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Satellite launch stirs passions before Venezuela vote

YoopyaSep 29, 20120

(Reuters) – President Hugo Chavez said the launch on Friday of Venezuela’s second satellite showed the achievements of his self-styled revolution just days before he

U.S. call for “cool heads” in China-Japan island dispute goes unheeded

YoopyaSep 28, 20120

(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged China and Japan on Thursday to let “cool heads” prevail in a festering dispute over a

Libya’s new leader apologizes at UN for Gaddafi crimes

YoopyaSep 28, 20120

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Libya’s newly appointed leader apologized at the United Nations on Thursday for the crimes of ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi

British, Chinese among 19 dead in Nepal plane crash

YoopyaSep 28, 20120

(Reuters) – A small plane struck a bird and crashed shortly after takeoff from the Nepali capital of Kathmandu on Friday, killing 19 people, including

Rajoy inches toward aid as protests seethe

YoopyaSep 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Violent protests in Madrid and growing talk of secession in Catalonia are piling pressure on Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as he moves

Three hundred killed in single day in Syria, group says

YoopyaSep 27, 20120

(Reuters) – More than 300 people were killed in Syria on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, in one of the bloodiest days

Up to 700,000 Syrians could flee by year-end: UNHCR

YoopyaSep 27, 20120

(Reuters) – The number of refugees fleeing Syria could reach 700,000 by the end of the year, the U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday, almost

Netanyahu to press for Iran “red line” in U.N. speech

YoopyaSep 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu will argue for the need to set a “red line” for Iran’s nuclear program in his U.N. speech on Thursday,

Chinese court upholds fine against dissident Ai Weiwei

YoopyaSep 27, 20120

(Reuters) – A Chinese court upheld a $2.4 million tax evasion fine against China’s most famous dissident Ai Weiwei on Thursday, ending his long legal

UN members divided over response to Mali crisis

YoopyaSep 27, 20120

By John Irish UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. members appeared deeply divided on Wednesday as they sought to resolve the crisis in Mali, with France and