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Libyan Islamist quits militia to enter politics: aide

YoopyaMay 15, 20120

By Ali Shuaib TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Abdel Hakim Belhadj, one of Libya’s most powerful militia leaders, is quitting to devote himself full-time to politics, an

EU says hits pirate targets on Somali coast by air

YoopyaMay 15, 20120

NAIROBI (Reuters) – The European Union’s anti-piracy naval force said on Tuesday it had attacked pirate installations on the Somali coastline by air, the first

Taylor to reject call for 80-year sentence

YoopyaMay 15, 2012March 1, 20140

(Reuters) – Former Liberian President Charles Taylor will on Wednesday tell judges he bears no responsibility for atrocities during Sierra Leone’s 11-year civil war, rejecting

Greece hits political stalemate, euro exit fears grow

YoopyaMay 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Greek political leaders stuck to entrenched positions before another round of coalition talks on Monday, dashing hopes of a last-minute compromise to avoid

Rebels kill 23 Syrian soldiers, opposition snubs Arab talks

YoopyaMay 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian rebels killed 23 government soldiers on Monday, activists said, and efforts to find a viable political alternative to Bashar al-Assad faltered when

Palestinian inmates agree to end hunger strike

YoopyaMay 14, 2012May 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails agreed on Monday to an Egyptian-brokered deal aimed at ending a mass hunger strike that challenged Israel’s policy

Ex-Murdoch confidante to learn phone-hacking fate

YoopyaMay 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Rebekah Brooks, a former top lieutenant in Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, will learn on Tuesday whether she will be charged as part of

Isolated Merkel sticks by austerity after vote setback

YoopyaMay 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Angela Merkel is looking increasingly isolated at home and in Europe after what she called a “bitter, painful defeat” for her party in

U.N. nuclear agency to push Iran on military site access

YoopyaMay 14, 20120

(Reuters) – The United Nations nuclear watchdog signaled on Monday it would press Iran for access to a military installation where it suspects Iran has

Gulf Arabs weigh closer union at Riyadh meeting

YoopyaMay 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Gulf Arab leaders were meeting to discuss a closer political, economic and military union on Monday, part of a strategy by wealthy Sunni