after train runs off tracks in Spain
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View ArticleThousands take to U.S. streets to protest Trayvon Martin verdict
Reuters July 21, 2013 - 02:47 By Edward Upright and Zachary Faginson NEW YORK/MIAMI (Reuters) - Demonstrators took to the streets in dozens of U.S. cities on Saturday to vent their anger over the...
View ArticleResponse to criticism raised on recent nominations on the UNESCO Memory of...
(Source: UN - United Nations) Response to criticism raised on recent nominations on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register. In response to criticism expressed with regard to the recent inscriptions...
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