Reuters: International News

Double car bombing in Algeria kills 11

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:32:14 -0400

BOUIRA, Algeria (Reuters) - Two car bombs in Algeria killed at least 11 people on Wednesday, the day after an attack that left 43 dead at a military academy, Algerian press agency APS said quoting the Interior Ministry.

Floods force thousands to flee homes in India, Nepal

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:26:49 -0400

GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains left some 50,000 people homeless in India's remote northeast, officials said on Wednesday, warning of more rains in one of the country's most flood-prone regions.

Lebanese calls for Arabs to embrace Iraq

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:59:49 -0400

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora vowed on Wednesday to strengthen ties with Iraq, calling for it to be "reintegrated into the Arab world", as he became the second Arab leader to visit since Saddam Hussein's fall.

MDC says Mugabe parliament plans endanger talks

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:41:30 -0400

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's main opposition MDC said on Wednesday plans by President Robert Mugabe's government to convene parliament would endanger power-sharing talks between the country's political rivals.

Pakistan coalition may split post-Musharraf: analysts

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:22:38 -0400

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Deadlock between Pakistan's coalition partners over the restoration of deposed judges has raised questions about the survival of the government that forced President Pervez Musharraf's resignation.

Australia says WW2 war crime suspect can be extradited

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:23:33 -0400

CANBERRA (Reuters) - An alleged World War Two war criminal living in Australia was eligible for extradition to Hungary to face justice, an Australian court ruled on Wednesday.

Five Americans held as China steps up scrutiny

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:43:45 -0400

BEIJING (Reuters) - Five American blogger-activists and a foreign artist have been detained in Beijing as the government intensifies a crackdown on pro-Tibetan protests in the home stretch of the Olympics, rights groups said on Wednesday.