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Niger junta to provide free food to one million

The United Nations said late last month donors had only covered a third of the $190 million aid needed to stave off a possible famine in the West …
Reuters

Italy fines Ryanair, ash cloud threatens United Kingdom, Ireland

In a statement on Saturday, ENAC cited 178 cases in which Ryanair failed to meet its obligation to assist passengers between April 17 and 22, when …
Reuters

Venezuela raids forex businesses, arrests one man

Venezuelan authorities have raided four money-changing businesses and arrested one man in the start of a clampdown on what President Hugo Chavez calls …
Reuters

Several hurt in Yemen road ambush, clashes

Several soldiers and militants were wounded in clashes in southern Yemen after gunmen ambushed a military convoy on Saturday, a Yemeni official told …
Reuters

BP mum on latest bid to contain US oil spill

British energy giant BP declined to say on Saturday whether its latest effort to contain the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill worked, as BP’s chief …
Reuters

OSCE urges Kyrgyzstan to take steps to stabilize situation

The Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) hopes that the situation in Kyrgyzstan will stabilize as soon as possible, said …
Interfax-Ukraine

China’s Wen warns against economic policy pile-up

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao warned the country faces tough choices in moderating economic growth and must avoid piling on adjustment policies and …
Reuters

Q+A-What’s happening in turbulent Thailand?

The crisis has paralysed Bangkok, squeezed Southeast Asia’s second-biggest economy, scared off tourists and choked off investment in one of Asia’s …
Reuters

Medical worker shot, feared killed in Bangkok clash

The volunteer was trying to reach a wounded protester when he was shot, said the witness, who is also a rescue worker. It was unclear who shot him.
Reuters

U.S. to continue training Georgian military servicemen – ambassador

The center’s construction has been financed by the U.S., and it has all the essential conditions for training Georgian servicemen at the tactical, …
Interfax-Ukraine

Afghan leader goes to London to meet new British Prime Minister

Karzai went from Washington after a high-profile visit to soothe ties with U.S. President Barack Obama, whose administration has been critical of …
Reuters

AFP: Channel Tunnel traffic suspended due to smoke alert

The incident happened shortly after 0600 GMT, said a spokeswoman for Eurotunnel, which runs freight services through the rail link under the …
Interns

Eurostar says to reopen tunnel link after fire alert

"We have been authorised to reopen the tunnel," a spokeswoman for Eurostar told Reuters. She said the northern tunnel had been reopened but the south …
Reuters

Fighting spreads in Thai capital, 17 dead

Soldiers crouched behind sandbags or atop buildings fired live rounds at protesters armed with petrol bombs, guns and homemade rockets in clashes …
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Australian teenager finishes round-world solo sail

Accompanied by a flotilla of supporters’ boats, Jessica Watson, 16, sailed through the harbour entrance around 2 p.m. (0400 GMT), at the end of a …
Reuters

Obama pledges permit review, end to cozy oil links

As Louisiana wildlife officials reported huge tar balls littering a beach, BP PLC technicians labored to accomplish an engineering feat a mile (1.6 …
Interns

New Bangkok street clashes after 16 killed

Scattered clashes resumed Saturday morning, after encircling troops used tear gas, rubber bullets and live rounds on demonstrators on Friday and the …
Interns

Macedonia presses Kosovo on crime suspects

Authorities here say ethnic Albanian criminal gangs are using weapons hidden after a 2001 insurgency and may have taken refuge in Kosovo. Interior …
Interns
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